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Writing

TheFairnessofTalentSelection

提綱

1.描述圖畫：老師給學生說選拔的統(tǒng)一標準；

2.分析當今社會現(xiàn)象：1）社會人才選拔體系有失公平；2）社會人才選拔方式千篇一律；

3.個人觀點：1）選拔的公平是做到人盡其才；2）選拔方式的改革有待舉行；

【Sample】

Thecartoonportraysascenewhereateacher,withafingerpointingtoatreenotfarbehindherdsofvariousanimals,issayingthat“Toensureafairselectionyouallgetthesametest.Youmustallclimbthattree.”Theanimalswhichsymbolizestudentsofdifferentpersonalitiesstandandlisten.

Whatthecartoonintendstoconveyisratherstraightforward:thesystemoftalentselectionintoday’ssocietyisanythingbutfair,thoughitclaimstobe.Wearebroughtupinasocietywheretheselectionstandardsareuniform;wearetestedbyauniversaltestpaperforthesakeof“fairness”.What’sworse,whenwestepintotheworkplace,weareagainexposedtothesamesituation:thesamestandardforevaluationandpromotion.(定語從句的使用，和動詞短語的使用)

Inmyview,trueselectionfairnessisnotaboutdesigningthesameselectionstandardforallpeople,butaboutenablingeveryonetoexerthisorherstrengthtotheutmost.Therefore,itisurgentthatreformationofthetalentselectionmethodshouldtakeplace.Onlyinthiswaycanmoretalentsstandout.

ListeningComprehension

SectionA

8shortconversations

1M:IcannotfindthekindofjoggingshoesIwantanywhereinthetown.

W:Whynotorderthemfromacatalog?Itiseasierthanrunningaroundthetownlookingforthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemantodo?

2W:Iwillmakeyourflightreservationsbyphonenow,andthenwriteouttheticketforyou.

M:That’sfine.Canyoupleasetellmethedeparturetimeagain?

Q:What’sthemandoing?

3M:Gloria,areyougoingtosendoutinvitationstothedance?

W:No.IgotDantodoit.

Q:Whathappenedtotheinvitations?

4M:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.

W:Youmightstrainyourshoulder.Whydon’tyouusethesteptool?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

5M:IwonderifajoblikethiscanbehandledbyAlex

W:Well,ifhecannothandleit,noonecan.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

6M:Thesnowisreallycomingdown,isn’tit?

W:RarelydowegetsomuchsnowinDecember.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7W:Markdidn’twinthatscienceawardafterall.Canyoubelieveit?

M:Ithoughtforsurehewould.

Q:Whyisthemansurprised?

8M:I’dliketobuyacopyofProfessorFranklin’sbookonshells.

W:I’msorry,sir.Thatbookhasbeenoutofprintforsometime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebook?

Twolongconversations

ConversationOne

W:So,howdidyougetonthecourse?

M:Well,Ididsomeworkinthetheatrebeforethiscourse,butIwasmoreandmoreinterestedincircuswork.It’smydreamtoworkinthecircus.Youdon’thavetohaveanyspecificqualificationsbutit’sreallyveryhardwork,soyouhavetobeveryenthusiastic.

W:Andwhatdoyoustudyonthecourse?

M:Youhavetolearnabouttheatre...aboutdance...andacrobatics(雜技),ofcourse.

W:OK,sohowaboutanaverageday?Howmanyhoursdoyounormallyhavetostudy?

M:Normallyitisfromnine,nineinthemorningtillfourintheafternoon,fivedaysaweek.Ifyouwantto,youcanstaylaterintheevenings,youcandoextratraining.

W:Andhowaboutholidays?

M:WehaveamonthatChristmas,onemonthatEasterandfiveweeksinsummer.

W:Whatkindofworkdoyouhavetodotograduate?

M:Well,youhavetodosomewrittenassigXXXents.Aspartofyourgraduation,youhavetodoasoloperformance.Iamgoingtodoanacrobaticsshowaspartofmygraduation.

W:Whatkindofpeoplecomeonthecourse?

M:Oh,allkindsreally.English,Swiss,German,peoplecomefromallover.YouhavetospeakEnglishbecauseweareinEngland.TherearealotofSpanishpeoplebutIcannotspeakSpanish.IthinkithelpsifyoucanspeakSpanish.

Q9Whatdoesthemansayaboutworkinginthecircus?

Q10Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q11Whatdoesthemanhavetodotograduate?

ConversationTwo

M:Youareoneofmanypeopleinthistownwhosuddenlyacquiredalotofwealthwhenyourcompanywaspurchasedbyalargesoftwarecompany.Howhasthataffectedyourlife?

W:Well,inthebeginningitwasprettyincredible.ButthenIbegantorealizewhatitcouldactuallydotomylife.Thingshavechangeddramatically.

M:Inwhatway?

W:Ipaidoffallofmycreditcarddebt.Andsentmysontocollege.Receivingthismoneywasjustfantastic!BeforethatIwasworriedallthetime.

M:Soyourfinancialcircumstanceshaveimproved.Whatelsehaschanged?

W:Youknow,Iwasasecretaryatthatcompanyfor20years.Ihavegottenusedtojustworkingtopaythebills.IalwayswishedIcoulddomorewithmylife.FinallyIcandothat.

M:Andwhatdoyouwanttodo?

W:First,IamgoingtogotoParis.Ihavealwaysdreamedofgoingthere.Next,Iamthinkingofgoingbacktoschool.I’dliketostudygardening.Iloveflowers.Afterthat,maybeIwillopenmyownbusiness.

M:Wehearstoriesinthenewsallthetimeaboutpeoplewhogetalotofmoneysuddenlyandhavemanyproblems.Howdoyouthinkthoseproblemscanbeavoided?

W:It’saboutsayingtruetoyourvaluesandrememberingwhatisreallyimportantinlife.Youdon’tneedtoletmoneycomplicatethings.

Q12Whatwasthesignificantchangeinthewoman’slife?

Q13Whatproblemdidthewomanhavebeforethesuddenchange?

Q14Whatdoesthewomanwanttodofirstaftergettingrich?

Q15Whatnegativeeffectscanwealthhaveonpeople?

SectionB

PassageOne

Hello,mynameisRobertKyle.Iamheretodaytotalktoyouabouthowtocommunicateinaninterview.Duringyourlife,youwillhaveallkindsofinterviews.Therewillbeinterviewsforcollegeanduniversityplaces,interviewsforpart-timejobsandfull-timejobsandeveninterviewsasexams.ButallthetipsI’mgoingtotalkabouttodayareusefulinanyofthesesituations.Oneofthekeythingstorememberishowtospeakduringyourinterview.Ifyouarenervous,youmayspeakveryquickly,sotrytoslowdownyourvoice.Speakclearlyandremembertheimportanceofbodylanguage.Alwaysmakesurethatyoulookattheinterviewer.Ifthereismorethanoneinterviewer,makesureyoulookateachoneofthem.Thismakesyouseemopenandhonest.Smilingisalwaysverypositiveasitsuggestsyouareenjoyingyourselfanditmakesyouappearfriendlyandrelaxed.Listencarefullywhensomeoneelsespeaks,forexample,theinterviewersoranyothercandidatesifit’sanexamsituation.Agoodspeakerisalsoagoodlistener.Finally,Iwanttogiveyousomeinterestingstatistics.Mostpeopledecidewhattheythinkaboutastrangerwithinfiveminutesofmeetingthem.Accordingtoresearch,70%ofsomebody’simpressionisbasedonbodylanguageandthewayapersonisdressed.Therestisbasedonthewayyouspeakandwhatyousay.Thisissurprising,butimportantinformation.

Q16Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

Q17Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudoifyouarenervous?

Q18Whatdoesthespeakerimplybyshowingthestatistics?

PassageTwo

Joiningtheonlineinformationrevolutionofthecomputerliteratehasmadeitpossibletocommunicatewithmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Butwestillneedtolearnsomedigitalmanners.

Arecentsurveyshowsthathidingbehindacomputergivesmanytimidpeopletheopportunitytosayexactlywhattheylike.Thesepeopleseemtoforgetalltheyhavebeentaughtorhavelearntabouthowtodealwithothersandtheyadoptacompletelydifferentandunsuitabletonewhencommunicatingdigitally.Infact,theirtoneisreallyquiterude.

Themessagesthemselveshavebecomeextremelyinformal.Thereisnoneedtoputanaddressatthetopandthetoneisalwayschattyandfriendly.Butithasgonemuchfurtherthanthat.Minorspellingmistakeshavenowbecomequiteacceptableine-mail,whereasitisn’tacceptabletospellanywordswronglyinanormalbusinessletter.

Butbecareful--butthisinformalstylecancauseproblems.Althoughe-mailsaremorelikeaconversationthanawrittenletter,infacttheyoftensoundstrongerbecausethewordsarewrittendown.Sowatchout--evenifyoudidn’tmeantoberude,youre-mailmightsoundit.

Thereisalotmoreadvicearoundabouthowtomakee-mailssoundright,butI’dsaythebesttwotorememberare“Don’ttrytobetoofunnyorsarcastic”and“Don’tsendmessageswhenyouareangry”.

Q19Whatdoesarecentsurveyshowabouttimidpeopleonline?

Q20Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcommunicationonline?

Q21Whatdowelearnaboutcommunicationviae-mails?

PassageThree

Lastyear,ItraveledtoYpresinBelgiumtopayavisittothefamousCatFestival,whichisheldthereonthesecondSundayinMay.“Kattenwoensdog”,whichtranslatesas“CatWednesday”wasintroducedovertwocenturiesago.Thestorybehindthefestivalisaninterestingone.Atthattime,Ypreswasanimportantcenterforthewooltrade.Thewoolwascollectedtogetherinthetown’shugeClothHallbeforeitwassold.Itattractedalotofhungryratssocatswereusedtocontroltheirnumbers.Thecatssubsequentlybredandeventuallybecomeanuisanceandhadtobegotridof.Nowadaysthecatsusedinthefestivalaretoysandtheeventisenhancedbyparadescelebratingfamouscats.Thefestivalwaswellworththevisit.Itwasextremelycolorfulandtherewasafantasticatmosphere.Whatparticularlyattractedmewastheparadeofbandsandbeautifullydecoratedcarnivalfloats--withsomanydifferentthemes--whichpassedthroughthetown.Thiswasfollowedlateronbyamagnificentfireworkdisplayonthetownramparts(城墻).Butbeforethat,ajester(逗樂小丑)appearedontheClothHalltowerandbegantotosstoyscatstothecrowdbelow.EveryonescrambledtopickthemupasasouvenirbutIdecideditwouldbemuchsafertobuyonelateratthetouristofficetoremindmeoftheevent.

Q22WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheCatFestival?

Q23WhywerecatsintroducedinYpresinBelgium?

Q24Whatarousedthespeaker’sspecialinterestintheCatFestival?

Q25WhatdidthejesterdoontheClothHalltower?

聽力部分答案：

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9-11CCB12-15BADD

16-18ACB19-21DBA22-25BACD

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