2021年湖南省湘潭市成考專升本英語第二輪測試卷(含答案)

2021年湖南省湘潭市成考專升本英語第二輪測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(20題)1.TheheavysnowcouldnotkeepUS_________goingouttowork．

A.onB.upC.uponD.from

2.Hishandwritingis______yours.

A.morebetterB.aswellasC.muchbetterthanD.asbetteras

3.______today,bewouldgettherebyFriday.

A.Wereheleave

B.Wasbeleaving

C.Werehetoleave

D.Ifheleaves

4.Notuntilhelefthishome_______toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehasbegun

5.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

6.Wecanassigntheworkto__________isreliable.

A.whoseB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

7.Thankyouforthe______youdidme.tomovethesofaupstairs.

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

8.Busyastheyare,parentsshould______atleasttwohourstospendwiththeirchildren.

A.setoutB.setawayC.setasideD.setoff

9.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

10.______youmayberight,Ican'taltogetheragree.

A.WhileB.AsC.ifD.Since

11.Noconclusionhasbeen______yet.

A.achievedB.reachedC.attainedD.arrived

12.Icanneverforget______thefamousactressduringhervisittoourschool．

A.havingbeenmetB.tomeetC.tohavemetD.meeting

13.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

14.Thescientistsallagreedthatrulesofphysics,______weareallfamiliar,governtheworldA.towhichB.onwhichC.whichD.withwhich

15.Haveacigarette,______?

A.willyouB.don'tyouC.doyouD.aren'tyou

16.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

17.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

18.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

19.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

20._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

二、翻譯(10題)21.MostpeoplewereinfavorofgoingtoShanghaiwhentheywerediscussingwheretospendtheirholidays.

22.Itistheresultofthefloodthatmadepeoplefullyrealizetheimportanceofplantingtrees.

23.Althoughheisn'tsuccessfulnow,hedoesn'tconsiderhislifeasafailure.

24.Advertisingisaneffectivemeansofintroducinganewproducttothecustomers.

25.Quiteafewyoungpeoplenowadayshavethehabitoflisteningtobackgroundmusicwhiledoingtheirhomework.______________________________________________________________________________

26.Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointofviewisequallyimportant,andthatistodonotwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.

27.Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyaredisturbedamongbuyers.

28.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

29.Theyoungmanofferedtotaketheoldwomantotherailwaystation.

30.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

三、書面表達(dá)(10題)31.你的朋友(Tom)請你(LiYuan)周末和他一起去承德的家里玩兒，但你有事不能去。請你用英文給他寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)感謝他的邀請。

(2)說明不能去的原因。

(3)為不能去表示遺憾。

32.假定你是中國文化知識大賽組委員會主席李華，寫信祝賀參賽選手JohnSmith獲得本次

大賽一等獎，并通知其以下事項：

1．出席12月10日晚在北京友誼賓館舉行的慶祝晚會。2．贏得了免費中國10Et游。

3．如果能夠參加旅游，應(yīng)將信中所附表格填好，并準(zhǔn)備好護(hù)照（passport）。組委會將負(fù)責(zé)

其他相關(guān)事宜。

注音．詞數(shù)為100左右

October17th，2012

DearMr．JohnSmith，

Sincerelyyours，

LiHuaChair

CommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

33.假設(shè)你是一名高中生，一次一位外國朋友問你，除了在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)英語還有什么其他途徑可

以練習(xí)英語。請你根據(jù)提示用英語寫出你參加“英語角”的情況。

提示：

1．“英語角”于兩年前成立，許多中學(xué)生參加，有時也有一些大學(xué)生和外國友人來此。

2．活動時間：每周六上午。

3．活動內(nèi)容：練習(xí)英語口語，談?wù)摯蠹夜餐信d趣的事情，交流學(xué)習(xí)英語的經(jīng)驗等。

4．談?wù)勀銋⒓哟隧椈顒拥捏w會。

注意．詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右

34.假設(shè)你是一個農(nóng)村學(xué)生，進(jìn)城看到河水被嚴(yán)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(hù)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。

35.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.61．你是劉吉，工作是辦公室職員，寫封信給一位俱樂部的經(jīng)理，內(nèi)容包括：(1)最近很容易感到疲勞。工作十分緊張(如接待來訪者、為總經(jīng)理起草報告、歸檔各類文件)；(2)希望成為該俱樂部的一員，參加那里的活動；(3)你的嗜好和興趣(如讀書、唱歌、烹飪)；(4)希望他能給你提供更多的信息(如加入俱樂部的費用、俱樂部的一般活動時間和活動內(nèi)容)。

36.你(LiYuan，TeL：78790765)剛從海邊度假回來，對旅行社所定的旅館及其服務(wù)不滿意。因此決定給該旅行社的經(jīng)理寫封抱怨信。信的內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明不滿意的具體事件。

(2)提出改進(jìn)建議或賠償要求。

37.假定你是Helen，要寫一封信給Julie，對她和她的丈夫昨日請你和你丈夫吃飯表示感謝，表示要回請他們，以答謝他們的盛情款待。

38.你(LiYuan)從報紙上得知某公司在招聘英文秘書，你愿意應(yīng)聘。給曾經(jīng)在這個公司工作過的一個朋友(Tom)寫封信，詢問有關(guān)信息。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明在哪兒獲得招聘信息。

(2)說明為什么愿意應(yīng)聘。

(3)詢問有關(guān)該公司的信息。

39.Writing（25points)

你(LiYuan)剛買了一塊表，但你不滿意，因為它總有毛病。寫一封抱怨信，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。

40.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。

四、翻譯(20題)41.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

42.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunsailled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.

43.我要是當(dāng)初堅持把法語學(xué)下來就好了。

44.我過去常常浪費很多時間玩游戲。_____________________________________________________________________________

45.IthinkwemusttakeadvantageofeverychancetopracticeourEnglish.

46.Therewillbeadvancesinbiologicalknowledgeasfar-reachingasthosethathavebeenmadeinphysics.

47.論實際用途，沒有那個計算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)能比得上國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

48.董事長以公司的名義宣布了這項決定.

49.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

50.因為我們的產(chǎn)品在國內(nèi)外聲譽頗佳，所以產(chǎn)品需求量逐年增加。

51.我剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)，正在找一份有興趣的、報酬高的工作。

52.隨著燃料價格的上漲，購車者買車的想法正在改變。

A.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersaregoingtochangetheirideasofbuyingacar.

B.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

C.Withfuelpricesgoingup,carbuyersarechangingtheirideasofbuyingacar.

D.Withfuelpricesgoesup,carbuyershavechangedtheirideasofbuyingacar.

53.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企業(yè)制).

54.我已盡了我最大的努力，因此如果我失敗，我并不覺得有什么羞恥的。

55.他們堅信只有通過刻苦和努力，人們才能完善自己并為自己贏得更加美好的未來。

56.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

57.Thisbookisdividedintosixteenunitesthandealswithtopicsofeverydayconversation.

58.Therearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcanhandle.

59.Weareapublisherofbusinessmagazinesandcommercialtradejournalsandcanofferspecialratestonewcustomers.

60.Notlongagothescientistsmadeadiscoverythatthis“waste”materialcouldbeturnedintoplastics.

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.Theauthorsuggeststhattheinventionofthecarwas______.

A.important

B.unimportant

C.somewhatimportant

D.veryimportant

62.

Onereasonitisdifficulttoknowwhythewhalesaredyingisthat______.

A.thewhalestravelsuchalongdistance

B.therearemorewhalesthanthereusedtobe

C.thewhalebodiesaretoooldtostudybythetimetheyarefound

D.thewhalesareendangered

63.Accordingtotheauthor,forbiddingpeopletotakedrugsis______.

A.unacceptabletothemajorityofpeople

B.notaneffectivewaytostopdrugaddiction

C.intheinterestofthepeopleandthegovernors

D.inagreementwiththebasicrightsofcitizens

64."Arollingstonegathersnomoss(苔蘚),"butthereisonelivinganimalthatdoesgathermoss,thethree-toedsloth(樹獺)ofSouthAmerica.Thisslowest-movingmemberoftheanimalkingdomissoinactivethatmossactuallygathersonitsbodyandturnsitgreenstrangeasitseems!

Mostofthesloth'slifeisspentmotionless,hangingupsidedownfromalimb.Andthatisthewayitshairgrows.Longandcoarse,thestrands(串)fromreceptacles(花托)forthedampjunglealgae(水藻)thatturnthebrownfuramossygreen.Actuallythismosshelpstheanimalsurvivebecauseitservesasaper-fectcamouflageagainsttheleaftreesandhidestheslothfromthejungle'sswift-movinghunters.Theslothwouldhavelittlechanceofsurvivalontheground.Withlong,curvedclawshookedoverthelimbofaleafytree,itspendsthelonghothoursduringthedaydrowsingandeating.Inchbyinch,itstripstheleafylimbsbareandcrawlsSlowlydownthetrunktofindanewdiningspot,butonlyatnight.

Inadditiontolookingratherlikeavegetable,theslothisastrictvegetarian.Runningoutofitsfavoriteleafisabouttheonlythingthatwillmakeaslothmove.Thenitsappetitemayevenforcetheanimalintoswimmingastreamtoreachajuicysucculent(多汁的值物).Itwillalsoforceitintofightingtokeepthetreealltoitself.Theslothislazyandpreferstobealone,butitwilltolerateitsownrelatives!

Asuitabletitleforthispassagemightbe______.()

A.WildAnimals

B.AnimalKingdom

C.MossGrowth

D.TheLazyAnimal

65.

"Youwillcertainlyseepeopleofeveryage,sizeandshape.""shape"herereferstopeoplebeing

A.richorpoor

B.fatandthin

C.maleandfemale

D.handsomeandugly

六、作文(1題)66.一位學(xué)者將在你所在的社區(qū)做一個講座。請以社區(qū)委員會(NeighborhoodsCommittee)的名義寫一份通知。內(nèi)容包括：(1)誰做講座;(2)講座主題;(3)講座的時間、地點;(4)講座對象。

參考答案

1.D

2.C解析：much用在句中修飾比較級better。

3.C解析：本題考查倒裝虛擬語氣用法。本句是表示與將來事實相反，所以從句用wereto形式。句意為：如果他今天出發(fā)的話，他就會在星期五以前到達(dá)那里。

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.A解析：favor：幫助，一般用domeafavor；good：好處；help不與do搭配：kindness：善良。故選A。

8.C

9.B解析：encourage：鼓勵、鼓舞；discourage：使泄氣；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根據(jù)句意只有選B。

10.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。

11.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。

12.D解析：forgetdoingsth．忘了已做過某事。注意區(qū)別forgettodosth。忘了而沒有做某事。

13.A

14.D

15.A解析：此題考查反意疑問句的用法。主句為祈使句，因此其反意疑問句用willyou。

16.D解析：which修飾非限定性定語從句，指代前邊一句話。本題涉及句法知識——簡單句、并列句和復(fù)合句。例如：Hehastwodaughters.Theyaredoctors.(簡單句)Hehastwodaughtersandtheyaredoctors.(并列句)Hehastwodaughters,whoaredoctors．(復(fù)合句)

17.D

18.B

19.C

20.A

21.在討論暑假里去哪里度假的時候大多數(shù)人贊成去上海。在討論暑假里去哪里度假的時候，大多數(shù)人贊成去上海。

22.正是這場洪水造成的后果使人們充分認(rèn)識到植樹的重要性。正是這場洪水造成的后果使人們充分認(rèn)識到植樹的重要性。

23.雖然他現(xiàn)在并不成功但他不相信他的人生是失敗的.雖然他現(xiàn)在并不成功，但他不相信他的人生是失敗的.

24.廣告是把一種新產(chǎn)品介紹給顧客的有效方法。

25.現(xiàn)在，許多年輕人習(xí)慣邊聽背景音樂邊做作業(yè)。

26.從我們的觀點來看，有另外一種同樣重要的對話，即不是關(guān)注讀書的內(nèi)容，而是考慮用什么方式去讀書。

27.價格決定資源如何被使用。同時它們也是緊缺產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)的在買者中分配的手段。

28.科學(xué)家們說在美國和加拿大成千上萬的湖泊中的動植物已經(jīng)因酸雨而遭到破壞?？茖W(xué)家們說，在美國和加拿大成千上萬的湖泊中的動植物已經(jīng)因酸雨而遭到破壞。

29.那年輕人主動提出要送老婦人去火車站。

30.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.不過，與此同時，我們的手指會變得更加敏感。因為它們在現(xiàn)代生活中用得很多。SectionB:

31.DearTom,

ThankyousomuchforinvitingmetogowithyouandseeyourfamilyatChengdethisweekend.I'veheardalotaboutyourkindandwarm-heartedparentsfromyouandhopetoseethemforalongtime.AndchengdeisabeautifulcityIdreamtovisit.

ButIhavetosaysorrythatIcannotgo.Unfortunately,myuncleiscomingtoseemethisweekendonSaturdayandonSundayIhaveanEnglishexam.So,Ihavetostayhere.

Idohopethatwecandoitanothertime.Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourparents.

Thankyouagainandtakecare.

Yours,

LiYuan

32.Onepossibleversion:

October17th，2012

DearMr.JohnSmith，

ItismygreathonortotellyouthatyouhavewonthefirstprizeintheChineseCultureContest.Congratu-lations!

IwouldliketoinviteyoutoattendthecelebrationpartyontheeveningofDecemberlOthatFriendship

HotelinBeijing.AndyouareofferedalO-daytourinChina，freeofcharge.Ifyouareabletomakethetrip，pleasefillintheform.wemailyouwiththeletter.Be-sides，youwillhavetogetyourpassportready.Wewilldotherestforyou.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Sincerelyyours，

LiHua

ChairCommitteeoftheChineseCultureContest

33.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

34.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

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

35.Ⅵ．Writing2006年末最新頒布的《全國各類成人高等學(xué)校招生復(fù)習(xí)考試大綱(?？破瘘c升本科)》對英語短文寫作(第六部分)的要求為：一個小題，滿分25分，要求考生根據(jù)所給題目或提出的條件(即情景)寫出一篇100～120問的短文。同時還要求，在短文寫作中，要考慮“文章的特定文體格式”?！案鶕?jù)所給題目或提出的條件”可意指英語命題作文寫作，通常以論說文、說明文寫作格式為主，內(nèi)容一般涉及公眾關(guān)注的話題；還可意指英語信函、便條寫作，通常以英語信函寫作中常用的“混合式”格式為主，內(nèi)容一般涉及人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪械慕煌鶈栴}新大綱指的是后者。在具體短文寫作時考生應(yīng)注意以下方面：(1)避免使用“過分”詞句，語言要簡明扼要有些英語初學(xué)者會覺得，在英語短文寫作中，使用的“大問”越多，水平就越高，這是一種不正確的看法，因為這會在英語短文寫作中導(dǎo)致“過分”用詞的問題?？忌魑脑趦?nèi)容上要能夠做到緊扣命題或情景，應(yīng)采取語言簡明扼要的行文方式。下面列出一些在寫作時提倡和不提倡使用的詞語：括弧中的詞語為提倡使用的詞語

括弧中的詞語為提倡使用的詞語inregardto(about,concerning)

withregardto(about,concerning,on)inrelationto(toward,to)

inconnectionwith(about,of,in,on)onthepartof(for,among)

withreferenceto(on,about,concerning)inviewof(because,since)

intheeventof(if)inorderto(to)

onbehalfof(for)inaccordancewith(with,by)

bymeansof(with,by)inthecaseof(if,in)

inthematterof(in)intheamountof(for)

forthepurposeof(for)inthemajorityofinstances(usually)

inanumberofcases(some)onafewoccasions(occasionally)

inthetimeof(during)(2)不使用縮寫形式等過于口語化的字詞①一般不應(yīng)使用縮寫形式，如：不應(yīng)使用"itdidn't”，而應(yīng)使用“itdidnot”；不應(yīng)使用"they've”，而應(yīng)使用"theyhave"等。②一般不應(yīng)使用表示猶豫不決的短語，如：er，um，well，youknow...，andsoonsoforth，andetc．等(3)避免中文式的“鋪墊”“鋪墊”、“迂回”或“畫龍點睛”等寫作方法在中文短文寫作中無可非議，但不能使用在英語短文寫作中。例如，中文信件的開頭方式通常會是“你好!前日收到你的來信，深感欣慰。好久沒有給你寫信了。不知你的……如何?”等，此類句式不應(yīng)在英語信函短文寫作開頭處使用。原因是，此種方式會浪費篇幅?？荚囍杏⒄Z短文寫作有字?jǐn)?shù)限制，寫得太長同樣會被扣分。在進(jìn)行信函短文寫作時，考生應(yīng)注意以下方面：(1)短文寫作情景分析中文情景寫作中需要直接表述和需要拓展表達(dá)的內(nèi)容。(2)確定信函短文寫作的謀篇布局信函短文寫作的謀篇布局的含義為信函寫作格式。信函短文寫作采用的是英語信函寫作中的“混合式”。(3)進(jìn)行語言轉(zhuǎn)換和拓展(4)信函短文合成61．參考范文DearClubManager,

January16,2007Ihopetojoinyourclubandattendtheactivitiesthere.Iworkasanofficeclerk.Ihavebeenprettybusyrecently.EverydayIhavetoreceivemanyvisitorsandfileplentyofpapers.Ihavetodraftareportforthegeneralmanageralmosteveryweek.IamsobusythatIfeelmuchtenseandbecometiredeasily.Iwanttobecomeamemberofyourclubtochangemysituation.Ihavesomehobbiessuchasreadingbooks,singingandcooking.Iwishyoucouldsendmesomeinformationaboutthecosttogetthemembership,thegeneraltimetablefortheclubanditsnormalactivities.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Warmregards.Yours,LiuJi(信體正文字?jǐn)?shù):119words)

36.DearManager,

Iamwritingthislettertomakeacomplaint.

Iamoneofyourcustomerswhowerejustbackfromtheseven-daytriptoHainan.Iwastotallydisappointedbytheveryunhappystayweexperiencedinthehotelyoureservedforus.First,itislongdistancetotheseasidefromthehotel.Ittookus20m

Istronglysuggest:

1.Rentabusspeciallyfortravelers.

2.Movethebaroutofthehotel.

Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

Tel.78790765

37.DearJulie：ThankyouverymuchforthedinnerthatyouinvitedmyhusbandandItoyesterday.Thefoodnotonlylookedandsmelledfabulousbuttastedgreat，andmyhusbandandIenjoyeditverymuch.Therefore，wewouldliketoinviteyoutodinnerat7p.m.thisFridayattheNorthwestChineserestauranttoreturnyourkindnessandhospitality.Pleasedocome.Yours，Helen

38.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

39.T0whomItMayConcern：

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore．Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat．ButIbmndseveralproblems．First，thecoloritnotwhatlwanted．1wantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinsteac!．IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenoughThestrangerthinghappens．

Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，SoIhavetokeepcorrectingit．Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork．Ireallycannotstanditanylonger．SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome．

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder．

Thankyou．Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou．

Yourssincorely

LiYuan

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

Travellingisaneffectivewaytoreduceanykindofstress.Planningthetripgivespeopleanexcitingmoodthatinspiresthemtobeactive.Byescapingfrompressure,theirmindwillberefreshedandpositive.

Gardeningisanotherfavorablewayoftreatingstress,becauseitprotectspeoplefrommentalandphysicalproblems.Flowersgivepeopleapeacefulandcheerfulfeeling,andthesunshinestrengthenstheirbodiestoresistthestresses.

Forreducingastressfullife,peopleshouldlivewiththesimplewaysthatareallaroundthem.

41.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperfornthistaskthronghaspecialtypeofaveraging.就這一問題曾做過大量的研究，其結(jié)果揭示出這樣一個答案：我們是通過一種特殊的平均化方式來形成印象的。

42.Todaywestilldistinguish,evenamongrepetitivejobs,betweentheskilledandtheunskilled;butintheyear2020allrepetitionwillbeunskilled.今天我們甚至在重復(fù)性的工作中仍然要分清技術(shù)工種和非技術(shù)工種，但是到了2020年，所有重復(fù)性的工作都將是非技術(shù)性工作了。

43.IwishIhadkeptupmyFrench.

44.Iusedtowastealotoftime