历年考研英语二真题及答案

2010年考研英语真题二

SectionIUSEofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C

orDonANSWERSHEET1.(1Opoints)

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetecctedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemic

onjune11,2009.Itisthefirstwotldwideepidemic_1—bytheWorldHealthOrganization

in41years.

Theheightenedalert_2—anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatassembled

afterasharppiseincasesinAustralia.andrising_3—inBritainjapan,Chileandelsewhere.

Burtheepiemicis"_4—"inseverity.AccordingtoMargaretChan.Theorganization's

directorgeneral,—5—theoverwhelmingmajortyofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptoms

andfullrecovery.Ofteninthe_6—ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theourbreakcametogobal_7—inlafeApril2009.whenMexicanauthoritiesnotedan

unusuallylatgenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_8—healthyadults.AsmuchofMexico

CityShutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_9—inNewYorkCity.thesouthwestern

UnitedStatesandatoundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_10—warmerweatherarrived.Butinlate

September2009,officialsreportedtherewas_11—fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthat

virtuallyallthe_12—testedarethenewswineflu.Alsoknownas(A)HlNl,notseasonalflu.Inthe

U.S.,Ithas_13—morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmonethan600deathsandmorethan

6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials___14___Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan

—15—ordersfromtheatatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferent

fromtheannualfluvaccine,is_16—aheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondoseswereto

bemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose_17—doseswereoftheFluMist

nasalspraytype,whichisnot_18—forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathing

difficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_19—.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeoplein

otherhigh-riskgroups;healthcareworkers,people_20—infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

1.[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated

2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted

3.[A]digits[B]numbers[C]amounts[D]sums

4.[A]Moderatre[B]normal[C]unusual[D]extreme

5.[A]With[B]in[C]from[D]by

6.[A]Progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor

7.[A]Reality[B]phenomenon[C]cincept[D]notice

8.[A]Over[B]for[C]among[D]to

9.[A]stayup[B]cropup[C]fillup[D]coverup

10.[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until

11.[A]excessive[B]enormous[C]significant[D]magnificent

12.[A]categories[B]examples[C]patterns[D]samples

13.[A]imparted[B]immersed[C]injected[D]infected

14.[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained

15.[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[D]giving

16.[A]feasible[B]available[C]reliable[D]applicable

17.[A]prevalent[B]principal[C]innovative[D]initial

18.[A]presented[B]restricted[C]recommended[D]introduced

19.[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings

20.[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoff

SectionIIReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Answerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosing

A,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof

56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever,atSotheby'sinLondonon

September15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebya

singleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldest

banksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderingly

since2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founder

ofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhave

comedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbrings

togethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfew

otherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossof

thousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthat

meantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellby

two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector-forChinesecontemporaryart-theyweredownby

nearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplaced

worksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying

Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarket

sincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheir

peakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schief

executive,says:'Tmprettyconfidentwe'reatthebottom.^^

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthe

market,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeven

thoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestill

higherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport

saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.

ThethreeDs-death,debtanddivorce-stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewho

doesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory“because.

[A].theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

[B].theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

[C].BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

[D].itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable?,(Linel-2,Para.3),theauthor

suggeststhat.

[A]collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

[B]peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

[C]artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

[D]worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

[A].Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

[B].Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

[C].Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

[D].Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare

[A]auctionhouses'favorites

[B]contemporarytrends

[C]factorspromotingartworkcirculation

[D]stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

[A].FluctuationofArtPrices

[B].Up-to-dateArtAuctions

[C].ArtMarketinDecline

[D].ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'sgroupthat

hadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative

frequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.

TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbands

don'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthe

talkerinourfamily.nTheroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue,"he

explained."WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeepthe

conversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethan

womeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwith

mamage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate70s.Sociologist

CatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomenshe

interviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheir

divorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesin

theUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednoton

tangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohis

ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocial

arrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome""He

doesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbands

tobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheir

wives.

Inshort,theimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofa

mansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawoman

glaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

[A]Talkingtothem.

[B]Trustingthem.

[C].Supportingtheircareers.

[D].Sharinghousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc,?(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans

[A]generatingmotivation.

[B].exertinginfluence

[C].causingdamage

[D]creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

[A].mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

[B].nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

[C].womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

[D]afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?

[A].Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

[B].Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.

[C].Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

[D].Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson

[A].avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

[B].adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

[C].otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

[D]abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors

——habits——amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhen

customerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponse

toacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,thatremain

killersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,Dr.Curtissaid."We

wantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.^^

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-Palmoliveand

Unilever-hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers,

livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday-chewing

gums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,

antiperspirants,colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins-areresultsof

manufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.

Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericanshabitually

givetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneof

theotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Thenbeverage

companiesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkingly

sipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnow

featuredincommercialsasabreathfreshenerandteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skin

moisturizersareadvertisedaspartofmorningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingand

puttingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,saidCarolBerning,

aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,thecompanythatsold$76

billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear."'Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartof

improvingourconsumers5lives,andit'sessentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.^^

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghavelearnedthatthere

ispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthroughrelentlessadvertising.Asthisnew

scienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosell

questionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]aredeeplyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5soasto

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'shabits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople'sbuyingpower

[D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople'shabits?

[A]Tide

[B]Crest

[C]Colgate

[D]Unilever

34.Fromthetextwekonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsaredevelopeddueto

[A]perfectedartofproducts

[B]automaticbehaviorcreation

[C]commercialpromotions

[D]scientificexperiments

35.theauthor'sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabitsis

[A]indifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[D]biased

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,

includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyare

equallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentative

crosssectionofthecommunity;thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryon

accountofrace,religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;

andthatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletterofthe

law.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentative

democracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverningthemselves,ratherthanelecting

representativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.

Insomestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligence,

education,andmoralcharacter.AlthoughtheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibited

intentionalracialdiscriminationinjuryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofStrauderv.West

Virginia,thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientway

aroundthisandotherantidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20thcentury.

AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntilthe1940sthata

majorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhenseveralstatesautomatically

exemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonallyaskedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthe

jurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbytheclaimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkept

juriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandServiceAct,ushering

inaneweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolishedspecialeducational

requirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedatrandomfromacrosssectionof

theentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decisionTaylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourt

extendedtherequirementthatjuriesberepresentativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestate

level.TheTaylordecisionalsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutional

andorderedstatestousethesameproceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[B]defendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[A]theinadequacyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

[D]thearrogancecommonamongtheSupremeCourtjudegs

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause

[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

[C]theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed._

[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished

[B]educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[D]statesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

4O.indiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition

[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[D]itstraditionanddevelopment

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhtehereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.

ChooseTifthestatementsistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.Markyouranswers

onANSWERSHTTET1.(10points)

CopyingBirdsMarySaveAircraftFuel

BothBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,the787andA350

respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcompositescertainlymakeadifference.Buta

groupofresearchersatStanfordUniversityJedbyIlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescould

takeamorenaturalisticapproachtocuttingjet-fueluse,anditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynew

aircraft.

Theanswer,saysDrKroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,scientistshaveknownthatbirdsflyingin

formation-aV-shape-expendlessenergy.Theairflowingoverabird5swingscurlsupwardsbehind

thewingtips,aphenomenonknownasupwash.Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperience

reduceddrag,andspendlessenergypropellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronautics

expertwhowasformerlyatCaltechandUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hassuggestedthata

formationof25birdsmightenjoyarangeincreaseof71%.

Whenappliedtoaircraft,theprinciplesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.DrKrooandhisteam

modelledwhatwouldhappenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLosAngeles,SanFrancisco

andLasVegasweretoassembleoverUtah,assumeaninvertedV-formation,occasionallychange

placessoallcouldhaveaturninthemostfavourablepositions,andproceedtoLondon.They

foundthattheaircraftconsumedasmuchas15%lessfuel(coupledwithareductionin

carbon-dioxideoutput).Nitrogen-oxideemissionsduringthecruisingportionsoftheflightfellby

aroundaquarter.

Thereare,ofcourse,knotstobeworkedout.Oneconsiderationissafety,oratleastthe

perceptionofit.Wouldpassengersfeelcomfortabletravellingincompanion?DrKroopointsout

thattheaircaftcouldbeseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,andwouldnotbeintheintimate

groupingfavouredbydisplayteamsliketheRedArrows.Apassengerpeeringoutofthewindow

mightnotevenseetheotherplanes.Whethertheseperationdistancesinvolvedwouldsatisfy

air-traffic-controlregulationsisanothermatter,althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivil

AviationOrganisationhasincludedthepossibilityformationflyinginablueprintfornew

operationalguidelines.

Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmakeformationflightmore

efficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes'wakeswilldecaymorequicklyandthe

effectwilldiminish.DrKroosaysthisisoneoftheareashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmight

alsobehardforairlinestoco-ordinatethedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftin

awaythatwouldallowthemtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbe

easiertoreschedule,asmightroutinemilitaryflights.

Astihappens,America'sarmedforcesareonthecasealready.Earlierthisyearthecountry's

DefenceAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopayBoeingtoinvestigate

formationflight,thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.Therearereportsthatsomemilitary

aircraftflewinformationwhentheywerelowonfuelduringtheSecondWorldWar,butDr

Lissamansaystheyareunsubstantiated.),MyfatherwasanRAFpilotandmycousintheskipper

ofaLancasterlostoverBerlin,5,headds.Soheshouldknow.

41.FindingoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnewBoeingand

Airbusaircraft.

42.Theupwashexperiencemaysavepropellingenergyaswellasreducingresistance.

43.Formationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheotherplanes.

44.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.

45.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringWorldWarII,America'sarmedforcesoncetried

formationflighttosavefuel.

SectionIIITraslation

46.Directions:

InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.Writeyourtranslationon

ANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

“Suatainability“hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwill

alwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlife

madeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthougheverydayaction

andchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'dbeenthough

thedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell.4<Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion,saysNing,whose

dilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.<4Iwasmiserable,Ihadsomuch

anxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoney

andneededthejob.Everyonesaid,"Justwait,you'llturnthecomer,giveitsome

翻译参考

“坚持不懈”如今已成一个流行词汇，但对TedNing而言，这个概念一直有个人含义，

经历了一段痛苦松懈的个人生活，使他清楚面向以坚持不懈为导向的价值观，必须贯彻到每

天的行动和选择中。

Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光，他通过蓬勃兴起的网络疯狂

地找工作，并且与Boulder代理机构签了约。

事情进展并不顺利，TedNing说到：“那真是个糟糕的选择，因为我对此没有激情，”

可以预料，他把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。Ning说：“我很痛苦渴望午夜起来盯着

天花板，我没钱，我需要工作，每个人都说'等吧，只要有耐心会好转的。'”

SectionIVWriting

47.Directions:

YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americanculturalexchange

program.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei“instead.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)

SAMPLE

Dearxxx,

IwouldliketoconveymyheartfeltthankstoyouforyourkindnesstoreceivemewhenI

participatedinanexchangeprograminUSA.

YourgeneroushelpmadeitpossiblethatIhadaverypleasantstayandachancetoknow

Americanculturesbetter.Besides,IthinkitisanhonorformetomakefriendswithyouandIwill

cherishthegoodwillyoushowedtomewhereverIgo.IdohopethatyouwillvisitChinaoneday,

sothatIcouldhavetheopportunitytorepayyourkindnessandrefreshourfriendship.

Ifeelobligedtothankyouagain.

Sincerelyyours,

ZhangWei

48.Directions:

Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,you

should

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

Mobile-phonesubscriptions

(2000-2008)subscriptionnumber

SAMPLE

Inthischart,wecanseethemobilephonesubscriptionsindevelopedcountrieshaveasteady

andslightincreasefrom1990to2007andthenremainconstantin2008.Meanwhilethemobile

phonesubscriptionsindevelopingcountrieshavewitnessedaslowincreasefrom1990to2004

andthenagreatsurgefrom2004to20007:thebiggestsurgehappensfrom2005to2006.

Thischartreflectsdifferentdevelopingmodesofmobilephoneindustryindevelopedand

developingcountries.Thedevelopedcountrieshavealimitednumberofpopulations,mostof

whomarewell-educated.Therefore,thespreadingofthemobilephoneserviceisefficientand

soonthemarketissaturated.Alsoatthebeginningthedevelopedcountrieshavemorepeoplewho

canaffordthisservice.Thedevelopingcountrieshavealargepopulationwhokeepsalarge

demandformobileservice.Asthemobilephoneservicebecomescheaperandcheaper,the

increasingcustomerssubscribetobenefitfromthisservice.

Asdiscussedabove,itisnotsurprisingtoseethischange.Inmyopinion,thistrendthatthe

numberofmobile-phonesubscriptionsisincreasinglyincreasingwil