问答题Outline:1. Relation between science and modem life2. Influence of science on life3. Science and our future

问答题Directions: In this part, you are asked to write an essay according to the information below. You should write more than 150 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.近年来，火车提速一直是一个热门话题。对此，有些人持肯定态度，认为火车提速能带来很多便利。但也有些人持否定态度，他们认为火车提速带来的弊要多于利。请谈谈你的看法。

问答题You are going to study at a foreign university. Write a letter inquiring about the specific information as regards accommodation, fees and qualifications there. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use " Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题Storytelling isn"t just for old folks and kids. It can help you move forward in your career—both by showing what you"ve accomplished and by persuading employees to trust you. Stories can also aid hiring, says John Berisford, head of human resources at Pepsi Beverages. "I often ask one question, whether I"m interviewing a senior-level executive or a campus person. Tell me your story," said Berisford, who learned storytelling from his grandmother in West Virginia. "It"s the best way to get to know the entire human being." To instantly grasp the impact of a good yarn, think of bestselling books such as Fish! and Who Moved My Cheese ? The ones that work are instantly memorable and forge emotional connections, says Katharine Hansen, Ph.D., co-owner of the Quintessential Careers website. But that doesn"t mean storytelling is right for every situation. "It can backfire if the teller is trying to build enthusiasm yet doesn"t feel it", says Simmons. Choosing the right story for your audience is crucial, as is editing it to be clear and concise. It also helps to be accurate; at a time when authenticity is scarce, no one wants to hear a tall tale.

问答题Write a letter of complaint according to the following outline. (1)2009年3月20日收到“Order No. A210”的货物。 (2)就包装和质量问题提出抱怨。 (3)发现第4、第7包货品似乎没有防水材料包装，故在装运过程中受潮。 (4)第3包货物与样品不同。 (5)希望采取必要行动，以解决问题。

问答题Nowadays, we hear a lot about the growing threat of globalization, accompanied by those warnings that the rich pattern of local life is being undermined, and many dialects and traditions are becoming extinct. But stop and think for a moment about the many positive aspects that globalization is bringing. Read on and you are bound to feel comforted, ready to face the global future, which is surely inevitable now. Consider the Internet, that prime example of our shrinking world. Leaving aside the all—to familiar worries about pornography and political extremism, even the most narrow—minded must admit that the net offers immeasurable benefits, not just in terms of education, the sector for which it was originally designed, but more importantly on a global level, the spread of news and comment. It will be increasingly difficult for politicians to maintain their regimes of misinformation, as the oppressed will not only find support and comfort, but also be able to organize themselves more effectively.

问答题Many changes in the world of business may seem surprising if we are completely blind to the future. But experts say we can see, at least part of it from where we stand. Using chaos theory to understand the interconnectedness of the world—think of the "butterfly effect" —will help us recognize the causes of certain "chance happenings" and be better prepared to cope with them. Take Asia's financial crisis. In the past, companies would have said it was just another random event. "The truth is, many of these seemingly random events can affect their business," says Sanders. Given the interconnectedness of the global economy, Sanders says, it's more important than ever that companies be aware of emerging issues and quickly determine how to respond. But to do so, they need an organic and evolving approach to planning. The old planning model focused on "forecasting" one or a few possible paths of events, while a revolutionary paradigm called "foresighting" allows one to master the situation no matter how the future turns out. According to Sanders, understanding the present is the primary step in gaining insight into the future.

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问答题Climate change is the greatest challenge facing humanity: drastic reduction of carbon emissions is vital if we are to avoid a catastrophe that devastates large parts of the world. Governments and businesses have been slow to act and individuals now need to take the lead. The Earth can absorb no more than 3 tones of carbon dioxide emissions each year for every person on the planet if we are to keep temperature and rainfall change within tolerable limits. Yet from cars and holiday flights to household appliances and the food on our plates, Western consumer lifestyles leave each of us responsible for over 12 tones of carbon dioxide a year——four times what the Earth can handle. Individual action is essential if we want to avoid climate chaos. How to Live a Low-Carbon Life shows how easy it is to take responsibility, providing the first comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your CO 2 emissions and reducing them to a sustainable 3 tones a year.

问答题Part B Directions: Write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Rent or Buy an Apartment". Your composition should be based on the following outline. Give at least two reasons to support your choice. Outline: (1)Some people would like to rent an apartment in cities. (2)However, most people prefer to buy an apartment in cities. (3)What's your favorite choice and why?

问答题Write a notice in about 100 words to inform the students and English teachers of a lecture on Australian studies. The letter should at least contain the information as follows: 1. the time, address and content of the lecture. 2. the scope of students to participate. 3. the subject and background of the lecture.

问答题1)describethedrawing2)interpretthemeaningofit3)supportyourviewwithexamplesYourcompositionshouldbemorethan150words.

问答题Symbols may also be ordinary, useful goods that have acquired special meaning. Certain cars indicate wealth; others may express youth, daring, power, or involvement in a lifestyle for their owners. In other cultures, a cow or pig of a particular color and confirmation can evoke similar feelings. The same object, even when used for the same purpose, may mean quite different things across cultures. For example, both Americans and Vietnamese bury their dead in coffins, and both may invest a great deal of money in coffins. But those Vietnamese who can afford to purchase a coffin long before an elderly person dies do so and put it on display -- much to that person's delight. The Vietnamese honor departed relatives on "death days" (the day a relative died) in much the same way Americans celebrate birthdays -- by inviting the family, preparing an elaborate meal, decorating the house, lighting candles, and toasting the person who is the center of the event.

问答题{{B}}话说“真话”{{/B}} 这些年来，“要敢讲真话”叫得很响，在弄文墨者的圈子里，是人人皆知的。我偶尔写点杂感，也觉得这话很好，不说真话，就没有正义的呼声，要敢讲真话，这是没有疑义的。不过，生活告诉人们，还没有哪一位作家、演说家，不标榜他讲的是真话。那么，我们周围真的都是一片真话吗?显然还不是。张三说他讲的是真话，李四却在摇头；王五指责赵六讲的不是真话，赵六一定要驳斥王五。孰是孰非，较真起来，问题就复杂了。辨别真话，倘若在大家认同的标准下，认识不难统一，现在之所以有那些是是非非，讲不清，道不白，说明人们还不认为有辨别真话的标准，或者标准还不一致。 从实际情况看，辨别真话还是有标准的。目前，我看至少有两个。 一个是心里怎么想，口头怎么说，就叫真话。口以心为标准，讲与想相呼应，二者一致为真，不一致为假。从这种意义上说，所谓敢讲真话，只在于敢讲，即把心里想的，都大胆讲出来，敢讲的，都是真话。 一个是，说的符合实际，不夸大，不缩小，没有片面性，就叫讲真话。口以事实为标准，讲与实际相统一，二者一致为真话，不仅在于敢讲，还在于求真。 两种标准，实际上是从两种不同的意义上，或者说两种不同层次上来谈论“真话”的。但由此也便产生了倡言“讲真话”时的歧义。认定前一种标准的人说，我心里这么想，口里就这么说，言为心声，难道不叫讲真话吗?坚持后一种标准的人说，如果不管符合不符合实际，只要把心里想的都说出来，就叫真话，那么夸夸其谈者的捕风捉影，哗众取宠者的镜花水月，造谣者的飞短流长，觅怪撒谎的无稽谬言，岂不都可以叫做真话?那样提倡讲真话，鱼龙混杂，良莠不齐，能有什么意义。由此看来，如何评价“讲真话”，确实有深入讨论的必要。 比如，有篇文章说，中国历史上没有什么爱国主义，屈原不过是对主子效愚忠，所谓爱国，是后人按自己的需要贴上去的。你读了这样的文章，将怎样认定作者是不是讲真话呢?只按“口与心”的标准，完全可以回答，作者是讲真话，因为他不承认爱国主义是中华民族的传统，心里那么想，口里那么说，二者是一致的。但是，许许多多的中国人，会赞同这样的真话吗?屈原爱国，情深意笃，有他的诗篇在。谁想推翻它，总得拿出新的材料来，还得让人信服。这 不是凭着敢想敢说，就能算得了数的。又比如，有篇文章，拿雷锋的话当靶子，讥讽“我把党来比母亲”，诘问：人民是母亲，党怎么可能是母亲?又有人说，雷锋是悲剧人物，他的个性全被扼杀了，说的不是自己的话。那么，是雷锋讲真话，还是否定他的人讲真话?我想，绝大多数人不会认为雷锋在讲假话吧。雷锋在这里讲的，是他与共产党的关系，共产党救了他，他觉得共产党像母亲，既言为心声，又符合实际。至于人民是母亲，那比喻属于另一范畴，另有含义。偷换概念，讥讽雷锋，只能让正直的人反感，怎能纵容他们以标榜“讲真话”来蛊惑舆论呢?如果纵容他们，那就应了《红楼梦》中的一句话，“假作真时真亦假”，世上也就无是非可言了。 看来，我们不能只停留在提倡“口心一致”的“真话”上，还要进一步提倡实事求是的“真话”。言为心声，当然也算是一种真，即口头讲的，真是心里想的，但这种真，却不表示话的本身是否真理。真话虽然不见得都是真理，但总是越接近真理越真。人们还记得，关于什么是真理的标准，曾有过一场激烈的争论，绝大多数人最终统一了认识，承认实践是检验真理的唯一标准。 当然，提倡追求真理的“真话”，并不否认讲心里话。同志之间，朋友之间，包括对待上下级，都应该敞开思想，有话就说，不必顾忌。但是写文章，做演说，搞创作，情况有所不同，都是用自己的话，去宣传人，影响社会，这就要顾及讲话的效果。如果认为，只要是心里想的，口里就要讲，而不管这些话符合不符合实际，那就不妥当了。

问答题It is just one example of the growing concern over the increasing power consumption and environmental impact of computers. A study found that the power consumption of data centers doubled between 2000 and 2005, and now accounts for 1.2% of American electricity consumption, though other estimates put the figure at 4%. Companies now spend as much as 10% of their technology budgets on energy, says Rakesh Kumar of Gartner, a consultancy. Power consumption has increased because of the rise of the internet, of course, but also because of way in which computers have historically been designed: to maximize performance at all costs. Between 1996 and 2006, the number of servers in use went from 6 million to 28 million and the average power consumption of each server grew from 150 watts to 400 watts. But things are now starting to change and the computer industry has been seized with enthusiasm for "green computing".

问答题If you find yourself stressed by the economic forecast, threat of job loss, or have been laid off, the situation is manageable. John Wakeman, program director of the Stress Treatment Center at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, La. , who has given numerous stress management training sessions for major industries and businesses, says that, when confronted with altered circumstances, "it is our nature to either revert back to the status quo(现状) or to adapt and to do so quickly so that it's no longer a change. My suggestion is to adapt quickly." If laid off, avoid a doom-and-gloom attitude, which adds to the stress. (2) Accept that changes are inevitable in a lifetime and occurrences such as job loss frequently bring opportunities that would not be available if you were not facing the crisis. Some people find an even better occupational situation. (3) Instead of responding to layoff as a personal insult, view it as a sign of the economic times and the fact that the business could not keep its employees. Maintain a routine and keep your social contacts. Don't sit at home. Remain active. Use energy constructively. Don't vent (发泄) irritability and frustration from stress on your family, but channel it into exercise or work on a project. Polish your resume, network with others in your field, and write letters to prospective employers. Keep informed about the job market by reading employment journals, trade publications, and newspapers. Competition is keen, so expect your search to take time. "(4) When a person is turned down repeatedly, it does try [his or her] self-esteem, but you have to remember what you accomplished before you were laid off. No one can erase those achievements from your history. You have somethings to offer." Many people feel threatened by change and become inflexible, Wakeman points out. "You may find that you need to be more open about relocating to a place where employment is available. (5) Keep an open mind and be flexible about the possibility of a change requiring relocation or taking on new assignments."

问答题With mobile phones now doubling as everything from cameras to music players, a wireless technology known as Bluetooth is in a lot of people"s pockets too. This wireless protocol allows us to send photos from our phones to a computer. Most computers are Bluetooth-compatible, but if you have an old model that isn"t, ask about a device for your USB drive to provide wireless connectivity. The technology can also be used to stream music from a phone to a hi-fi unit; gaming consoles, which long ago ditched the cords that connect controllers to the main unit, now use Wi-Fi networks to connect players worldwide; and some radios can connect to wireless LANs, exposing them to worldwide radio stations? Wireless technology is also appearing in stereos. In Sony"s Radio Frequency system, for example, speakers are connected wirelessly to amplifiers, so they can be placed anywhere in a room, the only cord being the plug into the wall. Cord-free electricity is some way off yet, but a wireless world no longer seems like pie in the sky.

问答题Taking charge of yourself involves putting to rest some very prevalent myths. At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. This vision of intelligence asserts formal education and bookish excellence as the true measures of self-fulfillment. It encourages a kind of intellectual prejudice that has brought with it some discouraging results. We have come to believe that someone who has more educational merit badges, who is very good at some form of school discipline is "intelligent"; yet mental hospitals are filled with patients who have all of the properly lettered certificates. A truer indicator of intelligence is an effective, happy life lived each day and each present moment of every day. If you are happy, if you live each moment for everything it's worth, then you are an intelligent person. Problem solving is a useful help to your happiness, but if you know that given your inability to resolve a particular concern you can still choose happiness for yourself, or at a minimum refuse to choose unhappiness, then you are intelligent. You are intelligent because you have the ultimate weapon against the big N.B,D. —Nervous Break Down.

问答题Directions: In this part, you are asked to write an essay according to the information below. You should write more than 150 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班，对这种做法有人表示支持，有人持反对态度，请表明你的观点。

问答题It was not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a wife the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry(陪嫁). Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of being discarded, but in reality, its function is that social and family life of the time was much more important. The dowry was the wife's right to receive a tenth of all her husband's property. The wife had the fight to withhold consent in all transactions the husband would make. (2) And more than just a fight: the documents show that she enjoyed a real power of decision, equal to that of her husband. In no case do the documents indicate any degree of difference in the legal status of husband and wife. (3) The wife shared in the management of her husband's personal property, but the opposition was not always true. (4) Women seemed perfectly prepared to defend their own interests against husbands who tried to exceed their rights, and on occasion they showed a fine fighting spirit. A case in point is that of Marls Vivas, a Catalan woman of Barcelona. Having agreed with her husband Miro to sell a field she had inherited, for the needs of household, she insisted on compensation. None being offered, she succeeded in dragging her husband to the scribe to have a contract duly drawn up assigning her a piece of land from Miro's personal inheritance. The unfortunate husband was obliged to agree, as the contract says, "for the sake of peace". (5) Either through the dowry or through being hot-tempered, the wife knew how to win herself, within the extent of the family, a powerful economic position.