问答题 In the early 1800s, groups of English workers wrecked machines that they felt threatened their jobs. (46){{U}} They were called "Luddites" after one of their leaders, a term that is now used for anyone who puts up resistance to new technologies. (47) The odd thing about nanotechnology's Luddites is that they have started resisting before the technology has really established itself. {{/U}} As people start to buy products involving nanotechnology, from odour-resistant shirts to window glass that repels dirt, they will realise that many of these new things are useful and harmless. And as awareness of nanotechnology grows, they will begin to understand that it covers a range of different ways of doing things, some of which carry some risk and others do not. As a result, the technology's detractors will probably become more nuanced in their complaints. Nanotechnology has the potential to cause an industrial upheaval, just as electricity did in its time. (48) {{U}}Like electricity, though, it has so many and such diverse applications that it is unlikely to arrive in one huge wave, as nanotechnology's critics fear. {{/U}}Instead, there will be a series of smaller waves. (49) {{U}}Many of the innovations the technology may bring are a long way off, leaving plenty of time to prepare. {{/U}} Nanotechnology, like any new discovery, offers both risks and rewards. There will undoubtedly be some need to control its exploitation to minimize the risks, but there are also strong arguments for allowing the unfettered pursuit of knowledge, without it, innovation cannot flourish. Twenty years ago, nobody could have foreseen that the invention of a new microscope would launch a remarkable new technology, perhaps a revolution. (50) {{U}}Scientists should be allowed to work with as little hindrance as possible to gain a better understanding of the object of their study-however large or small. {{/U}}

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} 2008 Olympic Games is to be held in Beijing. Now the Beijing Olympic Games Committee is now recruiting volunteers to serve the games in many aspects such as interpreters, security assistants, medical assistants, and backup teams. You are expected to write a letter of self-recommendation to the committee to apply for the suitable vacancy of volunteers. Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not show in the letter any specific information of your college or university; Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use" Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题Directions:A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan160—200words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1)Firstdescribethepicture,interpretitsmeaningand2)Giveyourcomments.

问答题Directions: Suppose that you cannot return the book to William in person for some emergency and will ask someone else to return it. 1) Give your suggestions, and explain the reasons. 2) Other recommendation. Write a note in about 100 words to inform him of it. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use" Zhang Wei"instead.

问答题1) the specific responsibilities of the job 2) application requirements in academic background, work experience, etc. 3) probable salary standard You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET II. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You don't need to write the address.

问答题Direction:Studythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayof160～200words.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow.1)DescribetheCartoon.2)Writeoutthemessagesconveyedbythecartoon.3)Giveyourcomment.

问答题Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题We all believe in something or someone. We must believe, just as we must eat, sleep, and reproduce. (46) Mankind has an insatiable need for and an irresistible attraction to a vast array of beliefs about gods and demons, magic and miracles, truth and falsehood, love and hate, same and different. Implausible, even irrational ideas, have been cherished for centuries. Saints and other martyrs suffered indescribable pain and agony, even death, for their beliefs. Scientists have been put to death for their belief that the earth is round, or that there is an invisible force called gravity, or that the earth is not the center of the universe with the sun revolving around it, or that the blood circulates throughout the body, or that Man evolved from lower forms of life. (47) Religious leaders have attracted millions of people with their version of how life began and how we must behave; if people do not believe in medicine and science religion, education, government and the social contract, chaos results 'and no society can tolerate that which is why all societies impose order on their members. We must believe or face unbearable ambiguity and anxiety. Is the most effective belief system one that is composed of absolutes—unyielding, unvarying and eternal? (48) The answer is yes. because when we eliminate doubt from a situation we feel secure, restored to balance but if the belief system is science and is based on objective information without absolutes and requires a questioning attitude, it unnerves people. Any system that offers definitive answers to complex human questions and problems: this is right, this is wrong, this is true, this is false — one question, one answer only, is very appealing. (49) All beliefs require confirmation from an authoritative source whether that be a priest, a rabbi, a family member, a special friend, an expert — one who commands obedience and respect. Perhaps all belief is composed of the same elements in approximately the same proportions for even science requires a suspension of some disbelief, some uncertainty, however miniscule. Black Holes and the Big Bang are metaphoric truths derived from the physics we know now. But you have to believe, to have faith in the methods of science to gather information, to analyse and interpret it objectively in order to accept its conclusions. No one witnessed the Big Bang, or a Black Hole. These were inferred from careful study and analysis by many researchers. (50) Fear of the unknown certainly lends credence to any charismatic figure who makes great promises of a better life now and after death, which has worked throughout the ages and still does.

问答题Directions: You have an appointment with Zhang Ping at 3:00 p.m., but you cannot see him because of an urgent matter. Leave a note to: 1) apologize for this 2) explain your special reasons 3) arrange another appointment You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the note. Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address.

问答题 Directions: You recently met a manager from a new company that was founded in your town. After the meeting, he wrote to you, offering you a job in this new company. However, you want to stay in your present job. Write a letter to the manager to 1) decline the offer, 2) explain your reasons, and 3) recommend a friend to take the job. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use 'Li Ming' instead. Do not write the address.

问答题A.Studythefollowinggraphscarefullyandwriteanessayinatleast150words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenneatlyonANSWERSHEETⅡ.C.Youressayshouldcoverthesethreepoints:1.effectofthecountry'sgrowinghumanpopulationonitswildlife2.possiblereasonfortheeffect3.yoursuggestionforwildlifeprotectionTHEUPSANDDOWNSOFPOPULATIONGROWTH

问答题 1 We"re moving into another era, as the toxic effects of the bubble and its grave consequences spread through the financial system. Just a couple of years ago investors dreamed of 20 percent returns forever. Now surveys show that they"re down to a "realistic" 8 percent to 10 percent range. But what if the next few years turn out to be below normal expectations? Martin Barners of the Bank Credit Analyst in Montreal expects future stock returns to average just 4 percent to 6 percent. Sound impossible? 2 After a much smaller bubble that burst in the mid-1960s Standard & Poor"s 5,000 stock average returned 6.9 percent a year(with dividends reinvested) for the following 17 years. Few investors are prepared for that. Right now denial seems to be the attitude of choice. "That"s typical," says Lori Lucas of Hewitt, the consulting firm. You hate to look at your investments when they"re going down. Hewitt tracks 500,000401 (k) accounts every day, and finds that savers are keeping their contributions up. But they"re much less inclined to switch their money around. "It"s the slot-machine effect," Lucas says, "People get more interested in playing when they think they"ve got a hot machine—and nothing"s hot today. The average investor feels overwhelmed." 3 Against all common sense, many savers still shut their eyes to the dangers of owning too much company stock. In big companies last year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held at least three quarters of their 402(k) in their own stock. Younger employees may have no choice. You often have to wait until you"re 50 or 55 before you can sell any company stock you get as a matching contribution. 4 But instead of getting out when they can, old participants have been holding, too. One third of the people 60 and up chose company stock for three quarters of their plan, Hewitt reports. Are they inattentive? Loyal to a fault? Sick? It"s as if Lucent, Enron and Xerox never happened. No investor should give his or her total trust to any particular company"s stock. And while you"re at it, think how you"d be if future stock returns—averaging good years and bad—are as poor as Barnes predicts. 5 If you ask me, diversified stocks remain good for the long run, with a backup in bonds. But I, too, am figuring on reduced returns. What a shame. Dear bubble, I"ll never forget. It"s the end of a grand affair.

问答题Americans today don't place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. (1) Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren't difficult to find. "Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual," says education writer Diane Ravitch. "Schools could be a counterbalance." Ravitch's latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. (2) Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy. "Continuing along this path," says writer Earl Shorris, "We will become a second-rate country. We will have a less civil society." "Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege," writes historian and professor Richard Hofstadter in Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, a Pulitzer-Prize winning book on the roots of anti-intellectualism in US politics, religion, and education. From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism. (3) Practicality, common sense, and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children, (4) "We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing." Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism. Its hero avoids being civilized—going to school and learning to read—so he can preserve his innate goodness. Intellect, according to Hofstadter, is different from native intelligence, a quality we reluctantly admire. Intellect is the critical, creative, and contemplative side of the mind. (5) Intelligence seeks to grasp, manipulate, re-order, and adjust, while intellect examines, ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes and imagines. School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted. Hofstadter says our country's educational system is in the grips of people who "joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise./