2021年廣東省東莞市成考專升本英語第二輪測試卷(含答案)

2021年廣東省東莞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.Balloonsfloatintheair_________boatsdoonthesea.A.justasB.whenC.thatD.where

2.Iwonderedwhatdifficultyhehad_________theplan?

A.tocarryout

B.carryingout

C.carriedout

D.withcarryingout

3.Thatistheonlywaywecanimagine_______theoveruseofwaterinstudents‘bathrooms.

A.reducingB.toreduceC.reducedD.reduce

4.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

5.Helenalwayshelpshergrandmothereventhoughgoingtoschool____mostofherday.

A.takesupB.makeupC.saveupD.putup

6.Wemust__earlyinthemorningsoastocatchthefirsttrain.

A．setup

B．setout

C．setabout

D．setaside

7.Inoticedhiseyes______,becausetheywereverylarge.

A.inparticularB.withparticularC.inspecialD.withspecial

8.While______ajob,thegraduatestudentgotanoffertostudyabroad

A.appliedforB.applyingtoC.appliedtoD.applyingfor

9.Hewasamanofstrongfeelings,______normallylayhiddendeepinsidehim.

A.itB.thatC.thoseD.which

10.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

11.Little_________thattheirplanhasbeenDiscovered．

A.didtheysuspect

B.dothesuspect

C.dotheysuspect

D.theysuspect

12.

Allthestudentswenttothemagicshowyesterday.Itwasreally______A.amusinglyB.amuseC.amusingD.amused

13.Sobadly______inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforseveralweeks.

A.didheinjureB.heinjureC.washeinjuredD.hewasinjured

14.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

15.—Oh,Mary!YoushoulddoyourworkinsteadofsittingherewatchingTV.—______.

A.That'snotaverygoodidea.

B.TVproducesgoodinfluenceonchildren.

C.Whatmakesyousaythat?

D.YousaidTVwaseducational.

16.—ThisismynewdogHisnameisWisdom—That'sinterestingWhy______didyougivehimsuchaname?

A.intheearthB.inworldC.onearthD.ontheworld

17.Thisisjusttheplace______heandhiswifevisitedlastyear.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.why

18.Thesearchwas_______whennightcame,eventhoughthechildhadnotbeenfoundA.approvedB.acquiredC.achievedD.abandoned

19.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

20.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

二、翻譯(10題)21.Youcanchoosefivefromthesebooks.

22.Itisknowntoallthatthenewtraderuleswillgointoeffectnextyear.

23.Asfarasabilityisconcerned,Tomistherightpersonforthejob.

24.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

25.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.

26.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

27.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?，即便最差的球隊也有春風(fēng)得意的日子。我們的目標就是多贏少輸。當我們能夠接受不完整是人性的一部分這個事實時，當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。

28.本公司經(jīng)營綠茶業(yè)務(wù)已有數(shù)百年歷史。

29.我們發(fā)現(xiàn)很多學(xué)生都在讀書，所以我們不說話了并且開始學(xué)習(xí)。_____________________________________________________________________________

30.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinesePlayistheprincipalbusinessofchildhood,andmoreandmoreinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy,everychildneedsopportunityandtherightmaterialforplay,andthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Theirmainfunctionistosuggest,encourageandassistplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoys,whichchildrenwillplayoften,andwillcomebacktoagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyears’researchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinheritedabilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.

三、書面表達(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.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionHealthin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingtopicsentences.Remembertowriteitclearly.(1)Healthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.(2)Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?(3)Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.

33.你(LiYuan)和幾個朋友約定明天在人民公園野餐。你們的朋友Peter也應(yīng)邀參加。你給他寫封信，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)說明野餐目的。

(2)說明路線。

(3)說明日期、時間。

34.你(LiYuan)丟失了錢包，需要寫一個尋物啟事。內(nèi)容包括：

(1)丟失的時間和地點。

(2)描述錢包內(nèi)外(錢包的顏色、錢包里的東西)。

(3)提供與失主聯(lián)系的方式。

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?shù)貙W(xué)生交流，尊重對方意見。3)俗話說要“人鄉(xiāng)隨俗”。

36.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。

37.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。

38.你不慎將手機丟失。請寫--N尋物啟事，內(nèi)容大致包括以下方面：

(1)你的手機的品牌和外觀(如顏色、形狀等)。

(2)丟失的時間和地點。

(3)手機對你的重要性。

(4)希望拾到的人將手機送還。

(5)表示感謝，并提供你的聯(lián)系方式(LiYuan，Tel：66778899)。

39.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.

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.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandgohisorherownway.

42.Suchcrashesarethesecond-leadingcauseofdeathformigratingbirds,afterhabitat(棲息地loss,withanestimatednumberofdeathranginguptoabillionayear.

43.Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.

44.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).

45.如果有足夠的人力和資助，我們的目標一定能實現(xiàn)。

46.Sincethebeginningofthe1990s,Shanghaihasundergonegreatchangesandhastakenonanewlook.

47.Internationalstudentscan'tworkwhiletheyarestudyingintheU.S.,sotheymustshowschoolsthattheyhaveenoughmoneyfortuitionandlivingexpenses.

48.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.

49.Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.

50.Thepointofthewholethingistoovercomeyournervousinhibitions,tobreakthroughtheinvisiblebarrierthatseparatesyoufromthepersonwho’lreadwhatyouwrote.

51.Themeetingwasn’theldbecauseyouwereabsent.

52.她努力工作，以便8點能把一切都準備好。

53.Manyproposalswereraisedbythedelegates,asweexpected._____________________________________________________________________________

54.Inordertodoyourjobwell,it'simportanttosometimesseeclientsandbusinesscontactsawayfromtheoffice.

55.IthinkwemusttakeadvantageofeverychancetopracticeourEnglish.

56.Thedemandforforeignexchangearisesbecauseacountry'sresidentswanttobuyforeigngoods.

57.Theboywasmissing.Hisparentswereveryconcernedabouthissafety.

58.Onereasonisthewaytheyaretreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheir"guests",astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves.

59.Thisbookisdividedintosixteenunitesthandealswithtopicsofeverydayconversation.

60.Weinsistthatinternationaltradeshouldnotbeaone-waystreet.

五、閱讀理解(5題)61.

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

A.LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburg

B.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn'thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeech

C.Lincoln'sspeechwasfullofrichwords

D.Lincoln'sspeechwasverylong

62.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutOregon'sadoptionrecordlaw?A.A.Anyadopteeover21yearsoldwhohasborninOregoncanapplyforabirthcertificate.

B.Birthmotherscanchoosenottobecontacted.

C.Itwaspassedbyvotersinsteadoflawmakers.

D.Alloftheabove.

63.

"Defied"inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans______.()

A.doubtedB.gaveprooftoC.challengedD.agreedto

64.根據(jù)以下資料，回答{TSE}題。

CalifornianMichaelSchwabesaidgoodbyetothegaspumptwoyearsago．Heleasedanelectriccar．Schwabesayshegetsmoreoutofdrivinganelectriccarthanjustacharge.

"Withthepriceofgasolineandwiththeproblemswithcleanair,it'simportantwegetelectricvehiclesoutontheroad."

OnCaliforniaroadsthereareabouttwothousandelectriccars．By2003,tenpercentofallnewcarsmayberequiredtohavezeroemissions．Thisisamandateautomakerssayitiswayaheadofitstime.

GloriaBergquistoftheAllianceofAutoManufacturerssays,"Thetechnology(forzeroemissions)isn'thereyet;itstillneedsadvancementindrivingrangetomakeitmoreappealingtoawiderconsumeraudience."

Automakersblameitonthebatteries．Powerrunsoutonmostcarsafterabout70miles．However,somecarscannowgomorethan100milesonacharge．Batteriesareexpensive．Carmakerssaythereisnothingtheycandoaboutit.

TimCarmichaeloftheCleanAirCoalitionsays,"Theautomakershavenotbuiltavehicleunlessrequiredtodoso,soit'sveryimportantforthestatetostaycommittedtothisprogramrequitingautomakerstobuildsmallamountsinbeginningyearsandthenthemarketwilltakeoff."

{TS}WhendidMichaelSchwabesaygoodbyetothegaspump?

A．Twodaysago．

B．Twomonthsago．

C．Twoyearsago．

D．Tenyearsago.

65.

Therewouldbenoairpollutiontothiscitybecause______.

A.therewasaspecialplanttotreatthepollutedair

B.thecitywasawayfromthemainland

C.peopleinthecitydidnotburnoilorcoal

D.vehiclestherewerepoweredbyelectricity

六、作文(1題)66.Directions:Youaretowritein100-120wordsonthetopic

“FamilyEducation”.YoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:1.

父母是孩子最好的老師；2.

父母的言行影響孩子；

參考答案

1.A本句考查兩個并列句之間的連接的詞。題干的意思是：“氣球能夠浮在空氣中正如船能夠浮在海面上一樣。”在四個選項中，只有A項的justas有“正如，猶如”的意思。故選A。

2.B

3.B

4.D解析：本題測試形容詞辨析。四個選項的意思分別是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正義的”，“僅僅的”。根據(jù)句意，D項正確。本句大意為：他僅僅把它作為一個細節(jié)來描述，而我卻認為它是這個計劃中最重要的部分。

5.A

6.Bsetout意為“出發(fā)，動身”。

7.Ainparticular是固定搭配，意為“特別地”。

8.Dapplyto應(yīng)用；applyfor申請

9.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)

10.B解析：cuts“裁減”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱點”；imports“進口”，故正確選項為B。

11.C

12.C所有的學(xué)生都去看了昨天的魔術(shù)表演。它太令人不可思議了。這里主要考查的是動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞和過去分詞的不同用法。Sth．bedoing表示某一事物令人怎么樣。Sb．bedone表示某人處于某種狀態(tài)。例：Theletteristouching．這封信令人感動。

Iammoved．我很感動。

13.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。

14.D

15.D解析：上句責(zé)備瑪麗應(yīng)該做作業(yè)而不是坐到那兒看電視，下句是瑪麗對媽媽責(zé)備的一種辯解：“你說過電視是有教育意義的?！彼訢項正確。

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.B解析：takemeasures意思為“采取措施”，本句應(yīng)用被動語態(tài)。

21.你可以從這些書中挑選五本。

22.眾所周知新貿(mào)易規(guī)則將于明年開始生效。眾所周知，新貿(mào)易規(guī)則將于明年開始生效。

23.就能力而言湯姆是此項工作的合適人選。就能力而言，湯姆是此項工作的合適人選。

24.這一進步帶來的結(jié)果實人口的大量增長，它威脅著由醫(yī)學(xué)進步所帶來的生活質(zhì)量。

25.不要讓羞怯成為我們精彩生活和未來成功的絆腳石。不要讓羞怯成為我們精彩生活和未來成功的絆腳石。

26.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第一印象的。

27.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".

28.Ourcompanyhasahistoryofsellinggreenteaoverhundredsofyears.

29.Wefoundthatmanystudentswerereading,sowestoppedtalkingandbegantostudy.

30.玩耍是童年時代的主要活動。近幾年來越來越多的研究表明，玩耍在人類的成長中起著極其重要的作用。從嬰兒時期，每個孩子都需要有機會和有合適的物品來玩耍。它們的主要功能是提示、鼓勵和幫助孩子們玩耍。為了達到這一目的，它們必須是好的玩具，孩子們會經(jīng)常玩這些玩具，而且可以經(jīng)常反復(fù)地玩它。所以在孩子的不同發(fā)展階段，選擇適當?shù)耐婢吆苤匾?。近幾年針對嬰兒成長的研究已經(jīng)表明，在孩子繼承父母遺傳的能力的范圍內(nèi)，能達到的智力水平很大程度上取決于他生命中最初的三年。

31.DearTom,

ThankyousomuchforinvitingmetogowithyouandseeyourfamilyatChengdethisweekend.I'veheardalotaboutyourkindandwarm-heartedparentsfromyouandhopetoseethemforalongtime.AndchengdeisabeautifulcityIdreamtovisit.

ButIhavetosaysorrythatIcannotgo.Unfortunately,myuncleiscomingtoseemethisweekendonSaturdayandonSundayIhaveanEnglishexam.So,Ihavetostayhere.

Idohopethatwecandoitanothertime.Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourparents.

Thankyouagainandtakecare.

Yours,

LiYuan

32.61．寫作格式與第三套一樣，不同的是此處段首句以英文給出。本文要點：論述健康對我們的影響，有了好身體我們可以做什么。如何保持健康：1)要進行鍛煉，2)要養(yǎng)成好習(xí)慣，3)要自己注意身體變化。HealthHealthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.Ifyoubecomesick,itisimpossibleforyoutogoonwithyourstudyoryourwork.Onthecontrary,ifyouarestrong,youcanovercomethedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyou.Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?Firstly,youshoulddoexerciseeverydaytostrengthenyoubodies.Secondly,youshouldform.somegoodhabits,suchasearlyrising.Ifyougetupearly,youcanbreathefreshair.Thirdly,youshouldpayattentiontoyourhealth.Ifyouaregettingsick,you'dbetter,gotoseeadoctor.Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.Ingoodhealth,astudentmayabsorbmoreknowledgeandsolvemorecomplexproblems.Ingoodhealth,scientistscanachievemoresuccessandmakemorecontributions.

33.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

34.Ilostmypurse.Itisblackandredanditsshapeistriangle.

IthinkIleftitsomewhereinthelibraryyesterdayafternoonwhenIwasinahurrytoborrowbooksandwalkedupanddownstairstolookformaterialstobeusedinmymathcourseandoccupiedseatsfortheeveningstudywithmybooks.

Insidemypurse,thereisastudentIDwhichisveryimportanttome,librarycardwithoutwhichIwon'tgetintothelibrary,andabout300RMB.

Ifanyonegotitorknewanyoneelsewhogotit,pleasecallmeat80967521atanytime.Thankyou.

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.Onepossibleversion:

September16，2012，SundayCloudy

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

37.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

38.LOSTAmobilephoneislost.ItisNOKIA3100,black.

IthinkIlostitinthelibraryonMondayevening(May7)whenIwaswalkingaroundtoborrowandreturnbooks.

Itis,infact,averyoldone.Butitisakindofmemoryofoneofmyfriendswhodiedofcancerthreeyearsagowhenshewasonly22yearsold.She'sgonebutleftthemobilephonetome.Ikeepitandneverthinkofreplacingitwithnewonejustbecauseitisfromher.

Ibegyoutocallmeat66778899ifyoufounditsomewhere.Iamexpectingtogetmymobilephoneback.

Thousandthanks.LiYuan

39.

40.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

41.對青少年來說，要逆世俗潮流，走自己的路，是越來越難了。

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