目錄

2012年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2013年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2014年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2015年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2016年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2017年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語考研真題及詳解

2012年中國傳媒大學(xué)708基礎(chǔ)英語

考研真題及詳解

PartⅠ.ReadingComprehension（40%）

SectionA（30%）

Directions:InThissectiontherearethreereadingpassagesfollowingby

atotalof15multiple-choicequestions.Readingthepassagesandthenmark

youranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

TEXTA

Itisasignofremarkabletimesthattheprospectof$100oilisgreeted

withreliefratherthanshocking.Thepriceofabarrelofcrudeoil,having

burstthrough$100inFebruary,peakedat$147onJuly11th.Sincethenithas

fallenbymorethanaquarter.Noteveryoneischeering.TheOrganizationof

thePetroleumExportingCountries（OPEC）metinViennaonSeptember

9thtodiscusshowtorespondtotherecentdropinprices.Facedwith

demandsfromIranandVenezuelatocutoutput,butmindfulthathighprices

haveencouragedamorefrugaluseofoilinrichcountries,OPECoptedfora

compromise.Itkeptitstargetat28.8mbarrelsadaybutagreedtoabidemore

faithfullytothatgoalbycurbingoverproduction—leadingtoacutinactual

outputof1.8%.

Themorehawkishcountrieswantoilpricestoremainashighas

possibletofundtheirlavishbudgets.ButSaudiArabia,OPEC’slargest

member,hasexceededitsoutputquotaoverthesummertopreventfurther

harmtoitsrich—worldcustomers,alreadyreelingfromthecreditcrunch.

Thatmakessense.EvencountriessuchasGermanyandJapan,thatarenot

verydependentonborrowing,havesufferedalongsidethosestrugglingina

financialcrisis,suchasAmericaandBritain.

Insuchcircumstances,therecentfallinthepriceofoil（andfood）

shouldbegoodnewsforcustomers.Ithasnot,however,fallenfarenoughfor

centralbankerstobecelebratingjustyet.Inflationseemssettofollowoiland

foodcostsdown,butsomepolicymakersfretthatitmaynotfallquicklytoa

tolerablelevel.Theirconcernisthathighoilpricesmayhaveharmedthe

potentialgrowthrateoftheeconomy,aswellastemporarilypushingup

inflation.Ifso,sluggishGDPgrowthmaynotcreateenoughslackinthe

economytodriveinflationdownfar.

ArecentstudybytheOECDconcludesthatoilpricesat$120abarrel

couldovertheyearsreducepotentialoutputbyatotalofasmuchas4%in

America,andby2%intheeuroarea（whichuseslessoilforeachunitof

GDP）.Becausemachineryisupgradedonlyslowly,thisimpactislikelyto

feedthroughgradually,initiallyshaving0.2percentagepointsayearoff

America’spotentialGDPgrowth.

Muchdependsonhowothercostsadjust.Iffirmscanpassonpartofthe

increasedoilbillinlowerrealwages,alargerchunkofthecapitalstockwill

remainviable.ThatmaybehappeninginAmerica,wherehourlywage

growthiswellbelowinflation;theBruntoftheoilshockhasbeenborneby

workers.

1.WhichisNOTthereasonbehindtherecentfallofoilprice?

A.ThedeterioratingfinancialcrisisintheUS.

B.Richcountriesaremorefrugalonoiluse.

C.Theworldeconomycan’tbeartoohighoilpriceinthelongrun.

D.SomehawkishcountriesinOPECmadeoilpricehighdeliberately.

2.IranandVenezuelawanttocutoiloutputbecause_____.

A.lowoilpricehurttheireconomicbenefits

B.theywanttokeepabalancebetweenthedemandandsupply

C.theywanttouseoilasweaponstoattacktheirwesternenemies

D.theywanttocoordinatetheirproductioninlinewithotherOPEC

countries

3.Theauthorbelievesthat_____.

A.highoilpriceisbadtotheworldeconomy

B.OPECcountriesshouldn’tincreasetheiroilproductionasSaudi

Arabiadoes

C.oilpriceshouldrisealittlemoresoastobringmoremoneytoOPEC

countries

D.thereisnoconnectionbetweenoilpriceandtheworldeconomy

4.Theword“brunt”inthelastsentenceinparagraph5means_____.

A.benefit

B.advantage

C.burden

D.impact

5.Whichofthefollowtitlesuitsthepassagebest?

A.TheOilPrice:RunningoutofGas

B.RichCountries:MoreFrugalonOil

C.Oil:APowerfulWeapon

D.LessOil,MorePeacefulWorld

【答案與解析】

1.B文中第一段和第二段提到，由于當(dāng)今世界各國經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢較差，

居高不下的油價使得國家紛紛減少了對石油的需求以減輕開支，因此，

為了保障需求量，OPEC只能做出妥協(xié)，降低石油價格。文中沒有提到

一些石油出口國故意抬高價格，只是指出他們希望油價不下降的態(tài)度，

因此錯誤。答案選B。

2.B根據(jù)文中第一段最后一句“Itkeptitstargetat28.8mbarrelsaday

butagreedtoabidemorefaithfullytothatgoalbycurbingoverproduction”可

知，由于如今國際經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢較差，一些國家對于石油的需求下降，為了

減輕生產(chǎn)過剩的局面，伊朗等國提出減少產(chǎn)量。因此答案選B。

3.A根據(jù)文中第三段中間“Theirconcernisthathighoilpricesmay

haveharmedthepotentialgrowthrateoftheeconomy,aswellastemporarily

pushingupinflation.”可知，作者提到，一些決策者指出高油價可能危害

經(jīng)濟(jì)增長速度，推動通貨膨脹。文中也體現(xiàn)了作者對經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的擔(dān)心，

可見作者也認(rèn)為高油價不利于經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展，答案選A。

4.D第五段指出如果企業(yè)將油價提升的壓力以減少員工工資的方法

轉(zhuǎn)移，資本市場還能存活。這種情況很可能發(fā)生在美國，美國國內(nèi)的時

薪增長率遠(yuǎn)低于通貨膨脹率；油價攀升的沖擊都是由工人來承擔(dān)。根據(jù)

段意，答案選D。brunt沖擊；首當(dāng)其沖。

5.A本文主要講述了國際油價的下降，并分析了當(dāng)今世界經(jīng)濟(jì)形

勢，指出油價的變化可能影響經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展，因此答案選A。

TEXTB

Whydoyoulistentomusic?Ifyoushouldputthisquestiontoanumber

ofpeople,youmightreceiveanswerslikethese:“Ilikethebeatofmusic,”“I

lookforattractivetunefulness,”“Iammovedbythesoundofchoral

singing,”“IlistentomusicformanyreasonsbutIcouldnotbegintodescribe

themtoyouclearly.”Answerstothisquestionwouldbemanyanddiverse,

yetalmostnoonewouldreply,“Musicmeansnothingtome.”Tomostofus,

musicmeanssomethingitevokessomeresponse.Weobtainsome

satisfactioninlisteningtomusic.

Formany,theenjoymentofmusicdoesnotremainatastandstill.We

feelthatwecangetmoresatisfactionfromthemusicalexperience.Wewant

tomakeclosercontactwithmusicinordertolearnmoreofitsnature;thus

wecanrangemorebroadlyandfreelyintheareasofmusicalstyle,form,and

expression.Thisbookexploreswaysofachievingtheseobjectives.Itdeals,

ofcourse,withthetechniquesofmusic,butonlyinordertoshowhow

techniqueisdirectedtowardexpressionaimsinmusicandtowardthe

listener’smusicalexperience.Inthisway,wemaygetanideaofthe

composer’sintentions,forindeed,thecomposeruseseverymusicaldevice

foritspowertocommunicateandforitscontributiontothemusical

experience.

Although,everyonehearsmusicdifferently,thereisacommonground

fromwhichallmusicalexperiencesgrow.Thatsourceissounditself.Sound

istherawmaterialofmusic.Itmakesupthebodysubstanceofallmusical

activity.Itisthepointofdepartureinthemusicalexperience.

Thekindsofsoundthatcanbeusedformusicalpurposesareamazingly

varied.Throughouttheculturesoftheworld,EastandWest,avirtually

limitlessarrayofsoundshasbeenemployedintheserviceofmusical

expression.ListentoOrientaltheatremusic,thentoanexcerptfroma

Wagnerwork;thesetwoareworldsapartintheirqualitiesofsoundaswellas

inalmosteveryotherfeature,yeteachsayssomethingofimportancetosome

listeners.Eachcanstiralistenerandevokearesponseinhim.Allmusic,

whetheritisthepulsationofprimitivetribaldrumsorthecomplex

coordinationofvoicesandinstrumentsinanopera,hasthisfeature:itis

baseduponthepowerofsoundtostiroursensesandfeelings.

Yetsoundaloneisnotmusic.Somethinghastohappentothesound.It

mustmoveforwardintime.Everythingthattakesplacemusicallyinvolves

themovementofsound.Ifwehearaseriesofdrumbeatswereceivean

impressionofmovementfromonestroketothenext.Whensoundsfollow

eachotherinapatternofmelody,wereceiveanimpressionofmovement

fromonetonetothenext.Allmusicmoves,andbecauseitmoves,itis

associatedwithafundamentaltruthofexistenceandexperience.Weare

stirredbyimpressionsofmovementbecauseourverylivesareconstantlyin

movement.Breathing,theactionofthepulse,growth,decay,thechangesof

dayandnight,aswellastheconstantflowofphysicalaction—theseall

testifytothefundamentalrolethatmovementplaysinourlives.Music

appealstoourdesireandourneedformovement.

6.Theauthorindicatesatthebeginningofthepassagethat_____.

A.peoplelistentomusicforsimilarreasons

B.reasonsforlisteningtomusicarevaried

C.somepeopledon’tunderstandmusicatall

D.purposesforlisteningtomusiccanbespecified

7.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatthebookfromwhichthis

excerptistakenismainlymeantfor_____.

A.listeners

B.composers

C.musicians

D.directors

8.Accordingtothepassage,enjoyingmusicisnotanendinitself

becausepeoplehopeto_____throughlistening.

A.learnmoremusicaldevices

B.knowmoreaboutcomposers

C.communicatemoreeffectively

D.understandmusicbetter

9.Whatisthecommongroundformusicalexperiencetodevelop?

A.Material.

B.Listening.

C.Sound.

D.Activity.

10.Theimportanceofmovementinmusicisexplainedbycomparingit

to_____.

A.apatternofmelody

B.aseriesofdrumbeats

C.physicalmovement

D.existenceandexperience

【答案與解析】

6.B本文第一段作者首先提出問題詢問“為什么聽音樂”？而后描述

了人們對這一問題的回答多種多樣，可以看出作者想要表達(dá)的觀點是，

人們聽音樂有不同原因。因此答案選B。

7.A根據(jù)文中第二段第三句“Thisbookexploreswaysofachieving

theseobjectives.Itdeals,ofcourse,withthetechniquesofmusic,butonlyin

ordertoshowhowtechniqueisdirectedtowardexpressionaimsinmusicand

towardthelistener’smusicalexperience.”可見，這本書是為了讓聽者了解

更多音樂的知識而編寫的。因此答案選A。

8.D根據(jù)文中第二段第一句“Formany,theenjoymentofmusicdoes

notremainatastandstill.”、第二句“wewanttomakeclosercontactwith

musicinordertolearnmoreofitsnature;thuswecanrangemorebroadly

andfreelyintheareasofmusicalstyle,form,andexpression.”可知，人們不

僅僅想享受音樂，他們還要理解音樂。據(jù)此，答案選D。

9.C根據(jù)文中第三段第一句“...thereisacommongroundfromwhich

allmusicalexperiencesgrow.Thatsourceissounditself.”可見，聲音本身

就是所有音樂的源泉。因此答案選C。

10.C根據(jù)文中第五段中間“Wearestirredbyimpressionsof

movementbecauseourverylivesareconstantlyinmovement.Breathing,the

actionofthepulse,growth,decay,thechangesofdayandnight,aswellas

theconstantflowofphysicalaction—thesealltestifytothefundamentalrole

thatmovementplaysinourlives.”作者通過指出生命中的運動對人們的重

要性，說明了聲音的運動對于音樂的重要性。因此答案選C。

TEXTC

Whathasthetelephonedonetous,orforus,inthehundredyearsofits

existence?Afeweffectssuggestthemselvesatonce.Ithassavedlivesby

gettingrapidwordofillness,injury,orfaminefromremoteplaces.By

joiningwiththeelevatortomakepossiblethemultistoryresidenceoroffice

building,ithasmadepossible—forbetterorworse—themoderncity.By

bringingaboutaquantumleapinthespeedandeasewithwhichinformation

movesfromplacetoplace,ithasgreatlyacceleratedtherateofscientificand

technologicalchangeandgrowthinindustry.Beyonddoubtithascrippledif

notkilledtheancientartofletterwriting.Ithasmadelivingalonepossible

forpersonswithnormalsocialimpulses;bysodoing,ithasplayedarolein

oneofthegreatestsocialchangesofthe20thcentury,thebreakupofthe

multigenerationalhousehold.Ithasmadethewagingofwarchillinglymore

efficientthanformerly.Perhaps（thoughnotprobably）ithasprevented

warsthatmighthavearisenoutofinternationalmisunderstandingcausedby

writtencommunication.Orperhaps—againnotprobablybymagnifyingand

extendingirrationalpersonalconflictsbasedonvoicecontact,ithascaused

wars.Certainlyithasextendedthescopeofhumanconflicts,sinceit

impartiallydisseminatestheusefulknowledgeofscientistsandthebabbleof

bores,theaffectationoftheaffectionateandthemaliceofthemalicious.

Butthequestionremainsunanswered.Theobviouseffectsjustcited

seeminadequate,mechanistic;theyonlyscratchthesurface.Perhapsthe

crucialeffectsareevanescentandun-measurable.Useofthetelephone

involvespersonalriskbecauseitinvolvesexposure;forsome,tobe“hungup

on”isamongtheworstfears;othersdreamofaringingtelephoneandwake

upwithapoundingheart.Thetelephone’sactualring—more,perhaps,than

anyothersoundinourdailylives—evokeshope,relief,fear,anxiety,joy,

accordingtoourexpectations.Thetelephoneisournever-endtosociety.

Insomewaysitisinitselfathingofparadox.Inonesenseametaphor

forthetimesithelpedcreate,inanothersensethetelephoneistheirpolar

opposite.Itissmallandgentle—relyingonlowvoltagesandminiatureparts

—intimesofhugenessandviolence.Itisbasicallysimpleintimesof

complexity.Itissonearlyhuman,re-creatingvoicessofaithfullythatfriends

orloversneednotidentifythemselvesbynameevenwhentalkingacross

oceans,thattoaskitseffectonhumanlifemayseemhardlymorefruitful

thantoasktheeffectofthehandorthefoot.TheCanadianphilosopher

MarshallMcLuhan—oneofthefewwhohaveaddressedthemselvestothese

questions—wasperhapsnotfarfromthemarkwhenhespokeofthe

telephoneascreating“akindofextra-sensoryperception.”

11.ThemainideaofthispassageisaboutallthefollowingEXCEPT

_____effectsofthetelephoneonus.

A.good

B.bad

C.efficient

D.lingering

12.Theauthorcited_____asoneofthegreatestchangesthattelephone

hasbroughtaboutinthe20thcentury.

A.theenlargingofthegeographicaldistance

B.thebreakupofthemultigenerationalhousehold

C.therecreationofhumanvoices

D.thepreventionofwars

13.Theauthorofthispassageseemstobelieve_____isthecauseof

wars.

A.thepursuitofwealth

B.theneedformoreterrarium

C.internationalmisunderstanding

D.theexpansionofpopulation

14.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingEXCEPT_____

contributedtothechangedflowofinformation.

A.thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology

B.themigrationandemigrationofpopulations

C.thegrowthofindustry

D.theacceleratedrateofscientificandtechnologicalchanges

15.Accordingtothepassage,ourreactiontotheringofthetelephone

largelydependson_____.

A.communicationsbetweenfamilymembers

B.weathercondition

C.thetelephonemessagewehavealreadyreceived

D.ourexpectationsofwhatkindoftelephonecallswewanttoreceive

【答案與解析】

11.D本文第一段論述了電話機(jī)對人們生活所帶來的好處，第二段

則指出其壞處。文中還論述了電話給人們生活、世界戰(zhàn)爭等帶去便捷，

但并沒有提到關(guān)于電話機(jī)的遺留問題。文中第二段第一句“Butthe

questionremainsunanswered.”只是回應(yīng)了第一段第一句的疑問，并不是

回應(yīng)由電話機(jī)本身引起的問題。因此D項沒有體現(xiàn)。

12.B根據(jù)文中第一段中間“…bysodoing,ithasplayedaroleinone

ofthegreatestsocialchangesofthe20thcentury,thebreakupofthe

multigenerationalhousehold.”可知，作者認(rèn)為電話的發(fā)明給二十世紀(jì)帶來

最大的變化是：多代同住的情況開始改變。因此答案選B。

13.C根據(jù)文中第一段中間“Perhaps（thoughnotprobably）ithas

preventedwarsthatmighthavearisenoutofinternationalmisunderstanding

causedbywrittencommunication.”可知，作者認(rèn)為國際交往時的誤解是

導(dǎo)致戰(zhàn)爭的一個原因。因此答案選C。

14.B根據(jù)文中第一段中間“Bybringingaboutaquantumleapinthe

speedandeasewithwhichinformationmovesfromplacetoplace,ithas

greatlyacceleratedtherateofscientificandtechnologicalchangeandgrowth

inindustry.”可知，電話使得科技的更新速度加快，工業(yè)建設(shè)逐步增長，

從而促進(jìn)了信息的流通。而電話的發(fā)展是由科技的發(fā)展帶來的，因此

ACD項均有體現(xiàn)，B項并未提到。答案選B。

15.D根據(jù)文中第二段倒數(shù)第二句“Thetelephone’sactualring—more,

perhaps,thananyothersoundinourdailylives—evokeshope,relief,fear,

anxiety,joy,accordingtoourexpectations.”可知，作者指出我們對電話鈴

聲的反應(yīng)是根據(jù)我們期待哪些人打來電話而決定的，因此答案選D。

SectionB（10%）

Directions:Inthissectionthereisapassageindisorderedsentences.

Rearrangethesentenceorderstomakethepassagelogicallycoherentand

markyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

1.Advocatesofthetermof“mosaic”believethatitbetterrepresentsthe

diversemulti-culturalsocietyoftheUnitedStates.

2.Despitesuchtensions,economicneedshavealwaysforcedAmericans

toseekimmigrantsaslaborersandsettlers,andeconomicopportunitieshave

attractedforeigners.

3.TraditionallytheUnitedStateshasbeendescribedasameltingpot,a

placewherethepreviousidentitiesofeachimmigrantgrouparemelteddown

tocreateanintegratedanduniformsociety.

4.Inamosaic,eachpieceretrainsitsowndistinctiveidentitywhile

contributingtoalargerdesign.

5.AlthoughtheUnitedStateshasbeenshapedbysuccessivewavesof

immigrants,Americanshaveoftenviewedimmigrationasaproblem.

6.Sincethe1960s,manyAmericanshaverejectedthetermof“melting

pot”infavoroftheimageofthemosaic,apicturecreatedbyassembling

manysmallstonesortiles.

7.EstablishedAmericansoftenlookeddownonnewimmigrants.

8.MorerecentimmigrantgroupsfromAsiahaveestablished

communitiesalongsidethosepopulatedbythedescendantsofEuropean

immigrants.

9.ThevastmajorityofimmigrantstotheUnitedStateshavecomein

searchofjobsandthechancetocreateabetterlifeforthemselvesandtheir

families.

10.InallofAmericanhistory,lessthan10percentofimmigrantshave

comeforpoliticalorreligiousreasons.

11.Today,manyAmericansvaluetheirimmigrantheritageasan

importantpartoftheiridentity.

12.Theculturalhabitsofimmigrantsarefrequentlytargetsofcriticism,

especiallywhenthenewarrivalscomefromadifferentcountrythanthosein

theestablishedcommunity.

【答案】5;7;12-2-9-10-3-6-4-1-11-8

【解析】做這類題目時，可以先將句子排列成段，再根據(jù)段意將各

段排列成文。文中1句關(guān)鍵字為“mosaic”。該關(guān)鍵字可以在4和6句中找

到，因此判斷這三句可以成為一段。根據(jù)句子間的邏輯關(guān)系，排列成

6；4；1。2句中的關(guān)鍵字“jobs”與9、10句中內(nèi)容相關(guān)，因此這些句子可

以排列成段。2句指出美國對勞動力的需求吸引許多外國人移民至此；9

句介紹了大多數(shù)移民到美國的目的；10句介紹了少數(shù)移民到美國后的目

的，根據(jù)句子的內(nèi)容，該三句排列順序為2；9；10。3句提到“melting

pot”，在6句中也有體現(xiàn)，根據(jù)3句的時間提示詞“traditionally”和6句

的“Sincethe1960s”可知，3句位于6句前。5句的中心詞為“problem”，其

他句子有體現(xiàn)“問題”的有7；12。5句指出問題，應(yīng)當(dāng)作為總起放在前

面；7句中“establishedAmericans”和12句中“theestablishedAmericans”對

比來看，后者中加了定冠詞the，表示指稱，說明前文已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過它所

修飾的名詞。因此排列為5；7；12。從8句的“morerecent”和11句

的“today”來看，他們的共同主題是如今移民在美國的狀況，兩句可以成

段。但兩句沒有更多線索讓人可以判斷先后，可以從其他句子中找到線

索。1句中提到“diversemulti-culturalsociety”，與11句的“immigrant

heritage”正好對應(yīng)，可以判斷11句放在1句后面，那么8句就放在11句

后。總體來看，文章講述了外國移民在美國的生存狀況，并且以時間為

線索。因此，對比各段段意，最后得出排列順序為5-7-12-2-9-10-3-6-4-

1-11-8。

PartⅡ.Writing（60%）

SectionA（30%）

Directions:Inthissectionthereisapassage.Readthepassageand1）

summarizeinabout100wordsthemainideaofthepassage;2）makea

commentonwhatyouhavereadinabout150-200words.Youshouldsupply

anappropriatetitleforyourcomment.Writeyoursummaryandcommenton

theANSWERSHEET.

Itwas1961andIwasinthefifthgrade.Mymarksinschoolwere

miserableand,thethingwas,Ididn’tknowenoughtoreallycare.Myolder

brotherandIlivedwithMominadingymulti-familyhouseinDetroit.We

watchedTVeverynight.Thebackgroundnoiseofourliveswasgunfireand

horses’hoofsfrom“WagonTrain”or“Cheyenne”,andlaughterfrom“I

LoveLucy”or“MisterEd”.Aftersupper,we’dsprawlonMom’sbedand

stareforhoursatthetube.

ButonedayMomchangedourworldforever.SheturnedofftheTV.

Ourmotherhadonlybeenabletogetthroughthirdgrade,butshewasmuch

brighterandsmarterthanweboysknewatthetime.Shehadnoticed

somethinginthesuburbanhousesshecleaned—books.Soshecamehome

oneday,snappedoffTV,satusdownandexplainedthathersonsweregoing

tomakesomethingofthemselves.“Youboysaregoingtoreadtwobooks

everyweek,”shesaid.“Andyou’regoingtowritemeareportonwhatyou

read.”

Wemoanedandcomplainedabouthowunfairitwas.Besides,wedidn’t

haveanybooksinthehouseotherthanMom’sBible.Butsheexplainedthat

wewouldgowherethebookswere:“I’lldriveyoutothelibrary.”Sopretty

soontherewerethesetwopeevishboyssittinginherwhite1959Oldsmobile

ontheirwaytoDetroitPublicLibrary.Iwanderedreluctantlyamongthe

children’sbooks.Ilovedanimals,sowhenIsawsomebooksthatseemedto

beaboutanimals,Istartedleafingthroughthem.

ThefirstbookIreadclearthroughwasChiptheDamBuilder.Itwas

aboutbeavers.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIwaslostinanotherworld.No

televisionprogramhadevertakenmesofarawayfrommysurroundingsas

didthisverbalvisittoacoldstreaminaforestandtheseanimalsbuildinga

home.

Itdidn’tdawnonmeatthetime,buttheexperiencewasquitedifferent

fromwatchingTV.Therewereimagesforminginmymindinsteadofbefore

myeyes.AndIcouldreturntothemagainandagainwiththeflipofapage.

SoonIbegantolookforwardtovisitingthishushedsanctuaryfrommy

otherworld.Imovedfromanimalstoplants,andthentorocks.Betweenthe

coversofallthosebookswerewholeworlds,andIwasfreetogoanywhere

inthem.Alongthewayafunnythinghappened:Istartedtoknowthings.

Teachersstartedtonoticeittoo.IgottothepointwhereIcouldn’twaittoget

hometomybooks.

NowmyolderbrotherisanengineerandIamachiefofpediatric

neurosurgeryatJohnHopkinsChildren’sCenterinBaltimore.SometimesI

stillcan’tbelievemylife’sjourney,fromafailingandindifferentstudentina

Detroitpublicschooltothisposition,whichtakesmeallovertheworldto

teachandperformcriticalsurgery.

ButIknowwhenthejourneybegan—thedayMomsnappedofftheTV

setandputusinherOldsmobileforthatdrivetothelibrary.

【參考范文】

Summary

Theauthorusedtobealaggardpupilwhocarednothingaboutstudyand

watchedTVeverynight.Hislifebegantochangewhenhismotheraskedhis

brotherandhimtogotolibraryandreadtwobookseachweek.Theauthor

gotinterestedinthebooksaboutanimalsandnature,whichdrovehimtoa

wholenewworldandhelpedhimgetridofTV.Aftersomereadings,his

studyimprovedalot.Whenthebrothersgrewup,theybothmadesomething

ofthemselves.Thestorytellsthathowreadingcanchangeone’slife.

HowReadingChangesOne’sLife

Thereisasayinggoes,“knowledgechangesfate”.Ithinkthesewords

stillmakesensethesedays,despitethefactthatmoreandmorestudent

graduatingfromschoolfailtofindadecentjobandliveanewlife.Inmy

opinion,readingseldombringsquickbenefittous.Instead,wehavetospend

muchtimeandmoneytoachieveknowledge.Moreover,thosewhodolittle

readingcanstillbeaskilledworkerandearnagoodliving.Whatistheuseof

readingthen?Infact,itisaprocessofaccumulationandimperceptible

influence.Themorereadingswedo,themorewegetconnectedwithothers’

views.Thishelpsusbuildatolerantmindtowarddifferences.Through

reading,weare“trained”tobearmedtodefendtheouterimpactsothatwe

cancopewithunknownsituationsinthefuture.Readingdoesnotgiveusa

realsuccessfullifeatpresent.Itenablesustopredictthefuture.Thuswecan

seemorechancesandmakegooduseofthem.Asaresult,wearetolerant

enoughtoreleaseourworriesinfaceofcultureconflicts;wearecapableof

livinginanevenpacesincewecandealwithallkindsofunknowntrouble.

Whenachancecomesout,weareknowledgeableenoughtorecognizeitand

catchit.Therefore,thepossibilityofourlife’sdevelopmentisincreasedby

reading.

【范文點評】

題目要求先對文章主要內(nèi)容進(jìn)行總結(jié)，再根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容表達(dá)自己的

觀點。本文主要講述了作者通過閱讀，從學(xué)習(xí)落后，沉迷電視的孩子變

成一位有所作為的兒科醫(yī)師。本文屬于故事型文章。進(jìn)行內(nèi)容概括時，

可以從敘事六要素：時間、地點、人物、起因、經(jīng)過、結(jié)果等簡要概

括。最后點明文章的主旨。

題目還要求對文章內(nèi)容寫一段評價，自擬題目。范文指出，閱讀可

以改變?nèi)说纳?。文中描寫了一些大學(xué)生畢業(yè)就業(yè)不佳等的狀況，指出

并不是讀書無用，而是因為讀書是厚積薄發(fā)的過程，它不能直接給人帶

來財富或成功，但通過塑造我們的價值觀、提升我們解決問題的能力、

訓(xùn)練我們掌握長遠(yuǎn)的視野。閱讀可以大大增加改變生活的機(jī)會，這才是

它改變?nèi)说拿\的辦法。

SectionB（30%）

AccordingtothebluepaperreleasedbytheChineseAcademyofSocial

Sciences,Chinahasbecomethesecond-largestluxuryproductmarketafter

Japan.ItpredictsthatChinaissettobecometheworld’sNo.1luxurymarket

in2015.AstheChinesepeoplehavealwayslikedthepursuitofworld

rankings,beingtheworld’sNo.2atpresenthasbecomeatopic.Isittimefor

peopletoshowoffChina’sflourishingluxuryconsumption?Writeanessay

ofabout300words.

Inthefirstpartofyourwritingyoushouldstateyourmainargument,

andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriate

details.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanatural

conclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarand

appropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionmayresultinalossof

marks.

WriteyoucompositiononANSWERSHEET.

【參考范文】

It’sNottheTimetoShowoff

AsismentionedinthebluepaperreleasedbytheChineseAcademyof

SocialSciences,Chinahasbecomethesecondlargestcountrywherethe

luxuryproductsaresold.Tosomeextent,itshowsthatmoreandmorepeople

inChinacanaffordluxuryproductslikebags,watches,andcars.However,

weshouldnotgetdizzywiththehighrankinginthisaspectandshowoff.

Thereasonsareasfollows.

First,theincreaseofbuyingpowerofluxuryproductsdoesnotindicate

thatthenationalconsumptionabilityincreases.Sinceluxuryproductsarenot

articlesfordailyuseandtheyarenotwantedbyallpeople,owingluxuriesis

notareflectionoftheaveragelevelofpeople’sbuyingability.Therefore,we

cannotsaythateveryoneisgettingrichinChina.Second,itmayimplya

widergapbetweentherichandthepoor.Seeingthefactthatmorepeople

ownluxurygoodswhilepovertystillexistsinsomeareasinChina,we

shouldrealizethatthismightpresentthattherichearnmorewhilethepoor

earnless,whichleadstoanenlarginginequalityinwealthdistribution.Third,

anoverpublicationofbuyingluxurygoodsmaybringaboutariseofspiritof

moneyworship.Peopletrytobuymoreexpensivegoodstoshowtheir

economicability.Theymayfocustoomuchonhowmanyluxurygoodsthey

canbuywhilelessontheimprovementofotheraspectslikethespiritual

richness.Althoughthismaybenefittheluxuryproductmarket,itisoflittle

significancetodevelopasocietywithmaterialrichnessaswellasintellectual

andmoralqualities.

Allinall,wecanbehappywiththedatawhichshowtheimprovement

ofChinesepeople’slife;meanwhile,westillhavetokeepinmindthatChina

isstilladevelopingcountrywheretherearegapsbetweentherichandthe

poorandbetweenurbanandsuburbanareas.Itisnottherighttimetoshow

offoursuccess.Rather,itremin