Part Ⅰ Writing
Should one expect a reward when doing a good deed
1.有的人认为应该有回报
2.另外的人认为应该象雷锋一样不要回报
3.我的看法
昂立四六级廖怀宝
When asked about whether or not one should expect a reward when doing a good deed, different people hold different views. Some argue that there should be a reward for a good deed. They explain that without proper and proportionate reward, those who have done good deeds may sometimes find themselves in various dilemmas. For example, in order to help the needed, they often have to sacrifice a large part of their own income and live the rest of the days in poverty.
However, others counter that we should learn from Lei Feng to help others, without ever asking for any reward. According to them, helping others is, in fact, an indispensable part of our virtues, so we are obligated to help those in trouble. Besides, if we can all help each other, we can also do our bits to build up a harmonious society.
As for me, it’s neither good nor bad to expect a reward when doing a good deed. What really matters is that we should, first of all, take the initiative to help, instead of clinging to the worldly principle that “no reward, no offer”.
昂立四六级张梦琳
When I was in my primary school, I was always told by teachers and my parents that one should not expect any kind of reward when you did a good deed. I took this for granted for many years and I do believe it nowadays.
At least, when you are doing a good deed, that means you know what you are doing is fine and helpful to others and maybe you don’t expect a reward at all at that time. I’m sure most of the people don’t. That’s not because of your expectation of the rewards you did it, it’s because you want to do it, and so you don’t expect any kind of reward. For instance, you see a blind man crossing the road and you tell him the direction, warn him to be careful about the passing traffic and you support him with your hands until to the other side of the road. Did you expect a reward when you are doing all these?
So the point is not about “should” or “shouldn’t”, it’s just about what you think is “should”; if you do expect a reward, I don’t think you would do the good deed at the very beginning. Doing good deeds is something that makes you feel happy and rewarding, no matter whether you receive any reward or not.
昂立四六级王萌
Lei Feng, a communist soldier, who “devoted his limited life to the limitless cause of serving the people”, has long been set as an outstanding example to encourage us to spare no efforts to help those in need, whereas, with the passage of time, people voice different opinions towards doing good deeds.
Some insists “A good turn deserves another”, as the old saying goes, which indicates that a good deed ought to bring about a reward, the motivation or the stimulus for the favor. Meanwhile, others believe good deeds belong to voluntary work, purely out of willingness, which has nothing to do with expectation for rewards.
As to me, good deeds are supposed to result from spontaneous reaction confronted with certain circumstances, ranging from giving up one seat to a silver-haired passenger aboard the bus, donating blood to the designated organization by Red Cross to traveling to the remote and poverty-stricken areas to serve as a volunteer for a whole year. In short, rewards are by no means the trigger or purpose for intention of conducting good deeds, no matter how trivial or stunning they are.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N
2. Y
3. NG
4. Y
5. those things that they love most.
6. a product/products.
7. more confidence.
8. What do I really want to do?
9. face obstacles and difficulties.
10. the lack of action.
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
Short Conversations
11. A) Surfing the net.
12. B) He is sure of his success in the exam.
13. D) The man is quite optimistic about human nature.
14. C) Stay in business.
15. A) More money.
16. B) She missed the comforts of home.
17. C) Seek professional advice.
18. A) He dresses more formally now.
Long Conversation 1
19. B) To have meetings.
20. D) It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.
21. D) Avoided eating rich food.
22. C) Not many of them chose to do what she did.
Long Conversation 2
23. A) At a fair.
24. C) The purchasing of some equipment.
25. B) Training consultancy.
Section B
Passage 1
26. C) Follow the cultural tradition.
27. D) By making detailed plans and carrying them out.
28. B) To show how difficult it is for people to lose weight.
Passage 2
29. C) Karen’s mother died in a car accident.
30. B) He sacrificed his life to save a baby girl.
31. A) The reported hero turned out to be his father.
Section C
32. B) Japan.
33. D) By taking shorter vacations each year.
34. A) To combat competition and raise productivity.
35. C) Reduce their working hours.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. The brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page.
48. the academic project
49. by word of mouth
50. meet their price
51. advertising
Section B
Passage 1
52. B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness?
53. D) materialism has run wild in modern society
54. A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.
55. D) workers who no longer have secure jobs
56. C) new conflicts and complaints
Passage 2
57. C) the stereotyped role of women in Japanese families
58. B) They use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms.
59. A) They call for a campaign to stop the defeminization.
60. A) may lead to changes in social relations
61. C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society
Part Ⅴ Cloze
62. B) By
63. A) fresh
64. C) live
65. D) much
66. A) reluctance
67. D) human
68. C) rebuilding
69. A) review
70. C) protecting
71. B) ever
72. D) out
73. B) rarely
74. C) surf
75. A) ensued
76. C) what
77. A) enough
78. C) that
79. B) evacuate
80. A) ride
81. D) negotiations
Part Ⅵ Translation
82. The auto manufacturers found themselves rivaling/competing/vying against foreign companies for the market (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).
83. Only in the small town can he feel safe and relaxed (他才感到安全和放松).
84. It is absolutely unfair that these children are deprived of their rights to receive education (被剥夺了受教育的权利).
85. Our years of hard work are all in vain, not to mention the large sum of money we have expended (更别提我们所花费的大量金钱了).
86. The problems of blacks and women have received great attention from the public in the past decades (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注).
