问答题Practice 3　　It used to be said that English people take their pleasures sadly. No doubt this would still be true if they had any pleasures to take, but the price of alcohol and tobacco in my country has provided sufficient external causes for melanchol

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Practice 3　　It used to be said that English people take their pleasures sadly. No doubt this would still be true if they had any pleasures to take, but the price of alcohol and tobacco in my country has provided sufficient external causes for melancholy. I have sometimes thought that the habit of taking pleasures sadly has crossed the Atlantic. And I have wondered what it is that makes so many English-speaking people somber in their outlook in spite of good health and a good income.　　In the course of my travels in America I have been impressed by a kind of fundamental malaise which seems to me extremely common and which poses difficult problems for the social reformer. Most social reformers have held the opinion that, if poverty were abolished and there were no more economic insecurity, the millennium would have arrived. But when I look at the faces of people in opulent cars, whether in your country or in mine, I do not see that look of radiant happiness which the aforesaid social reformers had led me to expect. In nine cases out of ten, I see instead a look of boredom and discontent and an almost frantic longing for something that might tickle the jaded palate.　　But it is not only the very rich who suffer in this way. Professional men very frequently feel hopelessly thwarted. There is something that they long to do or some public object that they long to work for. But if they were to indulge their wishes in these respects, they fear that they would lose their livelihood. Their wives are equally unsatisfied, for their neighbor, Mrs. So-and-So, has gone ahead more quickly, has a better car, a larger apartment and grander friends.　　Life for almost everybody is a long competitive struggle where very few can win the race. and those who do not win are unhappy. On social occasions when it is de rigueur to seem cheerful, the necessary demeanor is stimulated by alcohol. But the gaiety does not ring true and anybody who had drunk too much is apt to lapse into lachrymose melancholy.
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1.Whatever the causes, English at the beginning of the 21st century is more widely spoken and written than any other language().A、ever wasB、had ever beenC、has ever beenD、would ever be

2.Passage TwoThe other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes indeed, you speak English very well." But the Chinese student still kept saying "No". In the end the foreigner gave up and was at a loss what to say. What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he did not accept a compliment(赞美的话)as the English people do. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "No". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he said "Thank you", that would mean he was too proud. According to the western culture, if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say "Thank you". If someone says to a Woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off a bad thing. But in the west, if you are modest and say "No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", then the others will take it for granted that you really cannot do it. If you often say "No", you will certainly be looked down upon by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like "Let me have a try on the job" instead of "Yes, I can certainly do it," he or she will never expect to get it. So in the west one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.40. Why was the American surprised at the Chinese student's answer?A. Because he wondered whether the student could really speak good English.B. Because he could hardly hear what the student had said.C. Because he wouldn't like others to say "No".D. Because the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the western countries.

3.第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, And at restaurants did not take her seriously ,did not give her good service ,pretended not to Understand her ,or even acted as if they did not hear her.My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she . I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人).I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs.Tan.”And my mother was standing beside me ,whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone.”And then , in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately , I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.41.Why was the author’s mother poorly served?A.She was unable to speak good English.B.She was often misunderstood.C.She was not clearly heard.D.She was not very polite.

4.(c) Your firm has provided financial advice to the Pholey family for many years and this has sometimes involved yourfirm in carrying out transactions on their behalf. The eldest son, Esau, is to take up a position as a seniorgovernment official to a foreign country next month. (4 marks)Required:Identify and comment on the ethical and other professional issues raised by each of these matters and state whataction, if any, Dedza should now take.NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three situations

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正确答案： 参考译文
人们常说英语国家的人非常悲观地对待快乐。这无疑是有道理的,如果他们还能享受欢愉的话。在我的国家,价格便宜的烟酒是引发抑郁症的罪魁。有时我在想,悲观地对待欢乐这种情况已经跨越了大西洋。我很好奇到底是什么使如此多身体健康、收入丰厚的英语国家人对未来没有信心呢。
在美国游历时,我感受到一种普遍的不安情绪,这种情绪也给社会改革者们带来了不少麻烦。许多改革者们认为如果消除了贫穷,对经济的不安感消失,这就是太平盛世。但不管是在哪个国家,我在那些经济无虞的人们脸上看不到改革者们所希望出现的那种欢乐。相反,绝大多数人们所表现出的是一种厌倦,不满和对有趣事物的强烈渴望。
并非只有富人们才有这种感觉。上班族们也经常感到一种无望的挫败感。他们十分渴望去做某些东西或是参与一些公益事业。但一旦他们全心投入的话,又担心丢掉饭碗。他们的妻子也有同样的不满,因为某某邻居有了新车,大房子和体面的朋友。
生活对每个人来说都是漫长的痛苦挣扎,只有极少数人在这场长跑中胜出,那些没有获胜者则非常不快。在社交场合当我们按礼节应该显得高兴时,有些情绪只有在酒精的刺激下才表现得出来。但这种高兴并不真实,任何人喝多了都容易失态,泪流满面。
解析： 暂无解析
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  • 第1题：

    He said that he ______ already _______ the English film.

    A. has; seen

    B. has; see

    C. had; seen


    参考答案：C

  • 第2题：

    听力原文： Currency options may have two kinds of value, intrinsic value and time value. If and to the extent that an option would currently be profitable to exercise, it is said to have intrinsic value. In the case of a call, if the spot price is higher than the option exercise price, the option has intrinsic value. In the case of a put, if the spot price is less than the option exercise price, the option has intrinsic value. Such options are said to bein-the-money'. If the opposite is true of either calls or puts, they have no intrinsic value and said to be out-of-the-money'.

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    A．Intrinsic value and time value.

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    C．Exchange value and time value.

    D．Real value and stated value.


    正确答案：A
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  • 第3题：

    翻译句子The doctors said that he would gain his mobility back and be able to function normally, it would just take time.


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  • 第4题：

    -- - Shall I take you to the shopping mall after work?

    ---- No, thanks. My father said he would ________ on his way home.

    A.look for me B.pick me up C.let me down D.take after me


    正确答案：B

  • 第5题：

    A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England． This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．
    Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed． Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school．
    The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school． The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school． But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster．
    Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in． Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a council official has said the cost of parents should be less than $6．50 a tenn．
    They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington． The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children． The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme．
    Taking part in the Council's trial schemes are children who__________．

    A.living in Milton and go to Impington school
    B.living in Impington and go to Milton school
    C.living in Milton and go to Milton school
    D.living in Impington and go to Impington school

    答案：A
    解析：
    根据第三段“The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school”可知新的体系是为了那些居住在密而顿并且在平因顿上学的孩子制定的，故选A。

  • 第6题：

    A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England． This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．
    Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed． Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school．
    The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school． The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school． But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster．
    Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in． Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a council official has said the cost of parents should be less than $6．50 a tenn．
    They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington． The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children． The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme．
    The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those__________．

    A.whose parents were worried about them
    B.who would have had to walk otherwise
    C.who could not walk
    D.who had to travel a long way

    答案：D
    解析：
    根据第二段第一句可知，到现在为止，乡村政务会只给住在3英里以外的学生提供巴士服务，这表示这些学生离家很远，因此答案选D。

  • 第7题：

    A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England． This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．
    Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed． Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school．
    The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school． The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school． But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster．
    Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in． Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a council official has said the cost of parents should be less than $6．50 a tenn．
    They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington． The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children． The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme．
    ?The parents the Council is now going to contact are those__________．

    A.who had not yet answered letters
    B.who didn't want to pay
    C.whose children stayed away from school
    D.who had asked about transport before

    答案：D
    解析：
    根据最后一段最后一句“parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children”可知答案为D。

  • 第8题：

    My train arrives in New York at eight o′clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there __ by then.

    A.would leave
    B.will have left
    C.has left
    D.had left

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查时态。本题的关键词是by，该词常常与完成时连用，如果后接过去的时间，就用过去完成时；如果后接现在的时间，就用现在完成时；如果后接将来的时间，就用将来完成时。本句意为“我乘坐的火车在今晚八点到达纽约。那时。我要乘坐的飞机将已经起飞离开了”。第二句的then指的就是今晚八点，这是一个将来的时间，所以与将来完成时连用。故选B。

  • 第9题：

    Must I take a taxi? No, you（）. You can take my car.

    • A、had better to 
    • B、don't 
    • C、must not
    • D、don't have to

    正确答案:D

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these "guide dogs for the mind" will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals. The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning. The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer"s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled. Joyce Gray of Alzheimer"s Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine." The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer"s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don"t need to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond. The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.As is mentioned in the passage, the guide dogs will do the following except for （）.
    A

    helping ensure the owner doing some exercises

    B

    reminding the owner to take medicine

    C

    communicating with the owner in a non-verbal way

    D

    helping the owner recover from the illness


    正确答案： C
    解析： [解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：正如文章中提到的，心灵导盲犬可以做下列事情除了______。从文中第一段第二句话可知，选项B正确，从文中第五段第三句“they don"t need to communicate verbally…”可知，选项C正确，从文中第六段“ensuring they keep exercising”可知，选项A正确。只有选项D文中没有提及，故选D。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these "guide dogs for the mind" will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals. The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning. The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer"s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled. Joyce Gray of Alzheimer"s Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine." The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer"s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don"t need to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond. The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.What is true about the people suffering from dementia
    A

    They would like to stay with other people.

    B

    They can maintain routine.

    C

    They will gradually lose the ability to live a normal life.

    D

    They would like to talk in a different way.


    正确答案： D
    解析： [解析] 推理判断题。题干的大意是：对于老年痴呆病人的描述哪项是正确的从文中第四段Joyce Gray的话中可知，老年痴呆症早期患者仍然可以过相对正常的生活，由此可推断出逐渐地他们就会丧失这种正常生活的能力。故选项C正确。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    Once you’ve _____ the pleasures of country life, you won’t want to live in the city.
    A

    testified

    B

    appreciated

    C

    sampled

    D

    inspected


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    sample尝试，品尝，这里指“尝试一下乡村生活的快乐”。testify表明，证实。appreciate赏识，感激。inspect调查。

  • 第13题：

    The newly－elected Prime Minister said that the new government would__the welfare of the people.

    A.prey on

    B.take on

    C.get at

    D.see to


    正确答案: D

  • 第14题：

    We would like () to apologize to all patients who are kept waiting for any length of time.

    A、taking this opportunity

    B、to take opportunities

    C、to take this opportunity

    D、taking opportunities


    参考答案：C

  • 第15题：

    So if they had said was true, I would have a chance 80_______


    正确答案：
    80. they前加what

  • 第16题：

    B

    I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.

    Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”, as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I’ve heard other terms used, “limited English,” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people’s perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.

    I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

    I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won’t get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”, and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure: I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show; her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

    41. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”, the author means that ______.

    A. she uses English in foreign trade

    B. she is fascinated by languages

    C. she works as a translator

    D. she is a writer by profession


    正确答案：D

  • 第17题：

    A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England． This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．
    Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed． Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school．
    The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school． The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school． But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster．
    Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in． Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a council official has said the cost of parents should be less than $6．50 a tenn．
    They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington． The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children． The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme．
    ?Agreement to pay for the new bus service has been obtained from__________．

    A.the school's headmaster
    B.the education department
    C.the bus company
    D.the parents

    答案：D
    解析：
    根据第四段可知，为新巴士计划付费的是家长，故选D。

  • 第18题：

    My train arrives in New York at eight o′ clock tonight. The plane I would like to take fromthere__________by then.


    A.would leave

    B.will have left

    C.has left

    D.had left

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查时态。本题的关键词是by，该词常常与完成时连用，如果后接过去的时间，就用过去完成时；如果后接现在的时间，就用现在完成时；如果后接将来的时间，就用将来完成时。本句意为“我乘坐的火车在今晚八点到达纽约。那时，我要乘坐的飞机将已经起飞离开了”。第二句的then指的就是今晚八点．这是一个将来的时间．所以与将来完成时连用。故选B。

  • 第19题：

    Some college students drink too much alcohol at school．Many of them live on the campus．Heavy drinking has caused many problems．It can cause students to make bad choices and do dangerous things.
    One college has decided to ban alcohol．It has gotten a reputation as a party school．Five students at the college have died from drinking too much alcohol．Recently,one student drank too much vodka．He slipped into a coma．The college hopes the new rule will prevent any more tragedies.
    The new rule prohibits students from drinking alcohol in the dorms．The first time a student breaks the rule they will receive a warning．If they break the rule again,they will be evicted from the dorm．However,they will still have to pay for the dorm．Some students do not live on the campus．They live in houses near the campus．Those students are also banned from drinking alcohol,even if they are of legal age.
    Freshmen at the college are now required to take a special course．The course is called AlcoholEdu,and lasts for two and a half hours．The students learn about the dangers of alcohol．They also take a survey to find out how much they know about alcohol．All first-year students must pass the course.
    The college hopes that more information will help students make better choices．

    __at the college are required to take the alcohol information course.

    A.Sophomores
    B.Freshmen
    C.Seniors
    D.Juniors

    答案：B
    解析：
    本文讲的是大学校园里如何禁止学生酗酒。倒数第二段中提到，学校规定入校新生必须上规定的特殊课程——酒精教育课。这门课的目的是让学生了解酒精的危害。

  • 第20题：

    They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these "guide dogs for the mind" will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals. The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning. The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer"s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled. Joyce Gray of Alzheimer"s Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine." The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer"s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don"t need to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond. The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.The guide dogs helping the people with dementia will （）.

    • A、respond to the owners" order
    • B、respond to a sound device
    • C、act on the owners" instructions
    • D、act on the trainers" order

    正确答案:B

  • 第21题：

    问答题
    Practice 3　　It used to be said that English people take their pleasures sadly. No doubt this would still be true if they had any pleasures to take, but the price of alcohol and tobacco in my country has provided sufficient external causes for melancholy. I have sometimes thought that the habit of taking pleasures sadly has crossed the Atlantic. And I have wondered what it is that makes so many English-speaking people somber in their outlook in spite of good health and a good income.　　In the course of my travels in America I have been impressed by a kind of fundamental malaise which seems to me extremely common and which poses difficult problems for the social reformer. Most social reformers have held the opinion that, if poverty were abolished and there were no more economic insecurity, the millennium would have arrived. But when I look at the faces of people in opulent cars, whether in your country or in mine, I do not see that look of radiant happiness which the aforesaid social reformers had led me to expect. In nine cases out of ten, I see instead a look of boredom and discontent and an almost frantic longing for something that might tickle the jaded palate.　　But it is not only the very rich who suffer in this way. Professional men very frequently feel hopelessly thwarted. There is something that they long to do or some public object that they long to work for. But if they were to indulge their wishes in these respects, they fear that they would lose their livelihood. Their wives are equally unsatisfied, for their neighbor, Mrs. So-and-So, has gone ahead more quickly, has a better car, a larger apartment and grander friends.　　Life for almost everybody is a long competitive struggle where very few can win the race. and those who do not win are unhappy. On social occasions when it is de rigueur to seem cheerful, the necessary demeanor is stimulated by alcohol. But the gaiety does not ring true and anybody who had drunk too much is apt to lapse into lachrymose melancholy.

    正确答案： 参考译文
    人们常说英语国家的人非常悲观地对待快乐。这无疑是有道理的,如果他们还能享受欢愉的话。在我的国家,价格便宜的烟酒是引发抑郁症的罪魁。有时我在想,悲观地对待欢乐这种情况已经跨越了大西洋。我很好奇到底是什么使如此多身体健康、收入丰厚的英语国家人对未来没有信心呢。
    在美国游历时,我感受到一种普遍的不安情绪,这种情绪也给社会改革者们带来了不少麻烦。许多改革者们认为如果消除了贫穷,对经济的不安感消失,这就是太平盛世。但不管是在哪个国家,我在那些经济无虞的人们脸上看不到改革者们所希望出现的那种欢乐。相反,绝大多数人们所表现出的是一种厌倦,不满和对有趣事物的强烈渴望。
    并非只有富人们才有这种感觉。上班族们也经常感到一种无望的挫败感。他们十分渴望去做某些东西或是参与一些公益事业。但一旦他们全心投入的话,又担心丢掉饭碗。他们的妻子也有同样的不满,因为某某邻居有了新车,大房子和体面的朋友。
    生活对每个人来说都是漫长的痛苦挣扎,只有极少数人在这场长跑中胜出,那些没有获胜者则非常不快。在社交场合当我们按礼节应该显得高兴时,有些情绪只有在酒精的刺激下才表现得出来。但这种高兴并不真实,任何人喝多了都容易失态,泪流满面。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these "guide dogs for the mind" will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals. The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning. The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer"s Scotland and Dogs for the disabled. Joyce Gray of Alzheimer"s Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine." The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer"s, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don"t need to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond. The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.Having a conversation with people with dementia will be （）.
    A

    difficult

    B

    interesting

    C

    confusing

    D

    encouraging


    正确答案： A
    解析： [解析] 推理判断题。题干的大意是：和老年痴呆症患者谈话将会______。从文中第五段中“conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer"s”可知，阿尔茨海默氏症患者说话会日益混乱不清，故可推断出同阿尔茨海默氏症患者谈话交流是困难的。故选A。

  • 第23题：

    问答题
    Practice 3　 Read the following text(s) and write an essay to　 1) summarize the main points of the text(s),　 2) make clear your own viewpoint, and　 3) justify your stand.　 In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks (“ ”).　 You should write 160—200 words on the ANSWER SHEET.　 Poverty today is a major global issue. Although there are all kinds of definitions used to explain it, in simple words, it means the inability of a person to even get his basic needs of food. shelter, clothing, safe drinking water, health and education. Poverty can be found in each and every corner of the world, although the causes may differ from country to country. Given below are the main causes of poverty in the world today.　 Overpopulation is one of the main causes behind the threatening of poverty on an individual level as well as a social level. This is simple math. If there are more mouths to feed and less income, definitely much will remain poor.　 Another theory which is used as an explanation for poverty is lack of education. If you look at any of the underdeveloped countries, you will find that the level of education there is very low. Lack of education means lack of employment opportunities, thus leading to unemployment coupled with poverty in the future.　 Moving away from one’s own homeland to another city or country in search of employment leads to poverty too. It may take these people a lot of time to find jobs. Meanwhile they live in bad conditions. The cost of living in the city or country is most of the time too high for them.　 There may be other causes of poverty like the change in business. For example, in America, a couple of decades ago, heavy industry flourished, which employed a lot of African-American people. But now, the focus is more on information technology and health care, both of which employ only skilled and trained people. This has led to unemployment among African-Americans.　 Poverty has many ill effects on society. That’s why steps should be taken to get rid of it!

    正确答案： 【范文】
    The given excerpts mainly talk about the causes of poverty: overpopulation, lack of education, moving to other places and the change in business. Poverty issue has aroused the concern of every country in the world, for it can bring many negative effects on society.
    The effects of poverty are most often interrelated. For instance, the effect of bad sanitation makes it easier to spread around old and new diseases, and hunger and lack of water make people more vulnerable to these diseases. Therefore, the whole society must take some steps to get rid of poverty so that all related effects on society can be removed.
    In my opinion, first of all, the government should provide people more opportunities to get educated. Education can change one’s life as well as the condition of his whole family. Through education, people can get knowledge and skills to get jobs and get rich. Secondly, the government should improve the healthcare system. Only in this way can we make the poor have a good health. Last but not least, the government should increase the subsidies for agriculture. As most farmers live on farming, today in an age of industrialization, their living conditions are becoming harder.
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第24题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?
    A

    The city inspires talented people.

    B

    The city hurts your brain.

    C

    The city has many pleasures and benefits.

    D

    The city seriously affects the natural balance.


    正确答案： C
    解析：

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