SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese.
Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we abdicate society's power of choice. We can choose to make opera, and other expensive forms of culture, accessible to those who cannot individually pay for it. The question is: why should we? Nobody denies the imperatives of food, shelter, defence, health and education. But even in a prehistoric cave, mankind stretched out a hand not just to eat, drink or fight, but also to draw. The impulse towards culture, the desire to express and explore the world through imagination and representation, is fundamental. In Europe, this desire has found fulfilment in the masterpieces of our music, art, literature and theatre. These masterpieces are the touchstones for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may aspire; they carry the most profound messages that can be sent from one human to another.
第1题
educational institutions no longer use formal examinations as a means of assessment as they believe formal examination recruits are an unfair indication of a student's ability. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay of about 400 words, commenting and expressing your views on the following topic;
FORMAL EXAMINATION OUTDATED
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
第2题
great concern to this question. Some are stongly against it because it violates the traditional concepts of life, ethics, morality, etc. Some are for it beacuse mercy killing release patients prom being afflicted from incurable diseases. Write an essay about 400 words, approve of with one of the above mentioned two opposing ideas.
Requirements: In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement and in the Second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
第3题
Working-class families in the United States are usually nuclear, and
many studies indicate that working-class couples marry for love, not
for money. Upper-class couples may marry for love, but their commitment
of love is sometimes compromised by the recognition of their marriage 【M1】______
as a way to preserve their class identity. Middle-class couples may also
marry for love, but the overridden task of middle-class families is also 【M2】______
an-economic thing—to enhance the earning power of the breadwinner. 【M3】______
Of course, working-class people are also affected by the economic
realities for their families must operate like economic units as well. 【M4】______
However, the economic tasks of families are more a part of their dreams 【M5】______
about marriage than they are a part of the reality of their married life.
Indeed, to many a working-class couples, love provides a way to escape 【M6】______
from the difficulties of their parents’ home and starts their own family life. 【M7】______
Another distinctive feature of working-class families is the majority 【M8】______
of them have limited choices about the work available to them. Their
"choices' are often the "leftovers" in the job market. People from working-class
families do seek serf-esteem and personal confirmation, and they come 【M9】______
to their jobs full of hopes. However, given the way which production 【M10】______
and consumption are organized in advancing societies like the U.S.,
members of the working-class often experience exploitation in struggling
at jobs that may be less meaningful.
【M1】
第4题
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
在逃去如飞的日子里,在千门万户的世界里的我能做些什么呢? 只有徘徊罢了,只有匆匆罢了;在八千多日的匆匆里,除徘徊外,又剩些什么呢? 过去的日子如轻烟却被微风吹散了,如薄雾,被初阳蒸融了;我留着些什么痕迹呢? 我何曾留着像游丝样的痕迹呢? 我赤裸裸来到这世界,转眼间也将赤裸裸地回去罢? 但不能平的,为什么偏要白白走这一遭啊?
你聪明的,告诉我,我们的日子为什么一去不复返呢?
第5题
e think it will interfere with their studies, while others argue that it can benefit them in many respects. Write an essay of about 400 words on
1. College students Should (Not) Take Part-time Jobs
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
第6题
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
北京故宫建于明永乐年间,至今已有500多年的历史。它占地72公顷,建筑面积15万平方米,共有殿宇9999.5间。它的前面是天安门广场。故宫既是一座举世无双的古代宫殿建筑群,又是一座明清宫廷史迹和中国古代文化艺术博物馆。这里是两朝24个皇帝的历史舞台,是中国15世纪以来历史的见证。这里有90余万件文物,包括书法、绘画、珠宝、古玩、金、银、铜、玉器皿,陶瓷、织绣、钟表、雕塑及铭刻等珍贵文物。欧阳斋编写的《国宝欣赏100种》一书,列举了自新石器时代至清末五大类(工艺美术品、青铜器、绘画、书法、陶瓷)l00种国宝,其中大部分收藏在故宫。可见,这里是中华国宝荟萃之处。
第7题
We need vacations. They recharge us, allowing us
to be more efficient all the other times. The trouble
is, too many of the vacations we take these days are 【M1】 ______.
vacations at all. We Americans are collectively suffering
from "vacation deficit disorder," insists Joe Robinson.
And we don't even admit we have a problerrk It gets such 【M2】 ______.
bad that workers often compete to see who has less of a
life than the. next guy. Americans work less than anyone 【M3】 ______.
else. In fact, we work 100 hours per year more than the
famously nose-to-grindstone Japanese. And we put in
up to three months a year more than Europeans. America is the
only country which does not mandate paid vacation leave. 【M4】 ______.
China gets three weeks. Europe average six. Call it the 【M5】 ______.
incredible shrinking vacation. The average vacation in America
now numbers a pathetic three to four days--a long weekend. And
this year, according to a recent survey, one in seven Americans
are taking no vacation at all. The problem is, 【M6】 ______.
the little time we now allot ourselves for vacations can't do
that vacations are supposed to do. "You need more time to fix burnout," 【M7】 ______.
explains Joe Robinson, author of Work To Live: The Guide to Getting a Life.
You have to be cut off from a stressor for a sufficient amount of time to give your
mind or body a break. And you have to allow two weeks 【M8】 ______.
for your body to rebound. But trying to get more than one
week at a time is not difficult, especially in today's climate. 【M9】 ______.
People have to beg their employees for any time in the first 【M10】 ______.
place. The upshot is they wind up feeling guilty for taking
time off. And vacations feel illegitimate.
【M1】
第8题
During the traditional wedding ceremony, the
bridal couple promises each other lifelong 【M1】 ______
devotion. Yet, about one cut of four American
marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the
divorce rate has mom than doubled, and
experts predict that, of all marriages that
occured in the 1970s, about 50% will end in 【M2】 ______
divorce. The USA is one of the highest divorce 【M3】 ______
rates in the world; perhaps even the highest.
What goes wrong? That fact that divorce is so
common in the United States does not mean that
Americans consider marriage a casual, unimportant
rolationship. Just opposite is true. Americans 【M4】 ______
expect a great deal from marriage. They seek physi-
cal, emotional, and intellectual compatibility.
They want to be' loved deep and understood. It 【M5】 ______
is because Americans expect so much from
marriage that so many get divorce. They prefer 【M6】 ______
no marriage at all to a marriage without love
and understanding. Which typical American
optimist, they end one marriage in the 【M7】 ______
hope of that the next will be happier. With 【M8】 ______
no fault divorce laws in many states, it is
easier than never to get a divorce. Some American 【M9】 ______
women stay in unhappy marriages because they
do not have the education or job experience
to support themselves and their children.
But most American women believe that, if neces-
sary, they can make it lonely without a 【M10】 ______
husband. All things considered, Americans
have little reason to continue an unhappy
marriage.
【M1】
第9题
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese.
Cell phones may help busy executives keep in constant touch with important business associates, but they may also increase their risk of high blood pressure, preliminary research suggests. A study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they switched on their phone, their blood pressure shot up by 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury, researchers reported in this week's issue of the international medical journal, The Lancet. Exactly how cell-phone use can lead to increases in blood pressure is unclear, but researchers speculate that the electromagnetic fields emitted by phones may somehow boost pressure. While the blood pressure increases found in the new study are small, they may be detrimental to people who already suffer from hypertension, researchers led by S. Braune of the Neurologische Universitateklinik in Freiburg, Germany, explained.
第10题
you agree or disagree with these people? Write an essay of about 400 words, commenting and expressing your views on the topic:
ADVERTISING IS USEFULL
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
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