英语四级年度考试真题与答案解析

2007年12月英语四级考试真题PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions: Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatElectivesToChoose.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:.各学校开了各种各样的选修课.学生选课有不同的原因.就我而言注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。WhatElectivesToChoosePartIIRadingcomprehension(Skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepasssagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.UniveraitiesBranchOutAsneverbeforeintheirlongstory,universitieshavebecomeinstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheplaceofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantages.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.Inresponsetothesameforcesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshavebecomeMoreself-consciousyglobal:seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offeringcoursesofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative（合作的）researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.Oftheforcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthemovementacrossborders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.0percent,from8000,000in1975to2.5millionin2994.Mosttravelfromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelopingtodevelopedcountriesidgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodevelopingcountries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthedoctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseintheUnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudyisgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica 'sbestinstitutionsandpercentofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born,andinChinamanynewlyhiredfacultyhiredfacultymembersatthetopresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.Universitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsinanothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,2000participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.AndintheUnitedStates,institutionsarehelpingplacestudentsinsummerinternships（实习）abroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvardhaveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateatleastoneinternationalstudyorinternshipopportunityandprovidingthefinancialresourcestomakeitpossible.Globalizationisalsoreshapingthewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolvessourcingportionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHowardHughesMedicalShanghai'FudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfacultycolleaguesfrombothschools.TheShanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduatestudentsworkingina4,300-square-meterlaboratoryseminarswithscientistsfrombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsbothcountries;Xu's<alelabismoreproductive,thankstothelowercostsofconducingfromaword-classscientistandhisU.S.team.Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshasconsistentlyledoftheworldintheworldinthecommercializationofmajornewtechnologies,fromthemainframecomputerandintegratedcircuitofthe1960stotheinternetinfrastructure（基础设施）andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.Thelinkbetweenuniversity-basedscienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimeshighlyvisible:SiliconValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128outsideBostonhaslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,governmentshaveencouragedcopyingofhismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyinCambridge,England,whereMicrosoftandscoresofotherleadingsoftwareandbiotechnologycompanieshavesetupshoparoundtheuniversity.Forallitssuccess,theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingtheresearchuniversitymodel.MostpoliticianrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceandnationalEconomicstrength,butsupportforresearchfundinghasbeenunsteady.ThebudgetoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythaninflationssincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpacewithinflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundiswelcome,butthenationwouldbebetterservedbysteady,predictableincreasesinsciencefundingattherateoflong-termGDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentperyear.Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultyrecognizingthatadmittingmoreforeignstudentscangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternationalunderstanding.Adjustedforinflation,publicfundingforinternationalexchangesandforeign-languagestudyiswellbelowthelevelsof40yearsago.InthewakeofSeptember11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramaticdeclineinthenumberofforeignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.Universities,andacorrespondingsurgeinenrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericansuniversityandbusinessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandareversalofthedecline,buttheUnitedStatesisstillseenbymanyasunwelcomingtointernationalstudents.MostAmericansrecognizethatuniversitiescontributetothenation-beingthroughtheirswellscientificresearch,butmanyfearthatforeignstudentsthreatenAmericancompetitivenessbytakingtheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome.Theyfailtograspthatwelcomingforeignstudentsandlikeimmigrantsthroughouthistory-strengththenation;andsecond,foreignstudentswhostudyintheUnitedStatesbecomeambassadorsformanyofitsmostcherished（珍视）valueswhentheyreturnhome.Oratleasttheyunderstandthembetter.InAmericaaselsewhere,fewInstrumentsofforeignpolicyareaseffectiveinpromotingpeaceandstabilityaswelcominginternationaluniversitystudents.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。1Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatpresent-dayuniversitieshavebecomeA.moreandmoreresearch-orientedin-servicetrainingorganizationsmorepopularizedthaneverbeforeapowerfulforceforglobalintegrationOverthepastthreedecades,theenrollmentofoverseasstudentshasincreasedby2.5millionB.by800,000atanannualrateof3.9percentatanannualrateof8percentIntheUnitedStates,howmanyofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born?A.10%B.20%C.30%D.38%HowdoYaleandHarvardpreparetheirundergraduatesforglobalcareers?A.TheyorganizeaseriesofseminarsonworldeconomyTheyofferthemvariouscoursesininternationalpoliticsTheyarrangeforthemtoparticipateintheErasmusprogramTheygivethemchancesforinternationalstudyorinternshipAnexampleillustratingthegeneraltrendofuniversities nis'globalizatioA.Yale'scollaborationwithFudanUniversityongeneticresearchYale'shelpingChineseuniversitiestolaunchresearchprojectsYale'sstudentexchangeprogramwithEuropeaninstitutionsYale'sestablishingbranchcampusesturohouttheworldWhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?A.IthousesmanycompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvardItisknowntobethebirthplaceofMicrosoftCompanyItwasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversityItiswheretheInternetinfrastructurewasbuiltupWhatissaidabouttheU.S.federalfundingforresearch?A.Ithasincreasedby3percentIthasbeenunsteadyforyearsIthasbeenmorethansufficientItdoubledbetween1998and2003ThedramaticdeclineintheenrollmentofforeignstudentsintheU.SafterSeptember11wascausedby ManyAmericansfearthatAmericancompetivenessmaybethreatenedbyforeignstudentswhowill 10ThepolicyofwelcomingforeignstudentscanbenefittheU.S.inthattheverybestofthemwillstayand Partin ListeningComprehension (35minutes)SectionADirection:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。A)Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.C)ShewassomewhatoverweightA)Atheairport.C)Inabookingoffice.A)Teachinghersonbyherself.C)AskingtheteacherforextrahelpA)Haveashortbreak.C)Continueherworkoutdoors.A)Heistakingcareofthistwinbrother.Hehasbeenfeelingillallweek.B)Shewaspopularamongboys.Shedidn'tdowellathighschool.B)Inarestaurant.D)Atthehotelreception.B)Havingconfidenceinherson.D)Tellinghersonnottoworry.B)Taketwoweeksoff.D)Goonvacationwiththeman.B)HeisworriedaboutRod'shealth.D)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.A)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.ShebroughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.A)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn'treturnthebook.Thewomandoesn 'tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.Thewomandoesn 'tfindthebookusefulanyrmThewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.A)Mostoftheman'sfriendsareathletes.Fewpeoplesharethewoman'sopinion.Themandoesn'tlooklikeasportsman.Thewomandoubtstheman'sathleticability.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhaveheard.A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.Sheisgoingtogetittheairport.Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.A)Itendsinwinter.Itwillcostheralot.Itwilllastoneweek.Itdependsontheweather.A)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.Theremightbeatrafficjam.Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.Thereisalotofstufftopack.A)Athome.Intheman'scar.Attheairport.Bythesideofataxi.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.Shewantsamuchhighersalary.Sheistiredofherpresentwork.Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.A)Translator.Travelagent.Languageinstructor.Environmentengineer.A)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.Communicationskillsandteamspirit.Devotionandworkefficiency.Educationandexperience.SectionBDirections: Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theycarealotaboutchildren.Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.A.Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.Theiradoptiveparentsdon twantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.A.Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.A.Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.Adoptionhasmuchtodowithlove.PassageTwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Hesufferedfrommentalillness.HeboughtTheWashingtonPostHeturnedafailingnewspaperintoasuccess.Hewasonceareporterforamajornewspaper.A.ShewasthefirstwomantoleadabigU.S.publishingcompany.ShegotherfirstjobasateacherattheUniversityofChicago.Shecommittedsuicidebecauseofhermentaldisorder.Shetookoverherfather'spositionwhenhedied.A.Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans 'mind.AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.It'llenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.It'llallowthertoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.It'llprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.It'prleventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.A)Theycan'timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.Theycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.A)Theydon'thavetopayforthemedicalservices.Theyneedn'tpaytheentiremedicalbatonce.Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。Moreandmoreoftheworld'spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(36).Between1920and1960bigcitiesindevelopedcountries(37)twoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.They(38)sizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsovery(39)signsoftroubleinthe(40)ofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthenineteenthcenturycitiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEuropethe(41)—ofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe (42)—workinginfactories.Now,however,the(43)isalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrializedworld:(44).Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannotpayfortheirgrowth;(45) Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.(46) agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairingparentsandstarvingchildren.PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth) (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection.Thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aswarspreadstomanycomersoftheglobe,Childrensadlyhavebeendrawnintothecenterofconflicts.InAfghanistan,Bosnia,andColombia,however,groupsofchildrenhavebeentakingpartinpeaceeducation47.Thechildren,afterlearningtoresolveconflicts,tookonthe48ofpeacemakers.TheChildren'sMovementforpeacemakerswasevennon^SnOtedortheNobelpeaceprizein1998.Groupsofchildren49ispeacemakersstudiedhumanrightsanpovertyissuesinColombia,eventuallyformingagroupwithfiveotherschoolsinBogotaknownaTheSchoolsofPeace.Theclassroom_50_opportunitiesforchildrentoreplaceangry,violentbehaviorswith51,peacefulones.Itisintheclassroomthatcaringandrespectforeachpersonempowerschildrentotakeastep_52_towardbecomingpeacemakers.Fortunately,educatorshaveaccesstomanyonlineresourcesthatare53usefulwhenhelpingchildrenalongthepathtopeace.TheYoungPeacemakersClub,startedin1992,providesaWebsitewithresourcesforteachersand54onstaringaKindnessCampaign.TheWorldCentersofCompassionforChildrenInternationalcallattentiontochildren'srightsandhowtohe5pohwar.StartingaPeacemakers isaClubpraiseworthyventureforaclassanonethatcouldspreadtootherclassroomsanideallyaffectthecultureofthe56school.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。

actingassumingactingassumingcomprehensivecooperativeentireespeciallyforwardimagesSectionBinformationoffersK)projectsrespectivelyroletechnologyO)victimsDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemarefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonfollowingpassage.Byalmostanymeasure,thereisaboominInternet-basedinstruction.Injustafewyears,34percentofAmericanuniversitieshavebegunofferingsomeformofdistancelearning(DL),andamongthelargerschools,it 'scloserto90percent.Ifyoudoubtthepopularityofthyctaend,probablyhaven't.Itenrolls90,000student,astatisticusedtosupportitsclaimtobethelargestprivateuniversityinthecountry.Whilethekindsofinstructionofferedintheseprogramswilldiffer,DLusuallysignifiesacourseinwhichtheinstructionspostsyllabi(课程大纲),readingassignments,andschedulesonWebsites,andstudentssendintheirassignmentsbye-mail.Generallyspeaking,face-to-facecommunicationwithaninstructorisminimizedoreliminatedaltogether.Theattractionforstudentsmightatfirstseemobvious.Primarily,there'theconveniencepromisedbycoursesontheNet:youcandothework,astheysay,inyourpajamas(睡衣).Butfiguresindicatethatthereducedeffortresultsinareducedcommitmenttothecourse.WhiledropoutratesforallfreshmenatAmericanuniversitiesisaround20percent,therateforonlinestudentsis35percent.Studentsthemselvesseemtounderstandtheweaknessesinherentinthesetup.InasurveyconductedforeCornell,theDLdivisionofCornellUniversity,lessthanathirdoftherespondentsexpectedthequalityoftheonlinecoursetobeasgoodastheclassroomcourse.Clearyformtheschoolsperspective,there 'salotofmoneytobesaved.Althoughsomeofthemoreambitiousprogramsrequirenewinvestmentsinserversandnetworkstosupportcollaborativesoftware,mostDLcoursescanrunonexistingorminimallyupgraded(升级)systems.Themorestudentswhoenrollinacoursebutdon 'tcometocampus,themoretheschoolsavesonkeepingthelightsonintheclassrooms,payingdoorkeepers,andmaintainingparkinglots,Andthere 'sevindencethatinstructorsmustworkhardertorunaDLcourseforavarietyofreasons,won 'tbepaidanymore,andmightwellbe>.paidles注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。WhatisthemoststrikingfeatureoftheUniversityofPhoenix?Allitscoursesareofferedonline.Itsonlinecoursesareofthebestquality.ItboaststhelargestnumberofstudentsoncampusAnyonetakingitsonlinecoursesissuretogetadegree.Accordingtothepassage,distancelearningisbasicallycharacterizedbyAconsiderableflexibilityinitsacademicrequirementsThegreatdiversityofstudents'academicbackgroundsAminimumortotalabsenceofface-to-faceinstructiontthecasualrelationshipbetweenstudentsandprofessorsManystudentstakeInternet-basedcoursesmainlybecausetheycanEarntheiracademicdegreeswithmuchlesseffortSaveagreatdealontravelingandboardingexpensesSelectcoursesfromvariouscollegesanduniversitiesWorkontherequiredcourseswheneverandwhereverWhataccountsforthehighdrop-outratesforonlinestudents?Thereisnostrictcontrolovertheacademicstandardsofthecourses.Theevaluationsystemusedbyonlineuniversitiesisinherentlyweak.Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.Lackofclassroominteractionreducestheeffectivenessofinstruction.Accordingtothepassage,universitiesshowgreatenthusiasmforDLprogramsforthepurposeof buildinguptheirreputation C)upgradingtheirteachingfacilitiescuttingdownontheirexpenses D)providingconvenienceforstudentsPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.InthisageofInternetchat,videogamesandrealitytelevision,thereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupied.Yet,despitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionshewonlastyes.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontest,andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionslipfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressuresoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn 'twinthecontestagain?That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddashedhopescansurface.Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,Don'tyouwanttowinagain?"No,"shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自由地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirsttradewasquickly“guidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfistmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIkonwverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting(借用)mydaughter'sexperence.Whilesteppingbackwasdifficultforme,itwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmoresteps,puttingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifasked.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperiment,growandfindtheirownvoices.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?Childrendofindlotsoffuninmanymindlessactivites.Rebeccaismuchtoooccupiedtoenjoyherleisuretime.Rebeccadrawsonalotofonlinematerialsforherwriting.Alotofdistractionscompeteforchildren'stimenowadays.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?Shedidnotquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.Herwaytosuccesswasfullofpainsandfrustrations.Shewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmore.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear 'swritingcontest?Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.Shewassureofwinningwithhermotherhelp.'sShewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.What'stheauthor'sadviceforparents?Awritingcareer,thoughattractive,isnotforeverychildtopursue.Childrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperience.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheiropinions.PartV Cloze (15minutes)Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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B)OtherwiseD)NeverthelessC)raisingB)enhancingD)cultivatingMoodsappeartobe82influencedbymar-82.A)readilyC)cautiouslyketingtechniques.Forexample,therhythm,pitch, B)rarelyand83ofmusichasbeenshowntoinfluence83.A)stepB)speedBehaviorsuchasthe84oftimespentinA)extentB)amountSupermarketsorC)raisi