2009年12月真题
Since economic opening up and reform policy began in 1978, China’s economy has grown by 90 times and is the fastest growing major economic entity in the world. China’s annual average GDP growth is predicted to be 9.5 percent for the period of 2011 to 2015. China is the world’s largest exporter of goods and the second largest importer.It is also known as the world’s second biggest consumer of luxury goods. It now has the world second largest GDP at about 6 trillion US dollars, 40 percent of the United States, but its per capita income is only 4300 dollars. China’s growth has been uneven when comparing different regions and rural and urban areas. Developed areas have been mainly concentrated in the southeastern coastal regions, while the remainder of this country are left behind.
2012年12月真题
In China, One-Month-Old Feast and One-Year-Old Catch of a baby are of unique Chinese characteristics. On the day when a baby is a month old, the family of the baby will invite their friends and relatives to a ceremony to celebrate the occasion. On the day when a baby is one year old, there is ceremony of One-Year-Old Catch. According to Chinese traditional custom, nobody will give any instruction or cue to the baby so that it is left free to choose by itself. Watching the baby catch the articles
it likes, the family can then make predictions about its potential interest, future career and development.
Model Test 7
The Forbidden City, grand and magnificent, represents the highest peak of ancient Chinese architecture and enjoys worldwide fame for its scale and unique style. Preserved here are a large number of rare and precious antiques, which are of great significance to the study of Ming and Qing history and the arts of past dynasties. In 1925, the Forbidden City was renamed Palace Museum and became one of the largest museums in the world. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the national government has spent large sums on the protection and maintenance of the Forbidden City. At present it is one of the most popular tourism sites in Beijing.
Model Test 5
The high-speed rail network in China is operated by China Railway Corporation. The network consists of all commercial train services, and the trains have an average speed of 200 km/h or higher. China has the world’s longest high-speed rail network with about 9,300 km of routes in service at present. The world’s longest line opened in China on 25 December 2012. It runs 2,298 kilometers from Beijing to Guangzhou.
High-speed rail service in China was introduced in 2007. With generous funding from the government, the network is rapidly expanding.
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风筝是中国人发明的，距今已有两千多年的历史。中国人在每年大地回春之时放风筝，意在通达阳气。河南、山东是风筝的发祥地。风筝的种类主要分为“硬翅”和“软翅”两类。风筝作为中国的传统文化和民间艺术，在长期的发展过程中，产生出了许多具有不同地域特色的独特样式。
Kites were invented by the Chinese people over 2,000 years ago. Every year, when the spring comes, Chinese people will fly kites, with the implication of reaching yang Qi. Henan and Shandong provinces are the birthplaces of Chinese kites. Chinese kites can be divided mainly into two categories, “hard-winged” and “soft-winged”. As a traditional culture and folk art, the kite has formed a unique style in different regions during its long development.
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茶，这一美妙的饮品原产地在中国。唐代时，日本的僧人从中国引入茶种，与同时引入的禅宗思想相结合，形成了闻名世界的日本茶道。17世纪时，荷兰人将中国人饮茶的习惯带到欧洲，进而形成了欧洲人喝茶的传统。尤其在英国，下午茶的习俗由此而生。英文中茶叶译为tea, 就是根据中文的音译（福建读音）。茶，是中国人对世界的重要贡献。
