问答题随着我国社会经济的迅猛发展、人民生活水平的提高和医疗卫生事业的改善，我国老年人口明显增多。 少我对此忧心忡忡。但有识之士指出，我们不仅要看到人口老龄化所带来的巨大的压力，也要看到人口 龄化背后所蕴涵的商机以及老年人丰富的智力、经验等资源，要将压力变为机遇。

问答题Never has there been a language quite like English. A bold statement, yet nevertheless true. Consider a few statistics. Today, one out of every seven people in the world use English in some way. More than half the world's books are written in English; the majority of international telephone calls are made in English; 60% of the world's radio programs are broadcast in English. English is even the working language of international air travel. For the first time in history, a single language has become dominant across a wide range of human activity, ranging from music, film and fine arts to the fields of business, diplomacy, science and technology.

问答题成功，不论大小，都取决于一些因素，包括努力、机遇和灵感。人们取得成功的方式也不同。商人只有抓住机遇才能获利；运动员不经过长期的严格训练不可能夺冠。同样，艺术家找不到灵感时也难实现突破。总之，机遇垂青那些有准备的头脑。

问答题The Microsoft's rise to prominence set off an explosion in demand for all things digital and sparked the Internet boom, because every investor looked at the Internet and concluded that if everything was going to be digitized—data, inventories, commerce, books and entertainment—and transported and sold on the Internet, the demand for Internet-based products and services would be infinite. This led to the dot-corn stock bubble and a massive overinvestment in the fiber-optic cable needed to carry all the new digital information. As a result, some companies became bankrupt and some were struggling to stay in business. Keep in mind that cyberspace promises both opportunities and high risks.

问答题Water problems in the future will become more intense and more complex. Our increasing population will tremendously increase urban wastes, primarily sewage.(1)On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decrease substantially the amount of water available for diluting wastes. (2)Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce larger volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasing quantities of agricultural chemicals. (3)From this, it is apparent that drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem. There are two ways by which the pollution problem can be dwindled.(4)The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes "prior to" disposal and the treatment of liquid wastes, or effluents, to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal. A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes.(5)Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement. Effluents from sewage disposal plants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained.

问答题No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science： exceptions can be found to any rule．Nevertheless，the word“amateur”does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integrated into the scientific community and， in particular，may not fully share its values．The growth of specialization in the nineteenth century，with its consequent requirement of a longer，more complex training，implied greater problems for amateur participation in science．The trend was naturally most obvious in those areas of science based especially on a mathematical or laboratory training，and can be illustrated in terms of the development of geology in the United Kingdom．

问答题名声、财产和权力等都是身外之物，人人都可求而得之，但没有人能够代替你感受人生。如果你真正意识到这一点，你就会明白，人生在世最重要的事就是活出你自己的特色和滋味来。你的人生是否有意义，衡量的标准不是外在的成功，而是对人生意义的独特领悟和追求。

问答题Directions: For this part, you are required to write a composition entitled Relationship Between Customer and Seller in 3 paragraphs. You should write no less than 150 words.

问答题Engineers are developing a new type of Internet connection that could carry so much data so quickly it might surprise even Net surfers. This technology would open up a route through which data can be sent at speeds thousands of times faster than what's possible now. If all goes to plan, the vast data speeds may soon be available to all. That might help solve the problem of how to handle the enormous growth in Internet traffic. The technology would require some new software and fiber-optic links to the PC, but otherwise no change in basic facilities.

问答题Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled My Idea of Pop Music in 3 paragraphs. You should base your composition on the following outline (given in Chinese). Write no less than 150 words. Outline: 1. 有人认为流行音乐不登大雅之堂； 2. 有人认为音乐无高贵低贱之分，只有兴趣的差别； 3. 我的观点。

问答题1．现在去医院看病的费用越来越高…… 2．造成这种现象的原因是…… 3．解决的办法是……

问答题The agricultural sciences deal with the challenges of food and fiber production and processing. They include the technologies of soil cultivation, crop cultivation and harvesting, animal husbandry, and the processing of plant and animal products for human consumption and use. As a result of the doubled yields of some economic crops, the farm output per hour of farm work increased almost 10-fold as capital was substituted for labor. New techniques of preserving food products made possible transportation over greater distances, in turn facilitating adjustments among locations of production and consumption, with further benefits to production efficiency.

问答题Directions: A. Title: Housing Problem B. Word limit: about 150 words C. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below: (1) present situation. (2) the causes of housing problem. (3) your possible suggestions to solve the problem.

问答题{{B}}Outline:{{/B}} A. Great convenience brought by the computer and Internet and problems with their popularization; B. Obstacles to be overcome; C. My suggestions on how to promote their popularization.

问答题最近一项调查表明，中国的大部建筑——不论是办公楼还是居民楼——所消耗的电、热和水等资源比发达国家的同类建筑要多。例如，北京居民家庭平均消耗的能源是气候类似的德国北部家庭的三倍，中国是资源短缺的国家，我们必须节约资源，才能使我国的经济持续发展。

问答题将来，随着计算机技术的发展，互联网或许会越来越成熟。很多专家相信，互联网可以成为更大的网络——信息高速公路的一部分。信息高速公路尚在发展阶段，它能将计算机同电话公司、有线电视台以及其他信息系统连接起来。人们能够通过网络储蓄、购物、看电视，也可以进行其他的活动。

问答题{{B}}Outline:{{/B}} 1. The types of friend. 2. The criteria of an ideal friend. 3. The importance of having a good friend.

问答题One of the really nice features about e-mails is that they allow us to send files as attachments to other users. This is a very good thing. If I'm working with a colleague and want to send him an image file or a word file, I can do so very quickly and easily, without having to fax it to him. This saves on long distance bills and printing costs. It also, however, presents a problem, because attachments can take a long time to download. For those of us who pay by the hour for Internet service, unwanted attachments can be quite costly and time-consuming. I once had someone send me fifteen large image files, and it tied up my computer for 20 minutes just to download one of them. So, in short, if you're going to send an attachment, get permission first.

问答题What are black holes? This question is difficult to answer, since we do not have the necessary words to describe them. Scientists think that a black hole is a region of space into which matter has fallen and from which nothing can escape. So we cannot see a black hole. A black hole exerts a strong gravitational pull and yet it has no matter. It is only space. The exploration of black holes is just beginning. There are many speculations about them. There might be a huge hole at the centre of our galaxy swallowing up stars at a very rapid rate. Mankind may one day meet this fate. On the other hand, scientists have suggested that very advanced technology could one day harness the energy of black hole for human's use on earth. These speculations sound like science fictions. But the theory of black holes is accepted by many scientists and astronomers.

问答题Outline:A. The importance of the personal competence and success in life;B. My experience on my way to success;C. My opinion on how to promote personal success.