2015江苏高考英语D篇翻译

Freedom and Responsibility

Freedom’s challenge in the Digital Age is a serious topic. We are facing today a strange new world and we are all wondering what we are going to do with it.

Some 2,500 years ago Greece discovered freedom. Before that there was no freedom. There were great civilizations, splendid empires, but no freedom anywhere. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies, one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses.

In Greece, in Athens (雅典), a little city in a little country, there were no helpless masses. And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together. They must show each other kindness and pity and the many qualities without which life would be very painful unless one chose to live alone in the desert.The Athenians never thought that a man was free if he could do what he wanted. A man was free if he was self-controlled. To make yourself obey what you approved was freedom. They were saved from looking at their lives as their own private affair. Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety. The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.

But discovering freedom is not like discovering computers. It cannot be discovered once for all. If people do not prize it, and work for it, it will go. Constant watch is its price. Athens changed. It was a change that took place without being noticed though it was of the extreme importance, a spiritual change which affected the whole state. It had been the Athenians pride and joy to give to their city. That they could get material benefits from her never entered their minds. There had to be a complete change of attitude before they could look at the city as an employer who paid her citizens for doing her work. Now instead of men giving to the state, the state was to give to them.What the people wanted was a government which would provide a comfortable life for them; and with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of disappearing. Athens was more and more looked on as a cooperative business possessed of great wealth in which all citizens had a right to share.

Athens reached the point when the freedom she really wanted was freedom from responsibility.There could be only one result. If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free. Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom. It is to be had on no other terms. Athens, the Athens of Ancient Greece, refused responsibility; she reached the end of freedom and was never to have it again.

But, “the excellent becomes the permanent”, Aristotle said. Athens lost freedom forever, but freedom was not lost forever for the world. A great American, James Madison, referred to: “The capacity (能力) of mankind for self-government.”No doubt he had not an idea that he was speaking Greek. Athens was not in the farthest background of his mind, but once man has a great and good idea, it is never completely lost. The Digital Age cannot destroy it. Somehow in this or that man’s thought such an idea lives though unconsidered by the world of action. One can never be sure that it is not on the point of breaking out into action only sure that it will do so sometime.

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自由与责任

在数字时代，自由是一个严肃的话题。我们当下面对的是一个陌生的新世界，我们都在想着我们将要做什么。

大约在2500年前，希腊发明了自由。在这之前自由并不存在。当时有伟大的文明，辉煌的帝国，但没有任何的自由。埃及和巴比伦都是独裁的，有着一个集权者统治着绝望的大众。

在希腊雅典，一个小国家的小城市，在这里没有绝望的民众。雅典人自愿地遵守着他们通过的自由人生活在一起就必须遵守的成文或不成文法。他们必须向对方展示仁慈和怜悯，还有许多品质。没有了这些品质，百姓就会活在水中当中，除非一个人选择独自于孤苦沙漠当中。雅典人从不认为为所欲为的人是自由的，自由人是自控之人。让自我服从于自我臣服的东西才是自由的。他们自视自己的生活为私事，并从这个理念中被救赎。每个人都对雅典的福祉负责，不是因为这是被外界强加的力量，而是因为这个城市是他们的骄傲和温床。世界上第一个自由政府的必要信念对于每一个能自控，能对这个国家负责的人来说都是自由的。

然而发掘自由与发明电脑大相径庭。一次发明自由，不代表永远流长。如果人民不珍视它，不经营它，它将会消逝。持续的耕耘才是它的价值。雅典改变了，这是一次被人忽视，却又极为重要的改变，是一次影响整个国家的精神层面的改变。它曾是雅典带给这座城市的骄傲与喜悦。人们可以从雅典身上获取物质利益，雅典却并不了解人们的想法。在人们把这座城市当作雇主来支付城市员工工作酬劳之前，必须要有一个彻底的转变。现在并不是人民要奉献给国家，而是国家得偿还给人民。人民所想要的是一个能给予人民舒适生活的政府，并把这种观点作为主要对象。对于自由的想法，自立和责任被抛之脑后，达到逐渐消亡的程度。雅典被愈发看成是一个拥有巨大财产的合作企业，在这个企业中每个公民都有权分享。

当雅典真正需要的是从责任中汲取的自由，她达到了这样的程度。结果只有一个，如果人民坚持自由，而摆脱自我依赖和社会共同利益责任感的重负，他们将不再自由。责任是每个人都必须为了自由而付出的代价，这一点决不动摇。雅典，古希腊的雅典，排斥了承担责任，她走向自由的终结，自由不复存在。

然而亚里士多德说：“优秀的东西成为永久的东西。”雅典永远失去了自由，但是世界并非永远失去了自由。一个杰出的美国人杰姆斯麦迪逊这样说：“有能者自治。”毫无疑问，他不知道他说的正是希腊。希腊并不位列在他脑中最深邃的背景中，然而一旦人类有了一个伟大而美好的想法，那就永不会消失。数字时代无法摧毁它。不知在某个人的思想当中，这样的想法依然存在，尽管还没有被世界的种种动机所考量。没有人能确保它是否处在突破瓶颈，步入实践的阶段，但可以确信，总有一天它能成为现实。

【2015?浙江】D

In 2004 ,when my daughter Becky was ten , she and my husband ,Joe, were united in their desire for a dog . As for me , I shared none of their canine lust.

But why , they pleaded. “Because I don’t have time to take care of a dog.” But we’ll do it.”Really? You’re going to walk the dog? Feed the dog? Bathe the dog?” Yes, yes , and yes .”I don’t believe you .” We will . We promise.

They didn’t . From day two (everyone wanted to walk the cute puppy that first day ) , neither thought to walk the dog . While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots , to schedule her vet appointments , to feed and clean her , Misty knew this on day one . As she looked up at the three new humans in her life (small, medium, and large) , she

calculated ,”The medium one is the sucker in the pack .”

Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵融合) . She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers , beam her need , and then wait , trusting I would understand — which , strangely , I al most always did . In no time , she became my feet as I read , and splaying across my stomach as I watched television .

Even so , part of me continued to resent walking duty . Joe and Becky had promised. Not fair , I’d balk (不心甘情愿地做) silently as she and I walked . “Not fair , ” I’ d loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home .

Then one day — January 1, 2007 , to be exact — my husband ‘ s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病) .With that , I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital , doing any thing and everything I could to ease his discomfort. During those six months of hospitalizations, Becky, 12 at the time, adjusted to other adults being in the house when she returned from school. My work colleagues adjusted to my taking off at a moment's notice for medical emergencies. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.

Save one: Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with.

As the months went by，I began to realize that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded. The evening walk was a time to shake off the day's upsets and let the worry tracks in my head go to white noise.

When serious illness visits your household, it's , not just your daily routine and your assumptions about the future that are no longer familiar. Pretty much everyone you acts differently.

Not Misty. Take her for a walk, and she had no interest in Joe's blood counts or ’one marrow test results. On the street or in the park, she had only one thing on her mind: squirrels! She Was so joyous that even on the worst days, she could make me smile. On a daily basis she reminded me that life goes on.

After Joe died in 2009，Misty slept on his pillow.

I'm grateful一to a point. The truth is, after years of balking, I've come to enjoy m’ walks with Misty. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she reminds me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future , there's al most always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.

55. why didn't the writer agree to raise a dog at the beginning of the story?

A. She was afraid the dog would get the family, into trouble.

B. It would be her business to take care of the dog

C. Her husband and daughter were united as one.

D. She didn't want to spoil he’ daughter.

56. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to "The medium one is “he sucker in the pack.” (Paragraph 3)?

A. "The middle-aged person loves me most.”

B. ”The medium-sized woman is the hostess.”

C. "The man in the middle is the one who has the final say.”

D. "The woman is the kind and trustworthy one in the family.”

57. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_______.

A. Misty was quite clever

B. Misty could solve math problems

C. the writer was a slow learner

D. no one walked Misty the first day

58. The story came to its turning point when________.

A. Joe died in 2009

B. Joe fell ill in 2007

C. the writer began to walk the dog

D. the dog tired to please the writer

59. Why did the writer continue to walk Misty while Joe was in hospital?

A. Misty couldn’t live without her

B. Her friends didn’t offer any help

C. The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.

D. She didn't want Misty to ’others companion.

60. What is the message the writer wants to convey in the passage?

A. One should learn to enjoy hard times.

B .A disaster can change everything in life.

C. Moments of joy suggest that there is still hope ahead.

D. People will change their attitude toward you when you are in difficulty.

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇记叙文，讲述作者从遛狗的体验中悟出生活的哲理——尽管有时生活艰难、前途难测，但人生总有希望和快乐。

55. B 细节理解题根据第三段第二行“While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her“作者慢慢地意识到她要去接父女俩的手尾，比如说安排见宠物医生等。这意味着最终将由她来照顾这一只狗。

56. D 猜词题，根据这3个单词的意思不难知道small指的是作者的女儿, medium指的是作者，一个woman；and large指的是作者的丈夫。根据后文他们有了心灵相通不难得出答案小狗认为这个妇女（也就是作者）是最信任的和最好心的。

57. A 推理题，根据第三段“Misty knew this on day one它在第一天就知道“和“she calculated它在计算”可以得出答案这只狗是非常聪明的。另外也可以根据意思排除选项BCD。B. Misty could solve math problems就算文章中出现了一个计算的词语，但也不能够得出能够解答数学题的结论，而且根据常识也可以把它排除。C. the writer was a slow learner这个内容没有提及，D. no one walked Misty the first day这个选项的答案，也原文“它在第一天就知道了”是不一致的。

58. B 细节理解题，根据第六段第一句话“Then one day — January 1, 2007 , to be exact — my husband ‘ s doctor uttered an unthinkable word : leukemia ( 白血病) . 然后，2007年1月1日，确切地说是丈夫的医生宣布了丈夫得了白血病”，说明这一天是一个转折点，所以可以得出答案为B。

59. C 细节理解题，根据第八段第二行“quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day’s medical drama unfolded安静，安静的时间来收集我的想法“，所有的这一切都是精神上的一些安慰，所以答案选择The walk provided her with spiritual comfort.这个散步给她带来了心灵的安慰。

60. C 推理题，根据文章最后一句话no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future , there's al most always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment.不管现在是多么困难或者将来是多么的难以预计，总是有一些提取快乐的方法。此题易错选A，虽然这句话是正确的。但是这篇文章并不是在说在困难时期享受快乐。