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Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a paage with five questions or incomplete statements.Read the paage carefully.Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest poible words on Answer Sheet 1.The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C.in Olympia, a small town in Greece.Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games were held every four years, they expanded in scope.Only Greek amateurs were allowed to participate in this festival in honor of the god Zeus.The event became a religious, patriotic, and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges.There was a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors.They were banned in 394 A.D.by Emperor Theodosius, after they became profeional circuses and carnivals.The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote international understanding through athletics.Nine nations participated in the first Games;over 100 nations currently compete.The taint of politics and racial controversy, however, has impinged upon the Olympic Games in our epoch.In 1936 Hitler, whose country hosted the Games, affronted Jee Owens, a black American runner, by refusing to congratulate Owens for the feat of having won four gold medals.In the 1972 Munich Games, the world was appalled by the deplorable murder of eleven Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists.The next Olympic Games in Montreal were boycotted by African nations.In 1980, following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, sixty-two nations caused great dismay to their athletes by refusing to participate in the Games.The consensus among those nations was that their refusal would admonish the Soviet.47.According to the paage, the first Olympic Games were held as ______.48.The reward to winners in the first Olympic Games was ______.49.The Roman Emperor changed the form of Olympic Games from sports events to ______.50.From the paage, we can infer that Hitler's refusal to congratulate Jee Owens was an indication of ______.51.The purpose of those athletes whose countries boycotted the 1980 Games was to ______.Section B

Directions: There are two paages in this section.Each paage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and

D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Paage One

If women are mercilely exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame.Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the drees they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened;neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society.Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability.They are only interested in outward appearance(外表)and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right.There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dre on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious.Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy(反复无常)and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers.Do their unchanging styles of dre reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.52.Designers and big stores always make money ______.A)by mercilely exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

B)because they are capable of predicting new fashions

C)by constantly changing the fashions in women s clothing

D)because they attach great importance to quality in women s clothing

53.To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned drees is seen as ______.A)a waste of moneyB)a waste of time

C)an expreion of tasteD)an expreion of creativity

54.The writer would be le critical fashion designers placed more stre on the ______ of clothing.A)costB)appearanceC)comfortD)suitability

55.According to the paage, which of the following statements is true?

A)New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.B)The constant changes in women s clothing reflect their strength of character.C)The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.D)Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.56.By saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”(Paragraph 4), the writer means that ______.A)women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

B)women are better able to put up with discomfort

C)men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

D)men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

Paage Two

Anne Heche has proven herself an exceptional actre in film, television and stage.Her talents have earned her critical praise as well as both Tony and Emmy Award nominations.Heche earned her first prime time(黄金时段)Emmy Award nomination for her

portrayal of a drug-addicted mother in the 2004 Lifetime Television original movie, Gracie's Choice,alongside Diane Ladd.She recently appeared in the Lifetime movie Fatal Desire and the Hallmark Channel's holiday movie, Silver Bells, on CBS, which was seen by over 16 million viewers.She has created memorable characters in several guest-starring performances on hit shows including Nip/Tuck, Everwood, Ally McBeal and HBO's telefilm If These Walls Could Talk, directed by Chef.On the big screen Heche was last seen opposite Nicole Kidman and Lauren Bacall in New Line Cinema's Birth, directed by Jonathan Glazer.The plot line involved a woman(Kidman)who, to the dismay(沮丧，惊慌)of her friends(Heche)and family, believes that a 10-year-old boy is the reincarnation(化身)of her deceased husband.Birth was screened at the 2004 Venice Film Festival and the Deauville Film Festival.Heche won The National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actre for Barry Levinson's Wag the Dog, in which she appeared opposite Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman.She starred opposite Harrison Ford in Six Days Seven Nights, with Tommy Lee Jones in Volcano, and achieved critical acclaim for her role in Donnie Brasco.She co-starred in Gus Van Zant's update of Psycho with Vince Vaughn and Julianne Moore, and in Auggie Rose, alongside Jeff Goldblum, which was screened at the Montreal Film Festival.In 2002 Heche co-starred in the Denzel Washington drama, John Q, and opposite Christina Ricci in the Miramax film, Prozac Nation.Other film credits include Agnieska Holland's The Third Miracle, opposite Ed Harris, The Juror,with Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin, Walking and Talking, The Wild Side, Twist of Fate, Pie in the Sky, Milk Money, with Melanie Griffith, The Investigator and I'll Do Anything.In 2002 Heche made her Broadway debut(初次登场，开张)in the critically acclaimed production of the Tony Award-winning play Proof.She garnered rave reviews acro the board from theatre critics, and the show was extended, making it one of the longest running nonmusical plays in recent history.She triumphantly returned to Broadway in the Roundabout Theater stage production of Twentieth Century in 2004.Her critically acclaimed performance opposite Alec Baldwin earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actre in a Play.Also a writer and director, Heche wrote and directed a short feature entitled Reaching Normal for Showtime's First Director Series, as well as the second installment(部分)of If These Walls Could Talk II.In September 2001, Simon & Schuster published her autobiographical Call Me Crazy, which appeared on The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times bestseller lists.57.What was theatre critics' reaction to Heche's first stage performance?

A)Sarcastic.B)Fault-finding.C)Mild.D)Extremely enthusiastic.58.From the paage, we can know the word “deceased” in Paragraph 3 means

A)livingB)miingC)deadD)sick

59.Heche has shown her exceptional talents in many fields EXCEPT in

A)singingB)theatreC)actingD)writing

60.Which of the following can best summarize the paage?

A)Heche--the best actre of Hollywood.B)Heche--the versatile actre.C)Heche--the talented actre, writer and director.D)Heche--a brilliant star in Broadway.61.Which of the following is NOT true according to the paage?

A)Heche has gained both Tony and Emmy Award nominations.B)Heche has gotten an Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actre.C)Heche's Broadway debut proved exceptionally succeful.D)Heche's autobiography sold well.Part Ⅵ Translation(15 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.72.We are quite sure that ______(今天我们所做的不只是捐一些钱).73.It is well known that ______(把新的科学发现运用到工业生产上，通常可以提高效率).74.If only the committee ______(能通过这项规定并尽早付诸实施就好了).75.Six months after he had been posted to the head office ______(他通知老板打算辞职).76.The traffic police ______(正在搜索证据以证明被告有错，可结果却是徒劳).Section A

47．[答案]a religious festival

[解析] 文章第一段中提到第一届奥运会是一个纪念宙斯的节日，因此它是一个宗教节日。

48．[答案]wreaths and special privileges

[解析] 文章第一段中提到第一届奥运会的胜利者们被授予了花环和特权。

49．[答案]profeional circuses and carnivals

[解析] 文章第一段中提到罗马帝王们对奥运会的性质做了重大改变，公元前394年之后奥运会就变成了一场专业的马戏表演和嘉年华会。

50．[答案]racial controversy

[解析] 文章第三段中提到近代奥运会充斥着政治矛盾和种族争议，希特勒拒绝为获得四块金牌的Jee Owens庆祝因为他是一个黑人，这正是种族争议的表现。

51．[答案]admonish the Soviets

[解析] 文章最后一个自然段中提到1980年由于前苏联侵略阿富汗，62个国家的运动员们拒绝参加奥运会，他们这么做的目的是为了对前苏联作出警告。

Section B

52．[答案]C

[解析] 本文是一篇关于女性与时尚的文章。在文中作者认为：女性往往被设计师和大的时装店利用，她们的衣服往往没有穿几次就因过时而被丢弃。很多女性往往为她们自己几乎不穿的衣服支出一大笔开销。本题是一个细节理解题，文中第1段中的第二句就告诉读者：由于女性往往因自己的服装过时而焦虑，因此，她们往往被设计师和大的时装店所利用。因此，这里C项符合原文。故选C项。

53．[答案]B

[解析] 通过寻读，通过文中第二段第三句话，我们可以找到答案：做这件事情往往是在浪费她们自己的时间。显然这是作者的观点。因此，这里选B项。

54．[答案]C

[解析] 根据文章中第三段里第二句和第三句：时装设计师们很少考虑服装的关键因素，诸如保暖、舒适和经久耐用等。相反他们只对服装的外表感兴趣，因为只要衣服称心，女性便能够容忍服装的诸多不适，这一点恰恰被服装设计师们所利用。因此，本题选C项。

55．[答案]A

[解析] 这是一个语篇理解题。根据文章，我们可以知道，在作者看来，时装设计本身就是为利用女性而生，他们利用女性对服装变化的潮流的兴趣，让她们花钱来时尚。文中第二、三段便是明证。因此，本题选A项。

Part Ⅵ Translation

72.[答案] what we were doing today was more than donating some money.[解析] 在能确切地表达原句内容而又不违背译句语言规范的条件下，直译法有其可取之处。译句将汉语主语从句直接译成由what引导的英语主语从句。另外，英语和汉语中均有从正面或反面来表达一种概念的现象。汉语里有些从反面表达的词或句子，翻译时可从正面来表达。译句选择词组more than表达“不只是”一义，简洁准确。

73.[答案] the application of new scientific discoveries to industrial production usually increases efficiency.[解析] 汉语中“把”字结构较多见，英语中却无匹配之词或句型。翻译时应按英语动词的惯用法来选择适当的句子。译句根据英语语言特点，采用词类转译法，将汉语动词转译成英语名词。

74.[答案] would approve the regulations and put them into effect as soon as poible.[解析] 汉语里语气是用词语和说话时的语调等表示。而在英语里，语气则用动词的各种形式来表达。译句中if only是个复合从属连词，引导条件状语从句独立使用，表示强烈的愿望或遗憾，其谓语多用虚拟语气。

75.[答案] he informed his bo of his intention of leaving his job/of quitting his job/to resign.[解析] 正确选词是保证译句质量的重要前提。词义选择需根据上下文正确理解原句的词义，选择比较恰当的英语进行表达。译句同时采取词性转译法，将汉语动词“打算”转译成英语名词。

76.[答案] were searching for evidence to prove the accused man's fault, but in vain.[解析] 由于英汉两种语言各自的思维方式与表达习惯，在多数情况下不能采取语言对等的译法。为了使译句通顺达意，必须运用转换翻译技巧。译句将汉语动词“有错”转换成英语名词，将汉语转折句转换成英语惯用法。