2007年考研英语复习考前必做4
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your
translation should be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(10 points)
The “standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services
which the country produces. A country’s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost
on its capacity to produce wealth. (46) “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on
money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such
as transport and entertainment.
A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect
on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal,
gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. (47) Some regions of the world are well supplied
with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none
of them.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. (48) Some countries are perhaps
well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and for this
and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound stable political conditions,
and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully
and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but
less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people.
Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better
placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.
(49) A country’s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and
consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international
trade. For example, Britain’s wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much
less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus
manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be
lacking. (50) A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity,
provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
Section Ⅲ Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
You bought a new color TV set made in Guangdong, but it is in poor quality. You want to write a
letter to the store and have the set repaired or changed. Your letter should cover the following
points:
1) the picture is not clear enough, and sometimes channel buttons don’t work well,
2) sometimes there is even so sound, and the color is not stable,
3) Customer First, Service Best.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign up your own name at the
end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address. (10 points)
Part B
52. Directions:
Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should
1）describe the drawing，
2）analyze the meaning and
3）give an example
You should write about 160－200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2 （20 points）
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