2014考研英语答案

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2014年考研英语(一)真题及答案

SectionIUofEnglish

Directions:

thebestword(s)foreachnumberedblank

andmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemory

enlycan’tremember

___1___weputthekeysjustamomentago,oranoldacquaintance’sname,orthe

rain___2___,werefertothe

occurrencesas"niormoments."___3___eminglyinnocent,thislossofmental

focuscanpotentiallyhavea(n)___4___impactonourprofessional,social,and

personal___5___.

Neuroscientists,expertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasingly

showingthatthere’___6___outthatthebrain

needxerciinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental

___7___cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive___8___.Thinkingis

esntiallya___9___tainextent,our

abilityto___10___inmakingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.

___11___,becautheconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,

scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate___12___mental

effort.

Now,anewWeb-badcompanyhastakenitastep___13___anddeveloped

thefirst"braintrainingprogram"designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveand

regaintheirmental___14___.

TheWeb-badprogram___15___youtosystematicallyimproveyour

gramkeeps___16___ofyourprogressand

providesdetailedfeedback___17___

importantly,it___18___modifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplayto___19___

onthestrengthsyouaredeveloping—muchlikea(n)___20___exerciroutine

requiresyoutoincrearesistanceandvaryyourmuscleu.

1.[A]where[B]when[C]that[D]why

2.[A]improves[B]fades[C]recovers[D]collaps

3.[A]If[B]Unless[C]Once[D]While

4.[A]uneven[B]limited[C]damaging[D]obscure

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5.[A]wellbeing[B]environment[C]relationship[D]outlook

6.[A]turns[B]finds[C]points[D]figures

7.[A]roundabouts[B]respons[C]workouts[D]associations

8.[A]genre[B]functions[C]circumstances[D]criterion

9.[A]channel[B]condition[C]quence[D]process

10.[A]persist[B]believe[C]excel[D]feature

11.[A]Therefore[B]Moreover[C]Otherwi[D]However

12.[A]accordingto[B]regardlessof[C]apartfrom[D]insteadof

13.[A]back[B]further[C]aside[D]around

14.[A]sharpness[B]stability[C]framework[D]flexibility

15.[A]forces[B]reminds[C]hurries[D]allows

16.[A]hold[B]track[C]order[D]pace

17.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]on

18.[A]irregularly[B]habitually[C]constantly[D]unusually

19.[A]carry[B]put[C]build[D]take

20.[A]risky[B]effective[C]idle[D]familiar

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

thequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,uranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Inorderto"changelivesforthebetter"andreduce"dependency"George

Osborne,ChancelloroftheExchequer,introducedthe"upfrontworkarch"

thejoblessarriveatthejobcentrewithaCV,registerforonline

jobarch,andstartlookingforworkwilltheybeeligibleforbenefitandthen

uldbemorereasonable?

illnowbeaven-daywait

forthejobeker’sallowance."Thofirstfewdaysshouldbespentlookingfor

work,notlookingtosignon."heclaimed."We’redoingthethingsbecauwe

knowtheyhelppeoplestayoffbenefitsandhelpthoonbenefitsgetintowork

faster."Help?Really?Onfirsthearing,thiswasthesociallyconcernedchancellor,

tryingtochangelivesforthebetter,completewith"reforms"toanobviously

indulgentsystemthatdemandstoolittleeffortfromthenewlyunemployedtofind

work,tivatedhim,weweretounderstand,was

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hiszealfor"fundamentalfairness"—protectingthetaxpayer,controllingspending

andensuringthatonlythemostdervingclaimantsreceivedtheirbenefits.

Losingajobishurting:youdon’tskipdowntothejobcentrewithasongin

yourheart,delightedattheprospectofdoublingyourincomefromthegenerous

nanciallyterrifying,psychologicallyembarrassingandyouknowthat

nownotwanted;you

nownotwanted;you

arenowexcludedfromtheworkenvironmentthatofferspurpoandstructurein

,thecrucialincometofeedyourlfandyourfamilyandpaythe

onenewlyunemployedwhattheywantandthe

answerisalways:ajob.

ButinOsborneland,yourfirstinstinctistofallintodependency—

permanentdependencyifyoucangetit—supportedbyastateonlytooreadyto

though20yearsofever-tougherreformsofthejob

ncipleofBritish

welfareisnolongerthatyoucaninsureyourlfagainsttheriskofunemployment

everyphra

"jobeker’sallowance"—inventedin1996—isaboutredefiningthe

unemployedasa"jobeker"whohadnomandatoryrighttoabenefitheorshe

d,theclaimant

receivesatime-limited"allowance,"conditionalonactivelyekingajob;no

entitlementandnoinsurance,at£71.70aweek,oneoftheleastgenerousinthe

EU.

Osborne’sschemewasintendedto

[A]providetheunemployedwitheasieraccesstobenefits.

[B]encouragejobekers’activeengagementinjobeking.

[C]motivatetheunemployedtoreportvoluntarily.

[D]guaranteejobekers’legitimaterighttobenefits.

a,"tosignon"(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans

[A]tocheckontheavailabilityofjobsatthejobcentre.

[B]toacceptthegovernment’srestrictionsontheallowance.

[C]toregisterforanallowancefromthegovernment.

[D]toattendagovernmentaljob-trainingprogram.

omptedthechancellortodevelophisscheme?

[A]Adesiretocureabetterlifeforall.

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[B]Aneagernesstoprotecttheunemployed.

[C]Anurgetobegeneroustotheclaimants.

[D]Apassiontoensurefairnessfortaxpayers.

ingtoParagraph3,beingunemployedmakesonefeel

[A]uneasy

[B]enraged.

[C]insulted.

[D]guilty.

hofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagree?

[A]TheBritishwelfaresystemindulgesjobekers’laziness.

[B]Osborne’sreformswillreducetheriskofunemployment.

[C]Thejobekers’allowancehasmettheiractualneeds.

[D]Unemploymentbenefitsshouldnotbemadeconditional.

Text2

Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemorehostilitythanthemembersof

anyotherprofession—rearefew

placeswhereclientshavemoregroundsforcomplaintthanAmerica.

Duringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisis,spendingonlegalrvicesin

tlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullof

money,tlaw

theminsteadbecomethekindof

nuisance-lawsuitfilerthatmakesthetortsystemacostlynightmare.

heexcessivecostsofalegal

sjustonepathforalawyerinmostAmericanstates:afour-year

undergraduatedegreeinsomeunrelatedsubject,thenathree-yearlawdegreeat

oneof200lawschoolsauthorizedbytheAmericanBarAssociationandan

avestoday’saveragelaw-school

graduatewith$100,-schooldebt

meansthatmanycannotaffordtogointogovernmentornon-profitwork,andthat

theyhavetoworkfearsomelyhard.

le

ideashavebeenaroundforalongtime,butthestate-levelbodiesthatgovernthe

aistoallow

ristoletstudentssitfor

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arexamistrulyasternenough

testforawould-belawyer,thowhocansititearliershouldbeallowedto

tswhodonotneedtheextratrainingcouldcuttheirdebt

mountainbyathird.

Theotherreasonwhycostsaresohighistherestrictiveguild-likeownership

intheDistrictofColumbia,non-lawyersmaynot

s

pressureforchangefromwithintheprofession,butopponentsofchangeamong

theregulatorsinsistthatkeepingoutsidersoutofalawfirmisolateslawyersfrom

thepressuretomakemoneyratherthanrveclientthically.

Infact,allowingnon-lawyerstoownsharesinlawfirmswouldreducecosts

andimprovervicestocustomers,byencouraginglawfirmstoutechnology

andtoemployprofessionalmanagerstofocusonimprovingfirms’efficiency.

Afterall,othercountries,suchasAustraliaandBritain,havestartedliberalizing

ashouldfollow.

studentstakeuplawastheirprofessiondueto

[A]thegrowingdemandfromclients.

[B]theincreasingpressureofinflation.

[C]theprospectofworkinginbigfirms.

[D]theattractionoffinancialrewards.

fthefollowingaddstothecostsoflegaleducationinmost

Americanstates?

[A]Highertuitionfeesforundergraduatestudies.

[B]Admissionsapprovalfromthebarassociation.

[C]Pursuingabachelor’sdegreeinanothermajor.

[D]Receivingtrainingbyprofessionalassociations.

ncetothereformofthelegalsystemoriginatesfrom

[A]lawyers’andclients’strongresistance.

[B]therigidbodiesgoverningtheprofession.

[C]thestemexamforwould-belawyers.

[D]non-professionals’sharpcriticism.

ld-likeownershipstructureisconsidered"restrictive"partly

becauit

[A]bansoutsiders’involvementintheprofession.

[B]keepslawyersfromholdinglaw-firmshares.

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[C]aggravatestheethicalsituationinthetrade.

[D]preventslawyersfromgainingdueprofits.

text,theauthormainlydiscuss

[A]flawedownershipofAmerica’slawfirmsanditscaus.

[B]thefactorsthathelpmakeasuccessfullawyerinAmerica.

[C]aprobleminAmerica’slegalprofessionandsolutionstoit.

[D]theroleofundergraduatestudiesinAmerica’slegaleducation.

Text3

TheUS$3-millionFundamentalphysicsprizeisindeedaninteresting

experiment,asAlexanderPolyakovsaidwhenheacceptedthisyear’sawardin

sFeaturearticlein

Naturediscuss,astringoflucrativeawardsforrearchershavejoinedthe

,liketheFundamentalPhysicsPrize,are

fundedfromthetelephone-number-sizedbankaccountsofInternetentrepreneurs.

Thebenefactorshavesucceededintheirchonfields,theysay,andtheywant

toutheirwealthtodrawattentiontothowhohavesucceededinscience.

What’snottolike?Quitealot,accordingtoahandfulofscientistsquotedin

notbuyclass,astheoldsayinggoes,andtheupstart

entrepreneurscannotbuytheirprizestheprestigeoftheNobels,Thenewawards

areanexerciinlf-promotionforthobehindthem,uld

uld

notfundpeer-reviewed

rpetuatethemythofthelonegenius.

ntto

shock,otherstodrawpeopleintoscience,ortobetterrewardthowhohave

madetheircareersinrearch.

AsNaturehaspointedoutbefore,therearesomelegitimateconcernsabout

howscienceprizes—bothnewandold—akthroughPrize

inLifeSciences,launchedthisyear,takesanunreprentativeviewofwhatthe

NobelFoundation’slimitofthreerecipientsperprize,

eachofwhommuststillbeliving,haslongbeenoutgrownbythecollaborative

natureofmodernrearch—aswillbedemonstratedbytheinevitablerowover

whoisignoredwhenitcomestoacknowledgingthediscoveryoftheHiggsboson.

TheNobelswere,ofcour,themlvestupbyaveryrichindividualwhohad

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,ratherthanintention,

hasgiventhemlegitimacy.

Asmuchassomescientistsmaycomplainaboutthenewawards,twothings

,mostrearcherswouldacceptsuchaprizeiftheywereoffered

,itissurelyagoodthingthatthemoneyandattentioncometoscience

ratherthangoelwhere,Itisfairtocriticizeandquestionthemechanism—thatis

thecultureofrearch,afterall—butitistheprize-givers’moneytodowithas

totakesuchgiftswithgratitudeandgrace.

damentalPhysicsPrizeisenas

[A]asymboloftheentrepreneurs’wealth.

[B]apossiblereplacementoftheNobelPrizes.

[C]anexampleofbankers’investments.

[D]ahandsomerewardforrearchers.

ticsthinkthatthenewawardswillmostbenefit

[A]theprofit-orientedscientists.

[B]thefoundersofthenewawards.

[C]theachievement-badsystem.

[D]peer-review-ledrearch.

coveryoftheHiggsbosonisatypicalcawhichinvolves

[A]controversiesovertherecipients’status.

[B]thejointeffortofmodernrearchers.

[C]legitimateconcernsoverthenewprizes.

[D]thedemonstrationofrearchfindings.

ingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheNobels?

[A]Theirendurancehasdonejusticetothem.

[B]Theirlegitimacyhaslongbeenindispute.

[C]Theyarethemostreprentativehonor.

[D]Historyhasnevercastdoubtonthem.

horbelievesthatthenowawardsare

[A]acceptabledespitethecriticism.

[B]harmfultothecultureofrearch.

[C]subjecttoundesirablechanges.

[D]unworthyofpublicattention.

Text4

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"TheHeartoftheMatter,"thejust-releadreportbytheAmericanAcademy

ofArtsandSciences(AAAS),dervespraiforaffirmingtheimportanceofthe

humanitiesandsocialsciencestotheprosperityandcurityofliberaldemocracy

tably,however,thereport’sfailuretoaddressthetruenatureof

thecrisisfacingliberaleducationmaycaumoreharmthangood.

In2010,leadingcongressionalDemocratsandRepublicansntletterstothe

AAASaskingthatitidentifyactionsthatcouldbetakenby"federal,stateand

localgovernments,universities,foundations,educators,individualbenefactorsand

others"to"maintainnationalexcellenceinhumanitiesandsocialscientific

scholarshipandeducation."Inrespon,theAmericanAcademyformedthe

hecommission’s51

membersaretop-tier-universitypresidents,scholars,lawyers,judges,andbusiness

executives,aswellasprominentfiguresfromdiplomacy,filmmaking,musicand

journalism.

e

reprentativegovernmentpresupposaninformedcitizenry,thereportsupports

fullliteracy;stressthestudyofhistoryandgovernment,particularlyAmerican

historyandAmericangovernment;andencouragestheuofnewdigital

urageinnovationandcompetition,thereportcallsfor

increadinvestmentinrearch,thecraftingofcoherentcurriculathatimprove

students’abilitytosolveproblemsandcommunicateeffectivelyinthe21st

century,increadfundingforteachersandtheencouragementofscholarstobring

ortalsoadvocates

greaterstudyofforeignlanguages,internationalaffairsandtheexpansionofstudy

abroadprograms.

Unfortunately,despite2½yearsinthemaking,"TheHeartoftheMatter"

nevergetstotheheartofthematter:theilliberalnatureofliberaleducationatour

missionignoresthatforveraldecades

America'scollegesanduniversitieshaveproducedgraduateswhodon’tknowthe

contentandcharacterofliberaleducationandarethusdeprivedofitsbenefits.

Sadly,thespiritofinquiryonceathomeoncampushasbeenreplacedbytheu

ofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesasvehiclesforpublicizing"progressive,"or

left-liberalpropaganda.

Today,professorsroutinelytreattheprogressiveinterpretationofhistoryand

progressivepublicpolicyasthepropersubjectofstudywhileportraying

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conrvativeorclassicalliberalideas—suchasfreemarketsandlf-reliance—as

fallingoutsidetheboundariesofroutine,andsometimeslegitimate,intellectual

investigation.

reportmay

welltbackreformbyobscuringthedepthandbreadthofthechallengethat

Congressaskedittoilluminate.

ingtoParagraph1,whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthe

AAAS’sreport?

[A]Critical

[B]Appreciative

[C]Contemptuous

[D]Tolerant

ntialfiguresintheCongressrequiredthattheAAASreportonhow

to

[A]retainpeople’sinterestinliberaleducation

[B]definethegovernment’sroleineducation

[C]keepaleadingpositioninliberaleducation

[D]safeguardindividuals’rightstoeducation

ingtoParagraph3,thereportsuggests

[A]anexclusivestudyofAmericanhistory

[B]agreateremphasisontheoreticalsubjects

[C]theapplicationofemergingtechnologies

[D]fundingforthestudyofforeignlanguages

horimpliesinParagraph5thatprofessorsare

[A]supportiveoffreemarkets

[B]cautiousaboutintellectualinvestigation

[C]conrvativeaboutpublicpolicy

[D]biadagainstclassicalliberalideas

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]WaystoGrasp"TheHeartoftheMatter"

[B]IlliberalEducationand"TheHeartoftheMatter"

[C]TheAAAS’sContributiontoLiberalEducation

[D]lEducation

PartB

Directions:

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stions41-45,

youarerequiredtoreorganizetheparagraphsintoacoherenttextbychoosing

aphsAandE

havebeencorrectlyplacedMarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET(10

points)

[A]Somearchaeologicalsiteshavealwaysbeeneasilyobrvable—for

example,theParthenoninAthens,Greece,thepyramidsofGizainEgypt;andthe

sitesareexceptionstothe

chaeologicalsiteshavebeenlocatedbymeansofcarefularching,

iGorge,anearly

hominidsiteinTanzania,wasfoundbyabutterflyhunterwholiterallyfellintoits

ndsofAztecartifactscametolightduringthedigging

oftheMexicoCitysubwayinthe1970s.

[B]Inanotherca,AmericanarchaeologistsReneMillionandGeorge

CowgillspentyearssystematicallymappingtheentirecityofTeotihuacaninthe

eakaroundAD600,this

earchers

mappednotonlythecity’svastandornateceremonialareas,butalsohundredsof

simplerapartmentcomplexeswherecommonpeoplelived.

[C]Howdoarchaeologistsknowwheretofindwhattheyarelookingfor

whenthereisnothingvisibleonthesurfaceoftheground?Typically,theysurvey

andsample(maketestexcavationson)largeareasofterraintodeterminewhere

sandtestsampleshavealso

becomeimportantforunderstandingthelargerlandscapesthatcontain

archaeologicalsites.

[D]

ca,manyrearchersworkingaroundtheancientMayacityofCopan,Honduras,

havelocatedhundredsofsmallruralvillagesandindividualdwellingsbyusing

ultingttlementmaps

showhowthedistributionanddensityoftheruralpopulationaroundthecity

changeddramaticallybetweenAD500and850,whenCopancollapd.

[E]Tofindtheirsites,archaeologiststodayrelyheavilyonsystematicsurvey

ne

technologies,suchasdifferenttypesofradarandphotographicequipmentcarried

byairplanesorspacecraft,allowarchaeologiststolearnaboutwhatliesbeneath

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surveyslocategeneralareasofinterestor

largerburiedfeatures,suchasancientbuildingsorfields.

[F]Mostarchaeologicalsites,however,arediscoveredbyarchaeologistswho

harchaeologist

HowardCarterknewthatthetomboftheEgyptianpharaohTutankhamunexisted

siftedthroughrubbleintheValleyof

ate1800s

BritisharchaeologistSirArthurEvancombedantiquedealers’storesinAthens,

earchingfortinyengravedalsattributedtotheancient

’s

interpretationsoftheengravingventuallyledhimtofindtheMinoanpalaceat

Knossos(Knossós)ontheislandofCrete,in1900.

[G]Groundsurveysallowarchaeologiststopinpointtheplaceswheredigs

oundsurveysinvolvealotofwalking,lookingfor

tenincludeacertain

amountofdiggingtotestforburiedmaterialsatlectedpointsacrossalandscape.

Archaeologistsalsomaylocateburiedremainsbyusingsuchtechnologiesas

groundradar,magnetic-fieldrecording,ologists

three-dimensionalmapsarehelpfultoolsinplanningexcavations,illustratinghow

siteslook,andprentingtheresultsofarchaeologicalrearch.

41.C→A→42.F→E→43.G→44.D→45.B

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedgments

anslationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.

(10points)

Musicmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeopleandsometimeven

tbe

poetic,philosophical,nsual,ormathematical,butinanycaitmust,inmyview,

tismetaphysical;

butthemeansofexpressionispurelyandexclusivelyphysical:veit

isprecilythispermanentcoexistenceofmetaphysicalmessagethroughphysical

meansthatisthestrengthofmusic.(46)Itisalsothereasonwhywhenwetryto

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describemusicwithwords,allwecandoisarticulateourreactionstoit,andnot

graspmusicitlf.

Beethoven’simportanceinmusichasbeenprincipallydefinedbythe

dmusicfromhithertoprevailing

mesIfeelinhislateworksawillto

icisabruptandeminglydisconnected,as

calexpression,hedidnotfeelrestrainedbythe

weightofconvention.(47)Byallaccountshewasafreethinkingperson,anda

courageousone,andIfindcourageanesntialqualityfortheunderstanding,let

alonetheperformance,ofhisworks.

Thiscourageousattitudeinfactbecomesarequirementfortheperformersof

Beethoven’positionsdemandtheperformertoshowcourage,for

exampleintheuofdynamics.(48)Beethoven’shabitofincreasingthevolume

withanintencrescendoandthenabruptlyfollowingitwithasuddensoft

passagewasonlyrarelyudbycomporsbeforehim.

wasnotinterestedindailypolitics,butconcernedwithquestionsofmoral

behaviorandthelargerquestionsofrightandwrongaffectingtheentiresociety.

(49)Especiallysignificantwashisviewoffreedom,which,forhim,wasassociated

withtherightsandresponsibilitiesoftheindividual:headvocatedfreedomof

thoughtandofpersonalexpression.

Beethoven’smusictendstomovefromchaostoorderasiforderwerean

,orderdoesnotresultfromforgettingor

ignoringthedisordersthatplagueourexistence;orderisanecessarydevelopment,

tby

chancethattheFuneralMarchisnotthelastmovementoftheEroicaSymphony,

butthecond,sothatsufferingdoesnothavethelastword.(50)Onecould

interpretmuchoftheworkofBeethovenbysayingthatsufferingisinevitable,but

thecouragetofightitrenderslifeworthliving.

sothereasonwhywhenwetrytodescribemusicwithwords,allwe

candoisarticulateourreactionstoit,andnotgraspmusicitlf.

这也是为什么我们尝试用语言来描述音乐时，只是能表达出对音乐的感受却

无法领会音乐本身。

ccountshewasafreethinkingperson,andacourageousone,andIfind

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courageanesntialqualityfortheunderstanding,letalonetheperformance,of

hisworks.

据大家所说，他思想自由，勇气十足。在对其作品的理解方面，我认为勇气

是本质，更不用说在作品的演奏方面了。

ven'shabitofincreasingthevolumewithanextremeintensityandthen

abruptlyfollowingitwithasuddensoftpassagewasonlyrarelyudby

comporsbeforehim.

贝多芬习惯最大限度地增加音量，然后突然转为柔和的乐段，这在其之前的

音乐家中是很少有的。

allysignificantwashisviewoffreedom,which,forhim,wasassociated

withtherightsandresponsibilitiesoftheindividual:headvocatedfreedomof

thoughtandofpersonalexpression.

尤其重要的是他关于自由的观点，在他自己看来，这种观点是和个人的权利

和义务相关联的。他宣扬的是思想和个人表达的自由。

ldinterpretmuchoftheworkofBeethovenbysayingthatsufferingis

inevitable,butthecouragetofightitrenderslifeworthliving.

人们可以通过以下论断来诠释贝多芬的许多作品：苦难是不可避免的，但正

是这种与苦难作斗争的勇气给了生命价值。

SectionⅢWriting

PartA

ions:

Writealetterofabout100wordstothepresidentofyouruniversity,

suggestinghowtoimprovestudents’physicalcondition.

Youshouldincludethedetailsyouthinknecessary.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.

"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

PartB

ions:

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essay,youshould

1)describethedrawingbriefly,

2)interpretitsintendedmeaning,and

3)giveyourcomments.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET(20points)

范文：

PartA

ent,

Iamwritingtoputforwardsomesuggestionsconcerningthewaysto

improvestudent'osalsareasthe

following.

Firstandforemost,Ipropothatweshouldtakeadvantagesofphysical

educationclassonourcampus,andnotonlyeducatestudentstorealizethe

significanceoftheclass,butalsotoencouragestudentstotakeanactivepartin

portantly,weshouldattachimportancetotheroleplayedby

mple,wecouldplanandorganizealarge

numberofsuchballgamesasfootballgames,basketballgamesandsoon.

It'ouldtakemy

adviceintoconsideration,Iwillbehighlygrateful.

Sincerelyyours,

LiMing

PartB

Asisshownabove,inthefirstpicture,alongtheroadwalkedayoungand

vigorousmother,leadinghergirlhandinhand,withsmileonherfacethree

decadesago,whilenowadaysthedaughterintheprimeofherlifeguidedheraged

lythereisa

astheyare,themeaning

behindisasdeepasocean.

Themeaningfuldrawingmirrorsacommonphenomenonincontemporary

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iversallyacknowledged

thatsupportingtheagedistheresponsibilityofthesonsanddaughtersofthe

fall,emphasshouldbegiventothecultivationofyoung

childrenonrespectingandlovingtheelders,whichisundoubtedlyanesntial

tion,ourgovernmentshouldtakejointeffortsto

t

nottheleast,everyindividualsshouldkeepdeepinmindthatitistheeldersthat

contributedalottotherapiddevelopmentofoursociety.

Givenalltheabovearguments,Itaketheattitudethat,firstofall,weshould

portantly,thepublic

shouldembraceandpromotetheawarenessoffilialdutywhichisimportancefora

lusion,filialpiety,asatraditionalChine

virtue,isindispensableforuslivingamorevaluableandfulfillinglife.