hundred years,and to many children physical work is a wholly foreign idea. In many homes, parents simply do not expect their children to work, even to make their own beds ,wash the dishes,or mow the lawn.A friend recently wrote to me:
I’m not sure my generation ever really grew up. We don’t know what it is to make sacrifices ,to give unselfishly in ways that won’t ever be recognized.Many of us are still seeking the perfect partner , the perfect car ,or some other kind of elusive happiness .
While no one in his right mind could desire a return to the days of child labor,sometimes it seems that the pendulum has swung too far the other way,that we have forgotten the value of work as an important tool of education. Physical work will not harm children; in fact , it usually does wonders for them. When you give a child a chore to do, you develop his or her ability to follow instructions. In helping to see it through to completion , you help the child build initiative and perseverance. Afterwards,you can praise him or her and instill pride in a job well done.
Where I grew up ,hard physical work was part of daily life. I used to complain about the never-ending work ,but my parents had no pity:”Good,hard work makes a man,”they always said.On looking back, I am grateful for every chore did. I see now how work taught me self-discipline and concentration and prepared me for the responsibilities of fatherhood.
Learning to work hard means far more than learning to sweat:it means building character .Our children need to grow up loving work,not avoiding it.Let us teach them to find inspiration in the face of challenges and difficulties ,not frustration.And let us instill in them the desire to carry out everything they do with joy.
26、By saying”to many children physical work is a wholly foreign idea”,the author means_______ A)physical work is often assigned to children B)Many children do not like physical work at all C)Physical work is too hard for many children
D)Many children are not familiar with physical work
27、What does the author’s friend mean by saying “I’m not sure my generation ever really grew up”?
A)physical work is often assigned to children B)many children do not like physical work at all C)Physical work is too hard for many children
D)Many children are not familiar with physical work
28、What does the author mean by saying “the pendulum has swung too far the other way”？ A)Too many children today find physical work boring.
B)Physical work has gained importance as a tool of education. C)Children do too little physical work nowadays.
D)Too little physical work is new needed in our daily lives.
29、How did the author’s parents react to his complaints about never-ending work? A)They disciplined him.
B)They showed sympathy for him. C)They said it could not be helped D)They took no pity on him.
30、What does the author think of children doing physical work? A)It helps children build up their character.
B)It it becoming unnecessary as technology develops.
C)It is too great a challenge for children growing up today.
D)It means nothing but sweat and brings back memories of child labor.
三、选词填空 P141
1)、After a careful examination, the doctor prescribed a new medicine and a three-day rest for her.
2)、The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her shiver 3)、With tear gas and fire hose the police scattered the demonstrators. 4)、The drink had an acid taste which I found quite unpleasant.
5)、The road became so slippery after the rain the rain that several cars slid sideways into the ditch.
6)、Andrew held his elderly mother firmly by the arm in case she slipped on the ice. 7)、Olivia flushed with embarrassment when she couldn’t answer the question. 8)、The acrobat walked along the the tightrope with a water jar poised on her head. 9)、If I were you , I would take it easy ; there is no need to be so nervous . 10)、Philip and his brothers decided to spend their weekend varnishing their boat. 11)、After his father explained the difference to him, the boy became slack and relaxed. 12)、Phil was said to have died in the flu epidemic in 1916.
P197
1)、No one trusts Felix, for he is never punctual and often neglects his duty.
2)、Greater efforts are needed before we can attain our goal of economic reform. 3)、I hope you will not interfere with his work.
4)、As it turned out , the speaker was shouted down by the hostile crowd. 5)、The events that occurred in his childhood shaped his whole life.
6)、Martin finally succeeded in projecting the two graphs onto the same screen with an overhead projector.
7)、Young children may run around and make a lot of noise.Actually they are acting appropriately for their age.
8)、I enjoy my job,but I’d like to do something more creative 9)、There is no doubt that these measures will contribute to the solution of the problem. 10)、That child’t concentration span is poor-he only listens to the teacher for a few seconds at a time!
11)、The 20th century was remarkable for its inventions . 12)、He would be seeing Sarah tonight, and vision of her face suddenly came into his mind. 13)、The singer’s voice soared easily to the top notes.
14)、On April 12,1912 this supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
P222 1)、If you recruit under pressure because you are short of people,you will never recruit qualified people.
2)、Ann likes her new job very much;she has thrown herself into it since the first day she worked in the company.
3)、During the next couple of years,however,this dream may have a chance of becoming a reality 4)、The kids are mostly minorities;their bleak ,impoverished lives stand in sharp contrast to the lavish mansions in the downtown streets.
5)、I think bicycles are a cheap,efficient and pollution-free form of transport. 6)、The company is providing a(n) additional $2 million to update its system software. 7)、However,when the unions proved reluctant to make concessions ,the employers would have to contemplate the possibility of a lockout.
8)、We were told that the plan must be kept secret (or) be kept a secret from our competitors. 9)、Not long after the incident, the king threatened to dissolve the Parliament and call an election.
10)、Asia TEEL(The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)successfully held its Third International Conference in November 2005 in Beijing.The theme of the conference was “unity within diversity.”
11)、The monument was erected in honor of the general and his soldiers for their triumph. 12)、In the typhoon-hit area lots of rivers overflowed their banks.
P248
1)、Professor Parker’s lecture was very impressive . It was one of the best lectures I’ve ever attended.
2)The new electrical engineer’s suggestions have been embodied (or) were embodied in the revised plan.
3)Lucy complained about the endless cycle of getting up ,going to work and coming home ,day after day.
4)It seems that every time her brother returned from a trip ,she likewise would want to go to the same place.
5)Constant showers are characteristic of the summer in that Asian country.
6)Experiments have proved that this fertilizer can accelerate the growth of beans. 7)To our delight,there were still some tickets available for Saturday’s performance. 8)The police found that the clue was false and misleading . 9)Thomas recently bought a house in the suburbs, which is located in beautiful surroundings. 10)Official figures show that unemployment reached a peak in November. 11)The dove is a symbol of peace.
12)The suggestion was approved ,with 42 votes in favor ,and 10 against. 13)They sell these clothes at such a big discount because the style is outdated. 14)The damage to the car was a mere scratch. 15)On the top of Mount Tai the tourists can enjoy a fantastic view of the sunrise on a clear morning.
四、完形填空 P146
The medicines the doctor prescribed(1) for me tasted horrible .They were supposed to bring down (2) my temperature, but when I heard how high it was I was terrified. I thought I was certain to die. I just didn’t see how I could possibly overcome (3) the illness. I couldn’t stop worrying about it . All day I just gazed (4) into space, feeling miserable (5). The fever made me shiver (6) and gave my face a flush (7). I couldn’t take an interest in anything and felt very
detached from(8) everything around me. I thought my father must know I was going to die, but had said nothing, wanting me to keep from (9) thinking about it. Finally I could bear it no longer and asked him how much longer I could Live. When he explained my mistake,all my worries slid (10) away. Only then was I really able to take it easy (11).
P203
You are sitting in a classroom on a warm day,listening to a history lecture.But the windows are open(1),and outdoors the birds are singing (2)and the trees are budding .The urge to gaze out of the window (3) is irresistible ,and you think of what (4) it would be like to be out there ,sitting (5) in the grass,relaxing, chatting with a friend in (6) the sunlight ... Then the professor stops her discussion of the Roman Empire to say (7),”Mr.Smith,just what is so (8) interesting out of the window ?” Suddenly you are startled back to reality. Only what is it,exactly,that (9) you have come back from?
It was not(10) exactly that there was a specific thing out of the window that interested you. Rather,the mood of the spring day set you off into daydreaming(11).Daydreaming and fantasy are not quite the same(12). Fantasy is more self-directed (the “if I were...”or “If I could... ”kind of thinking).In a daydream,your thoughts(13) wander unconsciously in unexpected directions.
五、翻译
（1）英汉翻译
1.I thought perhaps he was a little lightheaded and aften giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o’clock I went out for a while.
我想他可能有点头昏眼花，经常给他开的药我十一点出去一会儿。
2.But his gaze at foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally,and the next day it was very slack and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance. 但他在床脚的目光慢慢轻松。控制自己放松，最后，第二天很懒散，他哭了，很容易一点无关紧要的事。
3.These positive memories improve a person’s self-image. And self-image has an important effect on a person’s actions and accomplishments.
这些积极的记忆改善一个人的自我形象。和自我形象对人的行为和成就的重要作用。
4.Among the group was a brown-eyed teenager named Marianka May. During her 12-hour workday,she labored at everything from scrubbing windows to making tobacco pouches for German soldiers.
在组棕色眼睛的少年名叫marianka可能。她12小时工作期间，她一直在擦洗门窗为德国士兵都使烟草袋。
5.When they rehearsed the key section called”Day of Wrath,”Schaechter explained that it meant God would judge all men-including the Nazis-by their deeds and they would one day pay for their crimes against the Jews.
当他们把关键的部分称为“愤怒的日子，”该解释说，这意味着上帝将审判所有的人包括纳粹党通过他们的行为和他们有一天会支付他们的罪行的犹太人。
6.The old symbols of technology are even more misleading today,when the most advanced technological processes are carried our for from assembly lines or blast furnaces.
今天，旧的技术符号更是误导性的，在最先进的工艺流程进行了我们的装配线和鼓风炉。 7.The stepped-up pace of invention ,application and diffusion ,in turn,accelerates the whole cycle
still further.For new machines or techniques are not merely a product,but a source,of fresh creative ideas.
加速的发明，和扩散，进而应用，进一步加速了整个过程的循环。新机器、新的技术不仅是一种产品，而且是新的创造性思想的来源。
（2）汉英翻译
1. 医生说我得了重感冒，给我开了四种药，三种是药片，饭后服，另一种是药水（liquid）,
睡前服。
The doctor said I had caught a severe cold and she prescribed me four different medicines.Three of them are pills to be taken after meals and the other is liquid to be drunk before going to bed. 2. 一般来说，通过增加供给或减少需求可以降低物价。
In general,prices may be brought down by increasing supply or decreasing demand.
3. 过去有关太空时代的某些幻想已经成为现实。
Some of the old fantasies about the space age have come true. 4. 他坚持认为这次实验的失败主要由于准备不足（inadequate）。
He maintained that the failure of the experiment was largely due to inadequate preparation.
5. 据说这一地区早在两千年前农业就很先进。
It is said that the area was well advanced in agriculture as early as 2000 years ago. 6. 在那些国家的职业妇女中，有三十多岁才生育的趋势。
Among the professional women in these countries, there is a trend towards having children in their thirties.
7. 圣诞节和元旦相隔一周时间。
There is an interval of a week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
六、写作
Why I pursue for further education?
Knowledge can change the destiny, the knowledge determines destiny. However, after the reason, is because know ledge, We can understand the society, let us see more before did not know the world.
However, the need to rely on the learning of knowledge acquisition, the world is very big, we will to die Have never seen or come into contact with things, the ancients said: \that is This, fortunately people have a thirst for knowledge, so people will learn.
Also, in today's social environment, if not a little knowledge of their own, no degree, will be very difficult to society, it is very difficult to survive in society, will always be in the society, The lower layer, always be controlled, by the others to change, do a person, only through learning To improve yourself, change yourself.
This is the reason why I pursue learning.