It is vividly depicted in the cartoon that a boy is running along the racetrack with painstaking efforts， sweat pouring downing his face. After a long journey， he is making the final spurt（冲刺） toward the finishing line， with strong determination to become the champion. It seems that he could rest for a while to enjoy the ecstasy of victory. However， straight ahead lies a sign which indicates a new "starting point" and urges him to continue rushing to the next destination. [图画图表描述段]
Undoubtedly the cartoon conveys the meaning that life is like the process of running in which one should make constant efforts and never stop making progress. Owing to the quickening pace of life， competition goes increasingly fierce in all walks of life， stimulating everyone to pursue one goal after another. Once a person stops making progress， he can hardly maintain his past glory and survive in this competitive world. As Deng Xiaoping， the great Chinese leader said， "Development is the only way." No matter how powerful a country is， no matter how successful a specific institution， it will definitely seek new development in high speed. Generally speaking， neither a country nor a person can remain stagnant（停滞的，迟钝的）。 [意义阐释段]
A case in point is the successful launching of "Shenzhou Ⅴ spacecraft" which sets China in a high position of aviation and space flight. Although it means a great achievement for us Chinese， we are facing new challenges in the future and need to do further research in space technology. Another illustration is closely related to us， the examinees. If we pass this test and are fortunately admitted by a university， we shall not stop making efforts. Instead， we are confronted with the challenge of conquering the difficult graduate courses. We still have to strive for success in our future academic study， employment and career. On the whole， these examples effectively clarify the saying that "Destination is another starting point." [举例论证段]
The drawing vividly shows a runner who is arriving at the finishing line that is also the point that he has started from. In the drawing， the runner is running around the track of a playground. On both side of the runner， there are two poles and a line between them. On the ground there are two signs that say "ENDING" and "STARTING". [图画图表描述段]
The painter wants to tell us that， just like running， whatever we are doing， we should never stop making progress. The ending point just means a new starting point at which we should set new goals and continue to pursue them. This view is absolutely right in every sense. First and foremost， it applies to individuals as in such a competitive world everybody is trying to get ahead. Furthermore， corporation and organizations of any kind should also embrace this view， for they act as an independent person in the market and should always look ahead for new opening and possibilities to enhance business. Last but not least， the country on the whole should move forward in terms of politics， economy， and culture so that we China as a nation can gain sustained respect from other peoples. [意义阐释段]
Examples to prove the view are abundant. The most persuasive are the cases of famous athletes like Fu Mingxia and Deng Yaping， whose success is gained through non-stop efforts. It goes without saying that if they had been content with being just a regional or national champion and stopped practicing， they wouldn't have accomplished so much and become world-famous. By contrast， a lot of people choose to take a rest to enjoy their small success and thus lose the motivation for further achievement. Similarly， plenty of companies are merged by bigger and more powerful ones just because they are overjoyed with their small profits and unaware of the danger posed by more ambitious rivals. In sum， keeping making progress should be the right attitude towards life and work for everybody and even for a country. [举例论证段]
SectionⅠListening Comprehension
Directions：
This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section， Part A， Part B and Part C.
Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of th...[查看详情]
