Section I: Use of English (10 points)
1. [B] maintain
2. [A] when
3. [B] weakened
4. [D] accepted
5. [C] bound
6. [B] subject
7. [D] applies
8. [B] raise
9. [A] line
10. [B] as
11. [A] so
12. [C] upset
13. [C] cultivate
14. [D] tied
15. [A] concepts
16. [C] shapes
17. [A] dismissed
18. [C] address
19. [D] accountable
20. [D] as a result
Section II: Reading Comprehension (60 points)
Part A (40 points)
21. [D] a cause of undesirable behaviors。
22. [B] learn from advertisers' experience。
23. [A] adequately probe social and biological factors。
24. [C] occurs without our realizing it。
25. [C] profound。
26. [C] dishonoring。
27. [D] get permission to purchase a power plant。
28. [A] managerial practices。
29. [D] the limits of states' power over nuclear issues。
30. [A] Entergy's business elsewhere
It's No Use Crying over the Spilt Milk (范文一)
大家网英语学术总监
钱坤强 教授
An English proverb has it that "it's no use crying over the spilt milk". This picture precisely captures one of such situations—a bottle of milk has been accidentally dropped onto the ground. The reactions of the two individuals in the pictures are totally different. One exclaims "Oh, God, it's all finished!" whereas the other one is more positive and calm, claiming that "there is still some left."
There are rich implications underlying this scene. For the same event, two different individuals make two totally different observations and comments, reflecting two totally different states of mind—one negative and pessimistic, the other positive and optimistic。
For the pessimistic mind, they tend to exaggerate the seriousness of an accident. Instead of taking active an
Interpretation Determines Existence (范文二)
大家网英语学术总监 钱坤强 教授
The moment captured by this picture is very dramatic—with a bottle of milk dropped onto the ground and half of the milk spilt, two individuals at the scene produce totally different reactions. One exclaims "Oh, God, it's all finished!" whereas the other one remains calm and positive—that "there is still some left."
This seemingly simple spectacle carries profound philosophical connotations about how we perceive our world. Ours is a complicated world whose bright sides and dark sides coexist. But the demarcation line between the two is not always well-defined. Instead, in many cases, their border line is very subtle. Even with respect to the same situation, as presented by the picture, different people with different states of mind may come up with totally different interpretations. This picture convincingly illustrates a subtle case about how we should perceive our world。
It is often said that "the attitude determines everything." In many cases, the success or failure of
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