假设你是Sunny, 打算加入一个名叫“译者无国界”（Interpreters without borders）的非政府组织，为此你需要写一份英文申请函。请根据以下信息介绍个人情况并阐述自己加入该组织的目的。

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1.词数不少于120词；

2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；

3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。

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2.内容须合乎逻辑，语言得体。

3.注释：口译interpret  口译者 interpreter

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阅读下面短文，并根据题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases, whatever you believe is what you will become. If you believe that you are a loser and you can’t accomplish anything, these things will become your reality. Believe that you are unlimited and you can do anything you commit to doing, your accomplishments will know no bounds. You control your beliefs, and that’s how you control your life.

This is a very important point. So how do you develop beliefs that will empower you?

Many of our beliefs come from our environment, the world we live in. If your environment is limiting your beliefs, then work very hard at changing it. If you are around people who are negative and limiting, find other people to hang out with. Get around positive and successful people.

Beliefs also come from past experiences. That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis. Set small, achievable goals, and then try your best to reach them. “I will finish this project by early afternoon.” “I’ll make six calls on the phone in the next hour.” “I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight.” When you start to experience success, then you start to believe in success, and that leads to more and bigger successes.

Beliefs come from knowledge. The more you learn, the more things you will know to be possible. Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new. It will bring new possibilities into your beliefs and your life. Most importantly, you can develop new beliefs by setting and visualizing goals for your life. Define your goals clearly, and then in your mind see yourself achieving them. Your beliefs will lead you to their reality.

71. How powerful are your beliefs according to the passage? (No more than 10 words)

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72. Where do the beliefs come from? (No more than 10 words)

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73. What does the underlined word visualizing mean in the last paragraph?

 (No more than 5 words)

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74. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage? (No more than 15 words)

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75. What’s your biggest benefit from reading the passage about beliefs?

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If you dream in color, you’re not alone: the majority of people today claim to have colorful dreams. But it wasn’t always the case. Research conducted in the early part of the last century consistently found that people reported dreaming most often in black and white.

According to Eva Murzyn at the University of Dundee, there are at least two possible explanations for this strange situation.

The first is the methods used in the researches. The early studies tended to use questionnaires（问卷）, while more modern studies use dream diaries (filled in upon rising in the morning) or so-called “REM-awakening”, which involves interrupting people’s dream-filled periods of sleep to find out what they were dreaming about. People’s memories of their dreams are likely to be less accurate by using the questionnaire approach and they are more likely to reflect their beliefs about the form dreams generally take in an unclear way.

The second explanation has something to do with black and white television and film. It's possible that the sudden increase in black and white film and television during the first half of the last century either affected the form of people’s dreams at that time, or affected their beliefs about the form dreams generally take.

According to Murzyn’s findings, it’s the explanation based on media exposure that carries more weight. She used both questionnaire and diary methods to study the dreams of 30 older (average age 64) and 30 younger people (average age 21).

The methodological technique made no difference to the type of dreams people reported. However, the extremely important thing was that, across both questionnaires and diaries, the older participants (who had had significant early life exposure to black and white media) reported experiencing significantly more black and white dreams over the last ten days than the younger participants (22 per cent vs. 4 per cent).

Another finding was that older participants reported black and white dreams and colorful dreams to be of equal clearness. By contrast, the younger participants reported that the quality of black and white dreams was poorer. This raises the possibility that the younger participants didn’t really have any black and white dreams at all, but were simply regarding poorly remembered dreams as black and white.

66. We learn from the text that ________.

      A. people in the first half of the last century never had colorful dreams

      B. older people are more likely to have black and white dreams

      C. the dreams of younger people are always colorful

      D. people today don’t have white and black dreams any more

67. What did Murzyn do to find out the explanations for the colors in people’s dreams?

      A. She applied both questionnaire and diary methods to study people’s dreams.

      B. She used diary methods to record people’s dreams.

      C. She chose 60 people to answer her questions about their dreams.

      D. She woke people up to record the colors of their dreams.

68. What does the underlined expression “carry more weight” in paragraph 5 mean?

      A. be heavier                                                B. be stronger             

C. be more important    D. be more useful

69. From Murzyn’s findings we can infer that ________.

      A. both older people and younger people could report colorful dreams clearly

      B. young people don’t have any black and white dreams in fact

      C. the color of a person’s dream is decided by one’s age

      D. it is probably the color of media that affects the color of one’s dream

70. The author intends to tell us in the last paragraph ________.

   A. older participants reported black and white dreams and colorful dreams equally clearly

   B. the younger participants didn’t really have any black and white dreams at all

   C. the reason why older participants reported dreaming most often in black and white

   D. young participants were likely to regard poorly remembered dreams as black and white

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 — “I want to be a builder. I want to build houses and buildings for the homeless,” said Aman Efrem, a third-grade student from Hearst Elementary in Washington. D.C. For another student, Azalea Westray, the dream is “that all people stop violence” and “all people love and respect one another.” The two were among various answers to the Washington Post’s blank-filling to “My dream is…” when Americans celebrated the Martin Luther King’s Day Monday.

From Atlanta to Chicago, memorial services, forums and rallies are held nationwide Monday to honor the advocate of peaceful resistance and equality for people of all races. The Wall Street in New York, in particular, kicked off the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s Day on Friday in an unusual way with the leader of America’s most important civil rights group, also Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality Roy Innis ringing the opening bell in the morning at the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Memory of Martin Luther King’s unfulfilled dream adds fuel to the speculation（推测）on the first African American presidential hopeful, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, as the 2008 presidential primary will move to South Carolina on Jan. 26, which homes a large black population.

Obama and two other Democratic presidential candidates, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former North Caroline John Edwards, Monday turned the memorial events into their campaign stages to persuade the black who accounts for a significant percentage of the total Democratic voters in the state.

At the rally, Obama echoed Martin Luther King’s “dream” and called for the end of divisions that he said has damaged the presidential contest. And Clinton, on the other hand, recalled listening to King’s speech in her childhood and reminded voters of his vision of racial equality. “The dream is nowhere fulfilled,” she said. “Now we are called to rise up, speak up and finally get it done.”

61. This passage mainly tells us that ________.

     A. the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. has not been fulfilled until now

     B. Martin Luther King’s Day was celebrated in the U. S. on Monday

     C. everybody has his own dream, including school children

     D. U.S presidential candidates seek support from the blacks

62. The two students mentioned in the first paragraph ________.

     A. expressed their wishes in reply to an American newspaper

     B. were black children who suffered poverty and violence

     C. were asked to make a speech entitled “I have a dream”

     D. were determined to fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

63. The Wall Street in New York ________.

     A. refused to celebrate the Martin Luther King’s Day

     B. celebrated the Martin Luther King’s Day on Friday instead of on Monday

     C. started the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s Day in an unusual way

     D. invited Barack Obama to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange

64. It can be learned from the passage that South Carolina is the hometown of ________.

     A. Martin Luther King                                  B. Barack Obama

     C. many black people    D. the U.S. president

65. At the rally, Clinton tried to show to voters that ________.

     A. she once listened to King’s speech          

B. she was for the equality among different races

     C. the “dream” has already been fulfilled

     D. she was the one who could fulfill King’s “dream”

I wasn’t surprised when I read that actress Helen Hunt recently stated that she would never allow her young daughter to become a child star. Ms Hunt is the daughter of a Hollywood technical director, and grew up in Hollywood. Now in her late 40s, she started acting and modeling when she was eight and has probably seen a lot over those years in show business.

She has had a successful career. She earned four Golden Globes and four Emmys. She also attained the top honor of her profession when she won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in the 1992 movie, As Good As It Gets. Given those accolades, Ms Hunt is successful. There is no doubt that her early experiences as a child star prepared her for what has been an outstanding adult career. Given those achievements, why would this star declare she’ll never allow her daughter, now at the age of six, to follow in her footsteps?

Everyone familiar with the entertainment scene is aware of the reasons for her attitude. Recent tabloid(小报) news headlines featuring the troubles of former child stars, among them Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and the late Gary Coleman, may answer the question. Although Ms Hunt managed to become a successful grown-up star, she apparently believes she’s an exception.

What Ms Hunt may be suggesting is that many very young stars go through unnatural childhoods on movie and TV sets. While they’re earning big incomes, they’re so pampered(纵容) by directors and praised by fans；they may get false impressions that their lives will always be that way. Then, within a few years, when faced with reality, they’re hurt and confused. After all the overwhelming affection, they find they can’t deal with the problems. That’s often when drugs and alcohol take over their lives.

Helen Hunt has some other reasons why she doesn’t want her daughter to be in the entertainment business. Many child stars can never make a successful transition to meaningful adulthood. However, as with many Hollywood movies, I believe there are both good and bad scenes about how it can be played out in real life.

56. According to the passage, Ms Hunt ______.

A. started acting and modeling as a little girl      

B. has been acting for about 30 years

C. is the daughter of a famous actor               

D. started singing when she was eight

57. The underlined word “accolades” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A. difficulties             B. awards       C. salaries              D. opinions

58. The author thinks Helen Hunt’s success is mainly due to______.

A. her hard work                            B. the help of a technical director

C. her experiences as a child star              D. her talent and good luck

59. Helen Hunt wouldn’t allow her daughter to become a child star because she thinks ______.

  A. it’s hard for a child star to succeed            B. being a child star may ruin her future

  C. their life is filled with sorrow         D. they are not capable of solving problems

60. From the passage we can conclude that ______.

A. child stars are more likely to succeed in the future                       

B. there is no way to save the entertainment business

C. the author has a different opinion about child stars

D. meaningful adulthood only belongs to non-child stars

If a business wants to sell its products internationally, it had better do some market research first. This is a lesson that some large American corporations have learned in the hard way.

What’s in the name?

   Sometimes the problem is the name. When General Motors introduced its Chevy Nova into Latin America, it overlooked the fact that Nova in Spanish means “It doesn’t go”. Sure enough, the Chevy Nova never went anywhere in Latin America.

   Translation problems

   Sometimes it is the slogan that doesn’t work. No company knows this better than Pepsi-Cola, with its “Come alive with Pepsi!” campaign. The campaign was so successful in the United States that Pepsi translated its slogan literally for its international campaign. As it turned out, the translations were not quite right. Pepsi was begging Germans to “Come out of the grave” and telling the Chinese that “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave.”

   A picture is worth a thousand words

   Other times, the problem involves packaging. A picture of a smiling baby has helped sell countless jars of Gerber baby food. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in African countries, the picture on the jar shows what the jar has in it, for many people there can’t read.

   Twist of fate

   Even culture and religious factors and pure coincidence can be involved. Thorn McAn shoes have a Thorn McAn “signature” inside. To people in Bangladesh, which is a Muslim country, this signature looked like Arabic script for the word Allah. In that country, feet are considered unclean, and Muslims felt the company was offending God’s name by having people walk on it.

51. From the text we learn that ________.

   A. Chevy Nova was brought into Latin America

   B. General Motors did the best market research of all companies

   C. Pepsi still sold well in China owing to the translation problems

   D. the “Come alive with Pepsi” campaign worked well in the US

52. What was Gerber’s problem?

   A. A translation problem.                B. Cultural factor.

   C. Religious factor.                         D. The picture on the jar.

53. For what reason were Thorn McAn shoes turned down in Bangladesh?

   A. They are not designed attractively.

   B. Their advertisements are not persuasive.

   C. A signature looking like the word Allah was in the shoes.

   D. Problem for Thorn McAn was the company’s name.

54. The intended readers of the passage are ________.

   A. product advertisers                    B. market researchers

   C. managers of Sales Department    D. businesses to promote products abroad

55. What does the text mainly tell us?

   A. Lessons from some large corporations.

   B. How to make use of advertisements.

   C. The importance of market research.

   D. The importance of packaging

Recently I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out ___31___ said, “That will be five dollars in all please.” She then ___32___ down at the paper I was buying and said, “I’m ___33___ all the negative words on the front pages. I want to read some ___34___ news for a change.” She then said, “___35___, I think someone should just ___36___ a Good News newspaper--- a paper with wonderful, inspirational ___37___ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for others.” She ___38___ me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get some good news,” and she ___39___. She made my day.

     The following day after my business appointments, I ___40___ the same store again to pick up bottled water and a newspaper, but a ___41___ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said “Good afternoon” and ___42___ her the money. She said nothing---not a word, not a smile or not a ___43___. She just gave me my change and ___44___ a negative tone order, “Next!”

   It ___45___ me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; one made me feel ___46___, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by ___47___.

     Every morning, you should ask ___48___ this important question: “Who do I want to be today? ‘The Grouch (不高兴的人) or ‘The Good News Girl’?” Your answer will go a long way toward ___49___ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your ___50___.

31. A. exit                         B. counter                 C. table                     D. shop

32. A. put                         B. got                       C. glanced                 D. turned

33. A. fed up with              B. crazy about            C. concerned with       D. fond of

34. A. latest                      B. good                     C. interesting              D. real

35. A. In fact                    B. As usual                C. However               D. By the way

36. A. collect                     B. print                     C. sell                       D. publish

37. A. stories                     B. ideas                     C. pictures                 D. habits

38. A. devoted                  B. thanked                 C. praised                  D. congratulated

39. A. did                         B. agreed                   C. laughed                 D. pointed

40. A. dropped by              B. passed by              C. brought in             D. took in

41. A. beautiful                 B. different                C. clever                   D. stupid

42. A. carried                    B. passed                   C. handed                  D. showed

43. A. gesture                    B. movement             C. shake                    D. problem

44. A. for                         B. at                         C. through                 D. in

45. A. caught                    B. hit                        C. pushed                  D. saw

46. A. great                       B. upset                    C. awkward               D. discouraged

47. A. moving on               B. going away             C. turning up             D. showing off

48. A. her                         B. them                     C. yourself                 D. themselves

49. A. creating                   B. determining           C. sharing                  D. forming

50. A. home                      B. office                    C. study                    D. life

 Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales.

A. which                    B. when          C. where         D. that

 After completing and signing it, please return the form to us in the envelope ________.

A. providing          B. provided           C. provide      D. having been provided

 The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers ______.

A. will leave            B. are leaving C. have left            D. were leaving