Passage Two

Many people hope that the whole world will one day speak a common language. Over the Years, people have made up new languages with this aim. At least six hundred languages have been developed in the search for a language which all human beings would be able to speak. The most famous one, Esperanto ( 世界语) , was the idea of Ludwig Zamenhof, a doctor in Warsaw. He published a book about his new language in 1887.

To encourage people to learn the Language, he made it as simple as possible.

Esperanto has never been accepted as an official world language, but it has been suggested as an auxiliary language. By 1950 it had been taught to one and a half million speakers, and it was spoken in six hundred schools. Today Esperanto is spoken by about eight million people, and more than one hundred newspapers and magazines in the language are published regularly throughout the world. Thousands of books have been written in Esperanto, including those translated from other languages.

Today the need for a new auxiliary language like Esperanto seems less obvious. Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people. The fact that more are learning English shows that the use of English is still growing worldwide. No one would deny the usefulness of world language, but not many people think that Esperanto is likely to play such a role.

55. Over the years, people have made up new languages in the hope that ______.

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Online Games. You should write at least 1 20 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.

1.现在有一些大学生沉迷于网络游戏，家长和学校对此甚为担忧;

2.有人认为网络游戏并不是一无是处。

3.对此你的看法是….

这个倔强的男孩不愿意听从父母的忠告。_____________________________________________________________________________

只要你一辈子不停地努力工作，你在回忆往事时就会感到心满意足的。_____________________________________________________________________________

理论上说，你的计划听上去不错，但实际上行得通吗?_____________________________________________________________________________

小女孩的歌声给老人带来了欢乐，帮住他忍受住种种生活的艰辛。_____________________________________________________________________________

我过去常常浪费很多时间玩游戏。_____________________________________________________________________________

By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25, 000 victims._____________________________________________________________________________

The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place._____________________________________________________________________________Section B Directions: Put the following sentences into English.

Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space._____________________________________________________________________________

Throughout this century English has grown more and more important. It has become a second language for many millions of people._____________________________________________________________________________