问答题Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words. It"s been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records weren"t just broken, they were deep-fried. Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year. The magnitude of how unusual the year has been in the U.S. has alarmed some meteorologists who have warned about global warming. One climate scientist said it"s the weather equivalent of a baseball player on steroids, with old records obliterated. "Everybody has this uneasy feeling. This is weird. This is not good," said Jerry Meehl, a climate scientist who specializes in extreme weather at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. "It"s a guilty pleasure. You"re out enjoying this nice March weather, but you know it"s not a good thing." Meteorologists say an unusual confluence of several weather patterns, including La Nina, was the direct cause of the warm start to 2012. While individual events can"t be blamed on global warming, Crouch said this is like the extremes that are supposed to get more frequent because of manmade climate change from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil.

问答题You are required to write a letter of invitation of about 100 words to Mr. Wood—the author of A Study of English Intonation. You will cover his traveling and other expenses and also pay him a standard honorarium.

问答题Suppose Janet, a girl just graduated from college, is looking for a job. Read the following wanted Ad, and write a short letter to Janet to help her decide whether the job suits her or not. Give your reasons for the decision. Wanted: Receptionist Young female and personable individual wanted to work in glamorous, Busy modeling agency. Office skills not essential. Must be prepared to Work during the weekends. Monday and Tuesday off. Must be able to Handle pressure situations. NORMA STEEL STUDIOS CALL Ms. May Morris 555 -6736 Your response:

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} {{I}} Write a short composition according to the information given below.{{/I}} A research center is going to be established in a university. There is an argument about whether to establish an agricultural research center or a business one. Which do you think is better.'? Use specific reasons to support your answer.

问答题Write a letter and request something, ask for permission to do something, and offer some- thing You can choose to write on the following situation, if you wish, or else invent your own. Suppose you are staying in the house of some relatives who are away on holiday. Ask them to bring you back a particular tape recorder, as you are unable to buy it where you live. Ask if a friend may come and stay for two days in their house. Offer to do some shopping for them when they return and ask what they would like you to get.

问答题Candidate A 1. Could you shortly describe your hometown for us? 2. What's your opinion about your company? Candidate B 3. What does your family usually do in your spare time? 4. Do you like dining out?

问答题Write one colleague of yours a note to ask him to take your place, please. Suppose that you have to meet your friend, who has never been in Beijing before, at the Western Railway Station. But you arc at work at that time.

问答题YouhavereadthefollowingmagazineadvertisementinwhichanAmericangirlislookingforPen-friendsandyouwanttogetintouchwithher.Writealettertoher(AndyLewis),tellingherabout:1)yourfamily2)yourschoolingorwork3)yourhobbiesYoushouldwriteapproximately100words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyourletter.Use"LiPing"instead.Youneedn'twritetheaddress.

问答题You are the head of English Club. And your organization plans to hold a party on March 6, 2004. Please write a poster to inform all the students.

问答题Belowisagraphshowingthedistributioninthenumberoffilmviewersandtelevisionwatchersinacertaincity.Lookatthegraphandwriteanessayofabout120wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingpoints.ThetitleisTheDifferentChangesintheNumberofFilmgoersandTV-watchers.1.thechangeinnumberoffilm-goersandTV-watchersinacertaincity2.thepossiblereasonsforthischange

问答题In this part, you're expected to write a composition entitled "Harmfulness of Fake Commodities" in about 120 words. Your composition should be based on the following outline: (1) Nowadays, there are many fake commodities. What is the root of this phenomenon.'? (2) Fake commodities do harm to us. Give examples.

问答题Belowisagraphwhichgivesusinformationaboutchangesinprices,thesupplyandthedemandofTVsets.LookatthegraphandwriteanessayentitledChangesinPricesabout120words.

问答题You have moved the belongings of Mr. Smith in the parking garage without his permission, and you want to make a letter of apology for it, giving all the details about it. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address.

问答题Belowisagraphshowingtheaveragenumberofhoursastudentspendsonthecomputerperweek.kookatthegraphandwriteaboutanessayof120wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingpoints:(1)Thechangeofthehoursastudentspendsonthecomputerperweekfrom1990to2000.(2)Thepossiblereasonsofthechangeandtheproblemsanddifficultiescollegestudentsfacewhentheyusecomputers.

问答题Interlocutor:Now,I"mgoingtogiveeachofyouadifferentpicture,andI"dlikeyoutofirstdescribeitandthentelluswhatyouthinkaboutit.(HandoverthePictureSheet2toCandidateA.)CandidateA,hereisyourpicture:alittlegirlunwillinglyplayingthepiano;herfatherstandinginfrontofherangrily.PleaseletCandidateBhavealookatit.CandidateB,PleaselistencarefullywhileCandidateAisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished,youmaysaysomethingmoreaboutthepicture.CandidateA,rememberyouhaveonlyoneandahalfminutesforthis,sodon"tworryifIstopyou,allright?CandidateA:(Approximatelytwominutes.)Interlocutor:Thankyou.CandidateB,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthepicture?Youmayhavehalfaminuteforthis.CandidateB:(Approximately30seconds.)(Retrievethepicture.)Interlocutor:CandidateB,hereisyourcard:manygirlswerefascinatedbyapopstar.PleaseletCandidateAhavealookatit.(HandoverthePictureSheet3toCandidateB.)CandidateA,pleaselistencarefullywhileCandidateBisspeaking.Whenhe/shehasfinished,youmaysaysomethingmoreaboutthepicture.CandidateB,rememberyouhaveonlyoneandahalfminutesforthis,sodon"tworryifIstopyouthen.Wouldyouliketobeginnow?CandidateB:(Approximatelytwominutes.)Interlocutor:Thankyou.CandidateA,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthepicture?CandidateA:(Approximately30seconds.)(Retrievethepicture.)Interlocutor:Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.(Materialsforthree-CandidateFormat)Interlocutor:(HandoverthePictureSheet4toCandidateC.)CandidateC,hereisyourpicture:awomanteacheristeachingmaths.PleaseletCandidateAhavealookatit.Nowadays,mostofthesecondaryschoolteachersarewomen.Pleasedescribethepictureandtelluswhatyouthinkaboutit.Rememberyouonlyhaveaboutoneandahalfminutesforthis,sodon"tworryifIstopyouthen.Wouldyouliketobeginnow?CandidateC:(Approximatelyoneandahalfminutes.)Interlocutor:Thankyou.CandidateA,isthereanythingelseyouwouldliketosayaboutthepicture?Youmayhavehalfaminuteforthis.CandidateA:(Approximately30seconds.)(Retrievethepicture.)Interlocutor:Thankyou.Thatistheendofthetest.

问答题Below is a form showing the 1985 Economic Development in China. Look at the form and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points: (1) Find out the development direction between different objects. (mainly) (2) Predict the future in 1986. 1985 economic development in China TotalProduct ofSociety NationalIncome TotalIndustrialOutputValue TotalAgriculturalOutputValue TotalRetailSalesValue TotalImport andExportValue billionyuan 1.624.2 676.5 875.9 451 430.5 US＄69.62billion increaseover1984 16.2% 12.3% 18% 13% 17.2% 30%

问答题Belowaretwopicturesaboutonlinechatbetweentwooldpeople,lookatthepicturesandwriteanessayabout120wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingpoints:1.descriptionofthetwopictures2.yourviewaboutthefriendshipestablishedthroughtheInternet

Life insurance is one way to make sure a man's family will have enough money to carry on after his death．The family must have money to (26) various costs． Life insurance premiums are based on the (27) of time the insurance company (28) the policyholder to live．A young person in good health (29) a small premium because he is expected to (30) yearly payments for a long time． There are several different kinds of life insurance． (31) Mr．Smith(30 years old), buys a$50,000 (32) life insurance policy on a whole life (33) ．This means he can keep the policy in force (34) he lives．When he dies，the insurance company will pay his family $50,000．Mr．Smith might have been able to save this (35) or more in a savings bank． (36) if he died unexpectedly at (34) , he probably would not have had time or enough money to save$50,000． If at any time Mr．Smith decides to (37) his policy the company will pay him the policy's cash (38) ．The cash value is part of the amount Mr．Smith has paid (39) the policy．When he takes the policy out，he is told (40) its cash value is at that time．Some policies are designed to (41) valued more quickly than other policies． Mr．Smith can also borrow against the cash value (42) giving up his policy． But he has to pay (43) on the loan because the money comes from the insurance company．If he should die, the amount of the loan is (44) from the insurance．It is a good idea to borrow like this only (45) an emergency and to repay the loan as soon as possible．

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{{B}}Text 1{{/B}} Last week ,on a flight to Washington, I met a self-assured businessman who asked me about my profession when sitting himself comfortably next to me. I told him that I am an educator, and for twelve years I have been trying to develop and promote critical thinking about learning in general education. "That must be the most difficult task in the world ! "He thought for a moment. "Why do you do this?" I talked about how I had started teaching geography. I told him about the struggles of being a headmaster. And then I told him what I have come to regard as my real turning-point experience. It was back in 1984,when I visited what was known at the time as one of the most outstanding high schools on the Eastern seaboard. After two days there I was totally amazed. I had never met such a fine collection of young people, every one of them apparently confident, enthusiastic, sensitive and well able to manage their futures. I asked head of the school how this had been achieved and he smiled broadly. "We believe in functional literacy for all young people; that is, the ability to feel confident that you can handle the cballenges of modern society. That confidence comes when you know that you are able to manage your own learning and will be able to handle that throughout a lifetime. And that, "he concluded, "requires the highest possible skills in thinking, communicating, collaborating and decision-making." "But, for goodness' sake, those are just the skills I'm looking for among my employees," cried my companion. "That's just what industry's been trying to tell the academic world for years. Instead of listening, you continue to keep going a set of practices which are counter-productive to those very skills needed in employment. You teachers think that life is about working alone on some piece of academic research in an ivory tower far removed from the daily routines and the need to consult other people. You just don't understand about working with confusion, nor do you accept the importance of use based on experience or even plain guesswork ! This is the real world. There are real issues. What are you or anyone else going to do about just that?"