Writing:

Astatementgoesthat"boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing."Towhatdegreedoyouagreewiththisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.

Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.

Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.

Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

Passage4

Questions 16to 20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.

Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.

However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.(76)Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.

1.Thistextistakenfrom________.

A)amedicalmagazineB)apolicereport

C)alegaldocumentD)agovernmentinformationbooklet

2.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle________.

A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf

B)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour

C)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear

3.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto________.

A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt

B)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt

C)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives

4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?

A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.

B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.

C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.

D)Someonewhoisunder14.

5.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter________.

A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

B)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

C)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt

D)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt

-“Youfinallymadeit,didn'tyou?”

-“Yes，____yourhelp,Iwouldn'thavesucceeded.”

Hereisapieceofpaper_____(在上面写着那本书的标题)TheArabianNights.

Iam____gratefulforthemanykindnessesyouhaveshownmyson.