2021年四川省瀘州市成考專升本英語自考測試卷(含答案)

2021年四川省瀘州市成考專升本英語自考測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(20題)1.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

2.______yourhomeworkandmakesurethatyoudon't______anymistakes.

A.Do;doB.Make;makeC.Make;doD.Do;make

3.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

4.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

5.Notuntilthisterm______torealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.didhebeginC.hehasbegunD.thathehasbegun

6.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

7.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

8.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

9.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

10.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

11.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

12.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

13.Tomwasabouttoclosethewindows_______hisattentionwascaughtbyabirdA.whenB.suddenlyC.andD.till

14.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

15.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

16.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

17.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshemay______.

A.comeroundB.comebackC.comeagainD.comeout

18.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

19.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

20.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No，butweexpect______anydaynow.

A.toreturnit

B.ittoreturn

C.ittobereturned

D.itreturned

二、翻譯(10題)21.她努力工作，以便8點(diǎn)能把一切都準(zhǔn)備好。

22.HespokeEnglishsowellthatItookitforgrantedthathewasanAmerican.

23.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.

24.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

25.隨著燃料價(jià)格的上漲，購車者買車的想法正在改變。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

26.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofalloutpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.

27.Sheisdeterminedtobeasingernomatterwhatdifficultiesshemaymetwith.

28.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

身體健康的人不愿意去想死亡的事，死亡是我們希望避免的話題。但是死亡是普遍的人生經(jīng)歷，是人人都要面臨的少數(shù)必然之一。理智的人對必然的死亡預(yù)作計(jì)劃，從容對待；只有愚蠢的人不能正視現(xiàn)實(shí)，希望用某種方法逃脫死亡。人壽保險(xiǎn)對必然的死亡提供理智的安排。只要對自己的死亡能夠直面對待的人才能充分理解人壽保險(xiǎn)的必要性。人壽保險(xiǎn)公司充分認(rèn)識到了人民對死亡的負(fù)面印象，為此，他們對保險(xiǎn)代理商進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)時(shí)，要求他們在推銷中避免使用直率的語言，而努力以恰當(dāng)?shù)姆绞阶尶蛻魝円庾R到：人終究會(huì)死，人人都會(huì)面臨死亡，必須要客觀地接受自己的比如死亡才能在經(jīng)濟(jì)上為此做好充分的準(zhǔn)備。

29.Grandmatookitforgrantedthatfoodpriceswouldrise,sosheboughtalotofrice.

30.Manyproposalswereraisedbythedelegates,asweexpected._____________________________________________________________________________

三、書面表達(dá)(10題)31.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)剛買了一塊表，但你不滿意，因?yàn)樗傆忻　懸环獗г剐?，其?nèi)容如下：

(1)買表的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；

(2)出現(xiàn)的問題；

(3)要求退貨。

32.寫一篇有關(guān)壓力的文章。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)壓力是什么?

(2)減壓的辦法。

33.你(LiYuan)的生日就要到了，寫封信邀請朋友參加你的生日聚會(huì)。信的內(nèi)容包括：

(1)告知對方聚會(huì)的具體時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)。

(2)到達(dá)聚會(huì)地點(diǎn)的行車路線及便利的交通工具。

34.假設(shè)你是一個(gè)農(nóng)村學(xué)生，進(jìn)城看到河水被嚴(yán)重污染，請寫一篇議論污染的日記。內(nèi)容包括

以下幾點(diǎn)：

1．河水顏色發(fā)黑，并發(fā)出臭味。

2．水里沒有魚，也沒人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工廠往河里排放工業(yè)廢水。

4．大家應(yīng)保護(hù)環(huán)境，減少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日記的格式。

2．詞數(shù)為l00左右。

35.假如你叫李昕，你在昨天的中國日報(bào)上看到一則招聘秘書的廣告。寫一封信應(yīng)聘，介紹你的情況。字?jǐn)?shù)：100左右；1.22歲；高中畢業(yè)。2.在職業(yè)學(xué)校(businessschool)學(xué)習(xí)兩年。3.學(xué)習(xí)酒店管理(hotelkeeping)、打字和公關(guān)(publicrelations)。4.擅長電腦和英語聽說。

36.以某公司的名義寫一個(gè)競賽通知。內(nèi)容如下：

(1)競賽的名稱和內(nèi)容。

(2)參與對象。

(3)競賽的時(shí)間。

(4)報(bào)名的截止日期。

37.描寫一件你認(rèn)為(或者你經(jīng)歷的、聽說的)最有意思或最有意義的事。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)何時(shí)、何事、何地。

(2)具體的事件經(jīng)過。

(3)意義或意思所在。

38.你(LiYuan)從報(bào)紙上得知某公司在招聘英文秘書，你愿意應(yīng)聘。給曾經(jīng)在這個(gè)公司工作過的一個(gè)朋友(Tom)寫封信，詢問有關(guān)信息。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明在哪兒獲得招聘信息。

(2)說明為什么愿意應(yīng)聘。

(3)詢問有關(guān)該公司的信息。

39.你(LiYuan，TeL：78790765)剛從海邊度假回來，對旅行社所定的旅館及其服務(wù)不滿意。因此決定給該旅行社的經(jīng)理寫封抱怨信。信的內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明不滿意的具體事件。

(2)提出改進(jìn)建議或賠償要求。

40.路邊跪著一個(gè)學(xué)生模樣的年輕女子，她面前放著一張紙，上面寫著因父母突然病重而退學(xué)，希望好心人相助。寫一篇短文描述此情景，并說明面對此事你如何做。

四、翻譯(20題)41.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.

42.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

43.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinesePlayistheprincipalbusinessofchildhood,andmoreandmoreinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy,everychildneedsopportunityandtherightmaterialforplay,andthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Theirmainfunctionistosuggest,encourageandassistplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoys,whichchildrenwillplayoften,andwillcomebacktoagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyears’researchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinheritedabilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.

44.Onlythosewhoworkhardwillbefavoredinthefiercecompetition.

45.Thepovertylineisthelowestincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomebelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.

46.Bothsoundandnoisecanhavenegativeeffects,butwhatismostimportantisifthepersonhascontroloverthesound.

47.TheUnitedStatesGreenBuildingCouncil,anonprofitindustrygroupthatencouragesthecreationofenvironmentallyconsciousbuildings,willintroduceabird-safetycreditthisfallaspartofitsenvironmentalcertificationprocess.

48.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.

49.Notlongagothescientistsmadeadiscoverythatthis“waste”materialcouldbeturnedintoplastics.

50.Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointofviewisequallyimportant,andthatistodonotwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.

51.Inorderthattheycansavethesespecies,membersofwildlifeteamshaverearedtheyounginthesafetyresearchstations.

52.Canadianagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththecountry'sdemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.

53.SectionA

Directions:TranslatethefollowingEnglishintoChinese.

(非英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做)

Directions:Inthispart,thereare5itemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachItemconsistingofoneormoresentences.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromthereadingpassageinpartⅡ.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaninginthecontext.

TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

54.小女孩的歌聲給老人帶來了歡樂，幫住他忍受住種種生活的艱辛。_____________________________________________________________________________

55.Thegirltakesafterhermotherandisalwayscheerful.

56.Therearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.

57.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

58.隨著燃料價(jià)格的上漲，購車者買車的想法正在改變。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

59.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

60.必須采取有效措施來解決空氣污染。____________________________________________________________________________

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.InfactMrs.Smith______whatthemanhadsaid.

A.understood

B.waspuzzledabout

C.wasgladtohear

D.didn’tunderstand

62.RobertFulton'sinvention,anairphibian,canbestbedescribedas__

A．a(chǎn)helicopter

B．a(chǎn)soloflyingmachine

C．a(chǎn)flyingcar

D．a(chǎn)nairplane

63.The21stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat______.

A.itsteachingqualityisbetter

B.itisnearesttothecitycentre

C.itscoursesaremoreadvanced

D.itrequiresanentranceexamination______.

64.根據(jù)以下資料，回答13~16題。

Amnesty(大赦)Interationalisaworld-widevolunteerorganizationfundedentirelybysubscriptionsanddonations．Itistotallyindependentofanygovernment,politicalfaction,ideology,economicinterestorreligiouscreed.

Theorganizationworksforthereleaseof"PrisonersofConscience"-men,womenandchildrenimprisonedanywherefortheirbeliefs,color,sex,ethnicorigin,languageorreligion．Italsoseeksfairandimmediatetrialforallpoliticalprisonersdetained(拘留)withoutcharge,andopposestortureandthedegradingtreatmentofprisoners．Itisalsoagainstthedeathpenaltyforalltypesofcrime.

Amnestyworksbycollectinginformation．Whenithasproofthatapersonisa"PrisonerofConscience",thatperson'scaseishandedovertoalocalgroup．ThelocalgroupsareordinaryindividualswhobelieveinAmnesty'swork．Theysendletterstogovernments,embassies,leadingnewspapersandtheprisoner'sfamilyandfriends．Theyalsocollectsignaturesandraisemoneytosendmedicine,foodandclothingtotheprisonersandtheirfamilies．Thesevolunteersusetheirfreedomofspeechtowinthesamefreedomfortheiradoptedprisoner.

Paradoxically,AmnestyInternationalisanorganizationthatwillonlybesatisfiedwhenithasbecomeredundant(多余的).

AmnestyInternationalissupported__．

A．bypeoplewithleft-wingviews

B．inpartbygovernmentassistance

C．withgoodsgivenbysomeorganizations

D．bypeoplewhogivemoneyorsubscribetotheorganization

65.Manyunemployedworkerswill______.

A.havetoberetrainedorgetlow-payingjobs

B.finditimpossibletogetbetter-payingjobs

C.havetochangetheirjobsveryoften

D.havetoacceptunskilledjobs

六、作文(1題)66.S城的交通擁擠現(xiàn)象日趨嚴(yán)重，事故時(shí)有發(fā)生，特別是在早晚上、下班高峰期。市政府決定采取措施改善交通現(xiàn)狀，向廣大市民征集建議。請根據(jù)下面的要點(diǎn)向市政府提出建議。(1)修繕公路，改善路面狀況;(2)修筑立交橋，緩解交通阻塞現(xiàn)象;(3)控制小轎車的產(chǎn)量。要求：短文需要涉及上述所有內(nèi)容，可以適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容，闡述自己的其他想法。

參考答案

1.Blaunch為“發(fā)射”講；其余為干擾項(xiàng)。

2.D解析：本題考查動(dòng)詞搭配。doone'shomework“做作業(yè)”；makemistakes“犯錯(cuò)誤”。句意為：做作業(yè)，還要保證別犯錯(cuò)誤。

3.A

4.B

5.B解析：表示否定的副詞前置于句首，句子需要不完全倒裝，即助動(dòng)詞提前。其余選項(xiàng)均可排除。除Notuntil外還有never，seldom，rarely，seldom，no，little，hardly，innotime等否定副詞或結(jié)構(gòu)放在句首時(shí)，句子需要部分倒裝。

6.Bsetout意為“出發(fā)，動(dòng)身”。

7.D

8.D本題考查時(shí)態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：當(dāng)你寫信回家的時(shí)候，請代我向你的妻子問好。在時(shí)間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)代替一般將來時(shí)。

9.A本句考查兩個(gè)并列句之間的連接的詞。題干的意思是：“氣球能夠浮在空氣中正如船能夠浮在海面上一樣。”在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，只有A項(xiàng)的justas有“正如，猶如”的意思。故選A。

10.C

11.C解析：句子的前半部分是主語從句，主語從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)根據(jù)句意而定。

12.A

13.A

14.C解析：much用在句中修飾比較級better。

15.C

16.D

17.A解析：句意：她昏倒了。給她臉上澆些水，或許她會(huì)醒過來。本題考查詞組辨析。comeround：過訪，繞道而來，蘇醒過來；comeback：回來，恢復(fù)；comeagain：再說一遍，重復(fù)一遍；comeout：出來，傳出。

18.Dapplyto應(yīng)用；applyfor申請

19.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做過某事。注意區(qū)別forgettodosth。忘了而沒有做某事。

20.C

21.Sheworkedhardsothateverythingwouldgetreadyby8o’clock.

22.他英語講得如此好以至于我想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為他是美國人。他英語講得如此好，以至于我想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為他是美國人。

23.投訴時(shí)注意禮節(jié)但又態(tài)度堅(jiān)定，特別是能夠指出所購買商品的缺陷，這樣的投訴通常是最有效的。

24.吸煙者中不分性別比例最高的是年齡介于24到44歲之間的人.吸煙者中不分性別，比例最高的是年齡介于24到44歲之間的人.

25.D

26.我們關(guān)注的是充分開發(fā)所有學(xué)生的各項(xiàng)能力，而不僅僅是發(fā)展他們的學(xué)習(xí)能力。

27.她決心成為一名歌手，不管可能會(huì)遇到什么困難。

28.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeathanditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguagetrytomakeclentsawarethat:eventuallyyouwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.Healthypeopledonotlookforwardtodeath:itisasubjectwealltendtoavoid.Butitisauniversalexperience.Itisoneofthefewcertaintiesfacedbyallhumans.Rationalmaindsplantodealwithsuchcertaimties.Onlyfoolshidetheirheadsinthesandinthehopethatsomehowdeathwillavoidthem.Lifeinsuranceisarationalandobjectivewayofplanningforthecertaintyofdeath,anditisnotuntilyoucanfacethecertaintyofyourowndeaththatyoucanfullyunderstandtheneedforlifeinsurance.Lifeinsurancecompaniesrealizethatdeathanddyingleavenegativeimpressions.Agentsaretrainedtoavoidthetheuseofplainlanguageinsalespresentations.Andinproperlanguage,trytomakeclentsawarethat:eventually,youwilldie.Eachhumanbeingfacesdeath.Youhavetobeobjectiveenoughtoacceptthecertaintyofyourowndeathbeforeyoucanadequatelyprepareforitfinancially.

29.（奶奶理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)恼J(rèn)為食品價(jià)格肯定會(huì)上漲，所以她買了很多大米）

30.正如預(yù)料的那樣，代表團(tuán)給出了許多建議。

31.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

32.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

33.DearPam,

Mybirthdayiscoming!Myparentsaregoingtoholdabirthdaypartyformeat13:00onMay29th(Sunday)athome.Willyoubefreeandcometomyparty?I'11beveryhappy.Besides,Tom,Janeandsomeotherclassmatesarecomingtoo.

YoumaytakebusNo.2toQingStreetandwalkstraightabout20meters.Thereyou'llseeadrugstore.Atthecomerofit,turnrightandgetintoaverynarrowstreetandlookforBeigingNo.10.That'smyhome.We'11waitforyouthere.

Pleasecallmebeforethedateifyoucannotcome.

Ican'twaitforthereunion.

Takecare

LiYuan

34.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

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

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

36.CompetitionNotice

July18,2009Pleaseinform.anyartstudentsyouknowaboutthisfreetoentercompetition.

FirstPrize:＄5,000

SecondPrize:＄2,000

ThirdPrize:＄1,000

TheStarspaceCompanyrecentlylaunchedastudentartscholarshipcompetitionforuniversitystudents.Thecompetitionisfreetoenterandisopentoartstudentsthroughouttheworld.

Thescholarshipprogramisintendedforstudentswhoexhibitexceptionalartisticexcellenceintheirchosenmedium.Includingphotographyandvideo,bothcontemporaryandtraditionalinnature.

ThedeadlineforsubmissionisNovember21,2009.ScholarshipwinnersareannouncedonDecember19th,2009.StudentsinterestedinsigningupfortheStarspaceScholarshipCompetitioncanfindoutmoredetailsbyvisiting_/scholarships.

TheStarspaceScholarshipCompetition

37.OnethingshockedmeintheAmericaistheculturedifferencebetweenChinaandAmerica.

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

Howdifferentthetwoculturesareatthepointofhavingagirlfriend.

38.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

39.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

40.Nowadays,somepeopletryhardtogetmoneyinawayofbegging.

OnedayIsawastudent-likegirlkneelingatthesideofthestreetwithalargesheetofpaperlaidinfrontofher.Ireadandknewthatbothofherparentswereseriouslysickwithnomoneyforoperationsandshehadtoquitschool.Shekneltthereforpeople'shelp.

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

41.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.一種文化及語言，有如大腦與身體般密不可分。它們交融互補(bǔ)，缺一不可/不可或缺。

42.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.不過，與此同時(shí)，我們的手指會(huì)變得更加敏感。因?yàn)樗鼈冊诂F(xiàn)代生活中用得很多。SectionB:

43.玩耍是童年時(shí)代的主要活動(dòng)。近幾年來越來越多的研究表明，玩耍在人類的成長中起著極其重要的作用。從嬰兒時(shí)期，每個(gè)孩子都需要有機(jī)會(huì)和有合適的物品來玩耍。它們的主要功能是提示、鼓勵(lì)和幫助孩子們玩耍。為了達(dá)到這一目的，它們必