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一．翻译题

1.But most of all, he sunk his dishonest gains into this village that captured his heart with its fantastic view o

f rollin

g fields and pine forests disappearing into the distance like the men of an ancient army marching ove r the horizon.

但是最主要的，是他将不法收入投进了这座山村。村子里绵延起伏的原野与松林，像行进在地平线上古老军队的士兵似的渐然消失于远方。这一派奇异的景色深深地吸引了他

2. He bought noble titles at auctions, spending ￡95,000 to become the Lord of Chirnside, and then adding o n 10 more Scottish titles.

他在拍卖会上买了好些贵族头衔，先是花95,000英镑成为彻恩赛德勋爵，后来又添了10多个苏格兰贵族头衔

3. He purchased the pub and made it into a fine place to have a glass of Glenlivet scotch whiskey, produced only 10 miles (16 kilometers) to the north.

4. He was caught because his bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank's management.

5. In the only interview he has given since his arrest a year ago, Mr. Williams discussed his motives for the c rime with a London newspaper.

1.20世纪50年代中期，他开始设计一个大项目，名为“自由的火炬”。这是一座庆祝国家解放的纪念碑。 In the mid-1950s he began to work on an enormous project called Liberty of Torch, a monument celebrating the li beration of the country

2. 公司将美国型号改造成日本型号，并以想出这主意的工程师的名字命名它。

The company refashioned the American model into a Japanese version and named it after the engineer who came up with the idea.

3. It's probably no accident that one of Engelbreit's bolder cards shows a young girl in overalls, her bare fee t up on a desk, a farm field in the window behind her.

也许这并非偶然：在恩格尔布赖特创意大胆的贺卡中，有一张画了一个身着工装的女孩，赤裸的双脚搁在一张办公桌上，身后的窗外是一片农田。

4. While attending secondary school, Engelbreit sold dozens of hand-drawn cards to a local shop for 25 cents

a piece --- her first venture into art and commerce.

上中学时，恩格尔布赖特将几十张手绘的贺卡以每张25美分的价格卖给当地的一家商店，这是她第一次在艺术和商业领域的尝试。

5. With her work taking off in so many directions, it was perhaps inevitable that Engelbreit would eventuall y realize her dream of illustrating a children's book.

由于恩格尔布赖特的工作在多方面取得进展，她最终实现为一本儿童书籍绘制插图的梦想也是很自然的。

6.隔壁那位老人死于酒精中毒 (alcoholism)，这应该是对那些酗酒者的一种警告。

The old man next door died of alcoholism, which should be a warning to those people who drink alcohol too m uch.

7. 当我看见那位可怜的老妇人躺在床上，奄奄一息时，我想起了一种腐烂的气味。

When I saw the poor old woman lying in bed, dying, I remembered a smell of decay.

8. 杰克在打篮球时摔断了手臂，现在只好用石膏绷带 (plaster bandage) 固定着，以免再次

伤。 When playing basketball, Jack broke his arm, which is now secured with plaster bandage in order to avoid b eing injured again.

9. 小时候母亲总是告诉我吃东西时要多嚼一嚼 (chew) 再咽。

When playing basketball, Jack broke his arm, which is now secured with plaster bandage in order to avoid being injured again.

10. 克拉克夫人好像能觉察我的心思，她用微弱的声音告诉我今晚是她打发她的家人回家了。

Mrs. Clark seems to sense my thoughts and tells me in a weak voice that she sent her family home tonight

11. 人们注意到在暴风雨来临之前，有些动物会改变它们惯常的行为，例如鸡夜晚不肯进

笼。 People have noticed that before a storm, some animals change their normal behavior. For example, hens refu se to enter their cages at night.

12. 实验数据表明一种新型的钢结构—I型结构，似乎是目前世界上最耐久的一种结构。

Experimental data indicate that a new type of steel joint — an I-joint, seems to be the most durable type of joint i n the present world

13. 为了防止财产损失，如今的建筑师们在设计大楼时，使大楼的柱子与横梁具有相同的力量，垂直的承重柱被深深地打进坚实的土地里。

In order to prevent property damage, architects now design buildings so that the building’s columns and horizonta l beams are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.

14. 地震多发地区的人们应该定期检查和加固他们的房屋，将橱柜钉在墙上，并钉牢房门，以免它们在地震发生时意外打开。

People in areas where earthquakes are common should regularly check and reinforce their homes, attach cupboar ds and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake

15. 这些地区的人们还应该将一只灭火器放在手边，准备好合适的工具以备不时之需, 并且准备好一只便携式野营炉和几小罐煤气。

People in these regions should also keep a fire extinguisher handy, prepare some proper tools for emergency needs , and prepare a portable camp stove with small cans of gas.

二．词汇与结构题

1.While a _____C___ amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.

A. moderate

B. modern

C. large

D. striking

2. If you ______A_____ your demand, then maybe you will have more chance of getting what you want.

A. conduct

B. dismiss

C. grant

D. moderate

3. I don't think he is old ____C____ to do the job.

A. sufficient

B. Plentiful

C. Enough

D. adequate

4. The _____A___ year begins when school opens in September.

A. studying

B. learning

C. school

D. academic

5. The physicist needed more ___A_____ before his theory could be accepted.

A. Finance

B. publications

C. evidence

D. recognition

6. Students of ____C____ grades are those studying in the first three grades of elementary school.

A. elementary

B. basic

C. main

D. primary

7. The museum is _____B___ a rare collection of coins.

A. displaying

B. exhibiting

C. presenting

D. giving

8. Many cookbooks have very ____D____ directions.

A. complex

B. involved

C. complicated

D. compound

9. The ____B____ for speeding is a fine of one hundred and fifty dollars.

A. penalty

B. Punishment

C. criticism

D. remedy

10. The two brothers are very much ___A____, not only in walking but also in thinking.

A. like

B. likely

C. alike

D. alive

11. In theory every citizen in a democratic (民主的) country may ____B_____ to the protection of the law.

A. claim

B. appeal

C. pronounce

D. pray

12. Ideas _____A_____ from one's own experience are sometimes more valuable than those from books.

A. derived

B. deposited

C. retreated

D. restored

13. By ____D_____ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollar

A. rail

B. rude

C. rack

D. rough

14. I could see that my wife was ____B______ having that fashionable coat, whether I approved of it or not.

A. determined to

B. intent on

C. short of

D. focused in

15. They have _____A____ for the car to pick them up at the station.

A. arranged

B. managed

C. appointed

D. borrowed

16. If you want to _____D_____ a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs

of your host country.

A. secure

B. serve

C. sure

D. ensure

17. Mike had dropped in to __A____ how things were going on.

A. inquire

B. require

C. assign

D. acquire

18. She ___C___ the respect of everybody present.

A. achieved

B. secured

C. earned

D. collected

19. Both sides exchanged their views on a wide ____D__ of topics they were interested in at the meeting.

A. extent

B. expand

C. number

D. range

20. He could feel the __C____ of living in a warm, affectionate family setting.

A. pleasure

B. delight

C. joy

D. enjoyment

三．阅读理解题

In the summer of 1978 an English farmer named Ian Stevens was driving his tractor through a field of wh eat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying flat on the ground. The flattened （被压平

的） wheat formed a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened w heat. In the following years more and more similar circles were found in a field of wheat or corn. So people ca nnot help but ask the question: What causes the circles? At first, people suspected that the circles were a trick.

To prove that the circles were a trick, people tried to copy them: they tried to make circles exactly like the one s the farmers had found. They couldn’t do it. They couldn't enter a field of grain without leaving tracks, and th ey couldn’t flatten the grain without breaking it. The circles are apparently not a trick.

Many people believe that beings from outer space are making the circles. Some think that the beings are trying to communicate with us from far away and that the circles are messages from them. Others believe that the be ings have actually landed on earth and that the circles are marks left by their spaceships. Several times people reported seeing strange flying objects near fields where circles later appeared.

Scientists say they’re not sure what causes them. They have suggested several theories. For example, some sci entists say that “microbursts” of wind created the circles. A microburst is a downward rush of cool air ? the sa me downward rush of air that sometimes causes an airplane to crash. Others scientists say that forces within th

e earth cause the circles to appear. But circles often appear in forms. It is hard to believe that any natural force

could create those forms. And recently farmers have discovered not only circles but also other shapes such as t riangles in their fields. Could any natural force created a perfect triangle in a field of grain?

In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appe ared. They had all the latest high-tech equipment. This equipment ? worth 1.8 million dollars ? recorded nothi

ng. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field, circles formed in the field behind them. These circle s are shown in the photograph. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything. (396 words)

01. What causes the circles? B

A. Teenagers.

B. Farmers.

C. Flying objects.

D. None of the above.

02. The thing that proves that the circles were not a trick is that ______A___________.

A. two men said they made the circles themselves

B. farmers were making the circles to attract tourists

C. people cannot copy the circles without leaving marks or breaking the grain

D. scientists suggest theories that support the idea that circles were made by natural forces

03. The circles mean _________C___________.

A. that beings from outer space are trying to communicate with human beings

B. that beings from outer space have visited the earth

C. that there do exist strange flying objects

D. none of the above

04. The only thing for the scientists to be happy about in the summer of 1990 is possibly _D_. A. that they dis covered how the circles were made

B. that they saw the circles with the help of the latest high-tech equipment

C. that they were able to show the circles in a photograph

D. none of the above

05. A proper title for this passage is _______A__________.

A. An Unsolved Mystery

B. Strange Flying Objects

C. The Power of Natural Forces

D. The Discovery of Strange Circles

Yinlan looked at the people sitting around the table and smiled with satisfaction. Everyone in her famil y was there ? her children, her grandchildren, and her new great-grandson, just one month old. Her whole fami ly had come to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival (节日).

Yinlan had grown up in China, but she and her family now lived in San Francisco, California. Although they li ved in the United States, Yinlan's family celebrated the Harvest Moon Festival just as Yinlan had in China. Th en, if the sky was clear, they always walked outside to admire the full moon.

Tonight there was not a cloud in the sky, and the full moon shone brightly. Yinlan suggested that they all go ou tside. Her grandson helped her up from her chair. As Yinlan and her grandson walked toward the door, she hel d on to his arm and leaned against him for support. Yinlan was 86 years old. She had not been well the past fe w months, and her family noticed that she seemed weak.

Two days after the Harvest Moon Festival, Yinlan died peacefully in her sleep. Her family was sad but at the s ame time grateful. They felt happy that they had been able to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival with her on e last time. Everyone said it was remarkable that Yinlan had died just two days after the holiday. Actually, the timing of Yinlan's death was not remarkable at all. Recently sociologists（社会学家）

studied the death rate among elderly Chinese women in California. They discovered that the death rate drops 3 5 percent before the Harvest Moon Festival and then rises 35 percent. Sociologists believe that these changes i n death rate show the mind’s power over the body. The Harvest Moon Festival, when families gather, is import ant to elderly Chinese women. Apparently some women are able to postpone（推迟）

their deaths so that they can celebrate the festival one last time.

Sociologists also studied the death rate of elderly Jewish men around the time of Passover, a Jewish holiday. T hey discovered the same phenomenon. Passover is a Jewish religious holiday that is a family holiday as well. On the first two days of Passover, families gather in their homes for a ceremony（仪

式）. It is an important event for elderly Jewish men ? so important that some men postpone their deaths until after Passover.

The idea that people can postpone the time of their deaths is not new. Many families tell stories of a relative w ho held on to life until after an important event. They tell of grandmother who died after the birth of a grandch ild, a grandfather who died after his 92nd birthday party. The stories people tell, however, are just that: stories. They are not proof that people can postpone their deaths. The sociologists’ work is important because the soci ologists studied facts, not stories. The facts ? the drop and rise in death rates ? prove that people really can pos tpone their deaths.

One famous person who may have postponed his death as Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decl aration of Independence, one of the most important U.S. documents. The Declaration of Independence was sig ned on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson died exactly 50 years later, on July 4, 1826. He died after asking his do ctor, "Is it the Fourth?"

Historians have always thought that Jefferson's death on the Fourth of July was a remarkable coincidence（巧合）. It now seems quite possible that the timing of Jefferson's death was no coincidence at all. (574 words)

06. The story of Yinlan and her family indicates that _______D__________.

A. the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival is good enough to postpone death

B. significant events can postpone death

C. the mind is stronger than the body

D. good mood can postpone death

07. The Jewish holiday Passover is similar to the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival in the sense that __________ C________.

A. both of them can postpone death

B. both of them take place at the same time

C. both of them are a religious holiday

D. both of them are a family holiday

08. Thomas Jefferson's death on July the 4th was probably timed by ______D_________.

A. his doctor

B. the Declaration of Independence

C. one famous person

D. himself

09. Which of the following is true? C

A. The Jewish holiday Passover can only postpone the deaths of elderly women.

B. The Chinese Harvest Moon Festival can only postpone the deaths of old men.

C. It is facts not stories that prove people can postpone their deaths.

D. Family holidays of all kinds can postpone the deaths of old people.

10. A proper title for this passage is _________A____________.

A. Saving the Old with a Family Holiday

B. Postponing Death

C. More Family Holidays, More Happiness

D. What a Coincidence

One day, when I was on my way to my high school, another young man who was walking past me decided to show off in front of his friends and show them how “manly” he really was. Without saying a word, he walked up to me and began punching me. Once I began fighting back, he pulled out a gun and pointed it straight at me . After seeing this, I ran as fast as I could towards my school, hearing the group of boys laughing badly behind me. While most people hold the belief that inner-city schools can only hinder the learning process, I would ar gue that these schools provide experiences which enrich one’s education simply because of their location (位

置) in the city.

To clarify this point, I must first describe the ways in which Saint Ignatius High School is different from the ty pical inner-city school. This private, Catholic (天主教

的) institution consists mostly of white students who come from wealthy families. Although Saint Ignatius is i n the city, it also gives its students one of the best education in the state.

Society usually tends to focus on the negative side of inner-city schools. Many people like to stereotype (模式化) these schools which, while these general statements may be true in some cases, tend to be worse most of t he time.

Take Mrs. Borroni, my Spanish teacher, for example. She would often take time out of her class to tell her stu dents about the numerous activities after class with which we should get involved. She loved her job so much that she stayed after school every day to moderate activities such as Amnesty International and the Spanish Cl ub. Her students, including me, joined all of the clubs which she moderated just because she made them so int eresting. Because of Mrs. Borroni, I got heavily involved in the school's activities and learned a lot in the proc ess. (313 words)

11. The author's argument that inner-city schools "provide experiences which enrich one's education simply b ecause of their location in the city" is based on ________.

A. consensus opinion

B. his personal experience

C. a film he saw

D. a story he read in a book

12. Saint Ignatius High School differs from the typical inner-city school in all the following except _________ _________.

A. minority students

B. poor students

C. location in a city

D. inferior education system

13 Many people tend to speak more of __________________.

A. the negative sides of inner-city school

B. teachers' lack of love for teaching at St. Ignuatius

C. students' lack of love for learning at St. Ignuatius

D. daily fights at St. Ignatius

14. All the following describes Mrs. Borroni except _______________.

A. hard-working

B. considerate

C. responsible

D. indifferent

15. It seems that the author's attitude toward inner-city school is _________________.

A. optimistic

B. defensive

C. critical

D. bitter

Throughout my childhood, I rarely ever heard about any kind of crime. Obviously I was going to have to beha ve (表

现) a little bit differently in this new environment. Because of St. Ignatius's view as an essential part of the co mmunity, people could not exactly be banned from walking around the campus during the day. This meant tha t I would sometimes see homeless people begging for money as I ran from class to class. One day I ran into so meone begging on the corner near school. I decided to give the homeless person a dollar. At the time I saw no reason in my teachers' warnings. For the next week straight, this man waited for me at the same place in the ho pes that I would give him more money. He hassled me every day until I finally told him that I was not going to give him anything else. Because this may have been an unusual case, I did not want to make any conclusions about homeless people. However, I did learn from this experience that I should probably listen to my teachers more often on issues such as this one.

Students' lives become enriched simply by attending an inner-city school. For someone who had lived in the s

uburbs all his life, such as myself, a new style of living can be experienced. If St. Ignatius High School were n ot in the middle of Cleveland, I would not have had so many opportunities to grow and mature as a person. Go ing to school in the city helped me to overcome the childish views I once had, and I am now better prepared to take on the challenges which await me in life. (282 words)

16. Why did people there walk around the campus during the day?

A. Because the local people came to learn here.

B. Because his school was viewed as an essential part of the community.

C. Because his school was opened to all people.

D. Because the local people wanted to take shortcuts.

17. In the sentence in Paragraph 1 "He hassled me every day until I finally told him that I was not going to giv

e him anything else.", the word "hassled" means __________________.

A. attacked

B. begged

C. troubled

D. asked

18. What lessons did the author learn from the beggar's case?

A. He realized how dangerous it was as a middle school student.

B. He learned from the experience that he should listen to his teachers on the issue.

C. He decided he would not help anyone anymore.

D. He thought all homeless people were bad.

19. Which of the following statements is not the evidence that students' lives became enriched by attending an inner-city school?

A. The religious aspect of one's life grew.

B. One was easily able to get involved in community.

C. One would never make mistakes.

D. One became much more aware of the dangers which exist in the city.

20. ______________ makes the author better prepared to take on the challenges which await him in life.

A. His teachers

B. The curriculum of St. Ignatius

C. His life experience at St. Ignatius

D. His religious belief

In France, enthusiasm for the American cause was high. In May 1776, France began providing aid to the colonies, sending 14 ships with war supplies to America. In fact, most of the gun powder（弹药）

used by the American armies came from France. After Britain’s defeat at Saratoga, France saw an opportunity to seriously weaken its ancient enemy and restore the balance of power that had been upset by the Seven Years ' War (the French and Indian War). On February 6, 1778, America and France signed a Treaty of Amity（和好）and Commerce, in which France recognized America and offered trade concessions （特

权）. They also signed a Treaty of Alliance, which said that if France entered the war, neither country would l ay down its arms until America won its independence, that neither would conclude (推

论) peace with Britain without the agreement of the other, and that each guaranteed (保

证) the other's possessions in America. This was the only two-side defense treaty signed by the United States o r its forefathers (祖先)until 1949.

The Franco-American alliance soon broadened the conflict. In June 1778 British ships fired on French vessels, and the two countries went to war. In 1779 Spain, hoping to capture territories taken by Britain in the Seven Y ears' War, entered the conflict on the side of France, but not as an ally of the Americans. In 1780 Britain declar ed war on the Dutch, who had continued to trade with the Americans. The combination of these European pow

ers, with France in the lead, was a far greater threat (威

胁) to Britain than the American colonies standing alone. (261 words)

21. When did France begin to provide aid to the American colonies?

In May 1776

22. What did the Treaty of Amity and Commerce say about France?

France recognized America and offered trade concessions.

23. Which treaty said that neither France nor America would conclude peace with Britain without the agreeme nt of the other?

The Treaty of Alliance.

24. What was one of the results of the alliance between France and America?

The alliance soon broadened the conflict.

25. Why did Spain enter the conflict?

To capture the territories taken by Britain.

Part 8 Reading Comprehension

Time passed and my cards sold well. My enthusiasm for the greeting card business grew quickly. All alo ng, I had been drawing fantasy art: clowns (丑

角), dragons, castles, etc. With the birth of my first son in 1980, the content of my work underwent (经

历) a pretty dramatic change.

Fantasy went out of the window, and I began to illustrate reality.

In the spring of 1983, we, The Mary Engelbreit Greeting Card Company, took our 12 little designs to New Yor k to exhibit them at the National Stationery (文具) Show.

I remember how big the show was. I just couldn't get over it. I had no idea there were so many different card c ompanies. And it was exciting because our 12 little cards were getting a lot of attention in that huge place!

I've been told one of the reasons we had so much success at that show is because my card style was different t han anything else at the market. I typically draw complicated details and use deep colors and amusing or profo und (深刻的) quotations.

By 1985, many greeting card publishers started noticing my art, and two of them approached me with licensin g contracts.

I have always believed if you choose a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. If you ask about the

mystery of my success, all I can say is this: to imagine is everything! (229 words)

26. Before the birth of her first son, Mary Engelbreit's cards focused on ___C_____.

A. reality

B. daily life

C. fantasy

D. dragons

27. The New York show was so big that Engelbreit ___B_____.

A. couldn't walk through it

B. couldn't believe it

C. couldn't stay to the end of it

D. couldn't understand it

28. Engelbreit's cards were successful because ____A____.

A. they were distinctive in style

B. they had a thank-you sentence

C. they had complicated details

D. they were rich in color

29. The licensing contracts ____A____.

A. were exactly what Engelbreit was after

B. were exactly what Engelbreit was unprepared for

C. were exactly what Sunrise was after

D. were exactly what Sunrise was unprepared for

30. According to Mary Engelbreit, the key to success is ___D_____.

A. devotion

B. opportunity

C. good luck

D. imagination

It's 3 a.m. when the phone rings. A trembling voice asks, "Are you a psychic(通灵大

师) --- for real? I hope so because I really need some help." The caller then proceeds to relate that she's worrie d about her daughter. Just recently, she's been waking up from nightmares, like tonight. The Mother's wonderi ng if her daughter has been the victim of violence.

My next caller is a girl in her early teens, who is crying bitterly. I have to talk in a soft voice. Comfort falls on the child’s ear, decorated with, "You're a good girl," and "No, you did nothing wrong." Eventually the sobbing (抽

噎) stops altogether. Finally the child says "Thank you, lady". I never lose my temper at the caller. Never. But the air has been blue a few times after my hanging up from a difficult person. It still amazes me that people cal l us because they feel we are gifted and that we have information that can help them; for the most part that's tr ue.

My third caller is barely out of high school. She has a part time job at McDonald's, still lives at home, and wan ts to know how soon she's going to get pregnant. The fact she doesn't have a boyfriend seems more important t o her than how she could possibly be responsible for a child. When no babies are seen in the near future (Than k the Gods!) she hangs up, voicing her unhappiness at the outcome. She’ll call around until she finds someone who will tell her what she wants to hear.

Failing that as a solution, I sometimes take a long bath. There I set free all that I am holding too close, lie in th

e warm bath and listen to some relaxing music. As a last resort（最后一着）

I have a fun solution that has a few of my neighbors letting me stay at a safe distance. I go for a walk and take in all the nature and activity around me. And I usually don't feel any drive to explain what I am doing, except s ometimes to my friends, those who show concern for me. (368 words)

31. It seems that at the very beginning the first caller ____A____.

A. has doubt about whether she is speaking to a psychic

B. trusts the psychic very much

C. wants to cheat the psychic

D. intends to make fun of the psychic

32. The girl stops sobbing because _____B___.

A. she is a good girl

B. she is made to believe that she did nothing wrong

C. psychic speaks well

D. she is sent to call her mother

33. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the sentence in Paragraph 3: "But the air has been blue a fe w times after my hanging up from a difficult person."

A. But sometimes I feel sad after a talk with a difficult person on the phone.

B. But I feel sad when the talk with a difficult person on the phone is over.

C. But I always feel sad after a talk with a difficult person on the phone.

D. But the situation changes suddenly after I finish a talk with a difficult person on the phone.

34. The third caller will be happy if ___A_____.

A. the psychic doesn't tell her the truth

B. the psychic tells her the truth

C. the psychic tells her to call another psychic

D. the psychic asks her to call again

35. Which of the following is not true?

A. The psychic is always helpful.

B. The psychic does have her own problems.