2007年入學統一考試英語試題

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadeindependentnations.Theroughly20million1ofthesenations

looked2tothefuture.BorninthecrisisoftheoldregimeandIberianColonialism,manyoftheleadersofindependence3theidealsofrepresentativeernment,careers4totalent,domofcommerceandtrade,the5toprivateproperty,anda

beliefintheindividualasthebasisofsociety.6therewasabeliefthatthenewnationsshouldbesovereignandindependentstates,

largeenoughtobeeconomicallyviableandintegratedbya7setoflaws.

Ontheissueof8ofreligionandthepositionofthechurch,

9,therewaslessagreement10theleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthestatereligionandtheonlyone11bytheSpanishcrown.12mostleaderssoughttomaintainCatholicism

13theofficialreligionofthenewstates,somesoughttoendthe14ofotherfaiths.ThedefenseoftheChurchbecamearallying15fortheconservatives.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoften

egalitarian,valuingequalityofeverything.Bolivarhadreceivedaid

fromHaitiandhad 16 inreturntoabolishslaveryintheareasheliberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolishedeverywhereexcept

Spain’s 17 colonies.Earlypromisestoend ntributeandtaxesonpeopleofmixedorigincamemuch 18 becausethenew

nationsstillneededtherevenuesuchpolicies 19 .Egalitariansentimentswereoftentemperedbyfearsthatthemassofthepopulation

was 20 self-ruleanddemocracy.

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SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartADirections:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthsofeverysocceryerin2006’sWorldCuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesocceryersaremorelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?Hereareafewguesses:a)certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills;

b)winter-bornbabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacity,whichincreasessoccerstamina;c)soccer-madparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtime,attheannualpeakofsoccermania;d)noneoftheabove.

AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.”EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperiment,nearly30yearsago,involvedmemory:trainingatohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.“Withthefirstsubject,afterabout20hoursoftraining,hisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,”Ericssonrecalls.“Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”

Thissuccess,coupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfisnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inother

words,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorize,thosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleach“encodes”theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowto

encodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasone.

Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersinawiderangeofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan,notjustperformancestatisticsandbiographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlaboratoryexperimentswithhighachievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartlingassertion:thetraitwecommonlycalltalentishighlyoverrated.Or,putanotherway,expertperformers–whetherinmemoryorsurgery,balletorcomputerprogramming–arenearlyalwaysmade,notborn.

Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsocceryersismentionedto

stresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.

spotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCup.

introducethetopicofwhatmakesexpertperformance.

exinwhysomesoccerteamsybetterthanothers.

Theword“mania”(Line4,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

fun.

craze.

hysteria.

excitement.

AccordingtoEricsson,goodmemory

dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.

resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.

isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.

requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.

Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethat

talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.

biographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.

theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.

highachieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.

Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey?

“Faithwillmovemountains.”

“Onereapswhatonesows.”

“Practicemakesperfect.”

“Likefather,likeson.”

Text2

Forthepastseveralyears,theSundaynewspapersupplementParadehasfeaturedacolumncalled“AskMarilyn.”PeopleareinvitedtoqueryMarilynvosSavant,whoatage10hadtestedatamentallevelofsomeoneabout23yearsold;thatgaveheranIQof228–thehighestscoreeverrecorded.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbalandvisualogies,toenvisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut,andtodeducenumericalsequences,amongothersimilartasks.SoitisabitconfusingwhenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromtheaverageJoe(whoseIQis100)as,What’sthedifferencebetweenloveandfondness?Orwhatisthenatureofluckandcoincidence?It’snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureoutnumericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebestpoetsandphilosophers.

Clearly,inligencepassesmorethanascoreonatest.Justwhatdoesitmeantobesmart?Howmuchofinligencecanbespecified,andhowmuchcanwelearnaboutitfromneurology,genetics,computerscienceandotherfields?

ThedefiningtermofinligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms:theStanford-BinetInligenceScaleandtheWechslerInligenceScales(bothcomeinadultandchildren’sversion).Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant’sarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthementalagebythechronologicalageand

multiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest(SAT)andtheGraduateRecordExam(GRE),capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessalltheimportantelementsnecessarytosucceedinschoolandinlife,arguesRobertJ.Sternberg.Inhisarticle“HowInligentIsInligenceTesting?”,Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestbestassessyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasurecreativityandpracticalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingandlifesuccess.Moreover,IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowelloncepopulationsorsituationschange.

ResearchhasfoundthatIQpredictedleadershipskillswhenthetestsweregivenunderlow-stressconditions,butunderhigh-stressconditions,IQwasnegativelycorrelatedwithleadership–thatis,itpredictedtheopposite.AnyonewhohastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythattest-takingskillalsomatters,whetherit’sknowingwhentoguessorwhatquestionstoskip.

Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinaninligencetest?

Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentshapes.

lingthedifferencesbetweencertainconcepts.

Choosingwordsorgraphssimilartothegivenones.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutinligencetestingfromParagraph3?

PeoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofinligence.

MoreversionsofIQtestsarenowavailableontheInternet.

Thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybedifferent.

Scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhumaninligence.

PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvos

Savant’sbecause

thescoresareobtainedthroughdifferentcomputationalprocedures.

creativityratherthanyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

vosSavant’scaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

testscoresmaynotbereliableindicatorsofone’sability.

IQscoresandSATresultsarehighlycorrelated.

testinginvolvesalotofguesswork.

traditionaltestareoutofdate.

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsIQtests?

Supportive.

Skeptical.

Impartial.

Biased.

Text3

Duringthepastgeneration,theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatoncecouldcountonhardworkandfairytokeepitselffinanciallysecurehadbeentransformedbyeconomicriskandnewrealities.Nowapinkslip,abaddiagnosis,oradisappearingspousecanreduceafamilyfromsolidlymiddleclasstonewlypoorinafewmonths.

Injustonegeneration,millionsofmothershavegonetowork,transformingbasicfamilyeconomics.Scholars,makers,andcriticsofallstripeshavedebatedthesocialimplicationsofthesechanges,butfewhavelookedatthesideeffect:familyriskhasrisenaswell.Today’sfamilieshavebudgetedtothelimitsoftheirnewtwo-paycheckstatus.Asaresult,theyhavelosttheparachutetheyoncehadintimesoffinancialsetback–aback-upearner(usuallyMom)whocouldgointotheworkiftheprimaryearnergotlaidofforfellsick.This“added-workereffect”couldsupportthesafetynetofferedbyunemploymentinsuranceordisabilityinsurancetohelpfamiliesweatherbadtimes.Buttoday,adisruptiontofamilyfortunescannolongerbemadeupwithextraefromanotherwise-stay-at-homepartner.

Duringthesameperiod,familieshavebeenaskedtoabsorbmuchmoreriskintheirretiremente.Steelworkers,airlineemployees,andnowthoseintheautoindustryarejoiningmillionsoffamilieswhomustworryaboutinterestrates,stockmarketfluctuation,andtheharshrealitythattheymayoutlivetheirretirementmoney.Formuchofthepastyear,BushnedtomoveSocialSecuritytoa

saving-accountmodel,withretireestradingmuchoralloftheir

guaranteedpaymentsforpaymentsdependingoninvestmentreturns.Foryoungerfamilies,thepictureisnotanybetter.Boththeabsolutecostofhealthcareandtheshareofitbornebyfamilieshaverisen–andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsnsarespreadingfromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoseofinvestmentriskforfamilies’futurehealthcare.Evendemographicsareworkingagainstthemiddleclassfamily,astheoddsofhavingaweakelderlyparent–andalltheattendantneedforphysicalandfinancialassistance–havejumpedeightfoldinjustonegeneration.

Fromthemiddle-classfamily,muchofthis,understandably,looksfarlesslikeanopportunitytoexercisemorefinancialresponsibility,andagooddealmorelikeafrighteningaccelerationofthewholesaleshiftoffinancialriskontotheiralreadyoverburdenedshoulders.Thefinancialfallouthasbegun,andthepoliticalfalloutmaynotbefarbehind.

Today’s efamiliesareatgreaterfinancialriskinthat

thesafetynettheyusedtoenjoyhasdisappeared.

theirchancesofbeinglaidoffhavegreatlyincreased.

theyaremorevulnerabletochangesinfamilyeconomics.

theyaredeprivedofunemploymentordisabilityinsurance.

AsaresultofBush’sreform,retiredpeoplemayhave

ahighersenseofsecurity.

lesssecuredpayments.

lesschancetoinvest.

aguaranteedfuture.

Accordingtotheauthor,health-savingsnswill

helpreducethecostofhealthcare.

popularizeamongthemiddleclass.

compensateforthereducedpensions.

increasethefamilies’investmentrisk.

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

financialriskstendtooutweighpoliticalrisks.

themiddleclassmayfacegreaterpoliticalchallenges.

financialproblemsmaybringaboutpoliticalproblems.

financialresponsibilityisanindicatorofpoliticalstatus.

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

TheMiddleClassontheAlert

TheMiddleClassontheCliff

TheMiddleClassin

TheMiddleClassinRuins

Text4

Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem–especiallyinAmerica–thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,sandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss’sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.

Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear–fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley–haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.

“Dataisinganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset,”saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity’sbusinessschool.“Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders.”Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP),perhapsitistimeforGASP,GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNewYork’sColumbiaBusinessSchool.“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicalone,”hesays.

Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyedandhugelyexpensive

torestore–andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthanalettingsensitivealdatagetintothewronghands.

Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged–thoughnotjustified–bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw,Americanfirmsdidnothavetolanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray.Thatmaychangefast:lotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationisnowngtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica,disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica’sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.

Thestatement“Itneverrainsbutitpours”isusedtointroduce

thefiercebusinesscompetition.

thefeebleboss-boardrelations.

thethreatfromnewsreports.

theseverityofdataleakage.

AccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystemstofindout

whetherthereisanyweakpoint.

whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.

whoisresponsiblefortheleakage.

howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.

InbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepointthat

shareholders’interestsshouldbeproperlyattendedto.

informationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.

businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.

themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.

AccordingtoParagraph4,whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsomebossesfailto

seethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.

perceivethesensitivityof aldata.

realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.

appreciatetheeconomicvalueoftrust.

ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that

dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.

FTC’sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.

Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.

legalpenaltyisamajorsolutiontodataleakage.PartB

Directions:

Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutwhatparentsaresupposedtodotoguidetheirchildrenintoadulthood.ChooseaheadingfromthelistA—Gthatbestfitsthemeaningofeachnumberedpartofthetext(41-45).Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Therearetwoextraheadingsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

SetaGoodExampleforYourKids

BuildYourKids’WorkSkills

ceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities

TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis

HelpKidsDevelopCoStrategies

HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre

BuildYourKids’SenseofResponsibility

HowCanaParentHelp?

Mothersandfatherscandoalottoensureasafelandinginearlyadulthoodfortheirkids.Evenifajob’sstartingsalaryseemstoosmalltosatisfyanemergingadult’sneedforrapidcontent,thetransitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-upadultisreadyforthemove.Hereareafewmeasures,drawnfrommybookReadyorNot,HereLifeComes,thatparentscantaketopreventwhatIcall“work-lifeunreadiness.”

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Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodicallyreviewtheiremergingstrengthsandweaknesseswiththemandworktogetheronanyings,likedifficultyincommunicatingwellorcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeepcomingbackto,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfitthembest.

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Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels–asopposedtomembersoftheirclique,popstarsandvauntedathletes.Haveregulardinner-tablediscussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsandhowtheygotwheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerandencourageyourkidstoformsomeideasabouttheirownfuture.Whenaskedwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldbediscouragedfromsaying“Ihavenoidea.”Theycanchangetheirminds200times,buthavingonlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.

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Teachersareresponsibleforteachingkidshowtolearn;parentsshouldberesponsibleforteachingthemhowtowork.Assignresponsibilitiesaroundthehouseandmakesuredeadlinesaremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejob.Kidsneedplentyofpracticedelayinggratificationanddeployingeffectiveorganizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeandsettingpriorities.

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yinggamesencouragesimmediatecontent.AndhoursofwatchingTVshowswithcannedlaughteronlyteacheskidstoprocessinformationinapassiveway.Atthesametime,listeningthroughearphonestothesamemonotonousbeatsforlongstretchesencourageskidstostayinsidetheirbubbleinsteadofpursuingotherendeavors.Alltheseactivitiescanpreventthegrowthofimportantcommunicationandthinkingskillsandmakeitdifficultforkidstodevelopthekindofsustainedconcentrationtheywillneedformostjobs.

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Theyshouldknowhowtodealwithsetbacks,stressesandfeelingsofinadequacy.Theyshouldalsolearnhowtosolveproblemsandresolves,waystobrainstormandthinkcritically.Discussionsathome

canhelpkidspracticengthesethingsandhelpthemapplytheseskills

toeverydaylifesituations.

Whataboutthesonordaughterwhoisgrownbutseemstobestrugglingandwanderingaimlesslythroughearlyadulthood?Parentsstillhaveamajorroletoy,butnowitismoredelicate.Theyhavetobecarefulnottocomeacrossasdisappointedintheirchild.Theyshouldexhibitstronginterestandrespectforwhatevercurrentlyintereststheirfledgingadult(asnaiveorillconceivedasitmayseem)whileingapartnerinexploringoptionsforthefuture.Mostofall,thesenewadultsmustfeelthattheyarerespectedandsupportedbyafamilythatappreciatesthem.

PartCDirections:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlined

segmentsinto.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)

ThestudyoflawhasbeenrecognizedforcenturiesasabasicinlectualdisciplineinEuropeanuniversities.However,onlyinrecentyearshasit eafeatureofundergraduateprogramsinCanadianuniversities.(46)Traditionally,legallearninghasbeenviewedinsuchinstitutionsasthespecialpreserveoflawyers,ratherthananecessarypartoftheinlectualequipmentofaneducated .Happily,theolderandmorecontinentalviewoflegaleducationisestablishingitselfinanumberofCanadianuniversitiesandsomehaveevenbeguntoofferundergraduatedegreesinlaw.

Ifthestudyoflawisbeginningtoestablishitselfaspartandparcelofageneraleducation,itsaimsandmethodsshouldappealdirectlytojournalismeducators.Lawisadisciplinewhichencouragesresponsiblejudgment.Ontheonehand,itprovidesopportunitiestoyzesuchideasasjustice,democracyanddom.(47)Ontheother,itlinkstheseconceptstoeverydayrealitiesinamannerwhichisparalleltothelinksjournalistsforgeonadailybasisastheycoverandcommentonthenews.Forexample,notionsofevidenceandfact,ofbasicrightsandpublicinterestareatworkintheprocessofjournalisticjudgmentandproductionjustasincourtsoflaw.Sharpeningjudgmentbyabsorbingandreflectingonlawisadesirablecomponentofajournalist’sinlectualpreparationforhisorhercareer.

(48)Buttheideathatthejournalistmustunderstandthelawmore

profoundlythananordinarycitizenrestsonanunderstandingofthe

establishedconventionsandspecialresponsibilitiesofthenewsmedia.Politicsor,morebroadly,thefunctioningofthestate,isamajorsubjectforjournalists.Thebetterinformedtheyareaboutthewaythestateworks,thebettertheirreportingwillbe.(49)Infact,itisdifficulttoseehowjournalistswhodonothaveacleargraspofthebasicfeaturesoftheCanadianConstitutioncandoacompetentjobonpoliticalstories.

Furthermore,thelegalsystemandtheeventswhichoccurwithinitareprimarysubjectsforjournalists.Whilethequalityoflegaljournalismvariesgreatly,thereisanunduerelianceamongstmanyjournalistsoninterpretationsdtothembylawyers.(50)Whilecommentandreactionfromlawyersmayenhancestories,itispreferableforjournaliststorelyontheirownnotionsofsignificanceandmaketheirownjudgments.Thesecanonlycomefromawell-groundedunderstandingofthelegalsystem.

SectionIII Writing

PartA

Directions:

Writealettertoyouuniversitylibrary,makingsuggestionsforimprovingitsservice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“LiMing”

instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)PartB

Directions:

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould

describethedrawingbriefly,

exinitsintendedmeaning,andthen

supportyourviewwithanexample/examples.

Youshouldwriteneatlyon