Section Ⅰ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,
B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points)
The idea that plants have some degree of consciousness first took root in the
early 2000s; the term “plant neurobiology” was __1__ around the notion that some
aspects of plant behavior could be __2__ to intelligence in animals. __3__ plants lack
brains, the firing of electrical signals in their stems and leaves nonetheless triggered
responses that __4__ consciousness, researchers previously reported.
But such an idea is untrue, according to the authors of the new article. Plant
biology is complex and fascinating, but it __5__ so greatly from that of animals that
so-called __6__ of plants' intelligence is intriguing but inconclusive, the scientists
wrote.
Beginning in 2006, some scientists have __7__ that plants possess neuron-like
cells that interact with hormones and neurotransmitters, __8__ “a plant nervous
system, __9__ to that in animals,”said Lincoln Taiz.
“They __10__ claimed that plants have 'brain-like command centers' at their root
tips,” Taiz told Live Science in an email.
This __11__ makes sense if you simplify the workings of a complex brain,
__12__ it to an array of electrical pulses; cells in plants also communicate through
electrical signals, according to the article. __13__, the signaling in a plant is only
__14__ similar to the billions of signals firing in a complex animal brain, which is
more than "a mass of cells that communicate by electricity," Taiz said.
“For consciousness to evolve, a brain with a threshold __15__ of complexity and
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capacity is required,” he __16__. “If the lower animals — which have nervous
systems — lack consciousness, the __17__ that plants without nervous systems have
consciousness are effectively zero,”Taiz said.
And what's so great about consciousness, anyway? Plants can't run away from
__18__, so investing energy in a body system that __19__ a threat and can feel pain
would be a very __20__ evolutionary strategy, according to the article.
1. [A].coined [B].discovered [C].collected [D].issued
2. [A].attributed [B].directed [C].compared [D].confined
3. [A].Unless [B].When [C].Once [D].Though
4. [A].cope with [B].consisted of [C].hinted at [D].extended in
5. [A].suffers [B].benefits [C].develops [D].differs
6. [A].acceptance [B].evidence [C].cultivation [D].creation
7. [A].doubted [B].denied [C].argued [D].requested
8. [A].adapting [B].forming [C].repairing [D].testing
9. [A].analogous [B].essential [C].suitable [D].sensitive
10. [A].just [B].ever [C]. still [D].even
11. [A].restriction [B].experiment [C].perspective [D].demand
12. [A].attaching [B].reducing [C].returning [D].exposing
13. [A].However [B].Moreover [C].Therefore [D].Otherwise
14. [A].temporarily [B].literally [C].superficially [D].imaginarily
15. [A].list [B].level [C].label [D].local
16. [A].recalled [B].agreed [C].questioned [D].added
17. [A].chances [B].risks [C].excuses [D].assumptions
18. [A]. danger [B].failure [C].warning [D].control
19. [A].represents [B].includes [C].reveals [D].recognizes
20. [A].humble [B].poor [C].practical [D].easy
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Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below after each text by choosing
A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET . (40 points)
Te xt 1
People often complain that plastics are too durable. Water bottles, shopping bags,
and other trash litter the planet, from Mount Everest to the Mariaua Trench, because
plastics are everywhere and don't break down easily. But some plastic materials
change over time. They crack and frizzle. They "weep" out additives, they melt into
sludge, all of which creates huge headaches for institutions, such as museums, trying
to preserve culturally important objects. The variety of plastic objects at risk is
dizzying: early radios, avant-garde sculptures, celluloid animation stills from Disney
films, the first artificial heart.
Certain artifacts are especially vulnerable because some pioneers in plastic art
didn't always know how to mix ingredients properly, says Thea van Oosten, a polymer
chemist who, until retiring a few years ago, worked for decades at the Cultural
Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. "It's like baking a cake: If you don't have exact
amounts, it goes wrong," she says. "The object you make is already a time bomb."
And sometimes, it's not the artist's fault. In the 1960s, the Italian artist Picro
Gilardi began to create hundreds of bright, colorful foam pieces. Those pieces
included small beds of roses and other items as well as a few dozen "nature
carpets"—large rectangles decorated with foam pumpkins, cabbages, and
watermelons. He wanted viewers to walk around the carpets—which meant they had
to be durable.
Unfortunately, the polyurethane foam he used is inherently unstable. It's
especially vulnerable to light damage, and by the mid-1990s, Gilardi's pumpkins,
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roses, and other figures were splitting and crumbling. Museums locked some of them
away in the dark.
So van Oosten and her colleagues worked to preserve Gilardi's sculptures. They
infused some with stabilizing and consolidating chemicals. Van Oosten calls those
chemicals "sunscreens" because their goal was to prevent further light damage and
rebuild worn polymer fibers. She is proud that several sculptures have even gone on
display again, albeit sometimes beneath protective cases.
Despite success stories like van Oosten's, preservation of plastics will likely get
harder. Old objects continue to deteriorate. Worse, biodegradable plastics designed to
disintegrate, are increasingly common.
And more is at stake here than individual objects. Joana Lia Ferreira, an assistant
professor of conservation and restoration at the NOVA School of Science and
Technology, notes that archaeologists first defined the great material ages of human
history - Stone Age, Iron Age, and so on - after examining artifacts in museums. We
now live in an age of plastic, she says, "and what we decide to collect today, what we
decide to preserve ... will have a strong impact on how in the future we'll be seen."
21. According 1 museums are faced with difficulties in_____.
[A]. maintaining their plastic artifacts
[B]. obtaining durable plastic artifacts
[C]. handing outdated plastic exhibits
[D]. classifying their plastic collections
22. Van believes that certain plastic objects are______.
[A]. immune to decay [B]. improperly shaped
[C]. inherently flavored [D]. complex in structure
23. Museum stopped exhibiting some of it’s artworks to______.
[A]. keep them from hurting visitors
[B]. duplicate them for future display
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[C]. have their ingredients analyzed
[D]. prevent them from future damage.
24. The author thinks that preservation of plastic is_______.
[A]. costly [B]. unworthy
[C]. unpopular [D]. challenging
25. In Ferreina's opinion, preservation of plastic artifacts_______.
[A]. will inspire future scientific research.
[B]. has profound historical significance.
[C]. will help us separate the material ages.
[D]. has an impact on today's cultural life.
Te xt 2
As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh
up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of
a degree has changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third
stage of their educational journey.
Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you
would be set up for life. But that promise has been found wanting. As degrees became
universal, they became devalued. Education was no longer a secure route of social
mo bilit y. To day, 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a
percentage which is double the average among OECD countries.
This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree, but rather stress that a
degree is not for everyone, that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an
inevitable one and that other options are available.
Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z
seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors, even if parents and teachers tend
to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of
hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal
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employees than graduates. Many too are seeing the advantages of scrapping a degree
requirement for certain roles.
For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be
the first of ma ny. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills.
Postgraduates now earn 40 per cent more than graduates. When more and more of us
have a degree, it makes sense to have two.
It is unlikely that Generation Z will be done with education at 18 or 21: they will
need to be constantly up-skilling throughout their career to stay employable. It has
been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for
personal fulfilment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over
the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just
knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z's career trajectory.
Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense:
I am a geographer or I am a classist. Their sons or daughters would never say such a
thing: it's as if they already know that thein degree won't define them in the same way.
26. The author suggest that Generation Z should_______.
[A]. be careful in choosing a college
[B]. be diligent at each educational stage
[C]. reassess the necessity of college education
[D]. postpone their undergraduate application
27. The percentage of UK graduate in non-graduate roles reflects_______.
[A]. Millennial's opinions about work
[B]. the shrinking value of a degree
[C]. public disconcert with education
[D]. the desired route of social mobility
28. The author considers it a good sign that________.
[A]. Generation Z are seeking to earn a decent degree
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[B]. school leavers are willing to be skilled workers
[C]. employers are taking a realistic attitude to degrees
[D]. parents are changing their minds about education
29. It is advised in Paragraph 5 that those with one degree should________.
[A]. made an early decision on their career
[B]. attend on-the-job training programs
[C]. team up with high-paid postgraduates
[D]. further their studies in a specific field
30. What can be conducted about Generation Z from the last two paragraphs?
[A]. lifelong learning will define them.
[B]. They will make qualified educators.
[C]. Degree will no longer appeal to them.
[D]. They will have a limited choice of jobs.
Te xt 3
Exhilarating, challenging, enlightening, fun. These were some of the words
that Nature readers used to describe their experiences of art–science collaborations in
a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the
roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll said they had
collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.
Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Public engagement has become
essential to many research projects. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual
artists and designers to help them to communicate their work to new audiences.
“Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that
enhance learning,” one respondent said. “The experience is very liberating for me, as
a scientist,” said another. “There’s often a visual aspect to my science that generating
and publishing data does not convey.”
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One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the senses came
last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia performed a reworked
version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old
score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season — provided by
Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub in Melbourne.
The work was entitled The (Uncertain) Four Seasons, and variations of the score
containing local data were sent to every major orchestra in the world. The
performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations
Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK.
But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists
responded to the Nature poll; however, several respondents noted that artists do not
simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work
bes considered only as an object of study — even if these are reasons why scientists
seek opportunities to work with artists. The alliances are most valuable when
scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and
can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as
well as result in powerful art.
More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) in Cambridge to explore the
role of technology in culture. The centre was established during the Vietnam Wa r,
when many scientists in the United States were being criticized for working on
defence contracts. Its founders believed that artists and scientists could, together,
create a vision for a more humane world. They deliberately focused their projects
around light — hence the ‘visual studies’ in the name. Light was a something that
both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of
collaboration, says Seth Riskin, a visual-arts researcher at the MIT Museum who
previously worked at CAVS.
Among its many achievements, CAVS was responsible for Centerbeam, a
44-metre-long installation illustrating energy transfer. It included laser drawings
against clouds of steam, holograms lit by mirrors tracking the Sun and huge nylon
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sculptures lifted into the air with helium-filled polyethylene tubing. As science and
technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the centre was
simultaneously looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists,
writers and poets, and vice versa.
Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, to make a
collaboration work, both sides need to be prepared to be surprised and challenged, to
invest time in getting to know one another and to trust their different expertise. “I
enjoyed physics for its elegance and symmetry,” a quantum physicist said in response
to the poll. Their artist collaborator was drawn more to the messy reality of the
process of science, which is not always reflected in popular science communication.
The reach of art–science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of
research communication, and participants must not fall into the trap of stereotyping
each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and
challenge and critique are core to both, too.
31. According to Paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have______.
[A]. caught the attention of critics
[B]. received favourable responses
[C]. promoted academic publishing
[D]. sparked heated public disputes
32. The remarked version of the Four Seasons is mentioned to show that_______.
[A]. art can offer audiences easy access to science
[B]. science can help with the expression of emotion
[C]. public participation in science has a promising future
[D]. art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations.
33. Some artists seen to worry that in the art-science partnership_______.
[A]. their role may be underestimated
[B]. their reputation may be inhabited
[C]. their creativity may be inhibited
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[D]. their work may be misguided
34. What does the author say about CAVS?
[A]. It was headed alternately by artist and scientists.
[B]. It exemplified valuable art-science alliances.
[C]. Its projects aimed at advancing visual studies.
[D]. Its founders sought to raise the status of artists.
35. In the last paragraph, the author holds that art-science collaborations
[A]. are likely to go beyond public expectations.
[B]. will intensify interdisciplinary competition.
[C]. should do more than communication science.
[D]. are becoming more popular than before.
Te xt 4
The personal grievance provisions of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA)
prevent an employer from firing an employee without good cause. Instead, dismissals
must be justified. Employers must both show cause and act in a procedurally fair way.
Personal grievance procedures were designed to guard the jobs of ordinary
workers from “unjustified dismissals”. The premise was that the common law of
contract lacked sufficient safeguards for workers against capricious or arbitrary
conduct by management. Long gone are the days when a boss could simply give an
employee contractual notice (two weeks or otherwise).
But these provisions create difficulties for businesses when applied to highly paid
managers and executives. As countless boards and business owners will attest,
constraining firms from firing poorly performing, high-earning managers is a
handbrake on boosting productivity and overall performance. The difference between
C-grade and A-grade managers may very well be the difference between business
success or failure. Between preserving the jobs of ordinary workers or losing them.
Yet mediocrity is no longer enough to justify a dismissal.
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Consequently – and paradoxically – laws introduced to protect the jobs of ordinary
workers may be placing those jobs at risk.
If not placing jobs at risk, to the extent employment protection laws constrain
business owners from dismissing underperforming managers, those laws act as a
constraint on firm productivity and therefore on workers’ wages. Indeed, in “An
International Perspective on New Zealand’s Productivity Paradox” (2014), the
Productivity Commission singled out the low quality of managerial capabilities as a
cause of the country’s poor productivity growth record.
Nor are highly paid managers themselves immune from the harm caused by the
ERA’s unjustified dismissal procedures. Because employment protection laws make it
costlier to fire an employee, employers are more cautious about hiring new staff. This
makes it harder for the marginal manager to gain employment. And firms pay staff
less because firms carry the burden of the employment arrangement going wrong –
with the associated costs of complying with the statutory dismissal procedures.
Society also suffers from excessive employment protections. Stringent job
dismissal regulations adversely affect productivity growth and hamper both prosperity
and overall wellbeing.
Across the Tasman, Australia deals with the unjustified dismissal paradox by
excluding employees earning above a specified “high-income threshold” from the
protection of its unfair dismissal laws. In New Zealand, a 2016 private members’ Bill
tried to permit firms and high-income employees to contract out of the unjustified
dismissal regime. However, the mechanisms proposed were unwieldy and the Bill was
voted down following the change in government later that year.
36. The personal grievance provisions of the ERA are intended to______.
[A]. punish dubious corporate practices
[B]. improve traditional hiring procedures
[C]. exempt employers from certain duties
[D]. protect the rights of ordinary workers
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37.It can be learned from paragraph 3 that the provisions may_____.
[A]. hinder business development
[B]. undermine manager’s authority
[C]. affect the public image of the firms
[D]. worsen labor-management relations
38.Which of the following measures would the productivity commission support?
[A]. imposing reasonable wage restraints.
[B]. enforcing employment protection laws.
[C]. limiting the powers of business owners.
[D]. dismissing poorly performing managers.
39.What might be an effect of the ERA’s justified dismissal procedures?
[A]. Highly paid managers lose their jobs
[B]. Employees suffer from salary cuts
[C]. Society sees a rise in overall wellbeing
[D]. Employers need to hire new staff
40.It can be inferred that the high-income threshold in Australia______.
[A]. has secured managers’ earnings
[B]. has produced undesired results
[C]. is beneficial to business owners
[D]. is difficult to put into practice
Part B
Directions:
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For questions 41–45,
choose the most suitable one from the list A–G to fit into each of numbered blanks.
There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers
on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
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41.Teri Byrd
I was a zoo and wildlife park employee for years before obtaining my veterinary
degree. Both the wildlife park and zoo claimed to be operating for the benefit of the
animals and for conservation purposes. This claim was false. Neither one of them
actually participated in any contributions to animal research or conservation. They are
profitable institutions whose bottom line is much more important than the condition of
the animals.
Animals despise being captive in zoos. No matter how you “enhance” enclosures,
they do not allow for freedom, a natural diet or adequate exercise. Animals end up
stressed and unhealthy or dead. It’s past time for transparency with these institutions,
and it’s past time to eliminate zoos from our culture.
42. Karen R. Sime
As a zoology professor, I agree with Emma Marris that zoo displays can be sad and
cruel. But she underestimates the educational value of zoos.
The zoology program at our university affects students for whom zoo visits were the
crucial formative experience that led them to major in biological sciences. These are
mostly students who had no opportunity as children to travel to wilderness areas,
wildlife refuges or national parks. Although good TV shows can help stir children’s
interest in conservation, they cannot replace the excitement of a zoo visit as an intense,
immersive and interactive experience. They also get to meet adults who have turned
their love for animals into a career, and with whom they can identify. Surely there
must be some middle ground that balances zoo’s treatment of animals with their
educational potential.
43. Greg Newberry
Emma Marris’ article is an insult and a disservice to the thousands of passionate,
dedicated people who work tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and protect our
planet. Ms. Marris uses outdated research and decades-old examples to undermine the
noble mission of organizations committed to connecting children to a world beyond
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their own. I’ve specialized in zoo and aquarium marketing as a consultant for 20 years,
working directly with animal keepers and their animals to produce commercials that
feature everything from sharks to lemurs. I’ve never met more dedicated people in my
life. They care for their animals as a parent would care for a child.
Zoos and aquariums are at the forefront of conservation and constantly evolving to
improve how they care for animals and protect each species in its natural habitat. Are
there tragedies? Of course. But they are the exception, not the norm that Ms. Marris
implies. A distressed animal in a zoo will get as good or better treatment than most of
us at our local hospital.
44. Dean Gallea
As a fellow environmentalist, animal-protection advocate and longtime vegetarian, I
could properly be in the same camp as Emma Marris on the issue of zoos. But I
believe that well-run zoos, and the heroic animals that suffer their captivity, do serve a
higher purpose. Were it not for opportunities to observe these beautiful, wild creatures
close to home, many more people would be driven by their fascination to travel to
wild areas to seek out, disturb and even hunt them down.
Zoos are, in that sense, similar to natural history ans archaeology museums, serving to
satisfy our need for contact with these living creatures while leaving the vast majority
undisturbed in their natural environments.
45. John Fraser
Emma Marris selectively describes and misrepresents the findings of our research.
Our studies focused on the impact of zoo experiences on how people think about
themselves and nature, and the data points extracted from our studies do not, in any
way, discount what is learned in a zoo visit.
Zoos are tools for thinking. Our research provides strong support for the value of zoos
in connecting people with animals and with nature. Zoos provide a critical voice for
conservation and environmental protection. They afford an opportunity for people
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from all backgrounds to encounter a range of animals, from drone bees to springbok
or salmon, to better understand the natural world we live in.
A. Zoos, which spare no effort to take care of animals, should not be subjected to
unfair criticism.
B. To pressure zoos to spend less on their animals would lead to inhumane outcomes
for the precious creatures in their care.
C. While animals in captivity deserve sympathy, zoos play a significant role in
starting young people down the path of related science.
D. Zoos save people trips to wilderness and thus contribute to wildlife conservation.
E. For wild animals that cannot be returned to their natural habits, zoos offer the best
alternative.
F. Zoos should have been closed down as they prioritize moneymaking over animals’
well being.
G. Marris distorts our findings, which actually prove that zoos serve as an
indispensable link between man and nature.
Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into
Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10
points)
Between 1807 and 1814 the Iberian Peninsula (comprising Spain and Portugal)
was the scene of a titanic and merciless struggle. It took place on many different
planes: between Napoleon’s French army and the angry inhabitants; between the
British, ever keen to exacerbate the emperor’s difficulties, and the marshals sent from
Paris to try to keep them in check; between new forces of science and meritocracy and
old ones of conservatism and birth. (46) It was also, and this is unknown even to
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many people well read about the period, a battle between those who made codes and
those who broke them.
I first discovered the Napoleonic cryptographic battle a few years ago when I was
reading Sir Charles Oman’s epic History of the Peninsular War. In volume V he had
attached an appendix, “The Scovell Ciphers.”(47) It listed many documents in code
that had been captured from the French army of Spain, and whose secrets had been
revealed by the work of one George Scovell, an officer in British headquarters.
Oman rated Scovell’s significance highly, but at the same time, the general nature
of his History meant that (48) he could not analyze carefully what this obscure officer
may or may not have contributed to that great struggle between nations or indeed tell
us anything much about the man himself.
I was keen to read more, but was surprised to find that Oman’s appendix,
published in 1914, was the only considered thing that had been written about this
secret war.I became convinced that this story was every bit as exciting and significant
as that of Enigma and the breaking of German codes in the Second World War. The
question was, could it be told?
Studying Scovell’s papers at the Public Record Office (in Kew, west London) I
found that he had left an extensive journal and copious notes about his work in the
peninsula. What was more, many original French dispatches had been preserved in
this collection. I realized at once that this was priceless. (49) There may have been
many spies and intelligence officers during the Napoleonic Wars, but it is usually
extremely difficult to find the material they actually provided or worked on.
Furthermore, Scovell’s story involved much more than just intelligence work. His
status in Lord Wellington’s headquarters and the recognition given to him for his
work were all bound up with the class politics of the army at the time. His tale of
self-improvement and hard work would make a fascinating biography in its own right,
but represents something more than that. (50) Just as the code breaking has its wider
relevance in the struggle for Spain, so his attempts to make his way up the promotion
ladder speak volumes about British society.
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The story of Wellington himself also gripped me. Half a century ago his campaigns
were considered a central part of the British historical mythology and spoon-fed to
schoolboys. More recently this has not been the case, which is a great shame. A
generation has grown up without learning about his battles or indeed his mesmerizing
and complex historical character. I therefore felt quite unashamed about giving him a
central part in this narrative.
Section III Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
Write an email to a professor at a British university, inviting him/her to organize a
team for the international innovation contest to be held at your university.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name. Use “Li Ming” instead.
Part B
52. Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay you
should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2) interpret the implied meaning, and
3) give your comments.
Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
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【翻译答案】
1.这也是密码制作人和破译者之间的一场战役,并且很多谙熟这一时期的人甚
至对此也是一无所知。
2.附录中列出了很多缴获自西班牙法军的密码文献,其秘密已被一个叫乔治·斯
科维尔的破译了,他是英国总部的一名。
3.这位名不见经传的指挥官对多个国家之间这场伟大战役是否做出贡献,欧曼
并未做出仔细的分析,他实际上对这个人本身也并没有着墨太多。
4.拿破仑战争时期可能有很多间谍和情报,但通常极难找到他们真正提供
的或者处理过的材料。
5.正如密码破译在争夺西班牙的战斗中具有其更广泛的意义,他在自己一路升
迁过程中做出的努力也清楚说明当时英国社会的情况。
Section III Writing
Part A
【参考范文】
Dear Professor,
I am very pleased to inform you that our university is holding an international
innovation contest on the topic of “World Internet Project”. The contest will be held
on December 9 and 10 in the hall of our campus.
You are cordially invited to organize a team on behalf of your university at this
important event. We hope to attract a diverse range of participants, and have already
confirmed several of teams from other universities. As an international expert in your
field, we sincerely hope you can organize a team to attend.
We look forward to seeing you and your team at this contest. If you can accept
this invitation, please advise us by return letter.
Yours truly,
Li Ming
【参考译文】
尊敬的先生或女士:
我非常高兴地通知您我们大学将会举办一场主题为“全球互联网项目”的
国际创新比赛。该比赛将会在 12 月 9 号和 10 号于我校礼堂举行。
我们将诚挚地邀请您组织一个团队来代表贵校参加这场重要比赛。我们希望
能吸引各类的参与者,我们已经确定邀请了一些其他学校的参赛团队。您作为该
领域的国际专家,我们诚挚地希望您能够组织一个团队来参加比赛。
我们期待在这次比赛上与您和您的团队见面。如果您接受我们的邀请,请回信告知
我们。
您真诚的,
李明
Part B
【参考范文】
What the picture illustrates is different attitudes toward comprehensive knowledge.
A college student, as is depicted in the picture, says, “The lecture posted on the
campus bulletin bar has nothing to do with my major, and is of little benefit.”
Meanwhile, the other student believes that she will benefit from the lecture in any
way.
It is not difficult to deduce that the two students hold diverse opinions about
whether it is helpful to expand one’s extent of knowledge. The answer is YES
especially in the current world where competition goes increasingly fierce with the
pace of all walks of life quickening. Admittedly, college is divided into different
departments for specialized education that is a must of graduates entering
employment market. In the long run, however, those who have an open mind, broad
horizons and comprehensive knowledge will be preferred and probably win the
opportunities. As for most college students, the chance of being cast into a sea of
general knowledge should be captured in addition to studying of their own majors.
Just as the saying goes, chances come to those who are well prepared.
To sum up, it is high time that college students were called on to widen their
horizon and enrich their knowledge of different majors in particular. Only when they
improve themselves comprehensively can the young stand out for now and forever.
【参考译文】
这幅图所阐述的是对待综合知识的不同态度。正如图片所示,一位大学生说
道:“在校园公告栏上张贴的讲座内容与我的专业无关,听了也没多大用。”与此
同时,另一位学生却认为去听听总会有好处。
不难推断出,两位学生对待拓宽知识面是否有用持不同看法。(对于这一
问题)答案是肯定的,尤其是在这个竞争日益激烈、生活方方面面愈加快节奏的
当今世界。诚然,大学分为不同院系,以便进行专业教育,这对毕业生进入劳动
力市场非常必要。然而,从长远来看,具备开放的思维、开阔的眼界以及广博的
知识的人将会更加获得青睐,更有可能赢得机遇。而对于大多数大学生来说,除
了学习本专业知识,还应抓住机会置身于全面知识的海洋中。正如俗话所说,机
会是给有准备的人。
总的来说,现在正是时候去呼吁大学生扩宽眼界,尤其是丰富不同专业的知
识。只有在年轻人全面提高自己的时候,他们才能表现出色,并且一直保持下去。