things aren‘t done at the time they are supposed to be.
A) chances B) reasonably C) taking D) unlike E) probability F) erase G) forgiving H) promotion I) going J) deadlines K) thankfully L) tolerable M) degree N) occurrence O) supposedly
Section Three Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
With us you could argue about why your errors were not errors, why mediocre work really was excellent, why you could take pride in routine and slipshod presentation. Most of you, after all, can look back on honor grades for most of what you have done. So, here grades can have meant little in distinguishing the excellent from the ordinary. But tomorrow, in the world to which you go, you had better not defend errors but learn from them. You will be ill-advised to demand praise for what does not deserve it, and abuse those who do not give it.
For years we created an altogether forgiving world, in which whatever slight effort you gave was all that was demanded. When you did not keep appointments, we made new ones. When your work came in beyond the deadline, we pretended not to care.
你可能会争论与我们为什麽你的错误并不是错误,为什么平庸的工作真的太棒了,为什么你可以引以自豪的在常规和漫不经心的简报。你们大多数人一样,毕竟,可以回顾在荣誉的大部分等级设置为您所做的一切。所以,在这里的成绩会有没什么意义在区分优秀于普通的。但明天,在这个世界上,你走了,你最好不要保护错误,而且要向他们学习。你会不会傻到需求为什麽不赞美罪有应得,和滥用那些不给你。
多年来,我们创造了一个完全宽恕的世界,无论你给轻微的努力是要求的。当你没有信守约会,我们做了新的。当你的工作来超越的时候,我们却假装不去关心。
Section Four Writing
Directions: Your essay should be no less than 150 words. You are to write an essay on the topic
“Should Students Be Given More Free Time Or Not?”. You should base your essay
on the outline below:
1) 目前大学生学业压力大，大部分时间考试几乎没有时间选择自己擅长并有兴
趣事情，并有所创新; 2) 自由学习和高压学习的优缺点; 3) 你的观点及理由。
Should Students Be Given More Free Time Or Not?
I think that teachers should NOT assign homework to students simlpy because kids need time to be kids, go hang out at a local community center with friends, bike, skateboard. We don't need extra cericulum unless we really want to. I think it is the students choice if they want extra marks for the future but if you decide not to take the homework it will not effect your grade. If kids are stuck in the house all day doing homework they have no chance to be healthy active kids. What is done at school should stay at school not be carried on to personal life. Bottom line, kids need a
break. They have at least 8 hours of school a day sometimes 6 for small elementary schools. Teachers give homework so you can get better of what they are teaching you and get better in life.
Sure they shouldn't have us head over heals in it, but it is still good to get homework!
Unit 8 Time
Section One Reading Comprehension
Directions: There are 2 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage:
I'm usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today's children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.
Why are America's kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation -- brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things -- and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.
Given that we can't turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.
At the top of the list is nurturing a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.
To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.
Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It's not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.
Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.
Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn't have to ruin your life.
1. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people's state of mind are _______. A) surprising
B) confusing
C) illogical D) questionable
2. What does the author mean when he says, \ A) It's impossible to slow down the pace of change. B) The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.
C) Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten. D) It's impossible to forget the past.
3. According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill
50 years ago ________.
A) were less isolated physically B) were probably less self-centered C) probably suffered less from anxiety D) were considered less individualistic 4. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is ________. A) to provide them with a safer environment B) to lower their expectations for them C) to get them more involved socially
D) to set a good model for them to follow
5. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? A) Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with. B) Children's anxiety has been enormously exaggerated. C) Children's anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care. D) Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints (约束) influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don't at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beth's story:
I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it. We had cubicle (小隔间) offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles, several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job. I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.
It would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit, but \a quality attributed to most organizations. If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you'll probably have to ask for it.
Performance is your best bargaining chip (筹码) when you are seeking a raise. You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise. Timing is also a good bargaining chip. If you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you want. Use information as a bargaining chip too. Find out what you are worth on the open market. What will someone else pay for your services?
Go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the interaction. 6. According to the passage, before taking a job, a person should ________. A) demonstrate his capability C) ask for as much money as he can 7. What can be inferred from Beth's story?
A) Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations. B) If people want what they deserve, they have to ask for it. C) People should not be content with what they have got. D) People should be careful when negotiating for a job.
B) give his boss a good impression D) ask for the salary he hopes to get
8. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A) unfairness exists in salary increases
B) most people are overworked and underpaid C) one should avoid overstating one's performance
D) most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises 9. To get a pay raise, a person should ________. A) advertise himself on the job market
B) persuade his boss to sign a long-term contract
C) try to get inside information about the organization
D) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions 10. To be successful in negotiations, one must ________. A) meet his boss at the appropriate time B) arrive at the negotiation table punctually
C) be good at influencing the outcome of the interaction D) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikes
Section Two Blank-filling
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Dr. Larry Dossey has two antique clocks. ―One fast, the other slow,‖ says Dr. Dossey. ―They remind me that my life is not __A__ by clocks, that I can choose the time I live by.‖
How a person thinks about time can kill him, according to Dossey, a pioneer in the __L science of chronobiology, the study of how time H with life. One of the most common ills in our society, he says, is ―time sickness‖, a sense of time K and hurry that causes anxiety and tension. These E can contribute to heart disease and strokes, two of our most C causes of death.
Dossey has discovered that these and other stress-induced ills can often be I treated by using simple techniques to change how a person thinks about time.
Dr. Dossey became interested in time and health when he noticed how many patients O _ on having watches with them in the hospital, even though they had no __K to keep. They were all time F , taught since childhood to schedule their lives by society‘s clock, and all felt lost without the security of a timepiece. Time seems to rule our lives. Time is money, to be saved and spent wisely, not wasted or lost.
A) interacts B) traits C) ruled D) nightmares E) successfully F) schedules G) pressure H) conventional I) frequent J) addicts K) capitalized L) symptoms M) insisted N) consciously O) emerging Section Three Translation from English into Chinese
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
The mind can alter rhythms of time in various ways. People brought back from the brink of