2012-2013学年第二学期大学英语A晨读材料
2012届高三英语早读晚背资料6
以约120词就“关爱老人”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：
1)结合你的实际生活，谈谈在关爱老人方面，你平时是怎么样做的。
2)就老年人应该得到的待遇发表你的看法并阐述理由。
As for me,Ialways showed my respect and love tothe old.WhenIwas young,Ibrought my questions to them for help often, which made them busy but happy.Iformed a habit to take a walk with them after dinner, talking about my study, ambitions and their rich experience.
What’s more, living in the school can save them a great deal of time on the way between home and school everyday, so they would be able to concentrate more time and energy on their academic work.
许多调查显示越来越多的人开始意识到寄宿学校能给他们的孩子提供较好的学习环境和设施。
III．范文背诵
以约120词就“成长是快乐的还是烦恼的”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点：
a)简述你在成长过程中的快乐或烦恼；
b)你对成长的快乐或烦恼的看法。
As far asIam concerned, growing up is really boring.As a teenager,Ihave to deal with a lot of worries while growing up.Ihave to go to school very early in the morning and get home very late in the evening.AndIhave to take all kinds of exams every year.Iam also worried about being misunderstood by friends and losing them.Although we face worries, we should seek support from our friends, parents and teacher to solve them and try to find pleasure in growing up.In fact, the path of adolescence is full of sunshine.Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and itsdelicious taste?
深圳大学研究生基础综合英语听力(12-13第二学期)VOA-Special English
1.allowanceThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance.In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance.The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life.Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance.A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on.That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.2.e-commerceFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English.Americans are buying more products and services than ever before through the Internet. And experts say the popularity of online sales is likely to spread to other countries.Online sales now represent as much as one-tenth of all retail sales in the United States. This has led traditional stores to seek new ways to keep their customers loyal.Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and step-daughter. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases were made on her home computer."I find that, by being able to go online and choose the things that I need to choose, and have them delivered to me right at my doorstep, I eliminate all the driving, all the crowds, all the noise of that, and I usually get a better selection."There are a lot of people like her. Experts say American online shopping hit records in both November and December. Fifty-seven percent of Americans have bought something electronically.Store owners worry that this growing amount of online sales will hurt their business. Cornell University marketing professor Ed McLaughlin says they should be worried. He spoke to VOA b y Skype."Anything that can move online, will. And it's just a matter of time."Professor McLaughlin says traditional stores can keep their customers by selling goods like clothing, which buyers may want to see and try on before purchasing. He says the stores could also offer things that are difficult to ship. He also says some stores can please customers by offering to set upor repair electronic products.Bill Martin is the founder of ShopperTrak. His business helps stores learn about their customers. He told VOA by Skype that traditional stores offer a social experience that some people enjoy."There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision, you know, that takes place. Oftentimes, you know, you need that last sense of …Boy, this is exactly what I want' -- that feeling before you're ready to part with money, and you can't always get that on-line. It's a rather cold process."Bill Martin says traditional stores can provide goods to buyers more-quickly than online stores. And some retailers are using websites to persuade people to visit their stores.While e-commerce worries some business owners, the only worry for delivery services like FedEx and UPS is keeping up with the number of packages. UPS Manager Dana Kline says her company is very busy at this time of year. UPS is so busy that it has filled 55,000 temporary worker positions during the holiday season.3.food safetyThis is the Agriculture Report in Special English.Each year, bad food sickens about one in six Americans. Proposed new rules aim to improve food safety. Officials say the changes could prevent more than one million cases of food-related illnesseseach year.The new rules were proposed this month, exactly two years after President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rules are the first step in putting the law into effect, making the biggest changes in food safety since the 1930s.The law makes the Food and Drug Administration responsible for preventing foodborne illnesses. Experts say this is a change from the role that the FDA has played in the past in reacting to disease outbreaks.Congress passed the law after a series of outbreaks linked to bagged spinach, peanut butter and other foods. Margaret Hamburg is commissioner of the FDA.They occurred because of problems that would have been addressed by these kinds of approaches. So I think, you know, we‟re very optimistic that we will begin to see real change.”The agency is proposing to require food manufacturers to show that they have identified where contamination is most likely to happen. Manufacturers would also have to show that they have taken steps to prevent it. The proposed rules also deal with safety in growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables.The Congressional Budget Office estimates that establishing all of the provisions of the law will cost the government $1.4 billion. The Grocery Manufacturers of America, an industry group, has not released an estimate of what it will cost producers.But FDA Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor says the new rules are worth the price.“Even if you just look at estimated reductions in illness, but if you also take into account avoiding disruption of the food supply and the loss of confidence in those commodities by consumers, so Ithink we‟ll see that the benefits substantially outweigh the costs of implementation.”Caroline Smith-DeWaal is director for food safety at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. She says the rules should have been released a year ago.“We‟re really happy that the new rules have come out. They‟re a little late.”And she notes that they are not finished.“The bigger question is, where are the rules on imports that haven‟t been released yet?”The FDA says about 15 percent of food eaten by Americans is imported, and that share is growing. Rules have not been released yet to require imported foods to meet the same standards as food produced in the United States. But the agency says they are coming soon.4.IphonesFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English.The iPhone has become one of the most popular mobile phones in the United States. An 18-year-old student in California has used his knowledge of the device to create his own business. And he has gained national recognition for his work.Vincent Quigg is the chief executive officer of TechWorld. His company is kind of like a hospital for iPhones."I'm 18 years old. I'm a college student. And I'm the CEO and founder of TechWorld, where we specialize in customizing and repairing iPhones."Vincent Quigg launched TechWorld while in high school."My mom became single a couple of years ago and I had to grow up. And in order to keep my lifestyle, I had to find different ways to stay financially ahead of the game [to] keep my phone, keep a car, transportation and all that stuff. So I had to find ways to be entrepreneurial."An organization called the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, or NFTE, helped the young man get started. Both he and his mother, Carla Quigg, admit that he had a hard time developing a business plan."He quit the class, which I was very disappointed.""It was extremely hard for myself to find a business to start and run with it. But once I had that 'aha moment' or what I knew I wanted to go with, it was really easy and extremely fun."At the time, Vincent worked for the electronics store BestBuy. He says people always came into the store with broken electronic devices. He decided that repairing those devices was what he wanted to do. He not only re-registered for the NFTE class, but he also won the organization's national competition for best young entrepreneur.Estelle Reyes is executive director for NFTE in Los Angeles."He has an incredible gift for presenting himself and his dreams in a very compelling way that engages everyone to rally around him."His business has grown through word-of-mouth. Vincent says he now fixes up to 10 phones per week. He earns about $1,500 each month in sales. Brisa Munoz is one of his satisfied customers."I actually looked him up on the Internet because I had heard so much about this kid, how he won entrepreneur of the year. So I looked him up, and I was like, whoo, I want him to fix my phone.'"TechWorld has two other employees. Kacee Wheeler is one of them."He's such an amazing kid, and you always see his wheels turning with ideas every day. And it's really inspiring for him to be so young and pushing and have the drive. It's amazing to me."Kacee Wheeler works on the technical side of the business. Vincent Quigg now deals with finances and planning. He says he wants to continue to grow his business. His biggest goal, he says, has always been to work for himself.ughingThis is the VOA Special English Health Report.Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.Being laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.The study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But peoplein Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.Shy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. Is shyness a serious problem for you or someone you know? It was for a university student who asked people in our audience for advice on how to deal with it. You can find out what they said at -- where you can also read, listen and learn English with our stories. I'm Faith Lapidus.6.living longerFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English.A new study says people are living longer, but many are living longer in poor health. Researchers found that life expectancy has increased by about five years since 1990. On average, men worldwide can expect to live 67 and a half years. Women can expect to live to age 73.Almost 500 researchers in 50 countries took part in the study of global disease and disability. The findings appear in a series of articles in the Lancet. Richard Horton is the medical journal's editor-in-chief."All of us in the world of health focus on diseases and often bad news. Actually, the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study broadly presents very good news."The research found that far fewer people died of measles, tetanus, respiratory problems and diarrheal diseases in 2010 than in 1990. Deaths from infections, childbirth-related problems and malnutrition fell about 17 percent to 13.2 million.Global efforts have focused on reducing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. HIV/AIDS deaths have dropped since 2006, and TB deaths fell almost 20 percent since 1990. But each of these diseases still kills more than a million people every year. The number of malaria deaths increased by an estimated 20 percent, to almost 1.2 million in 2010."Those three big, big diseases are not just going to go away."Mike Cohen is the head of global health research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was not involved in the research, but says it shows a change taking place worldwide."As infectious diseases have been better controlled and people live longer, and as their diets change and lifestyles change, the inevitable consequence in health is, you have to deal much more broadly with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes."The study found that these kinds of non-communicable diseases caused more than half of the global burden of disease in 2010.The two biggest killers -- heart disease and stroke -- caused one-fourth of all deaths in 2010. That was up from one-fifth in 1990.There was a 48 percent increase in the number of deaths from lung cancer, which is commonlycaused by smoking tobacco.The top causes of disability in 2010 were physical conditions like arthritis and back problems, and mental and behavioral problems like depression, anxiety and substance abuse. Harvard University professor Joshua Salomon was a co-author of the disability research."I think in general we've been more successful at reducing mortality and less successful at actually addressing chronic disability."7.SahelFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English.In Africa, severe food shortages have affected eighteen million people in nine Sahel countries this year. This was the third severe food crisis in four years in the area bordering the Sahara. How can the Sahel break its cycle of food insecurity? Aid workers are asking that question as this year's emergency eases. David Gressly is the United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Sahel."If we don't seize the opportunity in two thousand thirteen, there's a good chance that this whole issue will be forgotten until the next drought, and then we'll be asking ourselves the same set of questions."Mr. Gressly says during a crisis, families eat just one or two meals a day, take their children out of school, sell their animals and go into debt. These actions put them at greater risk in a future crisis. In fact, many of the families affected by this year's food crisis had yet to recover from the earlier ones.Aid agencies sent food and emergency assistance. They supplied farmers with drought-resistant seeds, improved fertilizers and medicine for livestock. Aid groups also worked to improve irrigation systems and grain storage. These measures dealt with short-term needs, but David Gressly says thework should not stop when the crisis eases."And I think now there's an understanding [of the need for] a very targeted program looking at these eighteen million people affected this year, working with them to find ways so that they don't have to make the kinds of decisions to survive in a crisis of a drought, for example, that compromises their long-term future."Aid groups say they are working to build the "resilience" of communities, to make them stronger during a crisis. David Gressly says this means taking steps like reducing child malnutrition and changing cultural practices that may be harmful.For example, he says there is a practice in many communities across the Sahel to give water to babies under six months of age because of the heat. But the water is often dirty and makes the children sick. This starts a cycle toward severe malnutrition. It can be prevented by feeding babies only breast milk.This year's food crisis followed unpredictable and insufficient rains. High food prices only made the situation worse. David Gressly says aid agencies in Chad have been building dams to store water during the rainy season. This water can later be used to irrigate fields.Al Hassan Cisse from the British aid group Oxfam says building the resilience of poor people also means investing in food reserves and social protections like health care. Aid groups say prevention costs less than treatment.8.SchoolFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English.Funerals began this week for the school shooting victims in Newtown, Connecticut. Last Friday a20-year-old local man killed 20 children, six educators and himself at Sandy Hook ElementarySchool. Officials say Adam Lanza used guns owned by his mother after shooting her to death at their home.The shooting was the second deadliest ever at an American school. In 2007 a student at Virginia Tech killed 32 people and then himself.What happened in Newtown has once again reopened debate about gun control and issues like mental health services. President Obama spoke Sunday at a memorial service in the town. He said he will use whatever power he has as president "in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this."On Wednesday, he named Vice President Joe Biden to lead an administration team in developing proposals to reduce gun violence.Students at Sandy Hook Elementary are expected to return to school in a neighboring town in January after winter break. Sandy Hook will remain closed until further notice.In the gunfire last week, a community lost a school for the most tragic of reasons. Days earlier, another community not very far away regained a school in a story of hope, renewal and the strength of the human spirit.Flooding from Hurricane Sandy nearly destroyed Saint Camillus School in the Rockaway area of Queens, in New York City. The Catholic school stands just a short distance from the Atlantic Ocean. The more than 200 students and teachers went to another school while Saint Camillus was closed for six weeks.Many people remain displaced in the area. But the reopening of the school on December 10 was a victory for the community."So good morning boys and girls."Good morning, Sister Agnes!"Sister Agnes White is principal of Saint Camillus."We're all together. We're back home, and we are ready to start anew."Earlier, Sister Agnes gave cut-out paper stars to students to tape anywhere they wanted on the school walls."Between now and Christmas, this building should be filled with stars, a symbol of light. We all lost light. We know what it's like to be without light. But now we have light in this building and we need the light that you're going to put up with the stars, a symbol of the light of Jesus Christ."Parts of the school remain damaged beyond repair. Some students lost their homes as a result of the storm.School secretary Kerry Montero says the message from Hurricane Sandy is clearest in the many recent acts of kindness."It's touching, you know, the outpouring of help that we've received from everyone. I mean, we've had people from Connecticut, California, Brooklyn, all over the place, coming and helping us."9.sun powerFrom VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English.Officials say the islands of Tokelau in the South Pacific Ocean have become the world's first territory totally powered by the sun. The move is expected to save money and ease the environmental burdenof depending on imported fossil fuels.New Zealand's foreign affairs minister released a statement about The Tokelau Renewable Energy Project. Murray McCully said Tokelau's three main atolls, or islands, now have enough solar capacity to meet all of their electricity needs. He said until now, Tokelau has been one hundred percent dependent on diesel for producing electricity. That, he said, has burdened the country with heavy economic and environmental costs.The three atolls of Tokelau are Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo. The group o f islands is about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and is administered by New Zealand. Together they have about one thousand five hundred citizens.Each atoll received its own solar power grid system. New Zealand officials estimated the cost of the project to build the three solar grids at around seven million dollars. The last of the grids was completed earlier this month.It is estimated that oil imports make up to thirty percent of national income in some parts of the Pacific. The move to solar power could save Tokelau about one million dollars a year. One project coordinator said Tokelau would now be able to spend more on social programs to help its citizens.Other South Pacific islands are attempting similar projects. The island nations of Samoa and Tuvalu are aiming to get all of their electricity from renewable sources by twenty-twenty. The Cook Islands plans to start moving to solar panels and wind turbines. And most houses in the South Pacific groups of islands will begin to use solar water heaters.East Timor's government has promised that no households in the capital, Dili, would be using firewood for cooking by twenty fifteen. It also says fifty percent of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by the end of the decade.New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says the country will hold a Pacific energy summit in March next year. He said the meeting would build on the success of clean and affordable energy solutions for Tokelau, Tonga, and the Cook Islands.10.UnemploymentFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English.The International Labor Organization says nearly 200 million people are without jobs. And the ILO is warning of even higher unemployment this year.The United Nations agency this week released a report called "Global Employment Trends 2013". It says the number of unemployed worldwide rose by more than four million last year, compared with 2011. The report says one fourth of this increase was in developed economies. The remaining 75 percent were in mainly developing economies in Asia, and in African countries south of the Sahara Desert.The report says an estimated 39 million people stopped looking for work last year. It says the average length of unemployment increased sharply in developed economies. One-third of all job seekers there were unemployed for a year or more.The ILO's Director-General, Guy Ryder, is concerned about the world economy. He says the recovery is not expected to be strong enough to reduce unemployment quickly."We see that unemployment is set to rise again. Our projection would be for 5.1 million more in 2013 and still a further 3 million in 2014. So the trends are very much in the wrong direction."The ILO report says the labor market is especially difficult for young people. It says almost 74 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 are unemployed worldwide. That represents anunemployment rate of 12.6 percent.The report says more and more young people who experience long-term unemployment stop looking for work. It says this prevents young people from gaining on-the-job experience.Guy Ryder says the ILO has been warning about the risks of what it calls a "lost generation." He has called on policy makers to support youth employment.Mr. Ryder says all countries, especially developed ones, must provide more predictable policies. He says these policies must include measures to increase wages and support stronger consumption. And he says countries should enact reforms to strengthen the banking industry, so banks can support investment and provide credit.While the I.L.O. believes there is reason to be concerned about the world economy, the International Monetary Fund expects the international economy to grow slowly this year. A new IMF report predicts that international growth will reach 3.5 percent in 2013. That would be three tenths of a percent better than the rate last year.11.waste plasticFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English.这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。
大学英语早晨读资料
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1. Initiatea meeting (发起会议) I would like to hold a meeting in the afternoon about our development planning for the project A. 今天下午我建议我们就 A 项目的发展计划开会讨论一下。 I suggest we have a call tonight at 9:30pm (China Time) with you and Brown. Please let me know if the time is okay for you and Ben. 我建议我们今晚九点半和 Brown 小聚一下，你和 Ben 有没有 空？ We’d like to have the meeting on Thu Oct 30. Same time. 十月三十号(周四)，老时间，开会。 Let’s make a meeting next M onday at 5:30 PM SLC time. 下周一盐湖城时区下午五点半开会。 I want to talk to you over the phone regarding issues about report development and the XX project. 我想跟你电话讨论下报告进展和 XXX 项目的情况。 2. S eeking for more information/feedbacks/suggestions (咨询信 息/反馈/建议) Shall you have any problem accessing the folders, please let me knows.
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2012-2013学年大学英语(二)考试试卷A
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section ADirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read: A. New York City B. An evening partyC. An air tripD. The man’s jobFrom the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a flight to New York. Therefore, C. An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C. on the Answer Sheet.. Now the test will begin.1. A) The woman is in trouble. B) The woman is asking for direction.C) It may happen at a store. D) The man may be a policeman.2. A) She accepts the invitation.B) She doesn't want to come to the party.C) She has to prepare for the coming exam.D) She will take an exam tomorrow.3. A) 40 minutes. B) 20 minutes. C) One hour. D) 30 minutes.4. A) The woman doesn't know how to get to the nearest hotel.B) The man doesn't want to give her the direction.C) The policeman doesn't know the way, either.D) The man is a very strange person.5. A) The man had no time to see the play last night.B) The man missed the play last night.C) The woman saw the play.D) The woman told the man about the play, but he forgot.Section BDirections: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorder conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper.Conversation 16. A) Fishing. B) Hiking. C) Swimming. D) Playing chess.7. A) This Monday. B) This Wednesday. C) Next Monday. D) Next Wednesday.Conversation 28. A) Single. B) Double. C) Either single or double is OK for him. D) A room on the top floor.9. A) $65. B) $35. C) $100. D) $30.10. A) 702. B) 712. C) 722. D) It doesn't mention that.Section CDirections: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 word). The questions and incomplete answers are printed on your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.11. It is useful because the eating customs of one country are ________________ those of another.12. In many English homes ____________________________meals are served.13. They are breakfast, lunch, ____________________________.14. More than ______________________________ percent are working class.15. _____________________ is the most important meal of the day and is a very formal meal.Part II Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic ofOnline Shopping. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题3．我的建议Part III Reading comprehension(skimming and scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: There is a passage followed by some questions. You should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led of the world in the world in the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe computer and integrated circuit of the 1960s to the internet infrastructure(基础设施)and applications software of the 1990s. The link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the world ,governments have encouraged copying of his model, perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up shop around the university.For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research university model. Most politicians recognize the link between investment in science and national Economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflations since then. Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation plus 3 percent per year.American politicians have great difficulty recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. Universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U .K. Objections from Americans university and business leaders led to improvements in the process and a reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students. Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students and like immigrants throughout history-strength the nation; and second, foreign students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most cherished(珍视) values when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few Instruments of foreign policy are as effective in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students.1．From the first paragraph we know that present –day universities have becomeA．more and more research-orientedB．in-service training organizationsC．more popularized than ever beforeD．a powerful force for global integration2．Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increasedA．by 2.5 millionB．by 800,000C．at an annual rate of 3.9 percentD．at an annual rate of 8 percent3．In the United States, how many of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born? A．10%B．20%C．30%D．38%4．How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?A．They organize a series of seminars on world economyB．They offer them various courses in international politicsC．They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus programD．They give them chances for international study or internship5．An example illustrating the general trend of universities’globalization isA．Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic researchB．Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projectsC．Yale’s student exchange program with European institutionsD．Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world6．What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?A．It houses many companies spun off from MIT and HarvardB．It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft CompanyC．It was intentionally created by Stanford UniversityD．It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up7．What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?A．It has increased by 3 percentB．It has been unsteady for yearsC．It has been more than sufficientD．It doubled between 1998 and 20038．The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S after September 11 was caused by ______________________________.9．Many Americans fear that American competiveness may be threatened by foreign students who will _________________________.10．The policy of welcoming foreign students can benefit the U.S. in that the very best of them will stay and _____________________________.Part IV Reading comprehension(reading in depth) (15 minutes)Section A:Directions:there is a passage with ten blanks. You should decide on the correct answer for each blank from a list of choices given in a word blank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choice. Please mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Promotions managers supervise staff of promotion specialists. These managers direct promotion programs that 1._______advertising with purchase promotion to increase sales. In an effort to 2._________ closer contact with consumers, promotion programs may use direct mail, television or radio advertising, websites, and special 3._____________. They may encourage people to 4._________ by using discounts, samples, gifts, coupons and contests.A wide range of educational backgrounds is 5._________ for entry into promotion jobs, but many employers prefer those with experience in related6._______ plus a broad liberal arts background. Courses in management while the7.___________ is in school are highly recommended. Computer skills are8.__________because marketing, product promotion, and advertising on the internet are increasingly common. Also, the ability to 9.___________in a foreign language may open up employment opportunities in many 10._____________growing areas around the country, especially cities with large Spanish-speaking populations.Section B:Directions: there is a passage followed by some questions. You should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Our risk of cancer rises dramatically as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors —or doesn’t it? While such vigilant（警觉的）tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly. With the percenta ge of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it’s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.In many cases, screening can lead to additional biopsies and surgeries to remove cancer, which can cause side effects, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not pose serious health problems in patients‟ remaining years. But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so ingrained that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop Screening for breast cancer, it caused a riotous reaction among doctors, patients and advocacy groups. It’s hard to uproot deeply held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data. Certainly, there are people over age 75 that have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment. And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or prior personal experience with the disease, should continue to get screened regularly. But for the remainder, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy（预期寿命）.A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population. It’s not an easy calculation to make, but one that make sense for the whole patient. Dr. Otis Brawley said, “Many doctors are ordering these tests purely to cover themselves. We need to think about the rational use of health care and stop talking about the rationing of health care.” That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better.1. Why do doctors recommend routine cancer screening for elderly people?A. It is believed to contribute to long life.B. It is part of their health care package.C. The elderly are more sensitive about their health.D. The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth.2. How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly?A. It adds too much to their medical bills.B. It helps increase their life expectancy.C. They are doubtful about necessity.D. They think it does more than good.3. What is the conventional view about women screening for breast cancer?A. It applies to women over 50.B. It is a must for adult women.C. It is optional for young women.D. It doesn’t apply to women over 74.4. Why do many doctors prescribe routine screening for cancer?A. They want to protect themselves against medical disputes.B. They want to take advantage of the medical care system.C. They want data for medical research.D. They want their patients to suffer less.5. What does the author say is the general view about health care?A. The more, the better.B. Prevention is better than cure.C. Better early than late.D. Better care, longer life.Part V multiple selection (10 minutes)Directions:There are some statements, each of statement followed by 4 choices marked A), B), C), D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1 No sooner had he got home it began to rain.A whenB thatC thanD while2 We the football match for half an hour by the time she arrives at the sports center.A might have watchedB must have watchedC will have watchedD ought to have watched3 15 years old he was, Tom had a desire to join the army.A forB sinceC whenD as4 That T-shirt was so tight that he decided to have it .A be enlargedB enlargeC enlargedD to enlarge5 She made up her mind back home in spite of the heavy rain.A goingB to goC goD gone6 more careful, his ship would not have sunk.A. If the captain wereB. Had the captain beenC. Should the captain be D If the captain would have been7 I did n’t hear the phone. I asleep.A must beB must have beenC should beD should have been 8 It is ten years ___ Miss Green returned to Canada.A. thatB. whenC. sinceD. as9 It was last night ___ I see the comet.A. the timeB. whenC. thatD. which10 I see no in leaving my company since I am doing quite well there.A. reasonB. excuseC. pointD. chance11 The streets were deserted the policeman on duty.A. exceptB. except forC. butD. besides12 You might have the accident if you had had your headlights on.A. missedB. avoidedC. escapedD. dismissed13. This case is quite _____ today with the great development of science and technology.A. commonB. generalC. simpleD. alike14. Lucy changed her major from physics to computer, _____.A. with hopes to be able to locate employment more easilyB. hoping she can easily get a jobC. with the hope for the ability to find a better jobD. hoping to find a job more easily15 Only in this way _____ progress in your English.A. you makeB. can you makeC. you be able to makeD. will you able to makePart VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: complete the sentences on Answer Sheet by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.1. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never before in my life___________(我感到如此激动)!2. With the noise going on outside the classroom, I had great difficulty _____________(集中注意力复习功课).3. He had _______________________(他一回来就买了一栋房子) and went to live there.4. ____________________________( 就能力而言), Mike is the right person for the job.5._________________________(最重要的是)she should be aware of her mistakes.。
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南京外国语学校2012-2013 学年度初一年级第二学期期末英语复习卷Ⅰ. complete the sentences with the first letters given.1. Conan is a clever d . He has been observation for the clues to find the criminals.2. Edison had tried different types of materials(材料) before he invented the e light bulb.3. Cambridge Junior English is issued(发行) by Foreign Language Teaching and Research P .4. In consideration (考虑) of your safety, you have to fasten your swhen you’re sitting in a car.5. The Zhongshan Mausoleum(陵园) attracts (吸引) a large number of t.6. The a made fantastic discoveries after they excavated(发掘) the burial site (墓地) of the king.7. Beijing is notorious (臭名昭著)for the s . Every year when they break out, all the cars are covered with sand and dust.8. Last night several robbers (抢劫犯) broken into the jshop and stole a lot of valuable items such as necklaces, earnings and bracelets (手镯).9. When the temperature rises, the ice begins m .10. He is such a b student that he could work out the maths questions that few students can work out.11. The compass is one of four greatest i in Chinese history.12. A large number of British people came in May Flower to settle down in America because of r problems.13. China became an i country in 1949.14. S was an evil system which forced(强迫) black people to become free labor(劳动力) of white Americans.15. Barack Obama, the l of American government, is good at making inspiring(激动人心的) speeches.16. The M of May 4th was a great historical event in Chinese history.17. Both men and women should be treated in an e way for the same work. There can’t be any form of sex discrimination(性别歧视)。
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2012届高考英语考前冲刺精品资料晨背强化系列（十一）早读：Ⅰ.词汇短语过关1．means n. 方法；手段by all means 务必；一定；当然可以by any means 无论如何by no means 决不(用于句首时引起部分倒装)by this/these means 用这种/这些办法by means of 依靠……方法，借助……手段[即学即练1](1)Taking a plane is ________________________ getting there.去那儿最快的方式是坐飞机。
(2)All possible means ______ been tried.＝Every possible means ______ been tried.所有(每一种)可能的办法都已经试过了。
the quickest means of , have , has(3)This plan must be realized __________________.这个计划必须完成。
(4)Thoughts are expressed __________________ words.思想靠语言来表达。
(5)By no means __________________ left alone.绝不能把他单独留下。
by all means , by means of , should he be提示：(1)means 表示“方法、方式、手段”，其单复数同形。
当 means 做主语且有 every, each 等词修饰时，谓语动词用单数；有 some, several, many, few, all 等词修饰时，谓语动词用复数。
(2)by this means 强调的是“有条理的办事方法”；in this way 强调的是“用简便的方法”，in 有时候可以省略；with this method 强调的是“用已形成的系统的、理论的方法”。
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第一周2005年辽宁I was a high school student then, from a low-income family. So I had to work to support my family. My first job was to clean the tables in a small restaurant. I still remember going there early and feeling anxious about the new world. I worked hard because I was afraid of losing the job. At night, I was sometimes too tired to do my homework. And I came to understand that it was not easy to earn money, and that knowledge could change my life. So what I learned from the job, in a hard way, was much more important than what I earned.2006年辽宁Many students feel that a popular teacher must be kind and easy-going. He or she should make the class very active by joking with the students. However, the popular teacher is at the same time the one who should be strict with students. Last year, my English teacher proved to be the most popular in our school. She was usually patient with her students and never made them disappointed. She always stayed in full control of the situations. She always made sure that our homework was finished on time, and she marked strictly on students’ actual performance.2007年辽宁One day in the restaurant where I worked, I was serving a table of four and each person had ordered a different kind of fish. Three plates were already on the table when the man closest to me pointed to one plate and asked me the name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he continued to ask me the name of the fish on another plate. I was about to answer him when I noticed that the List plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall. It fell noisily to the floor seconds later , spreading its contents on the carpet. Everyone stared at me and I stood there with a red face.2008年辽宁It is five years now since I graduated from No.3 High School. Last Saturday, the class that I was in held a get-together, which took us a long time to prepare. It was indeed not easy to get in touch with everybody and set a good time for all of us. We all enjoyed this precious day greatly, remembering the time we spent together and the people we were familiar with. It was a pity that some of us were not present as they had gone abroad for further studies, but they called back or sent greeting cards from different places.2009年辽宁When I was in high school, most of my friends had bicycles. I hoped I could also have one. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, which was only one hundred Yuan. I asked my father for the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. I should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased when I showed him the money a month later. He gave me the other when later gave fifty. You can imagine how happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.2010年辽宁Christine was just a girl in one of my class. I never knew much about her except that she was strange. she didn’t talk much. Her hair was black and purple, and she wore black sports shoes and a black sweater, even in the summer .she was, in fact, rather attractive, and she never seemed to care what the rest if us thought about her like the rest of my classmates, I didn’t really want to get close to her . it was only when we did our chemistry project together that I began to understand why Christine dressed the way she did .2005年辽宁9I was a high school student then, from a low-income family. So I had to work to support my family. My first job was to clean the tables in a small restaurant. I still remember going there early and feeling anxious about the new world. I worked hard because I was afraid of losing the job. At night, I was sometimes too tired to do my homework. And I came to understand that it was not easy to earn money, and that knowledge could change my life. So what I learned from the job, in a hard way, was much more important than what I earned.2006年辽宁9Many students feel that a popular teacher must be kind and easy-going. He or she should make the class very active by joking with the students. However, the popular teacher is at the same time the one who should be strict with students. Last year, my English teacher proved to be the most popular in our school. She was usually patient with her students and never made them disappointed. She always stayed in full control of the situations. She always made sure that our homework was finished on time, and she marked strictly on students’ actual performance.2007年辽宁9One day in the restaurant where I worked, I was serving a table of four and each person had ordered a different kind of fish. Three plates were already on the table when the man closest to me pointed to one plate and asked me the name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he continued to ask me the name of the fish on another plate. I was about to answer him when I noticed that the List plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall. It fell noisily to the floor seconds later , spreading its contents on the carpet. Everyone stared at me and I stood there with a red face.2008年辽宁9It is five years now since I graduated from No.3 High School. Last Saturday, the class that I was in held a get-together, which took us a long time to prepare. It was indeed not easy to get in touch with everybody and set a good time for all of us. We all enjoyed this precious day greatly, remembering the time we spent together and the people we were familiar with. It was a pity that some of us were not present as they had gone abroad for further studies, but they called back or sent greeting cards from different places.2009年辽宁When I was in high school, most of my friends had bicycles. I hoped I could also have one. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, which was only one hundred Yuan. I asked my father for the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. I should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased when I showed him the money a month later. He gave me the other when later gave fifty. You can imagine how happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.2010年辽宁Christine was just a girl in one of my class. I never knew much about her except that she was strange. she didn’t talk much. Her hair was black and purple, and she wore black sports shoes and a black sweater, even in the summer .she was, in fact, rather attractive, and she never seemed to care what the rest if us thought about her like the rest of my classmates, I didn’t really want to get close to her . it was only when we did our chemistry project together that I began to understand why Christine dressed the way she did .2005年辽宁I was a high school student then, from∧low-income 76. ____a______family. So I have to work to support my family. My 77. ___had ____78. ____去掉one___I still remember going there early and felt anxious about 79. ____feeling______the new world. I worked harder because I was afraid of 80. ___hard_______losing the job. At night, I was sometimes very tired to do 81. ____too______my homework. And I came to understand that∧was not 82. ____it______easy to earn money, and that knowledges could change 83. ___knowledge____my life. 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校英语协会新浪微博/englishoftstc免费提供学习材料，日积月累提高英语二、优美语句1．The thing that goes the farthest toward making life worthwhile, that costs the least and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.那最能赋予生命价值、代价最廉而回报最多的东西，不过一个令人心畅的微笑而已。
2．The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellow men, will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the Sun again.由衷地热爱同胞的微笑，会驱走心头阴郁的乌云，心底收获一轮夕阳。
3．It's full of worth and goodness, too, with manly kindness blent; It's worth a million dollars, and it doesn’t cost a cent.它充满价值和美好，混合着坚毅的仁爱之心；它价值连城却不花一文。
4.The dimples of encouragement are good for me and you.It pays the highest interest — for it is merely lent.鼓励的笑靥于你我大有裨益。
它支付的利息高昂无比──只因它是种借贷形式。
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2012—2013学年第二学期2011级大学英语AIV晨读材料院系_____________________ 专业_____________________ 姓名_____________________ 学号_____________________ 任课教师_____________________Part I Reciting materials from Experiencing English Book III Unit 5The purpose of education is not only to train youngsters for the employment market, but to prepare them for tomorrow’s society. Because of the rapidly changing world, one can argue that changes will be continuous, which will make lifelong learning necessary for those who expect to handle the changes successfully. While some may argue that their education commenced when they began school and concluded when they had completed it, modern reality suggests that education is a lifelong process, and the classroom is merely the beginning of the education process. The very nature of its definition implies that education is lifelong.Lifelong education builds on and affects all existing educational providers, and extends beyond the formal educational providers to include all bodies and individuals involved in learning activities.Lifelong education means enabling people to learn at different times, in different ways, for different purposes at various stages of their lives and careers.Unit 6I often find myself trying to explain the attraction traveling holds for me. Traveling, according to many people, is often uncomfortable and even, at least sometimes, dangerous. But one benefit of traveling is that it creates a perfect atmosphere for the observation of life, an environment that can lead to better understanding and enlightenment. Many wonderful people and places lie on the road ahead. The fact that there are obstacles as well only makes the journey more rewarding. My life and my memories will be improved after encountering these people and places. That’s a pretty big benefit!Of course I could also enrich my life without traveling very far at all, but there is something about foreign lands that provides an additional fascination. I think mo st non-travelers are simply too distracted by things such as work, home, and friends to devote their full attention to observation of life. I'm more observant when I'm on the road and therefore, more alive. I talk to more people and listen to them carefully. I keenly notice everything about my strange new environment. I see a lot of humor that can compensate for the misery of moving about.Unit 7Depending on the drug, many people report feelings like happiness, confidence, or peace when they take drugs. But even when they’re feeling these things, there’s a sense that it’s not real, that the happiness is going to disappear any moment. And unfortunately, in most cases these feelings are followed by depression, anxiety, guilt, embarrassment, loneliness and wanting more drugs.Generally, drugs interfere with the nervous system’s basic functions. Sometimes they alter the muscles and how they function too. Besides, almost all drugs can make it tougher to sleep. Some drugs can cause immediate death, and some can give even healthy people a heart attack on the spot. Using drugs over and over for a long periodof time can cause lots of medical problems, from lung cancer to liver problems to brain damage.In addition to the physical problems, drugs cause major long-term brain issues. Depression is a serious problem for many addicts. Also, they can really hurt people —telling lies, stealing money for drugs, sometimes even getting violent with people they love. Their biggest ambition becomes getting high, instead of setting high goals.Unit8Wars between States have become less frequent. But in the last decade internal wars have claimed more than 5 million lives, and driven even more people from their homes. At the same time weapons of mass destruction continue to cast their shadow of fear. The threat of deadly conflict must be tackled at every stage:Pursuing arms reductions.The Secretary-General urges Member States to control small arms transfers more rigorously; and to re-commit themselves to reducing the dangers both of existing nuclear weapons and of further proliferation.Strengthening peace operations.While traditional peacekeeping had focused mainly on monitoring ceasefires, today’s complex peace operations are, in essence, to assist the parties engaged in conflict to pursue their interests through political channels instead.Prevention. Conflicts are most frequent in poor countries, especially in those that are ill governed and where there are sharp inequalities between ethnic or religious groups. The best way to prevent them is to promote balanced economic development, combined with human rights, minority rights and fair political arrangements. Also, illicit transfers of weapons, money, or natural resources must be focused.Protecting the vulnerable. We must find better ways to enforce international and human rights law, and ensure that gross violations do not go unpunished.Part II Reciting materials from CET-4 Writing第一篇：图表作文（2012-12 CET-4 真题）Education pays...Education pays in higher earnings and lower unemployment ratesNote: Data are for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.范文一：Education PaysWhat is shown in the chart above is that those people with high degree earn more than those with lower. For example, staff with master’s degree receive a better payment than those with bachelor’s degree, according to a survey of the payment to the employee. These survey indicates that education degree does have a relationship with earnings, contrary to the recent theory of useless education.Recently, there is a heated discussion about the significance of the education. Some people hold a view that higher education is useless since college education cannot mesh with the social needs. Some think that higher education is indispensable if you want to go far in both your studies and life. Now that survey has proved which part is wiser.As for me, I definitely support the view that education is necessary for people’slife. Reading can not only make me survive well in this society with fierce competitionbut also help me make sense of life. I pursue for it for my whole life.范文二：Education PaysAs we can see from the picture that nowadays, the phenomenon of Education Pays has aroused wide concern among the people who care about the young people’s future. Especially to the young generation living in the big cities, they tend to put the pays to the first place but not the degree, ignoring the fact that this behavior may pose underlying threat to their present career and may even endanger futures.Ample reasons can account for the issue of Education Pays，the following one might be the most critical .For the majority of young people, they have been always considering the education as a bothering thing to do or not a opportunity that can add color to the dull routine of every day life.So,they want to get a job as early as possible.But, as matter of fact, as the picture described, the people who have learned more earn more than others And,in the picture, the ones who have the doctoral degree earn more than the ones who have only a degree as bachelor.To my way of thinking, the issue mentioned above will bound to generate more consequences if we keep turning a blind eye and deaf ear to it. We should appeal to the relevant administration departments to strengthen supervision over it.And，it is high time that all of us ,parents，educators，and the authorities, make combined efforts to tell the young people the fact about the Education Pays. With this measure taken, it is reasonable for us to believe that this problem can be perfectly solved in the near future.第二篇：议论文（立论）（2012-6 CET-4 真题）1.目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象2.出现这一现象的原因3.我对这一现象的看法和建议范文一：On Excessive PackagingNowadays the phenomena of excessive packaging of goods are prevailing in our society: clothes swathed in tissue paper, placed in cardboard box and finally wrapped in well-designed plastic bags, imported bottles of grape wine packed in wooden boxes, fruits put in hand-woven baskets, to name but a few.There are several causes of excessive packaging. The first reason is tha t a large number of companies believe that they can attract customers’ attention and stimulate their purchasing desire by over-packaging their goods, thus gaining more profits. On the other hand, quite a number of consumers mistakenly hold that the more de licate the package is, the better the quality will be, thus encouraging excessive packaging.In my point of view, excessive packaging has disastrous consequences, including the loss of precious resources, excessive consumption of water and energy, and unnecessary extraction of scarce land for landfill.To solve the problem, it’s necessary to take the following measures. First, laws and regulations must be made to restrict excessive packaging of companies. In addition, we need to raise consumer’s awar eness that excessive packaging does not equal to high quality and advocate packaging recycling.范文二：On Excessive PackagingIn recent years, with the economy growing, all kinds of goods are flowing into our life. The packaging of goods becomes more and more attracting our eyes. However, the problem of excessive packaging has aroused people’s wide concern.This phenomenon exists for a number of reasons. For one thing, the business has seen through the mind of most consumers who are face-saving, for they thought that the more beautiful the packaging of goods is, the best people like. For another thing, excessive packaging can make the majority of merchants get high profit for the cheap commodity by improving price. Perhaps the primary reason lies that the form far outweighs the content.In my opinion, it is more advisable to focus on the quality of goods than to decorate its appearance. So, it is urgent that immediate measures should be taken to stop the situation. Only in this way can we reduce unnecessary waste and have a rational and pure shopping condition, making our money cost worthwhile.第三篇：应用文（欢迎词）（2007-6 CET-4 真题）Welcome to our club1. 表达你的欢迎；2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。