高英考试

一．Translate the following into Chinese.1.Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown, perhaps because he acts out your wildestfantasies?你是不是莫名其妙地被这个怪异的小丑所吸引，因为他表现出你最疯狂的幻想。

2.Apparently he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries.很明显他所说的话代表了和他同时代的许多年轻人的心声。

3.I was the first to overcome both handicaps at once.我是同时克服了两种不利条件而获得成功的第一人。

4.The old head lifted; two points of light quivered in the old eyes.那位老人的头抬起来，双眼里闪烁着泪光5.It occurred to me that she expected a response..我感到她是想我回应她的。

6.The only things Americans do more than watch television are work and sleep.除了工作和睡觉，美国人做得最多的事就要数看电视了。

7.They shuffled the pieces on the floor and then dropped them into the shoe.他们把这些纸条在地上混合起来放入鞋中。

8.What a bundle of contradictions is a man!人就是一大堆矛盾9.Europe is poor, and a face can cost as much in upkeep as a Rolls-Royce.欧洲人没钱而保养一张脸的花费都赶得上一辆劳斯莱斯的维护费了。

10.He had the brains, the ambition, the good looks.他聪明，有抱负，并且相貌英俊。

二．Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression from the box below, changing its form when necessary:1.In such heated air, he sweltering students could hardly keep their minds on theirlessons2.That’s idle gossip, don’t listen to it.3.She sent in her application for the job, but was rejected as unqualified.4.For many Americans, it is their lifelong dream to buy a satisfying two-storied house witha garden.5.Though high-sounding, his speech struck everyone at the meeting as totally irrelevantto what was discussed.6.Don’t overlook the job of a secretary. It make the difference between failure andsuccess for the company.7.How can you be content to do such menial tasks as washing dishes here in the States?8.When this corporation entered the Chinese market 8 years ago, it aimed to occupy alarger market share rather than to make profit in the short run.9.They moved to the south three years ago, still they can’t get used to the humidsummer.10.The firemen rescued all the people from the burning building.11.He can’t even read the alphabet, let alone speak the language.12.You are expected to memorize all the transitive verbs in the text.13.He can’t be a good manager. He is intolerant of any criticisms about his management.14.If discovered, the soldiers hiding down in the valley would be exposed to the enemy’sfire.15.Listening to music diverts her after a hard day’s work.16.The conclusion deluding all his investigation and arguments about the deplorable stateof economy in that country.17.What is done can not be legible.18.He clenched his fists ready to defend himself.19.I felt greatly refreshed after drinking a glass of iced water.20.The newly-recruited soldier was asked to straighten his hat.21.When people think about how much they have to invest in their children’s education,they don’t want to expend large sums of money on luxuries.22.He couldn’t retrieve his unfinished paper from the computer files. He tried all the trickshe knew but they were all ineffectual.23.The corporation has made, among other things, an annual profit of $2 million for thepast four years.24.She won the first prize in the school-wide speech contest. The whole department tookpride in her success.25.The girl in charge of refreshments forgot to order the ice cream for the party. 三．Choose the right word or expression in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences;1.It was a (proud,arrogant) monment for my cousin when she shook hands with thePresident.2.Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive,omagine) of livingwithout it.3.As it was an informal dinner, most people (wore, were dressed) in their confortableclothes.4.The prfessor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight,glance).5.Before ordering their dinner,they considered the (relevant,relative) merits of chickenand roast beef.6.Isn’t it (wholesome,noisome) to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day andnight.7.“But the piano is out of (tone, tune),” she said in a disappointed (tone,tune)8.They are now enjoying a short (vocation ,vacation) at the seashore.9. A (content, contented) person is one who is happy with what he has.10.She told the children about her life on the farm all those years ago, how she (got used to,used to) get up at four every moning to milk the cows.11.Every night before he went to bed, he (made a point, made a plan) of checking all thedoors and windows.12.He tried to (infuse,fill) the awkward situation with humor.13.We have a sense of working towards a (common, ordinary) goal.14.It suddenly (happened, occurred) to him that he had worked for twelve hours withouteating anything.15.A soft background music will( enhance,inctease) a delicious meal.16.Will the financial (reverse, adverse) prevent you from taking a holiday this summer?17.The gardener was asked to cut the bushes(even, equal) with the fence.18.The (shameful, shameless) family secret was brought to light.19.Mary aired her (grievances, grief) at not being treated fairly by the salesperson.20.It was in the (dark, dim) light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me.21.Too much food (induces, tempts) sleepiness.22.The author declares that the plot and characters of the novel are (imaginary,imaginative).23.The way in which TV can (affect, effect) a person’s thinking should never be overlooked.24.She said that she would (preserve, reserve) the right to take the issue to a higherauthority.25.That year he published his first book, which was a (spacious, huge) success.26.He cut stone with a knife and (blunted, blurted) the edge.27.The strength of domestic (demand, command) was the main engine of growth in bothcountries.四. Explain the underlined words in English:1. The Beatles… urged peace and piety…..Stress on peace and piety.2. His most notable songs… while the lyrics celebrate the simple joy…The poems praise the simple joys of life3. what does he – or any other current rock success – tell us about his fans?Other successful rock stars recently.4. …..Who were just as nervous about the grown-up world.Were just equally worried about the world of the grown-ups5. Unlike the dropouts, they are not parasites.They are not those who live completely depending on others.6.At first glance, this course is far from inviting.This way of changing the world is hardly better received.7. …Which is invariably the lot of women in politics.Fate8. When I tried to break out of that role in 1963….When I tried to end the role9. ...when the law… was enforce instead of evaded….The law … was carried out instead of being made ineffective..10. Miss brill was glad she had decided on her fur.She had decided that she would put on the fur.11.And yet it explained why she made such a point of startingMade sure she was bound to start from home.12.…The lady who threw me my first lifeline.Help me out of the first great trouble in my life13.I was lliked, and what a difference it made.how important that is14.It occurred to me that she expected a responecaused me to think.15.The surest way to avoid doing so is….not to strain the attention of anyone….Not to force any one to keep his attention for too long ….16.Consider the casual assumptions that television tends to cultivate……The ground less belief that television is meant to help develop ….17.…General Sarnoff, or one of the other august pioneers of video….great forerunners in the industry of television18.We are quite indifferent as to which three.Not caring for which three of you to die19.… and they didn’t at first even attach the idea of cowardice to his actions.Connect the fear of death with his behavior20.Even then, I proceed half-heartedly , in a kind of dream.continued inattentively21.But I have not ye given up all hope of finding some way of hastening the approach of sleep.speeding up the coming near of sleep22.The most that the majority of European women can do is just to wash and hope for the best.Hope for a favorable result…23.… and will in time,no doubt,be universally acted upon.…and will at last surely be put into practice by people in general.24.The jar may be empty or tenanted by spiders-it makes no difference to its beauty orugliness.It is not important for its outer appearance.25.So we are very selective.We are very critical and have the power to choose.26.“How are you ranked in your class.What is your position in your class?27.But you’ll be paid handsomely.We’ll pay you generously五. Translate the following into English.1. 美国妇女对美国的发展做出了重要的贡献,但她们却一直受到各种形式的性别歧视.政治上,她们做的是那些乏味却又决定选举胜败的琐碎事,很少有机会升到高层职位,得到好处的是男人.经济上,大部分妇女做的是那些工资低和没有前途的工作,她们的工资也永远低于做同样工作的男人.很多美国人不承认这是歧视妇女,说这只是社会分工的不同.很多妇女甚至也满足于自己作为次等公民的角色.所以作者说,妇女要获得真正的平等是一场长期而艰巨的斗争.Women in America have made great contributions to the development of the country,however,they have been face with various forms of sexual discrimination. In politics,they do the tedious trivial jobs that decide the result of the election but have few chances to rise to high ranks,Men benefit from their work.In economy,the majority of women do jobs that bring neither high pay nor promise. Their pay is forever lower than that of the men who do the same jobs.Many Americans do not admit this to be discrimination against women ,claiming that this is merely cause by division of labor.Many women even are contented with the role of a secondary citizen,Therefore,the author says it will be a long and hard stuggel for women to get real equality.2. 人类创造了语言,使语言成为人与人进行交流的工具.口头语言和书面语言一个不同之处在于口头语言能用声音表达字所具有的细微的意义差别.弗劳尔斯朗读<<双城记>>时就像是在唱歌,好听极了.她的朗读使我认识到语言的神奇. 弗劳尔斯太太送给我小说和诗集.我从这些书中学到了人生的价值,认识到了文学作品的语言是多么美.Men created language and made it the instrument for communication between people,One difference between spoken languae and written language lies in the fact that spoken language is able to convey shades of meaning with sound, Mrs Flowers read aloud A Tale of Two Cities as if she was singing.Her voice was very beautiful. Her reading enabled me to realize how fabulous language is. Mrs Flowers gave me novels and collections of poems as gifts. From these books, I became conscious of the value of life and the beauty of literary language.3. 人们的注意力跨度很短,因此,为了抓住观众的注意力,电视必须通过多样化,新奇性和动作不断地提供刺激.这样做的结果是,新闻过于简短,不能提供有效的交流;很多新闻节目就像"机关枪发射碎片",破坏了思维的连贯性.这种迎合注意力跨度短的做法,还会降低文化水平.避免了复杂性,也就牺牲了思考.成年美国人中"功能性文盲"人数不断增长,他们甚至不知道如何回答招聘广告或读懂药瓶上的说明,电视对此起码应负一部分责任.People have a very short span of attention. So to grab the attention of the viewers,television must provide constant stimulus through variety.novelty and action,The result of this is that news becomes too brief to supply effective communication.Many news prgrams look like “machine gunning with scraps”breaking the consistency of though.It lowers the level of literacy to adjust to the brevity of attention.To avoid complexity means to sacrifice thinking.The population of “functional illiteracy” among American adults is on the rise.They are even unable to respond to want ads of understand the instructions on a medicine bottle.Television should be held partly responsible for this.。