Distinguished guests,

　　Welcome to our university. Before you start to look around, allow me to give you a brief account of the school.

　　Founded in 1927, our university is one of this city‘s earliest universities of liberal arts. It is staffed with an excellent faculty, and has a total enrollment of over 10,000 students. In the past years, it has turned out numerous well-qualified students and found its graduates active in professions of all walks of life.

　　Since its establishment, the university has always steered itself toward the objective that its students have an overall healthy development. Not only does it provide the students with basic academic courses, but it manages to expose them to the up-to-date knowledge. Besides, students are free to participate in colorful campus activities and social practice, which are intended for broadening their mind and developing their potential talent.

　　Currently, both our faculty and students are making every effort to improve the quality of our education in the direction of a first-rate university. Thank you.

　　Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Students‘ Rating of Their Teachers。You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese.

　　1. 學(xué)生給老師打分已經(jīng)普遍

　　2. 人們對其持不同態(tài)度

　　3. 我的看法

　　Students‘ Rating of Their Teachers

　　Nowadays, it has become as common in colleges and universities for students to grade teachers as for teachers to grade students. In some universities students‘ rating has even become the only source of information on teaching effectiveness..

　　This, however, has caused great controversy. Some are in favor of the rating system, They hold that since students attend the teachers‘ classes every day, they should have their opinion about their teachers‘ effectiveness. Others, on the contrary, are strongly against it. They believe that there is much more to teaching than what is shown on students‘ rating forms. Students should not be expected to judge whether the materials they use are up to date or how well the teacher knows about the subject. These judgments require professional knowledge, which is best left for the teachers‘ colleagues.

　　I think students‘ rating of their teachers is necessary, but it should be conducted in a way that can really shed meaningful light on teachers‘ performance. Instead of rating the teachers‘ knowledge on the subject, students should be asked to estimate what they have learned in a course, and to report on such things as a teacher‘s ability to communicate with students, his or her relationship with students, and his or her ability to arouse students‘ interest in the subject.

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a friend who will come to your city to see you. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:

　　假設(shè)你是李明, 你的一個朋友張偉準(zhǔn)備到你所在的城市來旅游，但你有事不能接待。寫封信給他，解釋你不能接待的原因，并說明你所做的安排。

　　A Letter to a Friend

　　Dear Zhang Wei,

　　I am glad to know that you are coming to my city during the summer vacation.

　　However, I am afraid there is some bad news. I am planning to take part in an international conference to be held in another city during the time of your visit. All the top scientists in my field will show up at the conference. More importantly, I am lucky enough to have been selected to give a speech on behalf of my research team at the Conference. I really can not miss it.

　　I understand that it wll be your first time to this city and I am your only friend here. I have asked my roommate to meet you at the airport, and you can stay in my room. He is a very nice person and he will show you around the city. Hope you two will get on well and have a nice holiday!

　　Yours

　　Li Ming