卷子（二）Paper Two

65 分钟
65 minutes




女人 : 我不喜欢坐公交车。
Woman ： I don't like riding buses.

男人 ：为什么不喜欢？
Man：__1 B. Why not?__.

女人 : 他们很少准时。 而且座位和窗户都很脏。
Woman： They are seldom on time. __2 C. Besides seats and windows are dirty.__.

男人 : 他们不是每天晚上都打扫公共汽车吗?
Man： Don't they clean the bus every night?

女人 ： 我想是的， 但是车上乘客太多，就不可能很干净
Woman ：__3 A. I think they do __ , but with too many passengers on them, they can't be very clean.

男人 : 你应该带一些湿巾。
Man：You should bring some wipes with you.

女人 : 这是个好主意
Woman ； That's a good idea

男人 : 然后你可以擦你的座位和窗户。
Man ： Then you can wipe your seat and window.

女人 : 人们会觉得我很奇怪。
Woman ： People will think I'm strange.

男人 : 谁在乎呢? 每个人都有奇怪的地方。
Man： Who cares? __4 D. Everyone is strange.__。

女人 : 那倒是真的。
Woman ： That's for sure.

男人 : 不要在意别人的看法。
Man ： Don't worry about what people think.

A. I think they do 我想是的
B. Why not? 为什么不喜欢？
C. Besides seats and windows are dirty. 而且座位和窗户都很脏。
D. Everyone is strange. 每个人都有奇怪的地方。




男人 : 我非常喜欢这本杂志
Man ： I like this magazine very much.

女人 : 我也是。
Woman ： So do I.

男人 : 我读过一次，然后我每周都买。
Man： I read it once, then __5__. D. I buy it every week.

女人 : 是什么让你这么感兴趣?
Woman ： What makes you so interested in it?

男人 : 这本杂志的新闻很全面。所有的新闻只有50页。
Man ： It gives you all the news. __6__. C. All the news in only 50 pages.

女人 : 你最喜欢哪个部分?
Woman ： What section do you like most?

男人 : 我喜欢政治漫画和出售房屋的漂亮照片。
Man ： I like the political cartoons and the beautiful photos of the houses for sale.

女人 : 我总是看电影评论，而且从来不错过食物和饮料部分。
Woman ： I always read the film reviews and I never miss the food and drink section.

男人 : 我把它推荐给我父母了。 他们还取消了其他的新闻杂志。
Man ： I recommended it to my parents. __7__. B. And they canceled their other news magazines.

女人 : 我也是。他们也很喜欢。
Woman ： Me too. And they also like it.

A. But nobody likes the other sections. 但没有人喜欢其他部分。
B. And they canceled their other news magazines. 他们还取消了其他的新闻杂志。
C. All the news in only 50 pages. 所有的新闻只有50页。
D. I buy it every week. 我每周都买。




女人 : 医生怎么说你的胃痛?
Woman ： What did the doctor say about your stomachache?

男人 ：他觉得我压力太大了。
Man：__8__. B. He thinks I have too much stress.

女人 : 压力会导致胃痛吗?
Woman： Can stress cause stomachaches?

男人:压力对不同的人会造成不同的问题。
Man ： Stress causes different problems with different people.

女人 ：那他让你做什么?
Woman ： So what did he tell you to do?

男人 ： 他说我要思想乐观一些。
Man： __9__. A. He said I need to think positive.

女人 : 那你怎么样才能思想乐观呢?
Woman ： But how do you think positive?

男人 ： 我可以想一些美好的事情。
Man：__10__. D. I think about nice things.

女人 : 什么事呢？
Woman ： Like what?

男人 : 比如在海滩上把我的脚趾放在沙子里。
Man ： Like a day at the beach, with my toes in the sand.

A. He said I need to think positive. 他说我要思想乐观一些
B. He thinks I have too much stress. 他觉得我压力太大了。
C. He said that I should take some medicine. 他说我应该吃些药。
D. I think about nice things. 我可以想一些美好的事情。








        许多美国老年人是在养老院或类似养老中心度过他们的晚年。
        Many older Americans spend their final years in a nursing home or assisted living center.

这些地方提供服务，帮助老年人从事他们自己不能从事的活动。
These places provide services that help older adults with activities they can no longer do on their own.

然而，大多数人说他们愿意留在自己的家里。
However,most people say they would like to remain in their own homes.

现在，有一些非营利组织可以帮他们做到这些。
Now, there are nonprofit groups that help them do that.


        菲利普·史密斯91岁了，他和妻子住在华盛顿-西雅图的一栋老房子里。
        Philip Smith is ninety-one years old and lives with his wife in an old house in Seattle, Washington.

他就想这样过下去。他总是说:“就我而言，我不想离开这个地方。
And he wants to keep it that way. He always says："As far as I'm concerned, I would not like to leave this place.

和许多人住在一起我受不了，
Living in a group situation is something I couldn't tolerate,

我宁愿自杀也不愿那样做。”
I'd kill myself before I had to do that."


        史密斯先生说，现在他和妻子可以在他们两层的房子里好好照顾自己了。
        Mr. Smith says now he and his wife can take good care of themselves in their two-level house.

但他和他的妻子知道，他们很快就需要有人帮他们做一些简单的家务。
But he and his wife know they will soon need help with simple housework.

比如更换楼梯顶端的灯泡等。
Work like changing a light bulb that hangs at the top of the stairs.

在过去，美国老年人会让他们的孩子或邻居家的青少年去换灯泡。
In the past, an older American would ask one of their children or a neighborhood teenager to change the light bulb.

但现在，那些小帮手都长大了，走了。
But here. those young helpers have grown up and gone.

史密斯夫妇有三个孩子，但他们都住在其他州。
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children, but they all live in other states.

所以他们正在考虑加入一个“虚拟村庄”。
So they are considering joining a "virtual village."

这是一个当地的志愿者组织，为老年人提供服务。
This is a local group of volunteers and service providers that help older adults.

他们可以帮助这些老年人做很多事情，比如接送服务、小型房屋维修和遛狗。
They might help these adults with anything from transportation to small home repairs and dog walking.


        虚拟村庄的想法大约十年前在马萨诸塞州的波士顿首次出现，
        The virtual village idea was first developed about ten years ago in Boston, Massachusetts.

这个想法已经发展成了一个全国非官方的网络。
The idea has spread to an unofficial network of villages around the country.

现在已经有150个。
One hundred fifty are currently in development.

史密斯先生不喜欢住在养老院，因为____。
11. Mr. Smith doesn't like living in a nursing home, because _____.
A. he hates to live with many other people together 他不喜欢和很多人一起生活
B. he is afraid that he will kill hiniself there 他害怕他会在那里自杀
C. older people are treated badly there 老年人在那里受到虐待
D. he and his wife have heir own house 他和他妻子有自己的房子

现在史密斯夫妇不能从他们的孩子那里得到帮助，因为_____。
12. Now Mr. and Mrs. Smith can't get help from their children,because _____.
A. nowadays children wouldn't like to help their parents 现在的孩子不愿意帮助他们的父母
B. their children are married and busy all the time 他们的孩子都结婚了，而且一直很忙
C. their children have grown up and long gone 他们的孩子已经长大成人，早已离开
D. traditionally, cluldren have no responsibility to help their parents 传统上，孩子们没有帮助父母的责任

文章中没有提到为老年人提供的志愿服务是什么?
13. What volunteer service for the seniors is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Providing ride for them. 为他们提供交通工具。
B. Changing light bulbs for them. 给他们换灯泡。
C. Taking their dogs for a walk. 带着他们的狗去散步。
D. Cooking meals for them. 为他们做饭。

“虚拟村庄”的概念是什么?
14. What is the idea of "virtual village"?
A. Building more nursing home in the countryside. 在农村建设更多的养老院。
B. Seniors live in their own home with the help of volunteers. 老年人在志愿者的帮助下住在自己的家里。
C. Arranging older people to live in group situations. 安排老年人集体居住。
D. Encouraging children to live with their older parents together. 鼓励孩子与年长的父母住在一起。

养老院和虚拟村庄的区别在于_____.
15. The difference between nursing home and virtual village is that _____
A. the former provides help for older people with activities 前者为老年人提供活动帮助
B. the former provides medical treatment for the older people 前者为老年人提供医疗服务
C. in the latter older people can get help in their own home 后者，老年人可以在自己的家里得到帮助
D. in the latter older people get help from volunteers 后者，老年人得到志愿者的帮助






        美国孩子还在学校学习书法吗?
        Do American children still learn handwriting in school?

在这个键盘时代，有些人认为书法课已经过时了。
In this age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.


        我们采访了田纳西州纳什维尔范德比尔特大学的史蒂夫·格雷厄姆教授。
        We asked Professor Steve Graham at Vanderbilt Universitv in Nashville, Tennessee.

他告诉我们，在过去的15年里，他一直听说书法已经被淘汰了。
He told us that he has been hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years.

他说:“如果我们今年公布的调查结果是准确的，
He said: "if the results of a survey we had published this year are accurate,

一到三年级90%的教师都在教授书法课。”
it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three."


        90%的教师还表示，他们被要求教书法。
        Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to teach handwriting.

但研究没有回答他们的教学效果如何。
But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it.

格雷厄姆教授说:“今年发表的一项研究发现，约四分之三的教师表示他们不准备教书法。
Professor Graham said: "One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting.


        然后我们来看看他们是怎么教书法的，
        And then when you look at how it's taught,

有些老师每天提供十到十五分钟的指导来教书法，
you have some teachers who are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for ten, fifteen minutes a day,

而其他老师基本上每天要教60到70分钟——这对笔迹来说就相当于毁灭。”
and then other teachers who basically teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day--which really for handwriting is pretty much death."


        许多成年人记得这种学习方式，就是一遍又一遍地抄写字母来学习。
        Many adults remember learning that way-by copying letters over and over again.

现在大家认为练习的时间短一点比较好。
Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better.

许多专家还认为，书法不应该自学。
Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself.

相反，他们说，它应该让学生表达自己的想法。。
Instead, they say it should be, used as a way to get students to express ideas.

毕竟，这就是我们写作的原因。
After all, that is why we write.


        书法涉及两种技能。一是易读性，也就是写出来的东西要便于阅读。
        Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read.

另一个是流畅性（不用思索的写作）。
The other is fluency--writing without having to think about it.

专家表示，流畅性要不断练习，不断提高，直到高中。
Experts say fluency continues to develop up until high school.


        但并不是每个人都掌握这些技能。
        But not everyone masters these skills.

老师们普遍报告说大约四分之一的孩子的书法很差。
Teachers commonly report that about one-fourth of their kids have poor handwriting.

有些人可能会认为，有了计算机和语音识别程序，手法就不再重要了。
Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore because of computers and voice recognition programs.


        但范德比尔特大学的史蒂夫·格雷厄姆说:
        But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt said:

“在小学，特别是小学前几年，文字处理系统是很少用到的
"Word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years.

即使是高中老师
Even with high school teachers,

我们发现只有不到50%的作业是通过文字处理程序完成的。
we find that less than fifty percent of assignments are done via word processing or with word processing.

事实上，如果我们加上在课堂上记笔记和做测验，
And, in fact, if we added in taking notes and doing tests in class,

学校里大部分的作品都是手写的。”
most of the writing done in school is done by hand."

有些人认为手写课已经过时了。因为_____。
16. Some people think handwriting lessons are out of date. because _____.
A. handwriting lessons take too much of their time 手写课占用了他们太多的时间
B. handwriting lessons are boring for kids 孩子们的书法课很无聊
C. they write little at present time 他们现在很少写东西
D. they write through computers not by handwriting 他们通过电脑而不是手写来写作

根据史蒂夫·格雷厄姆教授公布的调查_____。
17. According to the survey published by professor Steve Graham _____.
A. most teachers in grades one to three still teach handwriting 一到三年级的大多数老师仍然教书法
B. 3/4 teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting 3/4的老师说他们不准备教书法
C. most students in grades one to three have learned handwriting well 一到三年级的大多数学生已经把书法学好了
D. most teachers think handwriting should not be taught by itself 大多数老师认为书法不应该自学

学生们将通过这种方法学好书法_____。
18. Students will learn handwriting well by _____.
A. learning by themselves 加强自学
B. practicing it once in a short time 短时间内练习一次
C. practicing it more than an hour a day 每天练习一个小时以上
D. copying letters over and over again 一遍又一遍地抄信

我们写作的目的是为了_____。
19. The purpose for us to write is to _____.
A. communicate with others 与别人沟通
B. show our education levels 显示我们的教育水平
C. express our ideas 表达我们的想法
D. record our activities 记录我们的活动

据作者介绍，书法课_____。
20. According to the author, handwriting lessons _____.
A. are on the way out 正在消失
B. will be replaced by word processing 会被文字处理取代
C. have been cut out by most elementary schools 被大多数小学砍掉了
D. are still necessary for elementary school students 对小学生来说仍然是必要的






        美国监狱里的一些囚犯可以进行艺术创作。
        Some prisoners in the United States create works of art.

监狱艺术品在华盛顿特区的画廊出售
Prison art is sold in art galleries（画廊）in the Washington D. C. area.

利润被分配给作者和首都的一个非盈利组织监狱基金会。
The profits are split among the artists and the Prisons Foundation, a not-for-profit group in the nation's capital.

监狱基金会支持监狱艺术创作
The Prisons Foundation supports the arts in prisons

并设立项目帮助人们离开监狱。
and programs designed to help keep people out of jail.


        有些囚犯创作的画像充然了大自然的美丽景象。
        Some prisoners create pictures filled with images of natural beauty.

这能帮助他们回忆起外面的世界。
It helps them remember the world they left behind.

丹尼斯·索宾在监狱里服刑了12年。
Dennis Sobin served twelve years in prison.

他在服刑期间创立了监狱基金会。
He created the Prisons Foundation while he was jailed.

他说:“艺术是一种治疗和改造犯人的方法。
He said ："Art is a cure and remedy for prisoners.

而且监狱艺术往往充满情感。”
And prison art is often full of emotion".


        丹尼斯·索宾现在拥有一间名为“水门”的画廊。卖囚犯艺术品的。
        Dennis Sobin now owns the Watergate Gallery. which sells prisoner art.

他说:“这种艺术有很多敏感性。你可以看到人们在想什么。”
He said ： "There's a lot of sensitivity in this art. You can see what people are thinking."


        布莱恩·德里格斯最近刚从监狱释放。
        Brian Driggers was released from prison recently.

他在八年的监狱生活中创作了许多艺术作品。
He created a lot of art during his eight years in prison.

其中一些收藏在华盛顿的“犯罪与惩罚”博物馆。
Some of it is in the Crime and Punishment Museum in Washington.

他使用钢笔绘画。
He used a pen in his art.

监狱里不允许使用颜料和画笔，因为它们可以用于人体艺术。
Paint and brushes were not permitted in the prison because they could be used for body art.

他告诉我们他用什么来画他妻子的画像。
He told us about what he used to create a picture of his wife.


        他说:“我用自己的头发做了这把刷子。
        He said："I created the brush out of my own hair.

我会剪掉很多头发，用线把它编起来绑在铅笔上。
I would cut a lot of my hair out, tie it up with thread, and then use a pen.

然后用速溶咖啡作颜料。
And then paint with instant coffee.

你可以把它和不同浓度的水混合，创造不同的颜色，当水彩用。”
You could mix it down with different levels of water to create different tones and use it as a watercolor medium."


        德里格斯还用彩色粉笔画了一张自己的照片。
        Mr. Driggers also created a picture of himself using color chalks.

他说:“这幅自画像的人形是破碎的，寓意我的人生也是破碎的。
He said： "The shapes are broken apart. and what that implies to is my life had completely fallen apart.

也寓意着我将获得新生”。
and the meaning behind that is for me to come back together again."


有些囚犯喜欢创造自然美的艺术，因为_____。
21. Some prisoners like to create art of natural beauty because _____.
A. prisons are usually built in the wild 监狱通常建在野外
B. they miss their homes and families 他们想念他们的家和家人
C. they are unable to get close to it 他们无法接近它
D. they have no access to other themes 他们无法接触其他主题

监狱基金会的创始人说，监狱艺术_____。
22. According to the founder of the Prisons Foundation , prison art _____.
A is more popular among artists 更受艺术家欢迎
B. can reflect the real society 能反映现实社会
C. can make people think deeply 能使人深思
D. is meaningful and emotional 是有意义的，情绪化的

德里格斯用咖啡和自己头发做成的刷子为妻子画了幅画，因为_____。
23. Mr. Driggers used coffee and the brush made of his own hair to paint the picture of his wife, because _____.
A. he jnissed his wife so much 他经常欺骗他的妻子
B. paint and brushes are not allowed in prison 监狱里不允许使用颜料和刷子
C. he punished himself for he had let his wife down 他因让妻子失望而惩罚自己
D. he had nothing else to painl in prison 他在监狱里没有别的痛苦了

德里格斯先生认为他自己画的意思是_____。
24. Mr. Driggers thought the meaning of his own picture was that ____.
A. his future would be uiiiniaginable 他的未来是可想而知的
B. he would change himself and start with a clean new life 他要改变自己，开始全新的生活
C. his life had been completely ruined 他的生活甚至完全被毁了
D. he would be released from the prison soon 他很快就会从监狱里释放出来

我们可以从他的文章中学到监狱艺术_____。
25. We can learn from the passage that prison art is ____.
A a good way to help prisoners go back to society 这是帮助囚犯重返社会的好方法
B. very valuable in the an market 在市场上很有价值
C. a way for prisoners to pass time 犯人消磨时间的一种方式
D. a way to train famous aritsts 培养著名艺术家的一种方式









        你的父母上过大学吗，还是他们毕业后直接去就业中心?
        Did your mum and dad go to university, or did they leave school and go straight to the Job Centre?

父母的教育背景和现在学生们选择专业、选择毕业后做什么工作有着重要的关系。
The educational experience of parents is still important when it comes to how today's students choose an area of study and what to do after graduation.

根据英国“人生未来之路”的研究
according to The Future-track research in the UK


        这项研究是由高等教育职业服务单位完成的。
        The research was done by the Higher Education Career Service Unit.

该机构计划从2006年开始，用六年时间跟踪调查大学生的早期职业生涯。
It plans to follow university applicants for six years from 2006 through their early careers.


        第一年的研究结果来自13万名申请上大学的学生。
        The first year's findings come from a study of 130.000 university applicants.

他们在未来接受高等教育的方式上存在明显不同，
They show significant differences in prospective students' approach to higher education,

取决于他们的父母是否完成了学业(第二代申请人)或没有完成学业(第一代申请人)。
depending on whether their parents got degrees (second -generation applicants )or didn't (first-generation applicants).


        第一代申请者表示
        First-generation applicants were more likely to say

在决定上大学时，他们最关心的是职业和就业前景。
that their career and employment prospects were uppermost in their minds in deciding to go to university.

约五分之一的受访者将“为了找到一份好工作”作为他们选择高等教育的主要原因。
About one-fifth of this group gave "to enable me to get a good job" as their main reason for choosing high education.

37%的人表示学位是“我职业规划的一部分”。
And 37 percent said that a degree was "part of my career plan".


        一个经济拮据的非专业家庭的年轻人
        A young person coming from a non-professional household where finances are stretched

也许会发现为个人兴趣去上学是一种奢侈。
may find the idea of learning for its own sake to be a luxury.

这就是选择职业教育的人那么多的原因。
This explains the explosion in vocational courses.


        在朴茨茅斯大学，一年级学生金姆·伯内特，19岁
        At Portsmouth University, first -year student Kim Burnett, 19,

她说，她特意选择了健康研究管理和心理学学位，以获得一个安全的、高薪的工作。
says that she specifically chose her degree in health research management and psychology to get a secure, well-paid job.

20岁的哈丽特·艾奇目前在曼彻斯特大学学医，她也希望有稳定的工作。
Harriet Edge, 20, studying medicine at Manchester University, also wanted job security.

她的父母没有大学学历，但她的叔叔是一名医生，这似乎影响了她的选择。
Her parents lacked college degrees, though the fact that her uncle is a doctor appears to have influenced her choice.


        “医学是你最终很有可能找到工作的领域之一。
        "Medicine is one of those fields where it's pretty likely you'll get a job at the end.

但有一个很大的问题，因为五年下来贷款额非常的惊人，”她说。
That's a big plus, as the debt levels after five years of study are going to be frightening," she says.

许多专家认为，这种情况对那些没有接受高等教育家庭的人影响更大。
Many experts believe that this situation affects those with no family tradition of higher education far more keenly.

26%的受访者表示，他们需要更多的建议，
The fact that 26 percent of respondents said that they needed more advice implies

这一事实意味着一些学生可能最终会觉得他们在高等教育的投入不值得。
that some students may end up feeling that their higher education investment was not worthwhile.


        对于那些有研究生父母的人来说，这种缺乏指导可能会造成什么后果呢?
        For those with graduate parents,this lack of guidance may?

研究人员建议, 对于那些没有这些优势的人来说，
the researchers suggest, be less of a problem, "But, for those without the advantages,

在申请高等教育前缺乏就业指导，使得他们有可能做出更糟糕的选择。”
lack of access to career guidance before applying for higher education leaves them exposed to making poorer choices,"

调查就此结束
the survey concludes.


这篇文章的主要观点是 _____ ？
26. The main idea of the passage is that _____?
A. parents' experiences are more impoilant for their children's education 父母的经历对孩子的教育更重要
B. parents' careers are vitally important for their children's degrees 父母的职业对孩子的学位至关重要
C. students' approach to higher education correlates with their parents' educational experience 学生接受高等教育的方式与其父母的教育经历有关
D. students' career and employment prospects are decided by their parents 学生的职业和就业前景是由他们的父母决定的

来自非职业家庭的年轻人_____。
27. A young person coming from a non-professional household _____.
A. is less likely to get financial aid to go to university 获得上大学助学金的可能性更小
B. is more likely to choose vocational education 更有可能选择职业教育
C. may think learing for pleasure is a good idea 认为以学习为乐是个好主意
D. may choose to study for a professional degree 可以选择攻读专业学位


Kim Bunett和Harriet Edge在以下哪些方面有共同之处?
28. In which of the following aspects do Kim Bunett and Harriet Edge have in common?
A. They both chose their majors because of their family influence. 他们都是由于家庭的影响而选择了自己的专业。
B. They are both the first-year students in university. 他们都是大学一年级学生。
C. Both of their parents lack college degrees. 他们的父母都没有大学学历。
D. Both of them chose degrees for job security. 他们都是为了工作安全而选择学位的。


这暗示着_____。
29. It is implied that _____.
A. the cost of a degree in medicine is very high 获得医学学位的费用很高
B. higher education investment in medicine is not worthwhile 对医学的高等教育投资是不值得的
C. a student without family medical tradition is less likely to choose medicine 一个没有家庭医学传统的学生不太可能选择医学
D. medicine is a field where every degree-holder can get a job 医学是每个有学位的人都能找到工作的领域


那些有研究生父母的人可能会_____。
30. Those with graduate parents may _____.
A. make poorer choices when choosing their majors 在选择专业时做出糟糕的选择
B. make better choices when applying for higher education 在申请高等教育时做出更好的选择
C. not need career guidance before graduation 毕业前不需要职业指导
D. have no problems in applying for a coilege 申请大学没有问题吗








你一定读过这本书__是不是__?
31. You must have read the book, __didn't you__?
A. didn't you(是不是)
B. mustn't you
C. do you(你愿意吗)
D. will you(会不会)


这个孩子生下来__就很弱__并没有妨碍他在学校表现良好。
32. The fact that the child was born __weak__ didn't prevent him from performing well at school.
A. weak(虚弱的)
B. weakly(虚弱地)
C. weakness(弱点)
D. weaken(变弱)
解析：该句考查形容词作伴随状语


有这么多的事情__要做__，这位女士几乎找不到时间喝一杯咖啡。
33. With so many things __to attend to__ ,the lady could hardly find any time for a cup of coffee.
A. attending to
B. attended to
C. to attend to(照顾)
D. being attended
解析：attend to 是个词组，含义是“处理、照料”。由于主句说明是同时的动作，选C最合适


去四川的游客对__出人意料地__美丽的风景和各种各样的食物印象深刻。
34. Tourists to Sichuan are impressed by the __surprisingly__ beautiful scenery and various foods.
A. surprised
B. surprisingly(出人意料地)
C. surprising
D. surprise


的确，联排别墅__住起来__更舒适，但它超出了我们的预算。
35. It is true that a townhouse is more comfortable __to live in__ ,but it is beyond our budget.
A. to live in(住在)
B. for living in
C. to be lived in
D. living in
解析：某些形容词与不定式连用，说明动作的特点。


__说实话__，汉语教学在一定程度上被忽视了。
36. __Honestly__ speaking, the teaching of Chinese has been neglected to some extent.
A. Honest
B Honestly(老实说)
C. Honesty
D. More honest



研究人员试图用一种方法或另一种方法来确定SARS的病因，然而，这需要很长时间。
37. Researchers have tried to identify the cause of SARS one way or __another__ ,there is. however,a long way to go.
A, other
B. another
C. the other
D. else
解析：one way or another 是固定结构，意义是以某种方式。


尽管风俗从__国家__到__国家__各不相同，世界各地的人们已经学会了相互尊重。
38. Though customs vary from __country__ to __country__ ,people across the world have learned to respect each other.
A. a country .. a country
B. countries... countries
C. country... country
D. a country.. another country



月亮之旅是许多孩子在晚上仰望天空时的梦想。
39. A trip to the moon is __what__ many children dream of when looking into the sky at night.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. what
解析：what children dream of 儿童梦想的事。


有些人活到100岁还很健康。
40. There are some people who have lived __as long as__ over 100 years while enjoying good health.
A. as many as
B. as much as
C. as long as
D. as far as
解析：live as long as 100 years 的含义是长达100岁


一些科学家认为，改变基因来延长寿命的日子不会__太远了__。
41. Some scientists believe that altering genes to extend life span may not be __far off__.
A. high above(高高在上)
B. well back(很久以前)
C. better off(富裕)
D. far off(久远)


他们花了相当长的时间才与对手达成协议，然后才考虑如何做。
42. It took them quite some time to __come to terms with__ their rivals before thinking how to do.
A. come to terms with(达成协议)
B. come up with(赶上)
C. keep pace with(保持同步)
D. come to grips with(设法对付)


一位著名设计师帮助她__设计__她将在她丈夫的宣誓就职典礼上穿什么。
43. A famous designer will help her to __work out__ what she is to wear at her husband's swearing-in.
A. put out(出版)
B. work out(设计)
C. lay out(展示)
D. dig out(发现)


在列出的5本最受欢迎的书的表格中，由他写的书__排在__第二。
44. On the chart listing the five most popular books, the book written by him __came in__ second.
A. came in(进入)
B. took in(吸收)
C. resulted in(导致)
D. fixed in(安装在 ...)


他答应下次来这里时按我的要求接待我
45. He promised to __take__ me up on my request next time he was here
A. put
B. take
C. dress
D. send
解析：put up 提供； take up 拿起、开始从事； dress up 打扮、装饰； send up 射出、使上升；


请写信给我，以确认你在电话中的留言。
46. Please __confirm__ your telephone message by writing to me.
A. confirm(确认)
B. concede(承认、退让)
C. confer(授予)
D. conceal(隐藏)


这对老夫妇倾向于扔掉旧家具来创造更多的空间。
47. This old couple are inclined to create more space by __getting rid of__ old furniture.
A. getting rid of(摆脱，除去)
B. catching sight of(看到；瞥见)
C. taking place of(代替)
D. giving way to(给……让路；为…所替代)


总统继续说，他正在寻找一个新的战略，但不是每个人都信服。
48. The president went on to say he was __pursuing__ a new strategy,but not everybody was convinced.
A. chasing(追赶（chase 的现在分词形式）)
B. running(运转（run的ing形式）)
C. pursuing(追赶（pursue的ing形式）)
D. tracing(找到 （trace 的现在分词）)


大海看起来很蓝，我们光脚下的沙子感到很热。
49. The sea looked pure blue and the sand __beneath__ our bare feet felt hot.
A. through(穿过)
B. beneath(在下方)
C. under(在……下面)
D. below(在……下面)
解析：beneath 在下方，往往表示接触


收到母亲车祸的消息后，他推迟了去欧洲的行程。
50. After receiving the news of his mother's car accident, he postponed a __trip__ to Europe.
A. trip(旅行)
B. hike(徒步旅行)
C. travel(长途旅行)
D. tour(旅行；巡回演出)
解析：a trip to Europe 欧洲之行






        根据美国国家公路交通安全管理局(NHTSA)的数据，
        According to the U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),

车祸是5到15岁儿童死亡的主要原因。
car crashes are the leading cause of death among children, __51 between__ 5 and 14 years of age.
51. A. at(在) B. between(在……之间) C. for(为了) D. about(关于)


NHTSA说： 50%以上死于车祸的儿童没有带安全设施
Says NHTSA: "Over 50% of children who die in crashes are __52 unrestrained__ by safety devices.
52. A. bound(界限) B. undefined(不明确的) C. unrestrained(放纵的) D. inhibited(抑制的)


另外, 4/5的儿童安全带系的不正确。”
__53 In addition__, 4 out of 5 children are improperly restrained."
53. A. Of course(当然) B. On contrary(反而) C. Nevertheless(然而) D. In addition(另外)



        NHTSA为开车带小孩的人提供了一些安全提示和警告。
        The NHTSA offers a number of safety tips and __54 cautions__ for those who are accompanied by children while driving.
        54. A. cautions(警告) B. forms(表单) C. notes(备注) D. concepts(概念)


尽管法律因国而异，甚至因州而异，
Although laws __55 vary__ from country to country and even from state to state,
55. A. work(工作) B. vary(变化) C. enforce(实施) D. affect(影响)


这些指导方针可以作为许多父母和孩子的监护人提供参考。
these guidelines may __56 serve as__ food for thought to many parents and guardians of children.
56. A give way(让路) B. differ from(区别于…) C. serve as(作为) D. deal with(处理)


请查看当地的法律，尽你所能保护你宝贝孩子的安全。
Please check your local laws and do __57 whatever__ you can to keep your precious baby safe.
57. A. whatever(不管怎样) B. whichever(无论哪个) C. that(那个) D. which( 哪一个)



        对所有孩子来说，最安全的地方是后座。
        The safest place for all children is in the back seat.


婴儿应该放在汽车后排，面向后的安全座椅上。
Infants should be __58 placed__ in a rear-facing safety seat in the backseat of the car.
58. A. tied(系（tie的过去式和过去分词）) B. stuck(被困住的) C. surrounded(被……环绕着的) D. placed(放置（place的过去分词形式）)


1岁以上、体重超过20磅的孩子可以放在一个面向前方的座位上。
A child at least a year old and __59 weighing__ at least 20 pounds may be placed in a forward-facing seat.
59. A weight(重量) B. weighted(加重的) C. weigh(重量为…) D. weighing(（weigh 的现在分词）)


40磅重的孩子可以放在加高的安全坐椅上，这样大腿和肩部的安全带可以把他们固定住。
At 40 pounds, the child can use a "booster seat", which is secured by one of the car's lap and shoulder __60 belts__.
60. A. stripes(给…加条纹) B. belts(用皮带扎牢) C. ribbons(用缎带装饰) D. bows(把…弯成弓形)


儿童达到80磅，身高达到4英尺9英寸，
At approximately 80 pounds and a height of about four feet nine inches,

孩子才可以使用成人安全带。
the child may begin using an adult safety belt.








        太多时候，学生似乎认为他们的权利是理所当然的。
        Too frequently, students seem to take for granted their right.

甚至是获得开始职业生涯所需的面试和工作的机会。
or even their access, to interviews and to jobs needed to begin their careers.

这种乐观的想法已经过时了。
Such optimism can no longer be justified.

十年前，毕业生们被警告说，一辈子只在一家公司从事一个领域的工作已经越来越不可能了。
Ten years ago, graduating students were warned that continued employment in one field for one company for one's entire working life was increasingly becoming a thing of the past.

学生们可能会有三到四次职业转变。
Students could expect three or four career shifts.

今天，许多大学毕业生甚至没有机会在他们选择的领域开始职业生涯。
Today,many college or university graduates will never have the chance even to begin careers in their chosen fields.

其他人可能只找到兼职或合同工。
Others may find only part-time or contract work.

在过去的十年里，北美的商业和工业运作方式发生了巨大的变化，
The last decade has produced enormous changes in the way business and industry operate in North America,

包括用人方式。
and in the ways in which people are employed.

在当今世界上一个人成功最重要的品质
The Most Important Quality for a Person To Be Successful in the World Today

        我认为一个人在当今世界上成功最重要的品质是宽容。
        I think the most important quality for a person to be successful in the world today is being tolerant.

在这里，我不从经济上定义成功。
Here I do not define success economically.

我对成功的定义是社交。
I define success socially.

为了未来的成功，我们需要包容不同的背景、观点和生活方式。
To succeed in the future, we will need to be tolerant of different background, opinions, and lifestyles.


        我们的现代社会变得越来越开放。
        Our modern society has become increasingly open.

来自不同城市、省份甚至不同国家的人来到一个工作场所工作。
People from different cities, provinces or even different countries come to work in one workplace.

所以我们必须学会与这些人一起生活和工作，对与我们不同的文化、信仰、生活方式保持宽容
So we must learn to live and work with these people and to be tolerant of the cultures, beliefs and lifestyles which are different from ours

如果我们想与他们和平共处。
if we want to live and work with them peacefully.


        在当今世界，许多战争都是由于不同的观点或信仰而进行的。
        In the present world, many a war was waged just because of different opinions or beliefs.

我们不应该做那样的事。
We should not do things like that.

我们不应该因为我们有不同的观点和信仰就停止与人交谈或开始争吵。
We should not stop speaking to people or start a quarrel just because we have different opinions and beliefs.

我们必须学会相互容忍，尊重不同的意见。
We must learn to be tolerant of one another and respect different opinions.

我们应该找到一个共同点，一个双方都能同意的想法。
We should find a common ground-an idea we can both agree on.

一旦我们在一个问题上达成一致，我们就更容易解决其他问题上的分歧。
Once we have agreed on one subject, it will be easier for us to settle differences in other subjects.

对于每个人，学习宽容是非常重要的，如果他或她想要在我们的现代社会取得成功。
Learning to be tolerant is very important for everyone if he or she wants to be successful socially in our modern world.