42. F. Skip the small talk

　　根据本段中的so don’t be afraid to ask more personal questions. Trust me, you’ll be surprised to see how much people are willing to share if you just ask. 可知选skip small talks.

　　43. E. Find the “me too”s

　　根据本段中的第一句When you meet a person for the first time, make an effort to find the things which you and that person have in common so that you can build the conversation that’s can make it so memorable.

　　44. B. Be present

　　根据本段中的so when someone tries to communicate with you, just be in that communication wholeheartedly. 可知选be present.

　　45. D. Name, places, things

　　根据本段中so remember the little details of the people you met or you talked with; perhaps the places they have been to the place they want to go, the things they like, the things they hate--- whatever you talk about. 可知选D.

　　Section III Translation

　　46. Directions:

　　Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

　　A fifth grader gets a homework assignment to select his future career path from a list of occupations. He ticks “astronaut” but quickly adds “scientist” to the list and selects it as well. The boy is convinced that if he reads enough, he can explore as many career paths as he likes. And so he reads—everything from encyclopedias to science fiction novels. He reads so fervently that his parents have to institute a “no reading policy” at the dinner table.

　　That boy was Bill Gates, and he hasn’t stopped reading yet—not even after becoming one of the most successful people on the planet. Nowadays, his reading material has changed from sci-fi and reference books: recently, he revealed that he reads at least 50 nonfiction books a year. Gates choose nonfiction titles because they explain how the world works. “Each books opens up new avenues of knowledge to explore,” Gates says.

　　答案：

　　一个五年级学生收到一份家庭作业，让他从一张职业列表上选择未来的职业道路。他勾了“宇航员”，但很快又在列表上加上了“科学家”，也打了个勾。这个男孩确信，如果他阅读量够大，那他可以探索许多他喜欢的职业道路。因此他什么都看，从百科全书到科幻小说，无一不读。他如此热衷阅读，以至于他的父母不得不提出了一条在饭桌上“不得阅读”的原则。

　　这个男孩就是比尔盖茨，他迄今也没停止阅读——甚至在他成为地球上最成功人士之一后也没有放下阅读。如今，他的阅读材料已经从科幻作品切换到工具书。近来，他还透露一年他会阅读至少50本非虚构作品。盖茨选择非小说类纪实作品是因为它们能够解释世界的运行规则。“每本书都能打开探索新知识的大门。”盖茨说道。

　　Section IV Writing

　　Part A

　　47. Directions:

　　Suppose you have to cancel your travel plan and will not be able to visit Professor Smith. Write him an email to

　　1) apologize and explain the situation, and

　　2) suggest a future meeting.

　　You should write about 100 words neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　Do not use your own name at the end of the email. Use “Li Ming” instead (10 points)

　　参考范文：

　　Dear Professor,

　　Thank you for your generous invitation. Unfortunately, it is much to my regret that I cannot meet you as previously arranged.

　　I am fully occupied for an important exam coming the day after tomorrow. It is of great importance to me because it tightly concerned my graduation, I feel terribly sorry for missing the chance of such a happy get-together, and I hope that all of you enjoy a good time. Is it possible for you and me to have a private meeting afterwards? If so, please don't hesitate to drop me a line about your preferable date. I do long for a pleasant and in-depth communication with you.

　　Please allow me to say sorry again.

　　Yours,

　　Li Ming

　　Part B

　　48. Directions：Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing you should

　　1) interpret the chart, and

　　2) give your comments.

　　You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)

 

　　参考范文：

　　What is shown in the pie graph above indicates the factors that exert influences on customers’ choice of restaurants. From the chart, we can find that people attach greatest importance to the unique characteristics of a restaurant, occupying 36.3% of all the factors. Environment and services take up the next two largest shares, accounting for 26.3% and 26.8% respectively. Price

　　has slipped to the lowest position of only 8.4% when customers choose a restaurant.

　　What exactly contributes to these changes? Several reasons can be listed as followed. Development in economy is an essential one in the recent years. The increased income results in the greatly improved living standard; hence, a small percentage of total income is enough to cover the expense of eating outside. Another one is the changes in people’s conception. When food presents no worry to the average, people begin to focus more of their interest on specialties and services of each restaurant. As a result of such a shift, the appearance of the tendency seems to be inevitable.

　　Based on the statistics shown and the analysis made above, we can safely come to a conclusion: the tendency will continue to rise for quite a while in the years to come. Time tells.