2022-2023学年安徽省合肥市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2022-2023学年安徽省合肥市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

2.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

3.Letmehelpyou,______?

A.won'tyonB.willyouC.shallID.shan'tI

4.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

5.—That'smewhenIgotmarried.SeewhatIlooklikenow!—Whynotgoonadiettogetinto______?

A.shapeB.formC.appearanceD.body

6.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

7.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

8.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

9.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

10.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

11.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

12.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

13.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

14.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

15.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

16.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

17.______hecome,theproblemwouldbesettled.

A.WouldB.ShouldC.ShallD.If

18.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

19.NotonlyIbutalsoTomandMary______fondofcollectingstamps.

A.amB.willC.areD.have

20.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

二、翻译(10题)21.随着燃料价格的上涨，购车者买车的想法正在改变。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

22.Irefertoyouradvertisementinlastmonth'sissueofComputerWorldforasalesrepresentativeinAustralia.Iwouldliketoapplyforthisposition.

23.小女孩的歌声给老人带来了欢乐，帮住他忍受住种种生活的艰辛。_____________________________________________________________________________

24.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

25.ThisistocertifythatMr.TomSmithhasbeenundertakingresearchworkoncomputersciencehereasavisitingscholarinourdepartmentfromOctober2009toOctober2010.

26.这一项目的失败使我们得出结论：我们过高估计了他的能力。

27.IhaveboughtthathousefromwhichIcanenjoythebeautifulsceneoftheChangjiangBridge.

28.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

29.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibitions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’lreadwhatyouwrote.

30.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。

三、书面表达(10题)31.你(LiYuan，TeL：78790765)刚从海边度假回来，对旅行社所定的旅馆及其服务不满意。因此决定给该旅行社的经理写封抱怨信。信的内容包括：

(1)说明不满意的具体事件。

(2)提出改进建议或赔偿要求。

32.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你是刘吉，工作是办公室职员，写封信给一位俱乐部的经理，内容包括：(1)最近很容易感到疲劳。工作十分紧张(如接待来访者、为总经理起草报告、归档各类文件)；(2)希望成为该俱乐部的一员，参加那里的活动；(3)你的嗜好和兴趣(如读书、唱歌、烹饪)；(4)希望他能给你提供更多的信息(如加入俱乐部的费用、俱乐部的一般活动时间和活动内容)。

33.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120Fordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你以伦敦国际语言中心的名义向大家介绍：1)该中心的教学目的既实用又围绕商务。教师经验丰富，有现代化的教学方法和设备。想参加语言课程请到105室登记。2)除了教学之外，该中心还提供许多其他活动，如电影、英语角、讨论和野餐，其目的是提高学生的语言技能。3)英语俱乐部每天上午九点至晚上九点开放，只需申请，会员即可免费使用。

34.假定你是Helen，要写一封信给Julie，对她和她的丈夫昨日请你和你丈夫吃饭表示感谢，表示要回请他们，以答谢他们的盛情款待。

35.路边跪着一个学生模样的年轻女子，她面前放着一张纸，上面写着因父母突然病重而退学，希望好心人相助。写一篇短文描述此情景，并说明面对此事你如何做。

36.假设你是一个农村学生，进城看到河水被严重污染，请写一篇议论污染的日记。内容包括

以下几点：

1．河水颜色发黑，并发出臭味。

2．水里没有鱼，也没人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工厂往河里排放工业废水。

4．大家应保护环境，减少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日记的格式。

2．词数为l00左右。

37.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionHealthin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingtopicsentences.Remembertowriteitclearly.(1)Healthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.(2)Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?(3)Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.

38.描写一件你认为(或者你经历的、听说的)最有意思或最有意义的事。内容包括：

(1)何时、何事、何地。

(2)具体的事件经过。

(3)意义或意思所在。

39.假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

40.假如你叫李昕，你在昨天的中国日报上看到一则招聘秘书的广告。写一封信应聘，介绍你的情况。字数：100左右；1.22岁；高中毕业。2.在职业学校(businessschool)学习两年。3.学习酒店管理(hotelkeeping)、打字和公关(publicrelations)。4.擅长电脑和英语听说。

四、翻译(20题)41.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

42.们必须提高产品质量，因为那些国家买家的质量意识都非常强。

A.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinallcountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

B.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

C.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

D.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

43.Thisexperimentresultedinthediscoveryofanewcureforcancer.

44.我昨天没有见到她，我弟弟也没有。

45.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

46.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

47.Heonceagainintroducedtoushisgreatknowledge,experienceandwisdom.

48.Asafinancialadvisor,I'veseenhundredsofpeoplelearntocontroltheirmoneyinsteadoflettingitcontrolthemandwatchedastheyincreasedastheyincreasedtheirfreedom,powerandsecuritybyhandlingmoneyconsciously.

49.Fivehundredyearsisarelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.

50.Itisknowntoallthatthenewtraderuleswillgointoeffectnextyear.

51.Withouttheencouragementandhelpofmyfriends,Iwouldhavequitschool.

52.我认为本计划的长远利益能够大大改变地球上每个人的生活状况。

53.Tocontroltheincreasingnumberoftrafficaccidents,thenewsafetyregulationwillbeputintoeffectnextmonth.

54.WewelcomeallthosetoattendtheconferencewhoarekeenlyinterestedinInternetdevelopment.

55.Thiscorporationisspecializedinhandingtheimportandexportbusinessoftextiles.

56.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.

57.IntheUnitedStates,apersoncantakecreditonlyforwhathehasaccomplishedbyhimself.

58.健康取决于良好的食物。清新的空气和充足的睡眠。

59.Therearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.

60.Afterworkinginthecompanyforthreemonths,hehadthelucktobepromoteddeputydirector.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.Theword“indispensable”inthefirstlinemeans（）

A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.available

62.Theword“subject”inthepassagemeans__________.

A.thecollegecoursethestudentstake

B.thethemeofthelisteningmaterial

C.abranchofknowledgestudied

D.thestudentexperimentedon

63.WhydidJennifertrytostopherboyfriend?查看材料

A.Becausetheywouldmisstheirtrain．

B.Becausehedidn"tseethetraincoming．

C.BecauseshewassureLisawashardtolift．

D.Becauseshewasafraidthetrainwouldkillhim．

64.根据以下内容，回答下列各题。

Theenergywhichthesunradiatesgoesineverydirection,andonlyaminutepartofitfallsontheearth．Evenso,itrepresentspowerofabout5,000,000horsepower(马力)persquaremileperday;thesungivesusasmuchenergyeverymiunteasmankindutilizesinayear．Atpresent,weusethisenergyindirectly,anditisourfinalsourceofpower．Coalrepresentsthechemicalactionofthesunongreenplantsthousandsofyearsago．Waterpowerresultsfromtherainformedbyvaporwhichcomesfromtheevaporationofwaterunderthesunshine．Evenwindmillsoperatebecauseofaircurrentssetinmotionbythedifferentheatingaffectsofthesunindifferentplaces．Someday,throughchemistryorsometypeofsolarengine,weshallharnessthisgreatsourceofenergymoredirectly．Alreadyascientisthasworkedoutanengine,surprisinglyefficient,inwhichthesun’sraysareconcentratedthroughmirrorsonatubeofwatertocreatesteam．

Howmuchenergygivenoffbythesunreachestheearth?

A.100%butindirectly．

B.5%．

C.50%．

D.onlyaverytinyamount．

65.WhileonamotoringholidayabroadyoumightfindyourselfinDifficultiesbecause

A.youhavebroughtthewrongDocumentswithyou

B.yourferryhasjustleftwithoutyou

C.thenearestphoneisoutoforder

D.arepairtoyourcarmighttakesometime

六、作文(1题)66.S城的交通拥挤现象日趋严重，事故时有发生，特别是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府决定采取措施改善交通现状，向广大市民征集建议。请根据下面的要点向市政府提出建议。(1)修缮公路，改善路面状况;(2)修筑立交桥，缓解交通阻塞现象;(3)控制小轿车的产量。要求：短文需要涉及上述所有内容，可以适当增加内容，阐述自己的其他想法。

参考答案

1.C

2.D

3.A解析：反问疑问句的陈述部分是肯定式时，疑问部分用否定式。以letme或letus起始的反问疑问句，疑问部分用willyou或won'tyou，所以选项A是正确的。

4.D

5.A解析：shape意为“(女人的)姿态，身段”；form意为“形状，形态”；appearance意为“外表，样子”；body意为“身体”。由题意知应选A。

6.C

7.D解析：which修饰非限定性定语从句，指代前边一句话。本题涉及句法知识——简单句、并列句和复合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(简单句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(复合句)

8.B

9.A

10.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

11.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

12.A解析：favor：帮助，一般用domeafavor；good：好处；help不与do搭配：kindness：善良。故选A。

13.C

14.C

15.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

16.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

17.B解析：此处是对将来情况的假设。虚拟条件句的谓语部分为should，had或were时，可把if省去，而把should，had或were放在从句的主语之前，构成主谓部分倒装。

18.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

19.C解析：notonly…butalso连接主语时，谓语动词根据就近原则由butalso后的成分来决定。TomandMary是两个人，所以动词用复数形式。

20.A解析：while意为“虽然”；as意为“因为”；if意为“如果”；since意为“因为”。根据题意选A。

21.D

22.我在上月“计算机世界”上看到招聘驻澳大利亚销售代表的广告特向您申请这个职位我在上月“计算机世界”上看到招聘驻澳大利亚销售代表的广告，特向您申请这个职位

23.Thelittlegirl’ssongsbroughtsunshine/happinesstotheoldmanandhelpedhimtobearthehardshipsoflife.

24.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunskilled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.今天我们甚至在重复性的工作中仍然要分清技术工种和非技术工种，但是到了2020年，所有重复性的工作都将是非技术性工作了。

25.兹证明TomSmith先生自2009年10月至2010年10月在我系作为访问学者从事计算机科学的研究兹证明TomSmith先生自2009年10月至2010年10月在我系作为访问学者从事计算机科学的研究

26.Thefailingoftheprojectforcedustoconcludethatwehadoverestimatedhisabilities.

27.我买下了那座房子从那里我可观赏长江大桥的美景。我买下了那座房子，从那里我可观赏长江大桥的美景。

28.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperfornthistaskthronghaspecialtypeofaveraging.就这一问题曾做过大量的研究，其结果揭示出这样一个答案：我们是通过一种特殊的平均化方式来形成印象的。

29.整个问题的关键在于克服内心的拘谨，打破你与读者之间无形的隔阂。

30.国庆节快到了，很多人在忙着准备去旅游。NationalDayisdrawingnear/roundthecornerandmanypeoplearebusypreparingforatrip.

31.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

32.Ⅵ．Writing2006年末最新颁布的《全国各类成人高等学校招生复习考试大纲(专科起点升本科)》对英语短文写作(第六部分)的要求为：一个小题，满分25分，要求考生根据所给题目或提出的条件(即情景)写出一篇100～120问的短文。同时还要求，在短文写作中，要考虑“文章的特定文体格式”。“根据所给题目或提出的条件”可意指英语命题作文写作，通常以论说文、说明文写作格式为主，内容一般涉及公众关注的话题；还可意指英语信函、便条写作，通常以英语信函写作中常用的“混合式”格式为主，内容一般涉及人们日常生活中的交往问题新大纲指的是后者。在具体短文写作时考生应注意以下方面：(1)避免使用“过分”词句，语言要简明扼要有些英语初学者会觉得，在英语短文写作中，使用的“大问”越多，水平就越高，这是一种不正确的看法，因为这会在英语短文写作中导致“过分”用词的问题。考生作文在内容上要能够做到紧扣命题或情景，应采取语言简明扼要的行文方式。下面列出一些在写作时提倡和不提倡使用的词语：括弧中的词语为提倡使用的词语

括弧中的词语为提倡使用的词语inregardto(about,concerning)

withregardto(about,concerning,on)inrelationto(toward,to)

inconnectionwith(about,of,in,on)onthepartof(for,among)

withreferenceto(on,about,concerning)inviewof(because,since)

intheeventof(if)inorderto(to)

onbehalfof(for)inaccordancewith(with,by)

bymeansof(with,by)inthecaseof(if,in)

inthematterof(in)intheamountof(for)

forthepurposeof(for)inthemajorityofinstances(usually)

inanumberofcases(some)onafewoccasions(occasionally)

inthetimeof(during)(2)不使用缩写形式等过于口语化的字词①一般不应使用缩写形式，如：不应使用"itdidn't”，而应使用“itdidnot”；不应使用"they've”，而应使用"theyhave"等。②一般不应使用表示犹豫不决的短语，如：er，um，well，youknow...，andsoonsoforth，andetc．等(3)避免中文式的“铺垫”“铺垫”、“迂回”或“画龙点睛”等写作方法在中文短文写作中无可非议，但不能使用在英语短文写作中。例如，中文信件的开头方式通常会是“你好!前日收到你的来信，深感欣慰。好久没有给你写信了。不知你的……如何?”等，此类句式不应在英语信函短文写作开头处使用。原因是，此种方式会浪费篇幅。考试中英语短文写作有字数限制，写得太长同样会被扣分。在进行信函短文写作时，考生应注意以下方面：(1)短文写作情景分析中文情景写作中需要直接表述和需要拓展表达的内容。(2)确定信函短文写作的谋篇布局信函短文写作的谋篇布局的含义为信函写作格式。信函短文写作采用的是英语信函写作中的“混合式”。(3)进行语言转换和拓展(4)信函短文合成61．参考范文DearClubManager,

January16,2007Ihopetojoinyourclubandattendtheactivitiesthere.Iworkasanofficeclerk.Ihavebeenprettybusyrecently.EverydayIhavetoreceivemanyvisitorsandfileplentyofpapers.Ihavetodraftareportforthegeneralmanageralmosteveryweek.IamsobusythatIfeelmuchtenseandbecometiredeasily.Iwanttobecomeamemberofyourclubtochangemysituation.Ihavesomehobbiessuchasreadingbooks,singingandcooking.Iwishyoucouldsendmesomeinformationaboutthecosttogetthemembership,thegeneraltimetablefortheclubanditsnormalactivities.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Warmregards.Yours,LiuJi(信体正文字数:119words)

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WeteachEnglishforbothpracticalandbusinesspurposes.Ourteachersarewellexperienced.TheyusemodernteachingmethodsandfacilitiestohelpstudentsimprovetheirEnglish.YoumaygotoRoom105toregisterforourlanguagecourses.Inadditiontoformalclassroomteaching,weof{erourstudentsalotofotheractivities,includingmovies,EnglishCorners,discussionsandoutings.

AllthoseactivitiesaredesignedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirEnglishlanguageskills.OurEnglishclubopensfrom9a.m.to

9p.m.

everyday.Membersarefreetouseallthefacilitiesoftheclub.Allyouhavetodoistoapplyforacard.

34.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

35.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

I'dliketohelppeoplewhoareintroublebutIwouldfirstcheckifwhatshesaidistrue.ButIknowitishard.Itisthebigproblem.Someonedoeswanttodosomethingtohelpthoseintrouble,buttheyareafraidtobecheated.

36.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

37.61．写作格式与第三套一样，不同的是此处段首句以英文给出。本文要点：论述健康对我们的影响，有了好身体我们可以做什么。如何保持健康：1)要进行锻炼，2)要养成好习惯，3)要自己注意身体变化。HealthHealthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.Ifyoubecomesick,itisimpossibleforyoutogoonwithyourstudyoryourwork.Onthecontrary,ifyouarestrong,youcanovercomethedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyou.Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?Firstly,youshoulddoexerciseeverydaytostrengthenyoubodies.Secondly,youshouldform.somegoodhabits,suchasearlyrising.Ifyougetupearly,youcanbreathefreshair.Thirdly,youshouldpayattentiontoyourhealth.Ifyouaregettingsick,you'dbetter,gotoseeadoctor.Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.Ingoodhealth,astudentmayabsorbmoreknowledgeandsolvemorecomplexproblems.Ingoodhealth,scientistscanachievemoresuccessandmakemorecontributions.

38.OnethingshockedmeintheAmericaistheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.

OneofmyAmericanfriends,aprofessorinauniversity,hasaboyatfivewhenIwasthere.Suchalittleboyhadagirlfriendatfivetoo.Theboyalwaysinvitedherwhereverhisfamilywent.ThelittleboyintroducedhertomewhenImetherthefirsttime,"Thisismygirlfriend."Icouldn'thelplaughing.Heseriouslyansweredmylaugh:“DoyouthinkI'llmarryher?Noway!”

Howdifferentthetwoculturesareatthepointofhavingagirlfriend.

39.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

40.Deargentleman,Iwishtoapplyforthepositionadvertisedinyesterday’sChinaDaily.IfeelthatIcanmeettheneedsofyourcompany.I’m22yearsofage.Aftergraduatingfromaseniormiddleschool,Itookatwo-yearcourseinabusinessschool,studyinghotelkeeping,typewritingandpublicrelations.I’mgoodatbothoperatingPCandtheEnglishlanguageinlisteningandspeaking.I’minterestedinsecretarialwork.IthinkIhavetheabilitytodotheworkwellandI’mfitforthejob.Iwantverymuchtobeacceptedbyyourcompany.I’llworkhardifIcanworkinyourcompany.Yourssincerely,LiXin