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一．真题重现
第一部分
1.Can you list some foreign culture that you are interested in?
2.Is there anything you find difficult about learning english?
第二部分
Describe an (interesting) wild animal you know:
You should say:
What the animal is
What it looks like
How the animal is special
Explain why you chose to talk about this anmial
第三部分
1.What are the benefits and drawbacks of keeping animals in zoo?
2.Why could some wild animals become extinct?
3.Do any animals have a special significance in your culture?
二．范文赏析
第一部分
1.Can you list some foreign culture that you are interested in?
Well,if you tell me your birthday,I can give you a fortunetelling analysis[ə'nælɪsɪs] .
I am not superstitious,I am just fascinated by those psychological points.--- Constellation
For example:
Virgo
P traits:tidy;industrious;
N traits:fault-finding吹毛求疵;pedantic[pɪ‘dæntɪk]迂腐的
Pisces
P traits:sensitive;placid [‘plæsɪd]温和的
N traits:dreamy;restless焦躁不安的
附星座英文表达：
Aries [‘εəri:z]白羊; taurus [‘tɔ:rəs]金牛;
gemini[‘dʒemənai]双子; cancer;leo;Virgo;libra;
scorpio [‘skɔ:piəu]天蝎;
sagittarius [,sædʒi’tεəriəs]射手；Capricorn [‘kæprikɔ:n];摩羯 aquarius[ə'kwεəriəs]; pisces ['pisi:z]
2.Is there anything you find difficult about learning english?
I find it is painstaking to remember so many synonym ['sɪnənɪm].it can be confusing in reading or writing part.
On top of that,the grammar can be tricky with various tenses and many prepositions.
it’s tough not to make mistakes.
第二部分：
1.What the animal is
An elephant,
which is the earth's largest land mammal,
has few natural enemies other than human beings.
2.What it looks like and how it hehaves
These mammals have a short tail.
but huge ears that they usually flap around to ward off 避开，挡住 flies.
They are famous for the massive trunk which is used for drinking,gathering food,or carrying heavy stuffs.
3.How the animal is special
Elephants are also famed for their memory and intelligence.
The elephant's intelligence quotient['kwəʊʃ(ə)nt]
(IQ) is equal to the child at the age of four or five.
Only second to dolphins and gorillas. [gə'rɪlə]
4.Explain why you chose to talk about this anmial
One of the endangered species.
In africa ,elephants are still hunted illegally for their ivory ['aɪv(ə)rɪ].
Poachers want them because the ivory trade is highly profitable.
第三部分
1.What are the benefits and drawbacks of keeping animals in zoo?
Benefits：
1.Giving us a chance to see rare and wild animals we would never get to see other than on TV.
2.Scientists and staff do some research on the animals in order to learn more about the species and to protect them from extinction.
for example,in China pandas now mostly live in zoos because they have to be protected from poachers.
drawbacks ：
Cages are too narrow and small,wild animals seem to lose their wild instincts in the zoo.
For example,I went to the zoo a couple weeks ago,these animals looked depressed.
2.Why could some wild animals become extinct?
1.Hunting:
Poachers want to sell their skins or tusks(可特指象牙),such as elephants or rhinos['raɪnəʊ].
2.Pollution:
Green house gas/Carbon Dioxide leads to global warming,if wild animals can’t adapt to the new living environment (水分moisture 、 光light、温度 temperature 、湿度 humidity), they will die out.
3.The destruction of the places where they live:
deforestation causes the displacement of animals动物转移（迁徙）,if the animals can’t find food in the forest for themselves,they will die out.
3.Do any animals have a special significance in your culture?
Dogs are supposed to be loyal
Cows(horses) are hard-working
Monkeys are smart
Tigers symbolize power and courage
The phoenix is synonymous [sɪ‘nɒnɪməs] with ……的意义和……是一样的 good fortune
Dragon is a symbol of kingship.
三．高分词汇
fortunetelling analysis 前程分析
superstitious 迷信
Constellation星座
fault-finding吹毛求疵;
pedantic[pɪ‘dæntɪk]迂腐的
placid [‘plæsɪd]温和的
painstaking痛苦的
synonym ['sɪnənɪm]同义词
tricky复杂的
prepositions介词
mammal哺乳动物
trunk象鼻
ivory ['aɪv(ə)rɪ]象牙
deforestation森林砍伐
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