题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Beijing is set to lift its12-year-old ban on fireworks for the traditional Spring Festival holidays, probably starting from next Chinese Lunar New Year in January 2006．
Zhou Jidong, director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the Beijing municipal government(市政府), told a press conference last Thursday that his office has completed the draft(草案)regulations on firework safety supervision．
Under the draft regulations, setting off fireworks will be allowed in the capital city’s eight downtown districts from the Eve of the Lunar New Year to Lantern Festival 15 days later．When the draft regulations were posted on the municipal government’s website for suggestions, local residents gave a total of 969 pieces of advice, with 70 per cent in favour of lifting the ban．Related surveys suggest local people who want to light fireworks during Spring Festival range from 50.4 per cent to 86.3 per cent．
In fact, the voice of opposition and criticism has never ended since the municipal government introduced the ban in 1993, considering pollution, noise, fire worries and personal injuries caused by letting off fireworks．
Opponents accused the government of introducing the ban only for the sake of facilitating its management role while disregarding the will of the people．Worse, they say, the ban threatened to break down the age－old traditions of celebrating Spring Festival among Chinese people．
Partly due to this endless objection, about 106 out of a total 282 Chinese cities that had followed Beijing’s lead in banning fireworks have already dropped the ban．
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1．概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；
2．就“should the ban be lifted”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右；
1)解禁的利弊；
2)你的看法如何；
3)你有什么建议？
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你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
解析：
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This passage mainly introduces Beijing’s draft regulations to lift its ban on fireworks for the Spring Festival holidays due to more and more objection from people． As a fact, setting off fireworks can cause serious damage．First, it can easily cause fire, which threatens people’s property and lives．The dropping of fire caused by fireworks in cities has proved the benefit of the ban itself．Second, fireworks can be a threat to people’s health and the environment, because they cause noise pollution and air pollution．On the other hand, the ban makes the traditional festival less attractive, which in long term does harm to the relationship between family members and people’s value on the Chinese tradition．The fact that more and more people, especially the younger generation, turn to celebrate foreign festivals is really worrying． In my opinion, to let people experience more fun, to let more people hold on to the Chinese tradition and value, we should lift the ban, but only during the Spring Festival．Meanwhile, we should urge all citizens to be on alert during the period, and departments involved should get prepared for emergency． |
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计算高手系列答案阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
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Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
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If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
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If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
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If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
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When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.