四级作文、翻译

Writing

The Fairness of Talent Selection

提纲

1. 描述图画：老师给学生讲选拔的统一标准；

2. 分析当今社会现象：1）社会人才选拔体系有失公平；2）社会人才选拔方式千篇一律； 3. 个人观点：1）选拔的公平是做到人尽其才；2）选拔方式的改革有待进行；

【Sample】

The cartoon portrays a scene where a teacher, with a finger pointing to a tree not far behind herds of various animals, is saying that “To ensure a fair selection you all get the same test. You must all climb that tree.” The animals which symbolize students of different personalities stand and listen. What the cartoon intends to convey is rather straightforward: the system of talent selection in today’s society is anything but fair, though it claims to be. We are brought up in a society where the selection standards are uniform; we are tested by a universal test paper for the sake of “fairness”. What’s worse, when we step into the workplace, we are again exposed to the same situation: the same standard for evaluation and promotion. (定语从句的使用，和动词短语的使用)

In my view, true selection fairness is not about designing the same selection standard for all people, but about enabling everyone to exert his or her strength to the utmost. Therefore, it is urgent that reformation of the talent selection method should take place. Only in this way can more talents stand out.

Listening Comprehension Section A

8 short conversations

1 M: I cannot find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in the town.

W: Why not order them from a catalog? It is easier than running around the town looking for them.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man to do?

2 W: I will make your flight reservations by phone now, and then write out the ticket for you. M: That’s fine. Can you please tell me the departure time again? Q: What’s the man doing?

3 M: Gloria, are you going to send out invitations to the dance? W: No. I got Dan to do it.

Q: What happened to the invitations?

4 M: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard.

W: You might strain your shoulder. Why don’t you use the step tool? Q: What does the woman suggest?

5 M: I wonder if a job like this can be handled by Alex W: Well, if he cannot handle it, no one can. Q: What does the woman imply?

6 M: The snow is really coming down, isn’t it? W: Rarely do we get so much snow in December. Q: What does the woman mean?

7 W: Mark didn’t win that science award after all. Can you believe it? M: I thought for sure he would. Q: Why is the man surprised?

8 M: I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book on shells. W: I’m sorry, sir. That book has been out of print for some time. Q: What does the woman say about the book?

Two long conversations Conversation One

W: So, how did you get on the course?

M: Well, I did some work in the theatre before this course, but I was more and more interested in circus work. It’s my dream to work in the circus. You don’t have to have any specific qualifications but it’s really very hard work, so you have to be very enthusiastic. W: And what do you study on the course?

M: You have to learn about theatre...about dance...and acrobatics(杂技), of course.

W: OK, so how about an average day? How many hours do you normally have to study?

M: Normally it is from nine, nine in the morning till four in the afternoon, five days a week. If you want to, you can stay later in the evenings, you can do extra training. W: And how about holidays?

M: We have a month at Christmas, one month at Easter and five weeks in summer. W: What kind of work do you have to do to graduate?

M: Well, you have to do some written assignments. As part of your graduation, you have to do a solo performance. I am going to do an acrobatics show as part of my graduation. W: What kind of people come on the course?

M: Oh, all kinds really. English, Swiss, German, people come from all over. You have to speak English because we are in England. There are a lot of Spanish people but I cannot speak Spanish. I think it helps if you can speak Spanish.

Q9 What does the man say about working in the circus? Q10 What do we learn about the man from the conversation? Q11 What does the man have to do to graduate?

Conversation Two

M: You are one of many people in this town who suddenly acquired a lot of wealth when your company was purchased by a large software company. How has that affected your life?

W: Well, in the beginning it was pretty incredible. But then I began to realize what it could actually do to my life. Things have changed dramatically. M: In what way?

W: I paid off all of my credit card debt. And sent my son to college. Receiving this money was just fantastic! Before that I was worried all the time.

M: So your financial circumstances have improved. What else has changed?

W: You know, I was a secretary at that company for 20 years. I have gotten used to just working to pay the bills. I always wished I could do more with my life. Finally I can do that. M: And what do you want to do?

W: First, I am going to go to Paris. I have always dreamed of going there. Next, I am thinking of going back to school. I’d like to study gardening. I love flowers. After that, maybe I will open my own business.

M: We hear stories in the news all the time about people who get a lot of money suddenly and have many problems. How do you think those problems can be avoided?

W: It’s about saying true to your values and remembering what is really important in life. You don’t need to let money complicate things.

Q12 What was the significant change in the woman’s life?

Q13 What problem did the woman have before the sudden change? Q14 What does the woman want to do first after getting rich? Q15 What negative effects can wealth have on people? Section B Passage One

Hello, my name is Robert Kyle. I am here today to talk to you about how to communicate in an interview. During your life, you will have all kinds of interviews. There will be interviews for college and university places, interviews for part-time jobs and full-time jobs and even interviews as exams. But all the tips I’m going to talk about today are useful in any of these situations. One of the key things to remember is how to speak during your interview. If you are nervous, you may speak very quickly, so try to slow down your voice. Speak clearly and remember the importance of body language. Always make sure that you look at the interviewer. If there is more than one interviewer, make sure you look at each one of them. This makes you seem open and honest. Smiling is always very positive as it suggests you are enjoying yourself and it makes you appear friendly and relaxed. Listen carefully when someone else speaks, for example, the interviewers or any other candidates if it’s an exam situation. A good speaker is also a good listener. Finally, I want to give you some interesting statistics. Most people decide what they think about a stranger within five minutes of meeting them. According to research, 70% of somebody’s impression is based on body language and the way a person is dressed. The rest is based on the way you speak and what you say. This is surprising, but important information. Q16 What is the speaker talking about?

Q17 What does the speaker suggest you do if you are nervous? Q18 What does the speaker imply by showing the statistics? Passage Two

Joining the online information revolution of the computer literate has made it possible to communicate with millions of people around the world. But we still need to learn some digital manners.

A recent survey shows that hiding behind a computer gives many timid people the opportunity to say exactly what they like. These people seem to forget all they have been taught or have learnt about how to deal with others and they adopt a completely different and unsuitable tone when communicating digitally. In fact, their tone is really quite rude.

The messages themselves have become extremely informal. There is no need to put an address at the top and the tone is always chatty and friendly. But it has gone much further than that. Minor spelling mistakes have now become quite acceptable in e-mail, whereas it isn’t acceptable to spell any words wrongly in a normal business letter.

But be careful--but this informal style can cause problems. Although e-mails are more like a conversation than a written letter, in fact they often sound stronger because the words are written down. So watch out--even if you didn’t mean to be rude, your e-mail might sound it.

There is a lot more advice around about how to make e-mails sound right, but I’d say the best two to remember are “Don’t try to be too funny or sarcastic” and “Don’t send messages when you are angry”.

Q19 What does a recent survey show about timid people online? Q20 What does the speaker say about communication online? Q21 What do we learn about communication via e-mails? Passage Three

Last year, I traveled to Ypres in Belgium to pay a visit to the famous Cat Festival, which is held there on the second Sunday in May. “Kattenwoensdog”, which translates as “Cat Wednesday” was introduced over two centuries ago. The story behind the festival is an interesting one. At that time, Ypres was an important center for the wool trade. The wool was collected together in the town’s huge Cloth Hall before it was sold. It attracted a lot of hungry rats so cats were used to control their numbers. The cats subsequently bred and eventually become a nuisance and had to be got rid of. Nowadays the cats used in the festival are toys and the event is enhanced by parades celebrating famous cats. The festival was well worth the visit. It was extremely colorful and there was a fantastic atmosphere. What particularly attracted me was the parade of bands and beautifully decorated carnival floats--with so many different themes--which passed through the town. This was followed later on by a magnificent firework display on the town ramparts (城墙). But before that, a jester (逗乐小丑) appeared on the Cloth Hall tower and began to toss toys cats to the crowd below. Everyone scrambled to pick them up as a souvenir but I decided it would be much safer to buy one later at the tourist office to remind me of the event. Q22 What does the speaker say about the Cat Festival? Q23 Why were cats introduced in Ypres in Belgium?

Q24 What aroused the speaker’s special interest in the Cat Festival? Q25 What did the jester do on the Cloth Hall tower?

听力部分答案：

1-5 C A B B A 6-8 B C A 9-11 C C B 12-15 B A D D 16-18 A C B 19-21 D B A 22-25 B A C D

26 Distress 名词：压力；危难，不幸 27 quality 名词：品质，质量；特性

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

enhance 动词：加强，提高 release 动词：缓解，释放 coping with 动词短语cope with的分词形式，意为：处理，应付（等于deal with） exploited 动词exploit的过去分词，意为：开发，开拓 effectively 副词：有效地，由形容词effective（有效的）演变而来 appreciated 动词appreciate的过去式，意为：欣赏，感激

confronted with 短语be confronted with相当于动词confront，意为：面对，遭遇 lead to 动词短语，意为：导致，造成。其中to为介词，后须接名词；

result in为用法和意义相同的短语

阅读部分答案：

36-40 O H M C D 41-45 K J A G I 46-50 K G C N E 51-55 A H E L I 56-60 A C A D A 61-65 D D A D B

Translation:

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the center of Beijing. In the past 500 years, it has served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 720,000 ㎡. The palace is a representative of traditional Chinese palatial architecture. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and was listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.