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作文范文：

How to Live a Meaningful Life?

Among all the highlighted topics, one is "how to live a meaningful life" 1. As for this topic, everyone's opinion varies. As the saying goes, "The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." I cannot agree with it more.

If one spends all his life pursuing benefits for himself, he will surely feel fruitless and meaningless when he gets old. From Nelson Mandela's life, we can get that he never wavered in his devotion to democracy, equality and learning. 2. His life has been an inspiration in South Africa and throughout the world. In a life that symbolizes the triumph of human spirit, Nelson Mandela accepted the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. His life, though limited, definitely lasts longer. That's a life worth living.

Therefore, if there is a way to make my life more meaningful, I believe it should be to find something I'm interested in and also is helpful to others or the whole society. Only in this way can I throughout my life.

听力：

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26. addition

27. recognize

28. challenges

29. identify

30. secret

31. specific

32. giving instructions

33. shed light on

34. acquisition

35. caught up with

阅读：

36-45 NJOLB HKFIC

46-55 ONHOA JGBEL

56-65 CCBDA BCADD

翻译：

The world-famous Silk Road is a series of routes that connect the East and the West. The Silk Road extends more than 6000 kilometers and gets its name from ancient China's silk trade. The trade on the Silk Road has played an important role in the development of the civilizations of China, South Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It was through the Silk Road that The Four Great Inventions of ancient China, namely papermaking, gunpowder, compass and printing, had been introduced to other parts of the world. Similarly, China's silk, tea and porcelain had also been

spread all over the world through it. The exchange of material culture is bilateral. Europe, in return, had exported various commodities and plants through the Silk Road, which met the needs of Chinese market.

听力原文

Part II Listening Comprehension

[说明：本套试题的听力部分由2006年l2月真题听力优化而来，其他试题均为多题多卷母题。]

Section A

1．M：I need to find a dentist，you said you know Dr．Smith well．do you recommend her? W：Well，I had to see her a few tLmes，but what impressed me most were the magazines in her waiting room．

Q：What does the wnman imply? D)。

2．W：I'm afraid I can't show you the apartment at the moment，because the tenant is still living in it．It’S really a lovely place with a big kitchen and a sunny window．for only$200 a month．M：Sounds good，but we realy can't rent an apartment without seeing it first．

Q：What do we learn from the conversation? C)。

3．M：S0，that’S what's been keeping you SO busy recently!

W：Yes，I've been tied up with my studies．You know I'm planning to go to the United States this comingsununer，but I'm a bit nervous about my English．

Q：What is the woinan busy doing? B)．

4. W: How did you feel when you found out you had high blood pressure?

M: Shocked! The problem for me was that there were no symptoms; it seemed to have sneaked up on me.

Q: What does the man mean? C)。

5. W: So, you're just back from a trip to India. What were you doing there?

M: The trip was intended to bring to the world's attention the fact that AIDS is not just an African disease; it's also endangering other countries, notably, India and Thailand.

Q: What was the purpose of the man's trip to India? D)o

6. M: It's quite clear for my visit: this is a full size, comprehensive university. So why is it still called a college?

W: The College of William and Mary is the second oldest institution of higher leaming in this country. We have nttrtured great minds like Thomas Jefferson and we are proud of our name. Q: What do we learn from this conversation about the College of William and Mary? A)。

7. M: Have the parts we need for the photo copying machine arrived yet?

W: I ordered them last week, but something is holding them up.

Q: What does the woman say about the parts needed for the photo copying machine? B)。

8. W: The cafeteria provided many kinds of dishes for us today. Did you notice that?

M: Yes, kind of rare, isn't it?

Q: What does the man imply? A)。

Conversation One

W: Hello, Patrick, is that you?

M: Yeah, Jane, what can I do for you?

W: (9) I was calling about the apple tree that you were trimming yesterday.

M: That was hard work!

W: I'm sure it was. It ture looked difficult.

M: Yeah, I'm glad it's finished. Hauling the branches to the front for garbage pick-up was no fun either.

W: Well, I don't think you're quite finished yet, (10) some of the larger branches fell over into my yard, and I think you should come and get them.

M: Listen, Jane, I don't see why I should do that. You eat all the apples that fall in your yard, and you've never complained about that before.

W: Well, it's easier to pick up apples than to drag tree branches all the way to the curb. My kids pick up the apples,and the branches are just too big for them to drag.

M: Well, I guess you'll just have to do it yourself, Jane.

W: Patrick, I wish you would reconsider. We've always gotten along fairly well, but I think you're out of line here.

The branches are your responsibility.

M: Sorry, Jane, I disagree! You take the benefits of the apple tree, but refuse to deal with the bad side of it! Besides, it won't take you any time to get the branches out front !

W: Get the branches off my property or ( 11 ) I'll have to sue you.

M: Yeah? For what?! You're taking those law classes too seriously! I've gotta go, I have to pick up my son.W: You'll be hearing from me.

M: (12) Yeah, yeah. See you in court, Jane.

9. What did the man do yesterday? B)。

10. What did the woman ask the man to do? D)。

11. What did the woman threaten to do? A)。

12. What was the man's reaction to the woman's threat? C)。

Conversation Two

M: Did you hear about the air crash that occurred in South America recently? It was quite a tragic accident!

W: No, I didn't see anything in the news about it. What happened?

M: A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night in a mountainous area of Argentina and flew into a hill!

W: That sounds really terrible! Did anyone survive?

M: No, everyone aboard, including the crew, was killed instantly.

W: What were the circumstances? Were there bad weather, a fire, or engine failure?

M: Apparently, there were some low clouds in the area, (13) but mostly it was just miscommuuication between the pilots and the air traffic controllers.

W: Weren't they both speaking in English, the official international aviation language?

M:Yes they were, but the transmission from poor quality radios was slightly distorted and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers were so strong that the pilots misunderstood a vital instruction.

W: How could a misunderstanding like that cause such a serious accident?

M: The pilots were told to descend to two-two thousand feet. The instruction actually meant 22,000 feet, but theythought they heard descend to 2,000 feet. That's a huge difference, and it should have been confirmed, but itwas not. Unfortunately, (14) the terrain of the mountains in Norweija extends up 20,000 feet.

W: So the pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then, thinking they were follov~g the air

contxoilers' instructions.

M: Sadly enough，yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

W: (15) Wow, that's a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately commtmicate to each other.

13. What was the cause of the tragedy? B)。

14. How high are the mountains in Norweija? C)。

15. What lesson could be drawn from the accident? A)。

Section B

Passage One

Edgar Allen Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when hisfather left the family. (16) He was two years old when his mother died. He was taken into the home of a wealthybusinessman named John Allen. He then received his new name, Edgar Allen Poe. As a young man, Poe attendedthe University of Virginia. He was a good student, but he liked to drink alcohol and play card games for money. Asan unsldlled game player, he often lost money. (17) Since he couldn't pay off his gambling debt, he left tmiversityand began working for magazines. He worked hard, yet he was not well paid, or well known. At the age of 27, hegot married. For a time it seemed that Poe would fred some happiness, but his wife was sick for most of theirmarriage, and died in 1847. Through all iris crises, Poe produced many stories and poems which appeared indifferent publications, yet he didn't become famous until 1845, when his poem, The Raven, was published. There isa question, however, about Poe's importance in American Literature. Some critics say Poe was one of America'sbest writers, and even had a great influence on many French writers, but others disagree. (18) They say Poe's workis difficult to understand and most of his writing describes many unpleasant situations and events. Edgar Allen Poedied in 1849 when he was 40 years old. (19) It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.

16. What happened to Edgar Allen Poe:s family, when he was only two years old? B)。17. Why did Edgar Allen Poe leave the University of Virginia? C)。

18. What do some critics say about Edgar Allen Poe? C) 。

19. How did Edgar Allen Poe's life come to an end? D)。

Passage Two

More than fifty years ago, the United Nations declared that literacy is a basic human right. It's very importantfor improving the lives of individuals. However, it is estimated that 880 million adults around the world areilliterate, that is, they are unable to read or write. (20)A majority of them are women. More than 110 million schoolage children in the world do not attend school. Many others complete school all failed to finish their studies withoutlearning to read or write. Many countries depend on the efforts of people who offer their time to help illiterateindividuals. For example, John Mogger became concerned about the problem of illiteracy three years ago, so hestarted teaching five prisoners in Brazil. In his teaching, he developed a system with this group of prisoners. (22)He says his way of teaching can help anyone learn how to read and write with about thirty hours of study. To learnhis system, people must first know how to write letters of the alphabet and learn which sounds they represent. (21)The system divides letters into three groups. The first group of letters can be written between two lines. The secondcan be written between two lines but part of the letters is above the top line. The third group has letters that arepartly

written below the lower line. John Mogger taught his students to write simple words from the letters, in thisway, his students learned more than 700 words. Many of them can now write to family members. They also canread newspapers and magazines.

20. According to the speaker, which group of people makes up of the majority of the illiterate population? A)。

21. What is the most important feature of John Mogger's method of teaching the alphabet?

D)。

22. What does John Mogger say about his teaching method? A)。

Passage Three

Farmers usually use ploughs to prepare their fields for planting crops. Plows cut into the ground, and lift upweeds and other unwanted plants. ( 23 ) However, plowing is blamed for causing severe damage to topsoil byremoving the plants that protect soil from being blown or washed away. (24) Many farmers in South Asia are nowtrying a process called Low Till Farming. Low Till Farming limits the use of ploughs. In this method of farming,seeds and fertilizer are put into the soil through small cuts made in the surface of the ground. Low Till Agricultureleaves much or all of the soil and remains of plants on the ground. They serve as a natural, fertilizer and help support the roots of future crops. They take in rain and allow it to flow into the soil instead of running off. It Ires beenproved that Low Till Farming increases harvests and reduces water use, and this method reduces the need forchemical products because tbere are fewer unwanted plants. (25) Scientists say Low Till Farming is becomingpopular in South Asia, which is facing a severe water shortage. They say the area will become depended onimported food unless water is saved through methods like Low Till Farming. Currently, more than 150 million peoplein South Asia depend on local rice and wheat crops. Farmers grow rice during wet weather. During the dry seasonthey grow wheat in the same fields. Farmers are using the Low Till method to plant wheat after harvesting rice.Scientists say Low Till Agriculture is one of the best examples in the world of technologies working for both peopleand the environment.

23. What is the main problem caused by the usual way of plowing? C) 。

24. What does the speaker say about Low Till Farming? D)。

25. Where is Low Till Farming becoming popular? B)。Section C

26. addition 27. recognize 28. challenges 29. identify 30. Secret 31. specific 32. giving instructions

33. shed light on 34. acquisition 35. caught up with

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