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1. Some people believe that it is very necessary to encourage competition in a modem society.
2. Other people think that it is not necessary, especially in our society.
3. Your comments on these two views, and give examples to support your opinion.
As our society is developing at a quick pace, competition is quite common. Some people believe that it is very necessary to encourage competition in a modern society. I do agree with this opinion. Competition will help promote the society, and help remove what is backward. For example, if a factory has how efficiency, and its products can’t be sold at the market, it will be defeated by stronger factories with high efficiency. In this way the stronger will survive and the backward will drop out, which is beneficial to our society.
Other people think that competition is not necessary, especially in our society. I can understand their worry, but I can’t support this view. They are worried that competition will bring about unemployment and social disorder. But I believe that competition will help some people to realize they have to work hard or they will be ousted.
My view is clear that competition is necessary in our society. With the competition, our market is lively, and efficiency has been improved. One example is the TV production. As there is a severe competition in TV manufacturing, at the market the price of a TV set continues to drop. As a result, the quality of TV is better and the price is lower. Customers have benefited from this competition. Therefore, I believe that competition should be encouraged.
22 短文指导
You are preparing for an English test and some reference books are needed. Write a letter to the sales department of a bookstore to ask for:
1) detailed information about the books you want;
2) methods of payment;
3) time and way of delivery.
You should 100 worlds 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)
范文译文
Dear Sir,
As a customer of your bookstore, I write this letter to ask for some information about some reference books on English tests. I am planning to take part in the NETEM, which is to be held in the spring of 2005. Since it is a difficult test, I am in need of a comprehensive and well-written reference book. Because I am fully occupied with my work and studies, I can only remit the payment to you when I hear from you. I wish you could then send the book by mail as soon as you have received the payment. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely yours,
Li Ming
(112 words)
我是贵店的常客，写此信的目的是为了询问英语考试方面的某些书籍。我将参加2005年春季举行的全国研究生入学英语考试。参加这么一个困难的考试，我急需一本高质量的综合性指导书籍，请给我的询问回复。由于我现在的工作和学习很快，只能通过汇款的方式支付书款。收到钱后请尽快帮我办理。敬请盼复。
思路启迪
本单元的情景是考试大纲所示例的样文。应用文(包括信签、便签、备忘录等)写作是全国硕士研究生入学考试从2005年新增加的考试形式，旨在考察考生准确和恰当运用英语语言的能力，符合中国英语语言教学的发展趋势和时代要求。
根据考试大纲的要赤诚，考生的作文必须很好地完成试题规定的任务。包括所有的要点;使用丰富的语法结构和词汇;语言自然流畅，语法错误较少;有效地采用了多种衔接的手法，文字连贯，层次清晰;格式与语域恰当贴切。对目标读者完全产生预期的效果。(指在书面和口头表达中根据不同的交际对象，所采用的话语方式，即正式、一般、非正式的话语等)。
书信和信件是交往中常用的方式，也是考试中应该准备的学习内容。先将写信应该注意的问题作一个简单的说明。先将写书信应该注意的问题作一个简单的说明。
一：信头(Heading)
指发信人的单位名称、地址、发信日期。考试时候不要求写出。
格式：从信纸的上部中央往右写，第一行写单位名称，第三行写门牌号码、街名，第三行写市名、省名、国名，第四行写发信日期。学生写信时第一行写班级名称，第二行写学校名称，第三行写市、省名，第五行写国家名称，第六行写发信日期。国内信件国名可以不写。
二：信内地址(Inside Address)
指收信人的姓名、单位和地址。考试时候不要求写出。
格式：信头下隔一二行，从左边开始写，第一行写姓名、头衔，第二行写单位名称，第三行写门牌号及路名，第四行写市名、省名及邮政号码，第五行写国名。
商业往来信件及公函必须写信头和地址。亲友、熟人之间的信可不写信内地址，信头处写发信日期就行了。
三：称呼(Salutation)
格式：信内地址下隔一二行写称呼，其左要与信内地址第一行对齐。对不相识的男子，单数常用 “Sir”, “Dear Sir”, 或 “My Dear Sir”;复数常用 “Dear Sirs” 或“Gentlemen”。 对女子，单数常用 “Madam”，“Dear Madam”或“My Dear Madam”;复数常用“Mesdames”或 “My Dear Mesdames”;对比较熟识的男子，普通称 “Dear Mr. ……”; 女性通常称“Dear Mrs. (或Miss)……”。熟人和亲人常直呼其名，不用姓氏(以 “Dear”为例)：1)“Dear David”;2)“My dear David”;3)“My David” 4)“My dearest David”;5)“My Dearest”;6)“Darling David”;7)“My Darling”;8)“My very own darling”等。有头衔的可把头衔写放在名字前，如“Prof Wang”， “Dr Lin”等。
四：正文(Body of Letter)
格式：称呼下面隔两行开始写正文。每段第一个字母要缩进3至5个字母的空格。正文是信的主要部分，内容要简单明了，一般不用同汉语信一样的“你好(how are you?)”之类的词。
五：结束语(Complimentary Close)
结束语是写信人对收信人的谦称，写在正文下面二三行处，从中间写起，第一个词不达意的开头字母要大写，末尾用逗号。给不相识的人可用：
“Yours truly”或“Truly yours”
“Yours faithfully”或“Faithfully yours”
“Yours Sincerely”或“Sincerely yours”
给上级或长者可用：
“Yours respectfully” 或 “Respectfully yours”
“Yours obediently”或 “Obediently yours”
“Yours”, “Yours ever”, “Ever yours”, “Yours as ever”或 “Yours sincerely”
给亲属或挚友的信可用：
“Yours affectionately”, “Lovingly Yours”, “Your loving son(child, sister…)”, 或”Yours devoted friend”等。结束语末尾要用逗号。
六：签名(Signature)
即写信人署名。一般情况下，把本人姓名签在结束语之下。考试时候统一写为“Li Ming”。
