问答题The average person sends and receives more than 100 texts per day. Part of what's driving the texting surge is the popularity of social media. Sites like Twitter, with postings of no more than 140 characters, are creating and reinforcing the habit of communicating in micro-bursts. Economics has much to do with texting's popularity. Text messages cost carriers less than traditional mobile voice transmissions, and so they cost users less. Texting's rise over conversation is changing the way we interact. We are now inclined to text to relay difficult information. We avoid eye contact by staring at our phone. Texting saves us time, but it steals from quiet reflection. When people with a mobile device have even a little extra time, they'll communicate with someone in their life. But the phone conversation will never be completely out It comes into play when there are multiple options to consider or important decisions to be made.
问答题How long you live has much to do with your environment and lifestyle such as not smoking, eating a healthy diet and remaining socially engaged etc. But living an exceptionally long life may have even more to do with your genes.. For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic recipe that accurately predicts who may live to 100 and beyond. It seems clear that those who live to an exceptionally ripe old age are benefiting from a special DNA boost Researchers believe that the older a person gets, the more likely it is that his or her genes are contributing to those extended years. They have found that the 19 most common genetic profiles that distinguished the exceptionally long-lived appear to be correlated with lower incidence of certain diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes and brain disorder. Researchers hope their work will lead to better ways to help more people live a longer life.
问答题Suppose you are going to resign from your current company. Write a letter to the manager to 1) inform him/her about your decision, state your reason(s), and 2) express your appreciation and best wishes. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address.
问答题Suppose the annual National Day Holiday is drawing near and you are planning for an outing to the city of Suzhou. Write a letter to one of your foreign classmates, Robin, to invite him to 1) join you for the tour, and 2) introduce briefly the tourist attractions in Suzhou. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address. (10 points)
问答题Suppose you have just received an email from the marketing department of Unilever China, informing you of your recruitment. Write a reply email to 1) show your appreciation, and 2) confirm that you will take the job. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address.
问答题Suppose a famous British company is hiring an intern for its marketing department, which requires good command of English, flexible working time and keen sense of responsibility. Write an email to its personnel department to 1) apply for the internship, and 2) explain why you are a qualified intern. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address. (10 points)
问答题If you're like most people, you may think you can keep away from advertising. You skip newspaper ads, never click on ads on the Internet and leave the room during TV commercials. But that is not necessarily true. Advertising works, which is why, even in hard economic times, Madison Avenue is a $34 billion-a-year business. And trying to tune this stuff out is about to get a whole lot harder. According to current studies, 83% of all forms of advertising principally engage only one of our senses: sight. Hearing, however, can be just as powerful, though advertisers have taken only limited advantage of it. Historically, ads have relied on short tunes and slogans to catch our ear, largely ignoring everyday sounds—a soda being popped, a baby laughing and other noises our bodies can't help paying attention to. Weave this stuff into an ad campaign, and we may be powerless to resist it.
问答题Suppose you are the dean of English Department of Nanfang University, and one of your senior students, Zhang Quan, is entrusted with the task of conducting teaching practice to a school Write a letter to that school to 1) briefly introduce the student, and 2) call for necessary arrangements and instructions. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address.
问答题Suppose A&G Company is about to make its company report more interesting and better in content. Write a notice of Contributions Wanted to 1) call for contributions from the staff members, and 2) state content subjects that are preferred and include other requirements. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Write a short essay by commenting on the saying "The early bird catches the worm." You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
问答题Suppose you are the Department Manager of a company and you notice that the conference room is often left in a mess. Write a memo to all staff employees to 1) regulate the use of the conference room, and 2) include other information that you think is relative. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address.
问答题We are all addicted to electricity. With forecasts that we'll need 40% more electricity by 2030, determining how we can realistically feed our energy addiction without ruining our environment is the critical challenge of the new century. Enter nuclear energy. Nuclear alone won't get us to where we need to be, but we won't get there without it Despite its controversial reputation, nuclear is efficient and reliable. It's also clean, emitting no greenhouse gases while generating electricity. And with nuclear power, we get the chance to preserve the Earth's climate while at the same time meeting our future energy needs. Moreover, many of the management problems that gave the early nuclear business a black eye have finally been overcome. Here's the reality: We need more energy, and we need to get it without further harming our environment Love it or not, expanding nuclear energy makes both environmental and business sense.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingpicture.Inyourwriting,youshould1)describethepicturebriefly,2)interpretthesocialphenomenonreflectedbyit,and3)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingtable.Inyourwriting,youshould1)describethetable,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Climate change could hit our stomachs and our wallets, cutting into the growth in food production even as the world's population increases, according to a report from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The report predicts that global food production growth could be reduced by 2 percent each decade for the next century if nothing is done. That's because of changes in rainfall patterns, higher temperatures and more frequent natural disasters. In some developing countries, the effects could be even grimmer, especially as a growing population continues to create more demand for food. That could lead to temporary or more permanent situations where not enough food is available for everyone. The Chicago Council's initiative makes a number of recommendations for addressing this problem. They include making food security a higher priority in economic and foreign policy, and increasing agricultural research on how to adapt for and alleviate the effects of climate change.
填空题A. Plan for the Financial Transition B. Examine Your Investment Portfolio C. Contribute to an IRA D. Save before You Spend E. Max out Your Retirement Plans F. Set a Retirement Savings Goal G. Review Your Own Retirement Plan One month into the new year, it's time to check in on your promises to yourself to start saving more for retirement. Fully 70 percent of Americans are concerned about not having enough money for a comfortable retirement, a recent Fidelity Investments study found. Here are strategies to boost your retirement savings this year. 【R1】______ "Pay yourself first, and find ways to invest automatically," says Heather Dzielak of Lincoln Financial Group. "Get in the discipline of setting aside money for your retirement" Many companies will let you automatically deposit part of your paycheck into savings or investment accounts. 【R2】______ Most Americans are counting on individual retirement accounts (IRA) to help fund their retirement. But as of 2004, only 29 percent of families owned an IRA or Keogh, with a median value of $30,000, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). The deadline for making a 2006 contribution to a tax-advantaged IRA is April 17, the date your federal tax return is due. 【R3】______ Be sure to contribute enough to get your employer's full match. "The way to really do well," says Ed Slott, author of Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map, "is to keep putting more money in as much as you can. I try to fund all the retirement accounts I can to the max." You should also account for all 401(k) plans you've had at previous employers and consolidate them in your current employer's plan or transfer them into a rollover IRA, says Dallas Salisbury, EBRI president. Rolling a 401 (k) over into an IRA allows you to avoid most fees and penalties. 【R4】______ Only 4 in 10 workers have actually calculated how much they need to save for retirement, according to EBRI. And many of those created their own estimate or guessed. It's a good idea to sit down with a financial adviser or use an online calculator or retirement worksheet. You should review your retirement accounts annually to make sure you are getting a good return on your investments. "Over the long term, diversified stocks and bonds should return you 7 percent," says Jonathan Pond, the author of You Can Do It! The Boomer's Guide to a Great Retirement. "The average investor makes about 4 percent." Pond recommends constructing a diversified portfolio and regularly monitoring it. 【R5】______ You'll need a plan to convert retirement savings into a stream of income. "It's the way you take it out that will determine how much you and your family keep and how much goes to the government," says Slott. "If you take it out the wrong way, it all goes back to the government." A financial adviser can help you determine the most tax-advantaged way to withdraw money from retirement accounts. You'll also want to double-check the beneficiary forms on all your retirement accounts. Says Slott: "Most people think that somebody else took care of this. ... The beneficiary form is the key document that's going to determine who gets all this money you've saved."
填空题Sugarposesenoughhealthrisksthatitshouldbeconsideredacontrolledsubstancejustlikealcoholandtobacco,argueateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco(UCSF).Inanopinionpiececalled"TheToxicTruthAboutSugar"publishedinNature,andtheauthorClaireBrindisarguesthatit'swrongtoconsidersugarjust"emptycalories."Shewrites:"Thereisnothingemptyaboutthesecalories.Agrowingbodyofscientificevidenceisshowingthatsugarcantriggerprocessesthatleadtolivertoxicityandahostofotherchronicdiseases.Alittleisnotaproblem,butalotkills—slowly."Almosteveryone'sheardof—orpersonallyexperienced—thewell-knownsugarhigh,soperhapsthecomparisonbetweensugarandalcoholortobaccoshouldn'tcomeasasurprise.Butit'sdoubtfulthatAmericanswilllookfavorablyuponregulatingtheirfavoritevice.We'reanationthat'ssweetonsugartheaverageU.S.adultdowns22teaspoonsofsugaraday,accordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation,andsurveyshavefoundthatteensswallow34teaspoons.Tocounterourconsumption,theauthoradvocatestaxingsugaryfoodsandcontrollingsalestokidsunder17.Already,17%ofU.S.childrenandteensareobese,andacrosstheworldthesugarintakehasincreasedthreetimesinthepast50years.Theincreasehashelpedcreateaglobalobesityplaguethatcontributesto35millionannualdeathsworldwidefromnoninfectiousdiseasesincludingcancer,heartdiseaseanddiabetes.LindaMatzigkeit,aseniorvicepresidentatChildren'sHealthcare,said"Wehavetodosomethingaboutthisorourcountryisindanger.It'snotgoodifyourstatehasthesecond-highestobesityrate.Obesechildrenturnintoobeseadults.""Therearegoodcaloriesandbadcalories,justastherearegoodfatsandbadfats,"RobertLustig,directoroftheWeightAssessmentforTeenandChildHealthprogramatUCSF,saidinastatement."Butsugaristoxicbeyonditscalories."Thefoodindustrytriestoimplythat"acalorieisacalorie,"saysKellyBrownell,directoroftheRuddCenterforFoodPolicyandObesityatYaleUniversity."Butthisandotherresearchsuggeststhereissomethingdifferentaboutsugar,"saysBrownell.TheUCSFreportemphasizesthemetaboliceffectsofsugar.Excesssugarcanaltermetabolism,raisebloodpressure,affectthesignalingofhormonesanddamagetheliver—outcomesthatsoundsuspiciouslysimilartowhatcanhappenafterapersondrinkstoomuchalcohol.LauraSchmidt,co-chairofUCSF'sCommunityEngagementandHealthPolicyprogram,noted:"Whenyouthinkaboutit,thisactuallymakesalotofsense.Alcohol,afterall,issimplymadefromsugar.Wheredoesvodkacomefrom?Sugar."Buttherearealsootherareasofimpactthatresearchershaveinvestigated:theeffectofsugaronthebrainandhowliquidcaloriesareinterpreteddifferentlybythebodythansolids.Researchhassuggestedthatsugaractivatesthesamerewardpathwaysinthebrainastraditionaldrugsofabuselikemorphineorheroin.Nooneisclaimingtheeffectofsugarisquitethatstrong,but,saysBrownell,"ithelpsconfirmwhatpeopletellyousometimes,thattheyhungerforsugarandhavewithdrawalsymptomswhentheystopeatingit."There'salsosomethingparticularlytrickyaboutsugarydrinks."Whencaloriescomeinliquids,thebodydoesn'tfeelasfull,"saysLustig."Peoplearegettingmoreoftheircaloriesthaneverbeforefromsugareddrinks."
填空题RonaldP.RohneroftheUniversityofConnecticuthasspentsomeyearslookingattheconsequencesforchildrenandteenagersofbeingeitheracceptedorrejectedbytheirparents.Hethinksthatparentalacceptanceinfluencesimportantaspectsofpersonality.Childrenwhoareacceptedbytheirparentsareindependentandemotionallystable,havestrongself-esteemandholdapositiveworldview.Thosewhofeeltheywererejectedshowtheopposite—hostility,feelingsofinadequacy,instabilityandanegativeworldview.RohnerandhisassistantHillaryAllenanalyzeddatafrom36studiesonparentalacceptanceandrejectionandfoundthattheysupportedhistheory.Acceptancebothbymotherandfatherwasassociatedwiththesepersonalitycharacteristics:Afather'sloveandacceptanceare,inthisregard,atleastasimportantasamother'sloveandacceptance.Thatisnotnecessarilygoodnewsforfathers—itincreasesthedemandsonthemtogetthisright."ThegreatemphasisonmothersandmotheringinAmericahasledtoaninappropriatetendencytoblamemothersforchildren'sbehaviorproblemsandmaladjustmentwhen,infact,fathersareoftenmoreimplicatedthanmothersinthedevelopmentofproblemssuchasthese,"Allensays.Empathyisanothercharacteristicthatwehopeteenagerswilldevelop,andfathersseemtohaveasurprisinglyimportantrolehere,too.RichardKoestner,apsychologistatMcGillUniversity,lookedbackat75menandwomenwhohadbeenpartofastudyatYaleUniversityinthe1950s,whentheywerechildren.WhenKoestnerandhiscolleaguesexaminedallthefactorsinthechildren'slivesthatmighthaveaffectedhowempathetictheybecameasadults,onefactordwarfedallothers—howmuchtimetheirfathersspentwiththem."Wewereamazedtofindthathowaffectionateparentswerewiththeirchildrenmadenodifferenceinempathy,"Koestnersays."Andwewereastoundedathowstrongthefather'sinfluencewas."MelanieHornMailers,apsychologistatCaliforniaStateUniversity,alsofoundthatsonswhohavefondmemoriesoftheirfathersweremoreabletohandletheday-to-daystressesofadulthood.Aroundthesametime,ateamattheUniversityofTorontoputadultsinafunctionalMRIscannertoassesstheirreactionstotheirparents'faces.Mothers'facestriggeredoffmoreactivityinseveralpartsofthebrain,includingsomeassociatedwithfaceprocessing.Thefacesoffathers,incontrast,triggeredoffactivityinthecaudate,astructureassociatedwithfeelingsoflove.Theevidenceshowsthatfathersmakeuniquecontributionstotheirchildren.Itdefinitelydoesnotshowthatchildreninfamilieswithoutfathersinthehomearedoomedtofailureoranythingclosetothat.Althoughfathersmatter,otherscanhelpfillthatrole.Weallknowchildrenwhogrewupindifficultcircumstancesbutnowliverichandrewardinglives.NotallofthemgrowuptobethepresidentoftheUnitedStates,butBarackObamaisanexampleofwhatcanbeachievedbyachildwhogrewupwithoutafatherbutmanagedtoovercomeit.Fatherhoodisabouthelpingchildrenbecomehappyandhealthyadults,ateaseintheworld,andpreparedtobecomefathers(ormothers)themselves.Weoftensaythatdoingwhatisbestforourkidsisthemostimportantthingwedo.Thenewattentiontofathersshouldhelpallofusfindourway.