【正文】 8．從歷史上看，勞動總是同奴役、罪行以及懲處相聯系，但所有勞動都有其固有的價值，除非是不誠實的和破壞性勞動。 third, it satisfies the need for friendship and connection with others。s life. At the same time, one must realize that they do challenge the Chinese culture and customs to a certain degree. (Words: 201)Section BReading Skills 1. Many is obviously a repetition of 30,000 products.2. Louis Cheskin, a specialist are repetitions of a forerunner.3. Array actually is a repetition of arrangement.4. Get attention is synonymous to eyecatching whereas shapes is synonymous to graphic elements in the context.5. Kindly messages is repeated by the same words with the same meaning in the next sentence.6. The synonymous meaning of feminine can be found in pleteness, softness and inclusiveness39。2．為了使當地人能夠了解該產品，該培訓課程運用了大量圖例，以適應他們較低的文化水平。s invention.9. A clever politician knows well how to manipulate the public opinion and take advantage of his supporters.10. The amount of water in tile rivers and lakes will diminish as the dry season continues.VII With the 21 st century ing, people have increasingly realized file importance of acquiring round easy information. If a nation can make effective use of all the information it will benefit In the fields of scientific research, education, economic development, etc. What the nation needs to do is to establish a nationwide information network, so as to link up scientists, businessmen, educators, etc. If such a network is set up, it will promote the second information revolution in the country.VIII 1．幾千年來，人們一直想要長壽，想不變老，然而他們總是失望。2．來自過去的參觀者一眼就能辨認出現在的課堂，但很難適應現今一個10歲孩子的校外世界，3．但變化在我們的世界中是如此迅速和明確，以至于學校不可能維持現狀或僅僅做一些表面的改善而生存下去。s inner voice, . his/her opinions, ideas, etc.3. They are optimistic, thinking that being a teacher is valuable, and they are resolved to make a difference.4. Because they find that as teachers they are nothing more than factory workers, and the school system is barely more than a 19thcentury factory where students collect basic skills on an assembly line.5. Teachers, like factory workers, are busy accepting everything passively, therefore having no time to reflect or dream. Thus, they are unable to positively contribute to schooling39。但是，人們即使不能消除衰老，最終也能夠用基因療法減緩衰老。9．同時，該美國公司還得說服這些泰國中間商不要在冰箱中儲存其他公司的產品，并且不要為了省電而在夜間拔去冰箱的電源插頭。 2) to consult various dealers and pare their services。s aim is one of the most essential elements of selffulfillment in the long run, and for most people this es chiefly through their work. In that sense, work is the most vigorous, vivid sign of life in individuals and in civilizations.1．對于那些勉強維持生活的人來說，勞動有其固有價值這一觀點顯得荒唐可笑。t sail inland to explore it.3. One socalled major street was merely an opening slashed in the forest with a solid wall of trees on both sides.4. Vancouver39。s interest out of 12. kicked around 13. conferred upon 14. in much the same way that upon V I. stories 2. messages 3, weight 4. meanings 5. honor 6. disease 7. electricity 8, tradition 9. interest 10. oxygenVI I. Those wIIho lead a miserable life often fail to recognize the inherent virtue of work in earning and sustaining their dignity.2. With the life bettered and levels of education higher, the work ethic is diluted now.3. The young generation has much difficulty understanding why their ancestors had to focus their minds upon work as the central concern of existence.4. According to Maslow, different classes and ethnic groups are positioned at different stages in the work hierarchy.5. In developing countries, many talented young intellectuals flock in droves to America, which forms the socalled brain drain.6. If a country is prone to high inflation, then its currency will have to be dued to maintain the price petitiveness of its exports.7. One expert in sociology believes that work is a means for people to build relationships. In that sense, the workplace performs the function of a munity.8. The desire to fulfill themselves, a harmless and even worthy enterprise, may sometimes degenerate into a selfish discontent.9. To most Americans today, the blow of being laid off seldom carries the lifeanddeath implications it once had.10. Modem workers may have a lot of plaints. But they will feel better when they know that their predecessors did work under a far more brutal condition during the early stage of the Industrial Revolution. Work is not only a means of sustaining life. More importantly, it is the way through which people display their talent, realize their ambitions, build relationships and establish social status. If you understand this intrinsic value of work, then however dull or hard work may be, it bees bearable if it helps build up a reputation, whether in the world at large or only in one39。4) Advice given by the technical editor of Car and Driver magazine.9. Three suggestions are given: 1) to read the owner39。8．為了將百威啤酒打入英國市場，啤酒公司運用了8. 唯一顯示的確能延長臭名的實驗是用實驗室動物進行的，受試的大家鼠灰色小家鼠接受嚴格的飲食限制。10．如果年青人要為自己期望承擔的迅速變換的角色作好準備，那么必須培養(yǎng)出新的和富于想像力的方法。5．計算機將在一定程度上允許針對個人的授課，這種授課形式以往只向有錢人提供。3．雖然長壽的可能性已經明顯加大了，但是在絕大多數有記載的歷史時期內，自然界賦予人類的壽命并沒有多大變化。4．貿易活動中經常不加區(qū)分地使用這一概念。 and positive associations.XIII 1. B 2. D 3, C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. CXIV 1. consoling 2. bewildered 3. array 4. sensation 5. inclusive 6. overwhelming 7. gigantic 8. deemed 9. dazzled 10. graphic 11. consensus 12. differentiating 13. integral 14. trigger 15. irritatedXV 1. to 2. for 3. with 4. of 5. in 6. of 7. about 8. under 9. between 10. to 11. to 12. with/by 13. against 14. of 15. onSection CXVI 1. “Smart consumers” is synonymous to “car owners” whereas “Tricks” is synonymous to “clever practice”. Therefore, they are taken as repetition.2. “Sever circumstances” is synonymous to “sever conditions”. Therefore, it is taken as a repetition.3. Maintenance practices is services that appears twice in the above paragraph. Therefore, it is taken as a repetition.4. The word ~adjust39。 and finally, it can satisfy the desire for