It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.
Most do not fully see this truth. __ It seems to them that their difficulties represent (stand for) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
__ Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.__
__ When we desire（希望） to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we ncourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. __
As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct" (应该从痛苦艰辛中学习和获得指示。). It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. （words: 171）
| A．Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. |
| B．Life is not a trap set for us by God so that he can condemn（谴责） us for failing. |
| C．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. |
| D．Yet, it is in this whole process（过程） of solving problems that life has its meaning. |
E. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy.
F. We don’t know how to make money and participate(join) in problem solving collaboration (合作、协作) groups.
G. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.
第二节信息匹配（共 5小题，每小题 2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先阅读下列住宿信息。
Li Hua has just come back from the US and intends to give some of his relatives mentioned in 61-65 some books as gifts. He brings back six books (A-F). After the description of each person, decide which book is the most suitable one for the people and then mark the correct letter(A-F)on your answer sheet. There is one extra book，which you do not need to use.
_______61. Li Hua’s uncle is fond of reading story books. He reads all kinds of stories such as love stories, historical stories, detective stories, etc. However, there is no doubt that science fiction stories are his favorites.
_______62. Li Hua’s mother works for a local newspaper. She used to write a column (专栏) about love but now she is making a survey about how much foreigners know about Chinese people and culture. She has been collecting materials in China and from abroad.
_______63. Li Hua’s father is an history teacher who is very interested in the history of China, especially China’s modern history. What’s more, he pays special attention to the development of China’s minority areas.
_______64. Li Hua’s cousin is a senior middle school student who is going to take the College Entrance Examination next year. But she is not good at English, especially English grammar. So she is looking for some books which are helpful.
_______65. Li Hua’s little brother is studying in a Middle School. He as well as some other students is going to pay a visit to an American middle school and stay there for three weeks. He is a little worried because he knows nothing about American school life.
| A．Into Tibet: The CIA’s First Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa (by Thomas Laird) This book introduces the identity and specific spy activities of Douglas Mackiernan, the first CIA agent (中情局探员) who was killed on duty by armed Tibetans. The author of the book based his description on detailed research based on the memories of former CIA agents and interviews with related eyewitnesses in Tibet and India. |
| B．Practical English Usage (by Michael Swan) This book is a practical reference guide to language points. It deals with over 600 points which regularly cause problems for foreign students of English. Most of the points treated are grammatical, but there are also explanations of a certain number of common vocabulary problems. Being a reference book, it contains information at various levels, ranging from relatively simple points to quite advanced problems. |
| C．Battlefield Earth (by L.Ron Hubbard) An intelligent and creative masterwork of adventure in the far future, L.Ron Hubbard’s Battlefield Earth describes an Earth controlled for a thousand years by an alien invader (入侵者)—and man is an endangered species. New York Times best-selling author L. Ron Hubbard has created a vast, unforgettable and exciting world in Battlefield Earth. |
| D．Xu Ling’s American Adventure ( by Mary Williams) |
Xu Ling is an excellent Chinese student from Hangzhou. As his father goes to America for a one-year training, Xu Ling, as well as his mother goes with his father and begins his new life in Eisenhower High School. The book consists of 21 chapters, each reflecting Xu Ling’s life in America in a different aspects. The book is written in the most fundamental words and is intended for Chinese middle school students.
E. Chicken Soup for the Couple’s Soul (by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
This is a book for husbands and wives and lovers and anyone who dreams of finding their soul’s true mate (配偶). Each story in this book was written by someone who has been transformed by love. Some stories will make you laugh. Some will make you cry. But above all, the stories in this book sing high praise for love’s ability to endure, beyond years, beyond difficulty, beyond distance, beyond even death.
F. Where’s the Duck in Peking? ( by Cliff Schimmels)
Whether you are a China expert or a novice, this book will give you insight into the hearts and minds of the Chinese people. Cliff brings the reader to tears on one page and belly laughter on the next. This profound look into China’s everyday life is a must-read for anyone interested in working in China or working with the Chinese people.
第二节信息匹配（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下列畅销书的封面及基本信息，匹配相关的书名。
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The Antidepressant Survival Guide: Beat the Side Effects of Your Medication by Robert J. Hedaya, M.D, Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital's Department of Psychiatry. Motto: Live well. |
| B．How Fear Limits Us |
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On Becoming Fearless... in Love, Work, and Life by Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington was raised in Greece by her fearless mother. She has written this book for her two daughters in the hope that they will lead fearless lives. Motto: Overcome the obstacle, get over the next hill. |
| C．Determination: How to Set Goals and Go After Them |
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Fight Your Fear and Win by Don Greene, Ph.D. Don Greene, Ph.D., was a nationally ranked high school diver. He was the sports psychologist for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team. Motto: Determination is drive. |
| D．The Anger Business |
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Anger : The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris, Ph.D. Carol Tavris, Ph.D., was senior editor. she now teaches from time to time in the department of psychology at UCLA Motto: Reduce Stress! |
| E．In the Presence of Danger |
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The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker Davin de Becker, America’s leading expert on violence, is the bestselling author of the Gift of Fear: Survival Signals. Motto: Trust and act on our straight instincts. |
63．This useful, popular book shows that if you are gone broke and lose love, please hold yourself back. If you look fat, just face it calmly. If you are in survival thinking, the most important is that you get rid of all the difficulties in front of us, life will be safe, perfect. If your daughters are to take their rightful place in society, they must become fearless.
64．In this book, the author calls the nation’s leading experts on violent behavior, and shows you how to spot even tiny signs of danger before it’s too late. Most violent acts are unpredictable. It points out that true fear is often a signal that can save your life. Believe the threat of violence surrounds us every day. But we can protect ourselves by straight judgment.
65．This book based on his years of clinical experience. It says about twenty-five million Americans take medicine to avoid depression. Despite the advances in the treatment of depression in recent years, many patients, even with the best medical care, feel that they are not living rich and fulfilling lives. This book will direct you how to survive well.
66．This interesting book tells us that annoyance is as much a political matter as a biological one. And anger is a definite message: Pay attention to me. I don’t like what you are doing. Restore my pride. You’re in my way. Give me justice. This book suggests that when you’re angry, just let it right out.
第二节信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读选项A到F六则广告和第1至第5题中的个人情况说明，选出符合个人意向的最佳选项，并填在题目后的横线上，选项中有一项是多余选项。
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Restaurant
Supervisor
Waiting Staff
The ideal candidates must have relevant experiences gained in a high quality hotel. Please call Personnel on 071 – 722 – 7722, or send your CV to:
Regents Park Hilton,
Lodge Road, London
REGENTS PARK
HILTON
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USE YOUR LANGUAGE AND EARN
￡450—￡1200 P. W
We are one of the largest business publishers in Europe and have limited positions for intelligent young people in our London advertisement sales office. Enquiries from German, Spanish and Eastern European speakers especially welcome.
Phone on 071 753 4300
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BABY SITTER WANTED
For a 9 month old
Artistic / Prof household
Notting Hill, 3 days per week
Some hours
flexibility required
Knowledge
German / French
071 221 7572
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ROOMATE WANTED
Own room near campus. Available December 1st. Rent $80 per month until March 1st. $129 thereafter. Call Luke for details. 800 – 7829.
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HELP WANTED
If you are available a few hours during the day, some evenings and occasional weekends to care for 2 school-age children, please call Mary Smith 800 – 1111, evenings and weekends 800 – 4646.
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WAITRESS WANTED
The biggest and busiest restaurant in London is seeking for new blood. If you have serving experience in a restaurant and are looking for a change, then come and try!
Apply in person.
Interview day is on Friday, 6th May, from 12 noon to 7 p.m.
请阅读以下申请者的信息，然后匹配申请者和他/她拟要的申请意向：
Annie is a both lively and creative German girl who is good at the language arts, and in her spare time she likes to write short stories. Drawing is also one of her favorites. Annie, a graduate from a famous university, is thinking of looking for a job which can further develop her skills.
David studies in a senior high school. Not wanting to spend much time on the way to school every day, he is now looking forward to renting a room near his school. He also hopes to have a roommate to share the cost together.
Susan is a caring old English woman and English is the only language she can speak. As an experienced grandmother who has brought up some grandchildren, it’s her best choice to look after children now. But Susan doesn’t want to work fulltime, she can only spare several hours every day.
John studied hotel management when he was at school. After graduation, he once worked in a 4 star hotel as a telephonist for 2 years. Now he feels the need to improve himself by having a better job.
May is a good-natured girl. Hard-working, patient and warm-hearted — that is what she is like in our eyes. Because of all her efforts, she was once the best waitress for her best service in her restaurant. Now she is seeking the chance to work for a better restaurant.
第二节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Desmond, Carls, Russel, Malcolm, Warren正计划买一辆小车。阅读他们的情况和下面六种小车的介绍（选项A、B、C、D、E、F），选出符合各自需求的最佳选项（选项中有一项是多余选项）。请将答案用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔写在非选择题答题卷标号为56—60的相应位置上。
56．Desmond is young and promising athlete. Having won a champion in an important international game, he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future. Of course, the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him, a sportsman.
57．Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundred of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car. As a young girl, she certainly put safety factors above all.
58．Russel, a farmer in a mountainous area, is growing hundreds of acres of crops. To transport his goods to town timely, he wants to buy a car. He hopes the car will run very fast and, first of all, must meet the natural conditions.
59．Fighting in the commercial circle (商界) and getting a great success, Malcolm makes a fortune. With an aggressive ambition, he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future.
60．Warren is a merchant traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation, good or bad. He expects to have a satisfactory car to make his career better.
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第二节：信息匹配
Tara、Claudia、Monica、Terry和Tony正在挑选自己所需要的网站。第56-60题是他们的个人情况介绍。阅读下面六个网站的简介（A、B、C、D、E、F），挑选符合个人需要的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
首先阅读以下网站内容：
A. http://www.ddff.com
The site enables users to keep track of where their friends are and get informed of who is visiting their hometown. Users put in their travel plan and contact their friends. It allows them to see where everyone is.
B. http://www.euke.com
A New York-based Internet businessman once said it was “your place to buy and sell all things handmade”. You can sell everything made by yourself from clothes and furniture to music on Euke.com. The site was founded in 2005 and now has more than half a million users and 60.000 sellers.
C. http://www.momo.com
Created by a London games firm, Momo combines computer pet games with social communication and questions. Players keep “pets”, and look after them by answering regular questions. “Pets” can play with each other online, providing “pet owners” with chances to socialize. With its funny pictures and attractive qualities, Momo wants to become the next craze for young people.
D. http://www.png.canwest.com
The site provides a platform for companies and individuals that try to satisfy every need of today’s customers. The practice has moved from the office to the customer’s kitchen and beyond. And the services provided include everything from dog walking to laundry. Founded this year, the site already has more than 5,000 users.
E. http://www.cosm.com
Instead of marketing videos, Cosm centers on online video diaries. The site has not gone public yet, but has had positive reviews from testers. The website’s founder was once an Internet advisor to an international company.
F. http://www.ttter.com
Ttter enables you to text messages to large groups of people at a time, and for free. Sign up and send it a message, from a phone or the Internet, and it will be sent to receivers. The message is limited to just 140 characters. Set up in March, 2006, Ttter.com has already attracted over 500,000 users.
请阅读以下相关信息，然后匹配符合个人需要的最佳选项:
51．Tara has got a new video camera and is crazy about it. Wherever she goes, she’d like to take it with her and record everything she finds interesting. She thinks it cool to share her life with others through the recordings.
52．As a newcomer to this city, Claudia wants to make new friends with people around her. She likes this city except for one thing, that is, she is not allowed to raise any pet due to the flat rules. That’s too much for an animal lover like her.
53．Monica is clever with her hands and likes making toys. She wants to find a way to show her work to others and share the pleasure with them. If possible, she’d like to make pocket money by selling the toys.
54．Terry worries about his phone bill every month. As he has lots of friends, making phone calls, sending and receiving messages are a necessary part of his life. Sometimes he has to say hello to each of his friends by mobile phone. It costs him lots of time and money.
55．In his spare time, Tony travels a lot. It’s hard for his friends to get in touch with him when he’s away. He’s like to find a way to share his travel experiences with his friends and let them know where he is.