¡¡¡¡The word ¡°maple¡± is from ¡°mapeltreow¡±£¬ the Old English term for maple tree£¬ with ¡°mapl¡±¡ªas its Protoª²Germanic root£¬ a compound in which the first ¡°m¡±¡ªis£¬ I believe£¬ the nearly worldwide ¡°ma¡±£¬ one of the first human sounds£¬ the pursing of a baby's lips as it prepares to suck milk from mother's breast. The ¡°ma¡± root gives rise in many world languages to thousands of words like ¡°mama¡±£¬ ¡°mammary¡±£¬ ¡°maia¡±£¬ and ¡°Amazon.¡± Here it would make ¡°maplª²¡± mean ¡°nourishing mother tree£¬¡± that is£¬ tree whose maple sap in nourishing. The second part of the compound£¬ ¡°aplª²¡±£¬ is a variant of Indoª²European able ¡°fruit of any tree¡± and the origin of another English fruit word£¬ apple. So the primitive analogy compares the liquid sap with another nourishing liquid£¬ mother's milk.

¡¡¡¡Part C

¡¡¡¡Directions£º

¡¡¡¡Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.£¨10 points£©

¡¡¡¡Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a personª²toª²person basis by the simple means of speech. £¨46£© If we travel in buses£¬ buy things in shops£¬ or eat in restaurants£¬ we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions£¬ receive news or comment£¬ and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society.

¡¡¡¡£¨47£© Faceª²toª²face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things£¬ above others£¬ have caused the enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly£¬ inventiveness has led to advances imprinting£¬ telecommunications photography£¬ radio and television. Secondly£¬ speed has revolutionized the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news£¬ which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.

¡¡¡¡No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate£¬ but today there are public libraries. £¨48£© For years ago people used to flock to the cinema£¬ but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme that is being channeled into millions of homes.

¡¡¡¡Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. £¨49£© The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information£¬ education and entertainment. The printing£¬ broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing£¬ educating and entertaining.

¡¡¡¡£¨50£© Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is part£¬ the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse. However£¬ the mass media are with us for better£¬ for worse£¬ and there is no turning back.

¡¡¡¡Section ¢ó Writing

¡¡¡¡Part A

¡¡¡¡51. Directions£º

¡¡¡¡You have watched the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and are interested in becoming a volunteer for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Write a letter to Liu Qi£¬ mayor of the capital city£¬ to

¡¡¡¡1£©make suggestions for the 2008 preparation work£¬ and

¡¡¡¡2£©express your wish to be a volunteer.

¡¡¡¡You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign 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£º

¡¡¡¡Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

¡¡¡¡1£©describe the drawing£¬

¡¡¡¡2£©interpret its meaning and

¡¡¡¡3£©suggest counterª²measures.

¡¡¡¡You should write about 160ª²200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. £¨20 points£©