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Model Test Seven
PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1.A) Yes. He would send her the book in person.
B) Yes. He would let her have it in the afternoon.
C) No. Because John was reading it right now.
D) No. Because someone else had borrowed it.
2.A)In Britain. B) In America.
C) In London. D) In China.
3.A) He told her how to ring up the police.
B) He advised her to be on the alert against strangers.
C) He told her what to do in the case of fire.
D) He told her how to prevent a person from coming in.
4.A) At a cigarette store. B) At a bus station.
C) At a gas station. D) At Aunt Mary’s.
5.A) Dr. Perkins is a scholar working in China.
B) The scholar wanted to see Dr. Perkins, but the latter refused.
C) The scholar had not phoned Dr. Perkins before going to see him.
D) The Chinese scholar’s research work was changed by an American.
6.A) He has some other work to do.
B) The woman is going to do that.
C) The boss is coming to see him.
D) He doesn’t like to eat any bread today.
7.A) Seventy. B) Sixty.
C) Sixtyfive. D) Fifty.
8.A) A bookstore. B) At a parking pot.
C) In a restaurant or something like that.
D) In a hospital near a skating rink.
9.A) He refused to let her have it.
B) He agreed to go out together with her.
C) He didn’t agree by making another suggestion.
D) He agreed to go after he relaxed a while.
10.A) An armchair in an office.
B) An armchair on the landing.
C) A seat belt in a taxi.
D) A seat in a plane.
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At this end of each passage, you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
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Questions 11-14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Because it moves very quickly.
B) Because it spread through Greek army long ago.
C) Because it spread through the crowded most quickly.
D) Because army moves more often.
12. A) One type. B) Two types.
C) Three types. D) Four types.
13. A) One million. B) Several million.
C) Seven million. D) Fifteen million.
14. A) Before 1936 people didn’t know what caused influenza.
B) A group of American doctors first discovered the types of influenza.
C) All kinds of vaccine can not prevent every kind of influenza virus.
D) The earliest outbreak of disease mentioned happened in the year 412.
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Questions 15-17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) Because that was where the path went.
B) Because the path was blocked by bushes.
C) Because he wanted to explore it.
D) Because he wanted to avoid climbing.
16. A) A mark on the rock. B) A bird’s nest.
C) Two eggs in the grass. D) Two eggs on the rock.
17. A) Because it had been worn smooth.
B) Because there was no grass on it.
C) Because it was wet and slippery.
D) Because it was soft and sandy.
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Questions 18-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. A) Behind the railway.
B) In an old building.
C) In a modern building.
D) In a clean street.
19. A) She was a young girl with dark hair.
B) She was an old woman.
C) She was a welldressed girl.
D) She was wearing her outdoor clothes.
20. A) An old typewriter.
B) Some pieces of cloth.
C) A lot of letters and papers.
D) A patterned cover.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B), C) and D) . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
The word religion is derived from the Latin now religion, which denotes both earnest observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of meanings that reflect the enormous variety of ways the term can be interpreted. At one extreme, many committed believers recognize only their own tradition as a religion, understanding expressions such as worship and prayer to refer exclusively to the practices of their tradition. Although many believers stop short of claiming an exclusive status for their tradition, they may nevertheless use vague or idealizing terms in defining religion,for example, true love of God, or the path of enlightenment. At the other extreme, religion may be equated with ignorance, fanaticism, or wishful thinking.
By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual
reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making claims about what it really is or ought to be. Religion is not an object with a single, fixed meaning, or even a zone with clear boundaries. It is an aspect of human experience that may intersect, incorporate, or transcend other aspects of life and society. Such a definition avoids the drawbacks of limiting the investigation of religion to western or biblical categories such as monotheism (belief in one god only) or to church structure, which are not universal. For example, in tribal societies, religion unlike the Christian church usually is not a separate institution but pervades the whole of public and private life. In Buddhism, gods are not as central as the idea of a Buddha. In many traditional cultures, the idea of a sacred cosmic order is the most prominent religious belief. Because of this variety, some scholars prefer to use a general term such as the sacred to designate the common foundation of religious life.
Religion in this understanding includes a complex of activities that cannot be reduced to any single aspect of human experience. It is a part of individual life
but also of group dynamics. Religion includes patterns of behavior but also patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes a highly organized institution that sets itself apart from a culture, and it is sometimes an integral part of a culture. Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, and detailed rules of ethical conduct and law. Each of these elements assumes innumerable cultural forms. In some ways there are as many forms of religious expression as there are human cultural environments.
21. What is the passage mainly concerned about?
A) Religion has a variety of interpretation.
B) Religion is a reflection of ignorance.
C) Religion is not only confined to the Christian categories.
D) Religion includes all kinds of activities.
22. What does the word “observance” probably mean in Line 2?
A) Notice. B) Watching.
C) Conformity. D) Experience.
23. According to the passage what people generally consider religion to be?
A) Fantastic observance.
B) Spiritual practice.
C) Individual observance of tradition.
D) A complex of activities.
24. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) It is believed by some that religion should be what it ought to be.
B) “The path of enlightment” is a definition that the author doesn’t agree to.
C) According to the author, the committed believers define religion improperly.
D) The author doesn’t speak in favor of the definition of “the sacred”.
25. Which of the following is religion according to the passage?
A) Performance of human beings.
B) Buddha, monotheism and some tribal tradition.
C) Practice separated from culture.
D) All the above.
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together.Others say that the opposite is true，that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its secondplace medals with visible indignation after the hockey(曲棍球) final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decision. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said，“This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.”The president of the federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive their silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in nonnational teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.
26. According to the author,the recent Olympic Games have ____.
A) created goodwill between the nations
B) bred only false national pride
C) barely showed any international friendship
D) led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred
27. What did the manager mean by saying, “…Hockey and the International
Hockey Federation are finished”?
A) His team would no longer take part in international games.
B) Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decision.
C) There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
D) The Federation should be dissolved.
28. The basketball example implied that ____.
A) too much patriotism was displayed in the incident
B) the announcement to prolong the match was wrong
C) the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision
D) the American team was right in rejecting their silver medals
29. The author gives the two examples in paragraphs 2 and 3 to show ____.
A) how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international
games
B) those sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
C) that competitiveness in the games discourages international friendship
D) those unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games
30. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A) The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B) Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games.
C) Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
D) International contests are liable for misunderstanding between nations.
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age. For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage capturesour attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society’s understanding—the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see
the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
“All men are created equal.” We’ve heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used
by this country’s founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been
interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children—the right of each child to receive help in learning
to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great.
Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children—disabled or no
t—to an appropriate education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who
can not profit substantially from regular programes.
31. In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on t
he stage to show that ____.
A) the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and
the society
B) exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal
children are
C) exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
D) the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children
32. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in
education is that ____.
A) they are expected to be leaders of the society
B) they might become a burden of the society
C) they should fully develop their potentials
D) disabled children deserve special consideration
33. This passage mainly deals with ____.
A) the differences of children in their learning capabilities
B) the definition of exceptional children in modern society
C) the special educational programs for exceptional children
D) the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children
34. From its passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional
children ____.
A) is now enjoying legal support
B) disagrees with the tradition of the country
C) was clearly stated by the country’s founders
D) will exert great influence over court decisions
35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A) Exceptional children refer to those with mental or physical problems.
B) The author use “All men are created equal” to counter the school program for the exceptional children.
C) Recent court decisions confirm the rights of the exceptional children to enjoy the equal rights to learn with the normal ones.
D) Regular school programs fail to meet the requirements to develop the potential of exceptional children.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Federal Reserve System, central banking system of the United States,is popularly called the Fed. A central bank serves as the banker to both the banking community and the government; it also issues the national currency, conducts monetary policy, and plays a major role in the supervision and regulation of banks and bankholding companies. In the U.S. these functions are the responsibilities of key officials of the Federal Reserve System: the Board of Governors, located in Washington, D.C., and the top officers of the 12 district Federal Reserve banks, located throughout the nation. The Fed’s actions, described below, generally have a significant effect on the U.S. interest rates and, subsequently, on stock, bond,
and other financial markets.The Federal Reserve’s basic powers are concentrated in the Board of Governors, which is paramount in all policy issues concerning bank regulation and supervision and in most aspects of monetary control.The board enunciates the Fed’s policies on both monetary and banking matters. Because the board is not an operating agency, most of the daytoday implementation of policy decisions is left to the district Federal Reserve banks, stock in which is owned by the commercial banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Ownership in this instance, however, does not imply control; the Board of Governors and the heads of the reserve banks orient their policies to the public interest rather than to the benefit of the private banking system.
The U.S. banking system’s regulatory apparatus is complex; the authority of the
Federal Reserve is shared in some instances for example, in mergers or the examination of banks with other federal agencies,such as the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). In the critical area of regulating the nation’s money supply in accordance with national economic goals, however, the Federal Reserve is independent within the government.Income and
expenditures of the Federal Reserve banks and of the Board of Governors are not
subject to the congressional appropriation process; the Federal Reserve is self-
financing. Its income ($20.2 billion in 1992) comes mainly from reserve bank hol
dings of income-earning securities, primarily those of the U.S. government. Outlays ($1.5 billion in 1992) are mostly for operational expenses in providing services to the government and for expenditures connected with regulation and monetary policy. In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned $16.8 billion in earnings to the
U.S. Treasury.
36. The Fed of the United States ____.
A) functions as China Bank
B) is the counterpart of People’s Bank of China
C) is subjected to the banking community and government
D) has 13 top officers who can influence the American financial market
37. The fact that stock in the Fed belongs to commercial banks ____.
A) doesn’t mean the latter is in control
B) means the latter is in control
C) means the latter is subjected to the reserve banks
D) means the reserve banks orient the latter’s policies
38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The Fed is a very big, complex and significant system which comprises m
any local banks.
B) All the commercial banks are not the components of Federal Reserve System.
C) Board of Governors is the supreme policymakers of America.
D) District Reserve banks rather than Board of Governors perform the day
today policies.
39. The authority of the Federal Reserve ____.
A) has to be shared with other establishments
B) is exclusive at other times
C) isn’t limited by comptroller of the Currency and FDIC
D) is limited by Board of Governors
40. Income of the Board of Governors ____.
A) is borrowed from the U.S. Treasury
B) is used by the government to make various policies
C) comes from the U.S. Treasury
D) is not granted by the government
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B）,C） and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. They wanted to know whether the terms had been ____
.
A) agreed on B) agreed with
C) agreed to D) agreed about
42. It’s hard to ____ with the knowledge that he is a
failure.
A) feed B) live C) stay D) get on
43. Polar explorers have to be ____ to endure the climate and other hardships.
A) rough B) tough C) brave D) raw
44. Too much ____ to Xrays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
A) disclosure B) exhibition
C) contact D) exposure
45. They had ____ with each other before they made the announcement.
A) confessed B) confined C) conferredD) confirmed
46. It is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind.
A) incompatible B) incredible
C) indefinite D) indispensable
47. State university is a place suitable for you to ____.
A) sit B) enroll C) encounter D) situate
48. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.
A) subjected to B) filled with
C) associated with D) attached to
49. The ____ fire in the forest was soon put out by the PLA men.
A) roaming B) roaring C) burning D) raging
50. A man has to make ____ for his old age by putting
aside enough money to live on when old.
A) supply B) assuranceC) provision D) adjustment
51. The survival ____ of the seedlings was so low that the experimenters almost lost their hope.
A) ratio B) degree C) rate D) rates
52. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ____ free medical care.
A) entitled to B) involved in
C) associated with D) assigned to
53. He is a ____ man, who cheated me out of a lot of
money.
A) confident B) confidence
C) confidential D) confiding
54. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ____.
A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat
55. This group has been ____ by the UNESCO.
A) put up B) put on C) set on D) set up
56. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now
he has to ____ the consequences.
A) answer for B) run into C) abide by D) step into
57. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries.
A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress
58. When traveling, you are advised to take travelers’ checks, which provi
de a secure ____ to carrying your money in cash.
A) substitute B) selection C) preference D) alternative
59. Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to ____ the factory.
A) extend B) increase C) broadenD) magnify
60. I didn’t say anything like that at all. You are purposely ____ my ideas to prove your point.
A) revising B) contradicting
C) distorting D) distracting
61. Much of the equipment was lying ____ because of a
lack of spare parts.
A) helpless B) vacant C) idle D) lonely
62. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ____ attitude toward customers.
A) impartial B) mild C) hostile D) opposing
63. In my opinion, you have no ____ for your complain
ts.
A) foundation B) base C) grounds D) sources
64. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ____ on what he promises.
A) faith B) belief C) credit D) reliance
65. When you come to a foreign country, you must ____
the social customs there.
A) comply B) confirm C) watch D) observe
66. My students found the book ____ it provided them
with an abundance of information on the subject.
A) enlightening B) confusing
C) distracting D) amusing
67. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.
A) dim B) blank C) faintD) vain
68. In this factory the machines are not regulated ____
but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
A) independently B) individually
C) irrespectively D) irregularly
69. The Olympic Games was being televised ____ from Los Angeles.
A) alive B) live C) lively D) life
70. When he had finished playing, the child was made to ____ all the toys he had brought out everywhere.
A) put away B) put up
C) put out D) put off
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions
Directions:In this part there is a short passage with five questions. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions in the fewest possible words.
Betta, also known as the Siamese fighting fish, common name of a small freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. Cultivated bettas may be of any color but most
commonly are red, blue, or turquoise. The color in males becomes more vivid when
the fish is courting or otherwise aroused. The adult measures 3. 8 to 6. 4 cm (
1. 5 to 2. 5 in.) in length. Like several related species, including the gourami
and climbing perch, the betta does not obtain its entire oxygen supply from water but must periodically rise to the surface for air. A cavity above each gill chamber contains a special organ, the labyrinth, used in breathing air. It enables the fish to inhabit oxygen—deficient water that could not be tolerated otherwise. The male builds a nest for the eggs by blowing sticky bubbles of air that collect as a froth at the water’s surface. The male fertilizes into this froth and also briefly guards the hatched young.
Male fighting fish are bred in Thailand for the purpose of competitive combat, and people gamble on the outcome of the matches. Male bettas are aggressive and even attack their own reflections in a mirror. Fights between male bettas are begun by placing two evenly matched fish in adjacent glass containers. When the fish make attempts at attacking each other, they are removed from the separate containers and placed in a single larger container. When they have recovered from being transferred, they take up a sidebyside position and begin a long series
of swift attacking movements. Because their teeth are small, they nibble rather
than bite, concentrating their attacks on the fins. Fights are sometimes interrupted while the fish swim to the surface to replenish their supply of oxygen. Although injuries to fins and scales sustained during battle are usually extensive,
fighting fish generally recover completely in a few weeks.
1. In what case do bettas assume various colors?
________________________________________-.
2. How does the betta breath air?
____________________________________.
3. What does the word “otherwise” mean here in line 11?
_______________________________________-.
4. For what are bettas cultivated in Thailand?
_________________________________________________.
5. At what moment does a fight between male bettas start?
________________________________________________-.
Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to wr
ite a composition on the topic “My View on Remedial Classes for Children”. You
should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有人认为让孩子上补习班是为了对孩子进行素质教育，以适应充满激烈竞争的
未来社会。
2. 有人认为让孩子上补习班加重了孩子的身心负担，不宜提倡。
3. 谈谈你的观点。
答案部分
Part Ⅰ
1.答案B。
【试题分析】扫描选项可知该对话与书或借书有关，抓关键词推测。关键词为:Can I borrow…?Sure(当然可以)。
【详细解答】根据首句Excuse me可知下文为烦请对方做某事。若听出女
士答语中的copy, borrow, not reading, 则清楚是否让对方用她的书。A、D项文中未谈及；C与not reading不符。
2.答案B。
【试题分析】略看四个选项，推测问题涉及的方面。然后集中注意力听与地点有
关的信息。
【关键词语】we, lucky, to be in New England
【详细解答】该对话是谈天气的。女士说比旧金山或中国的昆明天气更好，这是一句评
语，听到此句仍不能确定对话发生在何处。男士的话是做对此题的关键。此外，若听清了New England，还要知道它指的是美国东部早期的英国殖民地，故该对话发生在America。
3.答案D。
【试题分析】此题考听力及对语言知识——what if句型和fire escape的理解。
【关键词语】what if, fire escape
【详细解答】what if…?意为“如果发生……该怎么办?本题关键要听懂
女士的问题，如果你发现有人想从安全出口进来你该怎么办?
4.答案C。
【试题分析】扫视选项，得知该题问的是地点，听时集中注意力听清问什么地点。
【关键词语】get them at gas station
【详细解答】对话中谈到了好几个地点：store, Aunt Mary’s, gas station，题目问女
士在路途中会在什么地方停留。女士说她不去商店，而是要去Mary家，在途中她可以在加油站买烟。因此，途中停留的地方是加油站。
5.答案C。
【试题分析】此题为间接推理题。
【关键词语】If you leave your name and number
【详细解答】女士说她是一位中国学者，来拜访Perkins博士，Perkins博士不在家，男子请对方留下姓名、电话以便Perkins博士给她回电话，根据男士留姓名、电话可推知这位女士来之前未给Perkins博士打电话预约。
6.答案A。
【关键词语】haven’t got my report ready
【详细解答】女士约男士去食品店购物，男士说自己的报告还未准备好，显然男士不去购食品是因为他还有别的事要做(即准备好报告)。
7.答案C。
【试题分析】本题考查听数字的能力，同时还要作简单的计算。
【详细解答】4个选项皆为数字，听音时集中注意力听数量词和有关信息。对话中未直
接回答多少人参加了驾驶执照考试，但只要听懂了65(from the Dongjie)和30(from Old Town)，两数相加便知道了答案。
8.答案C。
【试题分析】本题考查间接推理能力。
【详细解答】四个选项均为地点状语，故问题一定是问地点的。女士说在节食，喝一杯
水和吃几块饼干就够了；男士说这点东西不够，他想长胖点。显然对话最有可能发生在餐馆
里，而不可能是A.书店；B.停车场；D.医院。
9.答案C。
【关键词语】let’s go for some coffee; save money
【详细解答】女士累了，建议休息一下，喝杯咖啡。男士说“I’m saving money nowadays”，我想积攒一点钱，此句间接告诉听者他未同意去喝咖啡。同时又说“I’ll make you a cup of coffee.” 这便是他的建议。因此，C为正确答案。
10.答案D。
【关键词语】seat
【详细解答】男士问的是“椅子扶手上的按钮和插座是干什么用的?”，
女士详细回答了
他的问题，讲明了各按钮的具体作用。按钮、插座在座位上，因此谈话是关于seat的。on the landing中的landing意为“楼梯的平台”，而对话中的landing为“着陆”之意。
11.答案C。
【试题分析】此题为直接明示信息题。
【关键词语】…moves most quickly among people…in crowded conditions
【详细解答】此题问题在短文开头的一部分中直接回答出来了，因此，只
要听懂了Flu…moves most quickly…crowded…hence…likely to attack amies，答案就明明白白了。
12.答案C。
【关键词语】type A, type B, type C
【详细解答】短文中部谈到流感病毒的种类时，讲到了type A, type B,
type C以及A、B两个种类的子类。听懂问题也是做对此题的关键。excluding subgroups不包括子种类。
13.答案D。
【试题分析】此题为直接明示信息题。
【详细解答】根据选项确定此题问数字，听音时特别注意听与数字有关的
信息。流感大流行致死多少人在短文中只有一处谈及，即before the great outbreak ended, it had killed at least 15 million people，该题无其它数字干扰，因此，此题难度不太大。
14.答案C。
【试题分析】此题为听力材料的细节考查题。
【详细解答】如果听到了句子：The virus of influenza was not found
until 1933.便可以排除A，如果我们听到了…a team of British doctors found the type A…, a doctor of the United States found type B.就能轻易排除B。短文开头提到了the outbreak of 412 BC. 显然公元前412前不同于公元412年，D也不对。最后还要理解all
…not意为“不是所有的……都”(=Not all…)。短文中的句子“A vaccine good against
one type gave no protection against another.”与选项C意义相同。
15.答案B。
【试题分析】此题需从话语逻辑联系上找答案。
【详细解答】短文开头的句子…the path led into some very thick bushes.…I decided that if we walked along the bottom of the valley we could…是做对这题的关键
。“这条路进了茂密的灌木”与“我决定……”是一种因果关系，这种关系便是此题答案所
在。
16.答案D。
【试题分析】此题考查听力及生活常识。
【详细解答】文中虽然未直接提到nest(巢)，但若我们听到了a bird fle
w…I saw two eggs，便可根据一般常识判定作者看到的是鸟巢。短文中虽然提到了rock, grass，但鸟蛋最有可能是在巢了。
17.答案C。
【试题分析】此题为直接明示信息题。
【详细解答】只要听懂了…worn the rock as smooth as glass(冲刷得
象玻璃一样光滑)和…too steep to climb down(太陡了不能爬下去)，这题答案就清楚了。
18.答案B。
【试题分析】先读选项，四项皆为地点状语，因此可以预知此题问地点，听音时
注意听与地点有关的信息。
【详细解答】此题答案在短文的开头，即The office and small factory…were…in a
…old fashioned houses…此题还需辨析behind ornamental railings与选项behind the railway，前者意为“在装饰围栏之后”，后者意为“在铁轨后面”。
19.答案D。
【试题分析】此题为听力材料细节理解题。
【详细解答】若听清了短文中的girl of seventeen, yellow hair，便可
排除A、B选项。若听到了in a green woolen coat便可排除C项，同时确定D为正确答案，coat(外套)通常在户外穿用。
20.答案B。
【试题分析】此题为直接明示信息题。
【关键词语】patterns of cloth…on a large desk
【详细解答】短文最后一部分是对邻居Mr. Thomas Belton室内情况的描
写。在描写部分只要听清楚了Patterns of cloth…on a large desk，就容易选对B项。
Part Ⅱ
1
短文大意
本文从词源学的角度出发,阐述了religion的含义。一方面,人们认为religion是某些独有的文化传统,具有排他性,甚至用一种理念化,抽象化以及模糊的概念解释religion;另一方面,人们认为religion是无知的代名词。文中作者陈述了自己的观点,认为religion不是具有单一或固定含义或者易于明确界定的某种东西,它是人类生活经历的一个方面。同时作者又向读者展示了作者较为赞同的种种观点。并对religion所包含的内容及表现作了较为详细的说明。
21. 答案A。
【试题分析】本题考查文章的大意。这要结合全篇文章来看，不可误把局部当整
体，误把细节当主题。
【详细解答】文章第二句(…religion covers a wide spectrum of meanings…)
就是短文的主题句。与选项A意思相同。文章第一段介绍了对“宗教”的两种极端的解释；
第二段作者详细陈述了自己的观点，“宗教”是什么，不是什么，在西方、东方怎样定义，
在部落文化中又怎样认识等等；第三段对宗教的种种表现形式给予了说明。由此看来，A)是文章的大意。B)是极端主义者的看法；C)说明了宗教的普遍性，不是文章的大意；D)项本身的说法就与第三段内容相矛盾，更不可能是文章的大意。
22.答案C。
【试题分析】此题考查根据上下文猜测生词的能力。
【详细解答】该词的上下文是：宗教表示了对规定仪式的___和内心的敬畏之精神
。A)注意；B)观察；C)遵照；经验。显然只有C)项适合该句语言环境。要注意辨析observe
的两个名词形式：observation观察；observance遵照。
23. 答案B。
【试题分析】本题为细节考查题。
【详细解答】题目问“人们一般认为宗教是什么”。A)项是极端主义者的
观点(见第一段最后一句话)。B)(是精神活动)与文章第二段首句内容相符。…what is taken to be a spiritual reality(被看作是精神现实的东西)中谓语是被动结构，动作执行者是泛指的“人们people”，在被动结构中省略了。显然是正确答案。C)(是个人遵守传统习惯)不是人们一般的看法；D)出自于第三段首句，是作者的观点。
24. 答案D。
【试题分析】本题为逻辑推理题。
【详细解答】A)有人认为宗教应该是什么，不应该是什么。这与第二段首
句后部分的内容相符。既然作者说“…不必声称宗教应该是什么，不应该是什么”，显然说明有人这么认为，故A不可选。在文章第一段中，作者指出了对于宗教的两种极端的看法，包括了“path of enlightment”都是作者所不赞同的，于是第二、三段中，作者阐述了自己的观点。所以B不可选。C项与第一段内容相符。“虔诚的信徒认为只有自己的传统是宗教”，这也是作者所不赞同的。C也不可选。作者在第二段阐述了宗教的普遍性和宗教定义的多样性后，在末尾借学者之口提出了“the sacred”之说，显然作者不是不赞成“the sacred”的定义，因此答案为D)。
25. 答案B。
【试题分析】此题为直接信息题。
【详细解答】Buddha, monotheism和部落里的宗教情况均在文章第二章给
予了说明，显然B是正确答案。宗教是人类的行为表现，但不能说人类所有的行为表现都是宗教，所以A不对。“与文化分离的行为”有时属于宗教，有时不是。文章最后一段中的“It is sometimes…that sets itself apart from culture”已有明确说明。故C不对。A、C均不可选，那么D自然不用考虑了。
2
短文大意
有人认为国际性的比赛能促进人们友好相处,另一些人则认为国际性比赛只能导致误解,播下仇恨的种子。作者以奥运会上的比赛、曲棍球赛以及美国与俄罗斯的棒球赛为例说明了以上观点。最后作者认为只有为爱而比赛且代表个人,而不是代表国家而赛才会避免美俄棒球赛争端之类的问题出现。
26. 答案C。
【详细解答】根据短文的第一段可以排除A(增强了国家间的友谊)和B(产 生错误
的民族自豪感)。D项虽在文中提及但不是作者的看法。C项的“几乎没表现出国家友谊”，
与第一段文字中的…the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourages international brotherhood意义相同。
27. 答案B。
【参考译文】球队负责人说“棍球和国际曲棍球联都完蛋了”的含义是什么。
【详细解答】文章第二段讲的是输球队员对判决不公的不满。球队负责人
的那句话也是在这种不满的情况下愤愤然地说出来的，主要原因是裁判的不公正。因此，其含义应是B：曲棍球和国际曲棍球联盟都受到了裁判不公正的损害。
28. 答案A。
【详细解答】篮球赛的例子暗示的是“过分的爱国主义精神”。从文章第三段中
的比赛结束后的争论，美国队宣布不把第一名让给苏联队以及拒绝领取第二名的奖牌等都说
明了这一点。B、C、D不对。因作者只对事情进行了客观叙述并未加评论。
29. 答案C。
【详细解答】第二、三段中的两个例子说明了C)“体育中的竞争伤害了国际友谊
”。在文章的第一段作者提出了“没有证明体育促进国际友谊”的观点，第二段中球员的愤怒与不满和第三段中争论与队员的言行都说明了体育对国际友谊并未起到促进作用。A的说法是其它人的观点；B的观点原文中没有提及；D不对，第二段虽谈到裁判不公，但并未说奥运会中普遍存在，其没第二，第三段的例子似乎对裁判公正与否没有涉及。
30. 答案A。
【详细解答】文章最后一段的最后两个句子谈到运动员作为个人或非国家队去参
与竞争的建议不现实，而目前在奥运会的组织中又存在着过分的爱国主义因素，据此应选A：奥运会的组织方式应当改进。B、C、D均与原文内容不符。
3短文大意
本文阐述了异常孩子享受平等教育的问题。作者从家庭的责任、社会的作用以及法律的角度
肯定了教育对孩子的重要性,所有孩子应享受平等的教育,从而提出学校对异常儿童与普通儿童应采用不同的教学计划,让超常儿童的潜能得以充分发挥。
31. 答案A。
【详细解答】在第二段，作者举例说，舞台上的主角吸引了我们的注意力，但我
们没有忽视配角的支持与舞台布景的衬托。下文的exceptional children与例子中的leading actor相对应；family和society与例中的supporting players和scenery相对应，从而说明了A)“异常孩子的成长与家庭和社会有很大关系”。B)异常孩子比正常孩子受家庭影响更大。C)异常孩子是社会和家庭的主要兴趣。D)社会的需要比异常孩子的需要更为重要。显然，作者的举例不能说明B、C、D项的意思。
32. 答案C。
【参考译文】异常孩子在教育方面受到如此关注的原因是什么。
【详细解答】答案C的根据是文章第三段最后一个句子：The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over…indicated the strong feeling…
all citizen，…deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities。
33. 答案D。
【试题分析】这是中心思想测试题。
【详细解答】本文开头第一段概括了全文的主题思想。下文详细地阐述了
家庭和社会对异常孩子的重要性，教育对所有孩子的重要性，和所有孩子平等地
受教育的法律保证。这些细节都说明D)“教育适应异常孩子的必要性”。B项本文未涉及，
A、C虽有涉及，但不是全文的主题思想。
34. 答案A。
【试题分析】本题为细节考查题，考查考生对全文所有主要事实和细节的理解。
【详细解答】答案A的根据是第四段中间的“Recent court decisions have confirmed
the right of all children—disabled or not—to an appropriate education. B、C、D
均在文中找不到根据，所以都不可选。
35. 答案D。
【试题分析】此题问哪个选项符合文章内容。做这类题可以从文中找各选项的依
据来逐项排除。
【详细解答】文章首段第二句中的…to develop their full adult potential和文章最
后一句中的…to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs清楚地表明了exceptional children指智力超常的儿童，因此，A)项(身体和智力有毛病)不正确。文章的第四段对“All men are created equal”在教育中的含义给予了具体的解释，即“每个孩子具有得到帮助、学到能力极限的权利”，因此，B项(作者用“所有人生来平等”是为了反对学校对超常儿童的教学计划)的说法是错误的。本文的宗旨是赞同学校对超常儿童与普通儿童采用不同的教学计划；法律确认的是所有孩子享有适当的教育的权利，这包括超常儿童的潜能得以最大发挥的权利，因此，C)项不对。D)学校通常的教学计划不能满足超常儿童充分发挥潜能的需要。“调整教学计划适应超常儿童的必要性”是本文的中心，这与D)项内容一致，故答案选D)。
4
短文大意
本文是一篇说明文,对美国的联邦储备银行给予了较为详细的介绍。美联储是庞大的、复杂
的和重要的银行系统,有许多地方银行。其权力主要集中在the Board of Governors之手。
美联储的权力有时是独享的,有时与其他机构共享。具体运作相当复杂。阅读本文后我们一
定能对美联储有较清楚的了解。
36. 答案B。
【详细解答】美国的联邦储备银行相当于中国人民银行。根据文章开头部分的“A
central bank…issues the national currency, conducts monetary policy, …“(中央银行……发行货币，制订金融政策……”可知其功能与我国的人民银行相同，故选B。A)作用同中国银行；C)与原文第二句“A central bank serves…”不相符。联邦储备银行的重要官员包括Board of Governors和“12个地方储备银行的高级官员”，但未说明具体人数。
37. 答案A。
【参考译文】联邦储备银行中的股票归商业银行所有，这不意味着受商业银行控
制。
【详细解答】选项A中的in control意味“控制别人”，此处即the latter(商业银行)控制股票。A与文中的Ownership…doesn’t imply control相符，而B则恰好与
之相反。表面上看，C(意味着商业银行从属于联邦储备银行)和D(意味着储备银行左右着商
业银行的政策)是正确的，而且原文中可找到根据，但C、D与题干毫无逻辑联系。一般说来
，物主对属于自己的东西有控制权，而拥有股票的商业银行却不是这样。这是该题的逻辑所
在。
38. 答案C。
【试题分析】此题考查对文章细节的理解。
【详细解答】A)Fed.是一个庞大的、复杂的和重要的银行系统，有许多地
方银行。文章开头提到了“12 district Federal Reserve banks”，第三段首句提到了它的复杂性。B)不是所有的商业银行都是联邦储备银行的成员。第三段中间的定语从句“that are members of the Federal Reserve System”说明了还有联邦储备银行之外的商业银行。D)(实施日常政策的是地方储备银行，而不是Board of Governors)与文中的“Because the board is not an operating agency,…left to the district Federal Reserve banks”相符。只有C)Board of Governors(是美国制订政策的最高权力者)与文章第二段首句内容不符，故C为选择答案。
39. 答案B。
【参考译文】联邦银行的权威性有时是独有的。
【详细解答】文章第三段首句：“…is
shared in some instances…with other federal agencies…(有时与其它联邦机构分享)
”说明有时是不与他人分享的；文章第二段首句也说明了在某些方面Fed.是最权威的(…paramount)。因此B为正确选项。A)(必须与其它机构分享)太绝对；C)(不受货币审计机构和FDIC的限制)与第三段首句内容恰好相反；D)(受到银行总裁们的限制)在文章中找不到根据。
40. 答案D。
【参考译文】Board of Governors的收入不是政府的拨款。
【详细解答】文章末尾部分的句子“Income…are not subject to the congressional
appropriation process(收入…不属于国会拨款之列)”表明选项D正确。B)(被政府用于制
订各项政策)和C)(来源于美国国库)均与文章最后三个句子内容不相符。
Part Ⅲ
41. 答案A。
【试题分析】本题为同义词搭配辨析题。
【词义辨析】[FK)]agree on赞同。表示经双方协商而同意的事情，如谈判条件，开会
日期，商品价格等用agree on(或upon)；单方面说“与某人意见一致”时用agree with；宾语是“建议”、“计划”、“安排”等名词时常用agree to。
42. 答案B。
【试题分析】本题为同义词词义辨析题。
【词义辨析】[FK)]live with“接受不愉快的事”，“忍受”，即accept sth. unpleas
ant。如：We don’t like these regulations, but we have to learn to live with them.我们虽然不喜欢这些规定，但也得学会忍受。feed with“用…喂养”；stay with“与…
呆在一起”；get on with“与…相处”，皆不合题意。
43. 答案B。
【详细解答】A)粗暴的，艰难的；B)粗暴的，坚韧的；C)勇敢；D)生的，未加工
的。探险者不仅要勇敢，面对恶劣气候与困难，更要能吃苦耐劳、坚韧不拔。故B正确。
44. 答案D。
【参考译文】过多地受到X光照射会引起皮肤烧伤，导致癌症或其它身体伤害。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析。
【详细解答】exposure(暴露)来源于动词expose (=leave without any protection
from something)；exposure to Xray无任何遮挡地暴露在X光线下。A)disclosure(揭露)来于动词disclose (make known); B)exhibition展览(a public show of objects); C)contact接触(the condition of meeting or touching)。从词义上看，A、B两项易于排除，而C项干扰性却很大，“过多地接触X光”也是对的，但contact后常接介词with, 不接介词to。故只有D项可选。
45. 答案C。
【详细解答】 A)承认，表示；B)限制，禁闭(to)；C)交换意见(with)；D)证实，
批准。
46. 答案D。
【参考译文】众所周知，知识是扩充才智的必备条件。
【详细解答】indispensable必不可少的(=that is too important to live without);
A) incompatible不可共存的，不兼容的(not suitable to be together with)；B) incredible难以置信的(=unbelievable); C) indefinite不明确的，含糊的(=not fixed, not clear)。本题属于难词辨析。因此，只要识别四个选项的词义，做题就不会有困难。
47. 答案B。
【详细解答】enroll意为“注册”、“入学”、“入会”等。C)遭遇；D)使位于
。只有B合题意。
48. 答案A。
【参考译文】应该注意减少一个人连续遭受强噪音影响的时间。
【详细解答】subjected to遭受，隶属于(=be caused to be controlled
or ruled);filled with充满了…；associated with与…相联系(=be connected with); (
be) attached to依附于，依恋于，附在…上。只有…is subjected to…noise(遭受噪音影响)的搭配最为合适。
49. 答案D。
【详细解答】A)漫游；B)咆哮，吼声；C)燃烧；D)狂怒的，猛烈的。raging fire
指“烈火”、“大火”。森林大火气势非同一般，故选有“猛烈”之意的raging最合适。
50. 答案C。
【参考译文】一个人必须存足够的钱为年老后的生活作准备。
【试题分析】本题为近义词辨析。
【详细解答】A)supply供应，提供；B)assurance保证；C)provision预备
，准备；D)adjustment调整。B、D两项的差异与题目相差很大，易于排除，A、C两项有近义的一面，需要辨析。作动词时，supply与provide词义相同，可以替换；而作名词时，supply与provision却不能替换。supply意为a store for use;如water supply供水。provision意为a preparation against future risk or for future use, 显然provision的词义符合本题。make provision for…为…作预备。
51. 答案C。
【详细解答】A)比；B)程度；C)率；D)等级，规模。表示“…率”时常用rate而
不用ratio；如：the survival rate成活率；the birth rate出生率；the rate of spoiled products废品率。
52. 答案A。
【参考译文】众所周知，我国的退休工人有权享受公费医疗。
【试题分析】本题为词组意义辨析。
【详细解答】be entitled to有权做某事(=be given the right)；它由
主动结构entitle sb. to (do) sth.(给某人以…的权利)变来的短语。又如：You are entitled to a free seat at the concert.你有权享受一张免费座位听音乐会。be involved in卷入，受牵连，聚精会神地干，例如：He was involved in the murder.他被卷入这起谋杀案。be associated with与…有联系(=be connected with)；be assigned to委派，指定，例如：He has been assigned to a new post.他被派到了新的工作岗位。根据上面的解释和例句，A项最
符合此句意思。
53. 答案B。
【详细解答】confidence。欺诈的(adj.)，信任(n.)。A)有信心的；C)
秘密的；D)(易于)信任别人的。根据题意“他骗了我许多钱”，应选B。
54. 答案B。
【参考译文】农民比城里人更盼望雨水，因为雨水对他们的利害关系更大。
【试题分析】本题为介词短语辨析。
【详细解答】danger不与at搭配，常用作in danger(外于危险中)，at loss搭配错误，
应说at a loss,意思是“不知所措”。threat(威胁，凶兆)不与at搭配。本题单从搭配上的辨析便可判定B正确。at stake在危险中，存亡攸关。此句取其“利害攸关”之意。
55. 答案D。
【详细解答】set up资助；这个团体得到了联合国教科文组织的资助。
56. 答案A。
【参考译文】他没能履行合同的某些条款，因而现在他得对其后果负责。
【试题分析】本题是短语辨析。
【详细解答】answer for对…负责；run into撞上，偶然碰到；abide by
遵守；step into介入，干预。四个选项的词义差别大，因此，只要能识别四个词组，便不难选准答案。
57. 答案B。
【详细解答】attempt企图，试图(指作出努力)。A)试验，考验，审判；C)行为，
动作；D)进步。该题也可用try或effort。
58. 答案D。
【参考译文】外出旅游时，建议你带上旅行支票，它向你提供携带现金的安全办
法。
【详细解答】alternative可供选择的办法；substitute替换，替换物，
“替换物”应有其替换的对应词，本句的对应词是your money in cash; 若选A，从结构上看替换对应词是carrying，显然说不通。
59. 答案A。
【详细解答】extend扩大(规模与范围)；B)(水平)上升，增加(数量)；C)变宽，
变开阔；D)运用仪器使物体变得比真实的大。
60. 答案C。
【参考译文】我根本没象那样说，你是故意曲解我的意思来证明你的观点。
【详细解答】revise（修改、修订）一般指文章、作品等的“修改”、“
修订”，本句语境不适应A项。contradict使矛盾，与my idea可以构成正确搭配，但却与前文I didn’t say anything like that at all无逻辑联系。选C(曲解)，恰好与前文的“我根本没那样说”形成照应，因此C项正确。distract使(注意力等)分散；D是陪衬项，无干扰性，易于排除。
61. 答案C。
【详细解答】idle闲着的。此处形容词idle作谓语的伴随状语。A)没有帮助的；B
)空的；D)孤独的，偏僻的。
62. 答案C。
【参考译文】经理向其中一位女售货员投去责备的目光，因她对顾客态度不友好。
【详细解答】impartial公正的，无偏见的； mild温和的； hostile敌对
的，不友好的； opposing对面的，反对的。选A、B两项，则句意逻辑矛盾。选D项，句子意义模糊不清，只有C项符合句子意思。
63. 答案C。
【详细解答】grounds理由(常用复数)。A)基础；B)基础，基地；D)根源，来源。
64. 答案D。
【参考译文】他多次让我失望，我再也不会相信他的许诺了。
【试题分析】本题为词语搭配辨析。
【详细解答】单独看四个选项，四个词在意义上难于辨析。但从词组的搭
配上看，则只有D项正确。reliance信任，依赖。place reliance on是习惯搭配，意为“依靠”、“信赖”。reliance还可与put搭配：put reliance on(或in)信赖。faith(信任，信仰，信念)常用作have faith in相信；lose faith in对…失去信念。belief(相信)常用作have belief in相信。credit(信用)常用作do credit to为…带来信誉，have credit with sb. 得到某人的信用。本题的关键在于知道名词与动词的习惯搭配。
65. 答案D。
【详细解答】observe遵守(礼节、习俗等)。A)遵守(与with连用)；B)(使)确认。
66. 答案A。
【参考译文】我的学生认为这本书具有启蒙作用，该书向他们提供了有关这个学
科的丰富信息。
【详细解答】enlightening令人受启蒙教育的；confusing使人混淆的；distracting使
人分心的；amusing使人娱乐的。孤立地看该题空处，A、B、C、D皆可入选，但根据下文“
提供丰富信息”，只有选A才符合句子逻辑。
67. 答案B。
【详细解答】blank空白的；go blank一片空白的，茫然的。A)(光线)微弱的；C)
微弱的，衰弱的；D)徒劳的。
68. 答案B。
【参考译文】在这家工厂里，机器不是单独控制的，而是由中央电脑系统联合控
制的。
【试题分析】本题为易混词的辨析。
【详细解答】independently独立地，来于形容词independent。independent即not needing other things or other people, 因此，independently指“不依赖于别人或其它事物”。individually个别地，一个一个地，单独地(=one by one, separately); irrespectively来自形容词irrespective(不考虑，不顾)，“分别地”应用respectively。irregularly
不规则地，无规律地。四个选项中，A、B易于混淆；C项若改为respectively也可入选；D项词义与空缺处相差甚大，最易排除。根据but后面的jointly可知，“联合在一起”相对应的应该是“一个一个地”，此处并非谈依赖性的问题，故正确答案是B) individually。
69. 答案B。
【详细解答】live实况播送的。A)活着的(表语形容词)；C)活泼的。
70. 答案A。
【详细解答】put away“把(某物)放在合适的地方以备后用”。
Part Ⅳ
71. 【参考答案】 In the case of cultivated bettas.
72. 【参考答案】 The betta has to rise to the surface for air.
73. 【参考答案】 If it (betta) does not have such a special
organ.
74. 【参考答案】 For the purpose of competitive combat.
75. 【参考答案】 When two bettas are put in the two containers close to each other.
Part Ⅴ
写作指导
本文是一篇议论文。可采用三段式结构写作。第一段可列举当前有些孩子都上了哪些补习
班，然后说明这些孩子的父母怎样考虑这件事，以及他们送他们的孩子上这些课外补习班的
原因。第二段主要写另一些人对这件事的不同看法及他们的做法。补习班只能给学生加重额
外负担。最后谈谈自己的观点，可以辨证地看待这个问题，详述自己赞同或反对的理由，同
时提出处理这个问题的原则。
Sample Writing
My View on Remedial Classes for Children
In present China, especially in cities, most of the younger parents have sent
their children to various kinds of remedial courses, such as painting, dancing, piano playing, calligraphy, etc. These parents hold the view that they are cultivating their children in an allsided way. The future society is bound to be a more competitive one, into which only those gifted in many ways can fit.
Some other parents, however, do not think so. They are opposed to their children taking part in such courses. They think children are children just because they are in a stage of playing freely. These colourful remedial courses are nothing but a burden for them. Adults shouldn’t place additional burden on them; otherwise, their growth will be affected both mentally and physically.
I am inclined to the former view. The young parents in China today have only
one child. They can afford time and money to bring up and train their child, and
most of them want to make their child a talented able person who will be able to contribute more to society in the future. Society in the future will need able persons of high quality. But those parents should remember two points according to me: dont force your child to do what he or she has no interest in; don’t let your child “eat” too much that he or she is not able to digest. |
