问答题A role model is a person who is a good example to others, in terms of doing noble or charitable acts or representing good values or ways of thinking and acting. Related to role models are heroes and icons. A hero is a person who has amazing abilities or traits, and has performed extraordinary acts. An icon is someone who is an image or symbol of importance.
TIME magazine published a list of heroes and icons from the last 100 years (1900 to 2000). The list of twenty people who "articulate the longings of the last 100 years, exemplifying courage, selflessness, exuberance, superhuman ability and amazing grace" includes: Mother Teresa, Princess Diana, Pele, Che Guevara, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgan, Helen Keller, Bruce Lee, Charles Lindbergh and Andrei Sakharov. Do you know who all of these people are? Who would you add to your personal list of heroes and icons?
Some famous role models have been recipients of a Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize is a highly-respected international award given to people (and organizations) who have conducted exceptional research, created ground-breaking inventions or made outstanding contributions to society. There are five categories: Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature and Nobel Prize in Peace.
问答题Over the years, I have written extensively about animal intelligence experiments and the controversy surrounding them. Do animals really have thoughts, what we call consciousness? Wondering whether there might be better ways to explore animal intelligence than experiments designed to teach human signs, I realized what now seems obvious: if animals can think, they will probably do their best thinking when it serves their own purposes, not when scientists ask them to.
So I started talking to vets and zoo keepers. Most do not study animal intelligence, but they encounter it, and the lack of it, every day. The-stories they tell us reveal what I'm convinced is a new window on animal intelligence: the mental feats animals perform when dealing with captivity and the dominant species on the planet—humans.
Anyway, it is comforting to realize that other species besides our own can stand back and assess the world around them, even if their horizons are more limited.
问答题Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题One person out of three who graduated from university in the past six years is in a job requiring only the skills of a school-leaver, up from one in four a decade ago. A 21-year-old university graduate is as likely to be unemployed in the year he leaves full-time education as a 16-year-old school-leaver. The official figures depress those young people hoping that the better job higher education is meant to assure them will pay back the sums they have loaned for college.
This is not all a consequence of the recession. The proportion of university graduates in lower-skilled jobs was rising even before economic growth reversed in 2008; the downturn just steepened the slope. The laws of supply and demand are one reason.
But if the outlook for graduates is dim, it is far worse for their less-educated counterparts. Though about a quarter of both university graduates and school-leavers are unemployed for a while when they leave full-time study, in two years less than 9% of graduates are still looking for work, compared with almost 27% of school-leavers,
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart,inwhichyoushould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Suppose you are going to study abroad but hesitating about the
major. Write your foreign friend Bob in America an email to
1) tell him about your intention to study abroad, and
2) ask for advice about the choice of major.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming"
instead. Do not write your
address.
问答题1) state your qualification(s) for the position
2) and ask for an interview.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead.
Do not write your address.
问答题Directions:
You have lust come back from the U.S. as a member of a Sino-American cultural exchange program. Write a letter to your American colleague to
1) express your thanks for his/her warm reception;
2) welcome him/her to visit China in due course.
You should write about 100 words on
ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do not
sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Zhang Wei" instead.
Do not
write your address.
问答题1) state your present problems, and
2) ask for an interview with him.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Zhang Wei" instead.
Do not write your address.
问答题On August 18th U.S. News＆ World Report released its 2009 rankings of America's top colleges. The survey began in 1983 as an informal poll, when the magazine asked 662 college presidents to identify the country's best places of learning. It has since evolved into an annual trial for reputable universities. A strong showing in the rankings spurs student interest and alumni (校友) giving; a slip has grave consequences for public relations.
University administrators deeply dislike the survey. Many reject the idea that schools can be stacked up against one another in any meaningful way. But whether the rankings are fair is beside the point, because they are widely influential. In the 1983 survey barely half of the presidents approached bothered to respond. Today, only a handful dare ignore it. Most, in fact, do more than simply fill out the survey. Competition between colleges for top students is increasing, partly because of the very popularity of rankings.
问答题Directions:
Suppose you"re going to graduate and start to think about your future career. Write your best friend an e-mail to
1) tell him what your ideal job is, and
2) ask him for advice about it.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming" instead. Do not write your address.
问答题Directions:
Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to
1)briefly introduce the camp activities, and
2) call for volunteers.
You should write about 100 words on the
ANSWER SHEET
.
Do not
use your name or the name of your university.
Do not
write your address.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Directions:
Suppose you got some reference books and a letter from Mr. Li Ming a few days ago, but you did not reply in time. Write a letter to him to make a reply. Your letter should include:
1) The purpose;
2) Your reasons;
3) Your sincere hope.
You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address.
问答题Directions:
Suppose you have already had a date with your friend but suddenly have another thing to do and you have to tell your friend that you can"t go. Express your reason clearly.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Zhang Wei" instead.
Do not write your address.
问答题Directions:
The following table gives statistics showing the aspects of quality of life in five countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below. You should write at least 150 words.
Countries
GNP per head
(1982:
U.S. dollars)
Daily calorie
supply per
head
Life expectancy
at birth
(years)
Infant mortality
rates (per 1000
live births)
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Egypt
Indonesia
USA
140
570
690
580
13160
1877
2086
2950
2296
3652
40
50
56
49
74
132
124
97
87
12
Selected statistics showing aspects of the quality of life in five countries.
问答题Your friend from America intends to further his study in China.
Write a letter to 1) express your warm welcome,
and 2) offer some suggestions on his future life in
China. You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER
SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Li Ming"
instead.
问答题Write a letter to the public to call for donations for the refugees
in Yunnan Province. You should 1) explain the reasons
for the donations, and 2) call for
donations You should write about 100 words on the
ANSWER SHEET. Do not use your own name. Use "Zhang
Wei" instead.
问答题Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.WriteyouressayontheANSWERSHEET.
问答题Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart,inwhichyoushould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.