2021年遼寧省鞍山市成考專升本英語自考測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(20題)1.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

2.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

3.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

4.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

5.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

6.tosunlightfortoomuchtime,asthedoctorssay,willdoharmtoone‘sskin.

A.Beingexposed

B.Havingexposed

C.Exposed

D.Afterbeingexposed

7.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

8.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

9.—Theeducationsystemratherthantheteachers______toanswerfortheoverburdenonthestudents—IagreeIhopethereform.beingcarriedoutinourcountrywillhangaboutthe_____results.

A.are;desiredB.is;desiredC.are;desiringD.is;desiring

10.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict______kind.

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

11.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

12.Noconclusionhasbeen______yet.

A.achievedB.reachedC.attainedD.arrived

13.Theproblemwassettledtothecompleteofthem,sotheydidn‘tcomplain.

A.amazementB.satisfactionC.disappointmentD.attraction

14._______manytimes,hefinallyunderstoodtheproblem.

A.ToldB.TellingC.HavingtoldD.Havingbeentold

15.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

16.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

17.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

18.Sendmyregardstoyourwifewhenyou__________home．

A.wroteB.willwriteC.havewrittenD.write

19.Sicknessdeprivedme______thepleasureofseeingyou.

A.fromB.ofC.outofD.with

20.—What'sthechanceofthere______anelectionthisyear?—Ihavenoidea.

A.isB.tobeC.beingD.be

二、翻譯(10題)21.本公司經(jīng)營綠茶業(yè)務(wù)已有數(shù)百年歷史。

22.如果你堅持進行這項試驗,你將為由此產(chǎn)生的后果負責(zé).

23.Onlywhenwegivefullplaytoman'sinitiativecanwemakefulluseofmachinestotransfernature.

24.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英語專業(yè)學(xué)生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝為譴責(zé)我們的缺陷而給我們布下的陷阱。人生也不是一場拼寫比賽，不管你拼出多少單詞，一旦出現(xiàn)了一個錯誤，就會前功盡棄。人生更像是一個棒球賽季，即使最好的球隊也會輸?shù)羧种坏谋荣悾幢阕畈畹那蜿犚灿写猴L(fēng)得意的日子。我們的目標(biāo)就是多贏少輸。當(dāng)我們能夠接受不完整是人性的一部分這個事實時，當(dāng)我們的人生不斷滾動并能欣賞其價值時，我們就會獲得其他人僅渴望的完整人生。我相信這就是上帝對我們的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯錯”，而是求得人生的完整。

25.聽到這個好消息，他簡直無法相信自己的耳朵。

26.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

27.Asfarasthemethoditselfisconcerned,itisworthtrying.______________________________________________________________________________

28.Thegirltakesafterhermotherandisalwayscheerful.

29.Irefertoyouradvertisementinlastmonth'sissueofComputerWorldforasalesrepresentativeinAustralia.Iwouldliketoapplyforthisposition.

30.如果有足夠的人力和資助，我們的目標(biāo)一定能實現(xiàn)。

三、書面表達(10題)31.假設(shè)你是一個農(nóng)村學(xué)生，進城看到河水被嚴重污染，請寫一篇議論污染的日記。內(nèi)容包括

以下幾點：

1．河水顏色發(fā)黑，并發(fā)出臭味。

2．水里沒有魚，也沒人游泳。

3．污染原因是附近的工廠往河里排放工業(yè)廢水。

4．大家應(yīng)保護環(huán)境，減少污染。

注意：

1．要符合日記的格式。

2．詞數(shù)為l00左右。

32.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100--120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．一組外國人原打算在我市參觀期間去你?？匆豢?，但因臨時有事不能去，請對你校布局予以介紹。注意：(1)敘述要有條理，方位清楚，要用一些方位詞。(2)題目：OurSchoolYard(3)在文中要提到教學(xué)樓，辦公樓，試驗室，電教中心，圖書館，宿舍，食堂，操場等等。

33.你（LiYuan）剛買了一塊表，但你不滿意，因為它總有毛病。寫一封投訴信，其內(nèi)容如下：

（1）買表的時間、地點；

（2）出現(xiàn)的問題；

（3）要求退貨。

34.根據(jù)提示寫一份舉行隔周一次的英語晚會（every—other．weekEnglishevening）的書面通知。提示：

1．時間：ll月24日，周六晚上7點。

2．地點：2號教學(xué)樓的報告廳（1ectureroom）。

3．內(nèi)容：歌曲、朗誦（recitation）、舞蹈、話劇等，還有美籍教師演講。

4．目的：提高學(xué)生英語聽說能力。

5．報名地點：辦公樓203室，學(xué)生會（Students’Union）。

注意：

1．要點不得遺漏。

2．符合書面通知的格式。

3．詞數(shù)為100左右。

35.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionin100—120wordsbasedonthetopicWhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

China.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．外籍學(xué)生(foreignstudents)如何適應(yīng)中國生活1)外籍學(xué)生必須要有接納不同文化、不同觀念的開闊胸襟。2)勤練語言，與當(dāng)?shù)貙W(xué)生交流，尊重對方意見。3)俗話說要“人鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。

36.以某公司的名義寫一個競賽通知。內(nèi)容如下：

(1)競賽的名稱和內(nèi)容。

(2)參與對象。

(3)競賽的時間。

(4)報名的截止日期。

37.寫一篇有關(guān)壓力的文章。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)壓力是什么?

(2)減壓的辦法。

38.隨著電腦和因特網(wǎng)的普及，網(wǎng)上購物也進入了人們的日常生活。有人支持網(wǎng)上購物，也有人對其保留態(tài)度，你的看法是什么？根據(jù)下表寫一篇文章。注意：1.不要逐條翻譯；2.

詞數(shù)150左右。3.

參考詞匯：投訴

complainv./complaintn.

39.假設(shè)你在上班的路上(或公交車上)發(fā)現(xiàn)小偷正在偷別人的錢。描寫這個過程。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)何時、何地。

(2)過程。

(3)你的感受(或作法、建議等)。

40.假設(shè)你是Tom，將去上海旅游，寫一封信給你在上海的朋友張強，告訴他你將乘火車于l0月21日上午8點到達上海，請他接你，并請他幫你安排21至24日的住宿（旅館最好靠近市中心，房間可以小一些，但不要太貴）。此外，你還要他幫你訂24日返回北京的火車票。

注意：詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

四、翻譯(20題)41.說到學(xué)英語，我越學(xué)越有興趣。

42.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

43.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.

44.TenderFormswillbeavailableupto4:00p.m.onFebruary15,2004.

45.Thehighestproportionofsmokersisfoundintheagegroupof24-44,regardlessofsexdifference.

46.Itisdeterminedthroughteststhattheharmfulsubstancesinafogdroplet,suchasacid,sodium,salt,amine,phenol,dustsandpathogenmicrobes,aredozensoftimesmorethanthatinanormalatmosphericwaterdrop.

47.Thisreportsummedupthenewachievementsmadeinoureconomy,cultureandeducation.

48.Astohisexperience,heisnotverysuitableforthisposition.

49.ThispapercoversthedevelopmentofthedistributionsysteminthesouthwestofEnglandfromnationalizationuptothepresenttime.

50.Itisvitalthatscientistsshouldperceivethedangernowbeforeitistoolate.

51.長時間地看電視會對孩子的視力產(chǎn)生嚴重的影響.

52.Itishumanbeing’sdutytoprotectthenaturalenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

53.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

54.Thisbookisdividedintosixteenunitesthandealswithtopicsofeverydayconversation.

55.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.

56.Themeetingwasn’theldbecauseyouwereabsent.

57.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.

58.Inorderthattheycansavethesespecies,membersofwildlifeteamshaverearedtheyounginthesafetyresearchstations.

59.ThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621.

60.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.49.Theword"hence"inline10means______.

A.alwaysB.oftenC.thereforeD.seldom

62.Weallassociatecolorswithfeelingandattitudes.Inpoliticsdarkblueoftenmeans"tradition",andredmeans"socialchange".Butbluecanalsomeansadness(I'mfeelingblue),whiteisoftenforpurity,althoughinChinawhiteiswornatweddingsandblackforfunerals.Advertisersareawareoftheimportanceofselectingcolorsaccordingtothewaypeoplereacttothem.Soappowderscomeinwhiteandlightbluepackets(cleanandcold,likeice);cerealsoftencomeinbrownpackets(likewheatfields),butcosmeticsnevercomeinbrownjars(dirty?).

Wheredotheseideascomefrom?MaxLuscherfromtheUniversityofGenevabelievesthatinthebeginninglifewasdictatedbytwofactorsbeyondourcontrol:nightandday.Nightbroughtpassivity,andageneralslowingdownofmetabolism;daybroughtwithitthepossibilityofaction,andincreaseinthemetabolicrate,thusprovidinguswithenergyandinitiative.Darkblue,therefore,isthecolorofquietandpassivity,brightyellow,thecolorofhopeandactivity.

Inprehistorictimes,activityasaruletookoneoftwoforms:eitherwewerehuntingandattacking,orwewerebeinghuntedanddefendingourselvesagainstattack.Attackisuniversallyrepresentedbythecolorred;self-preservationbyitscomplementgreen.

InLuscher'sview,theassociationofcolorswithfeelingandattitudescanbetracedbackto______.

A.theassociationofdayandnightwithpassivityandactioninancienttime

B.theassociationofblackwithfuneralsinwesternEurope

C.theassociationofwhitewithpurityinsomecountries

D.theassociationofredwithjoyinChina

63.Underthenewregulations,howoftenareCuban-AmericansallowedtovisittheirrelativesinCuba?

A.Asoftenastheylike.

B.Onceeverythreeyears.

C.Onceayear.

D.Twiceayear.

64.

Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TointroduceFranklin'scharmingstories.

B.ToletpeopletodaylearnfromFranklin.

C.TorememberFranklinandsayhewillliveincommonpeopleforever.

D.Alloftheabove.

65.Recently,severalthousandcomputersintheUnitedStateswereattackedbyavirus.Thecomputerswereslowedorshutdown.Butnoinformationwaslost.Acomputervirusissimilartoabiologicalvirus--anorganism(生物體)thatcanharmthehumanbody.Acomputervirusisaseriesofelectroniccommandsthatcanharmacomputerortheinformationinthecomputer.Itinfectsthedevice(設(shè)備)secretly.Ittellsthecomputertodosomethingthecomputer'sownerdoesnotwantittodo.Forexample,aviruscouldenterabank'scomputersystem.ItmighttellthesystemtodestroyallinformationaboutmoneybelongingtoeveryonewiththefirstnameUnitedStatesseveralmonthsago.Theviruswascreatedbyauniversitystudentstudyingcomputerscience.Thecomputersaffectedbytheviruswereinmajoruniversities,governmentagencies(政府機關(guān))andprivate(私人)companies.TheywerepartofaUnitedcommandsinacomputerathisschool.Thecomputersentthecommandstoothercomputersthroughthelinkedtelephonelines.

Thevirustoldeachcomputertomakemanycopiesofitself.Withinafewminutes,allthecomputers'powerwasbeingusedtomakecopiesofthevirus.Thecomputercoulddonootherwork.Itfinallysloweddowngreatly,orsimplystoppedworking.Computerexpertsspentmanydaystryingtodestroythevirusinthecomputersystem.

Theexpertsagreetheviruscouldhavebeenmuchworse.Theysayitcouldhavesentorderstodestroyhugeamountsofelectronicinformation.

Manyexpertsbelieve,therecentcomputervirusshowedtheneedforbettercomputersecurity(安全).Butthatisaproblem.Theaffectedsystemprovidesafreeexchange(交換)ofideasandinformationamonguniversities,privatecompaniesandgovernmentoffices.Increasingsecuritytoomuchwoulddestroythisexchange.Itwouldslowprogressonmanyimportantresearchprojects.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.ManycomputerswereattackedbyavirusintheU.S.

B.ManycomputersattackedbyavirusintheU.S.losttheirinformation.

C.Acomputerviruscanharmhumanbody.

D.Acomputerviruscanhelpthecomputerownerdomanythings.

六、作文(1題)66.假設(shè)你的朋友叫楊立，是優(yōu)秀學(xué)生。校報請你寫一篇介紹他的短文。他的基本情況是：現(xiàn)在讀高二，是班長，是全班學(xué)習(xí)最好的;最喜歡學(xué)習(xí)英語和數(shù)學(xué);愛好體育，課余常踢足球，還是學(xué)校游泳隊隊員;經(jīng)常幫助別人。注意：(1)基本情況不可遺漏;(2)要有標(biāo)題;(3)詞數(shù)為100左右。

參考答案

1.A【句子大意】新打字機的價格是二手貨的三倍。

2.A

3.A解析：while意為“雖然”；as意為“因為”；if意為“如果”；since意為“因為”。根據(jù)題意選A。

4.C解析：副詞so置于句首，句子應(yīng)該用倒裝語序，某人受傷用sb.beinjured來表示，故答案為C。

5.D解析：從句中的問句主謂不倒裝。從句的時態(tài)隨主句。我想知道那輛車的價格。

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.B解析：theeducationsystem是主語，謂語動詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)；thedesiredresults意為“期望的結(jié)果”。

10.B

11.C解析：much用在句中修飾比較級better。

12.B解析：本題考查固定搭配的用法。當(dāng)否定詞位于句前時，得出結(jié)論應(yīng)用reach/achievein/arriveatconclusion，故選B。

13.B

14.D

15.Bsetout意為“出發(fā)，動身”。

16.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意為“特別地”。

17.A

18.D本題考查時態(tài)。

【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】句意：當(dāng)你寫信回家的時候，請代我向你的妻子問好。在時間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時代替一般將來時。

19.B解析：本題考查動詞固定搭配的用法。deprive后常接介詞of，表示剝奪什么。

20.C

21.Ourcompanyhasahistoryofsellinggreenteaoverhundredsofyears.

22.Ifyouinsistoncarryingoutthisexperimentyouwillhavetoanswerfortheconsequences.

23.我們只有充分發(fā)揮人的積極性才能充分利用機器來改造自然。我們只有充分發(fā)揮人的積極性才能充分利用機器來改造自然。

24.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeing,andwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,we'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect",not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".

25.聽到這個好消息，他簡直無法相信自己的耳朵。Hecouldn’tbelievehisearswhenhearingthegoodnews./Whenhearingthegoodnews,hecouldn’tbelievehisears.

26.自20世紀(jì)90年代以來上海發(fā)生了巨大的變化面貌煥然一新。自20世紀(jì)90年代以來，上海發(fā)生了巨大的變化，面貌煥然一新。

27.就這一方法本身而言，是值得一試的。

28.那女孩很像她媽媽總是樂呵呵的。那女孩很像她媽媽，總是樂呵呵的。

29.我在上月“計算機世界”上看到招聘駐澳大利亞銷售代表的廣告特向您申請這個職位我在上月“計算機世界”上看到招聘駐澳大利亞銷售代表的廣告，特向您申請這個職位

30.Givenenoughmanpowerandfinancialsupport,ourgoalcancertainlybeattained.

31.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

Iwenttothesmallcityfarawayfromvillagestobooksthismorning.WhatIsawtheresurprisvery.much.Thereisariverinthecity.Thewaterinitisdarkandsmellsterrible.Itispollutedwithchemicalwastefromfactories.Therearemanysmallfactoriesalongtheriver.Theirwasteispoureddirectlyintotheriver.Theworstoneisthepaperfactory.Itpourswastewaterintotheriverdayandnight.Fishcan"tliveinsuchapollutedriverandneithercanpeopleswiminit.Iwonderwhypeopledon"tcareaboutourenvironment.Weshoulddosomethingtoreducepollution.

32.61．在描寫文中，要把方位按一定的順序描寫清楚，可用一些方位詞如：infrontof，behind，

beside，onbothsides，nextto等等。另外，校園的設(shè)施也要會講，如：教學(xué)樓theteachingbuilding，辦公樓teacher'sofficebuilding，試驗室thelab，電教中心theAudiovisualCentre，圖書館thelibrary，宿舍dormitory，食堂canteen，操場theplayground等等。OurSchoolYardThisisamapofourschoolOurschoolislikeabeautifulgarden.Whenyouentertheschoolgate,awidetree-linedroadleadsyourighttothenine-storyclassroombuilding,wherewestudy.NexttotheclassroombuildingistheAudiovisualCentre,wherewecanwatchTVeveryevening.Oneithersideoftheschoolroad,thereisaflowerbedinwhichvariouskindsofflowersareinbloom.

Inthesoutheastofourschoolyardstandsourbeautifullibrarywithallkindsofbooksinit.Teachersandstudentsgothereenjoyingreadingintheirsparetime.Andinthenortheast,youcanfindthereachersofficebuilding.

Behindtheteachersofficebuildingisaplayground.

Besidetheplaygroundisanothernewly-builtbuilding—ourlab.Ifyougoalongtheroadbehindthelab,you'11arriveinthestudentlivingareawherethereareourdormitoriesandcanteens.Thelifeatourschoolisactive,joyfulandcolorful.Welcometoourschool.

33.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore.Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat.ButIfoundseveralproblems.First，thecolorisnotwhatIwanted.Iwantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinstead.IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenough.Thestrangerthinghappens.Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，soIhavetokeepcorrectingit.Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork.Ireallycannotstanditanylonger.SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome.

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

34.Onepossibleversion:

NOTICE

Inordertoimprovethestudents"listeningandspeakingability，theevery-other-weekEnglisheveningistobeheldinthelectureroom，No.2TeachingBuild-ing，at7:00p.m.thisSaturday，November24th.Pro-gramincludessongs，recitation，dances，playsandsoon.AndourEnglishteacherfromAmericaisgoingtomakeashortspeechaboutEnglishstudy.Everyoneiswelcome.Thosewhowouldliketotakepartinit，pleasesignyournamesattheStudents"Union，Room203，OfficeBuilding.

November20th，2012Students"Union

35.61．短文寫作一般給出題目，或規(guī)定情景，或要求看圖表作文，或給出關(guān)鍵詞，或給出每一段的段首句，要求考生能夠正確表達思想，語義連貫，無重大語法錯誤，書寫工整。寫作內(nèi)容包括日常生活和一般常識。段首句作文要把主題句用簡潔的語言表達出來，再通過二、三句事例對主題句進行擴展，句子結(jié)構(gòu)要多樣化，句子間正確使用一些承接詞，使句子銜接自然。結(jié)尾句通常對段落進行總結(jié)。本文要點：適應(yīng)getusedto，調(diào)整adjustoneselfto，思想開放open-minded，表達expressoneself。WhataForeignStudentShouldDoin

ChinaStudyingin

China,anyforeignstudentisverylikelytocomeuponsomethinghefindsithardtoadjusthimselfto,particularlyasfarascultureisconcerned.

HeshouldtrytogetusedtotheChinesewayoflivingwithaviewtoyieldingmorefruitfulresults.Heshould,firstofall,haveagodcommandofbothspokenandwrittenChinese,whichwillenablehimtofullyexpresshimself.Next,hemustexposehimselfasoftenaspossibletonativestudentssoastolearnofthevaluesChinesehold.Eastbutnottheleast,hemuststayopen-minded,housingdifferentviewpoints,dealingwithpeoplemodestly.Asthesayinggoes,

"Whenin

Rome,doastheRomansdo.”Thisiswhataforeignstudentshoulddotostudyin

China.

36.CompetitionNotice

July18,2009Pleaseinform.anyartstudentsyouknowaboutthisfreetoentercompetition.

FirstPrize:＄5,000

SecondPrize:＄2,000

ThirdPrize:＄1,000

TheStarspaceCompanyrecentlylaunchedastudentartscholarshipcompetitionforuniversitystudents.Thecompetitionisfreetoenterandisopentoartstudentsthroughouttheworld.

Thescholarshipprogramisintendedforstudentswhoexhibitexceptionalartisticexcellenceintheirchosenmedium.Includingphotographyandvideo,bothcontemporaryandtraditionalinnature.

ThedeadlineforsubmissionisNovember21,2009.ScholarshipwinnersareannouncedonDecember19th,2009.StudentsinterestedinsigningupfortheStarspaceScholarshipCompetitioncanfindoutmoredetailsbyvisiting_/scholarships.

TheStarspaceScholarshipCompetition

37.Stressisaforce,pressureortensionthatmakespeoplefeeldepressedorworried.Itcanmakepeoplephysicallyormentallyill.Buthowdowegetridofit?Thereareseveralways:

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

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39.OneMondaymorningaroundeighto'clockinthebusonmywaytothecompany,Iwasenjoyingmybreakfastwhilereadinganewspaper.

Afterawhile,IraisedmyeyesandtriedtoseewherethebuswasandthenIhappenedtoseeayoungmanstrangelystickingtogetherwithalady.Ifeltcuriousandcouldn'thelplookingathimagain.SuddenlyIrealizedthathewasstealing!Attheverymoment,twomenrushedtohimandgraspedhishandwithapurseinit.Itwastoofastformostofustoseewhatwashappening.Thebusdrivertoldustheywerepolicemenaftertheygotoffthebus.

Whenwilltherebenoneedforpolicemeninthebusforsuchathing?

40.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomean