自考英语真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Trustisatrickybusiness.Ontheonehand,it'sanecessarycondition1._____many

worthwhilethings:childcare,friendships,etc.Ontheotherhand,puttingyour2._____inthewrongplaceoftencarriesahigh3._____.

4._____,whydowetrustatall?Well,becauseitfeelsgood.5._____peopleplace

theirtrustinanindividualoraninstitution,theirbrainsreleaseoxytocin,ahormone

that6._____pleasurablefeelingsandtriggerstheherdinginstructthatprompts

humansto7._____withoneanother.Scientistshavefoundthatexposure8._____this

hormoneputsusinatrusting9._____:InaSwissstudy,researcherssprayedoxytocin

intothenosesofhalfthesubjects;thosesubjectswerereadytolendsignificantly

higheramountsofmoneytostrangersthanweretheir10._____whoinhaledsomethingelse.

11._____forus,wealsohaveasixthsensefordishonestythatmay12._____us.A

Canadianstudyfoundthatchildrenasyoungas14monthscandifferentiate

13._____acrediblepersonandadishonestone.Sixtytoddlerswereeach14._____to

anadulttesterholdingaplasticcontainer.Thetesterwouldask,“What’sinhere?”

beforelookingintothecontainer,smiling,andexclaiming,“Wow!”Eachsubject

wastheninvitedtolook15.______.Halfofthemfoundatoy;theotherhalf16._____thecontainerwasempty-andrealizedthetesterhad17._____them.

Amongthechildrenwhohadnotbeentricked,themajoritywere18.______to

cooperatewiththetesterinlearninganewskill,demonstratingthattheytrusted

hisleadership.19._____,onlyfiveofthe30childrenpairedwiththe“20._____”testerparticipatedinafollow-upactivity.

1．[A]on[B]like[C]for[D]from

2．[A]faith[B]concern[C]attention[D]interest

3．[A]benefit[B]debt[C]hope[D]price

4．[A]Therefore[B]Then[C]Instead[D]Again

5．[A]Until[B]Unless[C]Although[D]When

6．[A]selects[B]produces[C]applies[D]maintains

7．[A]consult[B]compete[C]connect[D]compare

8．[A]at[B]by[C]of[D]to

9．[A]context[B]mood[C]period[D]circle

10．[A]counterparts[B]substitutes[C]colleagues[D]supporters

11．[A]Funny[B]Lucky[C]Odd[D]Ironic

12．[A]monitor[B]protect[C]surprise[D]delight

13．[A]between[B]within[C]toward[D]over

14．[A]transferred[B]added[C]introduced[D]entrusted

15．[A]out[B]back[C]around[D]inside

16．[A]discovered[B]proved[C]insisted[D].remembered17．[A]betrayed[B]wronged[C]fooled[D]mocked

18．[A]forced[B]willing[C]hesitant[D]entitled

19．[A]Incontrast[B]Asaresult[C]Onthewhole[D]Forinstance

20．[A]inflexible[B]incapable[C]unreliable[D]unsuitableSectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1

Amongtheannoyingchallengesfacingthemiddleclassisonethatwill

probablygounmentionedinthenextpresidentialcampaign:Whathappenswhentherobotscomefortheirjobs?

Don'tdismissthatpossibilityentirely.AbouthalfofU.S.jobsareathighriskof

beingautomated,accordingtoaUniversityofOxfordstudy,withthemiddleclass

disproportionatelysqueezed.Lower-incomejobslikegardeningordaycaredon't

appealtorobots.Butmanymiddle-classoccupations-trucking,financialadvice,

softwareengineering—havearousedtheirinterest,orsoonwill.Therichowntherobots,sotheywillbefine.

Thisisn'ttobealarmist.Optimistspointoutthattechnologicalupheavalhas

benefitedworkersinthepast.TheIndustrialRevolutiondidn'tgosowellfor

Ludditeswhosejobsweredisplacedbymechanizedlooms,butiteventuallyraised

livingstandardsandcreatedmorejobsthanitdestroyed.Likewise,automation

shouldeventuallyboostproductivity,stimulatedemandbydrivingdownprices,

andfreeworkersfromhard,boringwork.Butinthemediumterm,middle-classworkersmayneedalotofhelpadjusting.

Thefirststep,asErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfeeargueinTheSecond

MachineAge,shouldberethinkingeducationandjobtraining.Curriculums—from

grammarschooltocollege-shouldevolvetofocuslessonmemorizingfactsand

moreoncreativityandcomplexcommunication.Vocationalschoolsshoulddoa

betterjoboffosteringproblem-solvingskillsandhelpingstudentsworkalongside

robots.Onlineeducationcansupplementthetraditionalkind.Itcouldmakeextra

trainingandinstructionaffordable.Professionalstryingtoacquirenewskillswillbeabletodosowithoutgoingintodebt.

ThechallengeofcopingwithautomationunderlinestheneedfortheU.S.to

reviveitsfadingbusinessdynamism:Startingnewcompaniesmustbemadeeasier.

Inpreviouserasofdrastictechnologicalchange,entrepreneurssmoothedthe

transitionbydreamingupwaystocombinelaborandmachines.Thebestusesof

3Dprintersandvirtualrealityhaven'tbeeninventedyet.TheU.S.needsthenewcompaniesthatwillinventthem.

Finally,becauseautomationthreatenstowidenthegapbetweencapital

incomeandlaborincome,taxesandthesafetynetwillhavetoberethought.Taxes

onlow-wagelaborneedtobecut,andwagesubsidiessuchastheearnedincome

taxcreditshouldbeexpanded:Thiswouldboostincomes,encouragework,rewardcompaniesforjobcreation,andreduceinequality.

Technologywillimprovesocietyinwaysbigandsmalloverthenextfewyears,

yetthiswillbelittlecomforttothosewhofindtheirlivesandcareersupendedby

automation.Destroyingthemachinesthatarecomingforourjobswouldbenuts.Butpoliciestohelpworkersadaptwillbeindispensable.

21.Whowillbemostthreatenedbyautomation?

[A]Leadingpoliticians.

[B]Low-wagelaborers.

[C]Robotowners.

[D]Middle-classworkers.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestrepresenttheauthor’sview?

[A]Worriesaboutautomationareinfactgroundless.

[B]Optimists'opinionsonnewtechfindlittlesupport.

[C]Issuesarisingfromautomationneedtobetackled

[D]Negativeconsequencesofnewtechcanbeavoided

23.Educationintheageofautomationshouldputmoreemphasison

[A]creativepotential.

[B]job-huntingskills.

[C]individualneeds.

[D]cooperativespirit.

24.Theauthorsuggeststhattaxpoliciesbeaimedat

[A]encouragingthedevelopmentofautomation.

[B]increasingthereturnoncapitalinvestment.

[C]easingthehostilitybetweenrichandpoor.

[D]preventingtheincomegapfromwidening.

25.Inthistext,theauthorpresentsaproblemwith

[A]opposingviewsonit.

[B]possiblesolutionstoit.

[C]itsalarmingimpacts.

[D]itsmajorvariations.

Text2

AnewsurveybyHarvardUniversityfindsmorethantwo-thirdsofyoung

AmericansdisapproveofPresidentTrump’suseofTwitter.Theimplicationisthat

MillennialsprefernewsfromtheWhiteHousetobefilteredthroughothersource,Notapresident’ssocialmediaplatform.

MostAmericansrelyonsocialmediatocheckdailyheadlines.Yetasdistrust

hasrisentowardallmedia,peoplemaybestartingtobeefuptheirmedialiteracy

skills.Suchatrendisbadlyneeded.Duringthe2016presidentialcampaign,nearlya

quarterofwebcontentsharedbyTwitterusersinthepoliticallycriticalstateof

Michiganwasfakenews,accordingtotheUniversityofOxford.Andasurvey

conductedforBuzzFeedNewsfound44percentofFacebookusersrarelyornevertrustnewsfromthemediagiant.

Youngpeoplewhoaredigitalnativesareindeedbecomingmoreskillfulat

separatingfactfromfictionincyberspace.AKnightFoundationfocus-groupsurvey

ofyoungpeoplebetweenages14and24foundtheyuse“distributedtrust”to

verifystories.Theycross-checksourcesandprefernewsfromdifferentperspectives

—especiallythosethatareopenaboutanybias.“Manyyoungpeopleassumea

greatdealofpersonalresponsibilityforeducatingthemselvesandactivelyseekingoutopposingviewpoints,”thesurveyconcluded.

Suchactiveresearchcanhaveanothereffect.A2014surveyconductedin

Australia,Britain,andtheUnitedStatesbytheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison

foundthatyoungpeople’srelianceonsocialmedialedtogreaterpoliticalengagement.

Socialmediaallowsuserstoexperiencenewseventsmoreintimatelyand

immediatelywhilealsopermittingthemtore-sharenewsasaprojectionoftheir

valuesandinterests.Thisforcesuserstobemoreconsciousoftheirroleinpassing

alonginformation.AsurveybyBarnaresearchgroupfoundthetopreasongivenby

Americansforthefakenewsphenomenonis“readererror,”moresothan

made-upstoriesorfactualmistakesinreporting.Aboutathirdsaytheproblemof

fakenewsliesin“misinterpretationorexaggerationofactualnews”viasocial

media.Inotherwords,thechoicetosharenewsonsocialmediamaybetheheart

oftheissue.“Thisindicatesthereisarealpersonalresponsibilityincounteractingthisproblem,”saysRoxanneStone,editorinchiefatBarnaGroup.

Sowhenyoungpeoplearecriticalofanover-tweetingpresident,theyreveala

mentaldisciplineinthinkingskills–andintheirchoicesonwhentoshareonsocialmedia.

26.AccordingtotheParagraphs1and2,manyyoungAmericanscastdoubtson

[A]thejustificationofthenews-filteringpractice.

[B]people’spreferenceforsocialmediaplatforms.

[C]theadministrationsabilitytohandleinformation.

[D]socialmediawasareliablesourceofnews.

27.Thephrase“beerup”(Line2,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto

[A]sharpen

[B]define

[C]boast

[D]share

28.Accordingtotheknightfoundationsurvey,youngpeople

[A]tendtovoicetheiropinionsincyberspace.

[B]verifynewsbyreferringtodiverseresources.

[C]havesstrongsenseofresponsibility.

[D]liketoexchangeviewson“distributedtrust”

29.TheBarnasurveyfoundthatamaincauseforthefakenewsproblemis[A]readersoutdatedvalues.

[B]journalists’biasedreporting

[C]readers’misinterpretation

[D]journalists’made-upstories.

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]ARiseinCriticalSkillsforSharingNewsOnline

[B]ACounteractionAgainsttheOver-tweetingTrend

[C]TheAccumulationofMutualTrustonSocialMedia.

[D]ThePlatformsforProjectionofPersonalInterests.

Text3

Anyfair-mindedassessmentofthedangersofthedealbetweenBritain's

NationalHealthService(NHS)andDeepMindmuststartbyacknowledgingthat

bothsidesmeanwell.DeepMindisoneoftheleadingartificialintelligence(AI)

companiesintheworld.Thepotentialofthisworkappliedtohealthcareisvery

great,butitcouldalsoleadtofurtherconcentrationofpowerinthetechgiants.It

Isagainstthatbackgroundthattheinformationcommissioner,ElizabethDenham,

hasissuedherdamningverdictagainsttheRoyalFreehospitaltrustundertheNHS,

whichhandedovertoDeepMindtherecordsof1.6millionpatientsIn2015onthe

basisofavagueagreementwhichtookfartoolittleaccountofthepatients'rightsandtheirexpectationsofprivacy.

DeepMindhasalmostapologized.TheNHStrusthasmendeditsways.Further

arrangements-andtheremaybemany-betweentheNHSandDeepMindwillbe

carefullyscrutinisedtoensurethatallnecessarypermissionshavebeenaskedof

patientsandallunnecessarydatahasbeencleaned.Therearelessonsabout

informedpatientconsenttolearn.Butprivacyisnottheonlyangleinthiscaseand

noteventhemostimportant.MsDenhamchosetoconcentratetheblameonthe

NHStrust,sinceunderexistinglawit“controlled”thedataandDeepMindmerely

“processed"it.Butthisdistinctionmissesthepointthatitisprocessingandaggregation,notthemerepossessionofbits,thatgivesthedatavalue.

Thegreatquestioniswhoshouldbenefitfromtheanalysisofallthedatathat

ourlivesnowgenerate.Privacylawbuildsontheconceptofdamagetoan

individualfromidentifiableknowledgeaboutthem.Thatmissesthewaythe

surveillanceeconomyworks.Thedataofanindividualtheregainsitsvalueonlywhenitiscomparedwiththedataofcountlessmillionsmore.

Theuseofprivacylawtocurbthetechgiantsinthisinstancefeelsslightly

maladapted.Thispracticedoesnotaddresstherealworry.Itisnotenoughtosay

thatthealgorithmsDeepMinddevelopswillbenefitpatientsandsavelives.What

mattersisthattheywillbelongtoaprivatemonopolywhichdevelopedthemusing

publicresources.Ifsoftwarepromisestosavelivesonthescalethatdugsnowcan,

bigdatamaybeexpectedtobehaveasabigpharmhasdone.Wearestillatthe

beginningofthisrevolutionandsmallchoicesnowmayturnouttohavegigantic

consequenceslater.Alongstrugglewillbeneededtoavoidafutureofdigitalfeudalism.MsDenham'sreportisawelcomestart.

31.WhaistrueoftheagreementbetweentheNHSandDeepMind?

[A]Itcausedconflictsamongtechgiants.

[B]Itfailedtopaydueattentiontopatient’srights.

[C]Itfellshortofthelatter'sexpectations

[D]Itputbothsidesintoadangeroussituation.

32.TheNHStrustrespondedtoDenham'sverdictwith

[A]emptypromises.

[B]toughresistance.

[C]necessaryadjustments.

[D]sincereapologies.

33.TheauthorarguesinParagraph2that

[A]privacyprotectionmustbesecuredatallcosts.

[B]leakingpatients'dataisworsethansellingit.

[C]makingprofitsfrompatients'dataisillegal.

[D]thevalueofdatacomesfromtheprocessingofit

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,therealworryarisingfromthisdealis

[A]theviciousrivalryamongbigpharmas.

[B]theineffectiveenforcementofprivacylaw.

[C]theuncontrolleduseofnewsoftware.

[D]themonopolyofbigdatabytechgiants.

35.Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheapplicationofAItohealthcareis

[A]ambiguous.

[B]cautious.

[C]appreciative.

[D]contemptuous.

Text4

TheU.S.PostalService(USPS)continuestobleedredink.Itreportedanetloss

of$5.6billionforfiscal2016,the10thstraightyearitsexpenseshaveexceeded

revenue.Meanwhile,ithasmorethan$120billioninunfundedliabilities,mostlyfor

employeehealthandretirementcosts.Therearemanybankruptcies.

Fundamentally,theUSPSisinahistoricsqueezebetweentechnologicalchange

thathaspermanentlydecreaseddemandforitsbread-and-butterproduct,

first-classmail,andaregulatorystructurethatdeniesmanagementtheflexibilitytoadjustitsoperationstothenewreality

Andinterestgroupsrangingfrompostalunionstogreeting-cardmakersexert

self-interestedpressureontheUSPS’sultimateoverseer-Congress-insistingthat

whateverelsehappenstothePostalService,aspectsofthestatusquotheydepend

ongetprotected.Thisiswhyrepeatedattemptsatreformlegislationhavefailedin

recentyears,leavingthePostalServiceunabletopayitsbillsexceptbydeferringvitalmodernization.

Nowcomeswordthateveryoneinvolved---Democrats,Republicans,thePostal

Service,theunionsandthesystem'sheaviestusers—hasfinallyagreedonaplanto

fixthesystem.LegislationismovingthroughtheHousethatwouldsaveUSPSan

estimated$28.6billionoverfiveyears,whichcouldhelppayfornewvehicles,

amongothersurvivalmeasures.Mostofthemoneywouldcomefroma

penny-per-letterpermanentrateincreaseandfromshiftingpostalretireesinto

Medicare.Thelatterstepwouldlargelyoffsetthefinancialburdenofannually

pre-fundingretireehealthcare,thusaddressingalong-standingcomplaintbytheUSPSanditsunion.

IfitclearstheHouse,thismeasurewouldstillhavetogetthroughtheSenate–

wheresomeoneisboundtopointoutthatitamountstothebare,bareminimum

necessarytokeepthePostalServiceafloat,notcomprehensivereform.There’sno

changetocollectivebargainingattheUSPS,amajoromissionconsideringthat

personnelaccountsfor80percentoftheagency’scosts.Alsomissingisany

discussionofeliminatingSaturdayletterdelivery.Thatcommon-sensechange

enjoyswidepublicsupportandwouldsavetheUSPS$2billionperyear.Butpostal

special-interestgroupsseemtohavekilledit,atleastintheHouse.Theemerging

consensusaroundthebillisasignthatlegislatorsaregettingfrightenedabouta

politicallyembarrassingshort-termcollapseattheUSPS.Itisnot,however,asign

thatthey’regettingseriousabouttransformingthepostalsystemforthe21stcentury.

36.ThefinancialproblemwiththeUSPSiscausedpartlyby

[A].itsunbalancedbudget.

[B].itsrigidmanagement.

[C].thecostfortechnicalupgrading.

[D].thewithdrawalofbanksupport.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,theUSPSfailstomodernizeitselfdueto

[A].theinterferencefrominterestgroups.

[B].theinadequatefundingfromCongress.

[C].theshrinkingdemandforpostalservice.

[D].theincompetenceofpostalunions.

38.Thelong-standingcomplaintbytheUSPSanditsunionscanbeaddressedby

[A].removingitsburdenofretireehealthcare.

[B].makingmoreinvestmentinnewvehicles.

[C].adoptinganewrate-increasemechanism.

[D].attractingmorefirst-classmailusers.

39.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorseemstoviewlegislatorswith

[A]respect.

[B]tolerance.

[C]discontent.

[D]gratitude.

40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A].TheUSPSStartstoMissItsGoodOldDays

[B].ThePostalService:KeepAwayfromMyCheese

[C].TheUSPS:ChronicIllnessRequiresaQuickCure

[D].ThePostalServiceNeedsMorethanaBand-Aid

PartB

Directions:

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,you

arerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosing

fromthelistA-Gandfillingthemintothenumberedboxes.ParagraphsCandF

havebeencorrectlyplaced.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

A.InDecemberof1869,Congressappointedacommissiontoselectasiteand

prepareplansandcostestimatesforanewStateDepartmentBuilding.The

commissionwasalsotoconsiderpossiblearrangementsfortheWarandNavy

Departments.TothehorrorofsomewhoexpectedaGreekRevivaltwinofthe

TreasuryBuildingtobeerectedontheothersideoftheWhiteHouse,theelaborate

FrenchSecondEmpirestyledesignbyAlfredMullettwasselected,andconstructionofabuildingtohouseallthreedepartmentsbeganinJuneof1871.

B.Completedin1875,theStateDepartment'ssouthwingwasthefirsttobe

occupied,withitselegantfour-storylibrary(completedin1876),Diplomatic

ReceptionRoom,andSecretary'sofficedecoratedwithcarvedwood,Orientalrugs,

andstenciledwallpatterns.TheNavyDepartmentmovedintotheeastwingin

1879,whereelaboratewallandceilingstencilingandmarquetryfloorsdecoratedtheofficeoftheSecretary.

C.TheState,War,andNavyBuilding,asitwasoriginallyknown,housedthethree

ExecutiveBranchDepartmentsmostintimatelyassociatedwithformulatingand

conductingthenation'sforeignpolicyinthelastquarterofthenineteenthcentury

andthefirstquarterofthetwentiethcentury-theperiodwhentheUnitedStates

emergedasaninternationalpower.Thebuildinghashousedsomeofthenation's

mostsignificantdiplomatsandpoliticiansandhasbeenthesceneofmanyhistoricevents.

D.Manyofthemostcelebratednationalfigureshaveparticipatedinhistorical

eventsthathavetakenplacewithintheEEOB'sgranitewalls.TheodoreandFranklin

D.Roosevelt,WilliamHowardTaft,DwightD.Eisenhower,LyndonB.Johnson,

GeraldFord,andGeorgeH.W.Bushallhadofficesinthisbuildingbeforebecoming

president.Ithashoused16SecretariesoftheNavy,21SecretariesofWar,and24

SecretariesofState.WinstonChurchilloncewalkeditscorridorsandJapanese

emissariesmetherewithSecretaryofStateCordellHullafterthebombingofPearlHarbor.

E.TheEisenhowerExecutiveOfficeBuilding(EEOB)commandsauniquepositionin

boththenationalhistoryandthearchitecturalheritageoftheUnitedStates.DesignedbySupervisingArchitectoftheTreasury,AlfredB.Mullett,itwasbuilt

from1871to1888tohousethegrowingstaffsoftheState,War,andNavy

Departments,andisconsideredoneofthebestexamplesofFrenchSecondEmpirearchitectureinthecountry.

F.Constructiontook17yearsasthebuildingslowlyrosewingbywing.Whenthe

EEOBwasfinished,itwasthelargestofficebuildinginWashington,withnearly2

milesofblackandwhitetiledcorridors.Almostalloftheinteriordetailisofcast

ironorplaster;theuseofwoodwasminimizedtoinsurefiresafety.Eight

monumentalcurvingstaircasesofgranitewithover4,000individuallycastbronzebalustersarecappedbyfourskylightdomesandtwostainedglassrotundas.

G.ThehistoryoftheEEOBbeganlongbeforeitsfoundationswerelaid.Thefirst

executiveofficeswereconstructedbetween1799and1820.Aseriesoffires

(includingthosesetbytheBritishin1814)andovercrowdedconditionsledtotheconstructionoftheexistingTreasuryBuilding.In1866,theconstructionofthe

NorthWingoftheTreasuryBuildingnecessitatedthedemolitionoftheStateDepartmentbuilding.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegments

intoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Shakespeare’slifetimewascoincidentwithaperiodofextraordinaryactivity

andachievementinthedrama.BythedateofhisbirthEuropewaswitnessingthe

passingofthereligiousdrama,andthecreationofnewformsundertheincentive

ofclassicaltragedyandcomedy.Thesenewformswereatfirstmainlywrittenby

scholarsandperformedbyamateurs,butinEngland,aseverywhereelseinwestern

Europe,thegrowthofaclassofprofessionalactorswasthreateningtomakethe

dramapopular,whetheritshouldbeneworold,classicalormedieval,literaryor

farcical.Court,schoolorganizationsofamateurs,andthetravelingactorswereall

rivalsinsupplyingawidespreaddesirefordramaticentertainment;and(47)noboy

whowentagrammarschoolcouldbeignorantthatthedramawasaformof

literaturewhichgaveglorytoGreeceandRomeandmightyetbringhonortoEngland.

WhenShakespearewastwelveyearsold,thefirstpublicplayhousewasbuiltin

London.Foratimeliteratureshowednointerestinthispublicstage.Playsaimingat

literarydistinctionwerewrittenforschoolorcourt,orforthechoirboysofSt.Paul’

sandtheroyalchapel,who,however,gaveplaysinpublicaswellasatcourt.(48)but

theprofessionalcompaniesprosperedintheirpermanenttheaters,anduniversity

menwithliteratureambitionswerequicktoturntothesetheatersasofferinga

meansoflivelihood.BythetimeShakespearewastwenty-five,Lyly,Peele,and

Greenehadmadecomediesthatwereatoncepopularandliterary;Kydhadwritten

atragedythatcrowdedthepit;andMarlowehadbroughtpoetryandgeniusto

triumphonthecommonstage-wheretheyhadplayednopartsincethedeathof

Euripides.(49)Anativeliterarydramahadbeencreated,itsalliancewiththepublic

playhousesestablished,andatleastsomeofitsgreattraditionshadbeenbegun.

ThedevelopmentoftheElizabethandramaforthenexttwenty-fiveyearsisof

exceptionalinteresttostudentsofliteraryhistory,forinthisbriefperiodwemay

tracethebeginning,growth,blossoming,anddecayofmanykindsofplays,andof

manygreatcareers.Weareamazedtodayatthemerenumberofplaysproduced,

aswellasbythenumberofdramatistswritingatthesametimeforthisLondonof

twohundredthousandinhabitants.(50)Torealizehowgreatwasthedramatic

activity,wemustrememberfurtherthathostsofplayshavebeenlost,andthatprobablythereisnoauthorofnotewhoseentireworkhassurvived.

SectionIIIWriting

PartA

51.Directions：

Writeanemailtoallinternationalexpertsoncampusinvitingthemtoattend

thegraduationceremony.Inyouremailyoushouldincludetime,placeandotherrelevantinformationabouttheceremony.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsneatlyontheANSEWERSHEET

Donotuseyourownnameattheendoftheemail.Use“LiMing”instead.(10

points)

PartB

52.Directions：

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthepicturebelow.Inyouressay,youshould

1)describethepicturebriefly

2)interpretthemeaningand

3)giveyourcomments(20points)

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.（20points）

参考答案：

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21-25DCADB26-30DABCA31-35BCDDB36-40BAACD41-45EGABD

46.BythedateofhisbirthEuropewaswitnessingthepassingofthereligious

drama,andthecreationofnewformsundertheincentiveofclassicaltragedyandcomedy.

47.noboywhowenttoagrammarschoolcouldbeignorantthatthed