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2006年A类作文真题全收录（附使用说明）上一篇 / 下一篇 2009-06-19 14:38:31 查看( 33 ) / 评论( 0 ) / 评分( 0 / 0 ) 1.Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is corned.(lesson 1)a) Sociologists claim that children will not attack their parents and teachers unless they are cornered.b) Many people worry that the environment will be worsening unless the harsher measures of environmental protection are executed/carried out. 2.It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.(lesson 1)a) It is frustrating to learn that many junior middle school students are not admitted to senior high school in China.b) It is disappointing to hear that numerous pupils like to play truant/skip classes. 3. Our vicar/priest is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.(lesson 2) a) Our government is always raising money for one cause or another , but it has never managed to completely eradicate the poverty and illiteracy.b) Some children are always asking their parents for money for one cause or another, for they do not know how hard their parents work.1. The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed high level of civilization.(lesson 3)2. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.(lesson 3)3. These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.(lesson 4)a) Nowadays, people who study abroad are more likely to find a better job than people who study at home.b) People who contribute much to the society are more popular than people who contribute less. 7. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white- collar workers for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar to go to work.(lesson 4)a) More and more people are becoming conscious of the importance of environmental protection for the simple reason that the worsening environment is seriously detrimental to peoples health.b) Numerous people have begun to raise /keep pets for the simple reason that raising/keeping pets can not only drive off ones loneliness ,but enhance the consciousness of protecting animals. 8.He feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. (lesson 4)a) She thought that her achievement in her work was well worth her efforts that she made.b) We assume that taking adventures for young people is well worth trying. 9.Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.(lesson 5)a) Some employers frequently go to extremes to make more profits.b) She always go to extremes to express herself.4. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of wall.(lesson 5)5. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that he he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the presidents palace.(lesson 5)6. The silence was suddenly broken when a large car , with its headliughts on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade (lesson 6)7. One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain. (lesson 6)8. So long as there is something to identify, we will give people their money back. (lesson 7)9. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveler is in difficulty. (lesson 8)16. Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. (lesson 9)a) Money never fails to fascinate human beings.b) Space research never fails to fascinate human beings. 17. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that cats have nine lives.(lesson 9)a) One of the things that fascinates us most about TV/computer is the popular belief that TV/computer is not only used as an entertainment, but also helps us learn knowledge.b) One of the things that fascinates us most about high technology is the popular belief that high technology such as robots can not only replace people to do dangerous work, but helps to release/free our mothers from the heavy and tedious households.18. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.(lesson 10) 12. He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.(lesson 11)a)They were greeted by a crowd of reporters from the moment they arrived at the airport.b) We were greeted by the evening sights along the Pearl River when we climbed onto the top of the mountains.13. Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.(lesson 12)14. You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, wanting for a boat which never comes.(lesson12)15. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. (lesson13)16. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, She quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.( lesson 13)17. There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sum of money to gangsters in return for protection.(lesson14)a) There was a time when thousands of university teachers dropped their teaching and embarked on doing business in China.b) There was a time when few people knew about the mysterious space.25. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.(lesson14)a) As long ago as the15th century, Psychologists made the surprising discovery that the more one wants to get something, the more difficult you may make it to get.b) Advertisers have made a remarkable discovery that people normally like to get something for nothing.26.George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.(lesson15)27.He described the New York harbour as “a very agreeable situation located whin two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.”(lesson 17)28.However, size and strengths are not the only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designers dream to create “an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.”(lesson17)29. Modern sculpture rarely/hardly/seldom surprises us any more.(lesson18)a) Street dancing in Guang Zhou rarely surprises us any more.b) Horrible movies on TV rarely surprises us any more.30. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ”Dont touch the exhibits. Some of are dangerous!”(lesson18)a) The first thing I will do when I am abroad is to find a house which is convenient for me to go to school.b) The first thing I noticed when I arrived at the airport was a creative advertisement about food which said “Tasting is believing”31. Considering the amount she paid, the cat was dear more ways than one.(lesson19)32. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.(lesson20)33. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.(lesson 21)34. Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.(lesson 22)35. Much to the aristocrats amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.(lesson22)36. People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what can nor be eaten.(lesson23)a) People become very unreasonable when they try to decide whether they should send their children abroad or not.b) People are becoming more and more rational/smart when they try to decide what they should buy and what they should not.37. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain food and stick to them all our lives.(lesson 23)a) The great truth is that the world judges one not by who you are but by what you have.b) The well-known truth is that love is blind.38. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.(lesson 23)a) No one has received more praise and abuse than Chairman Mao.b) Nothing is more powerful than money/love/advertisement/TV/computer. 39. It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction, but it is really unimaginable in the real world.(lesson24)a) It is all very well for people to keep pets, but who has the time and money to attend to them.b) It is all very well for young people to study abroad, but how many families can afford their further education?40. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily. (lesson25)41. No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.(lesson26)a) No one can avoid being moved by Titanic.b) No one can avoid being affected/influenced by exotic/fascinating TV programmes. 42. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people.(lesson26)a) His good English foundation has made it possible for him to gain the excellent academic performance in university.b) Most of us find it difficult not to laugh at Mr Beans funny performances.43. Though It may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the service which people perform. for us.(lesson27)a) 44. There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely the operation.(lesson27) 45. The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.(lesson27)46. I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.(lesson28)47. the man went great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real.(lesson28)48. Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.(lesson29) 49. No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not you laugh Charlie Chaplins early films.(lesson29) 50. From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when would be able to go home.(lesson29) 51. The doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.(lesson29)52. Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man.(lesson30)53.They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.(lesson31)54. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie himself. (lesson 31) 55. It took him 4 years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about. (lesson 31)56. Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong. (lesson 32)57. Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.(leson32)58. What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong at precisely the same moment. (lesson 33)59. The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series catastrophes.(lesson 33)60. Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.(lesson 33)61. Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.(lesson 34)62. No one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.(lesson 34)63. There is always hope that in the shops labyrinth of musty, dark ,disordered rooms a real rarity will be found among the piles of assorted junk that litter the floor.(lesson 34)64. No one discovers a rarity by chance.(lesson 34)65. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.(lesson 34)66. Those who seek the justice undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it, for judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.(lesson 35)67. Reward and punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.(lesson 35)68. She thought that there was a chance in a million that she was right. (lesson36)69. No one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.(lesson 36)70. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.(lesson 37)71. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.(lesson 37)72. When I boarded the train , I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.(lesson 73)73. It suddenly dawned on me that this express train was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour.(lesson 74)74. Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the season.(lesson 38)75. It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on the walls were not simply a form. of artistic expression. They had definite meaning.(lesson38)76. It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.(lesson 38)77. What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes. (lesson 39)78. It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else. (lesson 40)79. Only when the police saw that the man was actually telephoning the police station did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax. (lesson 40)80.The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me. (lesson 41)81. Most of my