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1、I. ListeningComprehension(10points)omittedII. GrammarandVocabulary(20points)Directions:Thispartcontains20incompletesentences,beneatheachofwhicharefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.YouaretomakeONEchoicethatcanbestcompletethesentence.16. Hesaidhewouldbeforevergratefultoyou.,hewouldn'havestudiedatYale.a.

2、 Ifitweren'foryoub.Hadn'titbeenforyouc.Ifithadbeenforyoud.Wereitforyou17. Allflightsbecauseofthestorm,theydecidedtotakethetrain.a. havingcanceledb.werecanceledc.havingbeencanceledd.havebeencanceled18. Don'beabsurd.Therearenoghostexistinganywhereintheworld.a. suchathingasab.suchthingasc.s

3、uchthethingsasd.suchathingas19. wehaveallthematerialsready,weshouldbeginthenewtaskatonce.a. Sincethatb.Sincenowc.Bynowd.Nowthat20. Iamnotaveryparticulartourist.isjustasmilefromthattourguidewhoalwayspullsalongface.a. Allthatisneededb.Allwhatisneededc.Thatallisneededd.Whatallisneeded21. Healwaysfeelst

4、oothers;however,heisvirtuallylookeddownuponbyalltheothers.a. inferiorb.superiorc.juniord.senior22. Welearnpronunciationlongbeforewestartlearningtoreadandwrite,andinourearlydaysweonunconsciouslyimitatingthosearoundus.a.wentb.weregoingc.god.havebeengoing23. Weweredeeplyimpressedbythespeakersinsightthe

5、o24. Havingbeentakentothescenicresort,.a. thetourguideofferedthetouristsdetailedintroductiontotheplaceb. thetouristswereimmediatelyfascinatedbethebeautyoftheplacec. theplaceattractedthetouristsatonced. ittookthetouristsbysurprise25. Thetourgu

6、idelookedthevisitortheeyeandsaid,Wedon'ttaketips.”a.atb.forc.ind.on26. mainlyfortheinventionoftelephone,AlexanderGrahamBelldevotedhislifetohelpingthedeaf.a.Thoughrememberedb.Rememberedc.Torememberd.Whileremembering27. SomeofthedeafcamefromAustralia.Howabout?a.anotherb.othersc.theleftd.therest28.

7、 Whilecrossingthemountainareas,allthemenhadgunsforprotectionlesttheybythebandits.a.wereattackedb.wouldbeattackedc.shouldbeattackedd.mightbeattacked29. Wethoughtshe'dcomejustforavisit,butitseemssheisstaying.a.forgoodb.forlongc.forlongtimed.foranothertime30. Thetravelagencypromisedtodowasinitsabil

8、itytohelpthetourists.a.allb.whatc.thatd.which31. Thesewomenbelievethatitistheirhusbands'businesstomakemoneyandtospendit.a.theyb.theirsc.themd.their32. Thetourguidewasdoinghisbesttohavehisguestaccommodatedinthetime.a.possibleshortestb.possiblyshortestc.shortestpossibled.shortestpossibly33. Uponhe

9、aringthenewsofhisson'sdeath,theoldwomanturnedpalebutremained.a.calmb.stillc.welld.quiet34. Afteramoment's,thetouristwentintothecave.a.suspenseb.hesitationc.postponementd.delay35. thedirectionofthelocalguide,thevisitorswenttotheirroomsrespectively.a.Belowb.Beneathc.Underneathd.UnderIII. Readi

10、ngComprehension(15points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillreadthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowednyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices,markedA,B,CandD.YouaretomakeONEchoicethatcanbesteitheranswerthequestionorcompletethestatement.ATheirculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassum

11、enotonlythattheirlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturestheyuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Theydonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.Thoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagesto

12、theirtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarIIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthatGift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,theyliketothinkofthemselvesasfriendly,yettheyprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'lengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouch,whichmakesAm

13、ericansuncomfortable.Theirlinguisticandculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichtheytakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes,gestures,customsandlanguagesofothercountries,arelosingtheirfriends,businessandrespectintheworld.EvenintheUnitedStates,theymakefewconcessionstotheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinform

14、ationinfourlanguagesontheirpublicbuildingsormonuments;theydonothavemultilingualguidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations,andmultilingualwaiters,bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.TheirtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftentheythemselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whentheygoabroad

15、,theytendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.TheattitudesandinformationtheypickupareconditionedbythosenativesthatspeakEnglish.Theirbusinessdealings,aswellasthenation'sdiplomacy,areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears,AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlingu

16、isticignorance.Afterall,Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworld,thedistributorofneededfundsandgoods.Butthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings,andtheyareslowlybeginningtorealizethattheirproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55%ofAmericanswanttheircountrytoplayam

17、oresignificantroleintheworldaffair;theywanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury,eventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.36. ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably.a.standstillb.jumpasidec.stepforwardd.drawback37. Theauthorgivesmanyexampl

18、estocriticizeAmericansfortheir.a.culturalself-centerednessb.casualmannersc.indifferencestowardsforeignvisitorsd.arrogancetowardsothercultures38. IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans.a. areisolatedbythelocalpeopleb. arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierc. tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesd. n

19、eedinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants39. Accordingtotheauthor,Americans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewilla. affecttheirimageinthenewareab. cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldc. limittheirroleinworldaffairsd. weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar40. Theauthor'intentioninwritingthisarticlei

20、stomakeAmericansrealizethat.a. itisdangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsb. itisimportanttomaintaintheirleadingroleintheworldc. itisnecessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesd. itistimetogetacquaintedwithotherculturesBOccasionallyaccountsofsharkattacksoffAustralia'sbeachesappearinthepressandsend

21、shiversdownreaders'andswimmers'backs.Evenbeforetheonsetofsummer,schoolsoffishandwarmerwatersbringthereal-lifejawspredatorsbacktothesouthernclimate.Australiatakesthesharkmenaceseriously,asitmustbe.Recordsshowthatsince1900therebeenabout100fatalsharkattacks,nearlyallofthemontheeasternsidewherem

22、ostpeopledwell.Thenumberoffatalitiesforthisyearisthree,suggestingthatthismaybeoneoftheworstseasonsformanyyearsofattacks.Therearefewdetailsofthenumberofpeoplewhocomefacetofacewithasharkandlive.Buteverysummerlocalnewspapercarryhair-raisingaccountsofbathers,surfersandfishermenmultipliableandgivedailyad

23、viceonhowtoavoidsharkattacks.Inabidtodetertheman-eatersandtoreassureholidaymakers,localauthoritieshavestrungnylonmeshnettingalonglargesectionsofpopularbeaches.Thesetrapsaresetabouthalfamileoffshore,runningparalleltothelandinwaterupto17feetdeep.Theyarenotanchored;theforceofahugetigersharkwouldtearaho

24、leinrigidnetting.In15yearsthenetshavecaughtnearly20,000sharks.Ifanymanagestopasstheseprimarydefenses,therearerowsofbuoyswithbaitsofmeat-therawfleshhidinganine-inchhook-readytoputthesharkstoanend.Thenetsareliftedandcleanedeverydayduringswimmingseason.Anysharksstillaliveinthemeshareshotbeforebeingremo

25、ved.Thoughtrapped,theywouldstillbetoodangeroustohandle.Butthenetsofferprotectionforonlysmall,crowdedbeaches.Insomeofthemoreremotecoastalareas,beachesaretoobigandtoounder-utilizedanditwouldnotbeeconomicaltospendmoneyonnetting.Nobodyclaimsthatthenetsaretotallyshark-proof.Criticscomplainthatotherinnoce

26、ntformsofsealifearealsobeingcaught,includingdolphinsandsmallwhalesandsomemarinebiologistssupporttheirabolitionbecauseofthedamagetheyaredoingtosealife.41. WhendosharksreturntoAustralianbeaches?a.Onlyinsummerb.Evenbeforesummerc. Whenthenetsareliftedandcleanedd. Whentheyseealargecrowdofswimmersthere42.

27、 Thereislittle,ifany,informationonwhathappenedwhenasharkattackedpeoplebecausea. victimsseldomcomefacetofacewithsharksattackingthemb. inmostcasesvictimscouldhardlyremembertheirexperienceclearlyc. littleresearchhasbeendoneinthisfieldd. victimsseldomsurvivedtheattackstodescribethemafterwards43. Whatiss

28、aidaboutnylonmeshnettinginthepassage?a. Itcanbeusedextensivelyatallbeachesb. Itisavoidedbysharks.c. Itispowerlessagainsthugetigersharks.d. Itdoesnotnecessarilystopsharksfromgoingpast44. Themajorreasonwhynylonmeshmettingisnotusedatbigorremotebeachesis.a.thecostfactorb.thatitisnoteffectiveenoughc. tha

29、totherformsofsealifebecomethevictimsd. thatsomepeopleareagainstit45. Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?a.BewareofJawsb.SharksMan-eatersc.AccountsofSharkAttacksd.DifferentWaystoSharkAttacksCThebiggestproblemfacingChileasitpromotesitselfasatouristdestinationtobereckonedwith,isthatitisattheendoftheearth.I

30、tisalsofarsouthtobeaconvenientstoponthewaytoanywhereelseandismuchfartherthanarelativelycheaphalf-day'flightawayfromthebigtouristmarkets,unlikeMexico,forexample.Chile,therefore,ishavingtofighthardtoattracttourists,toconvincetravelersthatitisworthcominghalfwayroundtheworldtovisit.Butisitsucceeding

31、,notonlyinexistingmarketsliketheUSAandWesternEuropebutinnewterritories,inparticulartheFarEast.Marketsclosertohome,however,arenotbeingforgotten.Morethan50%ofvisitorsofChilestillcomefromitsnearestneighbor,Argentina,wherethecostoflivingismuchhigher.LikeallSouthAmericancountries,Chileseestourismasavalua

32、bleearnerofforeigncurrency.Althoughithasbeenfarmoreseriousthanmostinpromotingitsimageabroad.Relativestablepoliticallywithintheregion,ithasbenefitedfromtheproblemssufferedinotherareas.InPeru,guerrillawarfareinrecentyearshasdealtaheavyblowtothetouristindustryandfearofstreetcrimeinBrazilhasreducedtheat

33、tractionofRiodeJaneiroasadreamdestinationforforeigners.Chile'greateststrengthasatouristdestinationisitgeographicaldiversity.FromtheparchedAtancmaDesertinthenorthtotheAntarcticsnowfieldsofthesouth,itismorethan5,000kmlong.WiththePacificononesideandtheAndeanmountainsontheother,Chileboastsnaturalatt

34、ractions.ItsbeachesarenotuptoCaribbeanstandardsbutresortssuchasVinadelMararegenerallycleanandunspoiltandhaveahighstandardofservices.ButthetrumpcardistheAndesmountainrange.Thereareanumberofexcellentskiresortswithinonehour'driveofthecapital,Santiago,andthenationalparksinthesoutharehometorareanimal

35、andplantspecies.Theparksalreadyattractspecialistvisitors,includingmountaineers,whocometoclimbthetechnicallydifficultpeaks,andthefishermen,luredbythesalmonandtroutintheregion'rivers.AirlinksbetweenChileandtherestoftheworldare,atpresent,relativelypoor.WhileChile'twolargestairlineshaveextensive

36、networkswithinSouthAmerica,theyoperateonlyasmallnumberofroutestotheUnitedStatesandEurope,whileservicestoAsiaarealmostnon-existent.Internaltransportlinksarebeingimprovedandluxuryhotelsarebeingbuiltinoneofitsnationalparks.NorisdevelopmentbeingrestrictedtotheAndes.EasterIslandandChile'AntarcticTerr

37、itoryarealsoonthelistofareaswhereGovernmentbelievesitcancreatetouristsmarkets.Buttherushtoopenhithertoinaccessibleareastomasstourismisnotbeingwelcomedbyeveryone.Indigenousandenvironmentalgroups,includingGreenpeace,saythatmanypartsoftheAndeswillsufferiftheybecomeover-developed.Thereisagenuinefearthat

38、areasofChilewillsuffertheculturaldestructionwitnessedinMexicoandEuropeanresorts.ThepolicyofopeningupAntarcticatotourismisalsopoliticallysensitive.Chilealreadyhaspermanentsettlementsontheiceandmanypeopleseethedecisiontoallowtouriststhereasapoliticalmove,enhancingSantiago'territorialclaimoverparto

39、fAntarctica.46. Chileisdisadvantagedinthepromotionofitstourismby.a.geographicallocationb.guerrillawarfarec.politicalinstabilityd.streetcrime47. ManyofChile'touristsusedtocomefromEXCEPT.a.U.S.Ab.theFarEastc.westernEuroped.herneighbors48. Accordingtotheauthor,Chile'greatestattractionis.a.theun

40、spoiltbeachesb.thedryandhotdesertc.thefamousmountainranged.thehighstandardofservices49. Accordingtothepassage,inWHICHareaimprovementisalreadyunderway?a.Facilitiesintheskiresortb.Domestictransportsystemc.AirservicestoAsiad.Roadnetworkinthesouth50. TheobjectiontothedevelopmentofChile'tourismmightb

41、eallEXCEPTthatit_.a.isambitiousandunrealisticb.ispoliticallysensitivec.willbringharmtocultured.willcausepollutionintheareaIV. Translation(30points)A.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(51-60)andviceversa(61-70)(10points)Directions:Thispartgivesyou10ChineseexpressionstobetranslatedintoEnglish,and10Englishwordsandexpressi