问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Thefigureshowsthepercentageofemployeesineachoccupationabsentfromworkforatleastonedayinareferenceweekin1999duetoinjuryorillness.Writeareportforauniversitylecturedescribingtheinformationshownbelow.Youshouldwriteabout160—200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.Percentageofemployeesabsent(Figuresinbracketsequalnumberofemployeescouted)

问答题Personality is to a large extent inherent—A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. (1) But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children. One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the win at all costs moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. (2) The current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: Rejoice, we conquer! By far the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. (3) The merits of competition by examination are somewhat questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful. Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change into B's. (4) The world needs types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his possible future employment. It is top management. If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. (5) Perhaps selection for the caring professions, especially medicine, could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged.

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould:1)describethecartoon,pointoutthemessageconveyed;2)giveyourcomment.Youshouldwriteabout160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.

问答题 Directions: Suppose you are a college student and you intend to work part time during your vacation. Write a covering letter. In your letter, you are supposed to include the post you would like to apply for, your experience and your hobbies, etc. Write your letter in 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.

问答题Directions: Because of the coming heavy rain, the racing competition of your college can't be held at the open- air playground. Write a notice, informing the audience of the changed place and time arrangement. You should write about 100 words the ANSWER SHEET. Do not sign your own name at the end of the notice. Use "The Sports Office" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题Directions： You've received a wedding invitation from your best friend Jessie just now, but unfortunately you have something else to do that day and could not attend it. Please write a reply letter, telling her your decision, stating your reason(s), and making an apology. 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) At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the basis of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green space in the urban environment is a first step on the right way. (47) 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. 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) 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. (49) 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. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the front door. (50) 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. 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Directions: Suppose you are a librarian in your university. Write a notice of about 100 words, providing the newly-enrolled international students with relevant information about the library. You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. Do not sign your own name at the end of the notice. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write the address.

问答题1) the purpose of the contest, 2) time and place of the contest, 3) what is required of the candidates, 4) details of the awards. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Department of English" at the end of the announcement. ( 10 points)

问答题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} The Students Union of your university is planning to star a campaign to fight against the appalling waste on the campus. You are expected to write a letter of proposal on behalf of the Students Union calling on all students to take part in this campaign. 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 "The Students Union" instead. Do not write the address. (10 points)

问答题The 1960s saw the great civil rights movement whose goals were to end segregation (种族隔离) laws completely and fight for the equal rights for the colored people. Many American blacks began to have a new mood. They declared that "black is beautiful", and the black community showed signs of unprecedented self-confidence. (46) Equally important, many black leaders began to disclaim full integration into the American mainstream as the goal of the black minority. (47) Instead, they argued, blacks ought to coexist with other groups in a plural society containing different and distinctive communities living in mutual respect. The elimination of legal barriers to advancement has been a major gain for the blacks, but institutionalized discrimination is still rife. Housing, in particular, remains highly segregated: the great majority of blacks continue to live in neighborhoods that are overwhelmingly black, and most whites live in neighborhoods that are overwhelmingly white. (48) Busing and other programs aimed at integrating the schools have had some impact in innercity areas but have made virtually no difference to the segregation that exists between the predominantly black urban centers and the predominantly white suburbs and small towns that surround them. Median family income of blacks rose from $3,230 in 1960 to $10,142 in 1977, but the median income of white families rose at least as fast, and the income gap between the two groups has widened in recent years. (49) A major source of this differential is the fact that blacks tend to be barred from positions of authority over other workers, and are restricted instead to lower-paying jobs further down the work-place hierarchy. This factor alone accounts for about a third of the total black-white income gap. (50) Race relations between black and white still leave much to be desired, although there is unmistakable evidence of some improvements in attitudes. However, there is a sharp divergence between the races on the question of how much progress has been made in ending discrimination. The majority of whites believe that there has been a lot of progress in getting rid of discrimination, but more than half of the blacks felt that there has not been much real change. Only less than 20% of the whites believe that many blacks miss out on jobs and promotion in their city because of discrimination. Many blacks are still pessimistic about progress in race relations.