这里节选的《2005年考研英语新增题型全突破》第二部分从社交书信、事务书信、私人信函、通知、便笺等七个方面，分门别类系统地介绍了邀请信、推荐信、介绍信、证明信、贺信、感谢信、商榷信、道歉信、申请信、答复申请、求职信、拒聘信、询问信、复询信、投诉信、答复赔偿信等多达16种各类常见书信
便函或备忘录（Informal Letters or Memos）
便笺(Short Note)
通知(Announcement)
事务信函(Business Letters)
事务信函--留学申请信
事务信函--奖学金申请信
事务信函--求职信
事务信函--复询信
事务信函--投诉信
社交书信(Letters of Social Activities)
社交书信--证明信
社交书信--商榷信
社交书信--道歉信
科技对学习的影响
近几年来，科技方面的进步相当惊人。学生从来没有过这么多各种各样的资源来帮助他们学习。能够利用这些资源的人有机会学习更多的课题，并获得更深入的知识。依我之见，有了现代科技的协助，学习确实能够学得更多，而且学得更快。
科技上最重要的学习工具非电脑莫属。电脑搭配互联网的使用，使得学生能够更快速、更彻底地研究他们的课题，也能更迅速地详细写出他们的发现。此外，目前许多领域都进步神速，教科书根本不可能跟得上，而科技让学生能够跟得上最新的发展。并且，不可否认的是，许多学生在学习时也非常喜欢使用这样的资源。这样，他们较有可能更深入地研究各种课题。
基于这些理由，我相信科技对现今的学生有极大的帮助。当然，没有这些设备的协助也是有可能学习的。但我认为，那些有幸能够使用科技资源的学生都应该善于利用这些资源。
2004年8月9日
Saving Land for Endangered Animals
There is only so much land on the earth, and so what we can do with it is limited. Some people believe that human needs for farmland, housing and industry should come first, while others believe that some land should be set aside for endangered animals. I am of the opinion that we should reserve some land for the world’s animals for the following reasons.
First, mankind’s need for land is constantly growing. If the demand is not checked in some way, humans will eventually develop all of the earth’s available land. At that time, mankind will have no more room to grow, and all the wild animals will have disappeared, as well as other valuable resources. Second, humans are able to innovate and can use the land that they already possess in more efficient ways. Animals are unable to do this. Once their land is taken away from them they will die. Third and last, endangered animals are an important part of the biodiversity of our planet. If they disappear, we cannot predict what the effect will be. Therefore, we should treat such animals as a valuable resource to be protected.
To sum up, the world’s endangered animals are an important resource and we should protect them by setting aside some land for them. Although mankind’s need for land continues to grow, people are intelligent and inventive enough to put the land they have to better use. In this way, we can have enough land for farming, housing and industry, and preserve the biodiversity of the planet at the same time.
