问答题Test 12 Friendship is forever a topic for human beings. How do you view “friendship”? Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:FRIENDSHIP You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specificall
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Test 12 Friendship is forever a topic for human beings. How do you view “friendship”? Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:FRIENDSHIP You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your idea is. In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea OR describe your idea. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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第1题：
He would venture far out into places seldom visited by human beings.
参考答案： 他总是到人烟稀少的偏远地区探险。
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第2题：
How does the author summarize the volunteer experience?
A、She will remember this experience forever.
B、It is valuable.
C、It is hard and tiring.
D、It is irrelevant and useless now.
参考答案：AB
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第3题：
A group of scientists are conducting a(_______)into the feasibility of cloning human beings.A. entrance
B.research
C.inquiry
D.investigation
参考答案：B
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第4题：
True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. Trust is essential to true friendship.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
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第5题：
问答题Practice 3 Discussion—about 5 minutes In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the task promptly, an example of which is below, and then about three minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Satisfaction Survey The company you work for has conducted a satisfaction survey. We all know customer satisfaction is essential to the survival of our businesses. You have been asked to find out whether customers are satisfied. Discuss the situation together, and decide: ● how to find out whether the customers are satisfied ● what to ask in a customer satisfaction survey.正确答案： 【参考范例】
A: We all know customer satisfaction is essential to the survival of our businesses. How do you think we can find out whether our customers are satisfied?
B: In my opinion, in order to find out whether our customers are satisfied or not, the best and most direct way is to ask them.
A: Certainly many ways can be adopted to ask them whether they are satisfied with our company, our products, and the service they received. Can you name some common ways?
B: Sure. we can ask them face-to-face when they are about to walk out of our store or office. In addition, we can also call them on the phone after their visits and ask how they feel about our products and service.
A: Well. Good idea. Any other ways?
B: Mail them a questionnaire is also an option. This technique has long been used, which turns out to be quite effective
A: As far as I am concerned, we can ask certain questions in a customer satisfaction survey to get to know their expectations and to collect information about what need to be changed and what need to be maintained to increase their satisfaction.
B: By all means basic customer satisfaction questions should be asked, like “ Are you satisfied with the service you received?” Still, we need to ask the customers loyalty questions, for instance “What are the chances of you recommending our products/services to others?” Plus, some research needs to be done to know what the customer like and don’t like about the products, services and the company.
A: That is the point.
Follow-up questions:
(Q=question A=answer)
Q1: Do you think feedback from customers is the most important thing to consider? Why or why not?
A: Yes, their feedback can reveal a lot and be very useful. You can improve your products’ quality accordingly. ﹨No, it is not wise to completely depend on that, since some customers may not take it seriously when answering questions.
Q2: Is it essential to consider competitors’ products? Why or why not?
A: Yes. By comparison, you can know the differences and try to do a better job. ﹨No, feedback from customers is more reliable
Q3: Which is more important when aiming to improve customer services, staff training or customer satisfaction survey?
A: I would say staff training is the fundamental way to improve customer services.﹨Customer satisfaction survey can be more effective in improving customer satisfaction.
Q4: How often should you conduct a customer satisfaction survey?
A: As is said, the most wise way is to conduct a customer satisfaction survey often enough to get the most information, to upset the customers, but not so often as to upset the customers”.
Q5: Have you ever thought about what to do with the answers from a customer satisfaction survey?
A: Yes. The answers from different customers need to be compiled and used to predict trends.﹨No, feedback alone is not enough and further research together with other surveys needs also to be conducted.解析： 暂无解析 -
第6题：
问答题题目要求： In this part of the test, you are asked to give a short talk on a business topic. You have to choose one of the topics from the three below and then talk for about one minute. You have one minute to prepare your ideas.Practice 1 (The candidate chooses one topic and speaks about it for one minute.) A How to negotiate successfully when we are in business? B In business, what important role does the communication take? C What kinds of skills shall the technical writers have?正确答案： 【参考范例】
If you choose A:
It is a key skill in any business to negotiate successfully so as to reach agreements with other people or parties. The negotiation could be done with a buyer or a seller and it will always involve an element of compromise, no matter what. But, when entering negotiations, it is important to keep in mind that to negotiate and make agreements successfully is almost impossible unless you think you can afford to ‘lose’ or walk away from on offer. The result will be you avoiding asking more than what you suppose the other side will give without a dispute. Consequently, you will become a passive observer, while the other side will dictate the terms.
If you choose B:
Communication is one of the most important features in any business. Good communications are indispensable at any stage of the business process.
Within individual company, internal communications happen at, and between the different levels. Directors will communicate with one another with regard to the company’s overall strategy. They communicate their plans to managers, and the managers then inform the other employees. Negotiations are usually conducted in terms of payment and working conditions. Managers try to boost morale and motivation with good communication. Employees also communicate with one another, over certain matters, for instance production and wages.
Reliable and effective communication is instrumental when it comes to efficient management of a company.
If you choose C:
Firstly, technical writers should be able to write well, which means more than just knowing the basics of spelling, grammar and punctuation. The ability to condense, organize and generalize complicated information to make it easier to understand is also very important. A good technical writer must also be capable of handling tight deadlines. As far as career prospects go, with the valuable experience gained, many technical writers actually have the chance to take on management roles. Then they will be responsible for the work of other writers within a particular company; or they may want to become contractors, in other words, selling their services to companies at an hourly rate through an agency which employs many freelance technical writers.解析： 暂无解析 -
第7题：
单选题True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. Friendship takes time.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： A解析： 文中第三段第五行“Friendship takes time… other's growth." 可知题干表述正确。答案为A。 -
第8题：
问答题Practice 1Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Internet Friendship. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.正确答案：
【参考范文】
Internet Friendship According to the recent survey, 80% of people who surf online are in search of social interaction. As a consequence, the voice speaking from the other side of the line can be used to disguise aspects of a user’s personality. And this might bring an unpleasant or even damaging outcome.
Numerous examples can be given, here is a typical one. One of my closest friend, Kate, started a net relationship with a man she knew as “Prince Charming”. However, it turns out that her beloved idol was a husband with wife.
In my opinion, it is true that people may gain community on the net, but this exists only in cyberspace. Although Internet friendship can give users companionship and even romance, it ends with failure and even disaster most of the time. It is high time that we placed great emphasis on this phenomenon.解析：
【范文点评】
文章开头一段用某项调查的数据来说明网上交友的现状，并指出网上的不可靠，可能导致不良后果。第二段举例说明上一段对现状的描述。最后总结作者的看法，即网络世界不真实，网上关系不可靠，这一状况应该引起重视。 -
第9题：
单选题True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. Sometimes we need to be alone.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： C解析： 全文针对true friendship 的要素进行阐述，但并未提及“we need to be alone"这个观点。答案为C。 -
第10题：
单选题What is the passage mainly about?ARhythmic patterns in literature.
BRhythm in writing.
CThe place of rhythm in the lives of human beings.
正确答案： B解析：
文章从rhythm的定义出发，首先指出节奏性是人生来就有的，人类生活在节奏中，同时受到节奏的约束。而后具体讲生理和情感的节奏性，最后指出人类生活的节奏性使文学作品也带有节奏的美感，故C项“节奏在人类生活中的位置”正确。
【录音原文】
Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain elements of writing a word, a phrase, an idea, a pause, a sound, or a grammatical construction. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in the alternate heavy and light beats in music. Our love for rhythm seems to be innate; witness the response of a small child to lively music. Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhythms or nonsense syllables, not like primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm, but our love of rhythm remains. We live in rhythms; in fact we are governed by rhythms.
Physiologically, we are rhythmical. We must eat, sleep, breathe, and play regularly to maintain good health. Emotionally we are rhythmical, too, for psychologists say that all of us feel alternate periods of being in high spirits of concentration. It naturally follows that rhythm, a fundamental aspect of our lives, must be a part of any good literary works, whether poetry or prose. -
第11题：
单选题Since the beginning of this century, more and more scientists have become interested in the way how the human brain works.ASince the beginning
Bhave become
Cin
Dthe way how
正确答案： D解析： -
第12题：
问答题Practice 5 (The candidate chooses one topic and speaks about it for one minute.) A Advertising: the importance of using celebrities to endorse products B Human Resources: how to retain high achievers on a company’s staff C Business Strategy: the factors involved in influencing market trends rather than reacting to them正确答案： 【参考范例】
If you chose A: (three possible answers)
a. Many factors will influence consumers’ choices and desires, which are constantly changing, according to their needs and styles that have caught the popular imagination. Sellers of goods and services court, entice, and implore consumers. Using celebrities to endorse products has been one of the most effective advertising gimmicks. People tend to think negative advertising does not sway them but the truth is that it does. A great number of people always copy celebrities’ behavior. Celebrity endorsement serves a model for community.
b. Using celebrities to endorse products is very important for advertising. If a celebrity endorses a product or service, he or she says that they use and like it in an advertisement. Celebrity endorsements show their formal support or approval for someone or something. If a famous person buys a product, many consumers tend to follow. It is even more so, when consumers are not confident enough about their ability to identify exactly what it is.
c. The reason why many people always do the same as the famous people have done is that they trust celebrity. Although they may distrust advertisement, they will possibly trust the celebrity. Celebrities’ behavior has a great effect on consumers. Therefore, using celebrities to endorse products is beneficial to the company, for it gives the company an advantage, improves its reputation, and helps the company promote sales. Therefore, it is very significant for companies to use celebrities to endorse products, in advertising.
If you chose B: (two possible answers)
a. Retaining high achievers on a company’s staff has been used as a market-driven approach to talent retention. Although once rare in business, open competition for other companies’ people is presently an accepted fact. Fast-moving markets require fast-moving organizations to be continually refreshed with new talent. However, no one will be willing to see talent leave; whenever a good employee walks, the business takes a hit. It’s useless to hope that by tinkering with compensation, career paths, and training efforts, you can wall off your company from today’s labor market.
b. Besides monetary compensation, an alternative to retain high achievers on a company’s staff is a market, which is a driven approach to retention based on the assumption that long-term across-the-board loyalty is neither possible nor desirable. By trying hard to figure out which employees you need to retain and for how long, you can take advantage of highly targeted programs to keep the required talent in place. Most companies today depend on compensation to build loyalty, which is only one of many effective retention mechanisms. Jobs can be redesigned to reduce turnover. For example, UPS retain many more drivers by shifting the tedious and laborious job of loading trucks to other employees.
If you chose C:
I think the factors involved in influencing market trends are as follows: Consumer, Cost, Convenience, and Communication. The key difference is that under modern marketing, profits are regarded as a function to provide customer benefits, whereas under the old marketing, profits were seen as a function of sales. To conclude, marketing is a concept, a business process as well as a set of activities. This total set of marketing activities, integrated into a unified program, are sometimes called the marketing mix, which today, in addition to profitability, typically includes a lot of broader objectives relevant to current social concerns. These concerns now concentrate on areas like protection of the physical environment, product safety, and equal employment opportunity.解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
The program which gives a computer a mind of his own can never be written by human beings.()
参考答案：错误
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第14题：
Why is there no natural reason for famine?
A、We now have technology to preserve and keep food.
B、We can transport food over long distances.
C、The government can import food and distribute it to its people.
D、Nature can never create any disasters for human beings.
参考答案：ABC
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第15题：
True Friendship-Recognition How can we find true friendship in this often phony， temporary world？ Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes， interests， pursuits， and passion. How can we recognize potential friendship？ Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that， genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern， a desire to see one another grow and develop， and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action： doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return； sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgement or negative criticism. True Friendship-Relationship， Trust， Accountability True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say， "Oh， he's a good friend of mine，" yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend. "Friendship takes time： time to get to know each other， time to build shared memories， time to invest in each other's growth. Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives， thoughts， feelings， and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone， without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are keys to true friendship. Without them， we often feel betrayed， left out， and lonely. In true friendship， there is no backbiting， no negative thoughts ，no turning away. True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship， unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends. Sometimes we need to be alone.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
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第16题：
单选题Which of the following is true about habits according to the passage?AThey are natural endowments to living creatures.
BThey are more important than instincts to all animals.
CThey are subject to the formative influence of the environment.
DThey are destined to open out a much more far-reaching possibility in the evolution of human beings.
正确答案： A解析：
本题可参照文章第二段的“Habits, instead of being born ready-made ... were left more and more to the formative influence of the environment”。从中可知C项为正确答案。 -
第17题：
问答题Practice 2 Discussion—about 5 minutes In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Compromise on price You have had a negotiation with a foreign trade delegation which comes to nothing. You have been told to have this big deal come off. Discuss the situation together and decide: ● which kind of activities would be suitable for a successful deal. ● how much are you to step down For three candidates Compromise on Price You have had a negotiation with a foreign trade delegation which comes to nothing. You have been told to have this big deal come off. Discuss the situation together, and decide: ● Which kind of activities would be suitable for a successful deal. ● how much are you to step down. ●·how to show your sincerity.正确答案： 【参考范例】
B: Well, it’s really a pity that we didn’t reach any agreement on price at our last meeting. I think it’s not sensible for either side to persist in his own terms. We can make some progress.
A: Yeah. 1 can’t agree more. In consideration of making a deal before their closing visit to our corporation, I’m also ready to make some concessions.
B: How much are we to step down?
A: How about coming down by… er, 3 percent.
B: By what?
A: By there percent.
B: Ah, honestly speaking, the price you offer is really not reasonable. Almost it should be forbidden if I may say. You know, we have to keep the ball rolling.
A: You might have some good suggestions in mind. Air your opinion, please.
B: How about meeting each other half way? Each steps a bit backward so that business can be done.
A: Maybe you are right.
Question: Do you think they are likely to accept the quotation you offer this time, B?
B: Well, I think they would. You know, supply exceeds demand at present and this situation is likely to continue for a long time yet, let alone that theirs have no advantages in quality, design, style or color assortment.解析： 暂无解析 -
第18题：
填空题The brain’s neurological specialization for language is called linguistic I （）， which is specific to human beings.正确答案： lateralization解析： 暂无解析 -
第19题：
问答题Practice 4 Discussion—about 5 minutes In this part of the test you are given a discussion topic. You have 30 seconds to look at the prompt card, an example of which is below, and then about 3 minutes to discuss the topic with your partner. After that the examiner will ask you more questions related to the topic. For two candidates Business Seminar Your company is going to hold a seminar on a certain topic about marketing You have been asked to help with the preparation for the seminar. Discuss the situation together and decide: ● What facilities and seminar arrangements you will need to make ● Who you are going to invite to attend the seminar and how to contact them For three candidates Business Seminar Your company is going to hold a seminar on a certain topic about marketing· You have been asked to help with the preparation for the seminar. Discuss the situation together and decide: ● What facilities and seminar arrangements you will need to make ● Who you are going to invite to attend the seminar and how to contact them ● Where and when you will hold the seminar正确答案： 【参考范例】
A: You know, there is going to hold a seminar about marketing.
B: Yeah, I just want to have a talk with you about that. What facilities and seminar arrangement do you think should we make?
A: Well. I think we should prepare whiteboard and water pen, a projector, computers.
B: Yes, I agree with you , what’s more, I think we also need drinking machines and coffee machines.
A: Yeah. You remind me of something. We also need some secretaries.
B: I share your view on that. Who are we going to invite to attend and how to contact them?
A: What about inviting some senior marketing managers and some specialists on marketing to give speeches?
B: Nice. We have to hire some interpreters to make the meeting go through well.
A: That’s right. Some of them may not speak English well.解析： 暂无解析 -
第20题：
问答题Practice 2Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Human Activity and the Earth. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.正确答案：
【参考范文】
Human Activity and the Earth That human activity has an effect on our planet is beyond doubt. While some of man’s accomplishments have made the Earth a better place for people to live in, they have not come without cost. Overall, it seems that human activity harms the Earth more than it benefits the Earth.
For example, the transportation systems that benefit mankind pollute the air and use up valuable energy resources. Additionally, accomplishments such as the supply of potable water are only responses to problems that mankind created in the past. In the first place, it was man that made the water unhealthy to drink.
All in all, the damage that human activity causes will eventually have a negative effect on people. They will suffer the effects of pollution and gradually diminishing natural resources.解析：
【范文点评】
文章开头概述了人类的活动带来的益处不及其对地球带来的害处。第二部分举了两个人类活动带来的害处。最后作者认为如果继续下去，这些害处将会反馈到人类自身。 -
第21题：
单选题What does the author intend to do in writing the passage?ATo evaluate our needs of birds to save our earth.
BTo describe various measures to protect the birds.
CTo criticize the effects of human pollution on birds.
DTo explain a basic tie between birds and human beings.
正确答案： A解析： -
第22题：
问答题The overuse of modern technologies in recreational activities makes human beings less creative. Do you agree or disagree? Write a composition of about 400 words on this topic.正确答案：
It is universally acknowledged that modern technologies are widely used in our everyday entertainment activities, providing joy and happiness for all. We enjoy kaleidoscopic TV programmes using signals received from satellites; we play music and show films on complex hi-fi stereos; and an increasing number of people surf the Internet every day for information and fun. Under these circumstances, many fear that the overuse of modern technologies in entertainment might result in the gradual loss of human creativity, as man grows to rely almost entirely on machines and high-tech inventions to work entertaining miracles. Honestly, I regard this point of view as downright wrong.
To begin with, it is precisely man's creativity that has made all the modern technologies possible and available, which in turn leads to their creative application in entertainment. Their wide application does not necessarily mean that man is losing his creativity, but simply indicates that this creativity has all along been turned into reality and put to use.
Secondly, rather than stunting man's imagination, the overuse of modern technologies actually enables man to be more and more creative. For instance, Dream Works, the famous American film company, has been designing and producing cartoons using computer technology. From the uni-dimensional The Prince of Egypt to the most lifelike Shrek, whatever one can imagine, it can be created by that computer, together with human intelligence and imagination.
Thirdly, history has proved that wide application of technologies in recreational activities has not affected human creativity. As a matter of fact, human beings have extensively used modern technologies to entertain themselves since the 1950s. However, we find so far no evidence which shows that man's creativity is declining. Instead, we never fail to find new creations appearing in quick succession.
Finally, the development of modern technologies depends on man's creativity. TV sets, CD players, computers and all sort of high-tech appliances are invented and developed by man. And his boundless imagination and endless thirst for more joy and fun will always inspire him to invent better technologies and then enjoy new varieties of entertainment.
To sum up, the fuss about how the overuse of modern technologies might be making people lose their creativity is totally unnecessary. For man, as a ceaseless explorer, will always develop new ways of fun using new types of advanced technologies.解析：
对于题目里提到的“娱乐活动中现代科技的滥用降低了人们的创造力”这一说法，作者在第一段末尾表示不认同。接下来正文段里分四点进行论证，其中援引了梦工厂的电影等例子作为论据。最后一段重申了中心论点。 -
第23题：
单选题It takes at least five to ten years______it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.Abefore
Bsince
Cafter
Dwhen
正确答案： D解析：