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centuryonthePhilipsburgManor.Duringtheeighteenthcentury,thecottagewasownedbyabranchoftheVanTasselfamily,theIrvinglaterimmortalizedin"TheLegendofSleepyHollow".Irvingpurchasedthecottagein1835anddirectedtheremodeling,addingDutch-steppedgables,ancientweathervanes,anddevelopingGothicandRomanesquearchitecturalfeaturesforotherpartsofthehouse.Hewassopleasedwithhishomethatin1836hewrotetohisbrother,Peter:"Iamlivingmostcozilyanddelightfullyinthisdear,bright little home, which Ihave fitted up to my own humor.Everythinggoesoncheerilyin mylittlehouseholdandIwouldnotexchangethecottageforanychateauinChristendom."Today'svisitortoSunnysideseesIrving'shomemuchasit

Americancityarchitecture.AccordingtoAndrewJacksonDowning,architecturalbeautybeinharmonywiththebeautyofthesurroundinglandscape.Duringthe18thcentury,thecottagewasownedbyVanTasselwhowasmentionedbyIrvinginhisbook“theLegendoftheHollow”.Irvingdidn’tmakeanychangetothecottageafterhepurchasedit.Today’sSunnysidehaschangedalotcomparedwithitsappearanceinIrving’stime.SunnysidewasbuiltneartheHudsonRiver.Thestudy,thediningroom,theparlorandthekitchenareallonthefirstfloorofIrving’shouse..Allthebedroomsonthesecondfloorarealmostfurnishedin the学习中心：答案务必写在最后一页答案卷上，否则不得分！一、客观题（60分，每题2分）I 判断对错：对的写“错的写“”Readlesson4TextB,DoTrueorFalseQuestions（4B）:WashingtonIrvinsSunnysideinTarrytown,NewYorkAccompanyingaplanofSunnyside(unprintedhere),aformerresidenceofWashingtonIrvinginNewYork,isthefollowingtext.Wehaveleftoutitstitle,whichindicatesclearlyitspurpose,inthehopethatthereaderwillreconstructitafterreadingthetext.Sunnysideisoneofthefewsurvivingandbest-documentedexamplesofAmericanromanticisminarchitectureandlandscapedesign.AndrewJacksonDowningfeaturedSunnysideinhisTreatiseontheTheoryandPracticeofLandscapeGardening(1841)asanexampleofthe"progressiveimprovementinRuralArchitecture..."which, he explained, strives to be in "perfect keeping" "surrounding nature" by its "varied" and "picturesque" 'Architecturalbeauty,"hetaught,"mustbeconsideredconjointlywiththebeautyofthelandscape,"Walkingthe24-acregroundsisapleasureineveryseason.SwansglideonthepondIrvingcalled"thelittleMediterranean",andastoneflumedelightstheearwiththesoundofrushingwater.Apathleadsupasmallriseandfromtheredowninto"theglen,"anduptothehouse.Behindthehouse,anotherpathwindsalongtheHudsonforviewsoftheriveratitswidestpoint,theTappanZee.ThemodeststonecottagewhichwaslatertobecomeSunnysidewasoriginallyatenantfarmer'shousebuiltinthelate-seventeenth▆ 《高级英语阅读二》试卷共2页（1页）

appearedduringthefinalyearsofhislife.Theauthor'sbooklinedstudycontainshiswritingdesk—agiftfromhispublisher,Putnamandmanypersonalpossessions.Thediningroom,inwhichIrvingandhisdinnerguestsoftengatheredtoenjoythebeautifulsunsetsovertheHudsonRiver,adjoinstheparlor.HereIrvingplayedhisflute,whilehisnieces,SarahandCatherine,accompaniedhimontherosewoodpiano.Thepianoandotheroriginalfurnishingsstillgracetheroom.Thesmallpicturegalleryofftheparlorcontainssomeoriginal illustrations for Irving's work. The kitchen was quiteadvancedforitsday,havingahotwaterboilerandrunningwaterfedfromthepondthroughagravity-blowsystem.Theironcookstovewasalsoa"modernconvenience,"replacingtheopenhearthinthe1850's.Thesecondfloorofthehousecontainsseveralbedrooms,eachofwhichhasitsownpersonalcharacter.TheguestbedroomfurnishedwithaFrench-stylebedandpaintedcottagepieces.TheingeniousarchesinthisandotherroomsweredesignedbyIrving.Hisbedroom,wherehediedin1859,containstheauthor'stesterSheratonbed,alongwithhiswalkingstickandanumberofhisgarmentsandpersonaleffects.Thesmall,brightroombetweenthebedroomsmighthavebeenusedbyIrving'snephewandbiographer,PierreIrving,whocaredforhisuncleduringthelastmonthsofhislife.Theroomwasusedoriginallytostorebooksandpapers.ThebedroomusedbyIrving'sniecescontainsanIrving-familyfieldbedhand-madebobbinlacehangings,achestofdrawers,sewingstands,andanornamentalstove.TheguestroomcontainsacastironprobablymadeinoneofthefoundriesalongtheHudson.WriteTrue(T)orFalse(F)forthefollowingquestions.Sunnyside is the former residence of Washington Irving WashingtonD.CSunny side is a typical representative of Romanticism of答案务必写在对应的作答区域内，否则不得分，超出黑色边框区域的答案无效！

samestyle.WashingtonIrvingwascaredforbyhisdaughterduringthelastperiodofhislife.II选择题Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,thenlookaway. Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlonger,andyouhavemadeadifferentstatement. Holditfor3seconds,andthemeaninghaschangedagain. Foreverysocialsituation,thereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson’sgazewithoutbeingintimate,rude,oraggressive. Ifyouareonanelevator,whatgaze-timeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestion,consider what you typically do. Youvery likely give otherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemupandtoassurethemthatyoumeannothreat. Sincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteraction,youneedtoemitasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleft alone. Soyoucutoffeyecontact,whatsociologistErvingGoffman(1963)calls“adimmingofthelights”. Youlookdownatthefloor,attheindicatorlights,anywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes. Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronanelevator?Youwillmaketheotherpersonexceedinglyuncomfortable,andyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.Ifyouholdeyecontactformorethan3seconds,whatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstance,amanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner. Theytypicallygazeateachotherforabout3secondsatatime,thendroptheireyesdownfor3seconds,beforeletting▆eyesmeetagain. Butifonemangivesanothermana3-second-plusstare,hesignals“Iknowyou,”“Iaminterestedinyou,”or“YoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou.”Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat .everyglancehasitssignificancestaringatapersonisanexpressionofinterestagazelongerthan3secondsisunacceptableaglanceconveysmoremeaningthanwordsIfyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois .tolookintoanotherpassenger’seyestoavoideyecontactwithotherpassengerstosignalyouarenotathreattoanyonetokeepadistancefromotherpassengersBy“adimmingofthelights”(Para.1)ErvingCoffmanmeans“ .”

thestatelawmakers’respectforworkingpeoplethanaboutafearofriskingtheiranger. Inthe1880stheUnitedStateswasalandsharplydividedbetweentheimmenselywealthyandtheveryHenryGeorgewasaccurateindescribingtheeraasoneof“progressandpoverty.”Inasocietyinwhichfactory,ownersrodeinprivatePullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, stronganti-capitalistfeelingsranhigh. Demandsforfundamentalchangewerecommonthroughoutthelaborpress. Withsocialistdemandinganendto“wageslavery”andanarchistssingingthepraisesofthevirtuesdynamite,middle-of-the-roaderslikeSamuelGompers andMcGuireseemedattractivelymildbycomparison. OnecanimaginepracticalcapitalistsseeingLaborDayas abargain:Aone-daypartycertainlycostthemlessthanpayingtheirworkersdecentwages.Judgingfromthepassage,McGuirewas .amoderatelaborleaderanextremeanarchistinthelabormovementadevotedsocialistfightingagainstexploitationofmanbyman

IIITranslatethefollowingtwoparagraphsintoChinese.Gardeningisamoraloccupation,aswell,becauseyoualwaysstartinspringresolvedtokeepitlookingneatthisyear,justlikethepicturesinthecatalogues.ButbyJuly,youonceagainfacethechaosofunthinnedcarrots,lettuceandbeets.Isn'tthatbeautiful?HadInotlearnedhowtobeloving,Iwouldhavethoughtnicethingsaboutthechef'sporkchops,butprobablywouldn'thavetoldhim—justasIhadfailedtotellLianimuchshehadhelpedmethatfirstdayinclass.”:答案卷判断对错:closingone’seyes b.turningoffthelights

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c.wasopposedbymanyfactoryownersd.wasorganizedbytheUBCJWhichofthefollowingisthekeyfactorintheimmediateapprovalofLaborDayasanationalholiday?Thelawmakers’respectfortheworkers.Theworkers’determinationtohaveaholidayoftheirown.Thesocialists’demandsforthoroughreform.Thepoliticians’fearoftheworkers’anger.WelearnfromthepassagethattheestablishmentofLaborDay

11-15 A B C B D 16-20： A C D A B 1．园艺也是一种有道德要求的职业，因为你总是在开春时决心这一年要把菜园弄得井井有条，就像目录中的图片一样整齐。但是到了 7月，还未被间苗的胡萝卜、莴苣和甜菜又变得一团糟。partofthefirstcelebration,heldinNewYorkCityin1882. Its .promoterwasanIrish-AmericanlaborleadernamedPeterJ.McGuire.Acarpenterbytrade,McGuirehad workedsincetheageofeleven,andin1882waspresidentoftheUnitedBrotherhoodofCarpentersandJoiners(UBCJ). ApproachingtheCity’sCentralLabor