写作 石雷鹏

　　题目：The impactof the Internet on interpersonal communication

　　要求：commentingon “Dad：Hi sweetie, howwas school, today? Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad”

　　In contemporary society, our life is filled with a variety ofanecdotes or stories, and the following is no exception: “Dad：Hi sweetie, how was school, today?Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad。” Funny as it seems, this conversationcan be naturally associated with the impacts of Internet on our life: In an eraof Internet, the time for interpersonal communication is impaired by onlinechats or blogs. 

　　Apparently, the impacts of the Internet on interpersonalcommunication are diverse. For one thing, as a vital invention, Internet bringsgreat convenience to our communication, eliminates the barrier of distance, andhelps humans to keep in touch wherever and whenever. For another, it isInternet that does not enables family members, friends or classmates tocommunicate more in a face-to-face way. One case in point is that youngstersmay spend hours chatting with acquaintances through QQ or MSN, but rarely dothey talk with other face to face. Unfortunately, it we let this trend tocontinue as it is, the interpersonal relationship will, definitely, becomealienated。

　　To my understanding, it is advisable for people to communicate morewith their families, friends and acquaintances in real life instead of merelythrough the Internet. Do bear in mind: Internet is just a tool. (213words)

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　　1. B) Tocut students’ expenses。

　　2. C)college facilities could be put to more effective use。

　　3. A)suppresses creative thinking

　　4. A) Itsstudents have to earn more credits each year。

　　5. A) Ithas been running for several decades。

　　6. B) Morestudents have Advanced Placement credits。

　　7. B)Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually。

　　8. thecore curriculum

　　9. staycompetitive and relevant

　　10.bright, motivated students

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　　11. C) The injury willconfine Anna to bed for quite a while。

　　12. C) She can get aballet ticket for the man。

　　13. B) He has to do otherrepairs first。

　　14. B) Give hiscontribution some time later。

　　15. C) Tell Tony’s motherthat she eats no meat。

　　16. D) The coverage ofnewspapers。

　　17. A) Limit the number ofparticipants in the conference。

　　18. A) The apartment isstill available。

　　19. C) to see if dolphinscan communicate with each other。

　　20. B) Press theright-hand lever first。

　　21. A) Only one dolphinwas able to see the light。

　　22. C) In a resort town。

　　23. A) It is an idealplace for people to retire to。

　　24. C) It is protected asparkland by a special law。

　　25. A) The beautifulflowers。

　　26. D) He specialized ininterpersonal relationship。

　　27. B) Black freshman withhigh standardized scores

　　28. D) They broke up moreoften than same-race roommates

　　29. A) The racialattitudes improved。

　　30. D) It will help solvethe global food crisis。

　　31. C) It is still farfrom being sufficient。

　　32. D) They are not asnatural as we believed。

　　33. D) He was wronglyimprisoned

　　34. C) The two victims’identification

　　35. D) Many factorsinfluence the accuracy of witness testimony。

　　About700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year asrecession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recoverywill allow only a (36)slight improvement in the drop-out rate in 2010, atop education (37)official said。

　　Mexico'seconomy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, (38)shrinking

　　an estimated 7 percent due to a

　　(39)plunge in U.S. demand for Mexicanexports such as cars。

　　(40)decline led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left

　　(41)primary or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who

　　(42)heads the nation's adult education program and keeps a close watch ondrop-out rates。

　　"(43)Poverty

　　rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult," Castro toldReuters in an interview earlier this month。

　　(44)Hinderedby higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen onlypartially recovering this year。

　　As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said。

　　"Therewill be some improvement, but not significant," Castro said。

　　(45)Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids outof school to help put food on the table, and children often sell candy and craftsin the streets or work in restaurants。

　　(46)Thenation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-termcompetitiveness of the Mexican economy. Mexico's politicians have resisted mendingthe country's tax, energy and labor laws for decades, leaving its economybehind countries such as Brazil and Chile。

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　　47. Cleantechnologies like wind and solar(注意首字母大写)

　　48.Capturing and storing CO2 (注意首字母大写)

　　49. put itto new use

　　50.increase their yield of fruits and vegetables

　　51. thescale of CO2 emissions

　　深度阅读：(@张一鑫老师)

　　52. A) Itsnegative effects have long been neglected。

　　53. D)Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power。

　　54. A)They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota。

　　55. C) Itsconclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence。

　　56. A) Thelink between goal-setting and harmful behavior deserves further study。

　　57. D)Free market plus government intervention。

　　58. D)Government regulation hinders economic development。

　　59. D)Effective measures adopted by the government。

　　60. C)They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation。

　　61. D)Excessive borrowing。

　　完形填空：

　　Musicproduces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add classes,not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago a small study advanced the notion thatlistening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major could boost mentalfunctioning. It was not long before trademarked “Mozart effect” productsappealed to neurotic parents aiming to put toddlers on the fast track to theIvy League. Georgia’s governor even proposed giving every newborn there aclassical CD or cassette。

　　Theevidence for Mozart therapy turned out to be flimsy, perhaps nonexistent,although the original study never claimed anything more than a temporary andlimited effect. In recent years, however, scientists have examined the benefitsof a concerted effort to study and practice music, as opposed to playing aMozart CD or a computer-based “brain fitness” game once in a while。

　　Advancedmonitoring techniques have enabled scientists to see what happens inside yourhead when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for anhour every afternoon. And they have found that music lessons can produceprofound and lasting changes that enhance the general ability to learn. Theseresults should convince public officials that music classes are a meredecoration, ripe for discarding in the budget crises that constantly troublepublic schools。

　　Studieshave shown that diligent instrument training from an early age can help thebrain to process sounds better, making it easier to stay focused when absorbingother subjects, from literature to tensor calculus. The musically adept arebetter able to concentrate on a biology lesson despite the racket in theclassroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when acolleague in the next cubicle starts screaming at an underling. They can attendto several things at once in the mental scratch pad called working memory, anessential skill in this era of multitasking。

　　答案：

　　62. C)notion

　　63. D)before

　　64. C)on

　　65. B)proposed

　　66. B)evidence

　　67. D)original

　　68. A)however

　　69. A)effort

　　70. A)opposed

　　71. B)once

　　72. B)techniques

　　73. D)inside

　　74. D)lessons

　　75. A)enhance

　　76. D)convince

　　77. A)trouble

　　78. C)diligent

　　79. B)process

　　80. B)concentrate

　　81. B)or

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　　82. worth$80 without a discount。

　　83. Facingthe brutal competition from other companies (注意第一个单词首字母大写)

　　84. nearlyhave nothing in common

　　85. did Irealize that merely depending on good luck cannot lead to success。

　　86. morespecies may have gone extinct on Earth