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PartTwoReadingComprehension(40%)Passage2Arethefollowingstat(yī)ementstrueorfalseaccordingtothepassage?WriteT/Faccordingly.WhenIWasinAmericaFormostpeople,theholidayseasonisatimeofjoyandfamilyreunion.Forme,itisat(yī)imeofmixedemotions–forIhavebeenawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsinIranwhilestudyingintheUnitedStates.Ratherthanlockmyselfinmyloneliness,IhavetriedeachChristmastolearnalittlemoreaboutthecultureofthecountryandknowmoreaboutmyAmericanfriends.Atie-claspIstillwearremindsmerepeat(yī)edlyoftheChristmasof1989,whichwasquitememorable.Allmyclassmateshadeagerlylookedforwardtotheholidaytime.Ihadnovacat(yī)ionbecauseIwasshortofmoney.Mycheckfromhomehadnotarrivedonschedulebecauseofthecrushofholidaymail.OnedayIwalkedtothecampustopickupmymailattheInternationalStudentsOffice.Buttheallimportantcheckstillhadnotarrived.Maria,Mexican-Americanstudent,whoworkedasatemporarysecretaryinthedepartmentwhenothersleftfortheirholidays,musthavesee(cuò)nmeasIleftthemailboxwithdisappointmentshowingonmyface.SheinvitedmetospendChristmasEvewithherfamily.Iacceptedalltoogladly.Maria’sfamilywasnotrich.Theylivedinamodestsmallhouse.Mariaintroducedmetoherparents,herauntandhersister,whowelcomedmewarmly.Maria’sfathercouldonlyspeakSpanish,sohetalkedtomewhileMaria’ssisteractedasaninterpreter.Thekindlookinhiseyesandhisrelaxedbehaviormademefeelrightathome.Thedinnerwasveryelaborate.Eachdishhadaspecialfeature,sauceandablendofseasonings.Maria’sauntatewhilestandingatacornerofthesmall,oldtable.Ifeltalittleuncomfortable,knowingthatIwasoccupyingherplace,buthergestureexpressedthesincerehospitalitywithwhichMaria’swholefamilyreceivedme.Afterdinner,MariachoseasmallpackagefromundertheChristmastreeandhandedittome.InsideIfoundthetie-claspIstillusetothisday.Lookingatthetie-clasp,IknowIwouldalwaysregarditasamementoofanunforgettableeveningofgoodfriendshipduringahardandlonelyperiodofmylife.1.TheauthorofthepassagewasanoverseasstudentinAmerica.(T)2.UnlikemostotherpeopletheauthorhadamiserableChristmas.(F)3.Theauthortriedhisbestnottobeoverwhelmedbyhisloneliness.(T)4.TheChristmasof1989wasanunforgettablee(cuò)ventfortheauthor.(T)5.Theauthordidn'tlookforwardtotheholidaysincehedidn'thavemuchmoneytoenjoyit,(T)6.Hischeckwasprobablydelayedbecauseofthecrushofholidaymail.(T)7.Mariawasasecretaryattheuniversitywhentheauthorstudiedthere.(F)8.Therewasonlyenoughroomforfiveseat(yī)sat(yī)thetableinMaria'shome.(T)9.Maria'sfatherdidnottalkbecausehecouldn'tspeakEnglish.(F)10.Theauthorappreciatedthetie-claspbecauseitconveyedthekindnessofMaria'sfamily.(T)Passage2Makethebestchoicetoanswerthefollowingquestions。TheTriat(yī)hlon’sGreatAttractionThetriathlonpromisestobeoneofthemostpopularOlympicsports.Recentlyithasdrawnhugecrowdsat(yī)tracted(andworried)byathletesswimming1500m,cycling40km,andthenrunning10kmwithoutstopping.Greatforthosewatching,maybe,butwhatmakesthetriat(yī)hleteswanttopunishtheirbodiessomuch?Andwhatmakesanattractive17-year-old,withexcellentacademicresults,giveupeverythingforthestrangepleasuresitoffers?MelanieSearshasnotyetlearntthoseoften-repeatedphrasesaboutpersonalsatisfaction,mentalchallengeandhigherobjectivesthat(yī)mostathletesalwaysusewhenaskedsimilarquestions.“Youswimfor1500m,andthengetoutofthewat(yī)erandjumponyourbike,stillwet.Ofcourse,thenyoufreeze.Whenthe40kmcyclerideisover,youhavetorun10km,whichisalongwaywhenyou’refee(cuò)lingverytired.Butitsgreatfun,andallworthitintheend,”shesays.Melanieenteredherfirsttriathlonat14.“Iwonthejuniorsection–butthenIwastheonlyjuniortakingpart.ItseemedsoeasythatIwaswavingatmyteammatesasIwentround.”Confidently,MelanieSearsenteredtheNational?Championships,andalthoughshehadthesecondfastestswimandthefastestrun,shegotnowhere.“Iwasfollowingthismanandsuddenlywecametothesea.Werealizedthenthatwehadgottenlost.Iendedupcycling20kilometerstoofar.Icriedallthewaythroughtherunning.”Butshedidnotgiveupandisdeterminedthatsheneverwill.“SometimesIwishIcouldstop,becausethenthepainwouldbeover,butIamafraidthatifIstopjustonce,Iwouldbetemptedtodoitagain.It’sdoggednessthat(yī)doesit.”Melaniewastopjuniorinthisyear’sEuropeanTriathlonChampionship,finishing13th.“Iwasalmostasgoodasthetopthreeinswimmingandrunning,butmuchsloweratcycling.That’swhyI’mworkingveryhardatit.Thebigtroubleis,Ihavenooneofmyagetotrainwith,”shesays.Funny,that.Melanieistrulyatee(cuò)nagerwithatasteforendurance.Withherdevotiontothetriathlon,shewillsucceedsoonerorlater.1Whatkindofsportsisthetriat(yī)hlon?DaDistancerunning。bDistanceswimming.cDistancecycling。dAlltheaboveputtogether.2Whydoestheauthoruse“wanttopunishtheirbodiessomuch’’todescribethetriat(yī)hletes?BaToshowhisdoubtinthetriathlon.bTodescribehowdifficultthetriathlonis.cToexplainwhythetriathlonissopopular.dTocriticizepeoplewhodothetriat(yī)hlon.3What(yī)doesMelanieSearsthinkofthechallengesbroughtaboutbythetriathlon?DaItgivespersonalsatisfaction.bItoffersgreatmentalchallenge.cItsetshigherlifegoals.dItisgreatfunandworththeefforts.4WhatupsetMelanieduringtheNationalChampionships?BaShewastrickedbyanotherathlete。bShemadeamistakeduringthepartofthecycling。CSherealizedshecouldn’tcycleasfastasshethought。dShefeltshehadletherteammatesdown.5WhatdidMelaniemeanbysaying"doggedness"inthe4thparagraph?BaShe’dpersistdespiteallthedifficulties.bShedoesn’tfeelthepainasmostpeopledo.cShedoesn’tknowherownweakpoints.dSheneveracceptsotherpeople'sopinions.Passage3Choosethebestchoiceaccordingthepassage.JohnnyOwen,24ofWales,wasbeatenunconsciousthenightofSept.19inLosAngeles.OwenwastakentoCaliforniaHospitalMedicalCenter,whereheremainedunconsciousfor45daysbeforedyinglastMonday.Owenandthemanwhokilledhim,LupePintor,wereprofessionalboxers,andthefatalbeatingofOwenwassomethingoursocietycallsa"sportingevent."IwasluckyenoughnottowitnessthematchbetweenPintorandOwen,but18yearsago,Isawamangetkilledinthering,live,onnationwidetelevision.Thememoryisstillvivid.TheoccasionwastheMarch1962welterweighttitlefightbetweenthechampion,Benny"Kid"Paret,andEmileGriffith.Thekillingtookonly20to25secondsatmost.Inthe12thround,GriffithtappedParetagainsttheropesandbeganhammeringhimwithfastpunchestothehead.Paret'seyeswentglassyandhishandsdropped,allpowerofself-defensegone.Griffithkeptthrowingpunches.FinallytherefereepulledGriffithaway.Paretwastakenoutonastretcher.Hediedafewdayslaterwithoutregainingconsciousness.JohnnyOwenwasthelatestofapproximately330menwhohavediedsince1945.Ifreasonandhumanityprevailed,hewouldbethelast."Thesport"ofboxingisabarbaric,anachronismthathasnoplaceinmodemcivilizedsociety.Thereare,arguably,othersportsmoredangerousthanboxing.Menaremaimed(使殘疾)andkilledinautoracing,infootball,insoccer,inbaseball,inmountainclimbing.Butinjuryisancillarytothesesports.Theuniquebarbarismofboxingisthat(yī)injuryisthecentralobjectofthecontest.Boxing'sdefenderswilltellyouthefightgamehasprovidedarouteoutofpovertyforblacksandotherdisadvantagedpeople.Indeedithas.Ahandfulofprofessionalfightershaveendeduprich.Hundredssimplyhaveendedupdead.Thedefendersalsowillpointoutthatboxersarefightingvoluntarily,thatnoonemakesthemgetintothering.That(yī)'strue,butitdoesn'teliminatethebarbarity.Doesthatmeananycivilizednat(yī)ioncouldorwouldpermitsuchahorror?AfterOwen'sdeath,thepresidentoftheWorldBoxingCouncilpledgedthat(yī)theywouldprovidemaximumprotectionforboxers.However,itseemstomethattheonlyrealwaytoprovide"maximumprotectionforboxers"istoendboxing.Theonlyrealwaytoreformhis“sport”istokillit.1.Theauthorgainsthereader'sattentionbybeginninghisarticlewithAA.anecdotesB.statisticsC.quotationsD.questions2.Wecanconcludefromparagraph4thatDA.ParetandGriffithwerefriends.B.Thereferee(cuò)pulledGriffithawayintime.C.TherefereewasonGriffith'sside.D.GriffithwantedtohurtParetaswell,aswinthefight.3.Accordingtotheauthor,boxingisworsethanotherdangeroussportsbecauseCA.Boxersarepaidlessthanotherathletes.B.Boxersaretryingtohurteachother.C.Peopledon'tgetkilledinothersportsD.Manyboxersarefrompoorneighborhoods.4.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofparagraph8?CA.Nooneforcesprofessionalboxestogointhering.B.Tomakegoodmoney,menwouldbewillingtofight.C.Eventhoughboxersagree(cuò)tofight,boxingisstillwrong.D.Cruelpeoplewillalwaystrytowat(yī)chviolentcontests.5.ThecentralpointoftheselectionisthatBA.JohnnyOwendiedfromboxinginjuries.B.boxingshouldbebanned.C.somepeoplearetryingtomakeboxingsafer.D.boxinghasanancientandbloodyhistory.Passage4Choosethebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage.ManyyearsagoinavillageinA(yù)frica,therelivedagirlwithlargeeyes.Shehadthemostbeautifuleyesofanygirlinthevillage.Onesummer,adroughtcameupontheregion.Norainhadfallenformonths,andthewellsandriversturnedtomudholes.Everyday,thegirlhadtogoandfindwaterforherfamily.Thatwasnoteasy.Onemorning,shewalkedbackandforthalongtheriverbankforalongwhile,butcouldfindnowat(yī)er.Suddenly,afishsurfacedfromthemudandsaidtoher,“GivemeyourbucketandIwillfillitwithwater.”Shewassurprisedtohearthefishtalk,andalittlefrightened.Butshehadfoundnowaterthatmorning,soshehandedhimthebucket,andhefilleditwithcold,clearwater.Thenextdayshereturnedtothesameplace,calledthefish,andagainhefilledherbucketwithcold,clearwat(yī)er.Eachdaythereaftershereturned,andsoonshefoundherselfbecomingfondofthefish.Hisskinwasthecolorsoftherainbowandassmoothastheskyonaclearday.Hisvoicewassoftandgentlelikethecool,clearwaterinherbucket.Andontheseventhday,sheletthefishembraceher,andshebecamehiswife.Herfamilywasquitehappytogetthewatereachday,buttheywerestillverycurioustoknowfromwhereshewasgettingit.Eachdaytheyaskedhermanyquestions,butsheonlysmiledatthemwithherlargee(cuò)yesandsaidnothing.Whentheparentseventuallylearnedthatshehadmarriedafish,theyfeltgreatlyashamed.Sooneday,thefatherwenttotheriverbankandcalledtothefish,andwhenthefishcameup,hekilledhimandtookhimhome.Heflungthefishatthegirl'sfee(cuò)tandsaid,“I’vebroughtyourhusbandtoyou.”Thegirllookedat(yī)thefishatherfeet,withtearsinhereyes.Shepickedupthefishandwalkedtotheriver,wonderingwhatwastobecomeofthechildshewascarryinginsideher.Ifherparentshadkilledherhusband,wouldtheynotkillherchildwhenitwasborn?Sheknewthatsufferingcouldonlybecuredbymedicineorpat(yī)ience.Ifneitherofthoserelievedit,sufferingwouldalwaysyieldtodeath.Callingherhusband'sname,shewadedintothewateruntilitflowedaboveherhead.Butasshedied,shegavebirthtomanychildren,andtheystillfloatontheriverstothisdayaswaterlilies.1.Thisisafolktalewhichisastoryhandeddownorallyamongthecommonpeople.ThepurposeofthisstoryistoDteachthehistoryofanA(yù)fricantribeB.warnpeoplenottotrustfish.C.explaintheeffectsofadrought.D.illustratethedestructivepowerofprejudice.2.ThegirldidnottellherfamilyaboutthefishbecausesheBA.knewthefishdidnotwanthertosayanything.B.knewtheywouldnotapprove.C.wassavingthenewsforasurprise.D.wasashamedthatshelovedafish.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?DA.Thegirlgrievedoverthebrutalmurderofthefish.B.Thegirl'sparentswerenotcuriousabouthermarryingthefish.C.Thesummerthegirlwastomarrythefish,adroughtcameupontheregion.D.Thefishgavethegirlcold.clearwat(yī)erinordertopleasethemostbeautifulgirl.4.Iftheword"flung"inparagraph5werereplacedbytheword“placed,”whatfeelingwouldbemissing?CA.LoveandconcernB.ShameandfearC.AngerandtriumphD.Tendernessanddisappointment5.ThecreationofthewaterliliesattheendofthestoryimpliesthatA.wat(yī)erliliesareparthumanandpartfish.B.thedeathsofthegirlandthefishhadapurpose.C.peopleshouldfeelsadwhentheyseewat(yī)erliliesD.theresultoftrueloveisbeauty.PartThreeTranslat(yī)ionfromChineseintoEnglish(15%)1對(duì)不起,讓你久等了。(keepsb.waiting)SorrythatIkeepyouwaitingsolong.2我想約見史密斯大夫。(makeanappointment)IwanttomakeanappointmentwithdoctorSmith.3不敲門就進(jìn)屋是不禮貌的。(impolite,knockatthedoor)Itisimpolitetogetinwithoutknockingat(yī)thedoor.4假如發(fā)生什么特別情況,要盡快告知我們。(inform)Ifthereisanyspecialsituationhappening,pleasetoinformusassoonaspossible5由于你沒(méi)有遵守諾言,他們很氣憤。(keepone’spromise)Theywasveryangryasyoudidnotkeepyourpromise.PartFourTranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15%)1ThemostimportantthingtorememberaboutChinaisthatitisahugecountrywithalargepopulation.記得中國(guó)最重要的事情就是地大物博,人口眾多。2Similarly,youcandownloadthekindofsoftwareyoulike.同樣的,你可以下載你喜歡的軟件。3China'sNat(yī)ionalFootballTeam'ssuccessintheWorldCupQualifiersdependedmoreontheirexcellentperformancethanonluck.中國(guó)國(guó)足在世界杯資格賽中的勝利靠的是杰出的表現(xiàn),而不是運(yùn)氣。4Howeveroftentheymeet,thereisalwaysalotforthemtosaytoeachother.不管他們見面多頻繁,他們總有說(shuō)不完的話。5Itisimpolitetoaskpersonalquestionsofthoseyou
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