What you have said has no bearing on the present subject.

所说和题无关。

This question comes from Ziya (Ziya) in Turkey.

题来自土耳其子牙（Ziya）。

Very well. We now come to the point. Your mother insists upon your accepting it. Is not it so, Mrs. Bennet?

“很好，我们现在就来谈到题。妈非要不可。我好太太，可不是吗？”

It's based on her teaching experience in Africa last year.

解析【解析】题案为A。考查考生理解主旨与要义能力。根据原文女士所说" Wow. Jennifer got her new book published last month. I learned it from the morning paper today。" （哇。詹妮弗上个月出版了她新书。我是从今天晨报上得知。）和男士所说" It's based on her teaching experience in Africa last year。" （这书是基于她去年在非洲教学经历所写。）可知，说话者们正在谈论一新书，故选A。Text 3 34词 鲍勃去向。

What matters most is to find the proper way.

【审题构思】题要求围绕“自主创业弊”这一标题，写一篇不少于150词文章。写作时，可以在首段引入主题，说明现状。第二段分点阐述自主创业与弊。第三段简单概括全文，强调自己观点即可。【行文点评】（1）文章首段指出现象，随着科技发展，以及工作压力增大，许多人选择自主创业。自主创业有有弊。（2）文章第二段主要论述了自主创业和弊。一方面，自主创业可以自由选择工作时间和场所，可以充分发挥自己才智，也会全身心投入挣钱。另一方面，自主创业风险很高，而且没有同伴分担工作负担。（3）最后总结全文，再次表明观点，根据自身情况做出合适选择。共享题干题。

He's supposed to be at the airport now to pick up Mr. Anderson, but he's nowhere to be found.

解析【解析】题案为B。考查考生理解说话者态度、观点与意图能力。根据原文女士所说" Jim， have you seen Bob？" （吉姆，看到鲍勃了吗？）以及" He's supposed to be at the airport now to pick up Mr. Anderson， but he's nowhere to be found。" （他现在该在机场接安德森先生了，但是怎么也找不到他。）可知，女士现在该是感到担忧，故选B。Text 4 34词 减速行驶。

I'll take care of it tomorrow.

【解析】题案为A。考查考生获取事实性具体信息能力。根据原文女士所说" I found the gas bill in the mailbox。" （我在信箱里发现了燃气费帐单。）以及" Oh， it was due last Friday。" （哦，上星期五就该交了。）和男士所说" I'll take care of it tomorrow。" （我明天会处理。）可知，男士明天将去交燃气费，故选A。Text 6 69词 训练进展。

(3)It is indisputable that winning plays an essential role in our life, but we should also learn from failure.

【审题构思】题要求围绕“如何在现代生活中过上简单生活”这一标题，写一篇不少于150词文章。写作时，可以在首段引入主题，说明现状。第二段列举几个从简生活例子并说明理由。第三段简单概括全文，强调自己观点即可。【行文点评】（1）文章首段指出现象，说明许多人重视成功。接着引出个人观点，是否成为胜者并不重要。（2）文章第二段阐述理由，主要从两方面入手：首先，关于成功和失败定义因人而异，重要不是结果，而是努力过程；其次，成功不能被视为衡量一个人唯一标准，还需要考虑其他因素。（3）最后总结全文，再次表明观点，虽然成功很重要，但是也要从失败中学习。共享题干题。

I always dream of traveling around the world and creating a series of drawings about different cities in the world.

7、【解析】题案为B。考查考生获取事实性具体信息能力。根据原文男士所说" I don't like training early in the morning， so I start at 10：00。" （我不喜欢一大早训练，所以我10点开始训练。）以及" I train all through the day until 3：00。" （我一整天都在训练，直到三点。）可知，Steve一天训练5个小时，故选B。8、【解析】题案为A。考查考生理解说话者态度、观点与意图能力。根据原文女士所说" Have you done live drawing before？" （以前有过现场绘画吗？）和男士所说" Yes， I have done live drawing before. It's always fun。" （是，我以前做过现场绘画。它总是很有趣。）可知，Mark认为现场绘画是令人享受，故选A。9、【解析】题案为B。考查考生获取事实性具体信息能力。根据原文女士所说" What's something you haven't drawn on yet， but really want to？" （有什么东西是还没有在上面绘画，但又很想在上面绘画？）和男士所说" I'd like to draw on personal diaries people have kept over the years and draw the owner on it。" （我想在人们多年来保存个人日记上画上主人）可知，Mark想在日记上进行绘画，故选B。10、【解析】题案为C。考查考生获取事实性具体信息能力。根据原文女士所说" Could you also tell us where your inspirations come from？" （能告诉我们灵感来自哪里吗？）和男士所说" Most are from the people I've met and talked to when I was traveling。" （大部分都来自于我在旅行中遇到和交谈过人。）可知，Mark灵感来源于他旅行，故选C。Text 8 146词 聘清洁工岗位。

I should be sorry if my conscience, insisting on a rigid attention to the matter in hand, forced me to dismiss him in a couple of lines.

如果我听从作者良心，不肯走离题，只用几行简单文字就把尼柯尔斯打发掉，我会感到对不起他。

It is impossible, even at this distant period, to reflect without horror on the miseries of that year known in Lower Volga by the name of the Famine Year.

即使年代沧桑久远，回想起来，我内心恐惧依然挥之不去，总会联想那题为《饥馑记年》一书中描述当年纪实。