Section Ⅰ Use of English

    Directions:

    Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at—a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a  1   on a subway.

    It's a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there's  2   to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn't know it ……此处隐藏52239个字…… list、respectively也是需要掌握的方式。

    2．The difference in New Year spending reveals the way Chinese people spend their holidays, and our culture. (新年开支的差异反映了中国人民度假的方式，以及中国文化。)注意段首句的承上启下功能。

    3．It has long been known in the world that Chinese people hold a good reputation of being friendly and gift exchange is the very symbol of such a tradition. (中国人民友好善良的口碑在世界上广为流传，交换礼物正好代表了这个优良传统。)注意it has long been known that...中形式主语it的用法，增加亮点。

    4．As the country catches up quickly in economy, life is also enriched in various ways, and the living standard is constantly going up. (中国在经济上正在迅速追赶，生活也在多方面得到丰富，生活水平不断提高。)结尾通过“春节开销的多样性”引出生活的多样性，展望未来。