Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.
51. It would be wise to ____________________________(冷靜耐心地處理這個(gè)微妙的問(wèn)題).
52. When the teacher came upstairs to check on us kids, ____________________________(我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身假裝睡著了).
53. The exhibition is very popular and is ____________________(吸引著源源不斷的參觀者).
54. _______________________ (這個(gè)房間有股霉味). It must have been vacant for a long time.
55. He is a _______________________________(心胸狹窄的男人).
Part I Writing
One possible version:
Plastic Bags: Friend or Foe
On June 1st, 2008, China started to carry on a new policy called "Plastic Bag Restriction Policy "in order to reduce the use of plastic bags in the country. Undoubtedly, there is a heated discussion going on about whether plastic bags should be used or not.
Some people don’t agree with the idea of restricting the use of plastic bags. They believe that plastic bags have found their way into a wide area of everyday life. They are provided in both supermarkets and corner stores. These bags do make people’s lives more convenient because shoppers don’t have to bring either bags or baskets when going shopping. They are also very cheap and usually offered free of charge. They are people’s friends.
However, other people stand on the opposite ground. They believe plastic bags lead to serious consequences. The plastic bags some people throw away casually create white pollution in our environment, which is very harmful, as the bags cannot be broken down easily. Therefore, they are foes of the environment.
There is some truth in both arguments. However, I favor the latter side. After all, it might be better for people to use traditional cloth bags to carry goods instead of plastic ones.
Part II
Reading Comprehension
(Skimming and Scanning)
1. N。參見(jiàn)第一段第三句話"He will still be Microsoft’s chairman and the largest shareholder ..."可知,他仍然是微軟公司的主席和的股東。
2. Y。參見(jiàn)第三段中"... his foundation, which is focused on global health and education."可知,他們的基金會(huì)主要致力于教育和衛(wèi)生事業(yè)。
3. Y。參見(jiàn)第四段中"The focus of technology has shifted from PCs to the Internet ..."可知,微軟的技術(shù)核心已經(jīng)從個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)轉(zhuǎn)向了網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
4. NG。從文章第五段中"And Google, the front runner in the current wave of Internet computing, has taken away the title of high-tech leadership from Microsoft."只知道Google在網(wǎng)絡(luò)領(lǐng)域于微軟,但這并不意味著其收入超過(guò)了后者。
5. N。參見(jiàn)第七段中"Industry experts and economists say that Windows is not necessarily the most satisfying software for running the basic operations of a personal computer ..."可知,行業(yè)專(zhuān)家和經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為"視窗"操作系統(tǒng)不一定是最令人滿意的用于運(yùn)行個(gè)人電腦的軟件。
6. N。參見(jiàn)第十段中"Today, there are many thousands of software applications that run on the Windows platform ..."可知,目前"視窗"操作系統(tǒng)可用來(lái)運(yùn)行大量的應(yīng)用軟件。
7. Y。參見(jiàn)第十三段中"Mr. Gates’wise 1995 decision to embrace Internet browsing technology and attack the early leader, Netscape Communications, started a pitched antitrust battle with the government."可知,微軟公司1995年卷進(jìn)激烈的反壟斷戰(zhàn)。
8. A technology platform。參見(jiàn)第九段中"A technology platform is a set of tools or services that others can use to build their own products or services."可知,一項(xiàng)技術(shù)平臺(tái)是人們可以以此為基礎(chǔ)來(lái)打造自己的產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)的一套工具或服務(wù)。
9. the current round of Internet competition。參見(jiàn)第十四段中"... Microsoft is lagging badly in the current round of Internet competition ..."可知,微軟在目前的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地落后了。
10. Steven A. Ballmer。參見(jiàn)第六段中"... Steven A. Ballmer, the chief executive, to overcome the challenges of the Internet ...",可知,Steven A. Ballmer是微軟的繼任首席執(zhí)行官。來(lái)
51. It would be wise to ____________________________(冷靜耐心地處理這個(gè)微妙的問(wèn)題).
52. When the teacher came upstairs to check on us kids, ____________________________(我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身假裝睡著了).
53. The exhibition is very popular and is ____________________(吸引著源源不斷的參觀者).
54. _______________________ (這個(gè)房間有股霉味). It must have been vacant for a long time.
55. He is a _______________________________(心胸狹窄的男人).
Part I Writing
One possible version:
Plastic Bags: Friend or Foe
On June 1st, 2008, China started to carry on a new policy called "Plastic Bag Restriction Policy "in order to reduce the use of plastic bags in the country. Undoubtedly, there is a heated discussion going on about whether plastic bags should be used or not.
Some people don’t agree with the idea of restricting the use of plastic bags. They believe that plastic bags have found their way into a wide area of everyday life. They are provided in both supermarkets and corner stores. These bags do make people’s lives more convenient because shoppers don’t have to bring either bags or baskets when going shopping. They are also very cheap and usually offered free of charge. They are people’s friends.
However, other people stand on the opposite ground. They believe plastic bags lead to serious consequences. The plastic bags some people throw away casually create white pollution in our environment, which is very harmful, as the bags cannot be broken down easily. Therefore, they are foes of the environment.
There is some truth in both arguments. However, I favor the latter side. After all, it might be better for people to use traditional cloth bags to carry goods instead of plastic ones.
Part II
Reading Comprehension
(Skimming and Scanning)
1. N。參見(jiàn)第一段第三句話"He will still be Microsoft’s chairman and the largest shareholder ..."可知,他仍然是微軟公司的主席和的股東。
2. Y。參見(jiàn)第三段中"... his foundation, which is focused on global health and education."可知,他們的基金會(huì)主要致力于教育和衛(wèi)生事業(yè)。
3. Y。參見(jiàn)第四段中"The focus of technology has shifted from PCs to the Internet ..."可知,微軟的技術(shù)核心已經(jīng)從個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)轉(zhuǎn)向了網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
4. NG。從文章第五段中"And Google, the front runner in the current wave of Internet computing, has taken away the title of high-tech leadership from Microsoft."只知道Google在網(wǎng)絡(luò)領(lǐng)域于微軟,但這并不意味著其收入超過(guò)了后者。
5. N。參見(jiàn)第七段中"Industry experts and economists say that Windows is not necessarily the most satisfying software for running the basic operations of a personal computer ..."可知,行業(yè)專(zhuān)家和經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家認(rèn)為"視窗"操作系統(tǒng)不一定是最令人滿意的用于運(yùn)行個(gè)人電腦的軟件。
6. N。參見(jiàn)第十段中"Today, there are many thousands of software applications that run on the Windows platform ..."可知,目前"視窗"操作系統(tǒng)可用來(lái)運(yùn)行大量的應(yīng)用軟件。
7. Y。參見(jiàn)第十三段中"Mr. Gates’wise 1995 decision to embrace Internet browsing technology and attack the early leader, Netscape Communications, started a pitched antitrust battle with the government."可知,微軟公司1995年卷進(jìn)激烈的反壟斷戰(zhàn)。
8. A technology platform。參見(jiàn)第九段中"A technology platform is a set of tools or services that others can use to build their own products or services."可知,一項(xiàng)技術(shù)平臺(tái)是人們可以以此為基礎(chǔ)來(lái)打造自己的產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)的一套工具或服務(wù)。
9. the current round of Internet competition。參見(jiàn)第十四段中"... Microsoft is lagging badly in the current round of Internet competition ..."可知,微軟在目前的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地落后了。
10. Steven A. Ballmer。參見(jiàn)第六段中"... Steven A. Ballmer, the chief executive, to overcome the challenges of the Internet ...",可知,Steven A. Ballmer是微軟的繼任首席執(zhí)行官。來(lái)