Section1UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosetheword(s)foreachnumberedbl
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Section1UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosetheword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
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Neuroscientists,expertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasinglyshowingthatthere'sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It___outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental___cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive___.Thinkingis___essentiallya___ofmakingconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourabilityto___inmarkingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.abilityto___inmakingtheconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,___,becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate___mentaleffort.
Now,anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep___anddevelopedthefirst"braintrainingprogram"designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental___.
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1.[A]where[B]when[C]that[D]why
2.[A]improves[B]fades[C]recovers[D]collapses
3.[A]If[B]Unless[C]Once[D]While
4.[A]uneven[B]limited[C]damaging[D]obsucure
5.[A]wellbeing[B]envirenment[C]relationahip[D]outlook
6.[A]turns[B]finds[C]points[D]figures
7.[A]roundabouts[B]responses[C]workouts[D]associations
8.[A]genre[B]functions[C]cicumstances[D]criterion
9.[A]channel[B]condition[C]sequence[D]process
10.[A]persist[B]believe[C]excel[D]feature
11.[A]Therefore[B]Moreover[C]Otherwise[D]However
12.[A]accordingto[B]regardlessof[C]apartfrom[D]insteadof
13.[A]back[B]further[C]aside[D]around
14.[A]sharpness[B]stability[C]framework[D]flexibility
15.[A]forces[B]reminds[C]hurries[D]allows
16.[A]hold[B]track[C]order[D]pace
17.[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]on
18.[A]irregularly[B]habitually[C]constantly[D]unusually
19.[A]carry[B]put[C]build[D]take
20.[A]risky[B]effective[C]idle[D]familiar
Section2ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions：
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
Inorderto"changelivesforthebetter"andreduce"dependency."GeorgeOsbome,ChancelloroftheExchequer,inroducedthe"upfrontworksearch"sebeme.OnlyifthejoblessarriveatthejobcentrewithaCV.registerforonlinejobsearch,andstartlookingforworkwilltheybeeligibleforbenefit-andthentheyshouldreportweeklyratherthanfortnightly.Whatcouldbemorereasonable
Moreapparentreasonablenessfollowed.Therewillnowbeaseven-daywaitforthejobseeker'sallowance."Therefirstfewdaysshouldbespentlookingforwork,notlookingtosignon."he4claimed,"We'redoingthesethingsbecauseweknowtheyhelppeoplestayoffbenefitsandhelpthoseonbenefitsgetintoworkfaster."HelpRellayOnfirsthearing,thiswasthesociallyconcernedchancellor,tryingtochangelivesforthebetter,completewith"reforms"toanobviouslyindulgentsystemthatdemandstoolittleeffortfromthenewlyunemployedtofindwork,andsubsidiseslaziness.Whatmotivatedhim,weweretounderstand,washiszealfor"fundamentalfairness"-protectingthetaxpayer,controllingspendingandensuringthatonlythemostdescringclaimantsreceivedtheirbenefits.
Losingajobishurting:youdon'tskipdowntothejobcenterwithasonginyourheart,delightedattheprospectofdoublingyourincomefromthegenerousstate.Itisfinanciallyterrifying,psychologicallyembarrassingandyouknowthatsuportisminimalandextraordinarilyhardtoget.Youarenownotwanted;youarenowexcludedfromtheworkenvironmentthatofferspurposeandstructureinyourlife.Worse,thecrucialincometofeedyourselfandyourfamilyandpaythebillshasdisappeared.Askanyonenewlyunemployedwhattheywantandtheanswerisalways:ajob.
ButinOsbomeland,yourfirstinstinctistofallintodepency-permanentdependencyifyoucangetit-supportedbyastateonlytooreadytoindulgeyourfalsehood.Itisasthough20yearsoferer-thougherreformsofthejobsearchandbenefitadministrationsystemneverhappend.TheprincipleofBritishwelfareisnolongerthatyoucnainsureyourselfagainsttheriskofunemploymentandreceiveunconditionalpaymentsifthedisasterhappens.Eventheveryphrase"jobseeker'sallowance"isaboutredefiningrheunemployedasa"jobseeker"whohadnofundamentalrighttoabenefitheorshehasearnedthroughmakingnationalinsurancecontributions.Instead,theclaimantreceivesatime-limited"allowance,"conditionalonactivelyseekingajob;noentitlementandnoinsurance,at$71.70aweek,oneoftheleastgenerousintheEU.
21.GeorgeOsborue'sschemewasintendedto
[A]providetheunemployedwitheasieraccesstobenefits.
[B]encouragejobseekersactiveengagementinjobseeking.
[C]motivatetheunemployedtoreportvoluntarily.
[D]guaranteejobseekerslegitimaterighttobenefits.
22.Thephrase"tosignon"mostprobablymeans
[A]tocheckontheavailabilityofjobsatthejobcentre.
[B]toacceptthegovernment'srestrictionontheallowance.
[C]toregisterforanallowanceformthegovernment.
[D]toattendagovernmentjob-trainingprogram.
23.Whatpromptedthechancellortodevelophisscheme
[A]Adesiretosecureabetterlifeforall
[B]Aneagernesstoprotecttheunemployed.
[C]Anurgetobegeneroustotheclaimants.
[D]Apassiontoensurefairnessfortaxpayers.
24.AccordingtoParagraph3，beingunemployedmakesonefeel
[A]uneasy
[B]enraged
[C]insulted
[D]guilty
25.Towhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagree
[A]TheBritishwelfaresystemindulgesjobseekerslaziness.
[B]Osborne'sreformswillreducetheriskofunemployment.
[C]Thejobseekers'allowancehasmettheiractualneeds.
[D]Unemploymentbenefitsshouldnotbemadeconditional.
Text2
Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemorehostilitythanthemembersofanyotherprofession-withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism.ButtherearefewplaceswhereclientshavemoregroundsforcomplaintthanAmerica.
DuringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisisspendingonlegalservicesinAmericagrewtwiceasinflation.Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-fullofmoney,temptingevermorestudentstopileintolawschools.Butmostlawgraduatesnevergetabig-firmjob.Manyoftheminsteadbecomethekindofnuisance-lawsuitfilerthatmakesthetortsystemacostltnightmare.
Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Oneistheexcessivecostsofalegaleducation.ThereisjustonepathforalawerinmostAmericanstatesafour-yearundergraduatedegreeinsomeunrelatedsubject,thenathree-yearlawdegreeatoneof200lawschoolsauthorizedbytheAmericanBarAssociationandanexpensivepreparationforthebarexam.Thisleavestoday'saveragelaw-schoolgraduatewith＄1000,000ofdebtontopofundergraduatedebts.Law-schooldebtmeansthattheyhavetoworkfearsomelyhard.
Reformingthesystemwouldhelpbothlawyersandtheircustomers.Sensibleideashavebeenaroundforalongtime,butthestate-levelbodiesthatgoverntheprofessionhavebeentooconservativetoimplementthem.Oneideaistoallowpeopletostudylawasanundergraduatedegree.Anotheristoletstudentssitforthebarafteronlytwoyearsoflawschool.Ifthebarexamistrulyastemenoughtestforawould-belawyer,thosewhocansititearliershouldbeallowedtodoso.Studentswhodonotneedtheextratrainingcouldcuttheirdebtmountainbyathird.
Theotherreasonwhycostsaresohighistherestrictiveguild-likeownershipsyuctureofthebusiness.ExceptintheDistrictofColumbia,non-lawyersmaynotownanyshareofalawfirm.Thiskeepsfeeshighandinnovationslow.Thereispressureforchangefromwithintheprofession,butopponentsofchangeamongtheregulatorsinsistthatkeepingoutsidersoutofalawfirmisolateslawyersfromthepressuretomakemoneyratherthanserveclientsethically.
Infact,allowingnon-lawyerstoownsharesinlawfirmswouldreducecostsandimproveservicestocustomers,byencouraginglawfirmstousetechnologyandimproveservicestocustomers,byencouraginglawfirmstousetechnologyandtoemployprofessionalmanagerstofocusonimprovingfirms'efficiency.
Afterall,othercountries,suchasAustraliaandBritain,havestartedliberalizingtherelegalprofessions.Americashouldfollow.
26.Alotofstudentstakeuplawastheirprofessiondueto
[A]thegrowingdemandfromclients.
[B]theincreasingpressureofinflation.
[C]theprospectofworkinginbigfirms.
[D]theattractionoffinancialrewards.
27.WhichofthefollowingaddstothecostsoflegaleducationinmostAmericanstates
[A]Highertuitionfeesforundergraduatestudies.
[B]Admissionsapprovalfromthebarassociation.
[C]Pursuingabachelor'sdegreeinanothermajor.
[D]Receivingtrainingbyprofessionalassociations.
28.Hindrancetothereformofthelegalsystemoriginatesfrom
[A]lawyers'andclients'strongresistance.
[B]therigidbodiesgoverningtheprofession.
[C]thesternexamforwould-belawyers.
[D]non-professionals'sharpcriticism.
29.Theguild-likeownershipstructureisconsidered"restrictive"partlybecauseit
[A]bansoutsiders'involvementintheprofession.
[B]keepslawyersfromholdinglaw-firmshares.
[C]aggravatestheethicalsituationinthetrade.
[D]preventslawyersfromgainingdueprofits.
30.Inthistext,theauthormainlydiscusses
[A]flawedownershipofAmerica'slawfirmsandcauses.
[B]thefactorsthathelpmakeasuccessfullawyerinAmerican.
[C]aprobleminAmerica'slegalprofessionandsolutionstoit.
[D]theroleofundergraduatestudiesinAmerica'slegaleducation.
Text3
TheUSS3-millonFundamentalPhysicsPrizeisindeedaninterestingexperimentasAlexanderPolyakovsaidwhenheacceptedthisyear'sawardinMachAnditisfarfromtheonlyoneoflucrativeawardsforresearchershavejoinedtheNobelPrizesinrecentyears.Many,liketheFundamentalPhysicsPrizearefundedfromthetelephone-number-sizedbankaccountsofinternetentrepreneurs.Thesebenefactorshavesucceededintheirchosenfields,theysay,andtheywanttousetheirwealthtodrawattentiontothosewhohavesucceededinscience.
What'snottolikeQuitealot,accordingtoahandfulofscientistsquotedintheNewsFeature.Youcannotbuyclass,astheoldsayinggoes,andtheseupstartentrepreneurscannotbuytheirprizestheprestigeoftheNobels.Thenewawardsareanexerciseinself-promotionforthosebehindthem,sayscientists.Theycoulddistortthestatusquoofpeer-reviewedresearch.Theydonotfundpeer-reviewedresearch.Theyperpetuatethemythofthelonegenius.
Thegoalsoftheprize-giversseemasscatteredasthecriticism.Somewanttoshock,otherstodrawpeopleintoscience,ortobetterrewardthosewhohavemadetheircareersinresearch.
AsNaturehaspointedbefore,therearesomelegitimateconcernsabouthowscienceprizes-bothnewandold-aredistributed.ThebreakthroughprizeinLifeSciences,launchedthisyear,takesanunrepresentativeviewofwhatthelifesciencesinclude.ButtheNobelFoundation'slimitoflimitofthreerecipientsperprize,eachofwhommuststillbeliving,haslongbeenoutgrownbythecollaborativenatureofmodernresearch-aswillbedemonstratedbytheinevitablerowoverwhoisignoredwhenitcomestoacknowledgingthediscoveryoftheHiggsboson.TheNobelswere,ofcourse,themselvessetupbyaveryrichindividualwhohaddecidedwhathewantedtodowithhisownmoney.Time,ratherthanintention,hasgiventhemlegitimacy.
Asmuchassomescientistsmaycomplainaboutthenewawards,twothingsseemclear.First,mostresearcherswouldacceptsuchaprizeiftheywereofferedone.Second,itissurelyagoodthingthatthemoneyandattentioncometoscienceratherthangoelsewhere.Itisfairtocriticizeandquestionthemechanism-thatisthecultureofresearch,afterall-butitistheprize-givers'moneytodowithastheyplease.Itiswisetotakesuchgiftswithgratitudeandgrace.
31.TheFundamentalphysicsPrizeisseenas
[A]asymboloftheentrepreneurs'wealth
[B]apossiblereplacementoftheNobelPrizes
[C]anexampleofbankers'investments
[D]ahandsomerewardforresearchers
32.Thecriticsthinkthatthenewawardswillmostbenefit
[A]theprofit-orientedscientists
[B]thefoundersofthenewawards
[C]theachievement-basedsystem
[D]peer-review-ledresearch
33.ThediscoveryoftheHiggsbosonisatypicalcasewhichinvolves
[A]contreversiesovertherecipients'status
[B]thejointeffortofmodernresearchers
[C]legitimateconcernsoverthenewprizes
[D]thedemonstrationofresearchfindings
34.AccordingtoParagraph4,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheNobels
[A]Theirendurancehasdonejusticetothem
[B]Theirlegitimacyhaslongbeenindispute
[C]Theyarethemostrepresentativehonor
[D]Historyhasnevercastdoubtonthem
35.theauthorbelievesthatthenowawardsare
[A]acceptabledespitethecriticism
[B]harmfultothecultureofresearch
[C]subjecttoundesirablechanges
[D]unworthyofpublicattention
Text4
"TheHeartoftheMatter,"thejust-releasedreportbytheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences（AAAS），deservespraiseforaffirmingtheimportanceofthehumanitiesandsocialsciencestotheprosperityandsecurityofliberaldemocracyinAmerica.Regrettably,however,thereport'sfailuretoaddressthetruenatureofthecriticsfacingliberaleducationmaycausemoreharmthangood.
In2010,leadingcongressionalDemocratsandRepublicanssentlinerstotheAAASaskingthatitidentifyactionsthatcouldbetakenby"federal,atsteandlocal"to"maintainnationalexcellenceinhumanitiesandsocialscientificscholarshipandeducation."Inresponse,theAmericanAcademyformedtheCommissionontheHumanitiesandSocialSciences.Amongthecommission's51membersaretop-tier-universitypresidents,scholars,lawyers,judges,andbusinessexecutives.Aswelladprominentfiguresfromdiplomacy,filmmaking,musicandjournalism.
Thegoalsidentifiedinthereportaregenerallyadmirable.Becauserepresentativegovernmentrepresentativegovernmentpresupposesaninformedcitizenry,thereportsupportsfullliteracy,stressesthestudyofhistoryandgovernment,particularlyAmericanhistoryandAmericangovernment;andencouragestheuseofnewdigitaltechnologies.Toencourageinnovationandcompetition,thereportcallsfornicatedinvestmentinresearch,thecraftingofcoherentcurriculathatimprovestudents'abilitytosolveproblemsandcommunicateeffectivelyinthe21stcentury,increasedfundingforteachersandtheencouragementofscholarstobringtheirlearningtobearonthegreatchallengersoftheday.Thereportalsoadvocatesgreaterstudyofforeignlanguages,internationalaffairsandtheexpansionofstudyabroadprograms.
Unfortunately,despite2%yearsinthemaking,"TheheartoftheMatter"nevergetstotheheartofthematter,theilliberalnatureoflibraryeducationatourleadingcollegesanduniversities.ThecommissionignoresthatforseveraldecadesAmerica'scollegesanduniversitieshaveproducedgraduateswhodon'tknowthecontentandcharacterofliberaleducationandarethusdeprivedofitsbenefits.Sadly,thespiritofinquiryonceathomeoncampushasbeenreplacedbytheuseofhumanitiesandsocialsciencesanvehiclesforpublicizing"progressive,"orleft-liberalpropaganda.
Today,professorsroutinelytreattheprogressiveinterpretationofhistoryandprogressivepublicpolicyasthepropersubjectofstudywhileportrayingconservativeorclassicalliberalideas-suchasfreemarketsandself-reliance-asfallingoutsidetheboundariesofroutine,andsometimeslegitimate,intellectualinvestigation.
TheAAASdisplaysgreatenthusiasmforliberaleducation.YetitsreportmaywellsetbackreformbyobscuringthedepthandbreadthofthechallengethatCongressaskedittoilluminate.
36.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheAAAS'sreport
[A]Critical
[B]Appreciative.
[C]Contemptuous.
[D]Tolerant.
37.InfluentialfiguresintheCongressrequiredthattheAAASreportonhowto
[A]retainpeople'sinterestinliberaleducation.
[B]definethegovernment'sroleineducation.
[C]keepaleadingpositioninliberaleducation.
[D]safeguardindividuals'rightstoeducation.
38.AccordingtoParagraph3,thereportsuggest
[A]anexclusivestudyofAmericanhistory.
[B]agreateremphasisontheoreticalsubjects.
[C]theapplicationofemergingtechnologies.
[D]fundingforthestudyofforeignlanguages.
40.Whichofthefollowingwouldwouldbethebesttitlefortext
[A]WaystoGrasp"TheHeartoftheMatter"
[B]IlliberalEducationand"TheHeartoftheMatter"
[C]TheAAAS'sContributiontoLiberalEducation
[D]ProgressivePolicyvs.LiberalEducation
PartB
Directions
Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.Forquestions41-45,youarerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelistA-Gandfillingthemintothenumberedboxes.ParagraphsAandEhavebeencorrectlyplaced.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)
[A]Somearchaeologicalsiteshavealwaysbeeneasilyobservable-forexample,theParthenoninAthens,Greece;thepyramidsofGizainEgypt;andthemegalithsofStonehengeinsouthernEngland.Butthesesitesareexceptionstothenorm.Mostarchaeologicalsiteshavebeenlocatedbymeansofcarefulsearching,whilemanyothershavebeendiscoveredbyaccident.OlduvaiGorge,anearlyhominidsiteinTanzania,wasfoundbyabutterflyhunterwholiterallyfellintoitsdeepvalleyin1911.ThousandsofAztecartifactscametolightduringthediggingoftheMexicoCitysubwayinthe1970s.
[B]Inanothercase,AmericanarchaeologistsReneMillionandGeorgeCowgillspentyearssystematicallymappingtheentirecityofTeotihuacanintheValleyofMexiconearwhatisnowMexicoCity.AtitspeakaroundAD600,thiscitywasoneofthelargesthumansettlementsintheworld.Theresearchersmappednotonlythecity'svastandornateceremonialareas,butalsohundredsofsimplerapartmentcomplexeswherecommonpeoplelived.
[C]HowdoarchaeologistsknowwheretofindwhattheyarelookingforwhenthereisnothingvisibleonthesurfaceofthegroundTypically,theysurveyandsample(maketestexcavationson)largeareasofterraintodeterminewhereexcavationwillyieldusefulinformation.Surveysandtestsampleshavealsobecomeimportantforunderstandingthelargerlandscapesthatcontainarchaeologicalsites.
[D]Surveyscancoverasinglelargesettlementorentirelandscapes.Inonecase,manyresearchersworkingaroundtheancientMayacityofCopan,Honduras,havelocatedhundredsofsmallruralvillagesandindividualdwellingsbyusingaerialphotographsandbymakingsurveysonfoot.theresultingsettlementmapsshowhowthedistributionanddensityoftheruralpopulationaroundthecitychangeddramaticallybetweenAD500and850,whenCopancollapsed.
[E]Tefindtheirsites,archaeologiststodayrelyheavilyonsystematicsurveymethodsandavarietyofhigh-technologytoolsandtechniques,Airbornetechnologies,suchasdifferenttypesofradarandphotographicequipmentcarriedbyairplanesorspacecraft,allowarchaeologiststolearnaboutwhatliesbeneaththegroundwithoutdigging,Aerialsurveyslocategeneralareasofinterestorlargerburiedfeatures,suchanancientbuildingsorfields.
[F]Mostarchaeologicalsites,however,arediscoveredbyarchaeologistswhohavesetouttolookforthem.Suchsearchescantakeyears.BritisharchaeologistHowardCarterknewthatthetomboftheEgyptianpharaohTutankhamunexistedfrominformationfoundinothersites.CartersiftedthroughrubbleintheValleyoftheKingforsevenyearsbeforebelocatedthetombin1922.Inthelate1800sBritisharchaeologistSirArthurEvanscombedantiquedealers'storesinAthens,GreeceHewassearchingfortinyengravedsealsattributedtotheancientMycenaeanculturethatdominatedGreecefromthe1400sto1200sBC.Evans'sinterpretationsoftheseengravingseventuallyledhimtofindtheMinoanpalaceatKnossos(Knosos),ontheislandofCrete,in1900.
[G]Groundsurveysallowarchaeologiststopinpointtheplaceswheredigswillbesuccessful.Mostgroundsurveysinvolvealotofwalking,lookingforsurfacecluessuchassmallfragmentsofpottery,Theyoftenincludeacertainamountofdiggingtotestforburiedmaterialsatselectedpointsacrossalandscape.Archaeologistsalsomaylocateburiedremainsbyusingsuchtechnologiesasgroundradar,magnetic-fieldrecording,andmetaldetectors.Archaeologistscommonlyusecomputerstomapsitesandthelandscapesaroundsites.Twoandthree-dimensionalmapsarehelpfultoolsinplanningexcavations,illustratinghowsiteslook,andpresentingtheresultsofarchaeologicalresearch.
PARTC
ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthemtranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Musicmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeopleandsometimesevendifferentthingstothesamepersonatdifferentmomentsofhislife.Itmightbepoetic,philosophical,sensual,ormathematical,butinanycaseitmust,inmyview,havesomethingtodowiththesoulofthehumanbeing.Henceitismetaphysical;butthemeansofexpressionispurelyandexclusivelyphysical:sound.Ibelieveitispreciselythispermanentcoexistenceofmetaphysicalmessagethroughphysicalmeansthatisthestrengthofmusic.(46)Itisalsothereasonwhywhenwetrytodescribemusicwithwords,allwecandoisarticulateourreactionstoit,andnotgraspmusicitself.
Beethoven'simportanceinmusichasbeenprincipallydefinedbytherevolutionarynatureofhiscompositions.Hefreedmusicfromhithertoprevailingconventionsofharmonyandstructure.SometimesIfeelinhislateworksawilltobreakallsignsofcontinuity.Themusicisabruptandseeminglydisconnected,asinthelastpianosonata.Inmusicalexpression,hedidnotfeelrestrainedbytheweightofconvention.(47)Byallaccountshewasafreethinkingperson,andacourageousone,andIfindcourageanessentialqualityfortheunderstanding,letalonetheperformance,ofhisworks.
ThiscourageousattitudeinfactbecomesarequirementfortheperformersofBeethoven'smusic.Hiscompositionsdemandtheperformertoshowcourage,forexampleintheuseofdynamics.(48)Beethoven'shabitofincreasingthevolumewithanintensecrescendoandthenabruptlyfollowingitwithasuddensoftpassagewasonlyrarelyusedbycomposersbeforehim.
Beethovenwasadeeplypoliticalmaninthebroadestsenseoftheword.Hewasnotinterestedindailypolitics,butconcernedwithquestionsofmoralbehaviorandthelargerquestionsofrightandwrongaffectingtheentiresociety.(49)Especiallysignificantwashisviewoffreedom,which,forhim,wasassociatedwiththerightsandresponsibilitiesoftheindividual:headvocatedfreedomofthoughtandofpersonalexpression.
Beethoven'smusictendstomovefromchaostoorderasiforderwereanimperativeofhumanexistence.Forhim,orderdoesnotresultfromforgettingorignoringthedisordersthatplagueourexistence;orderisanecessarydevelopment,animprovementthatmayleadtotheGreekidealofspiritualelevation.ItisnotbychancethattheFuneralMarchisnotthelastmovementoftheEroicaSymphony,butthesecond,sothatsufferingdoesnothavethelastword.(50)OnecouldinterpretmuchoftheworkofBeethovenbysayingthatsufferingisinevitable,butthecouragetofightitrenderslifeworthliving.
Section3Writing
51.Directions:
Writealetterofabout100wordstothepresidentofyouruniversity,suggestinghowtoimprovestudents'physicalcondition.
Youshouldincludethedetailsyouthinknecessary.
YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.
Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"LiMing"instead.
Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)
52.Directions:
Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould
1)describethedrawingbriefly,
2)interpretitsintendedmeaning,and
3)giveyourcomments.
YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET(20points)
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