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一、Use ofEnglish
1、The currentFrench bestsellerlists arewonderfully eclectic.In1,there iseverything2blockbuster thrillersto CatherineMillersLa VieSexuelle deCatherine M.,a novelwhich hasbeen3praised ashigh artand4as upmarketporn.Then thereare novels5the stickyquestions ofgood and6Le Demonet MademoisellePrymand faithversus sciencem themodern worldL apparition.Philosophical7continue in the non-fiction list.8this weekbyMichel Onfray5s Z/Antimanuel dePhilosophic^,a wittytalk9some ofphilosophy^s perennialdebates.Those wholike theirbig issuesinsmall chunksare alsoenjoying FredericBeigbeder,s DernierInventaireavant Liquidation,a surveyof Frances1020th-century books,11with Mr.Beigbeder s12humor from the titleon The50booksof theCentury Chosenby Youand Critiquedby Me,In Britain,meanwhile,there isolive oilall over the non-fiction list.Its amajor13for NigellaLawson,A.Education andProgress.B.Old andNew SocialNorms.C.New Education:Opportunities forMore.D.Demerits ofHierarchical Society.
6、One meaningof theGreek word〃dran〃is to accomplish,and inthismeaning liesa furtherkey to the structureof drama.A playconcernsa humanagent attemptingto accomplishsome purpose.Intragedy hisattempt is,in personalterms atleast,unsuccessful;incomedy it is successful;in theproblem playfinal accomplishment isoften eitherambiguous ordoubtful.This action,from thebeginningto theend ofa movementtoward apurposed goal,must alsohave amiddle;it mustproceed througha numberof steps,the successionof incidentswhichmake up the plot.Because the dramatist isconcerned with themeaning andlogic of events ratherthan with their casualrelationshipin time,he willprobably selecthis materialand orderit on a basisof the operation,in humanaffairs,of lawsof causeand effect.Itis inthis causalrelationship ofincidents that the elementof conflict,present invirtually allplays,appears.The centralfigure of the play一the protagonist一encounters difficulties;his purposeor purposesconflictwith eventsor circumstances,with purposesof othercharactersin the play,or withcross-purposes whichexist within hisown thoughtsand desires.These difficultiesthreaten theprotagonistsaccomplishment;in otherwords,they presentcomplications,and hissuccess orfailure indealing with thesecomplications determinesthe outcome.Normally,complications buildthroughtheplayin orderof increasingdifficulty;one complicationmaybe addedto another,or onemay growout of the solutionof aprecedingone.At somepoint inthis chainof complication and solution,achieved orattempted,the protagonistperforms anact ormakes adecisionwhich irrevocablycommits him toafurther course,pointstoward certaingeneral consequences.This pointis usuallycalled thecrisis;the complicationsand solutionswhich followwork outthelogical stepsfrom crisis to findresolution,or denouement.According to the firstparagraph of the text,a dramatistA.seldom believeswhat hewrites about.B.portrays what he experiencesin thedrams.C.concerns himselfwiththeresults ofhuman effort.D.tries toconvince hisaudience ofwhathebelieves.A dramais arrangedmainly in accordance withA.the willof thedramatist.B.the sequenceofevents.C.the lawof dramaticart.D.the needof performance.A dramatistusuallyA.clarifies thecomplicated relationship inhisdrams.
8.makes therelationshipinhis dramamore complicated.C.hopes to see hisprotagonist winan easyvictory.D.likes topresent hisprotagonist asthreatening fellows.The word〃crisis”in the last linebut one,Para.2most probablyimpliesA.a dangerousmoment.B.thelastdecision.C.the crucialpoint.D.a braveengagement.In the text,the authormainly dealswithA.the necessityof dramainaculture.B.some socialfunctions ofdramas.C.the responsibilityof dramatists,D.some keyelements indrama-making
11、Vinton Cerf,known as the fatherof theInternet,said onWednesdaythattheWeb wasoutgrowing theplanet Earthand thetimehad cometo take the informationsuperhighway toouter space.“The Internetis growingquickly,and westill havea lotof worktodo tocover theplanet”,Cerf toldthe firstday of the annualconferenceof theInternet Societyin Genevawhere morethan1,500cyberspace fanshave gatheredto seekanswers to questions about thetangled webof theInternetCerf believedthat itwould soonbe possibleto send real-time sciencedataon theInternet froma spacemission orbitinganother planetsuchas Mars.There isnow aneffort underway to design and build aninterplanetary Internet.The spaceresearch communityis comingcloserand closerand merging.We thinkthat wewill seeinterplanetaryInternet networksthat lookvery muchlike theones weuse today.Wewill needinterplanetary gatewaysand therewill beprotocols totransmitdata betweenthese gateways”,Cerf said.Francois Fluekiger,a scientistattending theconference from theEuropean ParticlePhysics Laboratorynear Geneva,was notentirelyconvinced,saying.〃We needdreams likethis.But Idont knowany Martianwhom Idlike tocommunicate withthrough theInternet”.Cerf hasbeen workingwith NASAsPasadena JetPropulsion Laboratory一the peoplebehind therecent Marsexpedition一to designwhat hecallsan interplanetary Internet protocol〃He believesthatastronauts willwant touse theInternet,although specialproblemsremain withinterference anddelay.“This isquite real.The effortisbecoming extraordinarilyconcrete overthe nextfew monthsbecausethe nextMars missionis inplanning stagesnow”,Cerf toldtheconference.〃If weuse domainnames likeEarth orMars jetpropulsion laboratorypeoplewould becoming togetherwith peoplefrom theInternetcommunity.’He added.“The ideaisto taketheinterplanetary Internetdesign andmake itapart of the infrastructureof theMars mission.He latertold anews conferencethat designingthis systemnow wouldpreparemankind offuture technological advances.〃The wholeides isto create an architectureso the design worksanywhere.I dontknow wherewe regoing tohave to put itbut myguessis thatwe11be goingout theresome time”,Cerf said.〃If youthink100years fromnow,it isentirely possiblethat whatwill bepurelyresearch50years fromnow will becomecommercialized^.According toCerf,the purposetodesigninterplanetary InternetistoA.sendreal-time sciencedata.B.communicate withastronauts.C.lay foundationfor futuretechnologicaladvances.D.commercialize itFrom thetext,we learnthat VintonCerf isA.seeking answerstoquestionsabout theInternet web.B.working oninterplanetary Internetwith collaborationof NASA.C.trying tocommercialize theinterplanetary InternetD.exploring thepossibility ofestablishing Internetnetwork onMars.It can be inferredfromthelast paragraphthatA.thedramto buildinterplanetary Internetcan befulfilled in thefutureB.interplanetaryInternetwillbecomecommercialized in100years.C.the researchof Internettook50years.D.it willtake along timeto buildinterplanetaryInternet.We knowfromthetext thatMars missionisA.one ofNASAs Internetprojects.B.an expeditionto Mars.C.the infrastructureof theinterplanetary InternetD.to createan architectureon Mars.Which of the followingis themain pointof thetextA.The developmentof theInternet.B.The possibilityof spaceresearch.C.Universal informationsuperhighway.D.The technologicaladvances ofMars mission.
16、Material culturerefers to the touchable,material“things”—physical objectsthat canbe seen,held,felt,used一that aculture produces.Examining acultures tools and technologycantell usaboutthegroups historyand wayof life.Similarly,research into the material culture ofmusic canhelp usto understandthemusic culture.The mostvivid bodyof“thing〃in it,of course,is musicalinstruments.We cannothear forourselves theactual soundofany musical,performance beforethe1870s whenthe phonographwasinvented,so werelyon instrumentsfor importantinformation aboutmusic-cultures in theremote pastand theirdevelopment.Here wehave twokinds ofevidence:instruments wellpreserved andinstruments picturedin art.Throughthe study of instruments,as wellas paintings,written documents,andso on,we canexplore themovement ofmusic fromthe NearEast toChinaover athousand yearsago,for wecan outlinethe spreadof NearEasterninfluence toEurope thatresulted in the developmentof mostof theinstrumentson thesymphony orchestra.Sheet musicor printedmusic,too,is materialculture.Scholars oncedefinedfolk music-cultures asthose inwhich peoplelearn andsingmusic byear ratherthan fromprint,but researchshows mutualinfluenceamong oraland writtensources duringthe pastfew centuriesin Europe,Britain andAmerica.Printed versionslimit varietybecause theytendto standardizeany song,yet theystimulate peopleto createnew anddifferentsongs.Besides,the abilityto readmusic notation has afar-reaching effecton musiciansand,when itbecomes widespread,onthe music-culture as a whole.Music isdeep-rooted inthe culturalbackground thatfosters it.Wenow paymore and more attentionto traditionalor ethnicfeatures infolkmusic and are willingto preservethe foldmusicas wedo withmany traditional cultural heritage.Musicians alloverthe world arebusy withrecording classicmusic intheircountry forthe sakeof theirunique culture.As always,peoplesaspiration willalways focuson theirindividuality ratherthanuniversal featuresthat areshared by all culturesalike.One moreimportant partof musicsmaterialcultureshould besingledout:the influence of theelectronic media一radio,record player,taperecorder,and television,withthefuture promisingtalking andsingingcomputers andother developments.This isall partof theinformation-revolution”,a twentieth-century phenomenonas importantas theindustrialrevolution inthe nineteenth.These electronicmedia arenotjust limitedto modernnations;they haveaffected music culturesall overthe globe.Which of the followingdoes notbelong tomaterial cultureA.Instruments.B.Music.C.Paintings.D.Sheet music.The word〃phonograph”Para.1most probablymeansA.record player.B.radio.C.musical technique.D.musicculture.The mainidea of the firstparagraph isA.the importanceof culturaltoolsandtechnology.B.the culturalinfluenceof the developmentof civilization.C.the focusofthestudyofthe materialculture ofmusic.D.the significanceoftheresearch into the musicalinstruments.Which ofthe followingis not an advantageof printedmusicA.Reading musicnotationhasa greatimpact onmusicians.B.People maydraw inspirationfrom it.C.The musicculture willbe influencedby itintheend.D.Songs tendto bestandardized byit.Fromthethird paragraph,we mayinfer thatA.traditionalculturalheritage isworthy ofpreservation.B.the universalfeatures sharedbyallcultures arenJt worthyofnotice.a domesticdivinity andcelebrity14,whose latest15of recipestopsthe list.Annie Hawes,in second16took herself17to the・sun-drenched hillsof Italyto growher ownolives andwrite abookabout themas didCarol Drinkwater,just18the borderin France.Fiction-wise,its businessas19,withtherequisite holidaymixof thrillers,romance,fantasy andHarry Potterwith TheGoblet ofFirestill burning20at numberthree.A.literatureB.narrativeC.storyD.fiction
2、⑵A.onB.fromC.aboutD.of
3、3A.bothB.equallyC.ratherD.togetherC.musicians paymore attentiontothepreservation of traditionalmusic.D.the moredeveloped aculture,the morevaluable themusic ithasfostered.
41.That wasfive yearsago and he hasno regretsabout hisnew direction.〃My previouswork didnthave anartistic elementto it,whereas thisisexciting andcreative”,he says,〃I reallyenjoy thedesign side”.
42.Graham alsokeeps plenty oftraditionaldesigns instock,since theyproveas popularastheone-offs.〃It seemsthat peopleare attractedtohandcrafting”,Graham says,“They welcomethe opportunitytoacquire somethinga littlebit different”.
43.〃I havefound myplace inthe market.People lovethe individualityandI geta lotof satisfactionfrom seeinga nondescript,shape turnintosomething almostlifelike”,he says.
44.“And nowadays,with moreandmorepeople movingtothecountry,individuals wanttoputan exclusivefinishing touchto theirproperties.It hasbean aboost tocrafts likemines”,
45.American andDanish buyersin particularare showinginterest.“Pricing”,he explains,“depends onthe intricacyofthedesign”.His mostrecent requestwas for a curly-coated dog.Whatever theoccasion,Graham cancreateagift witha difference.A.Graham hasbecome increasinglybusy,supplying flat-packedweathervanes toclients worldwide.B.Graham decidedto concentratehis effortsonaweathervane business.He hadserved anapprenticeship asa precisionengineer andhad workedinthat tradefor15years whenhe and hiswife,Liz,agreed toswaprole一she wentout towork asan architecturalassistant andhe stayedathome tolook afterthe childrenandbuildupthebusiness.C.Last month,a localschool wasopened withhis galleonshipweathervane hoistedabove it.D.”For centuries,weathervanes havekept communitiesin touchwiththe elements,signaling thoseshifts inwind directionsthat bringaboutchanges inthe weather”,he explains.E.Graham hasno plansfor expansion,as hewants tokeep thebusinessas arural craft.F.Graham hasnow perfectedover100original designs.He worksto veryfinedetail,always seekingapproval forthedesignofthesilhouettefrom thecustomer beforeproceeding withthe hand-cutting.
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4425、4526Part CDirections:Read the following textcarefully and then translatetheunderlined segmentsinto Chinese.10pointsGandhis pacifismcanbeseparated tosome extentfrom hisotherteachings.46Its motivewas religious,but hechimed alsofor itthatit was a definitetechnique,a method,capable ofproducing desiredpoliticalresults.Gandhi sattitude wasnot thatof mostWesternpacifists.Satyagraha,47the methodGandhi proposedand practiced,first evolvedin SouthAfrica,wasasort ofnonviolent warfare,a wayofdefeating theenemy withouthurting himand withoutfeeling orarousinghatred.It entailedsuch thingsas civildisobedience,strikes,lying downinfront ofrailway trains,enduring policecharges withoutrunningaway andwithout hittingback,and thelike Gandhiobjected to〃passiveresistance^asatranslation ofSatyagraha:in Gujaruti,it seemstheword meansfirmness inthe truth”.48In hisearly days Gandhi servedasa stretcher-bearer onthe Britishside inthe BoerWar,andhe wasprepared todo the same againinthewar of1914—
1918.Even afterhehad completelyrenounced violencehewashonest enough,toseethatin waxitisusually necessarytotakesides.Since hiswhole politicallifecentered rounda strugglefor nationalindependence,he couldnotand,49indeed,he did not takethe fruitlessand dishonestline ofpretendingthat inevery warboth sidesare exactlythesameand itmakesno differencewho wins.Nor didhe,like mostWestern pacifists,specialize inavoiding awkwardquestions.In relationtothewar,onequestion thatevery pacifisthad aclear obligationto answeris:Whatabout theJews andare youprepared tosee themexterminated50Imust saythat Ihave neverheard,from anyWestern pacifist,an honestanswerto thisquestion,though Ihave heardplentyofevasions,usuallyof the〃youre another”type.But itso happensthat Gandhiwas askedasomewhat similarquestion in1938andhisanswer wason recordinMr.LouisFisher,sGandhiand Stalin.According toMr.Fisher,Gandhis viewwasthat theGerman Jewsought tocommit collectivesuicide,which wouldhavearoused theworld and the peopleof Germanyto Hitlersviolence”.
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(4)A.approvedB.admiredC.deridedD.scolded
5、⑸A.attemptingB.dealingC.tacklingD.talking
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(6)A.evilB.sinC.wickednessD.bad
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(7)A.topicsB.ideasC.argumentsD.themes
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(8)A.toppedB.coveredC.overdoneD.surpassed
9、9A.ofB.byC.atD.on
10、10A.goodB.favouriteC.favorableD.satisfying1111A.dealtB.handledC.touchedD.managed
12、12A.brandB.trademarkC.markedD.obvious
13、13A.ingredientB.constitutionC.partD.factor
14、14A.writerB.novelistC.chefD.journalist
15、15A.setB.anthologyC.collectionD.album
16、16A.rankB.placeC.pointD.status
17、17A.upB.onC.offD.in
18、18A.aboveB.aroundC.aboutD.across
19、19A.usualB.usuallyC.commonD.commonly
20、20A.brightB.intenseC.dazzlingD.brilliant
二、Reading Comprehension
1、Part ADirections:Read thefollowing fourtexts.Answer thequestionsbelow eachtext bychoosing A,B,C orD.40pointsThe extensionof democraticrights inthe firsthalf ofthe nineteenthcenturyandtheensuing declineoftheFederalist establishment,a newconceptionof education began toemerge.Education wasno longeraconfirmation ofa pre-existing status,but aninstrument intheacquisition of higher status.For anew generationof upwardlymobilestudents,the goalof educationwasnotto preparethem tolivecomfortably intheworldinto whichthey had been born,but toteachthem newvirtues andskills thatwould propelthem intoa differentandbetter world.Education becametraining;andthestudent wasnolonger thegent1eman-i n-wa iting,but thejourneyman apprenticeforupward mobility.In thenineteenth centurya collegeeducationbeganto beseen asaway toget aheadintheworld.The foundingofthe land-grant collegesopenedthe doorsofhighereducation topoor butaspiring boysfromnon Anglo-Saxon,working-class,and lower-middle-class backgrounds.The mythofthe poor boywho workedhis waythrough collegeto successdrewmillions ofpoor boystothenew campuses.And withthis shift,education becamemore vocational:its objectswas theacquisition ofpracticalskills anduseful information.For the gentleman-in-waiting,virtue consistedabove allin graceandstyle,in doingwell whatwas appropriateto hisposition;educationwas merelya wayof acquiringpolish.And vicewas manifestedingracelessness,awkwardness,in behavinginappropriately,discourteously,or ostentatiously.For theapprentice,however,virtuewas evidencedin successthrough hardwork Therequisite qualitiesofcharacter werenot graceor style,but drive,determination,andasharpeye foropportunity.While casualliberality andeven prodigalitycharacterizedthe gentleman,frugality,thrift,and self-control cametodistinguish thenew apprenticeand whilethegentlemandidnotaspireto ahigher stationbecause hisstation wasalready high,the apprenticewascontinually becoming,striving,struggling upward.Failure fortheapprentice meantstanding still,not rising.Which ofthefollowingis trueofthefirst paragraphA.Democratic ideasstarted witheducation.B.Federalists wereopposed toeducation.C.New educationhelped confirmpeoples socialstatus.D.Old educationhadbeenin tunewith hierarchicalsociety.The differencebetween zzgentleman-in-waitingzz and“journeyman isthatA.Education trainedgent1eman-in-waiting toclimb higherladders.B.Journeyman wasready totake whateverwas giventothem.C.Gentleman-in-waiting belonged to fixedand highsocial class.D.Journeyman coulddo practicallynothing withouteducation.According tothe secondparagraph,land-grant collegeA.belongedtotheland-owning class,
8.enlarged thescope ofeducation.C.was providedonly tothepoor.D.benefited allbut theupper class.Which ofthefollowingwas themost importantfora“gentleman-in-waiting”A.Manners.B.Educations.C.Moral.D.Personality.The besttitle forthe passageis。