Describe a positive change that you have made to your life.
You should say:
what the change was
when it happened
where it happened
and explain how you have benefited from this change
第1题
A.positive
B.cooperative
C.creative
D.adaptable
第2题
A.Panic
B.Hopeless
C.Distrustful
D.Positive
第3题
A.admiring
B.satirical
C.positive
D.respectful
第4题
第5题
The figure shows a position-versus-time graph of the motion of a car. Describe the velocity and acceleration during segments OA, AB, and BC. Which item is Not correct?
A、In segment OA, the velocity is positive and constant.
B、In segment OA, there is no acceleration.
C、In segment AB, the velocity is increasing.
D、In segment AB, there must be acceleration.
E、In segment BC, the velocity is not constant.
F、In segment BC, this velocity is greater in magnitude than the velocity in segment OA.
第6题
The treadmill began to whir, and I gripped its handlebars as the belt started moving me backwards. All I could do now was run—or begrudgingly barrel forward—toward an outdated screen that showed me the terrain I was supposed to be running on. It was made of red squares stacked up, one on top of another: the higher stacks were supposed to be steep hills, and the lower ones, valleys. I tried to picture them as burning coals to see if that would make me speed up or at least feel like this exercise was somehow connected to nature—even one of its cruel parts. How would you describe this author's attitude towards the treadmill?
A、negative
B、positive
C、neutral
D、angry
第7题
15. In accordance with your wishes , we are sending you under separate cover two contract forms. (to make it concise)
16. The committee reached the conclusion that a great majority of students had a preference for mail-in registration. (to improve the vigor and clarity)
17. Reference is made to your May 7 letter in which you describe the approved procedure for initiating a claim. (to make it conversational)
18. You won' t be disappointed with the many electronic services we now offer. (to make it positive)
19. It is imperative that you reply at once. (to make it courteous)
20. This letter is to inform. you of an important change in our policy concerning insurance. (to emphasize "you" attitude)
21. Every employee is entitled to see his personnel file. (to eliminate gender bias)
22. According to you , the it stopped working. (to avoid mistrust)
23. You must return the form. by 5 p. m. (to change the aggressive tone to a friendly one)
24. We will inspect the building plans before construction begins. (to avoid dangerous words)
第8题
The words used to describe women are used as an instrument by feminist sociolinguists to denote an inherent sexism in the English language. Word pairs such as master and mistress and sir and madam, they claim, epitomize such sexism. All of the words in question once held positive connotations but, while the masculine forms have retained their respectable associations, the feminine forms have undergone pejoration and now imply sexual promiscuity and other negative characteristics. Feminist researchers assume that such pejoration indicate that the status of women in English-speaking society is relatively low.
These researchers also find fault with the use of masculine words to describe unisex entities. For example, they feel that there is nothing inherently manly about mankind, the best man for the job, or the common man. Similarly, the use of such constructions as the "the average student is worried about his grades" indicate to these researchers an inherent sexism in English that is reflective of the cultures in which they are produced.
Carolyn Jacobson, author of Non-sexist Language has proposed a solution to this conundrum. She advocates the elimination of all sexed words in favor of gender-neutral terms. No longer should we refer to actors and actresses or waiters and waitresses, as such dichotomies allow for the possibility of negative connotations being associated with the feminine designation. Likewise, she believes that phrases such as mankind should give way to human kind and that the use of the masculine pronoun as the default should be abandoned in favor of neutral constructions. Thus, when sexism is eliminated from the English language, the culture will be more amenable to the deliverance of women as well.
The primary purpose of this passage is to ______.
A.compare and contrast ideology in various cultures
B.prove a commonly held belief to be wrong
C.describe a problem and a possible solution
D.analyze the historical origins of a modern situation
第9题
听力原文: In my opinion, Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest American architect of the 20th century. People who know his designs well point out that his roofs often leaked, his ceilings were too low, and his houses were uncomfortable. In my presentation, however, I'll be focusing on the virtues of his designs. For what you will see, it would be hard to dispute that he manipulated space extremely well, some of his smallest houses look gigantic, and he had great respect for the materials he used and also a tremendous skill for placing his buildings in harmony with nature. Wright's career began when he was young. He was just a teenager when he helped build the chapel on his family's property in Wisconsin. And from there, he got hired as a draftsman by the project architect. So it was a very long career. He died at 91, while his final major work, the Guggenheim Museum, was still being built. Today, we'll cover what we consider to be the two great periods of his career, Wright’s works before the Tokyo Imperial Hotel completed in 1922 and everything after Falling Water, a private residence in western Pennsylvania completed in 1936. The first period started around 1896, when he made a dramatic shift from the classical tradition to the arts and crafts movement. Here, the emphasis was on order, consistency and unity of design. Things were kept simple with minimal decoration. Natural forms were very important. Let's take a look at a slide of his own dining room done in this style.
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A.To explain why Wright became an architect
B.To describe the positive aspects of Wright's architecture
C.To explain why Wright's style. of architecture became less popular
D.To describe the materials Wight used in construction
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