问答题In future, as newspaper fade and change, will politicians therefore burgle their opponents' offices without punishment? Journalism schools and think-tanks, especially in America, are worried about the effect of a collapsing journalism. Nobody should enjoy the disappearance of once-great newspapers. But the decline of newspapers will not be as harmful to society as some fear. 46. Denmocracy, remember, has already survived the huge television-led decline in circulation since the 1950s. It has survived as readers have evaded papers and papers have evaded what was in conservative times thought of as serious news. And it will surely survive the decline to come. 47. A few papers that invest in investigative stories which often benefit society the inost are in a good position to survive, as long as their owners do a comnpetent job of adjusting to changing circumstances. Publications like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal should be able to put up the price of their journalism to compensate for advertising revenues lost to the internet—especially as they cater to a more global readership. 48. As with many industries, it is those in the middle—neither highbrow, nor entertainingly populist—that are likeliest to fall by the wayside. 49. The usefulness of the press goes much wider than investigating abuses or even spreading general news; it lies in holding governments to account--trying them in the court of public opinion. The internet has expanded this court. Anyone looking for information has never been better equipped. People no longer have to trust a handful of national papers or, worse, their local city paper. News-aggre-gation sites such as Google News draw together sources from around the world. The website of Britain's Guardian now has nearly half as many readers in America as it does at home. 50. Furthermore, a new force of "citizen" journalists is itc.hing to hold politicians to account. The web has opened the closed world of professional editors and reporters to anyone with a keyboard and an internet connection. Several companies have been chastened by amateur postings—of flames erupting from Dell's laptops or of cable TV repairmen asleep on the sofa. Each blogger is capable of bias and slander, but, taken as a group, bloggers offer the searcher after truth boundless material to chew over. Of course, the internet panders to closed minds; but so has much of the press.

问答题Directions: Your friend's grandpa, a famous scientist, has just passed away. Write a note of condolence to your friend. 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.

问答题 {{U}}Genoa is on the Italian Riviera, but its steelworks, container parks and oil terminal are not the usual charms of a millionaires' playground.{{/U}} Even so. for many wealthy people it was the place to be last weekend, to see the Salone Nautico's fabulous display of luxury boats and yachts. (47){{U}} With some 350,000 visitors, the event is a shop-window for Italy's boatbuilders who lead the market in providing the super-rich with boats stretching beyond 24m (79ft){{/U}}. Italy's boatyards make more than a third of all the floating palaces around the world. At this year's show, Azimut-Benetti and Ferretti-Riva, the two leading producers, displayed their latest and most opulent models. Italy builds all kinds of pleasure craft and two-thirds, worth eurol.7 billion ($2.1 billion) last year, are exported. (48) {{U}}According to Paolo Vitelli, chairman of the Italian boatbuilders' association, the winning combination at the very top of the market is style fabrics, skilled carpenters, fashion, technology and innovation. {{/U}}"We are masters in these areas. The business is tailor-made for Italians." He is unconcerned by high oil prices and parts of the world sailing into economic doldrums. The market for luxury goods seems impervious to these. Three factors, says Mr Vitelli. have helped the market grow. (49){{U}} Boatbuilders have raised output by switching to modern production techniques: more marinas have been built, which makes life easier for owners; and the number of millionaires with money to splurge on pleasure craft has risen sharply.{{/U}} Their pockets have to be deep. Azimut-Benetti. which Mr Vitelli founded in 1969. offers a range of craft. At the top of its fibreglass-hulled Azimut range is a 35m (116 ft) motor yacht which costs euro8. 5m. A steel-hulled Benetti, however, might cost five times that. Mr Vitelli's business reported net profits of earo35m on sales of euro403m last year and it is expanding strongly. (50){{U}} Meanwhile, new markets, like China and Russia. are opening up and producing their own crop of boating millionaires.{{/U}}

问答题Directions: Suppose you have a friend, Paul, who is about to attend college. He wants you to advise him on which subject to major in—history, in which he is very interested, or computer science, which offers a better job prospect. You should write a letter to tell him your suggestion. Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly 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1) state your purpose of writing 2) complain about the services 3) and make some suggestions. 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. You do not need to write the ad dress. (10 points)

问答题Directions:Therehasbeenadiscussionrecentlyontheissueofchallengeinanewspaper.Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould1)describethepicturebriefly,2)explaintheintendedmeaning,giveaspecificexample,and3)giveyoursuggestionastothebestwaytotreatchallenge.挑战如同大风，可能是阻力，但是对于风车便是动力。

问答题Psychologists once believed that the motive that caused men to strive to attain high-level managerial positions was the "need for achievement". But now they believe it is the "need for power". Power seekers strive hard to reach positions where they can exercise authority over large numbers of people. (46) Individual performers who lack this drive are not likely to advance far up the managerial ladder. They usually scorn company politics and devote their energies to other types of activities. The power game is part of management, and it is played best by those who enjoy it most. (47) One of the least rational acts of business organizations is that of hiring managers who have a high need to exercise authority, and then teaching them that authoritative methods are wrong and that they should be consultative or participative. (48) It is a serious mistake to teach managers that they should adopt styles that are inconsistent with their unique personalities. Yet this is precisely what a large number of business organizations are doing; and it explains, in part, why their management development programs are not effective. (49) What managerial aspirants should be taught is how to exercise their authority in a way that is appropriate to the situation and the people involved. They need to learn that the real source of their power is their own knowledge and skill, and the strength of their own personalities, not the authority conferred on them by their positions. When they lack the knowledge or skill required to perform the work, they need to know how to share their authority. (50) But when they know What has to be done and have the skill and personality to get it done, they must exercise their traditional authority in whatever way is necessary.

问答题In reading the pages of American Scientist, I have been struck by the stunning progress being made in science and engineering, new phenomena discovered, new materials synthesized, new methods developed. (46) What I see behind many of these exciting stories is the widespread and even revolutionary use of distributed intelligence that is made possible by the "wiring" of the scientific community. It is more than a time saver or a communication enhance; it is enabling us to think in new ways and its impact on society may be monumental. The term "information age" probably does not do justice to the possibilities of this emerging era. (47) This is an age of "knowledge and distributed intelligence", in which knowledge is available to anyone, located anywhere, at any time; and in which power, information, and control are moving from centralized systems to individuals. This era calls for a new form of leadership and vision from the academic science and engineering community. We know from countless examples that the academic science and the engineering have enabled our society to make the most of new technologies. We wouldn't have today's advanced computer graphics systems if mathematicians hadn't been able to solve problems related to surface geometry. (48) We wouldn't have networks capable of handling massive amounts of data if physicists and astronomers hadn't continuously forged tools to look more deeply into subatomic structures and the cosmos. Chemists' efforts to simulate complex phenomena and predict the properties of many electron systems have inspired massively parallel architectures for computing. And the information made available by the sequencing of the human genome has caused us to rethink how to store, manipulate, and retrieve data most effectively. (49) It will take new insights from studies of human cognition, linguistics, neurobiology, computing, and more to develop systems that truly augment our capacity to learn and create. The best may be yet to come. Despite brutally tight constraints on federal discretionary spending, President Clinton has stepped forward to champion a 3 percent increase (uncorrected for inflation) in the national 1998 budget. The president's request is only the first step in the congressional budget process ahead. (50) Given that the priorities of Congress will almost certainly differ from those of the president, it will take an unprecedented level of input and commitment from the research community to ensure the investments in science and engineering.

问答题Directions: Several days ago, you and your family went to a hotel to have a dinner. There you were not satisfied with its service and the quality of the dinner. Back home, you and your daddy had loose bowels. Write a letter to the manager to make a complaint and hope to solve the problem as soon as possible. Write your letter in no less than 100 words. 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： You are supposed to write for the undergraduate association a notice to recruit volunteers for the local history museum. You should conclude the basic qualification of application and the other information you think relative. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Undergraduate Association" instead.

问答题Directions:Writeanessayof160—200wordsbasedonthefollowingphoto.Inyouressay,youshould1)describethephotobriefly,2)illustratethegoodofvolunteerworkwith(a)specificexample(s),and3)makeyoursuggestion(s)tofindvolunteerwork.YoushouldwriteitneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题Directions: You are required to write an essay on the topic Which Mode of Travel Do You Like? You should write no less than 200 words and base your essay on the outline and charts below: 1. There are two modes of travel. 2. Compare two modes of travel in terms of 1) the attraction of package travel. 2) the attraction of traveling on one's own. 3) the disadvantage of both 3. Your preference. 以下是某旅行社的宣传资料： 费用 千岛湖、黄山三日游 个人旅游单价(元) 团体价(加导游)(元) 折扣 来回车费 500 300 40% 公园标价价 （15个景点） 400 300 25% 伙食(平均价) 300 150 50% 宾馆住宿 300 150 50% 总价 1500 900 40%

问答题Directions:Studythefollowingcartooncarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould1)describethecartoon,2)interpretitsmeaning,and3)pointoutitsimplicationsinourlife.Youshouldwriteabout160～200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题You should write about 160 -200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET II.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Jordan is one of your business partners. Recently he was promoted to be the General Manager of ECC Company. Write a letter to 1) congratulate him on his promotion and 2) express your wish to cooperate with him. 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. You don't have to write the address.

问答题{{B}}Directions.{{/B}}A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan160-200words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1)Interpretthefollowingpicture,2)analyzepossiblereasonsforthissituation,and3)suggestcounter-measures.

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

问答题Directions: You bought a MP3 at an eshop. When it was delivered to you, you found it was of poor quality and disaccorded with the ads they published. Writer a letter to the principle of relevant department to: 1) Describe the detailed information about the MP3; 2) Suggest your solution(s) 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. You do not need to write the address.