考研真题
1. 赣南师范大学外国语学院《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》历年考研真题汇总（含部分答案）
2. 全国名校基础英语考研真题
考研指导书
1. 杨立民《现代大学英语精读（1）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
2. 杨立民《现代大学英语精读（2）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
3. 杨立民《现代大学英语精读（3）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
4. 杨立民《现代大学英语精读（4）》（第2版）学习指南【词汇短语＋课文精解＋全文翻译＋练习答案】
赣南师范大学外国语学院《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》历年考研真题汇总（含部分答案）
书籍目录
2011年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
2012年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
2013年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
2014年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
2018年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
2019年赣南师范大学《621综合英语》考研真题
2020年赣南师范大学《621综合英语》考研真题
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2011年赣南师范大学《621综合英语（含英汉互译）》考研真题及详解
Part Ⅰ Structures and Vocabulary (30’)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1 He never hesitates to make _____ criticisms _____ are considered helpful to others.
A. so …that
B. so… as
C. such…that
D. such…as
【答案】D
【解析】句意：他一向毫不犹豫地提出他认为对他人有益的批评。criticisms是名词，所以首先排除A、B。因为是定语从句修饰criticisms，而不是表示结果或目的，故选D。
2 You have no right _____ to read what is written inside.
A. indeed
B. actually
C. whatsoever
D. anyhow
【答案】C
【解析】句意：无论里面写的什么，你都无权看。indeed的确；实在。actually事实上；实际上。whatsoever相当于whatever表示无论什么。anyhow总之；无论如何。C选项符合句意，故选C。
3 _____ ghost exists in the world. That’s your illusion.
A. No such a thing as
B. No such a thing as a
C. No such thing as a
D. No such thing as
【答案】C
【解析】句意：世上没有鬼魂一类的事物存在，那只是你的错觉而已。such如果用在中位限定词a前就是一个前位限定词，如果与其他限定词连用则为后位限定词，所以不存在no such a的结构。而ghost前要加冠词，故选C。
4 Mrs. Smith is afraid that she and her husband don’t see _____ on New Year’s resolutions.
A. face to face
B. eye to eye
C. hand to hand
D. heart to heart
【答案】B
【解析】句意：史密斯太太担心她和她丈夫对新年的决议意见不一致。face to face面对面。eye to eye意见一致。hand to hand逼近地。heart to heart诚恳地；贴心地。B选项符合句意，故选B。
5 Since I could not see anything through the microscope, _____ my careful adjustment, I gave up.
A. for all
B. above all
C. after all
D. in all
【答案】A
【解析】句意：尽管我小心地调整了望远镜，但我从里面还是什么都看不见，就放弃了。for all尽管；虽然。above all首要的是；最重要的是。after all毕竟；究竟。in all总共；总计。
6 Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread _____ woven into textile fabrics.
A. as are they
B. when to be
C. that they are
D. if they are to be
【答案】D
【解析】句意：纤维和羊毛是不连续的，必须先把它们都纺成线，而后做成毛织品。D选项表示假设，故选D。
7 The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than _____.
A. is necessary
B. being necessary
C. to be necessary
D. it is necessary
【答案】A
【解析】句意：室内游泳池看上去过度奢华了。than也可以看作定语从句的连词，即关系代词。在句中作用相当于which，区别在于前面有形容词或副词比较级。因此可以看出，从句中关系代词than作主语，不需要it，故选A。
8 Fat cannot change into muscle _____ muscle changes into fat.
A. any more than
B. no more than
C. no less than
D. much more than
【答案】A
【解析】句意：正如肌肉不能变成脂肪一样，脂肪也不能变成肌肉。not…any more than和……一样不能。故选A。
9 Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner _____ at the very moment of the crash.
A. should have died
B. must be dying
C. must have died
D. ought to die
【答案】C
【解析】句意：调查人员一致认为，客机上的乘客一定是在飞机坠毁的那一刻死亡的。情态动词must表示推测。should have done表示过去应该做而未做。must be dying表示一定正在做。must have done表示一定做过了。ought to do表示现在应该做。故选C。
10 The dictator relied on abuse of his opponents _____ on sound reasoning.
A. more than
B. other than
C. rather than
D. better than
【答案】C
【解析】句意：对于他的反对者，独裁者宁愿斥骂也不愿采取说理的办法。more than万分；非常。other than与……不同；以不同的方式。rather than而不是。C选项符合句意，故选C。
11 Be careful with John; I think he has _____ motives for being so generous.
A. ultimate
B. ulterior
C. interior
D. hidden
【答案】B
【解析】句意：你要小心约翰，我想，他这么大方肯定别有用心。ulterior motives别有用心，是固定搭配。故选B。
12 We tried to settle the problem with them as soon as possible, but they seemed to _____ sincerity.
A. lack of
B. be lack of
C. lack in
D. be lacking in
【答案】D
【解析】句意：我们试图尽快与他们解决问题，但他们似乎缺乏诚意。lack做动词是及物动词，没有be lack of这个短语，只有be lacking in缺少。故选D。
13 The energy gained from the sun can then be used during the night to enable the necessary chemical reactions to _____ in his body.
A. conduct
B. proceed
C. progress
D. practice
【答案】B
【解析】句意：白天从太阳那获得的能量在夜晚被用在体内进行化学反应。conduct进行；行为；实施。proceed进行；继续下去；发生。progress前进；进步；发展。practice实行；实践。B选项符合句意；故选B。
14 Although most dreams apparently happen ______, dream activity may be provoked by external influence.
A. spontaneously
B. simultaneously
C. homogeneously
D. instantaneously
【答案】A
【解析】句意：虽然很显然，大多数梦是自发的，但梦的活动可能是由外部影响引起的。spontaneously自然发生地；自发地。simultaneously同时地。homogeneously同类地；类似地。instantaneously即刻地；瞬间地。
15 The work in the office was _____ by a constant stream of visitors.
A. confused
B. hampered
C. reverend
D. perplexed.
【答案】B
【解析】句意：办公室的工作受到不断的来访者的妨碍。confuse使混乱；使迷惑不解。hamper妨碍；牵制。reverse反转；使反向。perplex使费解；使迷惑。B选项符合句意，故选B。
16 Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in order to attract good health or to ______ disease.
A. set aside
B. ward off
C. shrug off
D. give away
【答案】B
【解析】句意：进入文明社会之前，人们大都在身上或脸上彩绘来保持身体强健或抵御疾病。ward off避开；避免。set aside存蓄。shrug off耸肩；把……看作无所谓。give away送给人；分发。B选项符合句意，故选B。
17 The party’s reduced vote was _____ of lack of support for its policies.
A. indicative
B. positive
C. revealing
D. evident
【答案】A
【解析】句意：该党的选票减少表明人们对其施政政策缺乏支持。indicative意味着；表示；与介词of搭配。positive肯定的；积极的。revealing有启迪作用的。evident明显的；显然的。A选项符合句意，故选A。
18 To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an ______ between an eye and a camera.
A. image
B. analogy
C. imitation
D. axis
【答案】B
【解析】句意：老师经常拿眼睛和照相机作类比以帮助学生了解眼睛是怎样看东西的。image形象；映像。analogy比拟；类比。draw an analogy between A and B为固定搭配，将A与B作类比。imitation模仿；仿制。axis轴线；中心轴。故选B。
19 The result has turned still worse than it ______.
A. would otherwise have been
B. would be otherwise
C. has otherwise been
D. had otherwise been
【答案】A
【解析】句意：结果比想象地还要糟。表示对过去事实相反的假设主句用would have done。故选A。
20 To acquire education is the principal way of gaining status in a society that generally stresses achievement, skillfulness, and upward ______.
A. mobility
B. motivation
C. ambition
D. promotion
【答案】A
【解析】句意：在一个强调成就、技巧和上进心的社会中，受教育是获得地位的主要途径。upward mobility上进心，为固定搭配，故选A。
21 Ladies and gentlemen, I am very privileged to present to you the ______ star of stage and screen, Walter Smith.
A. movie
B. shining
C. renowned
D. Hollywood
【答案】C
【解析】句意：女士们先生们，十分荣幸地为你们介绍：这是竞技场与电视屏幕前负有声望的巨星——沃尔特·史密斯。沃尔特·史密斯是一名教练，前足球运动员，故选C。
22 You may as well visit Japan in April, when cherry flowers are _____.
A. in good season
B. in full bloom
C. in good bloom
D. in full season
【答案】B
【解析】句意：你也可以在4月参观日本，那时候樱花正开。in good season正当时令；正上市。in full bloom（鲜花）盛开。故选B。
23 Although the actor’s performance seemed very _____, it was not as dangerous as it looked.
A. excited
B. brawl
C. perilous
D. courageous
【答案】C
【解析】句意：尽管演员的表演看上去很惊险，但其实没那么危险。excited兴奋的；激动的。brawl争吵；打架。perilous危险的；冒险的。courageous有胆量的；勇敢的。C选项符合句意，故选C。
24 Every one of us needs a rest for all our energy is ______.
A. exhaustion
B. exhaustible
C. exhaustive
D. exhausted
【答案】D
【解析】句意：每个人都需要休息一下，因为我们已经筋疲力尽了。exhaustion枯竭；耗尽；为名词。exhaustible可枯竭的。exhaustive详尽的；彻底的。exhausted筋疲力尽的。D选项符合句意。故选D。
25 Though the model was ______ she insisted on keeping it as a souvenir.
A. authentic
B. erratic
C. absolute
D. out of date
【答案】D
【解析】句意：尽管这个模型已经过时了，她还是坚持把它当作一个纪念品。authentic真正的；真实的。erratic漂泊不定的；不规则的。absolute完全的；绝对的。out of date过时的。D选项符合句意；故选D。
26 The president made a _____ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly,
A. vigorous
B. tedious
C. flat
D. harsh
【答案】A
【解析】句意：主席在运动会开幕式上作了积极发言，极大地鼓舞了运动员们。vigorous有力的；精力充沛的。tedious沉闷的；冗长乏味的。flat平坦的；单调的。harsh严厉的；粗糙的。A选项符合句意，故选A。
27 Although the two players are _____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.
A. partners
B. enemies
C. rivals
D. companions
【答案】C
【解析】句意：在网球场上这两位选手是竞争对手，但他俩真的是好朋友。partner合作伙伴。enemy敌人。rival竞争对手。companion同伴；同事。C选项符合句意；故选C。
28 These young people have much to be dissatisfied with, and they sometimes do _____, but on the whole they study hard, knowing the problems the states is facing.
A. grumble
B. frustrate
C. frown
D. perplex
【答案】A
【解析】句意：这些年轻人有很多不满意的地方，他们有时会抱怨一下，但总的来说，他们学习很努力，知道国家面临的问题。grumble嘟囔；抱怨。frustrate失败；受挫。frown皱眉；不同意。perplex使困惑；使为难。A选项符合句意；故选A。
29 Her mind was so _____ by the disease that she could not remember what she had done.
A. acted
B. influenced
C. affected
D. effected
【答案】C
【解析】句意：她的记忆受疾病影响，导致她记不住她做过什么事情了。influenced（正面的）影响。effected（正面的）影响。affected（坏的）影响。故选C。
30 In his _____ to further his knowledge of the universe man has now begun to explore space.
A. endeavor
B. expedition
C. trial
D. chase
【答案】A
【解析】句意：在他进一步探索宇宙知识的努力中，人类现在开始探索宇宙。endeavor努力；尽力。expedition远征。trail追踪；蔓延。chase追逐；追赶。A选项符合句意，故选A。
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (20’)
Directions: In this section there FOUR reading passages followed by 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and choose the ONE best answer.
Passage A
The necessary urban development of our cities must be compatible with the conservation of the Cultural and Historical Patrimony. This is particularly true in the case of those cities, numerous, in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe, that are the result of a long historical tradition, often uninterrupted during almost two thousand years. The preservation of the Archaeological Patrimony in these cities, however, comes up against conflicts difficult to resolve, with very differing and opposed positions: the demand and the price of the ground, the harmonious development of the city, the presence of infrastructures and services, the aspiration of the citizens to worthy housing, the business projects of the promoters or the working plans of the constructors.
The common resource established to solve these conflicts is Urban Planning. Archaeology must take part actively in the elaboration of this planning, and use its abilities positively to prevent archaeological problems and look for an acceptable solution from the point of view of the protection of the Archaeological Patrimony with regard to urban development. Lamentably, archaeology frequently ignores the possibilities of this course of action and does not have the resources necessary to use the urban standard and the planning figures as other methodological instruments (alongside those traditionally used in Archaeology) to solve the archaeological impact of urban development.
Given that the planning figures are the most efficient way of regulating the ground plan and classify and organize the territory, they are also a useful instrument for organizing an action of the urban Archaeological Patrimony, to prevent its destruction, and, even, to give a value to these types of resources. To achieve this it is necessary to characterize, define and outline the spaces with Archaeological Patrimony within the plan. This outlining must extend from the element under protection towards its surroundings, and must seek the conservation of that space, as well as guarantee the control of the agents or activities that may act negatively upon them. The adequate organization of these spaces needs not only to apply the existing ground legislation, but also develop in each particular case (whether a city or a superior organizing community) a defined regulation. This regulation, adapted to the specification of the elements and surroundings to be protected, provides an adequate organization of the spaces that, due to their own historical values and potential social function, this require it. To achieve this it will be necessary to not only limit their use, but also to establish solutions for their management and, even, for their socio-cultural use.
This study is illustrated with examples and experiences derived from Galician cities, each of which presents a particular problem: Santiago de Compostela (a mediaeval city, now Patrimony of Humanity), Lugo (built on the remains of the most important Roman city of Galicia), and Corona and Vigo (cities with roman-mediaeval antecedents and recent development which today have a very strong urban dynamic). However, instead of carrying out a mere case study based on particular examples, an effort is made to evaluate the Spanish context to help to contribute to making a general diagnosis of the problem and to define the basic conditions that from the author’s point of view should comply with the previously mentioned specific regulations.
31 The word “patrimony” in the first sentence of the passage probably means ______.
A. heritage
B. site
C. significance
D. spot
32 It can be inferred that those who emphasize the demand and the price of the ground believe that ______；
A. priority should be given to the preservation of Cultural and Historical Patrimony
B. too much attention should not be given to preserving historical sites in urban areas
C. the urban development plans should be compatible with conservation of historical sites
D. the preservation of historical sites should be integrated into the urban development plans
33 The author regrets to see that ______.
A. many historical sites are cleared for urban development
B. the impact of urban development has always been negative
C. archaeologists fail to play an active part in urban planning
D. no standard and planning figures are used in urban planning.
34 To better protect the Archaeological Patrimony, the author proposes that ______.
A. each site be classified into a category and a plan be made for its protection
B. measures be taken to control possible negative agents and activities
C. new regulation be made in accordance with urban development plans
D. specific regulation be made to protect each site and its surrounding
【答案与解析】
31A 根据下文的“that are the result of a long historical tradition, often uninterrupted during almost two thousand years.”可知“patrimony”指的是经由历史遗存下来的，可推测意思为“遗产；遗迹”。故选A。
32B 根据文章第一段最后一句可推测那些重视土地需求和地价的人不重视保护城市历史遗迹，这威胁到了他们的利益。故选B。
33C 根据文章第二段最后一句“archaeology frequently ignores the possibilities of this course of action… as other methodological instruments”可知考古学没有积极参与规划制定，因而作者对其很遗憾，故选C。
34D 根据文章倒数第二段最后一句“To achieve this it will be necessary to not only limit their use, but also to establish solutions for their management and, even, for their socio-cultural use”可知作者希望对其管理制定详细方案，还包括社会文化用途。故选D。
Passage B
Adopted at birth in 1967 by a family of Jehovah’s Witness, I was asked from an early age to behave as much like an adult as possible. Three times a week in the Kingdom Hall in Miami, my brother and I strove to sit perfectly still in our chairs. Our mother carried a wooden spoon in her purse and was quick to take us outside for beatings if we fidgeted.
At 5, I sat onstage in the Kingdom Hall in Surrey, England, where my father’s job had taken us. Nervously pushing my memorized lines into the microphone, I faced my mother, who was seated across from me. We were demonstrating for the congregation exactly how a Bible study with a “worldly” person, or non-Witness, should go.
I had played the householder before—the person who answered the door. That was easy: you just asked questions that showed you didn’t know the truth. Portraying the Witness was harder: you had to produce the Scripture to answer any questions the householder might ask.
But we had written our parts on index cards rehearsed repeatedly at home. I was well dressed and shining clean. I said my lines flawlessly and gave looks of concern at the right times. Finally, the householder agreed with everything I had said: her way of life was wicked, and the Bible clearly proved that Jehovah’s Witnesses were the only true Christians who would be saved at Armageddon. Her look was grateful. Then she smiled, becoming my mother again. Everyone clapped, and she glowed with pride. At last I could go out in service.
From the age of 5 until I was 14, I knocked on the doors of strangers each week with memorized lines that urged them to repent. I didn’t play with worldly children. I didn’t have birthday parties or Christmas mornings. What I did was pray a lot. I knew the books of the Bible in order, heart, and could recite various verses. My, loneliness was nourished by rich, beautiful fantasies of eternal life in a paradise of peace, justice, racial harmony and environmental purity, a recompense for rigor and social isolation of our lives.
This bliss wasn’t a future we had to work for. Witnesses wouldn’t vote, didn’t involve themselves in worldly matters, weren’t activists. Jehovah would do it all for us, destroying everyone who wasn’t a Witness and restoring the earth to harmony. All we had to do was to obey and wait.
Shortly after our return to the States, my father was disfellowshipped for being unrepentant smoker smoking violated God’s temple, the body, much like fornication and drunkenness. Three years later, my parents’ marriage dissolved. My mother’s second husband had served at Bethel, the Watchtower’s headquarters in Brooklyn. Our doctrines, based on Paul’s letters in the New Testament, gave him complete control as the new the head of the household; my mother’s role was to submit. My stepfather happened to be the kind of person who took advantage of this authority, physically abusing us and forcing us to shun our fattier completely.
After two years, I ran away to live with my father. My brother joined me a tumultuous six months later. We continued to attend the Kingdom Hall and preach door to door; the Witnesses had been our only community. Leaving was a gradual process that took months of questioning. I respected all faiths deeply, but at 15 decided that I could no longer be part of a religion that condoned inequality.
After she finally divorced my stepfather, my mother moved out of state and married another Witness. Our occasional correspondence skates over the surface of our strained detente. I feel for her struggles. A smart, capable woman, she subjugated her will and judgment, as the Witnesses teach, to her husbands’. If she damaged my brother and me or failed to protect us, she did so out of fear and belief. She wanted to save us from certain destruction at Armageddon, from a corrupt and dirty would. She wanted nothing less for us than paradise.
I love my mother, but I also have my “worldly” life, the multitude of ideas I was once forbidden to entertain, the rich friendships and the joyous love of my family. By choosing to live in the world she scorned—to teach in a college, to spare the rod entirely, to believe in the goodness of all kinds of people—I have, in her eyes, turned my back not only on Jehovah but also on her.
It’s strange when Jehovah’s Witnesses come to my door now. I know discussion is futile; they have a carefully planned response for any objection. Finally, I say, “I, an apostate,” and their eyes widen at the word: someone who has willfully rejected Jehovah, far worse than a worldly person，who is, simply ignorant of the Truth. A threat to the faith of others, an apostate deserves to be shunned, as we were forced to shun our disfellowshipped father. The Witnesses back away from my door.
35 The author’s mother can be described as the following EXCEPT _____.
A. a pious Christian
B. a loving mother
C. a submissive wife
D. a cruel mother
36 The author’s attitude toward her mother can be described as _____.
A. proud
B. scornful
C. hateful
D. pitiful
37 The word “worldly” in paragraph 2 means _____.
A. secular
B. commercialized
C. pious
D. innocent
38 The author’s purpose of writing this article is to _____.
A. tell a life story of a Witness
B. describe the Witnesses’ religious life
C. show the author’s turn of faith
D. tell a story of a Witness family
39 What do we know about the Witnesses according to the passage?
A. They lead a religious, alienated life.
B. They have equal rights.
C. Their children enjoy a colorful childhood.
D. They are involved passively in politics
【答案与解析】
35B 通读全文可知作者的母亲经常为了自己的基督见证身份打孩子，并且服从于丈夫，所以文章没有体现母亲是个慈爱的人，故选B。
36D 通读全文，作者对母亲作为基督见证的一生以及受母亲强迫信教的自己的挣扎进行了描述，字里行间透露着淡淡的悲伤，作者也曾提到过她爱她的母亲，但是她的母亲对她做的事情很残忍，所以作者对母亲的态度应是同情的，痛心的，故选D。
37A 根据文章倒数第二段第一句中的“the multitude of ideas I was once forbidden to entertain, the rich friendships and the joyous love of my family.”可知“worldly”一词指的是世俗的生活，故选A。
38D 通读全文可知作者以自己和母亲的一生讲述了自己作为一个领养的孩子在一个基督见证的家庭里从小到大的生活，讲述了一个基督见证家庭的故事，故选D。
39A 通读全文由作者从小就经历的事情以及不能像常人一样娱乐和拥有爱情友情可知基督见证的家庭的生活是十分虔诚且与世隔绝的一种情况。故选A。
Passage C
Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessors’ musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940’s swing, was belittled by beboppers of the 1950’s, who were themselves attacked by free jazzers of the 1960’s. The neoboppers of the 1980’s and 1990’s attacked almost everybody else. The titanic figure of black saxophonist John Coltrane has complicated the arguments made by proponents of styles from bebop through neobop because in his own musical journey he drew from all those styles. His influence on all types of jazz was immeasurable. At the height of his popularity, Coltrane largely abandoned playing bebop, the style that had brought him fame, to explore the outer reaches of jazz.
Coltrane himself probably believed that the only essential characteristic of jazz was improvisation, the one constant in his journey from bebop to open-ended improvisations on modal, Indian and African melodies. On the other hand, this dogged student and prodigious technician—who insisted on spending hours each day practicing scales from theory books—was never able to jettison completely the influence of bebop, with its fast and elaborate chains of notes and ornaments on melody.
Two stylistic characteristics shaped the way Coltrane played the tenor saxophone: he favored playing fast runs of notes built on a melody and depended on Heavy, regularly accented beats. The first led Coltrane to “sheets of sound” where he raced faster and faster, pile-driving notes into each other to suggest stacked harmonies. The second meant that his sense of rhythm was, almost as close to rock as to bebop.
Three recordings illustrate Coltrane’s energizing explorations. Recording Kind of Blue with Miles Davis, Coltrane found himself outside bop, exploring modal melodies. Here he played surging, lengthy solos built largely around repeated motifs—an organizing principle unlike that of free jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman, who modulated or altered melodies in his solos. On Giant steps, Coltrane debuted as leader, repetitions, and great speed are part of each solo, and the variety of the shapes of his phrases is unique. Coltrane’s searching explorations produced solid achievement. My Favorite Things was another kind of watershed. Here Coltrane played the soprano saxophone, an instrument seldom used by jazz musicians. Musically, the results were astounding. With the soprano’s piping sound, ideas that had sounded dark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy.
When Coltrane began recording for the Impulse Label, he was still searching. His music became raucous, and physical. His influence on rockers was enormous, including Jimi Hendrix, the rock guitarist, who following Coltrane, raised the extended guitar solo using repeated motifs to a kind of rock art form.
40 According to the passage, a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was _____.
A. the degree to which Coltrane’s music encompassed all of jazz
B. the repetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solos
C. the number of his own compositions that Coltrane recorded
D. the importance Coltrane placed on rhythm in jazz
41 The author mentions the work of Ornette Coleman in the fourth paragraph in order to ______.
A. expand the discussion by mentioning a player playing in Coltrane’s style
B. compare Coltrane’s solos with the work of another jazz artist
C. show the increasing intricacy of Coltrane’s work
D. indicate disagreement with the way Coltrane modulated the motifs
42 It is suggested that Coltrane chose to play the soprano saxophone on My Favorite Things partially because _____.
A. the tone of the recording would have been more somber
B. the influence of bebop would have been more obvious
C. the music would have sounded less rough and physical
D. his influence on rock music might have been less pervasive
43 In terms of its tone and from, the passage can best be characterized as _____.
A. dogmatic explanation
B. speculative study
C. enthusiastic praise
D. lukewarm review
44 The primary purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. discuss the place of Coltrane in jazz and describe his explorations
B. examine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazz
C. acknowledge the influence of Coltrane’s music on rock music
D. discuss the arguments that divide the proponents of different jazz styles
【答案与解析】
40A 根据文章第一段第四句的状语从句明确指出了Coltrane与其他音乐家的不同在于他吸收了各种风格的爵士音乐。故选A。
41B 作者在第四段对比了Ornette Coleman和Coltrane的作品和演奏风格，故选B。
42A 根据文章倒数第二段最后一句“With the soprano’s piping sound, ideas that had sounded dark and brooding acquired a feeling of giddy fantasy.”可知采用女高音是因为更能增加一种忧郁的感觉，故选A。
43C 根据作者在第一段第四句的主语上使用了“titanic figure”，在第五句使用了“his influence…was immeasurable”，在最后一段的第三句使用了“his influence…was enormous”，可知作者的态度为“enthusiastic praise”，故选C。
44A 通读全文，可知本文主要谈的是Coltrane为爵士乐界所做的巨大贡献以及他在音乐道路上进行的种种探索，故选A。
Passage D
In the news conference, the president-elect laid out his short-term economic agenda: a stimulus package to prod the economy that he hopes will pass before he even takes office; extended unemployment benefits other relief measures of people who are struggling; and an effort to stem the rising tide of foreclosures, probably led by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which has been pressing the Bush administration for weeks to sign off on a plan it devised ages ago.
Mr. Obama made it plain that he would not let the American auto industry die. He wants to provide economic assistance to state and local governments that have been hurt by the financial crisis. And he promised a review of the bailout program “to ensure the government’s efforts are achieving their central goal of stabilizing financial markets while protecting taxpayers, helping homeowners and not unduly rewarding the management of financial firms that are receiving government assistance.”
No specifics, not on Friday, anyway. Mr. Obama is surely being inundated with ideas about how to best achieve his goals from his prominent economic advisers, which he will have to sort out in his own mind. No Treasury secretary announcement either. He made it clear that he was not going to be stampeded into making a choice before he’s ready.
All very reasonable—understandable, even. But I couldn’t help feeling just a little let down that he didn’t have anything more specific to offer, or anything more inspirational. Throughout the news conference, Mr. Obama projected a kind of crisp competence—an executive figuring out a practical plan of attack—rather than presenting himself as he had so often during the campaign, as an inspirational leader. And in my momentary letdown, I realized that I had been hoping to see, even this early, something that many other Americans are so wishing for. I was hoping to see the new F.D.R. Maybe we will yet. We sure could use him right about now.
Is the country today in as much trouble as it was in the winter of 1933, when Franklin Roosevelt was sworn in as president? Of course not. Back then, unemployment stood at a staggering 26 percent. On Friday, by contrast, the government reported that the October unemployment rate was 6.5 percent—terrible by our standards but benign by the standards of the Depression. From its peak last, year, the stock market has declined 35 percent. In 1933 the Dow Jones average was down 75 percent from its 1929 peak; There were many more failures, far more devastating foreclosures, especially among farmers, and much greater hardships during the Great Depression than there are now. Really, it’s not even close.
Still there are many important similarities as well. One is the response to the crisis by the outgoing presidents, Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush. Hoover’s primary method of combating the crisis was to make large government loans to the banks, the railroads, the insurance companies and other industrial giants, when that didn’t do the trick, he was list. As people began standing in line to pull their savings out of banks—creating devastating bank runs—government officials pleaded with Hoover to declare a bank holiday. But he couldn’t pull the trigger.
Hoover established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, which made loans to tax-starved state governments. But as the historian Micheale E. Parrish points out in his classic work, “Anxious Decades,” “state governments had to take a virtual pauper’s oath”to get any money. Hoover would only approve public works projects that would pay for themselves—which severely limited the kinds of projects that could get government financing. And for ideological reason, he opposed direct federal aid to the unemployed. Mr. Parrish describes the Hoover administration response to the crises as “pathetically inadequate.”
Sound familiar? The Bush administration has also attacked the crisis almost entirely by focusing on the banking system. It has made huge loans and taken equity stakes—but for reasons largely based on ideology, it has refused to demand anything in return. And the Bush administration has been very bit as reluctant to help individual homeowners as the Hoover administration ever was. Its unwillingness to help ordinary citizens is appalling—not just because it is so callous but because the crisis won’t end until housing prices stabilize and foreclosures decline.
In his news conference, President-elect Obama seemed to waffle when asked whether he would work with the current administration to help solve the crisis. As it runs out, Roosevelt waffled, too. In the end, he kept his distance, even as the banking crisis grew worse. That decision made him temporarily unpopular, but his logic was sound—didn’t want to do anything that would tie him to the policies of a discredited administration. It is quite possible that Mr. Obama will make a similar political calculation.
45 Which of the following is NOT included in Obama’s short-term economic agenda?
A. A stimulus package to drive the economy.
B. To supply more job opportunities.
C. A wider range of relief actions.
D. An effort to cut down the number of houses taken over by the banks.
46 Compared to the Great Depression, the crisis this time displays the following characteristics EXCEPT _____.
A. much lower laid-off percentage
B. smaller drop of the stock market
C. less bankruptcy
D. fewer benefits to the jobless
47 What does the word “run” mean in paragraph six?
A. Business operation
B. One type of bankruptcy
C. Excessive draw of money from a bank.
D. Too many securities changed into cash.
48 Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward Mr. Obama?
A. Obama will be the next Roosevelt.
B. Mr. Obama is no better than Bush.
C. The author holds high expectation from Mr. Obama.
D. The author is disappointed by Mr. Obama.
49 What does Micheale E. Parrish mean by “take a virtual pauper’s oath” in paragraph seven?
A. To ask for from the federal government like a beggar.
B. To make promises to the federal government as a loser.
C. To make promises to the federal government as a governor.
D. To ask for money from the federal government as a farmer.
50 Which of the following statements contains a metaphor?
A. There were many more bank failures, far more devastating foreclosures…
B. … state governments had to take a virtual pauper’s oath…
C. … an effort to stem the rising tide of foreclosures…
D. …The Bush administration has also attacked the crisis almost entirely by focusing on the banking system…
【答案与解析】
45B 根据文章第一段和第二段对奥巴马即将采取的措施可知尽管有延长失业救济金，但他没有打算提供更多就业机会。故选B。
46D 根据文章第五段与1933年的对比可知，失业率比1933年低很多；股市下跌也不如1933年，另外丧失抵押品赎回权的案例也比1933年少，可知破产的人也少了。而文章没有提到给予失业者的福利多少，故选D。
47B 根据文章第六段最后一句“As people began standing in line to pull their savings out of banks— creating devastating bank runs.”可知人们的过度取走存款的行为导致了银行挤兑，银行挤兑是指银行的储备不足以支付。因此是银行破产的一种形式，故选B。
48C 根据文章最后一段最后两句可知作者认为奥巴马的逻辑是合理的，并预测了奥巴马的作为，可知作者对奥巴马的期待还是挺高的，故选C。
49A “take a virtual pauper’s oath” 可理解为做一个虚假的乞丐誓言。意为州政府只有表现得像乞丐一样，胡佛政府才有可能为其提供贷款。故选A。
50B B选项中州政府与乞丐的共同点是暗含的，所以是暗喻。故选B。
Part Ⅲ Cloze (20’)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.
Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bent emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters (51)______ natural beauty, the sublime, and representation—a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature (52)______ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (53)______ and has begun to (54)______ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (55)______ to the philosophy of art have had a (56)______ impact (57)______ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics. (58)______ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (59)______ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (60)______ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, (61)______ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself.
Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (62)______ with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (63)______ have followed (64)______ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art. (65)______, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to (66)______ a particular way of perceiving it.
Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (67)______ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (68)______ of a history of art; the (69)______ of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (70)______ in the conduct of everyday affairs.
51 A. for
B. as
C. to
D. with
52 A. Since
B. For
C. As
D. In
53 A. promotional
B. promissory
C. promiscuous
D. prominent
54 A. plant
B. supplant
C. transplant
D. replant
55 A. central
B. concentrating
C. focusing
D. centering
56 A. marking
B. remarking
C. marked
D. remarked
57 A. on
B. for
C. in
D. to
58 A. Forebodying
B. Foremost
C. Forethoughtful
D Foregone
59 A. for
B. for
C. to
D. on
60 A. have brought
B. have been brought
C. have taken
D. have been taken
61 A. whereas
B. wherein
C. whereon
D. wherefore
62 A. preoccupancy
B. preoccupation
C. premonition
D. preoption
63 A. artists
B. writers
C. critics
D. analysts
64 A. all
B. either
C. neither
D. none
65 A. In the other manner
B. In the other way
C. In another
D. In the other
66 A. justify
B. justified
C. justifying
D. having justified
67 A. diverse
B. divided
C. divine
D. dividual
68 A. vicinity
B. viability
C. villainy
D. visibility
69 A. reliance
B. reliability
C. relief
D. relevancy
70 A. reason
B. reasonableness
C. reasoning
D. reasonability
【答案与解析】
51B 在空格后列举了三个方面，可知此处应填表列举的词语，such as比如；例如。故选B。
52A 根据本句前半部分所用的时态为完成时可知此处应表示自……以来，故选A。
53D 句意为“艺术哲学变得更加显著”。promotional促销的；增进的。promissory约定的；允诺的。promiscuous混乱的；混杂的。prominent突出的；显著的。D选项符合句意；故选D。
54B 句意为“已经开始代替自然哲学”。plant种植；培养。supplant代替；排挤掉。transplant移植；迁移。replant改种；移植。B选项符合句意，故选B。
55A 句意为“对艺术哲学来说重要的话题……”central to对……来说重要的。为固定搭配；故选A。
56C marked impact 有显著影响。marked 显著的；突出的。remarked 被评论的。C选项符合句意，故选C。
57A have an impact on对……有显著影响。为固定搭配，介词应用on。故选A。
58B 句意为“这些中最重要的是关于艺术理论的问题”。Forebodying预感的；预知的。Foremost最重要的是。Forethoughtful深谋远虑的。Foregone过去的；先前的。B选项符合句意，故选B。
59C 根据前面的and可知此处是表示并列，而前面有relating to，可知此处应保持一致，故选C。
60D take position抢占位置，为固定搭配，且此处position与take是动宾关系。故选D。
61A 根据上文可知为一方的观点，而此处表示另一方的观点应为转折关系。whereas然而。wherein在其中。whereon在那上面。wherefore为什么；为此。故选A。
62B preoperation试运行；试运转。preoccupation令人全神贯注的事物。premonition前兆。preoption优先选择权。根据此句承接上文，仍然在讨论艺术理论问题，故选B。
63C 根据下一句中的“criticism”可知此处应填与“批评”意义类似的词，故选C。
64B 此处指两者中的任一个，故选B。
65D 上文提到了有两种评论的方法，且介绍了其中一种，显然本句要谈的是另一种方法，而the other表示“两者中的一个”，故选D。
66C be devoted to doing献身于某事。此处与前面的articulating并列做to的宾语，故也应用ing形式，故选C。
67A 句意为“包括各种各样的问题……”。diverse不同的；多种多样的。divided分裂的；分开的。divine神圣的；非凡的。dividual分开的；分配的。A选项符合句意，故选A。
68B 句意为“艺术历史的生命力”。vicinity附近。viability生存能力。villainy恶行。visibility能见度。B选项符合句意；故选B。
69D 句意为“弗洛伊德心理学和其他形式的心理学的相关性” reliance信赖。reliability可靠性。relief救济。relevancy相关性。D选项符合句意，故选D。
70C reason理由；原因。reasonableness合理。reasoning推理；论证。reasonability合理性。根据上下文，句意应为“审美判断在日常事件实际推理中的地位”。故选C。
Part Ⅳ General Knowledge (30’)
Directions: There are 30 multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question.
71 “The Graveyard Poets” got the name because ______.
A. they chose to live near graveyards
B. they often wrote about death and melancholy
C. they always wrote about dead people
D. they often use “graveyard” as the title
【答案】B
【解析】“墓畔派”是指18世纪那些描写死亡的哀挽的诗人。
72 It is generally understood that the recurrent theme in many of Thomas Hardy’s novel is _____.
A. man against nature
B. love and marriage
C. social criticism
D. fate and destiny
【答案】D
【解析】在哈代（Thomas Hardy）的作品中经常描写人生的一切都是命运安排，是不可抗拒的。
73 The study of ______ does NOT form the core of linguistics.
A. syntax
B. pragmatics
C. morphology
D. sociolinguistics
【答案】D
【解析】语言学研究的核心主要包括：语音学，音位学，形态学，句法学，语义学，语用学。社会语言学不属于此范围。
74 The Romantic Period in English literature began with the publication of _____.
A. William Blake’s Songs of Innocence
B. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
C. Wordsworth’s and Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads
D. John Keats’ Isabella
【答案】C
【解析】威廉·华兹华斯（William Wordsworth），于1798同柯勒律治（Samuel Taylor Coleridge）合作出版了著名的《抒情歌谣集》（Lyrical Ballads），该诗第二版的“序”被认为是英国浪漫主义的宣言。
75 It is generally regarded that Keats’ most important and mature poems are in the form of ______.
A. ode
B. elegy
C. epic
D. sonnet
【答案】A
【解析】济慈的代表作品有《夜莺颂》《希腊古瓷颂》《忧郁颂》《秋颂》等。他最有代表性和最成功的文学创作形式是“颂”。
76 Competence refers to ______.
A. knowledge of meaning of words and sentences
B. the actual realization of the language user’s knowledge of the rules in utterances
C. the ideal language user’s knowledge of the rules of his language
D. what speakers can actually do with language
【答案】C
【解析】语言能力指理想语言使用者关于语言规则的知识储备。
77 G. B. Shaw’s play Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a realistic exposure of the ______ in the English society.
A. slum landlordism
B. inequality between men and women
C. political corruption
D. economic exploitation of women
【答案】D
【解析】萧伯纳的剧作《华伦夫人的职业》塑造了一个在经济重压下普通妇女的形象，该剧揭露了一个令人愤怒的事实：在资本主义社会，娼妓业也存在社会对妇女在经济上的剥削。
78 The Preface to Shakespeare and Lives of the Poets are the works of critic _____.
A. G.B. Shaw
B. Samuel Johnson
C. Ben Johnson.
D. E.M. Foster
【答案】B
【解析】塞缪尔·约翰逊18世纪英国人文主义文学批评的巨匠，《莎士比亚戏剧集序言》和《诗人传》是他对文学批评做出的突出贡献。
79 Thomas Jefferson’s attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call ______.
A. Age of Evolution
B. Age of Reason
C. Age of Romanticism
D. Age of Regionalism
【答案】B
【解析】托马斯·杰斐逊对进步的坚定信念和对幸福的追求，是我们现在所认为的理性时代。
80 The finest example of Hawthorne’s symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in ______.
A. The Scarlet Letter
B. Young Goodman Brown
C. The Marble Faun
D. The Ambitious Guest
【答案】A
【解析】霍桑的象征主义在其小说《红字》中完美地再现了波士顿的清教统治。
81 The term ______ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.
A. synchronic
B. diachronic
C. comparative
D. historical comparative
【答案】B
【解析】历时语言学这个术语可以被定义为指研究语言在不同时期和不同历史阶段变化的方法。
82 The three largest cities in Canada do NOT include ______.
A. Toronto
B. Quebec
C. Ottawa
D. Vancouver
【答案】B
【解析】加拿大前三大城市分别为渥太华、多伦多和温哥华。
83 The leading ______ state in the United States is Wisconsin.
A. wheat
B. rice
C. dairy
D. maize
【答案】C
【解析】美国领先的乳品业州是威斯康星州。
84 The Ring and the Book is a masterpiece of _____.
A. Alfred Tennyson
B. Robert Browning
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Ralph Waldo Emerson
【答案】B
【解析】《指环与书》是英国维多利亚时代著名诗人罗伯特・勃朗宁晚年时的代表诗作。
85 Matthew Arnold is the writer of _____.
A. Dover Beach
B. My last Duchess
C. Break, Break, Break
D. The Eagle
【答案】A
【解析】《多佛海滩》是阿诺德诗歌中的名篇之一，反映了19世纪西方社会中的宗教信仰在新知识的冲击下普遍沦丧的时代风貌。
86 What elements does a phrase contain?
A. Head, determiner and complement.
B. Head, specifier and complement.
C. Head, specifier and complementizer.
D. Head, determiner and complementizer.
【答案】B
【解析】一个短语包含中心语、标志语和补语。
87 Who is not a dramatist that holds the central position in American drama in the modernistic period?
A. Sinclair Lewis
B. Eugene O’ Neil
C. Arthur Miller
D. Tennessee Williams
【答案】A
【解析】尤金·奥尼尔与阿瑟·米勒、田纳西·威廉斯并称为20世纪美国戏剧三大家。
88 The writer of Heart of Darkness is also the one of ______.
A. Time of Machine
B. Jim
C. Lord Jim
D. A Passage to India
【答案】C
【解析】《黑暗的心》的作者是约瑟夫·康拉德，还写过《吉姆爷》。
89 _____ is the state church in England.
A. The Roman Catholic Church
B. The Baptist Church
C. The Protestant Church
D. The Church of England
【答案】D
【解析】根据英国历史，从英王亨利八世时代起，为脱离罗马教皇的统治，改以Anglican Church（也称the Church of England）为英国国教。
90 Of Human Bondage is a novel by ______.
A. Herbert George Wells
B. Arnold Bennett
C. William Somerset Maugham
D. John Galsworthy
【答案】C
【解析】《人生的枷锁》是英国作家威廉·萨默赛特·毛姆创作的长篇小说，首次出版于1915年。
91 _____ is a literary tendency that emphasizes spirit and individual, regards nature, as a symbolic of the Spirit of God. This tendency speaks for cultural rejuvenation and against the materialism of American Society.
A. Humanism
B. Transcendentalism
C. Intellectualism
D Realism
【答案】B
【解析】超验主义（transcendentalism）的核心观点是主张人能超越感觉和理性而直接认识真理，强调直觉的重要性，其认为人类世界的一切都是宇宙的一个缩影。
92 It was during _____ that America was discovered and the Renaissance spread into England.
A. the House of Lancaster
B. the House of York
C. the House of Tudor
D. the House of Stuart
【答案】C
【解析】美国是在都铎王朝时期被发现的，此时文艺复兴传入英国。
93 According to the predication analysis proposed by the British linguist G. Leech, the predication of the sentence. “It is raining.” is a ______.
A. no-place predication
B. one-place predication
C. two-place predication
D. three-place predication
【答案】B
【解析】根据是英国语言学家G里奇提出的述谓结构分析法。关于气象方面的话因为由于it没有独立于谓词之外的意义，很难说it表达成分是论元，所以是一位述谓结构。
94 The semantic features of the word “girl” can be expressed as ______.
A. ＋animate,－human,＋adult,－male.
B. ＋animate,＋human,－adult,＋male.
C. ＋animate,＋human,＋adult,－male.
D. ＋animate,＋human,－adult,－male.
【答案】D
【解析】“女孩”的语义指有生命的人类，但不是成年人，也不是男人。
95 The Colony that did NOT send representatives to the First Continental Congress was ______.
A. Georgia
B. Virginia
C. Massachusetts
D. Rhode Island
【答案】A
【解析】当时未派代表去参加大陆会议的是佐治亚州。
96 Which invention marked the beginning of “The Age of visual Information”?
A. Newspaper
B. Telegraph
C. Laundry Machine
D. Television
【答案】D
【解析】开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。
97 Which war had little effect on ordinary people but gave a death blow to feudalism?
A. The Wars of the Roses
B. The Hundred Years’ War
C. The English Civil War
D. World War Ⅰ
【答案】A
【解析】尽管玫瑰战争持续了30年，但对老百姓的生活几乎没什么影响，反倒使英国的封建主义受到致命打击，贵族阶层受到了削弱。
98 Poor Richard’s Almanac, an annual collection of American proverbs, was written by ______.
A. Washington Irving
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Nathanial Hawthorn
D. Mark Twain
【答案】B
【解析】《穷理查年鉴》。它是由美国资本主义精神最完美的代表——本杰明·富兰克林所写。
99 TG grammar was advanced by ______.
A. Searle
B. Whorf
C. Halliday
D. Chomsky
【答案】D
【解析】转换-生成语法是美国乔姆斯基关于语言能力的天赋性和创造性的理论。
100 It is ______, who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Martin Luther
C. William Langland
D. John Gower
【答案】A
【解析】乔叟第一次在英国文学作品中向我们展示了他那个时代英国社会的一幅全面的现实画面，并创造了一个由各行各业生动人物组成的完整画廊。
Part Ⅴ Translation
Section A: Chinese to English (25’)
Directions: Translate the following text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET.
除掉院子里的杂草可以有两种方法：简便方法和不简便方法。简便方法可以是开动锄草机，然后院子里的草就没了。这可以管一阵子的事，但只是权宜之计。不久后杂草又长出来了。不简便的方法就意味着你自己得双膝跪地，然后用双手把杂草连根拔除。这既费时间又费力气，比较痛苦，但是杂草能够在很长一段时间内不会再长出来。第一个除草方案似乎简单易行，但只能治标不能治本，问题并没有真正解决。第二个方案比较费力，但是能根除问题。关键是要解决根本问题。
我们面対人生的态度也是如此。现代人的问题在于他们想投机取巧，对一切事物快速解决。这就像速溶咖啡，他们想要的只是“幸福快餐”。而这样的幸福只是暂时的。生活中没有捷径，想找捷径最终会导致失望。
【参考译文】
There are two ways of getting rid of weeds in your yard: The easy way and the not so easy way. The easy way may be to run a lawn mower and the yard looks fine for a while, but that is a temporary answer. Soon the weeds are back. But the not-so-easy way may mean getting down on your hands and knees and pulling out the weeds by the roots. It is time-consuming and painful, but the weeds will stay away for a longer time. The first solution appeared easy, but the problem remained. The second solution was not so easy, but took care of the problem from the roots. The key is to get to the root of the problem.
The same thing is true of our attitude in life. The problem with people today is that they want instant answer. They are looking for one-minute solutions to everything. Just like instant coffee, they want instant happiness. There are no quick fixes. This attitude leads to disappointment or even failure
Section B: English to Chinese (25’)
Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET.
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 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 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.
【参考译文】
我在美国旅行期间，注意到了一种根深蒂固的忧郁症。我觉得这种忧郁症似乎极其普遍，这就给社会改革家出了难题。大多数社会改革家认为，若是消除了贫困，有了经济保障，太平盛世会到来。但是，无论在贵国还是在敝国，看看坐在豪华轿车里的人们的面孔，却见不到社会改革家引导人们期待的那种喜气洋洋的神情。相反，十有八九，我看到的是一副副厌倦不满的神情，以及近乎疯狂的渴望，想找点东西吊起早已发腻的胃口。然而忍受这般苦楚的还不仅仅是那些富豪们。专业人员也经常感到百般无奈，一筹莫展。他们希望有点事情可做，希望为某项公共事业做点贡献。但是，要想满足这些愿望，又担心会失去生计。他们的太太也同样不满足，因为邻居某某太太转眼间又超到前头去了，有了更豪华的轿车，更宽敞的住宅，更高贵的朋友。
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