名师王文轲：2009考研英语阅读理解及作文点题

　　Directions: The Students’ Union of your department is planning an English Speaking Contest. Write an announcement which covers the following information：

　　1) the purpose of the contest,

　　2) time and place of the contest,

　　3) what is required of the candidates,

　　4) details of the judges and awards.

　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use Department of English at the end of the announcement.

　　English-Speaking Contest

　　To improve students’ ability to speak English and enrich after-class activities, the Students’ Union of Department of English is organizing a school-wide English-speaking contest to be held on Tuesday next week (14 January) at the Students’ Recreational Center. Those who are interested in taking part in it may sign up with the monitor of their classes before Friday this week. Five overseas teachers will be invited to be judges. The first six winners will be given awards. Everybody is welcome to be present at the contest.

　　The Students’ Union

　　Department of English

　　1. To get acquainted with school surroundings

　　To learn the history and traditions of the campus

　　To benefit future academic study

　　To make noises

　　To intrude the normal campus order

　　To impair campus environment

　　To make it difficult for students to concentrate on study

　　To expose students to various risks

　　2. To be fair and upright

　　To enable honest person to succeed in work and life

　　To work honestly to attain one’s life goal

　　To enhance reputation of a nation or country

　　To bring nothing but trouble or failure

　　To lose people’s heart

　　To disappoint and let down friends and family members

　　3. To find (search / hunt) the right career

　　To display talent and capability

　　To provide one with opportunities and challenges

　　To cater to the competitive environment

　　To apply theoretical knowledge to practice

　　To be of real service to fellowmen and the country

　　To confront unprecedented competition

　　To be frustrated with a sense of uselessness

　　To feel guilty in front of parents and family supporters

　　To encounter discrimination on the basis of sex or height or even birthplace

　　To despise jobs of lower social status and less income

　　To avoid the possibility of working in the rural areas

　　4. To develop good health

　　To grow stronger than usual

　　To keep regular exercise

　　To make more contributions to the society

　　To be optimistic in life

　　To experience living pressure

　　To make do with bad diet

　　To neglect sports and exercise

　　To be indulged in work or recreation

　　To be ignorant of the social progress

　　5. To help overcome difficulties and sadness

　　To provide light and warmth

　　Never accept any gift from a stranger, as preached by sages

　　To be likely to be hurt, or hurt

　　To seek self protection and fence off possible damage

　　6 To keep domestic animals

　　To seek companion from pet

　　To make family life more colorful and rich

　　To develop sense of responsibility and caring

　　To make people feel closer to the natural world

　　To spread disease and pollute living environment

　　To waste time and money

　　To scare and hurt people, kid and the aged alike

　　7 To lead an economical and simple life

　　To learn to be frugal

　　To practice the quality of thrift

　　To save money, private and public

　　To spend more wisely

　　To limit one’s desire

　　To safeguard from extravagance and waste

　　To have less natural resources than before

　　Extravagance may lead to disgrace or corruption

　　To show generosity or hospitality

　　To run short of energy sources

　　8 To suffer from a strong sense of being outdated and abandoned

　　To create the most pressing problem

　　Shortage of food and other resources

　　To decrease social productivity

　　To improve the living condition of the aging population

　　To respect and appreciate the aged

　　To provide safety and happiness

　　9 To improve and beautify the environment

　　To plant more trees and extend grassland

　　To purify the air and water for the better health

　　To make city and countryside a better place to live in, and a more beautiful place to look at

　　To exhibit the progress of our country in the field of environmental protection

　　To discharge waste into water and air

　　To destroy the ecological balance

　　To dump pollutants into the living environment

　　To endanger some rare species

　　10 Enable students to possess better job skills

　　Prepare students for future employment

　　To better meet the demand of an industrial society

　　To enhance the quality of population

　　To promote scientific and technological level

　　To help the scientific revival of a nation

　　To prepare one for a better and more meaningful life rather than a job

　　To concentrate limited resources on creative talents, or elite

　　Technical education is part of prejudice against the poor and disadvantaged

　　To turn into a vicious cycle where the rich are more privileged

　　To cut off the social ladder and prevent people from moving upward

　　11 Share individual viewpoints and insights

　　Enable better and more efficient interpersonal communication

　　Enjoy equal right to personal opinion

　　Reveal and spread rumors

　　Occupy and waste net space

　　Follow trend and fashion

　　12 Get rich by legal means

　　Be entitled to wealth and prosperity

　　Stimulate people into hard working

　　Reduce the gap

　　Help the poor with better opportunities

　　Make big money illegally

　　Make this society insecure

　　13 Pass down cultural habit and treasure

　　Absorb and assimilate traditional culture

　　Reserve and spread brilliant diverse culture

　　Be under the threat of extinction

　　Be in great danger

　　14 Help distinguish between right and wrong

　　Offer proper guidance

　　Check and restrict unhealthy content

　　Create a clean and safe environment

　　Mislead children by indecent content

　　Indulge in violent act and aggressive behavior