C. The lesson was too difficult for the class to understand D. Joey did not understand the lesson.
The elephant is the biggest four—legged animal in the world. It is also perhaps. the gentlest; but not always!
Elephants are like us in some ways. They live for a long time- fifty or sixty years. They can remember things very well. They never forget great sadness or great happiness. A female elephant dies: her daughters and her grand -daughters are sad for many months. They stay with the dead body. Then carry a bit it with them. They never forget a dear friend.
Elephants are like us, but they are also different.. They live in families; families of females . There will be a few young males- a few “bad boys.” But the females will soon send them away. An elephant family keeps only its daughters, mothers and grandmothers. And its great-grandmothers.
The females stay together for fifty. Sixty… a hundred years. The older animals look after the young ones. The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example.
And what happens to male elephants? Well , the young males stay with their mother for a time . Then they must leave the family. The females just send them away. A bull elephant does often have a friend, He lives apart; away from the family, and of the away from other bulls.
Sometimes the females call a bull, He can visit then, and stay for a time . But soon his “ wives” and sisters send him away again .The females have a very happy family life. What do the bulls think about it? We don?t know.
36. Elephants are like human beings in that________. A. they live for 100 years of so B. parents and children live together C. they have good memories D. they fight with each other
37. Elephants are different from mankind in that______> A. they live in families of females
B. males and females live in different families C. they live alone
D. bull elephant live together 38. A made elephant is _______.
A. sent away a s soon as he is born B. called to stay with the family forever C. taught by his father D. living along
39. Which of the following is not true? When a female elephant dies, her daughters and grand-daughters_________.
A. are sad for many months B. stay with the dead body
C. carry a bit of the dead away with them
D. bury the dead body
40. Female elephants learn from_______. A. bulls B. men C. their mothers D. their sisters 六、翻译（每题4分，共40分） （一）英汉译
41. We want to have a brief interview with them.
42. The water that we drink is normally taken from the best and cleanest sources, then treated to make sure it is safe for drinking. 43. You may express frankly what you think or feel.
44. Many cities are building flyovers , in which one road “files” over the other one.
45. This is especially true when carrying on a conversation, for you may offend the other without actually intending to do so. （二）汉译英
46.喂！朋友们，我给大家介绍托马斯·库柏先生，他是一位从美国来的新老师。 47.从这儿到北京有多远？ 48.楼前有装饰漂亮的圣诞树。
49.将来机器人会代替人完成许多工作。 50.到明年夏天，她从教就满三十年了。
试题答案及评分标准
（供参考）
一、语音知识（每题1分，共5分） 1.A 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.D 二、词语填空（每小题1分，共5分） 6.B 7A 8.B 9.D 10.B 三、语法填空（每小题1、5分，共15分） 11.C 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.B 四、完形填空（每题1、5分，共15分） 21.A 22.C 23.C 24.B 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.D 五、阅读理解（每题4分，共20分） 31.C 32.A 33.C 34.C 35.D 36.C 37.A 38.D 39.D 40.C 六、翻译（每题4分，共40分） （一）英译汉
41.我们想对他们做个简短的采访。
42.我们的饮水一般是从最好、最干净的水源处取的，经过处理保证饮用安全。 43.你可以坦率地表达你想的或感觉的。
44.许多城市正在建高架桥，就是一条路上架起另一条路来。
45.在进行对话时这点千真万确，因为你可能会在无意间冒犯对方。 （二）汉译英
46. Hi! friends, I?d like you to meet Mr. Thomas Cooper, a new teacher from the U.S.A.
47. How far is it from here to Beijing?
48. There are beautifully decorated Christmas trees before the building. 49. Robots will be carrying out tasks instead of men in the future. 50. She will have taught for 30 years by the next summer.