问答题Outline:1. Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is my professor of philosophy.2. First of all, I was impressed by his devotion.3. Second, I admired the fact that he would confer with students outside the classroom andeasily make friends with them.4. Finally, I was attracted by his lively wit.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. In a quiet courtroom tucked away in a federal building here, a titanic battle is competing free speech against government efforts to protect children from the seemingly limitless pages of pornography in cyberspace. Titled simply enough, the American Library Association vs. the United States of American, the trial will determine the constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). (46) {{U}}Passed by Congress in December 2000, the law requires all libraries that receive federal technology funds to install "protection measures" on all computers that have access to the Internet{{/U}}. In other words, they must have blocking software to prevent youngsters from accidentally, or even intentionally, getting a peek at the multitude of hard-core sites available with just a few well-placed clicks on a computer terminal. To free-speech advocates from librarians to the American Civil Liberties Union, it's a well-intentioned but dangerous assault on America's First Amendment freedoms. (47) {{U}}They argue that even the best blocking software is so flawed that it would also limit adult access to a wide array of constitutionally protected speech{{/U}}. "It's very easy to suggest that we all believe in the First Amendment, we just want to keep our kids safe," says John Berry, president of the American Library Association in Chicago. (48) {{U}}"But as soon as you start making those kinds of concessions, you began to undermine one of our founding principles, and you can't sacrifice those kinds of things for a little temporary security{{/U}}." Supporters of the Internet-filtering law argue that the First Amendment has nothing to do with CIPA because it's nothing more than a funding bill. If libraries have objections, they simply don't have to accept the federal funds upon which the blocking software's use is conditioned. There's the whole issue of the blocking software itself: Does it work or not? (49){{U}} One study of more than 7,000 websites that had been blocked by the various software companies found that between 65 and 70 percent of the sites were "deemed to have potential value" to a library user. As to worries about overblocking, the law's supporters note the law allows adults to ask a librarian to turn off the blocking software{{/U}}. (50) {{U}}But the librarians argue that the mandatory filter does take discretion away from librarians and their communities, which pay for about 80 percent of the average library's budget, and gives it to the federal government{{/U}}. After this three-judge panel rules, one side or the other is expected to file an appeal, and that will go directly to the Supreme Court.

问答题Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould1)describethedrawingbriefly,2)interpretitsintendedmeaning,and3)giveyourcomments.

问答题1)describethecartoonandthemessageconveyed,and2)drawaconclusionandgiveyourcommentonthecartoon.

问答题 Green space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. (46) {{U}}At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the basis of a closely-reasoned scientific proof{{/U}}. The recognition of the importance of green space in the urban environment is a first step on the right way. (47) {{U}}This does not mean, however, that sufficient details are known about the functions of green space in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using these spaces{{/U}}. As to this rather complex subject I shall, within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the recreative function of green space facilities. (48) {{U}}The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation, which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas there has been relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home{{/U}}. (49) {{U}}We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working is used for activities at and around home{{/U}}. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the front door. (50) {{U}}The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect{{/U}}. The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the front door is shut.

问答题While most studies look at inequality of outcomes among adults and help us understand how America is coming apart, Putnam"s group looked at inequality of opportunities among children. They help us understand what the country will look like in the decades ahead. The quick answer? More divided than ever. 1 Putnam"s data verifies what many of us have seen anecdotally, that the children of the more affluent and less affluent are raised in apparently different ways and have different opportunities. Decades ago, college-graduate parents and high-school-graduate parents invested similarly in their children. Recently, more affluent parents have invested much more in their children"s futures while less affluent parents have not. They"ve invested more time. Over the past decades, college-educated parents have quadrupled the amount of time they spend reading "Goodnight Moon," talking to their kids about their day and cheering them on from the sidelines. High-school-educated parents have increased child-care time, but only slightly. Affluent parents also invest more money in their children. 2 Over the last 40 years upper-income parents have increased the amount they spend on their kids" enrichment activities by $ 5,300 a year, while the financially stressed lower classes by only $ 480, adjusted for inflation. As a result, behavior gaps are opening up. In 1972, kids from the bottom quartile of earners participated in roughly the same number of activities as kids from the top quartile. Today, it"s a chasm. Richer kids are roughly twice as likely to play after-school sports. It"s not only that richer kids have become more active. Poorer kids have become more pessimistic and detached. 3 Social trust has fallen among all income groups, but, between 1975 and 1995, it plummeted among the poorest third of young Americans and has remained low ever since. As Putnam writes in notes prepared for the Aspen Ideas Festival: 4 "It"s perfectly understandable that kids from working-class backgrounds have become cynical and even suspicious, for virtually all our major social institutions have failed them—family, friends, church, school and community." As a result, poorer kids are less likely to participate in voluntary service work that might give them a sense of purpose and responsibility. Their test scores are lagging. Their opportunities are more limited. Equal opportunity, once core to the nation"s identity, is now a tertiary concern. 5 If America really wants to change that, if the country wants to take advantage of all its human capital rather than just the most privileged two-thirds of it, then people are going to have to make some pretty uncomfortable decisions.

问答题Directions: One of your friends Wang Tao is going to pursue his M.A. studies at Princeton University. He will arrive there one month before registration. Write a letter to your friend Mark Green at that university to 1) introduce Wang Tao, 2) ask him to help Wang Tao get familiar with the university and rent an apartment there. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Therehasbeenadiscussionrecentlyontheissueofchallengeinanewspaper.Writeanessayofabout200wordstothenewspaperto1.showyourunderstandingofthesymbolicmeaningofthepicturebelow1)thecontentofthepicture2)thesymbolicmeaning3)thespecialunderstanding2.giveaspecificexample/comment,and3.giveyoursuggestionastothebestwaytotreatchallenge.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}} Write a letter to your cousin, who is going to take the college entrance examination and feels stressed, giving her some suggestions. Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Do not sign your name at the end of the letter. Use“Li Ming”instead. Do not write the address.{{/I}}

问答题Directions:A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayofabout160--200words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyontheANSWERSHEET2.C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1.Describethedrawingandinterpretitsmeaning,2.Andpointoutitsimplicationsinourlife.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}A.Studythefollowinggraphcarefullyandwriteanessayin160-200wordsB.Youressayshouldcoverthesetwopoints:1)problemsariseoutoftheincreaseoftheprivatecars,2)giveyourcounter-measure.Youshouldwriteabout160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题Directions:A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayofabout160—200words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyontheANSWERSHEET2.C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1.Deducewhatisintendedinthepicture,2.Andpointoutitsimplicationsinourlife.(20points)

问答题One of your best friends, Mary, moved to another city a few days ago. Write a keep-in- touch letter to her, telling her you missed her, asking how she is going on, and introducing the latest information about yourself. Write no less than 100 words. You don't need to write the address, Don't sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Monica instead.

问答题 (1) "I don't know any successful women who haven't had a powerful sponsor in their organization to give them their first big break," says Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, the boss of 20-first, a consultancy that helps companies put more women into senior jobs. That sentiment is echoed by many people who work in this field. But why do women need so much help? Many men who climb the corporate ladder have sponsors, too. Indeed, they find it easier than women to persuade a senior colleague to sponsor them. But women need help more because they are generally more reluctant to promote themselves. They are also less likely to build up useful networks of contacts. (2) That may help to explain why women, although they now enter white-collar jobs in much the same numbers as men in many countries, still find it so hard to get anywhere near the executive suite. A new report, "Sponsor Effect: UK", produced by the Centre for Talent Innovation (CTI), a New York think-tank, offers a detailed picture of the female talent pipeline in Britain, based on a survey of about 2,500 graduate employees, mostly of large companies. (3) It notes that although women in Britain account for 57% of new recruits to white-collar jobs, they make up just 17% of executive directors and a mere 4% of chief executives of the FTSE's 100 biggest companies. It is not that the women lack ambition, says the report. No less than 79% of senior women in the sample said they aspired to a top job and 91% were keen to be promoted. (4) Nor, say the authors, are they necessarily held back by family responsibilities: nearly two in five of those aged 40 or over had no children. Three in five of the over-40s did have children, and talented women who quit work to raise kids are not included in the sample. Still, the survey's main finding is striking. (5) Only 16% of the sample had sponsors, defined as people several levels above them who give them career advice, introduce them to contacts and help them get promotions. Having a sponsor dramatically improves a woman's career prospects.

问答题1. your heartiest congratulation;2. recall of your friendship;3. best wishes.you should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Liu Yu" instead. You do not need to write the address. ( 10 points)

问答题Directions:Writeanessayof160～200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould1)describethedrawingbriefly,2)interpretitsmeaning,and3)pointoutitsimplicationsinourlife.YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan160--200words.B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:1)describethepictureandinterpretitsmeaning,2)andgiveyourcomments.