2020年外交学院法语语言文学专业模拟试卷一
二外英语
Part 1: Multiple choices (20%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences, for each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
1. How can I concentrate if you_________continually_________me with silly questions?
A. have… interrupted
B. are … interrupted
C. had … interrupted
D. were … interrupted
2. They will wonder whether their life ___ considerably by 2010.
A. will have changed
B. will be changing
C. will have to change
D. is going to change
3. This picture is believed ___ painted by Tom.
A. it was
B. to be
C. to being
D. to have been
4. I ____ provided you with the money. Why didn't you ask me ?
A. could have
B. had
C. must have
D. ought to have
5. All the committee members said the lecture was ___ a second time.
A. worth to listen
B. worth being listened to
C. worth listening to
D. worth to listen to
6. Although thunder and lightning are produced at the same time, light waves travel faster ___, so we see the lightning before we hear the thunder.
A. than sound waves do
B. than sound waves are
C. do sound waves
D. sound waves
7. The problem of ___ to select as his successor was quickly disposed of.
A. what
B. which
C. whom
D. how
8. The first people to live in ___ Hawaii were by Polynesians, who sailed here in large canoes from other Pacific islands about 2,000 years ago.
A. now where is
B. what is now
C. it is now
D. now this is
9. Hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicles, are unusual ___ travel over land and water on a layer of air.
A. they
B. in they
C. that they
D. in that they
10. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ___ for.
A. be demonstrating
B. demonstrate
C. had been demonstrating
D. have demonstrated
Section B
In this section, you are required to select the one word or phrase that would best match the meaning of the underlined part in the original sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
11. We've bought some ___ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting
B. adjusting
C. bending
D. folding
12. The boss ___ into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was told.
A. flew
B. charged
C. rushed
D. burst
13. We can rely on William to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always ___.
A. unmistakable
B. reliable
C. unquestionable
D. healthy
14. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to ___ her laughter.
A. hold back
B. hold on
C. hold out
D. hold up
15. The speaker attempted to explain it in such a way that it would be ___ to an outsider.
A. intelligible
B. invariable
C. plausible
D. intrinsic
16. He could ___ the shadowy figure of a man standing among the trees.
A. discover
B. distinguish
C. discern
D. disguise
17. The local people could hardly think of any good way to ___ disaster of the war.
A. shake off
B. get off
C. put off
D. take off
18. When will Britain ___ Japan in industrial production?
A. catch up with
B. catch up on
C. catch up in
D. catch up to
19. The album might have ___ had it been less expensive.
A. worked out
B. fallen through
C. caught on
D. fitted in
20. There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but ___it's enjoyable.
A. above all
B. as usual
C. by large
D. by all means
Part 2: Cloze (15%)
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazine: a never-ending flood of words. In _21_ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend _22_ can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are_23_ readers. Most of us develop poor reading _24_ at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency _25_ in the actual stuff of language itself - - words. Taken individually, words have _26_ meaning until they are strung to gather into phrase, sentences and paragraphs. _27_, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to _28_ words or passages, Regression, the tendency to look back over _29_ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which _30_ down the speed of reading is vocalization — sounding each word either orally or mentally as _31_ reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an _32_, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate _33_ the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, _34_ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first _35_ is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but also your comprehension will improve.
21. A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting
22. A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly
23. A. good B. curious C. poor D. urgent
24. A. training B. habits C. situlations D. custom
25. A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves
26. A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull
27. A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately
28. A. reuse B. reward C. rewrite D. recite
29. A. what B. which C. that D. if
30. A. scales B. cuts C.slows D. measures
31. A. some one B. one C. he D. reader
32. A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer
33. A. then B. as C. beyond D. than
34. A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating
35. A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression
Part 3: Reading Comprehension: (30%)
Passage One:
Business has slowed, layoffs mount, but executive pay continues to roar - - at least so far. Business Week's annual survey finds that chief executive officers (CEOs) at 365 of the largest US companies got compensation last year averaging ).1 million-up l.3 percent from 1994.
Why are the top bosses getting an estimated 485 times the pay of a typical factory worker? That is up from 475 times in 1999 and a mere 42 times in 1980. One reason may be what experts call the "Lake Wobegon effect". Corporate boards tend to reckon that "all CEOs are above average"-a play on Garrison Keillor's famous line in his public radio show, A Prairie Home Companion, that all the town's children arc "above average". Consultants provide boards with surveys of corporate CEO compensation. Since directors are reluctant to regard their CEOs as below average, the compensation committees of boards tend to set pay at an above-average level. The result; Pay levels get ratcheted up.
Defenders of lavish CEO pay argue there is such a strong demand for experienced CEOs that the free market forces their pay up. They further maintain most boards structure pay packages to reflect an executive's performance. They get paid more if their companies and their stock do well. So companies with high-paid CEOs generate great wealth for their shareholders.
But the supposed cream-of-the-crop executives did surprisingly poorly for their shareholders in 1999, says Scott Klinger, author of this report by a Bostonbased Organization United for a Fair Economy. If an investor had put '0,000 apiece at the end of 1999 into the stock of those companies with the 10 highest-paid CEOs, by year-end 2000 the investment would have shrunk to $8.132. If '0,000 had been put into the Standard & Poor's 500 stocks, it would have been worth $9,090. To Mr. Klinger, these findings suggest that the theory that one person, the CEO, is responsible for creating most of a corporation's value is dead wrong. "It takes many employees to make a corporation profitable."
With profits down, corporate boards may make more effort to tame executive compensation. And executives are making greater efforts to avoid pay cut. Since CEOs, seeing their options "under water" or worthless because of falling stock prices, are seeking more pay in cash or in restricted stock.
36. Which of the following statements is true about Garrison Keillor?
A) His idea on the CEOs was recognized by corporate boards.
B) One of his lines had been modified to describe the CEOs.
C) His play pointed out that "all CEOs are above average".
D) His radio program aroused the "Lake Wobegon effect".
37. According to the second paragraph. CEOs' pay keeps soaring mainly because___________.
A) surveys indicate that CEOs deserve higher pay
B) consultants tend to believe CEOs are above average
C) directors' belief greatly influences the pay standard
D) compensation committees seldom evaluate the CEOs' ability
38. Scott Klinger most probably tends to agree Chat____________.
A) most people lose money in the investment into the stocks
B) the CEOs performance can't be reflected by the value of stocks
C) the CEOs are not the only factor that prospers a corporation
D) the pay of the CEOs greatly influences the profit of' a company
39. "Cream-of-the-crop" is closest in meaning to____________.
A) competent
B) courageous
C) disappointing
D) hard-working
40. Which of the following is the biggest concern of the corporate boards?
A) The free market.
B) The CEOs’ performance.
C) The corporations' profit.
D)The CEOs’ pay.
Passage Two:
When global warming finally came, it stuck with a vengeance（异乎寻常地）.In some regions, temperatures rose several degrees in less than a century. Sea levels shot up nearly 400 feet. flooding coastal settlements and forcing people to migrate inland. Deserts spread throughout the world as vegetation shifted drastically in North America. Europe and Asia. After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. The adaptation was farming: the global-warming crisis that gave rise to it happened more than 10,000 years ago.
As environmentalists convene in Rio de Janeiro this week to ponder the global climate of the future, earth scientists are in the midst of a revolution in understanding how climate has changed in the past-and how those changes have transformed human existence. Researchers have begun to piece together an illuminating picture of the powerful geological and astronomical forces that have combined to change the planet's environment from hot to cold, wet to dry and back again over a time period stretching back hundreds of millions of years.
Most important. scientists are beginning to realize that the climatic changes have bad a major impact on the evolution of the human species. New research now suggests that climate shifts have played a key role in nearly every significant turning point in human evolution: from the dawn of primates(灵长目动物) some 65 million years ago to human ancestors rising up to walk on two legs. from the huge expansion of the human brain to the rise of agriculture. Indeed, the human history has not been merely touched by global climate change, some scientists argue, it has in some instances been driven by it.
The new research has profound implications for the environment summit in Rio. Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. The benign(宜人的) global environment that has existed over the past 10,000 years-during which agriculture. writing, cities and most other features of civilization appeared-is a mere bright spot in a much larger pattern of widely varying climate over the ages. In fact, the pattern of climate change in the past reveals that Earth's climate will almost certainly go through dramatic changes in the future-even without the influence of human activity.
41.Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged__________．
A) to give up his former way of life
B) to leave the coastal areas
C) to follow the ever-shifting vegetation
D) to abandon his original settlement
42. Earth scientists have come to understand that climate____________.
A) is going through a fundamental change
B) has been getting warmer for 10,000 years
C) will eventually change from hot to cold
D) has gone through periodical changes
43.Scientists believe that human evolution________.
A) has seldom been accompanied by climatic changes
B) has exerted little influence on climatic changes
C) has largely been affected by climatic changes
D) has had a major impact on climatic changes
44.Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that__________.
A) human activities have accelerated changes of Earth's environment
B) Earth’s environment will remain mild despite human interference
C) Earth's climate is bound to change significantly in the future
D) Earth's climate is unlikely to undergo substantial changes in the future
45.The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that______________.
A) human civilization remains glorious though it is affected by climatic changes
B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate
C) man bas to limit his activities to slow down the global warming process
D) human civilization will continue io develop in spite of the changes of nature
Passage Three:
Dr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world's energy future. It's a dramatic endorsement for a technology most people think about only when their smartphone goes dark. But Sadoway isn't alone in trumpeting energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.
Scientists and engineers have long believed in the promise of batteries to change the world. Advanced batteries are moving out of specialized markets and creeping into the mainstream, signaling a tipping point for forward-looking technologies such as electric cars and rooftop solar propels.
The ubiquitous battery has already come a long way, of course. For better or worse, batteries make possible our mobile-first lifestyles, our screen culture, our increasingly globalized world. Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes next. Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.
The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but also our cars, homes, and even whole communities. In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power. Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.
Today, energy storage is a )3 billion global industry that generates nearly 100 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. By the end of the decade, it's expected to be worth over >0 billion and generate 160 gigawatt-hours, enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology. Even utility companies, which have long Viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.
Today's battery breakthroughs come as the. world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet. Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question: how to make power portable.
To be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge completely replaces the weekly trip to the gas station. A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too. What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy onsite?
No one knows which--if any--battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains clear. The future of energy is in how we store it.
46. What does Dr. Sadoway think of energy storage?
A. It involves the application of sophisticated technology.
B. It is the direction energy development should follow.
C. It will prove to be a profitable business.
D. It is a technology benefiting everyone.
47. What is most likely to happen when advanced batteries become widely used?
A. Mobile-first lifestyles will become popular.
B. The globalization process will be accelerated.
C. Communications will take more diverse forms.
D. The world will undergo revolutionary changes.
48. In some rural communities of emerging economies, people have begun to _____.
A. find digital devices simply indispensable
B. communicate primarily by mobile phone
C. light their homes with stored solar energy
D. distribute power with wires and wooden poles
49. Utility companies have begun to realize that battery technologies _____.
A. benefit their business
B. transmit power faster
C. promote innovation
D. encourage competition
50. What does the author imply about the centralized electric grid?
A. It might become a thing of the past.
B. It might turn out to be a "prosumer".
C. It will be easier to operate and maintain.
D. It will have to be completely transformed.
Part 4: Translation （35%）
Section A: Translation the following passages into Chinese.
1. More than a century has passed since explorers raced to plant their flags at the bottom of the world, and for decades to come this continent is supposed to be protected as a scientific preserve, shielded from intrusions like military activities and mining. But an array of countries are rushing to assert greater influence here, with an eye not just towards the day those protective treaties expire, but also for the strategic and commercial that already exist.
2. The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distinctly “cultural” as well as language learning content. That being said, the way in which they approach the cultural element is not identical, making direct comparisons between the three difficult.
3. As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a peculiar structure of the hands or the vocal organs connections between nerves and muscles that make it comparatively easy to learn the movements a musician must execute.
Section B: Turn the following passages into English:
4. 早在使用机械和化肥之前，勤劳和富有创造性的中国农民就已经采用各种各样的方法来增加农作物产量。中国农业最近的发展是推进有机农业。
5. 高速公路是一个国家走向现代化的桥梁，也是发展现代交通业的必要条件，截止到2012年，中国高速公路的总里程已经达到9.6万公里。
6. 互联网在中国被用于公共服务大约有二十年。目前，中国网民人数已经超过5.9亿。互联网在中国被广泛使用，已经渗透到了生活的各个方面。
7. 中国位于亚洲东部、太平洋的西岸，总面积约960万平方公里，是世界第三大国家。中国南北相距约5500公里，东西相距约5200公里，在地图上的形状像一只雄鸡。
2020年外交学院法语语言文学专业模拟试卷二
二外英语
Part 1: Multiple choices (20%)
Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences, for each sentence, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet.
1. You won't get a loan _______ you can offer some security.
A. lest B. in case C. unless D. other than
2. ______ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.
A. Having B. Given C. Giving D. had
3. I _____ the party much if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.
A. would enjoy B. will have enjoyed C. would have enjoyed D. will be enjoying
4. This company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performances at work.
A. which B. where C. whether D. what
5. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _______ insufficiently popular with all members.
A. having considered B. was considered C. was being considered D. being considered
6. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted
7. The office has to be shut down ______ funds.
A. being a lack of B. from lack of C. to a lack of D. for lack of
8. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _____.
A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten
9. The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.
A. so as to B. such as to C. so that D. such that
10. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A. need not have dressed up
B. must not have dressed up
C. did not need to dress up
D. must not dress up
11. Their educational qualifications ____ them to a higher alary.
A. confers
B. entitles
C. grants
D. credits
12. I am quite sure that I can____Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow.
A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say
13. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in____again next spring.
A. assembly B. convention C. conference D. session
14. As I regard it, you can widen the ____ of these improvements through your active participation.
A. volume B. dimension C. magnitude D. scope
15. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm, they were forced to ____ light for several days.
A. go over B. go in for C. go without D. go out
16. Glass will _____ at a high temperature and will be in a liquid condition.
A. dissolve B. disappear C. melt D. evaporate
17. He delivered _____ orders for a Chinese restaurant for the whole summer vacation so as to earn enough money for his tuition.
A. takeoff B. takeover C. takeup D. takeout
18. He does not _____ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit
19. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to ____dreams were likely to be highly respected.
A. impart B. inherit C. interpret D. intervene
20. Without a (an)____passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.
A. operative B. Effective C. valid D. efficient
Part 2 : Cloze (15%)
Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.
In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 21)______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 22)______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 23)______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.
He first tried to 24)______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised form tackling each other and 25)______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact.
Most popular sports used a ball, so he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 26)______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 27)______ an elevated goal, so that scoring world depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 28)______ only.
His goals were two peach baskets, 29)______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 30)______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith worth rules for the game, 31)______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 32)______ effect.
Basketball was an immediate success. The students 33)______ it to their friends and the new sport quickly 34)______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 35)______ the world.
21. A. to have come B. coming C. come D. to come
22. A. between B. during C. when D. for
23. A. roused B. held C. had D. were
24. A. imitate B. adopt C. adapt D. renovate
25. A. being B. to be C. been D. were
26. A. requested B. used C. required D. took
27. A. on B. to C. of D. with
28. A. power B. strength C. force D. might
29. A. fixed B. fixing C. that fix D. which fixed
30. A. method B. rule C. way D. idea
31. A. few B. much C. many D. little
32. A. with B. in C. on D. for
33. A. defined B. spread C. taught D. discussed
34. A. went B. took C. put D. caught
35. A. of B. throughout C. among D. through
Part 3: Reading comprehension (30%)
Passage One
In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to Lap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion. companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they’re looking for.
Nonetheless, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. "Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the supplier," says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research. Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting online transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the company's private intranet.
Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing. Until recently, Internet marketing activities have focused on strategies to "pull" customers into sites. In the past year, however, software companies have developed tools chat allow companies to "push" information directly out to consumers, transmitting marketing messages directly to targeted customers, most notably, the Pointcast Network uses a screen saver to deliver a continually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscribers' computer monitors. Subscribers can customize the information they want to receive and proceed directly to a company's Web site. Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to customers about special sales, product offering, or other events.But push technology has earned the contempt of many Web users. Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request. Once commercial promotion begins to fill the screen uninvited, the distinction between the Web and television fades. Thar's a prospect that horrifies Net purists.
But it is hardly inevitable that companies on the Web will need to resort to push strategies to make money, the examples of Virtual Vineyards, Amazon.com and other pioneers show that a Web site selling the right. kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers, And the cost of computing power continues to free fall, which is a good sign for any enterprise setting up shop m silicon. People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.
1.What do we learn about the present Web business?
A) Web business is no longer in fashion.
B) Business-to-business sales are the trend.
C) Web business is prosperous in the consumer market.
D) Many companies still lack confidence in Web business.
2.Established business partners are preferred in Web business because____________.
A) they are more creditable than others
B) they specify the products they want
C) they have access to the company's private intranet
D) they are capable of conducting online transactions
3.Pointcast Network is most probably_______________.
A) a company that develops the latest push software
B) a tool that promotes a company's online marketing
C) the firs! company that used an online push software
D) the most popular software that helps a company push
4.Net purists arc most worried that_________________.
A) only the requested information comes to the screen
B) the Net is filled with commercial promotion
C) the difference between the Web and TV will fade
D) push technology will dominate the screen of the computers
5.What does the author intend to express by mentioning Amazon.com?
A) Its success is attributed to push strategies.
B) It is prosperous without push strategies.
C) It is highly concerned about the cost of computing power.
D) It is a good example of the flourishing online business.
Passage Two
To say that the child learns by imitation and that the way to teach is to set a good example oversimplifies. No child imitates every action he sees. Sometimes, the example the parent wants him to follow is ignored while he takes over contrary patterns from some other example. Therefore, we must tum to a subtler theory than "M see. m do".
Look at it from the child's point of view. Here he is in a new situation, lacking a ready response. He is seeking a response which will gain certain ends. If he lacks a ready response for the situation, and cannot reason out what to do. He observes a model who seems able to get the right result. The child looks for an authority or expert who can show what to do.
There is a second element at work in this situation. The child may be able to attain his immediate goal only to find that his method brings criticism from people who observe him. When shouting across the house achieves his immediate end of delivering a message. be is told emphatically that such a racket (叫嚷) is unpleasant, that he should walk into the next room and say his say quietly. Thus. the desire to solve any objective situation is overlaid with the desire to solve it properly. One of the early things the child leams is that he gets more affection and approval when his parents like his response. Then other adults award some actions and criticize others. If one is to maintain the support of others and his own self-respect, he must adopt responses his social group approves.
In finding trial responses. the learner does not choose models at random. He imitates the person who seems a good person to be like. rather than a person whose social status he wished to avoid. If the pupil wants to be good violinist, he will observe and try to copy the techniques of capable players; while some other person may most influence his approach to books.
Admiration of one quality often leads us to admire a person as a whole. and he becomes an identifying figure. We use some people as models over a wide range of situations. imitating much that they do. We leam that they are dependable and rewarding models because imitating them leads to success.
1. By the last sentence of the first paragraph, the author_______________.
A) compares children’s behaviours to ms'
B) tells us that children do not learn by imitation
C) thinks it is partial co regard imitation as "M see, m do"
D) means that children should not learn by imitating their parents
2. The first element at work when a child learns by imitation is__________________.
A) the need to find a way to attain the desired goal
B) the desire to be acknowledged by his social group
C) the desire to find an expert and authority
D) the need to find a way to avoid criticism
3. According to the third paragraph, besides achieving his goals. a child should also leam to_____.
A) attain his desired results as soon as possible
B) show his love for his parents and friends
C) talk in a low voice
D) behave properly
4. It can be inferred that children usually imitate people______________.
A) who do not scold them
B) who they want to be like
C) who have a high social status
D) who give them many rewards
5. The last two paragraphs are mainly about_________________.
A) how children leam by imitation
B) the motive of children’s imitation
C) how children choose models
D) how imitation influence children’s growth
Passage Three
During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, "Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is...For me, that balance is family, work, and service."
As an undergraduate at Wellesley College. Hillary mixed academic excellence with school government. Speaking at graduation. she said, "The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible."
After graduation, Hillary advised the Children's Defense Fund in Cambridge and joined the impeachment inquiry staff advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. After completing those responsibilities. she "followed her heart to Arkansas." where Bill had begun his political career.
They married in 1975. She joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas Law School in 1975 and the Rose Law Firm in 1976. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the board of the Legal Services Corporation and Bill Clinton became governor of Arkansas. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
Hillary served as Arkansas's First Lady for 12 years, balancing family, law, and public service. She chaired the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee.co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children's Defense Fund.
As the nation's First Lady, Hillary continued to balance public service with private life. Her active role began in 1993 when the President asked her to chair the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. She continued to be a leading advocate for expanding health insurance coverage, ensuring children are properly immunized, and raising public awareness of health issues. She wrote a weekly newspaper column entitled "Talking It Over," which Focused on her experiences as First Lady and her observations of women, children, and families she has met around the world. Her 1996 book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us was a best seller, and she received a Grammy Award for her recording of it.
1.Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that the balance in life she tried to seek was____________________________.
2.When Hillary was at Wellesley College, she not only did exceedingly well in her studies but also______________________.
3.As Arkansas's First Lady, Hillary became______________________of the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee.
4.When Hillary was asked to be in charge of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, she began playing________________in public service.
5.What did Hillary get for her recording of It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us?
Part 4: Translation （35%）
Section A: Translation the following passages into Chinese.
1. Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environment in which they live, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies. Therefore, it is important to study humans in all their richness and diversity in a calm and systematic manner, with the hope that the knowledge resulting from such studies can lead humans to a more harmonious way of living with themselves and with all other life forms on this planet Earth.
2. On the one hand, it provides opportunities to analyze such ideas as justice, democracy and freedom. (47) On the other, it links these concepts to everyday realities in a manner which is parallel to the links journalists forge on a daily basis as they cover and comment on the news. For example, notions of evidence and fact.
Section B: Turn the following passages into English:
1. 电子商务在近几年迅猛发展，使传统零售业遭受重击。传统零售业的营业收入大幅减少，而电子商务却占领了原属于传统零售业的市场。
2. 旅游作为一种时尚的休闲活动，为越来越多的人所喜爱。经济的迅猛发展、生活水平的提高，以及政府对旅游业的支持使得旅游在中国越来越流行。
3. 唐朝是中国历史上一个重要的朝代，也是公认的中国最强盛的时代之一。618年由李渊建立，都城为长安。唐朝早期和中期的统治开明、经济繁荣、社会安定。