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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingtext.Foreachnumberedblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandDchoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweron

ANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificant

weightfluctuations」whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethatit2.

Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmetoshiftmyfocusfrombeing

generallyhealthyandphysicallyactive,tofocusing_3onthescale.Thatwas

counterproductivetomyoverallfitnessgoals.Ihadgainedweightintheformof

musclemass,butthinkingonlyof4thenumberonthescale,Ialteredmytraining

program.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto5mygoals.

Ialsofoundweighingmyselfdailydidnotprovideanaccurate6ofthehard

workandprogressIwasmakinginthegym.Ittakesaboutthreeweekstoamonthto

noticesignificantchangesinweight7alteringyourtrainingprogram.Themost_8

changeswillbeobservedinskilllevel,strengthandincheslost.

Forthese9,Istoppedweighingmyselfeverydayandswitchedtoabimonthly

weighingschedule10.Sinceweightlossisnotmygoal,itislessimportantformeto

11myweighteachweek.Weighingeveryotherweekallowsmetoobserveand12

anysignificantweightchanges.ThattellsmewhetherIneedto13mytraining

program.

Ialsousemybimonthlyweigh-in14toprovideinformationaboutmy

nutritionaswell.Ifmytrainingintensityremainsthesame,butFmconstantly15and

droppingweight,thisisa16thatIneedtoincreasemydailycaloricintake.

The17tostopweighingmyselfeverydayhasdonewondersformyoverall

health,fitnesswell-being.IamexperiencingincreasedzealforworkingoutsinceIno

longercarrytheburdenofa18morningweigh-in.I'vealsoexperiencedgreater

successinachievingmyspecificfitnessgoals,19Tmtrainingaccordingtothose

goals,insteadofnumbersonascale.

Ratherthan20overthescale,turnyourfocustohowyoulook,feel,howyour

clothesfitandyouroverallenergylevel.

1.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides

2.A.caresB.warnsC.reducesD.helps

3.A.solelyB.occasionallyC.formallyD.initially

4.AloweringB.explainingC.acceptingD.recording

5.A.setB.reviewC.reachD.modify

6.AdepictionB.distributionC.predictionD.definition

7.AregardlessofB.asidefromC.alongwithD.dueto

8.A.rigidB.preciseC.immediateD.orderly

9.A.judgementsB.reasonsC.methodsD.claims

10.A.thoughB.againC.indeedD.instead

11.A.trashBoverlookC.concealD.report

12.AapproveofB.holdontoC.accountforD.dependon

13.A.shareB.adjustC.confirmD.prepare

14.A.featuresB.rulesC.testsD.results

15.A.anxiousB.hungryC.sickD.bored

16.A.secretB.beliefC.signD.principle

17.A.necessityB.decisionC.wishD.request

18.A.surprisingB.restrictingC.consumingD.disappointing

19.A.becauseB.unlessC.untilD.if

20.A.dominatingB.puzzlingC.triumphingD.obsessing

SectionIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtext

bychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouransweronanswersheet.(40points)

Text1

Unlikeso-calledbasicemotionssuchassadness,fear,andanger,guiltemergesa

littlelater,inconjunctionwithachild'sgrowinggraspofsocialandmoralnorms.

Childrenaren'tbomknowinghowtosay'Tmsorry”,rather,theylearnovertime

thatsuchstatementsappeaseparentsandfriends——andtheirownconsciences.Thisis

whyresearchersgenerallyregardso-calledmoralguilt,intherightamount,tobea

goodthing:Achildwhoclaimsresponsibilityforknockingoveratowerandtriesto

rebuilditisengaginginbehaviorthat'snotonlyreparativebutalsoprosaically.

Inthepopularimagination,ofcourse,guiltstillgetsabadrap.ItevokesFreud's

ideasandreligioushang-ups.Moreimportant,guiltisdeeplyuncomfortableit'sthe

emotionalequivalentofwearingajacketweightedwithstones.Whowouldinflictit

uponachild?Yetthisunderstandingisoutdated."Therehasbeenakindofrevivalor

arethinkingaboutwhatguiltisandwhatroleguiltcanserve,“Vaishsays,addingthat

thisrevivalispartofalargerrecognitionthatemotionsaren'tbinaryfeelingsthatmay

beadvantageousinonecontextmaybeharmfulinanother.Jealousyandanger,for

example,mayhaveevolvedtoalertustoimportantinequalities.Toomuchhappiness

(thinkmania)canbedestructive.

Andguilt,bypromptingustothinkmoredeeplyaboutourgoodness,can

encouragehumanstoatoneforerrorsandfixrelationships.Guilt,inotherwords,can

helpholdacooperativespeciestogether.Itisakindofsocialglue.

Viewedinthislight,guiltisanopportunity.WorkbyTinaMalt,apsychology

professorattheUniversityofToronto,suggeststhatguiltmaycompensateforan

emotionaldeficiency.Inanumberofstudies,Maltiandothershaveshownthatguilt

andsympathy(anditsclosecousinempathy)mayrepresentdifferentpathwaysto

cooperationandsharing.Somekidswhoarelowinsympathymaymakeupforthat

shortfallbyexperiencingmoreguilt,whichcanreinintheirnastierimpulses.And

viceversa:Highsympathycansubstituteforlowguilt.

Ina2014study,forexample,Maltiandacolleaguelookedat244children,ages

4,8,and12.Usingcaregiverassessmentsandthechildren'sself-observations,they

ratedeachchild'soverallsympathylevelandhisorhertendencytofeelnegative

emotions(likeguiltandsadness)aftermoraltransgressions.Thenthekidswere

handedstickersandchocolatecoins,andgivenachancetosharethemwithan

anonymouschild.Forthelow-sympathykids,howmuchtheysharedappearedtoturn

onhowinclinedtheyweretofeelguilty.Theguilt-proneonessharedmore,even

thoughtheyhadn'tmagicallybecomemoresympathetictotheotherchild's

deprivation.

21.Researchersthinkthatguiltcanbeagoodthingbecauseitmayhelp

A.regulateachild'sbasicemotions

B.improveachild'sintellectualability

C.intensifyachild'spositivefeelings

D.fosterchild'smoraldevelopment

22.AccordingtoParagraph2,manypeoplestillguilttobe

Adeceptive

B.addictive

Cburdensome

D.inexcusable

23.Vaishholdsthattherethinkingaboutguiltcomesfromanawarenessthat

A.anemotioncanplayopposingroles

B.emotionsaresociallyconstructive

C.emotionalstabilitycanbenefithealth

D.emotionsarecontext-independent

24.Maltiandothershaveshownthatcooperationandsharing

A.mayhelpcorrectemotionaldeficiencies

B.canbringaboutemotionalsatisfaction

C.canresultfromeithersympathyorguilt

D.maybetheoutcomeofimpulsiveacts

25.Thewordntransgressionsn(line4para5)isclosestinmeaningto

A.wrongdoings

B.discussions

C.restrictions

D.teachings

Text2

Forestsgiveusshade,quietandoneoftheharderchallengesinthefightagainst

climatechange.Evenaswehumanscountonforeststosoakupagoodshareofthe

carbondioxideweproduce,wearethreateningtheirabilitytodoso.Theclimate

changewearehasteningcouldonedayleaveuswithforeststhatemitmorecarbon

thantheyabsorb.

Thankfully,thereisawayoutofthistrap----butitinvolvesstrikingasubtle

balance.Helpingforestsflourishasvaluable“carbonsinks"longintothefuturemay

requirereducingtheircapacitytosequestercarbonnow.Californiaisleadingtheway,

asitdoesonsomanyclimateefforts,infiguringoutthedetails.

ThestatesproposedForestCarbonPlanaimstodoubleeffortstothinoutyoung

treesandclearbrushinpartsoftheforest,includingbycontrolledburning.This

temporarilylowerscarbon-carryingcapacity.Buttheremainingtreesdrawagreater

shareoftheavailablemoisture,sotheygrowandthrive,restoringtheforestscapacity

topullcarbonfromtheair.Healthytreesarealsobetterabletofendoffbarkbeetle.

Thelandscapeisrenderedlesscombustible.Evenintheeventofafire,fewertreesare

consumed.

Theneedforsuchplanningisincreasinglyurgent.Already,since2010,drought

andbeetleshavekilledmorethan1(0milliontreesinCalifornia,mostofthemin

2016alone,andwildfireshavescorchedhundredsofthousandsofacres.

California'splanenvisionstreating35,000acresofforestayearby2020,and

60,000by2030financedfromtheproceedsofthestate'semissions-permitauctions.

That'sonlyasmallshareofthetotalacreagethatcouldbenefit,anestimatedhalfa

millionacresinall,soitwillbeimportanttoprioritizeareasatgreatestriskoffireor

drought.

Thestrategyalsoaimstoensurethatcarboninwoodymaterialremovedfromthe

forestsislockedawayintheformofsolidlumber,burnedasbiofuelinvehiclesthat

wouldotherwiserunonfossilfuelsorusedincompostoranimalfeed.Newresearch

ontransportationbiofuelsisunderway,andthestateplanstoencouragelumber

productionclosetoforestlands.Infuturethestateproposestotakeaninventoryofits

forestscarbon-storingcapacityeveryfiveyears.

Stategovernmentsarewellaccustomedtomanagingforests,includingthose

ownedbytheU.S.ForestService,buttraditionallythey'vefocusedonwildlife,

watershedsandopportunitiesforrecreation.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometoseethe

vitalpartforestswillhavetoplayinstoringcarbon,California^plan,whichis

expectedtobefinalizedbythegovernorearlynextyear,shouldserveasamodel.

26.Bysaying"oneoftheharderchallengesntheauthorimpliesthat

A.forestsmaybecomeapotentialthreat

B.peoplemaymisunderstandglobalwarming

C.extremeweatherconditionsmayarise

D.globalclimatechangemaygetoutofcontrol

27.Tomaintainforestsasvaluablecarbonsinks,wemayneedto

A.lowertheirpresentcarbon-absorbingcapacity

B.strikeabalanceamongdifferentplants.

C.acceleratethegrowthofyoungtrees

D.preservethediversityofspeciesinthem

28.California5sforestCarbonPlanendeavorsto

A.cultivatemoredrought-resistanttrees

B.finmoreeffectivewaystokillinsects

C.reducethedensityofsomeofitsforests

D.restoreitsforestsquicklyafterwildfires

29.WhatisessentialtoCalifornia^planaccordingtoparagraph5?

A.Tocarryitoutbeforetheyearof2020

B.Tohandletheareasinseriousdangerfirst

C.Toperfecttheemissions-permitauctions

D.lbobtainenoughfinancialsupport

30.Theauthor'sattitudetoCalifornia'splancanbestbedescribedas

A.ambiguous

B.tolerant

C.cautious

D.supportive

Text3

Americanfarmershavebeencomplainingoflaborshortagesforseveralyearsnow.

Thecomplaintsareunlikelytostopwithoutanoverhaulofimmigrationrulesforfar

workers.Effortstocreateamorestraightforwardagricultural-workersvisathatwould

enableforeignworkerstostaylongerintheU.Sandchangejobswithintheindustry

havesofarfailedinCongress.Ifthisdoesn'tchange,Americanbusinesses,

communitiesandconsumerswillbethelosers.

PerhapshalfofU.S.farmlaborersareundocumentedimmigrants.Asfewersuch

workersentertheU.S,thecharacteristicsoftheagriculturalworkforcearechanging.

32.Today'sfarmlaborers,whilestillpredominantlybominMexico,aremorelikely

tobesettled,ratherthanmigrating,andmorelikelytobemarriedthansingle.They

arealsoaging.Atthestartofthiscentury,aboutone-thirdofcropworkerswereover

theageof35.Now,morethanhalfare.Andcroppickingishardonolderbodies.

Oneoft-debatedcureforthislaborshortageremainsasimplausibleasithasbeen

allalong:NativeU.S.workerswon'tbereturningtothefarm.

Mechanizationisnottheanswereither——notyetatleast.Productionofcom,

cotton,rice,soybeansandwheathavebeenlargelymechanized,butmanyhigh-value,

labor-intensivecrops,suchasstrawberriesneedlabor.Evendairyfarms,whererobots

currentlydoonlyasmallshareofmilking,havealongwaytogobeforetheyare

automated.

Asaresult,farmshavegrownincreasinglyreliantontemporaryguestworkers

usingtheH-2Avisatofillthegapsintheagriculturalworkforce.Startingaround

2012,requestsforthevisasrosesharply:from2011to2016thenumberofvisas

issuedmorethandoubled.

TheH-2Avisahasnonumericalcap,unliketheH-2Bvisafornonagricultural

work,whichislimitedto66,000annually.Evenso,employersfrequentlycomplain

thattheyaren'tallottedallworkerstheyneed.Theprocessiscumbersome,expensive

andunreliable.OnesurveyfoundthatbureaucraticdelaysledH-2Aworkerstoarrive

onthejobanaverageof22dayslate.Andtheshortageiscompoundedbyfederal

immigrationraids,whichremovesomeworkersanddriveothersunderground.

Ineffect,theU.S.canimportfoodoritcanimporttheworkerswhopickit.The

U.S.needsasimpler,streamlined,multi-yearvisaforagriculturalworkers,

accompaniedbymeasurestoguardagainstexploitationandaviablepathtoU.S.

residencyforworkerswhomeettherequirements.Otherwisegrowerswillcontinueto

strugglewithshortagesanduncertainty,andthecountryasawholewillloseout.

31.Whatproblemshouldbeaddressedaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.DiscriminationagainstforeignworkersintheU.S.

B.BiasedlawsinfavorofsomeAmericanbusinesses

C.FlawsinU.S.immigrationrulesforfarmworkers

D.DeclineofjobopportunitiesinU.Sagriculture

32.OnetroublewithU.S.agriculturalworkforceis

A.therisingnumberofillegalimmigrants

B.thehighmobilityofcropworkers

C.thelackofexperiencedlaborers

D.theagingofimmigrantfarmworkers

33.Whatisthemuch-arguedsolutionthelaborshortageinU.S.farming?

A.Toattractyoungerlaborerstofarmwork

B.TogetnativeU.S.workersbackfarming

C.Tousemorerobotstogrowhigh-valuecrops

D.Tostrengthenfinancialsupportforfarmers

34.AgriculturalemployerscomplainabouttheH-2Avisaforits

A.slowgrantingprocedures

B.limitondurationofstay

C.tightenedrequirements

D.controlofannualadmissions

35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthistext

A.U.S.AgricultureinDecline

B.ImportFoodorLabor?

C.AmericaSavedbyMexico?

D.ManpowerVSAutomation

Text4

ArnoldSchwarzenegger,DiaMirzaandAdrianGrenierhaveamessageforyou:

Itseasytobeatplastic.They'repartofabunchofcelebritiesstaringinanewvideo

forWorldEnvironmentDay-----encouragingyou,theconsumer,toswapoutyour

single-----usePlasticstaplestocombattheplasticcrisis.

Mybiggestconcernwithleavingituptotheindividual,however,isourlimited

senseofwhatneedstobeachieved.Ontheirown,takingourownbagstothegrocery

storeorquittingplasticstraws,forexample,willaccomplishlittleandrequirevery

littleofus.Theycouldevenbedetrimental,satisfyinganeedtohave"oneourbit

"withouteverprogressingontobigger,bolder,moreeffectiveactions——akindof

"morallicensing"thatallaysourconcernsandstopsusdoingmoreandaskingmore

ofthoseincharge.

Whiletheconversationaroundourenvironmentandourresponsibilitytowardit

remainscenteredonshoppingbagsandstraws,wereignoringthebalanceofpower

thatimpliesthatas"consumers"wemustshopsustainably,ratherthanas"citizens”

holdourgovernmentsandindustriestoaccounttopushorrealsystemicchange.

NowhereinWordEnvironmentDay2018skeymessagesisthereanythingabout

votingforenvironmentallyprogressivepoliticians,forexample.Whynot?

Ifsimportanttoacknowledgethattheenvironmentisn'teveryone'spriority-or

evenmostpeoples.Weshouldn'texpectittobe.Inherlatestbook,WhyCouldPeopleDo

BadEnvironmentalThings,WellesleyCollegeprofessorElizabethR.DeSombrearguethat

thebestwaytocollectivelychangethebehavioroflargenumbersofpeopleisforthe

changetobestructural.

Thismightmeanimplementingpolicysuchasaplastictaxthataddsacostto

environmentallyproblematicaction,orbanningsingle-useplasticsaltogetherIndia

hasjustannounceditwilleliminateallsingle-useplasticinthecountryby2022.

"Therearealsoincentive-basedwaysofmakingbetterenvironmentalchoiceseasier,

suchasensuringrecyclingisatleastaseasyastrashdisposal.

DeSombreisn'tsayingpeopleshouldstopcaringabouttheenvironment.Ifsjust

thatindividualactionsaretooslow,shesays,forthattobeonly,orevenprimary,

approachtochangingwidespreadbehavior.

Noneofthisisaboutwritingofftheindividual.It'sjustaboutputtingthingsinto

perspective.Wedon'thavetimetowait.Weneedprogressivepoliciesthatshape

collectiveaction(andreininpollutingbusiness),alongsideengagedcitizenspushing

forchange.Thafsnotsomethingwecanbuy.

36.Somecelebritiesstarinanewvideoto

A.demandnewlawsontheuseofplastics

B.urgeconsumerstocuttheuseofplastics

C.invitepublicopinionontheplasticscrisis

D.disclosethecausesoftheplasticscrisis

37.Theauthorisconcernedthat“morallicensing"may

A.misleadusintodoingworthlessthings

B.preventusfrommakingfurtherefforts

C.weakenoursenseofaccomplishment

D.suppressourdesireforsuccess

38.BypointingoutouridentityasHcitizens,Htheauthorindicatesthat

A.ourfocusshouldbeshiftedtocommunitywelfare

B.ourrelationshipwithlocalindustriesisimproving

C.wehavebeenactivelyexercisingourcivilrights

D.Weshouldpressourgovernmentstoleadthecombat

39.DeSombrearguesthatthebestwayforacollectivechangeshouldbe

A.awin-winarrangement

B.aself-drivenmechanism

C.acost-effectiveapproach

D.atopdownprocess

40.Theauthorconcludesthatindividualefforts

A.Canbetooaggressive

B.arefarfromsufficient

C.canbetooinconsistent

D.arefarfromrational

PartB

Directions:youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatext;choosethemost

suitableheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).There

aretwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn.MarkyouranswersonANSWER

SHEET.(10points)

Howseriouslyshouldparenttakekid'sopinionswhensearchingforahome?

Inchoosinganewhome,CamilleMeClain'skidshaveasingledemanda

backyard.ThatseeminglyreasonablerequestturnedtheChicagofamily'shomehunt

upsidedown,asthereweren'tmanythree-bedroomapartmentsontheNorthSide

----wherethefamilywaslooking-----thatcamewithyardspace.Still,McClainand

herhusbandchosetohonortheir4-and6-year-oldsrequest.

Weworkedwithafewapartmentbrokers,anditwasstrangethatmanyofthem

didn'tevenknowiftherewasoutdoorspace,sothey'dbringustoanapartment,we'd

seethatitdidn'thaveayard,andwe'dmoveon,"saidMeClain,whorunsMerry

MusicMakersinLakeview,abusinessfocusedonmusiceducationforchildren.

McClain'slittleonesaren'ttheonlykidswhohaveanopinionwhenitcomesto

housing,andinmanycasesyoungsters9viewsweighheavilyonparents'realestate

decisions,accordingtoa2018HarrisPollsurveyofmorethan2,000U.S.adults.

Renterspaidattentiontotheirkids'preferencesevenmore:83percentsaidtheir

children'sopinionswillbeafactorwhentheybuyahome.

Theideaofinvolvingchildreninabigdecisionisagreatideabecauseitcan

helpthemfeelasenseofcontrolandownershipinwhatcanbeanoverwhelming

process,saidRyanHooper,clinicalpsychologistinChicago.

"Childrenmayfaceseriousdifficultiesincopingwithsignificantmoves,

especiallyifitremovesthemfromtheircurrentschoolorsupportsystem,"hesaid.

Youngerchildrenshouldfeellikethey'rechoosingtheirhome-withoutactually

gettingachoiceinthemattersaidAdamBaile,realestateattorneybasedinNewYork

andauthoroftheupcomingchildren'sbook"Home,“aboutthesearchfortheperfect

homefromtheviewpointofachild.

Askingthemquestionsaboutwhattheylikeaboutthebackyardofapotential

home-oraskingthemwheretheirtoyswouldgointhehouse-willmakethemfeellike

they'rebeingincludedinthedecision-makingprocess,Baileysaid.Manyofthe

aspectsofhomebuyingaren'taconsiderationforchildren,saidTraceyHampson,a

realestateagentbasedinSantaClarita,Calif.Andplacingtoomuchemphasisontheir

opinionscanruinafantastichomepurchase.

Shehasaclientwhohasbeenhouse-huntingforawhile,andhealwaysaskshis

youngchildrentheiropinion.Butwhenthisbuyerfinallydecidedtowriteanofferon

ahomewithapool,hischildrenburstintotearsbecausetheydidn'twantapool.

“Theyendedupnotsubmittinganoffer,Hampsonsaid."Sospeakingwithyour

childrenbeforeyoumakearealestatedecisioniswise,butIwouldn'tbasethe

purchasingdecisionsolelyontheiropinions.

Theotherissueisthatmanychildren----especiallyolderones-maybasetheir

realestateknowledgeonHGTVshows,whichtendtofocusonsuperficialaspectsof

realestate,saidAaronNorrisofTheNorrisGroupinRiverside,Calif.

"TheyloveChipandJulieGainesjustasmuchastherestofus,"hesaid”

HGTVhasseriouslychangedhowpeopleviewrealestate.It'snotshelter,it'sa

lifestyle.Withthatmindsetchangecomessomeseriousmoneyconsequences.^^

Kidstendtogetstuckinthefeaturesandtheimmediatebenefitstothem

personally,Norrissaid.Andwhiletheiropinionsonthoseelementsshouldn'treign

supreme,thehomebuyingprocesscouldbeatimetostarttalkingtokidsaboutmoney,

budgeting,homeownershipandotherfinancialdecisions.

“Theiropinionscanchangetomorrow,"Garnersaid".Asharshasitmaybeto

say,thatdecisionshouldlikelynotbemadecontingentonachild'sopinions,but

rathermadeforthemwithgreatconsiderationintowhathomecanmeettheirneeds

best-andgivethemanopportunitytocustomizeitbitandmakeittheirown.^^

Thisadviceismorerelevantnowthaneverbefore,evenasmoreparentswant

toembracetheideasoftheirchildren,despitethecurrenthousingcrunch.

Today,wannabehomebuyershavetobemoreopenwhenitcomesto

must-havesandwhatyoucancompromiseon,Hampsonsaid.

Andspeakingofcompromise:TheMcClainkids,hungryforoutdoorspace,fell

inlovewithahomeintheNorthParkneighborhoodthathadalargeyard.Butit

wasn'tidealbytheirparents1standards.

ThefamilyendeduprentingahouseinNorthCenterthathadasmalleryard,

butitwasstillbigenoughforplaytime.

IhadtodoabitofasalesjobwiththekidssincetheylovedtheyardinNorth

Park,"McClainsaid."Butthere9sahammocktheyloungeon,aspottojumprope,a

placetoplayinthesprinkler,andanareatowritewithsidewalkchalk.

A.notesthataspectslikechildren'sfriendsandsocialactivities

shouldbeconsidereduponhomebuying

41.RyanHopperDB.Believesthathomebuyingshouldbebasedonchildren's

needsratherthantheiropinions

42.AdamBaileyGC.Assumesthatmanychildren'sviewsonrealestateare

influencedbythemedia

43.TraceyD.remarksthatsignificantmovesmayposechallengesto

HampsonFchildren

44.AaronNorriCE.saysthatitiswisetoleavekidsinthedarkaboutrealestate

45.JulieGarnerBF.advisethathomepurchaseshouldnotbebasedonlyon

children'sdecisions

G.thinksthatchildrenshouldbegivenasenseofinvolvement

inhomebuyingdecisions.

SectionIIITranslation

46.Directions:

Inthissection,thereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.Writeyour

translationonANSWERSHEET.(15points)

①ItiseasytounderestimateEnglishwriterJamesHerriot.(2)Hehadsucha

pleasant,readablestylethataremightthinkthatanyonecouldimitateit.③How

manytimeshaveIheardpeoplesay,"Icouldwriteabook,Ijusthaven'tthetime

"Easilysaid.(4)Notsoeasilydone.⑤JamesHeriotcontrarytopopularopinion

didnotfinditeasyinhisearlydaysof,asheputit,"havingagoatthewriting

game".⑥Whileheobviouslyhadanabundanceofnaturaltalent,thefinal

polishedworkthathehavetotheworldwastheresultofyearsofpracticing,

re-writingandreading.⑦Likethemajorityofauthors,hehadtosuffermany

disappointmentsandrejectionsalongtheway,butthesemadehimallthemore

determinedtosucceed.©Everythingheachievedinlifewasearnedthehardway

andhissuccessintheliteracyfieldwasnoexception.

①说起英国作家JamesHerriot,人们往往会很小看他。②(而)他的写作风格

让人赏心悦目，读起来又朗朗上口，容易模仿。③人们常说“我也能写书，只

是没时间、这真是说起来容易，④做起来难。⑤JamesHeriot并不认同这种大

众观点，(因为)他年轻时候，也从未觉得写作容易过，James一直都在说,(我)

先试者写写看。⑥虽然James天资卓越，但这些旷世佳作都源自于他多年来孜孜

不倦的练习，反复的修改锤炼以及博览群书。⑦和大多数作家一样，他也曾愁眉

不展，四处碰壁，但这些经历却使得他迎难而上，走向成功。⑧(终于)功夫不

负有心人，他在文学领域中取得了成功。

SectionIVWriting

47.Directions:

SupposeProfessorSmithaskedyoutoplanadebateonthethemeofcitytraffic.Write

himanemailto

(1)suggestaspecifictopicwithyourreason,and

(2)tellhimaboutyourarrangement

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsneatlyonyourANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourownname,use"LiMinginstead