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is not easy for us to reduce energy consumption at homeC.the present way of using energy leaves much to be desiredD.we individuals may not help much in fighting global warming72.At present, to replace petroldriven cars,people may choose cars driven by _________.A.electricity B.LPG C.hydrogen D.biofuel 73.For most of the car journeys,walking or cycling _________.A.is a waste of time B.is undesirableC.is a feasible option D.is what people prefer74.The passage is focused on _________.A.the impact of climate change on people’s livesB.the importance of individuals improving the environmentC.the benefits of cutting energy consumptionD.the small ways that can help fight global warmingPassage FiveSome years ago,thumping,jumping noises routinely issued from the apartment upstairs as if baby elephants were peting in the 50yard dash. I went up one day to politely inquire. “No, nobody’s making noise here”the husband and wife both insisted.It must be ing from elsewhere in the building.” Two children about five years old,each holding soccer balls, stood fight beside their parents. “Could the thumping be your kids running around, perhaps playing soccer?” I asked.“Oh no, we never let the kids play in the house.” For months, the pattern continued: the thumping and jumping above, our delicate checkin, the denial. It got so that every time I saw the couple, I glared without a word of greeting. When they moved out of the building, the thumping stopped.I suppose I could have forgiven my neighbors and spared them the glare. After a11, forgiveness is in, a trend advocated by bestselling books, foundations and research institutes.The notion has gone well beyond spiritual leaders advising that forgiveness is good for the soul and that hard feelings will turn us bitter and hostile. Now the medical munity cites studies showing that forgiveness can prevent heart attacks, lower blood pressure and even ease depression.I may be outnumbered,but I still believe in the healing power of the grudge(不滿).I’ve deployed grudges with an equalopportunity sense of fairness—against teachers and classmates, bosses and colleagues,family and friends.I’ve chosen to stop speaking to certain people permanently and occasionally even spoken ill of them—but more with disbelief than a sense of revenge.I’m neither proud nor ashamed.But I’ve discovered that nothing feels quite as satisfying as a grudge well nursed.I’m not against forgiveness itself。 I have forgiven people for rudeness as well as for deep misunderstandings and have done so without holding on to hard feelings. What I deplore is the propaganda about forgiveness. No longer an option,forgiveness is an official order. Forgiving so democratically cheapens the very act.A long standing grudge suggests that we hold certain standards, that we respect ourselves enough to reject bad behavior. Failure to forgive can be just as righteous, just as honorable as forgiveness itself. 75.The author would probably describe the neighbors as __________.A.careless B.dishonest C.ignorant D.immodest76.Paragraph 3 is focused on __________.A.how forgiveness is good for US spiritually and physicallyB.how forgiveness has bee a fashionable conceptC.what has changed people’s understanding of forgivenessD.what is the true meaning and virtue of forgiveness77. By “I may be outnumbered”(Para.4),the author means that most people in her situation would probably _________.A.tell people how bad the neighbors areB.refuse to speak to the neighborsC.try to practice forgiveness to the neighborsD.a(chǎn)sk the neighbors for an explanation78.The author seems ________ what she always does with grudges.A.a(chǎn)shamed of B.proud of C.satisfied with D.disappointed with79.It can be 1earned that the author _________.A.has great difficulty forgiving peopleB.regrets failing to practice forgivenessC.wants to learn how to forgive peopleD.opposes “forgiveness without principle”80.The best title for the passage is __________.A.To Forgive is GodB.The Right Not to ForgiveC.Forgiveness in,Grudge outD.The Power of ForgivenessPAPER TWO譯寫答題注意事項(xiàng)一、小試卷(PaperTwo)答案一一律寫在答題紙Ⅱ(Answer Sheet Ⅱ)一,草稿紙上的答題內(nèi)容一律不予計分。二、中、英文盡可能做到字跡清晰,書寫工整,疏密相間均勻,字體大小適當(dāng)。三、英文作文必須逐行書寫,不得隔行或跳行。PART V TRANSLATION(30 minutes,20 points)Section A(15 minutes,10 points)Directions:Put the following paragraph into Chinese.Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet Ⅱ.Desertification,brought about by humaninduced factors and climate change, is a land degradation process. Human activities such as overcultivation and poor irrigation methods are turning quickly into barren patches of land fertile soils that take centuries to form. Without access to sustainable land use practices, poor farmers are reduced to cultivating degraded land, only to initiate a vicious cycle, which is why tackling rural poverty is critical to bating desertification. No longterm strategy of poverty elimination can succeed in the face of the environmental forces that promote persistent erosion of soil. Under current projections of climate change, the hardship and human loss caused by droughts could increase if its contributing factors are 1eft unaddressed.Section B(15 minutes,10 points)Directions:Put the following paragraph into English.Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet II .幾年來,北京部分地區(qū)的房價翻了兩番,使許多年輕人買不起理想小區(qū)中的房子。不論房價高漲是什么原因造成的,都會加重家長的經(jīng)濟(jì)壓力。老百姓對此無計可施,只能表達(dá)自己的不滿。所幸的是,有數(shù)據(jù)表明中央政府控制房價的努力已初見成效。PART VI WRITING(30 minutes,10 points)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a position of no less than 150 words under the title of “A Gift to My Parents.” Your writing should cover the following items:1.What gift do you think is the most appropriate to your parents?2.Why do you choose such a gift?3.When do you think is the most appropriate time to give it?