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they will learn more useful skills such as computer literacy or basic business management. Others will enrol in a programme of (83)h______ education at a university where, with hard work, they will have the opportunity to graduate after three or four years with a well-earned (84)d________. After that, they may work for a while before opting to study for a higher degree—an MA, for example, or a PhD. And if they live a long way from a college or university, they might follow a (85)c p e course using mail and the (86)in________. In fact, it is largely due to the proliferation of computers that many people, who have not been near a school for many years, have started to study again and can proudly class themselves as (87)ma______e students.
We live in a fascinating and constantly changing world, and we must (88)co______y learn and acquire new knowledge if we are to adapt and keep up with changing events. Our schooldays are just the beginning of this process, and we should make the best of every (89)o______y to develop ourselves, whether we are eighteen or eighty. You are, indeed, never too (90)o________ to learn.
Part VII Translation (15 minutes, 15 points) Section A English-Chinese Translation (10 points)
Directions: Translate the underlined sentences of the following passage into Chinese. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.
You’d imagine that asking people to rate themselves on a ten point scale in response to the question “In general, how happy or unhappy do you usually feel?” would only lead to wild inaccuracies. (91) But when scientists compare such basic measures to a full-blown psychological assessment, the results are fairly consistent. It would seem we’re rather good judges of our happiness, and this fact has allowed the use of simple questionnaires and interviews to survey more than a million people across many nations.
(92) It’s also quite clear that happiness isn’t just some whimsical concept dreamt up in the 1960s by the hippies and advertising agencies. Richard Davidson at Wisconsin University monitored electrical activity in the brain to show how a highly attractive photograph causes a particular portion of our left hemisphere to illuminate, while a horrific photo stimulates our right side. Indeed, people prone in general to more of this left-portion activity tend to score higher on all counts of good mood, whereas right-siders are decidedly gloomy. The same is true for new-born babies.
(93) What’s more, it seems likely that around 50 per cent of our characteristic level of happiness is an inherited factor. This can be estimated because in 1996, Lykken and Tellegen at Minnesota University compared 663 pairs of identical twins. A further 69 pairs were identical twins who had been reared apart, yet these twins still showed at least a 50 per cent similarity in their self-reported happiness, a far higher percentage than the non-identical
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twins. Strong evidence indeed that we probably have a genetically
predetermined set range. But we should remind ourselves that, as in all aspects of biological inheritance, our genetic potential needs the right environment if it is to unfurl in accordance with our DNA blueprints. So learning to live regularly in the upper end of your happiness set-range is where skill and know how can pay dividends. How well you play the hand you’re dealt could account for a great deal.
And there are other reasons to feel we have everything to play for. For instance, the surveys show that no stage of life is inherently any happier than another, despite everything our parents told us about our school and college days. If anything, life feels better as you get older. (94) Moreover,
intelligence as measured by IQ tests is a very poor predictor of life success or happiness. And there’s life if any difference between male and female average self-ratings, though women are more prone to intense swings. The bottom line is, life feeling good pays no heed to age, IQ or gender. It’s open to all-comers.
Trouble is, we don’t always know how to generate wholesome, renewable happiness, and sometimes our default response is to reach for the quick-fix, in one form or another. (95) Yet, we shouldn’t forget feeling miserable is most often a healthy response simply nature’s way of telling us to make important improvements. So here’s our chance to cultivate home-grown, ever-green, deeply rooted happiness, without the hangovers. Section B Chinese-English Translation (5 points)
Directions: Translate the following sentences or parts of the sentences into English. Remember to write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 96. 目前社会上有很多假冒伪劣产品。( there be 结构)
97. 人们常说:“活到老,学到老。”(never,too否定结构)
98. ________________(他没有认真准备就通过了考试) was sheer luck. (that 引导从句)
99. 大学生必须去了解社会,以便在毕业后使自己能很快适应社会。( so that 表结果结构)
100. 除非我们对自己有充分的自信,否则我们在事业上将一事无成。( unless表条件结构)
Part VIII Writing (30 minutes, 30 points) Task I (10 points)
Directions: One of your friends, Wenhua, has passed the entrance examinations to Oxford University to study for a master’s degree. Write a letter of congratulation to him.
Write your letter with no less than 120 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address. Now write the letter on the Answer Sheet.
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Task II (20 points)
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Directions: Write an essay about 150 words based on the following
drawing. In your essay, you should first describe the drawing, then interpret its meaning, and give your comments on it. Now write the composition on the Answer Sheet.
参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes, 30 points) Section A Short Conversations ( 6 points) 1.B 2.C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. C
Section B Long Conversation (4 points) 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. D
Section C News Items (10 points)
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. A 18.B 19. A 20. B Section D Passages ( 10 points ) Passage One
21. D 22. C 23. B Passage Two 24. A 25. B 26. D Passage Three
27. D 28. C 29. B 30 A
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Part II Vocabulary and Structure （5 minutes, 10 points） 31.C 32. A 33.D 34. C 35. D 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. A Part III Situational Dialogues （5 minutes, 5 points） 41. C 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. B
Part IV IQ Test （5 minutes, 5 points） 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. C 50. D
Part V Reading Comprehension （25 minutes, 40 points） Section A Multiple Choice （5 points） 51. B 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. D
Section B Yes / No / Not Given ( 5 points ) 56. Y 57. N 58. Y 59. NG 60. N
Section C Short Answer Questions （20 points） 61. find out why some students do better than others 62. An advantage.
63. It shows that not all groups tested equally well. 64. strong families
65. 48 questions were asked altogether. 66. Leonardo da Vinci
67. By the invention of helicopter in 1940. 68. make offshore and remote work stations
69. The invention and functions of helicopters. 70. To carry millions of passengers. Section D Summary （10 points）
71. promises 72. flatter 73. decision 74. sport 75. bid Part VI Cloze（10 minutes, 15 points）
76. kindergarten 77. foundation 78. discipline
79. qualifications
80. health 81. however 82. further 83. higher 84. degree
85. correspondence 86. internet
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87. mature 88. continually 89. opportunity 90. old
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Part VII Translation （15 minutes, 15 points） Section A English-Chinese Translation （10 points）
91. 但是当科学家把这类基本的方法和全面的心理评估进行对比后，（两者的）结果竟相当地一致。
92. 快乐并不是六十年代的嬉皮士和广告公司凭空想出的那些古怪想法，这一点也是很清楚的。
93. 另外，人们特有的快乐程度中大致50%有可能来自遗传因素。
94. 此外，通过智商测试测量出的智商水平并不能对生活中的成功和快乐做出很好的预测。
95. 然而，我们不应忘记感觉不幸常常是一种健康的反应，那只不过是天生的一种告诉我们要做些重大调整的方式。
Section B Chinese-English Translation (5 points)
96. There are many fake commodities in our society now. 97. It is often said that “It is never too old to learn.”
98. That he passed the exam without careful preparation
99. University students must get to know the world outside the campus so that they can adapt themselves to the society quickly when they graduate. 100. We will accomplish nothing in our career unless we have full confidence in ourselves.
Part VIII Writing （30 minutes, 30 points） Task I 应用文评分标准
一、 评分原则：
1． 本题满分为10分。
2． 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次，最后给分。
3． 词数少于100或多于150的，从总分中减去2分。 4． 如书写较差，以致影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。 二、各档次的给分范围和要求： 第四档：9分
完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。 第三档：7分
基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。
第二档：5分
未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇
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和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。 第一档：2分
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未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。 0分
白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。 三、说明：
1．内容要点可用不同方式表达。 2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。 3．漏掉每个要点扣1-2分。 Task II 议论文评分标准
一、评分原则：
1．本题满分为20分。
2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整本档次，最后给分。
3．词数少于130或多于170的，从总分中减去2分。
4．如书写较差，以致影响交流，将分数降低一个档次。 二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
第四档：16-20分
完全符合写作格式的要求，覆盖所有内容要点，表达思想清楚，文字通顺，连贯性很好，基本上无词汇和语法错误。 第三档：11-15分
基本符合写作格式的要求，有个别地方表达思想不够清楚，文字基本通顺、连贯，有少量词汇和语法错误。 第二档：6-10分
未恰当完成写作格式的要求，漏掉内容要点，表达思想不清楚，文字多处出现词汇和语法错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。 第一档：1-5分
未完成写作格式的要求，明显遗漏主要内容，表达思想紊乱，有较多词汇和语法的重大错误，未能将信息传达给读者。 0分
白卷；作文与题目毫不相关；内容太少，无法评判；所写内容无法看清。 三、说明：
1．内容要点可用不同方式表达。
2．对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。 3．漏掉每个要点扣1-2分。
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