卷子（七）Paper Seven

北美的第一个殖民地
The First Settlement in North America

        很难说殖民是什么时候开始的
        It is very difficult to say just when colonization(殖民) began.

1492年，克里斯托弗·哥伦布的发现之旅之后的第一个一百年
The first hundred years after Christopher Columbus's journey of discovery in 1492

并没有在北美大陆上建立任何定居点，而是在南美洲建立了一些西班牙贸易站，
did not produce any settlement on the North America continent but rather some Spanish trading posts in South America,

对黄金和冒险的极大兴趣，
a great interest in gold and adventure,

以及一些英国人参与的丰富多彩的罪行。
and some colorful crimes in which the English had their part.

约翰·卡伯特来自热那亚，但他是威尼斯公民。1497年，他在英国布里斯托尔做了一次旅行，成为了一名商人。
John Cabot,originally from Genoa but a citizen of Venice, was established as a trader in Bristol, England, when he made a journey in 1497.

但是他的船，马太号，带着十八名船员，
But his ship,the Matthew, with its crew of eighteen,

仅仅只看到了一个岛(可能在新英格兰海岸附近)，然后就回家了。
did no more than see an island (probably off the New England coast) and return home.

他和他的儿子在北大西洋进行了进一步的航行，使英国王室获得了对北美的合法所有权。
He and his son made further voyages across the north Atlantic which enabled the English crown to claim a “legal” title to North America.

但在此后很长一段时间里，欧洲人对美国的兴趣主要局限于西班牙更南部的活动。
But for a long time afterwards the Europeans’ interest in America was mainly confined to the Spanish activities further south.


        在哥伦布的第一次航行后近百年，人们开始在北美定居。
        The first beginning of permanent settlement in North America was nearly a hundred years after Columbus's first voyage.

英国人沃尔特·罗利爵士声称整个北美属于英国，称它为弗吉尼亚。
The Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh claimed the whole of North America for England ,calling it Virginia.

1585年，他派了一小群人登陆罗阿诺克岛，
In 1585 he sent a small group of people who landed in Roanoke Island,

但他们只呆了一年，然后在1587年跟随另一支由德雷克带领的探险队回到了英国。。
but they stayed only for a year and then went back to England with another expedition, led by Drake, in 1587.

1587年登陆的第二批人在1590年更深入的探险队到达时全都消失了。
A second group who landed in 1587 had all disappeared when a further expedition arrived in 1590.


        在北美的第一个永久定居点是在1607年。
        The first permanent settlement in North America was in 1607.

英国资本家在弗吉尼亚建立了两家公司，一家位于伦敦，另一家位于布里斯托尔。
English capitalists founded two Virginia companies, a southern one based in London and a northern one based in Bristol.

人们决定把北部地区命名为新英格兰。
It was decided to give the name New England to the northern area.

弗吉尼亚的第一批移民对公司来说只不过是工资的奴隶。
The first settlers in Virginia were little more than wage slaves to the company.

所有的人都是男性，而且实验并不十分成功。
All were men and the experiment was not very successful.

许多已经死亡。那些幸存者生活在悲惨的条件下。
Many died. Those who survived lived in miserable conditions.

到1619年，这个殖民地只有一千人。
By 1619 the colony had only a thousand people.


我们可以肯定的是，殖民开始于15世纪末。
1. We know for sure that colonization began at the end of the 15th century.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

西班牙商人是16世纪南美洲早期移民者之一
2. Among the early settlers in South America in the 16th century were Spanish traders
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

1497年，随着约翰·卡伯特(John Cabot)抵达新英格兰海岸附近的一个岛屿，英国王室宣称自己是北美的合法所有者。
3. With John Cabot’s arrival at an island off the New England coast in 1497, the British Crown claimed to be the legal owner of North America.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

1497年，“马太”号上有18个人在去北美的航行中。
4. There were eighteen people on board the Matthew during its voyage to North America in 1497.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

欧洲人第一次尝试在北美永久定居是在1580年代。
5. The first attempt made by European people to settle down permanently in North America occurred in the 1580s.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

维吉尼亚这个名字是沃尔特·罗利爵士给北美起的。
6. The name Virginia was given to North America by Sir Walter Raleigh.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

新英格兰这个名字是弗吉尼亚两家公司之一的老板给北美南部地区取的。
7. The name New England was given to the southern area of North America by the boss of one of the two Virginia companies.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

沃尔特·罗利爵士是资本家。
8. Sir Walter Raleigh is a capitalist.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

弗吉尼亚的第一批移民都是男性。
9. The first settlers in Virginia were all male.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

第一批移民的生活条件很差。
10. The living conditions of the first settlers were bad.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

细胞和体温
Cells and Temperature

        细胞在一定的温度范围外不能存活，
        Cells cannot remain alive outside certain limits of temperature,

而进一步保证它们有效工作的温度范围就更小了。
and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning.

哺乳动物和鸟类的酶系统只有在37摄氏度左右的很小范围内才能最有效;
Enzyme(酶) systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only within a narrow range around 37C;

与这个值相差几度就会严重损害它们的功能。
a departure of a few degrees from this value seriously impairs their functioning.

尽管细胞可以在更大的波动中存活，但身体系统的综合功能会受损。
Even though cells can survive wider fluctuations, the integrated actions of bodily systems are impaired.

其他动物对体温的变化有更大的耐受性。
Other animals have a wider tolerance for changes of bodily temperature.


        几个世纪以来，人们已经认识到哺乳动物和鸟类调节体温的方式不同于其他动物。
        For centuries it has been recognized that mammals and birds differ from other animals in the way they regulate body temperatures.

随着时间的推移，人们对这种差异的描述越来越精确和有意义，
Ways of characterizing the difference have become more accurate and meaningful over time,

但是“暖血动物”和“冷血动物”这一古老的分类方式至今仍在大众词汇中流行。
but popular terminology still reflects the old division into “warm-blooded” and “cold-blooded” species;

暖血动物包括哺乳动物和鸟类，
warm-blooded included mammals and birds,

而其他所有动物都被认为是冷血动物。
whereas all other creatures were considered cold-blooded.

随着对更多物种的研究，
As more species were studied,

显然，这种分类是不适当的。
it became evident that this classification was inadequate.

一种围栏蜥蜴，或者沙漠鬣蜥同属冷血动物，
A fence lizard or a desert iguana(鬣蜥) --each cold-blooded,

但实际上它们的体温通常只比人类的体温低1 ~ 2度，
usually has a body temperature only a degree or two below that of humans

因此并不是真正的冷血。
and so is not cold.

因此，下一个区别是保持恒定体温的动物，
Therefore the next distinction was made between animals that maintain a constant body temperature,

称为恒温动物 和 体温随外界环境的变化而改变的动物，称为变温动物。
called homotherms(同温动物), and those whose body temperature varies with their environment, called poikilotherms(变温动物).

但这种分类也被证明是不适当的，
But this classification also proved inadequate,

因为在哺乳动物中，有很多在冬眠期间会改变体温。
because among mammals there are many that vary their body temperatures during hibernation.

而且，许多生活在深海的无脊椎动物在寒冷的深海水域中体温并不变化，
Furthermore, many invertebrates(无脊椎动物) that live in the depths of the ocean never experience a change in the chill of the deep water,

它们的体温保持不变。
and their body temperatures remain constant.


        目前的区别是:体温主要由体内代谢过程调节的动物
        The current distinction is between animals whose body temperature is regulated chiefly by internal metabolic processes

和体温主要由环境调节并从环境获得大部分热量的动物。
and those whose temperature is regulated by, and who get most of their heat from, the environment.

前者称为恒温动物，
The former are called endotherms(恒温动物),

后者称为变温动物。
and the latter are called ectotherms(外温动物).

大多数变温动物确实能调节自己的体温，
Most ectotherms do regulate their body temperature,

它们主要是通过移动到有利的地点或改变暴露在外部热源下的方式来做到这一点。
and they do so mainly by locomoting to favorable sites or by changing their exposure to external sources of heat.

恒温动物(主要是哺乳动物和鸟类)也通过选择有利的环境来调节温度，
Endotherms(mainly mammals and birds) also regulate their temperature by choosing favorable environments,

但它们主要是通过各种内部调节来调节温度。
but primarily they regulate their temperatures by making a variety of internal adjustments.

文章主要讨论
11. The passage mainly discusses _____.
A. body temperatures of various animals 各种动物的体温
B. the newest research on measuring temperature 关于测量温度的最新研究
C. methods of temperature reduction 降温方法
D. the classification of animals by temperature regulation 根据温度调节对动物进行分类

下列哪个术语主要指哺乳动物和鸟类?
12. Which of the following terms refers primarily to mammals and birds?
A. Warm-blooded. 恒温的
B. Ectothermic. 变温的
C. Cold-blooded. 冷血的
D. Poikilothermic. 变温的

一般来说，恒温动物的体温是内部调节的
13. In general, the temperature of endotherms is regulated _____.
A. consciously 有意识地
B. internally 内部地
C. inadequately 不适当地
D. environmentally 有关环境方面

根据这篇文章，变温动物调节体温的主要方式是通过
14. According to the passage, the chief way in which ectotherms regulate their temperature is by ____.
A. seeking out appropriate locations 寻找合适的地点
B. hibernating part of the year 冬眠一年中的一部分
C. staying in deep water 待在深水中
D. triggering certain metabolic processes 触发某些代谢过程

根据这篇文章，人类主要通过____调节体温
15. According to the passage,human beings mainly regulate their body temperatures by _____.
A. choosing favorable environments 选择有利的环境
B. internal metabolic processes 内部代谢过程
C. eating more food 吃更多的食物
D. doing physical exercises 做运动

数字视频传送
Digital Video Express

DVD视频付费播放系统将在今年夏天出现，作为替代方案，
1. A pay-for-play system for video DVD will emerge by summer as an alternative,

并且可能成为目前DVD格式的竞争对手
and possibly a competitor, to the DVD format currently available


新系统被称为“数字视频传送(Divx)”，操作方式类似于DVD播放机，
2. The new system, called Digital Video Express(Divx),operates like a DVD player,

除了特别编码的光盘。
except for the specially coded discs.

这些视频在48小时内的首次观看费用为5美元，
These will cost $5 for initial viewing over a 48-hour period

可以再次观看，但需支付额外费用，甚至可以购买无限观看
and can be viewed again for additional fees and even purchased for unlimited viewing


Divx结合了视频出租店的服务和按次付费频道的运营。
3. Divx combines the service of a video rental(出租的) store with the operation of a pay-per-view channel.

与租来的录像带不同，Divx光盘不需要归还。
Unlike a rented videotape, though, the Divx disc needn't be returned.

用户可以保留光盘以备将来重播，但需要额外付费，或者干脆把它扔掉。
Customers can retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply throw it away.


后续的剧情，或者购买无限制的观看权，将被记入客户的Divx账户，并通过信用卡支付。
4. Subsequent plays, or the purchase of unlimited-viewing rights, are billed to the customer's Divx account and charged to a credit card.

播放器的内置内存会记录Divx播放的所有内容，
The player's built-in memory keeps track of all Divx plays,

并通过免费电话调制解调器将这些信息发送到Divx记录保存中心。
and sends this information by toll-free phone modem(调制解调器) to the Divx record-keeping centre.

每个Divx光盘和播放器都有一个独特的识别码
Each Divx disc and player has a unique identification code ,

这样系统就知道哪些光盘在哪里播放过。
so the system knows which discs have been played and where.


一些Divx光盘可以转换成无限播放，价格可能比购买传统DVD要低。
5. Some Divx discs could be converted for unlimited play at a price likely to be lower than buying a conventional DVD.

另一款名为Divx Gold的游戏将从一开始就无限出售，无需额外收费。
Others,called Divx Gold, would be sold from the beginning for unlimited play without further charge.

虽然传统的dvd可以用Divx播放器播放，
Although conventional DVDs will run in a Divx player,

传统的DVD播放机将缺乏播放Divx碟片的解码和通信能力。
conventional DVD players will lack the decoding(解码) and communications ability to play Divx discs.

Divx播放器将由松下、RCA和Zenith提供。
Divx players will be offered by Panasonic, RCA, and Zenith.

任务 1
Task 1

段落 1
16. Paragraph __1__. Possible Appearance of a System 系统可能出现

17. Paragraph __2__. The New System Called Divx 名为Divx的新系统

18. Paragraph __3__. Two Functions Combined 两个功能相结合

19. Paragraph __4__. Disc-play Tracking and Billing Systems 光盘播放跟踪和计费系统

20. Paragraph __5__. Unlimited Play of Divx Discs 无限播放Divx光盘

A. Booming Business of Circuit City 电路城业务蓬勃发展
B. Possible Appearance of a System 系统可能出现
C. The New System Called Divx 名为Divx的新系统
D. Unlimited Play of Divx Discs 无限播放Divx光盘
E. Disc-play Tracking and Billing Systems 光盘播放跟踪和计费系统
F. Two Functions Combined 两个功能相结合

任务 2
Task 2

Divx光盘与租来的录像带不同，一旦出售，商店就不会收回
21. The Divx disc is different from the rented videotape in that once offered,the Divx disc __will not be taken back by the shop__.

每张Divx碟片都有一个特殊的代码，这样碟片出租店就能识别出哪张碟片在哪里播放过
22. Every Divx disc has a special code so that the rental shop can identify which disc __has been played and where__.

如果转换成无限使用，Divx光盘很可能比传统的DVD光盘便宜
23. If converted for unlimited use, the Divx disc __is likely to be cheaper than the conventional DVD disc__.

传统的DVD播放器不能播放任何Divx碟片，因为碟片是经过特殊编码的
24. The conventional DVD player cannot play any Divx disc because the disc __is specially coded__.

松下、RCA和Zenith将提供这种Divx系统
25. Panasonic, RCA, and Zenith will __offer this Divx system__.

A. will not be taken back by the shop 不会被商店收回
B. is specially coded 经过特殊编码
C. offer this Divx system 提供Divx系统
D. is likely to be cheaper than the conventional DVD disc 会比传统的DVD光盘便宜
E. has been played and where 曾经在哪里播放过
F. is owned by retailer Circuit City 是零售商Circuit City所有的

电影或电视如何影响人们的行为?
How do Movies or Television Influences People's Behavior?

        电影、电视等现代大众传媒对我们日常生活的影响，
        The impact that modern mass media such as movies or televisions has had on our daily life,

对于整个社会，是不可否认的。
and society in general,is undeniable.

毫无疑问，它会变得越来越精致，
No doubt it will become more and more sophisticated,

如此吸引人以至于几乎没有人能逃脱。
and so fascinating that virtually nobody will be able to escape.

我们已经可以看到西方电影是如何影响我们的年轻一代
__26 E. Already,it can be seen how western movies are exercising influence on our youth generation. __

不论性别，它们都会留长发，
They grow long-hair regardless of their sex,

通常其中的一部分被染成金色;
commonly part of which are dyed in gold;

他们每个季节都穿牛仔裤，
they wear jeans in each and every season,

通常是故意把膝盖磨破;
usually knees of which are deliberately tattered;

男孩喜欢耳环或其他奇怪的吊坠;
boys are fond of earrings or other odd pendants;

女孩们喜欢万宝路香烟和奇怪的粗俗语言。
and girls are keen on Marlboros and weird coarse languages.


        大众媒体影响公众的主要手段是在社会中创造讨论的话题。
        The major means that mass media influences the public is by creating topics of discussion in the society.

大众媒体提供给人们(消费者)谈论和思考的问题
__27 B. Mass media offers people (the consumers) issues to talk and think about. __

《泰坦尼克号》曾在全世界掀起轩然大波，
Titanic had brought a worldwide uproar by its extolling,

迷人而不朽的爱情;
fascinating and immortal love;

《Prime Color》和《Wag the Dog》引发了关于美国总统的权利和义务的全国性辩论
Prime Color and Wag the Dog met the national debate on right and duty of the president of the United States.

反战电影，如《太阳之泪》和《西线战事》等，都提出了这个问题，战争是否真的是为了维护正义，
Antiwar movies such as Tears of the Sun and All Quite On the Western Front among numerous others have been raising the question that is any war really to uphold justice

或者说，一个人为国家做出牺牲真的值得吗？
or is it really worthy that an individual makes sacrifices to this country

而同时又忽视自己的家庭或个人价值观?
and at the same time ignores his own family or his personal values?


        大大众媒体也塑造了我们的认知，什么是重要的和什么是不重要的
        __28 F. Mass media also shapes our understanding of what is important and what is not important to know.__

“重要的”问题通常出现在报纸的首页或电视节目的开头
The “important” issues are to be found on the first pages of the newspaper or in the beginning of a television program.

“不重要”的故事是那些根本没有被讲述的故事。
The “not important" stories are the ones that are not being told at all.

“不太重要”的故事可能很短，藏在最后几页
__29 D. The “not very important” stories are probably very short and hidden in the last pages.__

事实上，审查存在于所有的大众媒体，包括其传播手段，如互联网。
In fact censorships present all mass media including its distributing means such as the Internet.

通过预先安排公共问题，大众媒体为我们做决定。
By prearranging public issue, the mass media makes decisions for us.

即使在任何社会中都有批判性思维的个体，
Even though there are critical thinking individuals in any society,

他们绝对是少数;
they are definite minority;

公众整体上确实缺乏批判性思维的能力，
the public in whole indeed lack skills of critical thinking,

因此他们经常被媒体所引导。
and therefore they are often led by the media.

简而言之，大众媒体通过提供话题和影响我们讨论重要问题的方式，
In brief, mass media, by offering topics and affecting the ways in which we discuss “the important issues”,

来强烈的影响我们对真相、世界或社会结构的看法。
has a strong influence on our perception of the truth, of the world or of the structure of our society.

我们必须承认，它在我们的生活中扮演着一个来源的角色
__30 A. We have to admit that it has a role in our lives as a source.__


我们必须承认，它在我们的生活中扮演着一个来源的角色。
A. We have to admit that it has a role in our lives as a source.

大众媒体提供给人们(消费者)谈论和思考的问题。
B. Mass media offers people (the consumers) issues to talk and think about.

不久以前，大众传媒大概是唯一的一种文化。
C. Not long ago mass media was about the only kind of culture there was.

“不太重要”的故事可能很短，藏在最后几页。
D. The “not very important” stories are probably very short and hidden in the last pages.

我们已经可以看到西方电影是如何影响我们的年轻一代。
E. Already,it can be seen how western movies are exercising influence on our youth generation.

大大众媒体也塑造了我们的认知，什么是重要的和什么是不重要的
F. Mass media also shapes our understanding of what is important and what is not important to know.

为未来保护自然
Preserving Nature for Future

        英国要求加强野生动物保护的呼声有时掩盖了一个事实，
        Demands for stronger protection for wildlife in Britain sometimes hide the fact

即欧洲其他国家也有类似的需求。
that similar needs are felt in the rest of Europe.

欧洲委员会的研究表明，45%的爬行动物物种
Studies by the Council of Europe have __31 shown__ that 45 percent of reptile(爬行动物) species

和 24%的蝴蝶正面临灭绝的危险。
and 24 percent of butterflies(蝴蝶) are in __32 danger__ of dying out.


        该委员会环境和自然资源部门的专家彼得·鲍姆博士概述了欧洲对野生动物的关注，
        European concern for wildlife was outlined by Dr. Peter Baum, an expert in the environment and natural resources division of the council,

他在英国国家公园管理者安排的一次会议上发表了讲话。
when he spoke at a conference arranged by the administrators of a British national park.

该公园是欧洲少数几个拥有该委员会颁发的自然保护区证书的地区之一
The __33 park__ is one of the few areas in Europe to hold the council's diploma(证书) for nature reserves(自然保护区),

他担心公众舆论会转而反对国家公园，
he was __34 afraid__ that public opinion was turning against national parks,

那些在20世纪60年代和70年代建立起来的，现在已经不可能建立了。
and that those set up in the 1960s and 1970s could not be __35 set__ up today.


        没有一个地区能够同时作为一个真正的自然保护区和旅游景点而存在
        “No area could be expected to survive both as a true __36 nature__ reserve and as a tourist attraction."

他继续说。保护区必须服务于人类对户外娱乐的即时需求是目光短浅的，
he went on. The short-sighted view that reserves had to serve __37 immediate__ human demands for outdoor recreation

应该完全接受保护区作为未来保护自然的场所。
should be __38 replaced__ by full acceptance of their importance as places to preserve nature for the future.


        “我们忘记了它们是生命系统的保障，任何建筑区域最终都依赖于生命系统。
        “ We forget that they are the guarantee of life systems,on which any built-up area ultimately depends."

鲍姆博士接着说，“没有大多数工业产品我们也能生存，
Dr. Baum went on, “ We could manage without most __39 industrial__ products,

但没有自然我们就活不下去了。
but we could not manage without nature.

然而，我们的自然环境地区，即我们乡村的原始部分，
However, our natural environment areas, which are the original parts of our countryside ,

已经缩小成一片被破坏和严重污染的陆地上的岛屿
have shrunk(缩小) to mere islands in a spoiled and __40 heavily__ polluted landmass."

A. nature 自然
B. heavily 严重地
C. immediate 立即的
D. set 建立
E. shown 表明
F. said 说明
G. afraid 担心的
H. industrial 工业的
I. replaced 取代
J. park 公园
K. danger 危险
L. risk 风险

我们为什么要使用电子邮件?
Why do We Use E-mail?

        个人电脑和互联网给人们提供了新的选择来安排他们的时间。
        Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.

有些人可能会利用这种自由与朋友或家人分享一些时间，
Some may use this __41 freedom__( free) to share some time with certain friends or family members,

然而新技术也将让他们与他们最关心的人保持更密切的联系。
but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care about most.

这是我的亲身经历。
I know this from __42 personal__(person) experience.


        电子邮件让在家工作变得容易，
        E-mail makes it easy to work at home,

现在我大部分周末和晚上都在那里度过。
which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings.

我的工作时间不一定比以前短很多，但我在办公室花的时间更少了。
My __43 working__(work) hours aren't necessarily much __44 shorter__ (short) than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office.

这让我有更多的时间和我的小女儿在一起，
This lets me share more time with my young daughter

如果她出生在电子邮件成为如此实用的工具之前，我可能就没有时间和她在一起了。
than I might have if she'd been born before electronic mail became such a __45 practical__(practice) tool.


        互联网也让人们很容易与一群朋友分享想法
        The Internet also makes it easy to share __46 thoughts__(think) with a group of friends.

比如说你做了一些有趣的事情，
Say you do something fun,

也许看了一部很棒的电影，
see a great movie perhaps,

有四五个朋友可能想要听你说说。
and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it.

如果你打电话给每个人，
If you call each one,

你可能会厌倦讲述这个故事
you may tire of __47 telling__ (tell) the story.

有了电子邮件，你只需要写下你的经历，
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience,

在你方便的时候，把它寄给所有你认为可能感兴趣的朋友。
at your __48 convenience__(convenient),and address it to all the friends you think might be interested.

他们可以在有时间的时候阅读你的信息，
They can read your message when they have time,

想读多少就读多少。
and read only as much as they want to.

他们可以在有时间的时候回复你，
They can reply when they are __49 available__(avail)

你可以在你有时间的时候读他们要说的话。
and you can read what they have to say when you have time.

电子邮件也是一种与远方的人保持密切联系的廉价方式。
E-mail is also an __50 inexpensive__ (expense) way to stay in close touch with people who live far away.

求职信
Application Letter

亲爱的先生
Dear Sir,

        我想申请贵公司的职位，担任助理会计师
        I wish to apply for a position with your company as an assistant accountant.

我今年26岁，目前受雇于岛屿公司
I am twenty-six years old and at present employed by the Island Company,

过去两年我一直在哪里。
where I have been for the past two years.

以前我受雇于环球出口公司，
Formerly I was employed by Global Export company,

我在那里待了将近三年。
where I stayed nearly three years.

我离开这两个职位的唯一原因是为了更好地发展自己，
My only reason for leaving either of these positions would be to better myself

我觉得目前的职位未来没有机会。
and I feel there is no future opportunity in my present position.

我希望能在贵公司这样的大公司工作，有足够的机会学习新的东西。
I wish to serve in a large company like yours which can provide me with ample opportunities to learn new things.

我可以提供这两家公司的介绍信，以了解我作为会计的品格和能力。
I can give you references from both these firms I worked in as to my character and ability as an accountant.

我现在的薪水是2600美元一个月，我不介意接受更低的其他职位，
My present salary is $2,600 a month and I would not care to accept less in another position,

如果有晋升机会，
provided there is an opportunity for advancement,

但我愿意起薪相同。
but I am willing to start at the same salary.

你忠实的（用于书信结尾）
Yours faithfully,

王林
Wang Lin