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专用词汇

Technology:

transform,breakthrough,advance，astaggeringrate,informationoverload/explosion,enhance/boost/promote,innovations,telecommunications,productive/productivity

technologicalinnovation

名人名言

Technology&Media

6."Thegreatestdangerinmoderntechnologyisnotthatmachinesbegintothinklikepeople,butthatpeoplewillbegintothinklikemachines.”

—AlbertEinstein

7."Aswegoforward,Ihopewe'regoingtocontinuetousetechnologytomakereallybigdifferencesinhowpeopleliveandwork.”

—SergeyBin（Google）

8."Hewhocontrolsthemediacontrolsthemind.”

—RupertMurdock

9"AdvancesincomputertechnologyandtheInternethavechangedthewayAmericaworks,learns,andcommunicates.TheInternethasbecomeanintegralpartofAmerica'seconomic,political,andsociallife."

—BillClinton

10."Theworldhaschangedfarmoreinthepast100yearsthaninanyothercenturyinhistory.Thereasonisnotpoliticaloreconomicbuttechnological—technologiesthatfloweddirectlyfromadvancesinbasicscience."

--StephenHawking

11"Everythingisbeingtransformedunderthemagicinfluenceofscienceandtechnology.Andeveryday,ifwewanttolivewithopeneyes,wehaveaproblemtostudy,toresolve."

—PopePiusVI

高分句型

状语：

Themajorityofstarsdonotholdtheirtoppositionslong.

Theyaregenerallymoreconfidentthanchildrenwhostayathomewiththeirparents.

宾语补足语：

Manypeoplefindtheirrewardsunfair,especiallywhencomparingthesesalarieswiththoseoftopsurgeonsorresearchscientists.

Therecentgraduatesfoundthejobmarketfrustratingbecauseoftheeconomicrecession

SomeindividualsareconcernedtheInternetwillmake/renderinternationaltourismobsoleterenderinuseless/powerless

同位语：

Socialsciences,thesciencesthatdealwithhumanlife,cameintobeinginEuropeintheearlynineteenthcentury.

Jobsatisfaction,averyimportantpartofanemployee'ssenseofwellbeing,canbepromotedinmostjobs.

Directions:

Inyouressay,youshould

1）describethedrawingbriefly,

2）explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3）giveyourcomments.

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSHWERSHEET2.（20points）

DearEditor:

Iamwritingthislettertodrawyourattentiontothedeterioratingsituationof“whitepollution”insomeregionsdespitetheimplementationofrestrictionsontheuseofplasticbags.

Inordertoputaneffectivestoptothewidespreadof“whitepollution”,Iwouldliketomakethefollowingsuggestions.Firstly,thepriceofplasticbagsshouldbefurtherraised;Secondly,specialgovernmentdepartmentsshouldbeestablishedtosupervisethemakingandusingofplasticbagstoensuretheyareusedwhenreallyneeded.

Ihopemysuggestionswouldbeofhelpandthankyouforyourattention.

SincerelyYours

LiMing

PartB（20points）

52.参考范文

Vividlydepictedinthecartoonisaraceofhumansonasocialnetworkthatareisolatedintheirownlittlecubicles.Theyareallsittinginfrontoftheircomputers,connectedtoeachotherthroughtheInternetandtheirdevotedlooksandposturesshowedtheiraddictiontotheInternet.

Thiscartoon,Ibelieve,intendstodrawourattentionstothenegativeeffectstheInternethasbroughttoourdailylifeasitbringsinsomebenefits,suchaseasyaccesstoinformation,instantcommunicationwithpeoplefromafarandcheapcostofcommunication.ThemorepeoplearehookedtotheNet,themoreisolatedtheyarefromtherealworld.SincepeoplecaneasilypretendtheiridentitiesontheInternet,everythingonlinebecomesillusiveanduntrustworthy.TheInternet,whichwasintendedtobringpeopleclosertoeachother,ineffectpreventspeoplefrommakingrealacquaintancesthatonecanmakewithacasualexchangeofgreetingsandeye-contactinaface-to-facecommunication.

Seriousconsequences,suchasfearofreal-timeinteractions,onlinecheatingorblackmailing,mayfollowiftheuseoftheInternetisnotbroughtundersystematiccontrol.IstronglysuggestthatpeopleonlyusetheInternetfornecessarybusinesstransactionsandpersonalcontactswiththosetheyhavealreadyknownfacetoface.

2009TheChangeofDistancewiththeInternet

Thepicturedescribesacommonphenomenoninourdailylife:

people,maleandfemale,oldandyoung,aredoingthesamething—fixingtheireyesonthecomputerscreen.Asitappearsinaformofspiderweb,Isuppose,thepictureismeanttotellusthatpeoplearenowshutintheirownhomealldaylongwithoutanycommunicationswitheachotherexceptthroughtheInternet.Suchawayofcommunicationiswarmlyreceivedbypeopleofdifferentkinds,especiallybytheyoung,but,tomymind,ithasitsinherentdefects.

TheInternethasofferedusgreatconvenienceincommunicationandeasyaccesstopracticallyalltheinformationweneedintheworld.OntheInternet,wecanconductbusiness,earncollegedegrees,gosightseeingandevenmakegirlfriends.However,agoodbusinessusestheInternetastool,eitherasanoutletorawindowtointroduceitself.Arealbusinessmanneedstogooutofthevirtualworldtoseeandtobeseenbyhiscustomers.GoingtoanInternetcollegeandgoingsightseeingontheInternetcertainlyhavelimitations.Oneneedstoactuallyparticipateinclassroomdiscussiontobecomearealscholar.Also,oneneedstostandonthebeachsoastobeimpressedbythegrandeurofthesea.Likewise,whenonetalkstohisgirlfriend,henotonlywantstoseeherface,orknowheropinion,butalsowantstosharehersmellandfeeltheradiationthatonlyloverscanenjoy.Tosatisfyourneeds,weneedtogetoutofthewebandintotherealworld.

Onceinawhileweshouldremindourselvesweshouldn’treduceourselvestoprisonersorslavesoftheInternet.Wearethemastersofit.（294）

Weknowthatthereexistsagenerationgap.Howdoesitcomeabout?

Howcanwebridgeit?

WriteanessayaboutthepicturebelowYouressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow:

1.Writeoutthemessagesconveyedbythecartoon.

2.Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout200wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

GenerationGap

Generationgapcanbewideenoughbetweenfatherandsonanditcanbewiderbetweengrannyandgranddaughter.Thecartoonconveyedthismessagevividly.AgirlgrowingupincyberspheremaywanttovisitthesitesintheInternetthatarefantasticandofferinghergreatpleasure.Agranny,usedtoplayingtheroleofababysitterinthefamily,issupposedtotakehergranddaughterouttoplay.Buttoday’sgrandmothersaresometimespuzzledbyhergrandchildrenifthechildrenshouldsuggestplayingsomewhereintheInternetbecausetheybelongtotheinformation-poorgenerationwhiletheirgrandchildren,quicktolearnnewthings,belongtotheinformation-richgeneration.

Naturally,tobridgethegap,granniesshouldchangetheirattitudetowardinformation.Inasocietythatconsidersoldpeopleuselessexceptlookingafterthebabies,theywillnotbemotivatedtolearnanythingnewortrytogetintouchwith“Hi-tech”.This“outsider”attitudemaymakethemlesscapableofinvolvementinnewproductofthesocietyandthusaviciouscirclemayfinallyresult.Inordertoseeagreaterchange,Ithinkweshouldtakethefollowingsteps:

First,oldpeopleshouldknowthattheyarenevertoooldtolearn.Secondly,thesocietyshouldlearntoacceptarolechange:

ChildrencanhelptheirgrandparentscultivatenewinterestsandhelptheelderlyunderstandandusetheInternet.Finally,oldpeopleshouldbeencouragedtoparticipateinthenewdevelopmentsofthesociety.Actually,manyoldpeoplearebeginningtosurfintheInternetandsende-mailtorelativesandfriendsallovertheworld.Iftheycanchangefromtheoutsiderstoardentpractitioners,then,theycancommunicateeffectivelywithmostpeopleinthesocietyandtheirlifewillbegreatlyimproved.（294）

小孩在穷人家长大的好处

（一）

Childrenraisedinthehouseholdsnotinthepossessionofagoodfortuneareconditionedearlyonintheirlivestoexerciseself-controlandself-restraint.Theseindividualslearnfromtheirinfancyonwardthatnoteverythingtheycravewillbecometheirsinstantaneously.Everysooftentheirwishesgobeyondtheirparents’meanstheyhavetocometotermswiththeresultingsenseoffrustrationorrejection.Throughoutthechildhoodandearlyadulthoodyearstheyaretemperedbytherepeatedexperiencesofparents’denialoftheirrequestsandfrugalityisinculcatedintotheirmindsasavirtue.Consequentlythesechildrenforthemostpart,areapttointerpretscrimpingandsaving,emotionaluneasiness,notinfrequentfinancialstrainsandmenialfirstjobsasanintegralpartoftheirliferatherthanadevastatingordeal.Hence,theyendupbeingbetterabletomanagestressintheiradultyearsandlesslikelytopanicorgetdauntedwhenproblemsoccur.

self-restraintn.自我克制,自我约束

self-controln.自我控制,自制,克己,自制

instantaneousa.瞬间发生的,即刻的

frugalityn.节约;朴素;节俭

scrimpingandsaving节衣缩食，存钱

scrimpvi.节省着过日子,一点一滴地省钱;吝啬;克扣

vt.节省,节缩,过度减少

infancyn.婴儿期,幼年时代【律】未成年；初期,幼年期

cometotermswith与…达成协议;忍受,对待

frustrationn.挫折,失败,挫败,失意,沮丧

betemperedby被…冲淡,习惯,受…锻炼

denialn.否认,否定;打消,拒绝;（=selfdenial）克制自己;抑制

denyvt.否认,否定;拒绝相信;拒绝接受;拒绝给予

virtuen.（品）德,美德,节[贞]操;长处,优点,价值;效能,功效

amanofvirtue有德之人strains

meniala.（指工作）卑贱的,不体面的

ordealn.严峻的考验;苦难的经历

panicn.恐慌,惊慌;经济上的大恐慌

a.恐慌的,惊慌的;（惊慌）没有理由的,莫名其妙的

panicprice【商】恐慌价格apanicfear莫明其妙的恐慌

vt.使恐[惊]慌;使狂热,使喝采

vi.惊慌,害怕panicoversth.对某事感到惊慌

dauntvt.恐吓;使畏缩,使胆怯[丧胆],使气馁

dauntlessa.不屈不挠的,大胆的,无所畏惧的

5.小孩在穷人家长大的好处

（二）

Childrenbroughtupbyparentsoflowormiddleeconomicstatusoftengrowupto