It may be that I am a pessimist. For it’s spring, not autumn, that
makes me sad. Spring has always rightly been identified for (53) ______
youth, and the sorrows of youth are poignant and bitter. The
daffodils which challenge so proudly and splendidly the
boisterous March winds are soon shriveling and defeated, (54) ______
limply wrinkling to remind us of the inevitable ravages of life.
The world is urgent with bursting flower, with the wide (55) ______
exciting beauty of youth, but it is impetuous beauty of (56) ______
the senses racing impatiently into the florid and surfeited luxury
of summer. Here are no comfort and fulfillment, (57) ______
only passionate creation of transitory delight.
Autumn in contrast imposes severity. The heat and driness of (58) ______
summer have been transformed to a warm and contented
loveliness. Even the lingering summer of England, so often a
success of damp and chilly days, may mellow into a (59) ______
golden September. Mornings have a tang of exhilaration and the
evening sun sets red like a smoke-grey mist (60) ______
softens the outline of trees and houses. The early chill (61) ______
currents of approaching winter mingle with the
uncertain warmth of spring so that on dry days the air (62) ______
becomes alive with the freshness of a sun-dried garden after a
summer shower. Living becomes glorious.

填空题magnet

问答题It is always complained that the younger generation knows less and less about traditional culture. Therefore, some advise that the course of traditional culture should be given in the college. What is your view Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: My View on Teaching Traditional Culture in College In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. It, the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

填空题shriveling→shriveled。

问答题Gentlemen do not just prefer blondes, but lighter-skinned women in general, a study has suggested. Scientists looking into attractiveness in men and women suggest that men from all races find fairer-skinned woman most alluring, while women are the polar opposite and favor darker, brooding men. They said the attraction is driven by preferences based on moral assumptions. Men are subconsciously attracted to fairer-skinned icons because of the skin tone’s association with innocence, purity, modesty, virginity, vulnerability and goodness. Women, on the other hand, pick men with darker complexions because these are associated with sex, virility, mystery, villainy and danger. Academics at the University of Toronto in Canada say their study proves the fair maiden of myth has a basis in scientific reality. They studied more than 2,000 advertising photographs and found that the skin of white women was 15.2 per cent lighter than the skin of white males, and the skin of black women 11.1 per cent lighter than the skin of black men.

填空题Curriculum