1．How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently？One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family．The first-born is，for a while，an only child，and therefore has completely different experience of the parents than those born later．The next child is，for a while，the youngest，until the situation is changed by a new arrival．The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up，too．One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years； another might be raised in a family crisis，with a disappointed mother or an angry father．
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918．But more recently，researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each other's lives．Dr．Annette Henderson says that first-born children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings．The reason for this might be that the later children aren't getting the same one-on-one time with parents．On the other hand，later-borns don't enjoy that much talking time with parents，but instead they learn lessons from bigger brothers and sisters，obtaining entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between"I"and"me"．
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings．A 2003 research paper studied adolescents f rom 185 families over two years，finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful．

56．What makes siblings turn out differently？（No more than 4 words）the different growing-up situation
57．When does the situation of the second child change？（No more than 5 words）after another baby is born
58．Why do first-borns pick up vocabulary more quickly？（No more than 8 words）Because they have more one-on-one time with parents
59．In which way do later-borns mainly acquire language development？（N o more than 6 words）By learning from their bigger/older siblings
60．Who are more likely to make themselves different from their siblings？（No more than 7 words）Children seeking more attention from parents．

17．假如你是李華，你校將承辦2016年中美中學(xué)生夏令營(yíng)，請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)信給美方代表John，告知活動(dòng)相關(guān)信息并征求對(duì)方意見(jiàn)．日程安排如下：

時(shí)間	安排
7月18日	報(bào)到并安排住宿
7月19日	開(kāi)幕式
7月20日至7月24日	豐富多彩的活動(dòng)

注意：
1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3．參考詞匯：中美中學(xué)生夏令營(yíng)Sino-American High School Summer Camp；
4．結(jié)語(yǔ)已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．
Dear John，
                                                   
   Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

16．假設(shè)你是某校學(xué)生張華，最近一位名叫Mike的加拿大學(xué)生來(lái)你班學(xué)習(xí)．現(xiàn)在，他正為無(wú)法融入新的集體感到苦惱．請(qǐng)根據(jù)下表所列要點(diǎn)用英語(yǔ)給他發(fā)一個(gè)電子郵件：

分析原因	1．語(yǔ)言不通；2．文化差異；3．…
提出建議	1．多交朋友；2．遇事求助；3．…
提供幫助	（請(qǐng)考生根據(jù)自己的想法，提出至少兩種做法）

注意：
1．詞數(shù)150左右．開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．
2．郵件中不得涉及有關(guān)考生個(gè)人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等．
Mike，
I've learned that you feel upset in the new environment．
                                                                
Zhang Hua．

15．假設(shè)你是李華，你收到英國(guó)筆友Bob的一封電子郵件（見(jiàn)表一）請(qǐng)根據(jù)郵件內(nèi)容和你所獲得的海報(bào)（見(jiàn)表二）所提供的信息，給Bob 回一封電子郵件
表一
Dear LiHua，
How are you getting on recently？I'm so glad to tell you that I have planned to go to Beijing to study Chinese in my coming holiday．Would you please help me find a Chinese training school，and give me some information about it？
Write back soon．
Bob
表二                
 LET'S TALK IN CHINESE!
TengFei Language School
Course：Chinese for beginners
Time：January20-February 19
Place：No.1Leacture Hall
•Tuition：2000RMB
•For more information：www．tengfei．org
•注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右
•2．可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
•3．文章的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出．
•Dear Bob，
•I'm so delighted to learn that you're coming to Beijing to study Chinese．                            
•Yours
•LiHua．

14．中秋節(jié)是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，你的美國(guó)筆友Mike請(qǐng)你在他們的校報(bào)上介紹一下中秋節(jié)的情況，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下表寫(xiě)一篇短文．
【寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容】
中秋節(jié)簡(jiǎn)介

時(shí)間	每年陰歷八月十五日，是中國(guó)最重要的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一．
范圍	中國(guó)及亞洲其它一些國(guó)家都會(huì)慶祝．
象征	人們認(rèn)為月亮是團(tuán)圓、運(yùn)氣、財(cái)富的象征，在那天會(huì)互相表達(dá)祝福．
方式	在那一天，人們通�；丶遗c家人團(tuán)聚，共聚晚餐．人們還會(huì)吃月餅，那是一種圓圓的餅，里面有肉、果仁、雞蛋等．

【寫(xiě)作要求】
1）詞數(shù)100左右
2）不要逐字翻譯，要組成一篇通順連貫的短文．
【參考詞匯】
the lunar calendar陰歷．

13．Some theme parks in the world arefamous/well-known（著名的） for having the biggest roller coasters．

12．People from South American countries are morelikely（可能地） to touch them．

11．Unfortunately/Unluckily（不幸地），Chaplin's father died，leaving his family even worse．

10．You can't enter his office withoutpermission （許可）．

9．Only when her mother came tosupport（支持） her was Jane allowed to begin her work．