2007年中國人民大學考博英語真題

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Part I Vocabulary (20 points)

Directions： Choose the best answer {from A, B, C and D) to complete each of the fol- lowing sentences. Mark your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your

Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

1. Tom doesn’t think that the situation here is as good as his hometown’s.

A. economics B. economic C. economy D. economical

2. the increase in the number of computers in our offices，the amount of paper hat we need has risen as well.

A. Along with B. Altogether C. Although D. All along

3. The food was divided according to the age and size of the child.

A. equally B. individually C. sufficiently D. proportionally

4. Our new firm for a credible，aggressive individual with great skills to fill this position.

A. have looked B. are looking C. is looking D. look

5. Plastic bags are useful for holding many kinds of food, their cleanness, toughness and low cost.

A. by virtue of B. in addition to C. for the sake of D. as opposed to

6. He himself bitterly for his miserable behavior that evening.

A. repealed B. resented C. replayed D. reproached

7. Many of the fads of the 1970s as today’s latest fashions.

A. are being revived B. is revised

C. are revoked D. is being reviled

8. All of the international delegates attending the conference to bring a souvenir from their own countries.

A. has asked B. is asking C. were asked D. was asking

9. Britain’s hope of a gold medal in the Olympic Games suffered yesterday, when Hunter failed to qualify during preliminary session.

A. a severe set-back B. sharp set-back

C. a severe blown-up D. sharp blown-up

10. If you want to do well on the exam, you on the directions that the profes- sor gives and take exact notes.

A. will have concentrated B. have to concentrate

C. will be concentrated D. will be concentrating

11. What about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed all atti-tude cool enough, professional enough and，therefore, cruel enough when facing that tragedy.

A. worked me out B. knocked me out

C. brought me up D. put me forward

12. Since his injury was serious, the doctor suggested that he

A. did not play B. must not play C. not play

13. According to the latest report, consumer confidence points last month, to its lowest level in ten years.

A. soared B. mutated C. plummeted D. fluctuated

14. Our car trunk with suitcases and we could hardly make room for anything.

A. went cramming B. was crammed

C. is cramming D. was been crammed

15. The secretary didn’t know who he was, or she him more politely.

A. will be treating B. would have treated

C. was treating D. would have been treated

16. The instructions on how to use the new machine that nobody seemed to be able to understand.

A. were very simplistic B. was very confused

C. were so confusing D. was so simplistic

17. John played basketball in college and active ever since.

A. have extremely been B. has been extremely

C. will be extremely D. should extremely be

18. The of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country.

A. clash B. clarify C. clarity D. clatter

19. the gift in beautiful green paper, Sarah departed for the party.

A. Having wrapped B. To wrap

C. Wrap D. Wrapping

20. The advertisement for Super Suds detergent that the sale has increased by 25 % in the first quarter of the year.

A. have been so successful B. had been so successful

C. has been so successful D. will be so successful

21. Tom and Alice having a new car to replace their old one for years.

A. has been dreaming of B. have been dreaming of

C. has dreamed D. will have dreamed

22. When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space，the air is said to be .

A. commenced B. compressed C. compromised D. compensated

23. the heavy pollution，the city officials have decided to cancel school for the day.

A. Prior B. By means of C. Due to D. Through

24. Our boss is taking everyone to the ballet tonight, and I need to make sure my new dress for the occasion.

A. has been cleaned B. should have been cleaned

C. is being cleaned D. has been cleaning

25. Peter’s mother kept telling him that in the street is dangerous, but he would not listen.

A. played B. will play C. playing D. been playing

26. A knowledge of history us to deal with the vast range of problems confront- ing the contemporary world.

A. equips B. provides C. offers D. satisfies

27. He wouldn’t even think of wearing clothes； they make him look so old!

A. same B. despite C. such D. that

28. Mary finally decided all the junk she had kept in the garage.

A. get rid B. gotten rid o￡ C. getting rid of D. to get rid of

29. The team leader of mountain climbers marked out .

A. that seemed to be the best route

B. what seemed to be the best route

C. which seemed to be tile best route

D. something that to be the best route

30. Tom Jones，who around the world，will come to Asia next month.

A. will be touring B. have toured C. had been touring D. has been touring

31. The paint on the clown’s face that it scared the children he was trying to entertain.

A. was so exaggeration B. were an exaggeration

C. was such an exaggeration D. was exaggerating

32. Men often wait longer to get help for medical problems than women, and ， women live about six years longer than men on an average.

A. instead of B. constantly C. consequently D. because

33. The emphasis on exams is by far the wont form of competition in schools.

A. negligent B. edible C. fabulous D. disproportionate

34. There is conflicting information on how much iron women need in their diet.

A. so much B. so many C. too few D. a few

35. It must guarantee freedom of expression, to the end that all to the flow of ideas shall be removed.

A. prophecies B. transactions C. arguments D. hindrances

36. Not until the 1980s in Beijing start to find ways to preserve historic build-ings from destruction.

A. some concerned citizens B. some concerning citizens

C. did some concerning citizens D. did some concerned citizens

37. After failing his mid-term exams, Jeremy was face his parents.

A. too ashamed to B. too embarrassing to

C. very ashamed of D. very embarrassing to

38. My grandmother has been going to a better dentist, so this problems she is having with her dentures.

A. won’t eliminate B. will be elimination

C. should have been eliminated D. should help eliminate

39. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad when she was ill and had no money.

A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment

40. During her two-week stay in Beijing, Elizabeth never a chrome (chance) to practice her Chinese.

A. passed by B. passed on C. passed out D. passed up

Part H Reading Comprehension (30 points)

Directions： Read the following passages and then choose the best answer (.from A, B, C and D) to complete each of the following sentences. Mark your choice 'with a single bar

across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.

Passage 1

British food has a good reputation, but English cooking has a bad one. It is difficult to explain the reason for this. Unfortunately? however, superb raw ingredients are often mined from the kitchen so that they come to the table without any of the natural flavor and goodness.

This bad reputation discourages a lot of people from eating in an English restaurant. If they do go to one, they are usually full of prejudice against the food. It is a pity, because

there are excellent cooks in England, excellent restaurants, and excellent home-cooking. How, then，has the bad reputation been built up? Perhaps one reason is that Britain’s Industrial Revolution occurred very early, in the middle of the nineteenth century. As a result； the quality of food changed too. This was because Britain stopped being a largely agricultural country. The population of the towns increased enormously between 1840 and 1870，and people could no longer grow their own food, or buy it flesh from a farm. Huge quantities of food had to be taken to the towns, and a lot of it lost its freshness on the way.

This lack of freshness was disguised by “dressing up” the food. The rich middle classes ate 16ng elaborate meals which were cooked for them by French chefs. French became, and

has remained, the official language of the dining room. Out-of-season delicacies were served in spite of their expense，for there were a large number of extremely wealthy people who wanted to establish themselves socially. The “look” of the food was more important than its taste.

In the 1930s, the supply of servant began to decrease. People still tried to produce complicated dishes, however, but they economized on the preparation time. The Second World War made things even worse by making raw ingredients extremely scarce. As a result, there were many women who never had the opportunity to choose a piece of meat from a well-stocked butcher’s shop，but were content and grateful to accept anything that was offered to them.

Food rationing continued in Britain until the early 1950s. It was only after this had stopped, and butter，eggs and cream became more plentiful，and it was possible to travel abroad again and taste other ways of preparing food，that the English difference to eating became replaced by a new enthusiasm for it.

41. According to the author, it is difficult to explain .

A. why excellent ingredients are spoiled in the process of cooking

B. why people do not like English cooking

C. why British food often has a natural flavor

D. why people prefer home-cooking to ready made food

42. The negative effect of Britain’s Industrial Revolution on English cooking is that

A. the population in the countryside decreased dramatically

B. people no longer grew their own food on their own farms

C. the freshness of food was lost on the way to the cities

D. Britain was no longer an agricultural country

43. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, .

A. more attention was given to the look of the food

B. French became the official language in English restaurants

C. a large number of extremely wealthy people ate in French restaurants

D. out-of-season delicacies became very expensive

44. The Second World War worsened the problem because .

A. there was an increasing demand for servants

B. there was a lack of raw ingredient supply

C. many women refused to choose meat from butcher’s shops

D. French chefs dominated English restaurants

45. A new enthusiasm for eating emerged in Britain .

A. when many women finally had the opportunity to purchase flesh meat from a well stocked butcher’s shop

B. when butter, eggs and cream became available

C. when people started traveling to other cities

D. after the early 1950s

Passage 2

In his typically American open style of communication, Mr. Hayes confronted Isabeta about not looking at him. Reluctantly, she explained why. As a newcomer from Mexico,

she had been taught to avoid eye contact as a mark of respect to authority figures, teachers, employers, parents. Mr. Hayes did not know this. He then informed her that most

Americans interpret lack of eye contact as disrespect and deviousness. Ultimately, he convinced Isabela to try and change her habit, which she slowly did. People from many Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean cultures also avoid eye contact as a sign of respect. Many African Americans，especially from the South, observe this custom, too. A master’s thesis by Samuel Avoian, a graduate student at Central Missouri State University, tells how misinterpreting eye-contact customs can have a negative impact when white football coaches recruit African American players for the teams. He reports that, when speaking, white communicators usually look away from the listener, only periodically glancing at them. They do the opposite when listening. They are expected to look at the speaker all the time.

Many African Americans communicate in an opposite way. When speaking, they tend to constantly stare at the listener； when listening, they mostly look away. Therefore, if

white sports recruiters are not informed about these significant differences, they can be misled about interest and attentiveness when interviewing prospective African American

ball players. In multicultural America, issues of eye contact have brought about social conflicts of two different kinds in many urban centers, non-Korean customers became angry when Korean shopkeepers did not look at them directly. The customers translated the lack of eye contact as a sign of disrespect, a habit blamed for contributing to the open confrontation taking place between some Asians and African Americans in New York, Texas, and California. Many teachers too have provided stories about classroom conflicts based on their misunderstanding Asian and Latin American children lack of eye contact as being disrespectful.

On the other hand，direct eye contact has now taken on a new meaning among the younger generation and across ethnic borders. Particularly in urban centers，when one teenager looks directly at another, this is considered a provocation, sometimes called maddogging，and can lead to physical conflict. Mad-dogging has become the source of many campus conflicts. In one high school, it resulted in a fight between Cambodian newcomers and African-American students. The Cambodians had been staring at the other students merely to learn how Americans behave, yet the others misinterpreted the Cambodians’ intentions and the fight began. Mad-dogging seems to be connected with the avoidance of eye contact as a sign of respect. Thus，in the urban contemporary youth scene，if one looks directly at another, this disrespects，or “ disses，” that person. Much like the archaic phrase " I demand satisfaction,w which became the overture to a duel. Mad-dogging may become a prelude to a physical encounter.

At the entrances to Universal Studio’s “City Walk” attraction in Los Angeles, they have posted Code of Conduct signs. The second rule warns against “physically over bally

threatening any person, fighting, annoying others through noisy or boisterous activities or by unnecessary staring."’’

46. Many African Americans from the South .

A. adopt a typically American open style of communication

B. often misinterpret the meaning of eye contact

C. avoid eye contact as a sign of respect

D. are taught to avoid eye contact whenever telling to the others

47. When listening to the others, white communicators tend to ?

A. look at the speaker all the time B. glance at the speaker periodically

C. look away from the speaker D. stare at the speaker

48. Many customers in American cities are angry with Korean shopkeepers because

A. Korean shopkeepers do not look at them directly

B. they expect a more enthusiastic reflection from the shopkeepers

C. there are some social conflicts in many urban centers

D. they are not informed about difference between cultures

49. Mad-dogging refers to .

A. a provocation from one teenager to another of a different ethnic background

B. physical conflict among the younger generation in urban centers

C. a lack of eye contact as a sign of respect

D. the source of many campus conflicts across ethnic borders in urban centers

50. The archaic phrase, “I demand satisfaction” .

A. was connected with the avoidance of eye contact

B. often led to a fight

C. was a sign of disrespect

D. often resulted in some kind of misinterpretation

Passage 3

When television is good，nothing—not the theatre，not the magazines，or news- papers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there without a book，magazine, newspaper, or anything else to distract you and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. You will see a procession of game shows，violence, audience participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, more violence, sadism, murder, Western bad men，Western good men, private eyes, gangster, still more violence，and cartoons. And endlessly，commercials that scream and offend. And most of all, boredom. True, you will see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate，try it.

Is there no room on television to teach, to inform, to uplift，to stretch, to enlarge the capacities of our children? Is there no room for programs to deepen the children’s un-

derstanding of children in other lands? Is there no room for a children’s news show explaining something about the world for them at their level of understanding? Is there no room for reading the great literature of the past, teaching them the great traditions of freedom? There are some fine children’s shows, but they are drowned out in the massive doses of cartoons, violence，and more violence. Must these be your trademarks? Search your conscience and see whether you cannot offer more to your young children whose future you guard so many hours each and every day.

There are many people in this great country, and you must serve all of us. You will get no argument from me if you say that, given a choice between a Western and a sympho-

ny, more people will watch the Western. I like Westerns and private eyes，too. But a steady diet for the whole country is obviously not in the public interest. We all know that

people would more often prefer to be entertained than stimulated or informed. But your obligations are not satisfied if you look only to popularity as a test of what to broadcast. You are not only in show business ； you are free to communicate ideas as well as to give relaxation. You must provide a wider range of choices，more diversity, more alternatives. It is not enough to cater to the nation’s whims—you must also serve the nation’s needs. The people own the air. They own it as much in prime evening time as they do at six o’clock in the morning. For every hour that the people give you—you owe them something. I intend to see that your debt is paid with service.

51. What the author advises us to do is to .

A. read a book while watching television programs

B. observe a vast wasteland on television

C. watch all the programs of our television station

D. find out why television is good

52. What seems to have offended the author most on television is .

A. violence B. commercials C. Westerns D. private eyes

53. As far as children are concerned, the author’s chief complaint is that _____ .

A. cartoons and violence have become trademarks

B. there is no children’s news show on television

C. there is no reading of great literature for children

D. there are not enough good television programs for children

54. According to the author, it is in the public interest to .

A. broadcast only popular television programs

B. cater to the needs of all the people

C. broadcast both Westerns and symphonies

D. entertain people only

55. It is the obligation of television business to .

A. cater to the nation’s whims

B. provide best programs in prime evening free

C. broadcast news programs, at six in the morning

D. serve the nation’s needs all the time

Passage 4

Some of my classmates in the same dorm established a chatting group on the Net when broadband was available on campus. Then everyone faced their own laptops and talked to

each other by sending messages in the chatting group in the same room. Their dorm was silent the whole night. The only sound came from tapping the keyboard. Before they went to bed that night, all of them sighed and said, “that’s ridiculous. ”

Information Technology brings about revolutionary changes to human communication. The Internet makes theworld global village； that is to say，we can get in touch with each other swiftly regardless of one’s location. However，does the convenience in communication mean that we are actually getting closer? I don’t think so. As the anecdote above

shows，access to broadband made my fellow classmates fall in silence. The Cambridge International Dictionary defines “communication” as “various methods of sending information between people and places. ” while it defines “communicate” as “to be able to understand each other and have a satisfactory relationship?” Therefore. The booming of IT in modern society is only the booming of communication. Exchanging ideas and mutual understanding between people do not base on such booming. On the contrary, due to the revolutionary changes, we’re getting farther from each other to some extent.

Mutual understanding is based on expression. However，expression doesn’t necessarily lead to soul touching communication and understanding. When we waffle with a mere ac-

quaintance ,we normally conceal our true feelings. Thus, we don’t establish communication with him，because we do not need him to understand us. The era of cyberspace further

demonstrates such separation of form and content.

The Internet gives us nearly absolute freedom to speak and express ourselves. With the prosperity o￡ blog, there are, according to recent statistics，about 400,000 bloggers in

China today. Bloggers express themselves on the Net at their will，while others read their blog and give comments once for a while. It seems that blog can make us touch upon the bloggers’ inside world, and make us know them better. However, things are not always that perfect.

Many netizens are abusing their right of free expression. Once you open the Explorer and browse a website，trash information about sex and violence hits our eyes. People scold and flirt in the chat room and Bulletin Board System (BBS). When blog comes into being, netizens even transfer such vulgarity into their personal spaces，and show it to the public.

In the era of the Information Technology boom，the farthest distance on earth is no longer the polar distance. The negative impacts brought about by cyberspace have imposed an unfilled gulf between souls. Since we cannot communicate to each other like before, the distance between people’s hearts has become the farthest distance on earth.

56. The most ridiculous part of the anecdote is that .

A. there was a dead silence in the dorm room the whole night

B. the only sound came from tapping the keyboard

C. those living in the same room communicated by sending messages via the Net

D. they all faced their own laptops

57. According to the author, Information Technology .

A. brings people closer to each other

B. results in silence among her fellow classmates

C. enables us to reach anyone swiftly

D. helps to make the world a global village

58. The author believes that the booming of IT in modern society .

A. encourages the exchange of ideas and the mutual understanding between people

B. leads to soul touching communication and understanding

C. helps to establish a satisfactory relationship

D. results in further separation between people

59. The prosperity of blog does not help us to touch each other because .

A. many people abuse their right of free expression on the Net

B. vulgarity has been transferred into bloggers’ personal spaces

C. bloggers express themselves on the Net at their will

D. anyone is able to read blog and give comments

60. The author believes that in the era of the Information Technology boom the distance between people’s hearts has become the farthest distance on earth because . .

A. there is always a silence

B. people are not able to communicate to each other like before

C. the Internet gives us nearly absolute freedom to express ourselves

D. people can scold and flirt in the chat room at will

Passage 5

According to a recent publication of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, at the present rate of progress, it will take forty-three years to end job discrimination—

hardly a reasonable timetable. If our goal is educational and economic equity and parity, it is then we need affirmative action to catch up. We are behind as a result of discrimination and denial of opportunity. There is one white attorney for every 680 whites, but only one black attorney for every 4,000 blacks； one white physician for every 659 whites, but only one black physician for every 5，000 blacks; and one white dentist for every 1，900 whites，but only one black dentist for every 8，400 blacks. Less than 1 percent of all engineers or of all practicing chemists is black. Cruel and uncompassionate injustice created gaps like these. We need creative justice and compassion to help us close them.

Actually, in the U. S. context, “reverse discrimination” is illogical and a contradiction in terms. Never in the history of mankind has a majority, with power, engaged in programs and written laws that discriminate against itself. The only thing whites are giving up because of affirmative action is unfair advantage something that was unnecessary in the first

place. Blacks are not making progress at the expense of whites, as news accounts make it seem. There are 49 percent more whites in medical school today and 64 percent more whites in law school than there were when affirmative action programs began some eight years ago.

In a recent column，William Raspberry raised an interesting question. Commenting on the Bakke case，he asked，“What if，instead of setting aside 16 of 100 slots，we added 16

slots to the 100?” That, he suggested, would not interfere with what whites already have. He then went on to point out that this, in fact, is exactly what has happened in law and medical schools. In 1968，the year before affirmative action programs began to get under way, 9,571 whites and 282 members of minority groups entered U. S. medical schools. In 1976, the figures were 14,213 and 1,400 respectively. Thus, under affirmative action, the number of “white places” actually rose by 49 percent； white access to medical training was not diminished, but substantially increased. The trend was even more marked in law schools. In 1969，the first year for which reliable figures are available，2,933 minority-group members were enrolled； in 1976，the number was up to 8,484. But during the same period, law school enrollment for whites rose from 65,453 to 107,064 an increase of 64 percent. In short, it is a myth that blacks are making progress at white expense. Allan Bakke did not really challenge preferential treatment in general, for he made no challenge to the preferential treatment accorded to the children of the rich, the alumni and the faculty or to athletes or the very talented only to minorities.

61. The author is for affirmative action .

A. because there is discrimination and denial of opportunity in the U. S.

B. if we aim at educational and economic equity and parity

C. because it will take 43 years to end job discrimination

D. when there is no reasonable timetable in the U. S.

62. It requires to close the gaps between the whites and the blacks in the U. S.

A. one black attorney for ever 4,000 blacks

B. a lot more black engineers and chemists

C. education and economic development

D. creative justice and compassion

63. Blacks are not making progress at the expense of whites，according to the author， because .

A. what white give up is only unfair advantage

B. there are 49 percent more white in medical school today already

C. whites, the majority in the U. S. , will never discriminate against themselves

D. there are 64 percent more whites in law schools today

64. William Raspberry, while commenting on the Bakke case，suggests .

A. to offer 100 slots to whites and 16 to blacks

B. to offer 84 slots to whites and 16 to blacks

C. to follow what has happened in law and medical schools

D. to interfere with what whites already have

65. What Allan Bakke challenged was .

A. the myth that blacks are making progress at white expense

B. unfair treatment accorded to blacks

C. preferential treatment in general

D. preferential treatment to minority-group members

Passage 6

Globalization is a phenomenon and a revolution. It is sweeping the world with increasing speed and changing the global landscape into something new and different. Yet, like all

such trends, its meaning, development, and impact puzzle many. We talk about globalization and experience its effects, but few of us really understand the forces that are at work

in the global political economy.

When people use their cell phones, log onto the Internet, view events from around the world on live television, and experience varying cultures in their own backyards, they begin to believe that this process of globalization is a good thing that will bring a variety of new and sophisticated changes to people’s lives. Many aspects of this technological revolution bring fun, ease，and sophistication to people’s daily lives. Yet the anti-World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle, Washington in 1999 and Washington, D. C. in 2000 are graphic illustrations of the fact that not everyone believes that globalization is a good thing. Many Americans who have felt left out of the global economic boom, as well as Latin Americans, Africans，and Asians who feel that their job skills and abilities are being exploited by multinational corporations (MNCs) in a global division of labor, believe that

this system does not meet their needs. Local cultures that believe that Wal-Mart and McDonald’s bringing cultural change and harm rather than inexpensive products and con-

venience criticize the process. In this way，globalization, like all revolutionary forces，polarizes people，alters the fabric of their lives，and creates rifts within and between people.

Many in the West，along with the prominent and elite among MNCs，educators，and policymakers, seem to have embraced globalization. They argue that it helps to streamline

economic systems, disciplines labor and management，brings forth new technologies and ideas，and fuels economic growth. They point to the relative prosperity of many Western

countries and argue that this is proof of globalization’s positive effects. They see little of the problems the critics identify. In fact, those who recognize some structural problems in

the system argue that despite these issues，globalization is like across the developing world，view globalization as an economic and cultural wave that tears at the fabric of cen-

turies-old societies. They see jobs emerging disappearing in a matter of months，people moving across the landscape in record numbers, elites amassing huge fortunes while local

cultures and traditions are swept away, and local youth being seduced by promises of American material wealth and distanced from their own cultural roots. These critics look

past the allure of globalization and focus on the disquieting impact of rapid and system-wide change.

The irony of such a far-ranging and rapid historical process such as globalization is that both proponents and critics may be right. The realities of globalization are both intriguing and alarming. As technology and the global infrastructure expand, ideas，methods，and services are developed and disseminated to greater and greater numbers of people. As a result, societies and values are altered，some for the better and others for the worse.

66. The author complains that .

A. few of us have a clear idea about the forces behind global political economy

B. globalization is now sweeping the world with increasing speed

C. we are puzzled by the true meaning of globalization

D. too many people use cell phones to log onto the Internet

67. The anti-world Trade Organization protests indicate that .

A. many people feel that they have been left out

B. the process of globalization brings more than fun, ease and entertainment

C. not everyone is convinced that globalization is a good thing

D. the end of globalization has become more graphic

68. Like all revolutionary forces, the process of globalization .

A. brings inexpensive products

B. creates disagreements between people

C. leads to cultural change and harm

D. artifices the lives of people ?

69. Proponents of globalization sing its praises on the basis of .

A. new technologies and ideas

B. changing economic systems and management

C. relative prosperity of Western countries

D. this inevitable tide of history

70. To critics，the worst thing that globalization has brought to us is .

A. the promises of American material wealth

B. the rapid change in social system

C. the disappearance of local cultures and traditions

D. the constant movement of people across the landscape

Translation (20 points)

71. English-Chinese Translation (10 points)

Directions： Translate the following into Chinese and write your translation on your An- swer Sheet ?

It goes without saying, then, that language is also a political instrument, means, and proof of power. It is the most vivid and crucial key to identity: it reveals the private identity，and connects one with, or divorces one from, the larger public，or communal identity. There have been, and are, times, and places，when to speak a certain language could be dangerous, even fatal. Or, one may speak the same language, but in such a way that one’s antecedents are revealed，or (one hopes) hidden. This is true in France, and is absolutely true in England: The range (and reign) of accents on that damp little island make England coherent for the English and totally incomprehensible for everyone else. To open your mouth in England is (if I may use black English) to “put your business in the street”： You have confessed your parents, your youth, your school, your salary, your self-esteem and，alas, your future.

72. Chinese-English Translation (10 points)

Directions： Translate the following into English and write your translation on your Answer Sheet  ?

美國財政部長亨利?保爾森昨天以上海為終點結束了他對亞洲三國的訪問。作為美國總統的首席經濟政策顧問和最主要的經濟事務發言人，保爾森昨天上午在上海期貨交易所所發表的主題講演被認為是布什政府對華經濟政策的最新闡述。在昨天的講演中，保爾森多次強調中國的經濟增長不僅不具有威脅性，而且對全球經濟的增長有好處。他表示，美國歡迎中國發展并成為全球經濟中的一員。

Part F Writing (30 points)

73. Practical Writing (10 points)

Directions: Write a letter of invitation of about 100 words to your close friend Tom，asking him to come and stay for a ^week-end with your family at your riverside cottage :

(a) you have not seen him for a long time；

(b) the country air will do him good;

(c) he can catch a train after work on Friday；

(d) you ask him to let you know the time of his arrival；

(e) you will meet him at the station.

74. Essay Writing (20 points)

Directions： Write an essay of about 200 ?words on the topic : “China Is not Ready for E-education” {E-education : a type of education conducted in the environment of the Inter-

net with the guidance of modern educational theories). Write your essay on your Answer Sheet n ?

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