Pron什么意思-己二腈
大学英语六级-47
(总分:710.00,做题时间:90分钟)
一、Part Ⅰ
Writing(总题数:1,分数:106.50)
For this part,
you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay to
present your opinion
Directions:1.
about the phenomenon: With the
development of high technology, more and more
people
choose to
work at home. You can
cite examples to illustrate your point. You should
write at least 150 words
but no more
than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet
1.
(分数:106.50)
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正确答案:(
To
Work at Home?
With the development of
high technology, more and more people choose to
work at home. Every day
they sit in front of
the computer, exchanging information with their
colleagues, sending messages
and pictures
back and forth all over the globe. Why do many
people choose to work at home? There
must be
something good with it.
On the one hand, you
may save money on commuting and eating out because
you are working at home.
There are fewer
interruptions in your day as there is nobody to
chat to. In addition, you can
organize your
time better to suit the needs of your family.
On the other hand, however, you may feel
isolated and find it difficult to work well
without the
stimulus of colleagues' thoughts
and opinions. While you may save money on fare and
eating out,
you may spend more on gas and
electricity at home. Besides, you may need to
invest in computers
and communications
equipment. Furthermore, it can be difficult to
make a distinction between work
and home
life, and you may find yourself working 18 hours a
day at a lower rate rather than 8
hours more
intensely.
In conclusion, working at home
does not suit everybody. However, for those who
enjoy it, there
is more freedom and
flexibility in the working day.)
解析:
二、Part Ⅱ Listening
Comprehension(总题数:0,分数:0.00)
三、Section
A(总题数:4,分数:106.50)
(分数:35.50)
(1).A.
To persuade Margaret to spend more time on her
lessons.
B. To help Margaret to prepare for
the upcoming concert.
C. To talk with
Margaret about the concert she appreciates.
D. To ask Margaret to stop worrying about the
exam.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
M: I am really getting
worried about Margaret. She'll sit in for an exam
in two weeks' time. But
all she is talking
about now is nothing but the forthcoming concert.
W: She may fail the exam. Let's try to talk
some sense into her.
Q: What are the two
speakers probably going to do?
(2).A. Most
people like to go to the museum.
B. 10 a.m.
is too late to visit the museum.
C. There
might not be many who want to see the museum.
D. The museum might not be open on
weekends.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[听力原文]
W: There are special
ticket discounts at the museum on weekends before
10 a.m. We could use the
opportunity since
there are so many of us.
M: Mmm, depending on
what most of us want to see.
Q: What does the
man indicate?
(3).A. Customer and shop
assistant.
B. Job applicant and interviewer.
C. Student and teacher.
D. Client and
lawyer.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
W: When should I come
again?
M: Well, I'm afraid we must wait till
all the applications are in, and if we decide to
put your
name on our short list, we'll let
you know.
Q: What do we learn from the
conversation about the probable relationship
between the two speakers?
(4).A. He's just
seen a film.
B. He's just returned from a job
interview.
C. He's going to a dance.
D.
He's going to a party.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
√
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
W: Hi,
Johnson, I can hardly recognize you. Why are you
dressed up today? Are you going to a dance?
M: No, actually, I just had an interview at a
film studio this morning.
Q: What do
we learn about Johnson from this conversation?
(5).A. It's one of his unreasonable ideas.
B. It's an example of bad planning.
C. It
has turned out a failure for lack of funding.
D. It has turned out fairly
successful.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[听力原文]
W: How did Mr.
Steward's project turn out? I heard he had trouble
with the financing, and then
he couldn't get
the land he wanted.
M: Well, it's true. He
did have difficulty at first, but all in all, the
project couldn't have
turned out better.
Q: How is Mr. Steward's project now according
to the man?
(分数:21.30)
(1).A. He lost a
check and the thief cashed it.
B. He opened a
check account.
C. A thief stole the money
from the bank.
D. He cashed the check but the
money was stole by a thief.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
W:
Did you hear Mr. William's case last week?
M:
Yes. It's too terrible. As a matter of fact, he
should not issue an open check in favor of
third party. Anyone who holds it would present
it to the paying bank and obtain cash against it.
Q: What happened to Mr. William?
(2).A.
The man must be crazy.
B. What the man said
is logical.
C. What the man said is
illogical.
D. The woman has a logical
mind.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:[听力原文]
M: Now suppose I was to
stay at home and do all the housework and look
after the children while
my wife went out to
work. What would you think about that?
W: If
I'm going to be logical, no.
Q: What does the
woman mean?
(3).A. The results might be ready
tomorrow.
B. The man needs another blood test
tomorrow.
C. The blood is being tested
now in the lab.
D. The doctor will be back
tomorrow.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
M: Hello. This is
Thomas William. I'm calling to see if my blood
test results are in.
W: Dr. Walker just sent
them to the lab this morning, so the earliest they
could be back is tomorrow.
Q: What does the
woman mean?
(分数:28.40)
(1).A. Traffic
cost. B. Car parks.
C. Public transport. D.
Road taxes.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
M: Do you know
the thing that's always struck me as odd about
opinion polls?
W: What's that?
M: The
percentages. Like recently there was a survey
about what people thought about traffic,
and
petrol prices, and public car parks. In some car
parks it now costs something like $$5 to park
a car for half an hour.
W: Yeah, but I
don't see what you're getting at.
M: What I
mean is the percentages in the results. So there
might be 70% of people who complained
about
the high petrol prices, and 60% who want to see
the traffic reduced, and 65% who think the
car park charges are too high. Does that mean
that there are 35% who actually think the charges
are OK and would even be prepared to pay more,
and another 30% who think the petrol prices are
OK? I mean that's absurd. I don't know anyone
who doesn't think they're too high.
W: Well,
actually I think we should pay more.
M: Come
on, you're joking.
W: No, seriously. I think
we should pay more for petrol, even twice as much
maybe, and certainly
far more for inner city
car parks.
M: But why?
W: More taxes
should be charged on petrol, I think, to
discourage people from using cars, and
a kind
of graded charging system for car parks depending
on how far they are from the city center.
M:
What do you mean?
W: Well, if you park your
car quite far from the city center then you'll pay
a nominal amount
as a kind of reward for not
polluting the city center. Well, the closer you
get to the center,
the more you are punished.
Prices in the center should be totally
prohibitive. I mean with an
efficient bus or
tram service there's no excuse for using cars.
M: Yeah, but you can't punish people who don't
use their car to go into town. I mean if you
doubled
the price of petrol, it would cost
people a fortune to go anywhere, even on short
trips, and
especially on holidays.
W: Don't use your car then. Use a train.
M: Well, anyway, I still can't believe that
35% of those people who said car park charges were
OK all think the same as you.
W: Well,
maybe that's where you are wrong. Just think about
what I've said and you'll realize
that
perhaps it's not so stupid as it sounds.
What was the subject of concern surveyed in
the recent opinion poll?
(2).A. People should
be heavily fined for parking offenses in the city.
B. Car park charges should be the same in and
out of the city.
C. Car park charges should
be as high as possible to discourage people from
using cars in the
city.
D. People cannot
park their cars for longer than half an hour in
the city center.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:What's the woman's view
about car parking?
(3).A. The heavy traffic
in the city.
B. The pollution in the city.
C. The inefficiency of public transport.
D. The high car park cost.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:Which
problem is the woman most concerned about
according to the conversation?
(4).A. They
are scientific. B. They are sarcastic.
C.
They are unbelievable. D. They are
reasonable.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:What does the man think of opinion
polls?
(分数:21.30)
(1).A. A foreign
tourist. B. A hotel receptionist.
C. A travel
agent. D. A shop assistant.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
M:
Good Morning.
W: Good morning, can I
help you?
M: Yes, I'd like to know something
about the weather in this city in autumn.
W:
Well, in September and October you can expect
sunny days and not so much rain, but the evenings
tend to be cool.
M: I see. I wonder if
you could tell me something about the evening
entertainments?
W: Yes, there are several
cinemas, stage shows in the summer, night clubs
and discos, and of course
plenty of pubs and
restaurants.
M: Thank you. Could you tell me
a bit more about the stage shows?
W: Well,
they're mostly variety shows for British summer
visitors—I don't think they're really
very
suitable for foreign visitors.
M: Ok. How
about the restaurants?
W: There are Italian,
Indian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Greek
restaurants—there's even a Swiss
restaurant,
believe it or not!
M: Are there any typical
English restaurants?
W: That's a bit more
difficult. To get a good English meal you need to
eat in one of the hotels
or with an English
family.
M: I see. Something else I'd like to
know is this: are there any sports facilities?
W: Oh yeah, plenty. You can play tennis, go
sailing, play squash, play golf—you can even learn
to windsurf.
M: That's interesting. Could
you say a bit more about it?
W: Mmm, yes. I
do quite a lot of it myself—it's fantastic. You
know, you stand on a board, holding
the sail
and the wind carries you along.
Who is
the man?
(2).A. Cinemas. B. Stage shows.
C. Night clubs. D. Discos.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:What is
the evening entertainment the man is particularly
interested to know more about?
(3).A. Eating
in an English restaurant.
B. Eating with an
English family.
C. Eating in any local
restaurant.
D. There is no way to taste
it.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:How could one get a good typical English
meal?
四、Section B(总题数:0,分数:0.00)
五、Passage One(总题数:1,分数:21.30)
(分数:21.30)
(1).A. It increases
with time.
B. It never changes.
C. It
decreases with time.
D. It depends on the
material it's made of.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
Nearly
everyone agrees that money doesn't buy as much as
it used to, no matter where you want
to spend
it. This is certainly true of the paper money that
passes so quickly through one's hands.
Inflation steadily eats away at its buying
power. But what about coins that seem to do very
little
except wear out your purses and
pockets? Unlike notes, metal money becomes more
valuable the longer
it's is held, especially
if it is put away where it won't get scratched or
worn. Why is this?
One reason is that coins,
being more durable, fall more readily into a
category for collectors.
Naturally, the rarer
gold pieces must become more valuable as the price
of this metal goes up.
But, curiously, one of
the rarest coins in the world is not made of gold,
but of the relatively
cheaper silver. In
1804, the United States mint struck 19570 silver
dollars. That is what its
records show. Today
only six of this original number remain and these
are unlikely ever to reach
the auction
market. So what happened to some 19564 large
silver coins, not the easiest sort of
things
to lose? One of the more romantic theories is that
they were part of the payment to Napoleon
for
the American territory then known as Louisiana.
But they never reached France. Somewhere in
the Gulf of Mexico, the ship transporting them
was sunk, either by a storm or by pirates. The
probable answer to the mystery is that they
were melted down—since the silver value was
greater
than the actual value of the coin.
What really happened to the rest will probably
always remain
a mystery. What is known is
that whoever can come up with one will find
himself instantly rich.
What's the
value of coins?
(2).A. Gold. B. Silver.
C. An alloy. D. Pearl.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
What's one of the rarest coins in the world
made of?
(3).A. Only six of them ever
appeared on the auction market.
B. It was
said they were part of the payment to Napoleon for
Louisiana.
C. It's likely that they were
melted down.
D. Whoever can find one will be
a rich man at once.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
Which
is NOT true concerning the 19570 silver dollars?
六、Passage Two(总题数:1,分数:21.30)
(分数:21.30)
(1).A. The professionals who
go for high value goods cause great loss to the
stores.
B. The deliberate amateurs do not
pose much a problem for the stores.
C. Those
who can't help themselves account for only a small
percentage.
D. All of the shop-lifters will
be dealt with severely by the courts.(分数:7.10)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
Shop-lifters can be divided
into three main categories: the professionals, the
deliberate amateurs,
and the people who just
can't help themselves. The professionals do not
pose much of a problem
for the store
detectives assisted by closed circuit television,
two-way mirrors and various other
technological devices. The professionals tend
to go for high value goods in parts of the shops
where security measures are the tightest. And,
in any case, they account for only a small
percentage
of the total losses due to shop-
lifting.
The same applies to the deliberate
amateurs who are, so to speak, professionals in
training. Most
of them get caught sooner or
later, and they are dealt with severely by the
courts.
The real problem is the person who
gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all
other respects
an honest and law-abiding
citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this
kind of shop-lifter
is rarely poor. He did
not steal because he needs the goods and cannot
afford to pay for them.
He steals because he
simply cannot stop himself. And there are
countless others who, because of
age,
sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget
to pay for what they take from the shops.
When caught, all are liable to prosecution,
and the decision whether to send for the police or
not is in the hands of the store manager.
In order to prevent the incredible growth in
shop-lifting, some stores are doing their best to
separate the thieves from the confused by
prohibiting customers from taking bags into the
store.
However, what is most worrying about
the problem is that it is yet another instance of
the innocent
majority being penalized and
inconvenienced because of the actions of a small
minority.
Which is true about the three
types of shop-lifters?
(2).A. They can't
afford the goods.
B. They are mentally ill.
C. They are quite absent-minded.
D. They
can't resist the temptation.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[听力原文]
Why do the third group
of people steal things?
(3).A. It is worrying
to penalize the innocent majority for the
minority.
B. It is quite reasonable to do so
for the sake of the stores.
C. It is the best
way to prevent shop-lifting.
D. It is
incredible to have all the customers
penalized.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
What does the author
think of penalization for shop-lifting?
七、Passage Three(总题数:1,分数:28.40)
(分数:28.40)
(1).A. People's indulgences in
small pleasures.
B. People's guilty feelings
about indulgences.
C. The enjoyment from
physical pleasures.
D. The world's greatest
pleasure takers.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
A survey
carried out in eight countries found that people
around the world are annoyed with guilt
about
the small pleasures in life. This doesn't stop
people from indulging in alcohol, cigarettes
and high-fat foods, but it does stop them from
enjoying them. The survey questioned 4000 people
about their attitudes towards a list of
indulgences including smoking, eating chocolate
and cakes,
drinking alcohol and failing to
exercise.
It found that Australians are the
world's most guilt-dominated people, while the
Dutch were the
greatest pleasure-takers and
also least regretful about their indulgences.
Germans were second
in the guilt league and
were least likely to take enjoyment from physical
pleasures.
Scientists said moderate
indulgence reduces stress, a benefit that can be
completely outweighed
by feeling of guilt. A
favorite treat, such as a cup of tea or coffee, a
glass of wine or beer,
a cigarette or a bar
of chocolate reduces stress and helps people
relax. But when people get caught
in the
guilt trap, they either try to sacrifice their
enjoyment or live with the guilt. This can
undermine the positive benefits of enjoyment
which studies show can protect against stress and
strengthen the immune system.
At its
worst, stress can lead to depression and illness
such as heart disease and cancer.
What
was investigated in the survey carried out in
eight countries?
(2).A. Doing physical
exercises.
B. Eating high-fat foods.
C.
Drinking alcohol.
D. Smoking.(分数:7.10)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:[听力原文]
What was not included in the
list of questionnaire about indulgences?
(3).A. Australia. B. Belgium.
C. Germany.
D. Holland.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[听力原文]
Which country is the
most guilt-free in taking small pleasures?
(4).A. They might feel less depressed.
B.
They might improve their immune system.
C.
They might give up all pleasures.
D. They
might be more likely to become sick.(分数:7.10)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:[听力原文]
What might happen to the people
who feel guilty of indulgences?
八、Section
C(总题数:1,分数:71.00)
Chinese families are
traditionally known for valuing the education of
their children. Most parents
are trying to
offer their children the best education possible,
regarding it as the (26) . It
seems
that there are three reasons for this, all of
which are concerned with the demands of modern
life.
First, with the (27) of one-child
policy, and the emergence of nuclear families as
the (28) kinship
structure, parents place
all their hopes on, and (29) everything for, the
one child. They (30)
the importance of their children's education.
Many parents are leading (31) life in order to
save
enough money for their
children. Quite some parents are trying their best
to send their children
(32) for better
education. Secondly, as the world becomes more and
more (33) , many parents have
realized
that only a sound education can guarantee their
children a decent standard of living
in the
future. Thirdly, a lot of parents invest blindly
in their children's education simply to
(34)
in front of their neighbors or colleagues and keep
up with Joneses.
In my opinion,
parents should (35) the goal of learning while
recognizing the importance of a
good
education. They should consider what their
children's aptitudes and interests are before
recklessly spending money on expensive
education.
Chinese families are traditionally
known for valuing the education of their children.
Most parents
are trying to offer their
children the best education possible, regarding it
as the (26) . It
seems that there
are three reasons for this, all of which are
concerned with the demands of modern
life.
First, with the (27) of one-
child policy, and the emergence of nuclear
families as the (28) kinship
structure,
parents place all their hopes on, and (29)
everything for, the one child. They (30)
the importance of their
children's education. Many parents are leading
(31) life in order to save
enough
money for their children. Quite some parents are
trying their best to send their children
(32)
for better education. Secondly, as the world
becomes more and more (33) , many parents have
realized that only a sound education can
guarantee their children a decent standard of
living
in the future. Thirdly, a lot of
parents invest blindly in their children's
education simply to
(34) in front of their
neighbors or colleagues and keep up with Joneses.
In my opinion, parents should (35)
the goal of learning while recognizing the
importance of a
good education. They
should consider what their children's aptitudes
and interests are before
recklessly spending
money on expensive education.(分数:71.00)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:top family
priority)
解析:[听力原文]
Chinese families are
traditionally known for valuing the education of
their children. Most parents
are trying to
offer their children the best education possible,
regarding it as the (26) top family
priority. It seems that there are three
reasons for this, all of which are concerned with
the
demands of modern life.
First, with the (27) enforcement of one-child
policy, and the emergence of nuclear families as
the (28) dominant kinship structure,
parents place all their hopes on, and (29)
sacrifice
everything
for, the one child. They (30) overemphasize the
importance of their children's
education. Many parents are leading (31)
frugal life in order to save enough money for
their
children. Quite some parents
are trying their best to send their children (32)
abroad for better
education.
Secondly, as the world becomes more and more (33)
competitive, many parents have
realized that only a sound education can
guarantee their children a decent standard of
living
in the future. Thirdly, a lot of
parents invest blindly in their children's
education simply to
(34) show off in front of
their neighbors or colleagues and keep up with
Joneses.
In my opinion, parents
should (35) be aware of the goal of learning while
recognizing the importance
of a good
education. They should consider what their
children's aptitudes and interests are before
recklessly spending money on expensive
education.
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:enforcement)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:dominant)
解析:
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:sacrifice)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:overemphasize)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:frugal)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:abroad)
解析:
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:competitive)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:show off)
解析:
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:be
aware of)
解析:
九、Part Ⅲ Reading
Comprehension(总题数:0,分数:0.00)
十、Section
A(总题数:1,分数:35.50)
Have you ever
considered what an important part work plays in
our general lifestyle? For most
of us, our
jobs are the main things that (36) and direct us,
and around which we organize our
lives. Perhaps this (37) on work began with
our Puritan forebears, who believed that the best
way to serve God was through honest
hard work, or perhaps our fundamental belief in
work (38)
from a time when this
country was young and we needed people who
believed in hard work to carry
out the (39)
business of pioneering. Whatever the reason, it is
(40) that work is important to
us.
Think about the situation that (41) when you meet
someone and try to learn more about him
or her. An early question is very frequently
something such as, what do you do? Or where do you
work? This kind of question usually follows
what's your name? And is now so common with us
that
we do not stop to wonder why we ask it.
But, you know, it is very possible that in the
future the question will disappear, and we might
very well ask (42) , what do you play?
Computers and other technological
equipment are making jobs more automated and less
personally
(43) . Scientists tell us that one
day in the (44) future, very few people will have
to work.
Our society will be run by
computers and we will have a great deal more free
time, so that our
games will become more
important than our jobs.
At the beginning of
this century, almost everybody believed in work.
But by the end of this century,
we might be
thinking quite differently. Today, people are
divided into social classes in (45)
with the types of work they do; tomorrow, it
is more than likely we will be divided according
to the types of games we play.
A. arises
I. arduous
B. accordance J. essential
C.
raises K. demanding
D. undeniable L.
contribute
E. motivate M. stems
F.
foreseeable N. exertion
G. stress O. instead
H. unpredictable
(分数:35.50)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:E)
解析:根据该句话
的上下文语境及并列动词direct,可推断出此处需要一个动词,而motivate“激励,激发”符合文
意。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:G)
解析:此处需要一个名词和后面的介词on搭配使用。故stress
on“对…的强调;…的重要性”符合文意。
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:M)
解析:stem from“源于…”符合句意及语法结构。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:I)
解
析:arduous意为“艰巨的,努力的”,此句话的意思是早期的清教徒信仰勤奋工作,而像早期的pion
eering(开拓)
工作一定是艰巨的、艰难的。故题的答案为arduous。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:D)
解析:此处的语法
结构需要一个形容词来完成句意。而形容词undeniable“不可否认的,无可争辨的”符合上下文语意。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:A)
解析:此句话需要
动词完成句意,而arise“出现,产生”同先行词situation刚好完成句意,即“所产生的情形”。
干
扰项中的raise“提高,上升”是个及物动词,并且语意不搭配。需要一个宾语完成句子结构。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:O)
解析:此处的语法
完整,故需要一个副词完成句子结构。因此instead“反而,代替”为正确答案。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:K)
解析:此处需要形
容词完成句意,而demanding“要求高的,费力的”和其并列成分automated“自动化的”符合
文章
的语意。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:F)
解析:通过上下文,可知forseeable“可预见到的”符合题意。
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:B)
为正确答案。accordance为固定搭配,意为“依照;与…一致”,故in accordance
with解析:
十一、Section B(总题数:1,分数:71.00)
Human Minds and Positive Thinking
A. Are you guilty of misusing and abusing the
single most important asset you will ever have?
Are you investing enough time, effort and
money into developing this powerful asset? Or are
you,
like most people, letting it decay and
atrophy due to disuse until it totally becomes
useless
not only to you but to the rest of
humanity?
B. It is the most important asset
you will ever possess. Like most things in life,
it is something
everyone has, yet few utilize
it well. While we all look to the outside to find
the secrets to
success, wealth and happiness,
we neglect and disregard the power within
ourselves: our own minds.
C. The mind can be
defined as he human consciousness that originates
in the brain and is
manifested especially in
thought, perception, emotion, will, memory and
imagination. If you need
a simpler and more
practical definition, it is he faculty of
thinking, reasoning, and applying
knowledge.
Why, then, is it the most abused and misused asset
man possesses?
As A Man Thinketh
by I
have ever read is James inspiring D. One of the
most enlightening and books
Allen. In this
book he compares the mind to a garden. He says: A
man's mind may be likened to
a garden, which
may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run
wild; but whether cultivated
or neglected, it
must and will bring forth. If no useful seeds are
put into it, then an abundance
of useless
weed-seeds will fall therein, and will continue to
produce their kind.
E. Whatever is planted in
that garden is what will be reaped. Just as you
cannot plant corn and
reap oranges, so you
cannot plant destructive thoughts and reap a happy
and successful life. If
you plant positive
thoughts you will reap positive results. Plant
negative thoughts and you will
reap negative
results. Neglect to plant anything at all and the
weeds will inevitably take over.
F. There is
a reason why a lot of people don't believe in
positive thinking and that kind of thing.
It
is simply that they do not want to face the fact
that their lives are totally in their own
hands and they are afraid of the immense
potentialresults if they do so. Believing in
positive
thinking would mean that they cannot
blame their lack of education, their parents,
teacher or
spouse for their failures. It is
much easier to think there is some force out there
called destiny
that is just against
you and takes pleasure in seeing you suffer. If
only this didn't happen or
that had happened,
you would be so much better off.
G. I am not
saying that bad things don't happen in life.
Sometimes they do happen. However, your
response to what happens to you, whether good
or bad, is your choice. To quote James Allen once
more: Man is the master of thought, the
moulder of character, and the maker and shaper of
condition,
environment and destiny.
H.
Your mind will work just as hard to make you fail
as it will to make you succeed. It does not
discriminate between good seed and bad seed.
That should be great news. The amount of effort it
takes to fail is the same amount of effort it
takes to succeed as far as the mind is concerned.
It is your responsibility to provide it with
the right seeds of thought.
I. How do you
change your negative thoughts into positive
thoughts? It has taken years, if not
decades
for you to develop the negative thought patterns
you may have. So it would be absolutely
impractical to expect to change these thought
patterns overnight. Like the gardener who takes
tender care of his garden, slowly weeding out
the unwanted plants and giving care and nurturing
to the desired plants, you must get rid of the
negative thoughts and replace them with positive
ones. You cannot simply decide that you will
stop thinking negatively. The mind cannot be a
vacuum.
Something has to be there. It should
be a process of replacement of the negative with
the positive.
J. The first step, then, is to
be able to recognize the negative thoughts. Any
thinking that
emphasizes lack, failure,
sickness and so on is negative. If you do not want
it, don't think it.
To give a practical
example, have you ever seen someone driving a very
expensive car and thought
to yourself that
you would never be able to own such a car? Replace
it with the thought that it
is totally
possible for you to own that car. Go out to the
car dealer and check it out. Touch
it. Feel
it. If you can, get inside it. Do everything you
can to bring it within reach of your
mind.
You will be amazed at the power such simple
exercises can have.
K. By far the best way to
change your mind set is to associate with other
great minds. The saying
show me your friends
and I will show you your future is right on the
spot! The company you keep
says a lot about
who you are and how you think.
L. If you do
not have company worth keeping, do not lose heart.
This is, after all, the information
age.
Through books, music, movies and the Internet you
can have access to the greatest minds that
ever lived. Reading in particular has great
potential to break the chains on your mind and
expand
it to greater dimensions. Take every
opportunity you have to read inspiring, uplifting
and
motivational books that will slowly but
surely help you to create a beautiful garden in
your mind
and weed out the suffocating
thoughts that so easily control our lives.
M.
Guard your mind jealously. Would you leave your
now newly acquired car unlocked and without
any form of protection in Cairo Road? Then why
would you leave the greatest asset you possess,
your mind, without defense?
N. Stay away
from any form of negativity. This includes good
friends that are a danger to your
thinking.
You don't have to read everything in the paper
about murder, death and suffering! Don't
join
the pity party about how he economy is tough and
you are just barely managing. Stay positive
in all circumstances.
O. Mahatma Gandhi
is a man that is greatly admired and who left an
indelible footprint on this
earth. Could it
be because he realized the power that he possessed
in his mind when he said: You
can chain me,
you can torture me, you can even destroy this
body, but you will never imprison
my mind.
(分数:71.00)
(1).According to
the passage, human minds are also the factors
which lead to the success in our
life.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:B)
解析:根据B段落内容可知,外在的因素固然是取得成功、获得财富和幸福的秘诀
,但是我们自身的因素,即我们的大
脑,也是我们忽略和无视的重要力量。
(2).The
definition of mind means that the human
consciousness works in the brain and exhibits
in many forms.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:C)
解析:根据C段内容第一句话“...the human consciousness that
originates in the brain and is
manifested
especially in thought, perception, emotion,
will,memory and imagination.”可知,思维的定义是
人们的意识在大脑
中的活动,并以多种抽象形式展示出来。
(3).We should face the
fact that our lives are completely in our own
control.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:F)
解析:根据F段第二句话“It is simply that they
do not want to face the fact that their lives are
totally in their own hands and they are afraid
of the immense potentialresults if they do so.”可知,
许
多人只是不想面对这样一个事实:生活完全掌握在自己的手中,言外之意就是我们应该面对命运在我们
手中这一事实。
(4).In the garden of one's own mind
positive thinking can result in positive
results.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:E)
解析:由文章E段第三、四句话“If you plant positive
thoughts you will reap positive results. Plant
negative thoughts and you will reap negative
results.”可知,在人脑这个花园里,种瓜得瓜,种豆
得豆。如果
输入的是积极正面的思想,收获的就是正面的结果。.
(5).The
author points out that human minds are like a
garden which can be properly sowed and
cultivated so that they can produce the right
crops.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:D)
解析:由文章D段可知,人的大脑被比作一个花园,如果没有撒下有用的种子,就
会长满野草。反之,如果经过精心播
种、耕作,就能有正确的收获。
(6).You
are responsible for offering your mind the right
seeds of thinking because it itself can't
tell good or bad.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:H)
解析:文章H段最后一句话“It is your responsibility to
provide it with the right seeds of
thought.”可知,
由你自己负责给大脑提供好种子还是坏种子,因为大脑本身无法识别好与坏。
(7).Reading can help you learn more about
great minds and build a beautiful garden of
mind.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:L)
解析:由文章L段第四、五句话“Reading in particular
has great potential to break the chains on
your mind and expand it to greater dimensions.
...to read inspiring, uplifting and motivational
books that will slowly but surely help you to
create a beautiful garden in your
mind...”可知,读书可以
解放思想,帮你建立美好的心灵花园。
(8).The
best way of changing your way of thinking is to
try to keep company with great people.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:K)
解析:根据K段内容可知,改变思维方式的最好办法是结交一些具有伟大思想的人。
(9).It takes time to get rid of the bad or
negative thoughts since they have deep roots for
years.(分数:
7.10)
填空项1:__________________ (正确答案:I)
解析:文章在I段提到,有些消极的思想经过了多年才得以形成,所以,想要根除需要一定的时间才行。
(10).Don't be influenced by the negative
thoughts, sometimes even from your good
friends.(分数:7.10)
填空项1:__________________
(正确答案:N)
解析:根据文章N段内容可知,要远离一切负面形式的思想,这其中包括“好”朋
友给你思想所带来的危险。
十二、Section C(总题数:0,分数:0.00)
十三、Passage One(总题数:1,分数:71.00)
Home
schooling has long been a refuge for parents
unhappy with public schools. Now, a growing
number of athletes, musicians and actors are
abandoning traditional classrooms so that they can
focus on their talent.
For these
students, home schooling provides the flexibility
to weave academics around training,
practices
or Hollywood auditions (旁听). Students are free of
the structure of traditional school
and can
do their schoolwork where and when they choose.
And though rules vary greatly among
home-
schooling methods, students are under no
requirement to log the same number of hours they
would have spent in a classroom.
You need
to devote a lot of time if you're going to shine
in those creative fields, said Ian
Slatter,
spokesman for the Home School Legal Defense
Association in Virginia. It's very difficult
within the constraints of private or public
school.
But some experts worry that a solid
education can suffer if a student is too focused
on honing
(磨砺) an athletic or artistic gift.
Home schooling, once common, largely died with
the rise of the public school system. In the
1960s,
some parents who were against a
perceived one-size-fits-all approach in public
schools began home
schooling their children.
The following decade, many other parents wanting
to inject religion
into their children's
education began to do so at home.
By 1980,
about 20000 families had pulled children from
traditional schools, according to the Home
School Legal Defense Association.
Since
then, home schooling has seen exponential (急剧的)
growth. Laws have eased, society more
easily
accepts home schooling, and an industry has
emerged that offers online support and teaching
materials to parents.
Experts agree that
most families who home school do so for religious
reasons or out of disdain
(厌恶) for public
schools, for reasons ranging from safety to poor
academics. But county and state
education
officials, home-school advocates, entertainment
industry regulators and sports coaches
say
they're seeing a small but growing number of
children who are home-schooled to allow them
to focus on honing an athletic talent or
artistic passion.
It is becoming more and
more common, said Barbara Colton, who works on
home-schooling issues
for the California
Department of Education. More and more parents are
willing to support their
kids in intensive
preparation in arts or sports... so what they're
doing is trying to find an
educational
program that accommodates that.
(分数:71.00)
(1).Which of the following
statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Home schooling
offers flexible courses for training students
talented in art and sports.
B. Much emphasis
on home schooling can weaken students' general
education.
C. Free from the constraints of
public schools, students can have more time
developing talents.
D. Students prefer
traditional education to home schooling in order
to develop their talents.(分数:14.20)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:由第二段第一句话“For these
students,home schooling provides the flexibility
to weave
academics around training,”可以判断出选项A是
正确的;第三段的内容说明了选项C的说法是正确的;第四段的内
容说明了选项B的说法是正确的;选项
D的说法在文章中未提及。故是正确答案。
(2).Since the 1980s, home
schooling ______.
A. has grown quickly with
society accepting its educational philosophy
B. has decreased greatly with many children
losing interest in studying at home
C. has
faced the serious situation of losing social
support
D. has adopted online teaching as its
only approach(分数:14.20)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:根据第六、七两段内容“By 1980, about
20000 families had pulled children from
traditional
schools,... Since then, home
schooling has seen exponential
growth.”判断出选项A的说法正确。
(3).Some parents home
school their children for the reason that ______.
A. they would like their children to become
artists or athletes
B. the education
officials advocate diversified educational systems
C. the government couldn't offer sufficient
teaching facilities
D. the school education
doesn't meet their individual religious
needs(分数:14.20)
A.
B.
C.
√D.
解析:根据第八段第一句“Experts agree that most
families who home school do so for religious
reasons or out of disdain for public schools,.
..”内容判断出选项D是正确的说法。其余三个选项的内容不能全
面阐释有些父母在家庭教育孩子的具
体动机。
(4).What's the prospect of home
schooling?
A. More and more parents will
recognize the bad sides of the public education.
B. More and more parents will adopt home
schooling for their children talented in art or
sports.
C. The government will set up more
religious schools to satisfy the needs of
religious parents.
D. The government will ban
home schooling and force parents to send their
children to public schools.(分
数:14.20)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:由文章最后一段内容可知,这种
家庭教育的趋势会越来越明显。所以选项B的内容符合题意。选项A、C、D三项
的内容文章未提到。
(5).What's the best title of the passage?
A. Private Schools: A Heaven for Rich
Children
B. Public Schools: A Refuge for
Parents
C. Home Schooling: Good Way to
Educate Poor Children
D. Home Schooling: Good
Way to Train the Talented in Art and
Sports(分数:14.20)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:A、B、C三个选项文章都未提及,只有选项D正确地概括了文章的主题,故D是正确答案。
十四、Passage Two(总题数:1,分数:71.00)
Almost everyone agrees that the ability to
read and write should be a fundamental human
right,
extended to everyone. We understand
that a person who cannot read is in thrall to (受…控
制,
影响) those who can. You cannot enter the
developed world as a full human subject unless you
can
break and master the code of the word.
Today, literacy doesn't stop with words and
numbers. To
enter social and political
debates as a full participant, one must also break
the thrall of the
magic box and master its
secrets. If we fail to adopt media literacy—a
basic knowledge of how
and why media images
are chosen—as an essential goal of public cultural
policy, we doom ourselves
to be forever in
the grip of the powerful interests who own and
control the mass media. The global
proliferation (激增) of electronic mass media
has excited deep feeling and passionate debate.
Most alarming to observers around the world
has been the passivity the mass media seem to
breed
in most people; it displaces and
undermines social life, community activities, and
other creative
pursuits. As a society, we
need to foster a more dynamic relationship between
the citizenry and
the media; one that does
not stop when the program ends and the TV is
turned off.
Achieving this will require
starting from square one. People without some
special interest in
the field find it hard to
grapple with (理解) the idea that media is a public
and political issue.
This is not surprising,
since one of the things our mass media do best is
pound home the
inevitability of the way that
they are currently organized, ideally suited to
their role as the
pep squad for our consumer
society. Their self-ratifying quality makes it
hard even to imagine
that the media can be
changed in any way.
The massive complex of
business interests that make up the mainstream
media have been allowed
to develop pretty
much as they wish, in the pursuit of commercial
success. Meanwhile, the essential
public
issue—the media role as our primary public forum,
its tendency to erode democratic
has been
pushed further and further into the background.
—life
It is necessary that we think about
and promote a public policy that looks at what
role media
should play in our society and how
people can participate in shaping television and
other mass
media that affect all of our
lives. Such a public policy could counter the
imbalances that result
from the domination of
a country's cultural industries by commercial
interests.
(分数:71.00)
(1).According to the passage, people who are
illiterate are prone to ______.
A. be
controlled by those who are educated
B.
develop themselves better than those who are
educated
C. be exploited by the people in the
developed world
D. lose the social and
political debates(分数:14.20)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:文章在第一段第二句话中提到“We
understand that a person who cannot read is in
thrall to
those who can.”,如果一个人不识字,是文盲,就会受到受过
教育的人的控制和影响。故选项A的说法正确。选项B
的说法有悖于常理;C、D两项内容曲解了第—段
第三句话和第五句话的内容。
(2).The passage implies that
the mass media should ______.
A. provide more
valuable programs so that people can enjoy them in
spare time
B. strengthen its relationship
with the public so that the latter can get
involved in it
C. develop good relationship
with society so that people can appreciate it
D. eradicate the passive influence the media
exerts on social life(分数:14.20)
A.
B.
√
C.
D.
解析:文章第一段后半部分提到了大众传媒使人们被动地
接受其传媒思想,这样会取代并损害社会生活。该段最后一句
话呼吁传媒应与大众建立充满活力的关系,
言外之意就是公众也应该参与传媒生活,不能被动接受传媒信息。故B项说
法正确。A项说法文章中未提
及;C、D两项内容与文章内容不符。
(3).The word square in
sentence 1, Para.2 means ______.
A. basic B.
fair
C. complete D. absolute(分数:14.20)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:根据整个第二段内容可推测square在此处的含义为“基本的”。
(4).The passage states that mass media should
concern more about ______.
A. public
interests instead of concentrating on individual
needs
B. promoting cultural life rather than
focusing on business life
C. public policies
rather than reporting social activities
D.
democratic life instead of seeking commercial
benefits(分数:14.20)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:由文章第三段内容可知:作者认为目前的传媒受商业利益的驱使,有削弱民主生活之趋。因此,作
符合文意,
为正确答案。D者呼吁媒体应该更加关心民主生活而不是一味地追求商业利益。故选项.
(5).What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Mass media is the only means to influence
the social life.
B. Mass media today is too
much dominated by commercial interests.
C. A
public policy is needed to regulate the mass
media.
D. Democratic life is determined by
mass media.(分数:14.20)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:选项B概括了文章的中心思想,即大众传媒过于追求商业
利益是不良倾向。其余三个选项都无法完整概括文章的
中心思想。
十五、Part
Ⅳ Translation(总题数:1,分数:106.50)
2.中国悠久的历史见
证了一些极为重要发明的出现,其中最为突出的当属火药、造纸、印刷术和指南针。中国古代四大
发明对
世界经济和人类文化做出了巨大的贡献。除了四大发明之外,瓷器的发明也对当今世界产生了巨大影响。当今西<
br>方人将瓷器译成“中国”,这就意味着瓷器是中国独特的发明。丝绸亦是由中国发明出来的。早在2100
年前,中国就掌
握了复杂的丝绸纺织技术。用来运输丝绸的道路被称为丝绸之路。今天,中国仍然是最大
的丝绸生产国。
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Translation for reference
China's
long history has seen some extremely important
inventions emerge, most noticeably
gunpowder,
papermaking, printing and the compass. Ancient
China's four great inventions have made
tremendous contributions to the world's
economy and the culture of mankind. Besides the
four great
inventions, porcelain is also the
invention most significant to the world. That is
why today's
Westerners call porcelain china,
which means that porcelain is China's unique
invention. Silk
is still invented by China.
As early as 2100 years ago, China mastered the
sophisticated technique
of silk weaving. The
road used to transport silk was called the Silk
Road. Today, China is still
the largest
producer of silk.)
解析:1.见证:witness, see
2.指南针:compass
3.除了四大发明之外,瓷器的发明也对当今世界产生了巨大的影响。
此句话翻译时采用了
意译手法。翻译中通常会采用直译和意译两种方法。此处也可以直译为...make great
influence on...。
4.当今西方人将瓷器译成“中国”,这就意味着瓷器是中国独特的发明。
翻译此句话时使
用了非限制性定语从句,完成一个复杂的句子。句子的前半部仍然采用了意译。此句话中的词汇:瓷器
(
porcelain, china)为同义词。因此,大写字母开头就是专有名词中国,小写字母开头即瓷器。
5.早在…:as early as...
6.今天,中国仍然是最大的丝绸生产国。
此句话翻译时应注意不能逐字逐句翻译。所以,最大的丝绸生产过翻译成...the largest
producer of silk。producer
意为“生产者,生产商”。
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