1、.Information and My Life     As you know, information plays an important role in our modern society. Someone ys that ours is a society of information. I agree with him. In fact, information is expanding at an increasing rate. As a member of modern society, I am fully aware of the

2、 significance of information to my life. It affects nearly every aspect of my life. Then how to obtain and deal with information seems to be of utmost importance.     As for me, the first way to obtain information is to go to library. Our library is so large that it covers a wide

3、 range of subjects. Various kinds of information can be got in it. Information about society, economy, politics and sciences will give you a fresh mind. Of course, library isn' t the only source of information. I can learn much information by other means. Even when talking with my friends I can

4、get a lot of useful information.      But information is so immense that we haven' t ample energy and time to deal deeply with' it. Moreover, some of the information might not be true. So, how to select information is also significant to me. Listen to all, trust only

5、 three tenths. To obtain accurate information and to throw off the false part of it should be our goal.      Information should be made full use in my life. Right now, I try to use information mostly on my studies. When I get into society several years later, information wil

6、l probably become more and moreimportantToday's Luxuries Are Tomorrow's Necessities     By "luxury", we mean "a pleasant and often expensive thing that is not necessary". From a historical point of view, things which Were a luxury when they first came

7、into being all became necessities later. When the electric bulb was first invented in the U.S., it was such a luxury that only government bodies could afford to use it. Nowadays, however, it has reached every part of the world. It is the same case with telephone, TV, and a lot of others, which were

8、all luxuries years ago.     Anything, no matter how luxurious it is, will become a necessity when it is widely used. This is true of many of the present luxuries, including mobile phones, cars, computers and many other things. It is known to all that the purpose of the developmen

9、t of science is to make things easy for the mankind, not for only a small number of people. Therefore, the first thing to do after a new invention occurs is to spread it so as to benefit as many people as possible. In the course of the spread, the luxury becomes decreasingly luxurious until in the e

10、nd it becomes a necessity. This is an objective law, nothing can be an exception.     With the quick development of science and technology, the process for many things to become a necessity from a luxury will be greatly shortened. Anything that can be imagined will be invented an

11、d in no time becomes a necessity accessible to ordinary people.Value of Knowledge      In the Information Age, public awareness of the value of knowledge critically affects the economic growth of a nation. The schematic diagram clearly shows how the value of knowledge evolve

12、d in China in the past 50 years.     The schematic diagram mainly consists of three parts. From 1950 to 1966, the curve was roughly a straight line slightly above zero, showing that China was a poorly-educated nation then. In 1966, the curve drastically dropped below zero, moving

13、 down hopelessly in the next 11 years. This periodcoincided with the "Culture Revolution". Our society went mad then, books were burned,schools were closed and all kinds of academic activities were banned. Knowledge inflicted its masters nothing but disasters. Life was a nightmare for Chin

14、ese intellectuals, including famous scholars as well as common people who received higher education or whose profession had anything to do with knowledge. It was a time when ignorance was a virtue and knowledge was a crime. People tried desperately to be away from knowledge. As a result, China lagge

15、d farther behind the rapid progressing world. This was the darkest time in the history of New China. The curve returned to its original non-zero position around 1978 and moved up but slowly. From 1984 on, it has been shooting up. The open-up policy encourages people to study and to channel their kno

16、wledge to the market economy. Millions of Chinese are bettering off by means of their knowledge and more Chinese enjoy the fruits of knowledge and say goodbye for good to poverty that haunted them for generations.        As our world is rapidly advancing towards th

17、e Information Age, increasing number of people realize that knowledge is power and creativity is everything. Only when China becomes a better educated nation, can China be a great nation with international prestige.Task 1 A. Title: Private car B. Word limit: about 200 words not including the given o

18、pening sentence C. Your composition should be based on the outline below and should start with the given opening sentence: “Nowadays any Chinese can enjoy the luxury of owning a private car- if he can afford it. D. Your composition should be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Outline: 1 Advantages of

19、 owning a private car. 2 Disadvantages of owning a private car. 3 Should it be necessary to enlarge the private car market? Why or why not? Nowadays, any Chinese can enjoy the luxury of owning a private car if he or she can afford it. Having a car of your own means no more traveling to work on crowd

20、ed buses or subway trains, and you can drop off the children at school on the way. Moreover, it also means that you can enjoy the weekends and holidays better, because with a car you can go to places where the regular buses and trains do not go, and so you can find a quiet scenic spot with no crowds

21、. However, there are drawbacks to owning a car. For one thing, with the increase in car ownership in recent years, the roads are becoming more and more crowded, often making the journey to work more of a nightmare than a dream. For another, it is not cheap to run a car, as the prices of gasoline and

22、 repairs are constantly rising, not to mention the prices you have to pay for a license and insurance coverage. Having considered both sides of the argument, I have come to the conclusion that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, it seems to me that China should incr

23、ease its output of automobiles and enlarge the private car market. The result would be that cars would become cheaper, while at the same time the extra demand would encourage the auto industry to produce more efficient and family-oriented vehicles.Task 2 Assuming that a manager is going to interview

24、 some job applicants and one of his friends gives him a piece of advice that the first impression is not a reliable basis for judgment. This manager wants to hear more from others and decides to have a wall newspaper put up for more views on that topic. You are going to write an article to offer you

25、r opinion about it. You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. It is commonly said that one's first impression of a person is the most important one, and this is certainly true when applied to job interviews. This is because the manager often has to interview a dozen or more cand

26、idates in the space of only one or two hours, allotting no more than a few minutes to each. Therefore, it is vital for the interviewee to make the best possible impression on his prospective employer during the interview. However, the manager must be aware that he is seeing only the best side of the

27、 prospective employee and, as the saying goes, appearances can be deceptive. For instance, that smart new suit that the interviewee is wearing might have been hired from a tailor shop, or lent to him by his brother. In addition, the brief interview does not allow the manager to observe how well - or

28、 how badly - the interviewee might get along with his future colleagues. On the other hand, an interviewee might give a bad impression through no fault of his own. It is possible that he woke up with a headache that morning, or arrived late for the interview because of a traffic jam. The manager mus

29、t be alert to such accidents, and not judge the interviewee too harshly.So I think that, although the first impression counts for a lot, the employer should find out some background knowledge about the interviewee before deciding whether to hire him or not.Task 3據(jù)權威機構調(diào)查顯示，2019年，我國空調(diào)總產(chǎn)量為2500萬臺，而市場容量僅

30、為1500萬臺?？照{(diào)已經(jīng)成為繼VCD、彩電后又一個家電企業(yè)力拼的市場。于是空調(diào)廠家坐不住了，打折、送禮品，甚至出現(xiàn)了空調(diào)論斤賣的怪事。近日，空調(diào)企業(yè)又想出了新把戲：舉辦空調(diào)流行趨勢發(fā)布會。面臨宏大的競爭壓力，多數(shù)空調(diào)消費廠家都意識到了自己生存的危機，他們不得不推出新產(chǎn)品以占據(jù)消費市場。同時，許多空調(diào)大企業(yè)都聲稱他們不會去挑起空調(diào)價格戰(zhàn)。但是，will there be an air-conditioner "price battle" this year?There is a discussion in a newspaper on the issue.Write an e

31、ssay to the newspaper1 giving a brief introduction to the issue,2 stating your view about the "price battle", and3 justifying your prediction.You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2With the rapid advances in the standard of living of the Chinese people in recent years, ai

32、r-conditioners have joined other household electrical appliances as items in great demand. However, output has far exceeded supply, as manufacturers have scrambled for sales in this profitable market. As a result, fierce competition has driven them to resort to all sorts of measures to pull ahead of

33、 their rivals and avoid going bankrupt.These measures include aggressive advertising campaigns, offering a free gift with every purchase of an air-conditioner, and - most important of all - lowering prices. Price wars are a common phenomenon whenever supply outstrips demand in a free-market economy,

34、 and China's newly liberalized economy is no exception. Nevertheless, I do not think we will see a repeat of the recent price war in the air-conditioner market this year.I have three reasons for my prediction. The first is that the earlier round of price-cutting eliminated the less-efficient man

35、ufacturers from the industry; so there are fewer companies supplying the market. The second is that the government has taken measures to regulate the air-conditioner market, eliminating the chaos that price wars entail. And the third is that with China's admission to the WTO, manufacturers will

36、have to offer more attractive - not cheaper - products.Task 41. Describe the picture2. Deduce the purpose of the drawer of the picture3. Suggest your counter-measures Basically, what we see in this picture is a bird lamenting the fact that its home has been destroyed. Of course, birds usually make t

37、heir homes in trees, and since there are no trees left in the picture - only the stumps, to show that the original trees have been chopped down - the bird is left without shelter. In fact, the bird has no choice but to perch on the handle of an axe, which has been used to destroy its original home.W

38、e can deduce from this picture that the drawer is trying to attract our attention to the tragedy of the destruction of forests, which is part of the threat to the ecological balance of the planet. He seems to be saying that soon there will be no trees left in the world. In my opinion, the sad little

39、 bird is a symbol of all living things, including human beings, and, like the bird, we too will be left homeless if we allow the destruction of the environment to continue.This simple picture is a wake-up call for the whole of the human race. If this vivid image of the grim future of our planet is n

40、ot to become a reality, we must take positive steps right now to put an end to the plundering of the Earth's natural resources. It is clear that the drawer of the picture is urging us to start with a campaign to save the forests, which is something all of us can join by urging our local authorit

41、ies to take positive measures to save the trees. Unemployment     Unemployment is viewed as the number one problem in China now and the government has launched a major attack on the problem.     The steps the government has taken to deal with unemployment are&

42、#39; as follows. Firstly, unemployment fund has been established to help the unemployed workers to support themselves. Secondly, the unemployed receive vocational training, which is expected to pay off in the short term and give the unemployed an advantage in the job market. It is due to the lack of

43、 professional skills that these workers have lagged behind in the society. These training programs aim to equip the workers with some special skills, such as typing, sewing, and cooking. Finally, psychological advice is also available, since unemployment, apart from exerting financial pressures, bri

44、ngs enormous psychological discomfort. With the advice, the unemployed will learn how to adapt to the fierce competition in the technological age.    With the joint efforts of the government and the society, we are optimistic that we can win the current war on unemployment.  Air-

45、conditioners    In recent years, the air- conditioner has become one of the many indispensable electrical appliances for thousands upon thousands of families, especially those in the south, where the intense heat overwhelms the earth throughout the summer. The advantages of the air- conditioner are self - evident. Armed with the ability to refrigerate, the air- conditioner makes you feel re