Part 2 4 One of the silliest things in our recent history was the use of “Victorian” as a term of contempt or abuse. It had been made fashionable by Lytton Strachey with his clever, superficial and ultimately empty book Eminent Victorians, in which he dam
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Part 2 4 One of the silliest things in our recent history was the use of “Victorian” as a term of contempt or abuse. It had been made fashionable by Lytton Strachey with his clever, superficial and ultimately empty book Eminent Victorians, in which he damned with faint praise such Victorian heroes as General Gordon and Florence Nightingale. Strachey’s demolition job was clever because it ridiculed the Victorians for exactly those qualities on which they prided themselves—their high mindedness, their marked moral intensity, their desire to improve the human condition and their confidence that they had done so.
Yet one saw, even before the 100th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria this year, that there were signs these sneering attitudes were beginning to change. Programmes on radio and television about Victoria and the age that was named after her managed to humble themselves only about half the time. People were beginning to realize that there was something heroic about that epoch and, perhaps, to fear that the Victorian age was the last age of greatness for this country.
Now a new book, What The Victorians Did For Us, aims further to redress the balance and remind us that, in most essentials, our own age is really an extension of what the Victorians created. You can start with the list of Victorian inventions. They were great lovers of gadgets from the smallest domestic ones to new ways of propelling ships throughout the far-flung Empire. In medicine, anaesthesia (developed both here and in America) allowed surgeons much greater time in which to operate—and hence to work on the inner organs of the body—not to mention reducing the level of pain and fear of patients.
To the Victorians we also owe lawn tennis, a nationwide football association under the modern rules, powered funfair rides, and theatres offering mass entertainment. And, of course, the modern seaside is almost entirely a Victorian invention. There is, of course, a darker side to the Victorian period. Everyone knows about it mostly because the Victorians catalogued it themselves. Henry Mayhew’s wonderful set of volumes on the lives of the London poor, and official reports on prostitution, on the workhouses and on child labour—reports and their statistics that were used by Marx when he wrote Das Kapital—testify to the social conscience that was at the center of “Victorian values”.
But now, surely, we can appreciate the Victorian achievement for what it was—the creation of the modern world. And when we compare the age of Tennyson and Darwin, of John Henry Newman and Carlyle, with our own, the only sensible reaction is one of humility: “We are our father’s shadows cast at noon”.
第16题：According to the author, Lytton Strachey’s book Eminent Victorians _____.
[A] accurately described the qualities of the people of the age
[B] superficially praised the heroic deeds of the Victorians
[C] was highly critical of the contemporary people and institutions
[D] was guilty of spreading prejudices against the Victorians
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第1题：
“The biggest threat to our environment today is the way we, as human beings, see out environment” does not imply that ().
A、everything in the ecosystem is part of one complete whole
B、most people hold a wrong view on the environment
C、everything affects and is affected by its environment
D、people are not conscious of the importance of trees
参考答案：ACD
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第2题：
Is gestural use part of deictic use or non-deicric use?()
参考答案：正确
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第3题：
There______ (be) lots of things in our school
正确答案：
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第4题：
共用题干
English and English Community
1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
Chinese.
2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
they happen to live.
3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
heritage.People who live in different places may belong to___________.
A: a second language
B: the same language
C: the same speech community
D:any other language
E:national boundaries
F:a part of one's heritage答案：C解析： -
第5题：
共用题干
English and English Community
1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
Chinese.
2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
they happen to live.
3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
heritage.Paragraph 2 _________
A:Threat Posed by English
B:Definition of a Speech Community
C:Benefits of Learning a Second Language
D:Advantages of Learning Chinese
E:Two Groups of the English Speech Community
F:A Widely Used Language答案：B解析： -
第6题：
共用题干
Eye Problems
1 Our eyes are under a great deal of strain these days as computer work,television viewing,nightdriving,and even sunshine are making exceptional demands.Sunlight, especially in the summer, is now regarded as one cause of cataracts（白内障）.
2 The thinning of the ozone（臭氧）layer means more short-wave ultraviolet ( UV ) rays（紫外线） are reaching the earth,and these are the biggest risk factor for clouding the lens of the eye.Ultraviolet raysincrease the risk of changes to the cornea（角膜）causing clouded vision and eventually cataracts.The rays can be shielded only by anti-UV lenses.However, our eyes are not sufficiently protected byfashion sunglasses.
3 "Poor night vision and eye fatigue are noticeably more common,and there has been a big increase in minor eye complaints in the over-40s,"says Dr.Mireille Bonnet,who took part in recent research.She says that the six muscles controlling each eye move more than 100,000 times a day and that everyone should learn to exercise their eye muscles and allow them to rest.
4 It was traditionally thought that near- or far-sightedness were inherited conditions and could not be influenced by environmental factors,but new research is challenging this assumption.
5 Recent studies suggest that up to 80 percent of schoolchildren in the United States and western Europe are nearsighted.Years of focusing on close,two-dimensional work causes most children to become at least slightly nearsighted by the age of 10,say the researchers.
6 Problems with night vision,which affect around 25 percent of people,are also on the increase because of computer use.Using computer screens means the eye must operate in electromagnetic fields （电磁场）that make it work harder.It is estimated that 25 to 30 percent of people have eye conditions, such as difficulty with night vision,which result from staring at a screen.Sunlight in the summer is believed to be one cause of______.
A:our parents
B:clouded vision
C:eye muscles
D:our eyes
E:computer use
F:eye move答案：B解析：文章第二段第一句便指出，过多的紫外线透过臭氧层是引起眼睛晶状体模糊的最大危险因素，并进一步分析了原因，故选B。
文章第三段的第一句便引出了本段的大意是关于夜盲症和眼疲劳，A项最为符合。
文章第五段首先陈述了儿童群体患近视的普遍性，然后论述引起儿童近视的原因，故选D。
文章第六段主要讲述了由于使用计算机而患夜盲症的人群群体比例，以及计算机是如何对人的眼睛产生伤害的，故选E。
由文章第二段第二句可知，夏季日光中过多的紫外线会增加角膜变形的危险，导致视力模糊并最终形成白内障，故选B。
文章第二段第三句中指出，这些紫外线只有通过防紫外线眼镜来防护以保护我们的眼睛，故选D。
由文章第四段可知，传统上，我们认为近视和远视是由遗传因素引起的，故选A。
由文章第六段第一句话可知，大约有25%的人群因为使用电脑而患有夜盲症，并且人群数量还有增加的趋势，故选E。 -
第7题：
Personal Finance When it comes to our finances, each of us has our own individual approach. Some of us are savers, some are spenders, and others are some-where in between. This continuum is a paradigm that our popular culture uses to frame differences in the way people approach money. I believe that the way we approach our finances goes beyond that particular behavioral characteristic. In reality, I think our approach to finances can be viewed in more of a multi-dimensional setting, where money has a different role in our lives. For some, money means survival, plain and simple. For others, money is something that is a part of their lives but rarely on their mind, regardless of the role it actually plays. For yet others, money is an obsession, as accumulation indicates achievement. Some people view money as a defensive resource to protect against future setbacks. Some people want money to provide a good home, to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies, or to provide something to future generations and so on. Sometimes the same person may view money differently in different situations. The bottom line is that we each have our own relationship with money, and our own conscious and subconscious needs for money, rooted in our value systems. This is an area of personal finance that has interested me for a while. Why do people behave the way they do with respect to their money? What's driving this behavior? Of course, a starting point for anybody is to consider how you personally view things. Taking an introspective approach，I have spent time figuring out my own take on money，and the role it plays in my life. What I have determined is that for me，it fits into a framework that includes the following elements：health, wealth, and relationships. These are linked together as a part of a system. They're all connected, and to the extent one is strengthened, the others will be strengthened as well. If one is weakened, the others will be weakened as well. So to me, money is a part of the wealth aspect of HWR. Beyond basic survival, money gives you the opportunity to live a healthier life, with the time and means to have more positive relationships. One thing I want to make clear is that I am not saying that money buys friends. Well, it could, but those aren't true friends. What I am saying is that the more money you have ,on balance, the less stressed you are about it, and the more time you have to do other things, such as cultivate true, genuine relationships that aren’t based on money. Money is but a component in the system. Some people use money to cultivate their hobbies.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
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第8题：
Which statement regaming high availabily in the Cisco UCS is correct?（）
- A、A node is one of the two（2）CMCs
- B、A node is one of the two（2）Fabric Interconnects
- C、A group is a set off our（4）nodes
- D、Each group is identified by a floating node ID
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第9题：
问答题Practice 5 The sales service includes installation(安装) and training within one week of receiving the order. On the day of installation, our training engineer will spend one hour with your secretary, providing instructions on the operation of this easy-to-use photocopier(复印机). You may call us for help at any time in the future. If necessary, our trainer will go to your company to help you with the operation of the machine.正确答案：
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在收到订单一周以内,我方会提供包括安装和培训在内的销售服务。在安装机器当天,我们的培训工程师会花一个小时的时间,向贵公司的秘书提供操作简便的复印机的指导说明。在未来的使用过程中,如果遇到问题,您可以随时给我们打电话。如果有必要的话,我们的培训师将提供上门服务,为机器操作提供指导。解析：
①receiving the order作介词of的宾语，应该译为“收到订单一周以内”。
②spend后面经常与介词联用，构成“spend+time+介词短语”结构，多译为“花费时间做某事”。
③考查分句的译法。providing的逻辑主语是our training secretary，翻译时可变换句式，无需翻译成伴随状语。
④easy-to-use是合成词，可直接译为“操作简单的”。
⑤if necessary是if it is necessary的简写，译为“如果有必要……（的话）”。 -
第10题：
单选题Time is money! We should（）our time.Abe fit for
Bmake good use of
Cplay a part of
Dtake the place of
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
问答题Directions: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order. Your sentences will be scored on:•the appropriate use of grammar and•the relevance of the sentence to the pictureYou will have 8 minutes to complete this part of the test.Practice 1Directions: Write ONE sentence based on the picture, using the TWO words or phrases beneath it. You may change the forms of the words and you may use them, in any order.正确答案： (1) In the picture, two airplanes are by the field.
(2) The airplane is by another plane.
(3) I see a field by the airplane.
(4) Many trees are by the airplanes and the buildings.
(5) There are two airplanes parked by the field解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题The master may bind the Shipowner or Charterer（）doing such things as are necessary on the part of the one or of the other to carry out the contract.Awith
Bfor
Cby
Dto
正确答案： D解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go, ( ).A、the better will our holiday be
B、the better our holiday will be
C、our holidays will be the better
D、our holiday will be better
参考答案：B
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第14题：
The purpose of a programming system is to make a computer easy to use. To do this, it furnishes languages and various facilities that are in fact programs invoked and controlled by language features. But these facilities are bought at a price: the external description of a programming system is ten to twenty times as large as the external description of the computer system itself. The user finds it far easier to specify any particular function, but there are far more to choose from, and far more options and formats to remember. Ease of use is enhanced only if the time gained in functional specification exceeds the time lost in learning, remembering, and searching manuals. With modern programming systems this gain does exceed the cost, but in recent years the ratio of fain to cost seems to have fallen as more and more complex（ ）have been added. Because ease of use is the purpose, this radio of function to conceptual complexity is the ultimate test of system design. Neither function alone nor simplicity alone（ ）a good design. This point is widely misunderstood. Function, and not simplicity, has always been the measure of excellence for its designers. As soon as ease of use is held up as the criterion, each of these is seen to be（ ）, reaching for only half of the true goal. For a given level of function, however, that system is best in which one can specify things with the most simplicity and straightforwardness. （ ）is not enough. Mooer’s TRAC language and Algol 68 achieve simplicity as measured by the number of distinct elementary concepts. They are not, however, straightforward. The expression of the things one wants to do often requires involuted (复杂的）and unexpected combinations of the basic facilities. It is not enough to learn the elements and rules of combination; one must also learn the idiomatic usage, a whole lore of how the elements are combined in practice. Simplicity and straightforwardness proceed from conceptual（ ）. Every part must reflect the same philosophies and the same balancing of desiderata. Every part must use the same techniques in syntax and the analogous notions in semantics. Ease of use, then, dictates unity of design, conceptual integrity.
A.systems B.functions C.programs D.manuals A.defines B.can be C.constructs D.costs A.stabilize B.equalized C.unbalanced D.balanced A.Function B.System C.Straightforwardness D.Simplicity A.integrity B.isolation C.durability D.consistency
正确答案：B,B,A,C,A
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第15题：
The master may bind the Shipowner or Charterer ______ doing such things as are necessary on the part of the one or of the other to carry out the contract．
A.with
B.for
C.by
D.to
正确答案：C
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第16题：
共用题干
English and English Community
1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
Chinese.
2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
they happen to live.
3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
heritage.The boundaries of a speech community may be different from_________.
A: a second language
B: the same language
C: the same speech community
D:any other language
E:national boundaries
F:a part of one's heritage答案：E解析： -
第17题：
共用题干
English and English Community
1There is no doubt that English is a useful language.The people who speak English
today make up the largest speech community in the world with the exception of speakers of
Chinese.
2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communities.The people who make up
the community share a common language.Often they live side by side,as they do in a
neighborhood（街坊）,a village,or a city. More often they form a whole country. National
boundaries,however,are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech community.
A speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where
they happen to live.
3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech community.
For convenience（方便）,we may divide the speakers into two groups:one in which the
speakers use English as their native language,the other in which the speakers learn English
as a second language for the purpose of education,commerce,and so on.
4 Learning a second language extends one's vision and expands the mind.The history
and literature of a second language record the real and fictional（虚构的）lives of people
and their culture;a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they
feel .Learning English as a second language provides another means of communication
through which the window of the entire English speech community becomes a part of our
heritage.Paragraph 4_________
A:Threat Posed by English
B:Definition of a Speech Community
C:Benefits of Learning a Second Language
D:Advantages of Learning Chinese
E:Two Groups of the English Speech Community
F:A Widely Used Language答案：C解析： -
第18题：
Time is money! We should（）our time.
- A、be fit for
- B、make good use of
- C、play a part of
- D、take the place of
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第19题：
Personal Finance When it comes to our finances, each of us has our own individual approach. Some of us are savers, some are spenders, and others are some-where in between. This continuum is a paradigm that our popular culture uses to frame differences in the way people approach money. I believe that the way we approach our finances goes beyond that particular behavioral characteristic. In reality, I think our approach to finances can be viewed in more of a multi-dimensional setting, where money has a different role in our lives. For some, money means survival, plain and simple. For others, money is something that is a part of their lives but rarely on their mind, regardless of the role it actually plays. For yet others, money is an obsession, as accumulation indicates achievement. Some people view money as a defensive resource to protect against future setbacks. Some people want money to provide a good home, to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies, or to provide something to future generations and so on. Sometimes the same person may view money differently in different situations. The bottom line is that we each have our own relationship with money, and our own conscious and subconscious needs for money, rooted in our value systems. This is an area of personal finance that has interested me for a while. Why do people behave the way they do with respect to their money? What's driving this behavior? Of course, a starting point for anybody is to consider how you personally view things. Taking an introspective approach，I have spent time figuring out my own take on money，and the role it plays in my life. What I have determined is that for me，it fits into a framework that includes the following elements：health, wealth, and relationships. These are linked together as a part of a system. They're all connected, and to the extent one is strengthened, the others will be strengthened as well. If one is weakened, the others will be weakened as well. So to me, money is a part of the wealth aspect of HWR. Beyond basic survival, money gives you the opportunity to live a healthier life, with the time and means to have more positive relationships. One thing I want to make clear is that I am not saying that money buys friends. Well, it could, but those aren't true friends. What I am saying is that the more money you have ,on balance, the less stressed you are about it, and the more time you have to do other things, such as cultivate true, genuine relationships that aren’t based on money. Money is but a component in the system. Money plays the same role in our lives.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
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第20题：
How can an operator list all its history of commands in one step?（）
- A、Run c -l 0?from the command line.Run ?c -l 0?from the command line.
- B、Invoke SMIT for the shell environment.
- C、Run the SC + H?combination at the command prompt.Run the ?SC + H?combination at the command prompt.
- D、Use a rep?command with its UID against the /var/log/history_cmds file.Use a ?rep?command with its UID against the /var/log/history_cmds file.
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第21题：
单选题Personal Finance When it comes to our finances, each of us has our own individual approach. Some of us are savers, some are spenders, and others are some-where in between. This continuum is a paradigm that our popular culture uses to frame differences in the way people approach money. I believe that the way we approach our finances goes beyond that particular behavioral characteristic. In reality, I think our approach to finances can be viewed in more of a multi-dimensional setting, where money has a different role in our lives. For some, money means survival, plain and simple. For others, money is something that is a part of their lives but rarely on their mind, regardless of the role it actually plays. For yet others, money is an obsession, as accumulation indicates achievement. Some people view money as a defensive resource to protect against future setbacks. Some people want money to provide a good home, to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies, or to provide something to future generations and so on. Sometimes the same person may view money differently in different situations. The bottom line is that we each have our own relationship with money, and our own conscious and subconscious needs for money, rooted in our value systems. This is an area of personal finance that has interested me for a while. Why do people behave the way they do with respect to their money? What's driving this behavior? Of course, a starting point for anybody is to consider how you personally view things. Taking an introspective approach，I have spent time figuring out my own take on money，and the role it plays in my life. What I have determined is that for me，it fits into a framework that includes the following elements：health, wealth, and relationships. These are linked together as a part of a system. They're all connected, and to the extent one is strengthened, the others will be strengthened as well. If one is weakened, the others will be weakened as well. So to me, money is a part of the wealth aspect of HWR. Beyond basic survival, money gives you the opportunity to live a healthier life, with the time and means to have more positive relationships. One thing I want to make clear is that I am not saying that money buys friends. Well, it could, but those aren't true friends. What I am saying is that the more money you have ,on balance, the less stressed you are about it, and the more time you have to do other things, such as cultivate true, genuine relationships that aren’t based on money. Money is but a component in the system. Money is only a part of the HWR system.（ ）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： C解析： 题干句意：金钱仅仅是HWR中的一个组成部分。原文最后一句Money is but a component in the system 给出了答案，本句和题干表达相同的意思。答案为A。 -
第22题：
单选题Which statement regaming high availabily in the Cisco UCS is correct?（）AA node is one of the two（2）CMCs
BA node is one of the two（2）Fabric Interconnects
CA group is a set off our（4）nodes
DEach group is identified by a floating node ID
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
问答题On a much general level, it has helped shape our history and continues to shape our culture.正确答案：解析：