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8：40-9：00 入场，三证：准考证、身份证、学生证；带手表，关闹铃；试耳机，最好带两个
9：00-9：10 打铃，发卷，答题卡I和II，老师宣读考场规定（同学们不理会），作文打腹稿
9：10-9：40 打铃，作文，30分钟，15分，建议25分钟之内完成，绝对不要占用快阅的时间
9：35发试卷（快速阅读），这时不允许看试卷
9：40-9：55 快速阅读，15分钟，10分；关键词定位，直接找对应，不通读全文
9：55-10：00 打铃，收答题卡I，快速阅读实际答题时间只有14分钟，再调耳机，看听力选项
10：00-10：35 听力，35分钟，35分，挺住，后面还有阅读，不要崩溃的太早
10：35-11：20 阅读，跳过选词填空先做两篇仔细阅读，关键词定位，考点，正确选项原则
然后再做选词填空，选项分词性
完形填空，祝大家好运
中译英，现在你可以崩溃了
11：20 打铃，交卷，飘出考场
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