Part Ⅰ Writing

1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the importance of writing ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just h ……此处隐藏82445个字…… o;也在筹建机场”翻译为are also preparing to build airports，“筹”可以理解为“准备”。

    4．航空服务不断改进，而且经常会有廉价机票：“航空服务”即aviation services，平时应注意积累相关词汇；“不断改进”翻译为are improving steadily；“经常会有”翻译为are available frequently，注意available这个词在英文中经常使用到，它有多层含义，和汉语词汇不具备一一对应性，在这里使用了它“能找到的；可获得的”的意思；“廉价机票”一般翻译为cheap flight tickets即可。

    5．近年来，节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的人数在不断增加：分析该句结构可知，此处使用定语从句翻译会比较地道，主句是“人数在不断增加”，即the number has increased steadily，“在不断增加”还可翻译为has grown steadily，定语从句是“节假日期间选择乘飞机外出旅游的”，可翻译为of people who choose to travel by air during holidays；“近年来”常翻译为in recent years。