1、Work 1-WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark-Good habits result from resisting temptation. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Good Habits Result From Resisting
2、 Temptation第一段：列举社会中存在的各种诱惑并引入需要评论的主题句第二段：列举说明养成好习惯的过程是抵制诱惑的过程第三段：总结观点并指出好习惯让人受益终生all kinds of temptationfacilitated and enriched our lifeoverwhelming distractionsa strong willperseverancethe course of fighting back temptationnever easy to resist temptationpay off in a lifetimeGood Habits Result Fro
3、m Resisting TemptationNowadays, the world is filled with all kinds of temptation: fascinating computer games that appeal especially to young people, round-the-clock TV shows, luxurious designer clothes, etc. These kinds of entertainment and goods have enormously facilitated and enriched our lives, y
4、et they also pose overwhelming distractions for us to develop good habits as “Good habits result from resisting temptation.” To form good habits, one needs a strong will and perseverance to resist temptation. The process of forming a good habit is also the course of fighting back temptation. The exa
5、mples are as follows. The good habit of reading requires removing ones strained eyes from the websites and focusing on ones book constantly. The good habit of exercising means repeatedly dragging oneself away from the cozy couch and soap operas. And keeping a healthy diet demands saying “NO” to the
6、junk food. Only when one succeeds in resisting temptation can he gain a good habitAs Oscar Wilde once mocked, “I can resist everything except temptation.” It is never easy to resist temptation so as to form good habits. However, good habits, once formed, will pay off in a lifetime.Work 2-Translation
7、筷子是中国进餐用具（utensil）中的一绝，至今已有数千年的历史。筷子是日常生活中最常用到的一种进餐工具。中国人什么时候开始使用筷子进餐的，已经无从查起。最初的记载是在 2000 年前所编纂的一本叫做礼记的书中。筷子可以用许多材料制作，如竹子、木头、金子、银子、象牙、锡、塑料等。其横截面（cross-section）或圆或方。有的镶有彩色图案或书法用以装饰。现在中国家庭使用的普通筷子多以木头或竹子制成，宴会通常使用象牙筷子，古代皇宫和贵族使用金筷。筷子是中国进餐用具（utensil）中的一绝，至今已有数千年的历史。 Chopsticks, with a history of thousand
8、s of years, are a wonder of Chinese dining utensils. 筷子是日常生活中最常用到的一种进餐工具。Chopsticks are the dining utensils most frequently used in Chinese peoples daily life. 中国人什么时候开始使用筷子进餐的，已经无从查起。When the Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating instrument is anybodys guess.( 或 We cannot make sure when the
9、Chinese began to use chopsticks as an eating instrument ) 最初的记载是在 2000年前所编纂的一本叫做礼记的书中。They were first mentioned in Liji (The Book of Rites), a work compiled some 2000 years ago. 筷子可以用许多材料制作，如竹子、木头、金子、银子、象牙、锡、塑料等。Chopsticks may be made of several materials: bamboo, wood, gold, silver, ivory, tin and
10、plastics. 其横截面（cross-section ）或圆或方。They may be either round or square in cross-section. 有的镶有彩色图案或书法用以装饰。Some of them are engraved with colored pictures or calligraphy for decoration. 现在中国家庭使用的普通筷子多以木头或竹子制成，宴会通常使用象牙筷子，古代皇宫和贵族使用金筷。Ordinary chopsticks used in Chinese homes are of wood or bamboo; those
11、for banquets are often ivory, whereas gold ones belonged only to the ancient royalty and aristocracy.Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need, but not every mans greed.” You can cite examples to
12、illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 第一段：引出引语并阐释含义providing us with abundant resourcesas Gandhi once put itIt is well established that.take it for granted thatDo Not Invite Self-destructionThe earth has been nurturing human beings for generations, pr
13、oviding us with abundant resources that make us survive and prosper. However, as Gandhi once put it, “Earth provides enough to satisfy every mans need, but not every mans greed.” It is well established that as a result of peoples limitless greed, the earth will not benefit our offspring in the futur
14、e.（bring about, lead to, result in, cause, induce, as a result, give rise to, contribute to, as a result of-,result from）Blinded by greed, we often take it for Do Not Invite Self-destruction 第二段：例证引语所体现的观点第三段：阐述个人观点taking revenge onFor instanceWhats moreAs far as I am concernedlong-term benefitsusta
15、inable developmentdreadful consequencesgranted that “I came, I saw, I conquered.” However, instead of being conquered, earth is taking revenge on human beings. For instance, the drought and flood disasters are occurring more frequently nowadays as a result of excessive deforestation. Whats more, san
16、dstorms, thick fog and haze as well as other extreme weather are happening from time to time.As far as I am concerned, to avoid a fatal destiny, human beings should adhere to a faith that we should not yield to the temptation of material interest, but attach great importance to long-term benefit and
17、 sustainable development for the sake of our descendants. Otherwise, we are bound to face a day of dreadful consequences and even self-destruction.农历的五月初五是中国民间传统的端午节，也叫“五月节”。在这一天，人们要吃粽子、赛龙舟。据说，举行这些活动是为了纪念（commemorate ）中国古代伟大的爱国诗人屈原。屈原是战国时期（公元前472-221 年）楚国人。他主张楚国应该进行改革。后来，他听到楚国被秦国打败的消息，非常悲痛，就跳进汨罗江自杀了
18、。为了不让鱼虾吃掉屈原的尸体（corpse ） ，百姓们就把食物扔进江中喂它们。自那以后，每年农历五月初五人们都会这样做。于是，就形成了端午节吃粽子、赛龙舟的习俗。1. 农历的五月初五是中国民间传统的端午节，也叫“五月节”。The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is a traditional Chinese folk festival-the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also called the “Festival of the Fifth Month”. 2. 在这一天，人们要吃粽子、赛龙舟。 On that
19、day, people eat zongzi and hold dragon boats races. 3. 据说，举行这些活动是为了纪念（commemorate）中国古代伟大的爱国诗人屈原。It is said that these activities are to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan in ancient China . 4. 屈原是战国时期（公元前 472-221 年）楚国人。Qu Yuan lived in the State of Chu in the Warring States Period(475-221
20、BC). 5. 他主张楚国应该进行改革。后来，他听到楚国被秦国打败的消息，非常悲痛，就跳进汨罗江自杀了。为 He maintained(advocated) that Chus policies should be reformed. Later, when he heard the news that Qin had defeated the State of Chu, he was very grieved, and he drowned himself in the Miluo River. 6. 为了不让鱼虾吃掉屈原的尸体（corpse） ，百姓们就把食物扔进江中喂它们。In orde
21、r not to let the fish and shrimps eat up the corpse, people threw food into the river to feed them. 7. 自那以后，每年农历五月初五人们都会这样做。Thereafter, on each fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people would throw food into the river. 8. 于是，就形成了端午节吃粽子、赛龙舟的习俗。Thus the custom of eating zongzi and holding dragon boat race was formed.
