PassageA
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1. She decided to experience living abroad early in her college years and she actually went to live abroad two months after she graduated from the college.
→解析: 答题时应紧扣问题,答出所问的两个时间即可。
2. Her classmates interviewed for the 搑eal world16 job, but she investigated for a temporary job in another country.
→解析: 文章开头就提到作者与其同学在面临毕业时做法的不同,依文回答即可。 3. Because she had only a work visa but no job or place to live and her financial resources were running down.
→解析: 文中第三段提到作者刚到伦敦时的恐惧感,这种恐惧感来自陌生和经济困境。 4. She had her first interview the first week after she got to London and she had three interviews altogether.
→解析: 文中第四段描述了作者找工作的经历,在第一周共三次面试。
5. She thought her working experience in London had many advantages. She said that was her best decision and she would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. →解析: 在文章最后两段,作者高度评价了这次在英国工作的经历,并提到她将毫不犹豫地将它推荐给大家。
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1. living abroad, the 搑eal world16
→译文: 作者早在刚进入大学时,我就下定决心在进入“现实世界”以前要体验一下国外的生活。
2. go and work, interviewing for →译文: 在她快毕业的时候,作者在研究如何才能去另一个国家工作,而她的多数同学都在为“现实世界”的工作而面试。 3. to live abroad, was willing to do anything
→译文: 她去国外生活的愿望是如此强烈,以至于她愿意去任何一个国家做任何工作。 4. a program, with the interest
→译文: 北美学生英国大学俱乐部项目好像正是为那些想去其他国家工作的大学生而制定的。
5. language, opportunities
→译文: 由于语言相通并容易找工作,作者最终选择了英国。
6. graduated from college, traveled throughout →译文: 大学毕业后两个月,她横渡大西洋,在到达伦敦之前的六个星期内游遍了欧洲。
7. finding a job, financial resources, paycheck
→译文: 到达英国之后,她很担心找工作的事,因为她的财政已经很紧张了,得尽快找到支票。
8. found a job in London, very well-known, employers →译文: 作者很容易就找到了工作,因为北美学生英国大学俱乐部在伦敦当地有一定知名度,许多雇主都加入了这个项目。 9. accepted, international bank, located
→译文: 作者接受的第一份工作是在一家国际银行。她的办公室在一幢古老而美丽的楼房里,离白金汉宫仅有两个街区。 10. the best decision, hesitate for a second
→译文: 作者认为去伦敦工作是她做出的最好的一个决定,她会绝不犹豫地将它推荐给大家。
Language Focus
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1. undertaken →译文: 英吉利海峡隧道是(我们所)承担的最大的工程项目之一。 2. had intended →译文: 他将它当成侮辱,可这并非我的本意。 3. resources →译文: 作为一名新生,你应该尽快熟悉校园资源,并利用好它们。 4. inquiries →译文: 买计算机以前,他询问了许多关于计算机质量方面的问题。 5. investigated →译文: 警察通过跟踪犯罪现场的脚印侦破了多宗案件。 6. recommend →译文: 我正在考虑买汽车,你能推荐一个好的品牌给我吗? 7. participates →译文: 玛丽不但按时去上课,她还经常参加课外活动。
8. aspects →译文: 随着经济的快速发展,我们生活的方方面面都发生了极大的变化。 9. hesitate →译文: 汤姆是个好人,你有困难时他会毫不犹豫地帮助你。 10. economical →译文: 这套系统非常经济,因为它能节省一半电费。 5
1. running low 2. turned out 3. participate in
→译文: 我的CD唱机在嘟嘟地响,电池的电量不足了。 →译文: 实际上,孩子们花了一整天时间玩电脑游戏。 →译文: 她是参加试验的惟一的女性,也是死于该实验的少数志愿者之一。
4. as a result →译文: 人类教计算机思维,结果计算机发展了推理能力并使之敏
锐。
5. so far →译文: 这种数字电视被认为是我国迄今为止最好的产品。 Read and translate 6
1. I have faxed my cover letter along with my resume to that company, but no reply yet. 2. John will not hesitate for a second to help anyone who is in trouble.
3. I have to admit that I desire to work or study abroad for some time, but I know the visa is not
easy to get.
4. It was not until 2 days after he arrived in London that he got a job in an international bank. 5. After finishing his teaching, Tom traveled throughout China for 2 months before returning home to the USA. Read and simulate 7
1. I decided early in my college years that I wanted to go abroad for further study after graduating.
→译文: 早在刚进入大学的时候,我就决心在毕业后去国外深造。 2. At that early stage of my career, I was quite open about the salary. →译文: 在我事业的早期,我对薪水的多少并不挑剔。
3. I was most scared about losing the job since the economic recession began and I needed the job to support my family.
→译文: 我最担心的是失去工作,因为经济开始萧条,我需要这份工作养家。 4. I got to New York with ambition but no job available.
→译文: 我心怀雄心壮志来到纽约,但没有找到工作。
5. Playing badminton has many advantages. For one, your health can be greatly improved. Secondly, you can improve your flexibility. And thirdly, you can make some friends with the common interest.
→译文: 打羽毛球有许多好处,第一,你的健康状况可以得到极大地改善,第二,你可以改善自己的灵活性,第三,你可以交到一些有着共同兴趣的朋友。
PassageB
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1. B →解析: 文章开篇提到作者在高中二年级时,由于和父母相处出现问题,因此决定
离开家独立生活。故选B。
2. A →解析: 文章提到的三个方面是more responsible, more decisive, more creative,此题
中只有A符合文章原意,其他三个选项文中均未提及。
3. C →解析: 文中第四段最后一句提到,I always followed their ideas.我通常听从父母的
想法。依此判断应选C,选项A和B不符合文章原意,D选项语气过重。
4. C →解析: 文章第四段提到,I usually think that being creative is the nicest thing in the
world. 故C为正确答案。
5. D →解析: 主旨题,文章主要告诉我们独立生活的三大特点,因此选D。 11
1. decided to leave; sophomore
→译文: 作者第一次离开家是在高中二年级的时候。
2. living on his own; more responsible
→译文: 首先,他体会到独立生活需要更多的责任感。 3. different experience; more decisive
→译文: 另一个不同的体验是,独立生活使他更多地自己独立做决定。 4. more creative; his own future plan
→译文: 独立生活时,他不得不自己为自己的将来做打算,因此他还变得更有创造力。 5. appropriate; to love their parents
→译文: 作者认为,世上的人们应该首先爱父母和自己,然后再去爱别人。
Language Focus
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12 1. assigned →译文: 他们到达校园后,一个女孩被分配给他们,带着他们参观各个会
堂。
2. conclusion →译文: 总得来说,我们都希望多组织像这样的活动。 3. created →译文: 他是个著名的作家,他在他的小说中创造了许多难忘的人物。 4. decisive →译文: 他们的主要球员受伤,这可能是比赛中的一个决定性因素。 5. authority →译文: 难道你不认为牛津英语辞典是英语词汇方面的权威吗? 6. addition →译文: 要做顶尖的学生,除了智力以外还需要勤奋和坚持。 7. homesick →译文: 他在美国已经三年了,非常想念中国,想家。 8. appropriate →译文: 不要穿着过于讲究,朴实简约的服装适合在学校穿着。 9. outcome →译文: 没有很多人敢预测2002年世界杯的结果。 10. carve →译文: 你不应该在公园的树上刻上自己的名字。 13
1. make full use of →译文: 后来,他们决定充分利用他们的自然资源。 2. get along with →译文: 听说他脾气很好,而且容易相处。 3. fails to →译文: 他的父母每周收到他的信,他一直在写。
4. keeping up with →译文: 他们帮了我们许多,使我们跟上周围的发展。 5. in addition →译文: 这家酒店可以住下80位客人,除此之外,还有一些带厨房的公寓
住宅。
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1. It was the first time for the freshmen to attend an American professor’s lecture, and they hardly understood what he was talking about for the first 20 minutes.
2. There are 10 minutes left. Now that you have finished your test you may hand it in now.
3. It took them nearly 3 months before they made their final decisions without hurting anybody’s feelings.
4. It is appropriate for Chinese college Students to learn at least one foreign language before they graduate so that they can keep up with the world’s advanced science and technology.
5. Mr. Smith was a hard-working movie director and at the same time he was a responsible father.
Write and correct
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1. was→am
→解析: 前一句的现在完成时表达对现在的影响,故后一句应用一般现在时 2. has stopped→had stopped
→解析: 雨停的动作发生在到达之前,到达用的是一般过去时,那么雨停应该用过去完成时表示
3. knocks→knocked
→解析: 主从句中的动词时态应一致,该句描述过去发生的事情,故改主句中的knocks 4. had suffered→was suffering
→解析: 医生建议的时候,病人正患感冒,因此suffer应该使用过去进行时 5. had been learning→has been learning →解析: 去了东京之后一直学日语,表示动作发生在过去,并一直持续到现在的时态为现在完成时
6. is smelling→smells
→解析: 某个东西闻起来……,可用一般现在时或一般过去时,此句中根据前面的动词is cooking,判断smell用一般现在时 7. had spent→spent
→解析: 三个动词的并列,时态应保持一致,故将第三个动词had spent改为spent 8. was→is或will→would
→解析: 主句一般过去时,从句用过去将来时;或者主句用一般现在时,从句用一般将来时。
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1. had made→have made, was→am
→解析: 第二句表达“我已经取得了很大的进步。”故时态应为现在完成时;第四句表示对一般情况的假设,主句为一般将来时,从句应该使用一般现在时。 2. like→liked, are→were
→解析: 从此段后半部分来看,此段的主要时态应为一般过去时,因此作出这两处修改。 3. like→liked, need→needed
→解析: 从此段的整体来看,主要时态为一般过去时。 4. loved→love went→go
→解析: 从此段的整体来看,主要时态为一般现在时。 Write and complete
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【答案】 1. starts
2. stayed 3. will get 4. depend
5. tries