Part Ⅱ VocabularyDirections: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Part Ⅳ Translation1. Like the population explosion, the scientific and technological revolution began to pick up speed slowly during the eighteenth century. And this ongoing revolution has also suddenly accelerated exponentially. For example, it is now an axiom in many fields of science that more new and important discoveries have taken place in the last ten years than in the entire previous history of science. While no single discovery has had the kind of effect on our relationship to the earth that nuclear weapons have had on our relationship to warfare, it is nevertheless true that taken together, they have completely transformed our cumulative ability to exploit the earth for sustenance—making the consequences of unrestrained exploitation every bit as unthinkable as the consequences of unrestrained nuclear war.
18世纪,正像人口激增一样,科技革命开始缓慢加速,而且同样有一个突然的指数级的加速。譬如:现在很多科学领域都存在这样一个公理,即过去十年的重要发现要胜过之前的整个科学历史。虽然没有一项发明足以像核武器影响我们与战争的关系那样影响我们与地球的关系,但它们综合起来,却已经把我们所积聚的能力完全转化成对地球的开发,以维持我们的生计。与无限制的核战争一样,这种无限制的开发所带来的后果难以想象。
2. 消除贫困是当代世界的重大课题。发达国家应该从提供资金、减免债务、转让技术、平等贸易等方面,支持和帮助发展中国家振兴经济,提高人民的生活水平,这也符合发达国家的长远利益,各国经济共同增长和普遍繁荣,是人类努力的方向。
It is an important subject to eliminate poverty in today's world. The developed countries should support and help developing countries to vitalize the economy and raise people's living standards by accommodating funds, reducing or remitting debts, transfering technology, trading equally, etc. This also accords with the long-term interest of the developed countries, as the common development and general prosperity of various countries in economy is mankind's diligent direction.
Part Ⅴ Writing1.
Directions: Write a composition of at least 150 words on the title "Can Money Buy Happiness?"
Write it neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
Whether money can buy happiness has been a controversial issue for a long time. Different people hold different ideas.
People who uphold it believe that money is the source of happiness. When one owns money, he can buy anything he likes, do whatever he is willing to do. Therefore he draws the conclusion that money can bring comfort, security, and so on. It is the source of happiness.
Yet a lot of others who disagree with it believe that money is an evil thing. Once people have strong desire for more and more money, they will lose their reason and try to obtain money by all means. Such phenomenon can be seen in our daily life. For money, people would fight, die, or even sell their souls to the Devil.
As far as I am concerned, although money is fundamental to life and perhaps it can bring happiness to you, it is not the sole purpose we live for. Happiness can be gained without money. For instance, love that is the real source of happiness can't be bought with money; self-esteem that is another crucial factor of happiness can't won with money. So it is unwise to depend only on money to achieve happiness. What money will bring to you depends on whether you utilize it correctly.