英语翻译中级口译-30

英语翻译中级口译-30

（总分：250.00,做题时间：90分钟）

一、SECTION1:LISTENINGTEST(总题数：0,分数：0.00)

二、A:SpotDictation(总题数：1,分数：30.00)

Whenitcomestoromance,womenprefersomeonewhoticklestheirfunnybonewhi1emenopt

forthosewhocatchtheireye,accordingtoaninternationalsurvey.Thesurvey,(1)by

CanadianromancepublisherHarlequinEnterprises,askedmenandwomen⑵abouttraitsthey

likedordislikedandhowtheywentabouttryingtomeetMr.orMs.Right.(3)differences

betweencountriesinthewaypeopletriedtoimpress⑷AustraliansandBritishmen(5)too

much,whileabouthalfofGermanandItaiianmensaidtheyhad1iedabouttheir(6).

Spaniardswerethemostlikelytouseappearanceto(7).Eightypercentof(8)mensaid

theyhadliedabouttheir(9)orrelationshipstatus,asdidseventypercentofGerman

women,thesurveysaid.

Whenitcameto(10),amajorityofrespondentspreferredto(11)friendsfor

introductions.TheInternetwasnotapopu1arhuntingground(12),whereabouthalfthe

surveyedmenandwomenoptedtofindpeopleonline.'BothSpainandFrancesuffered(13)

ThirtypercentofSpanishmen,butnoSpanishwomen,lookedforloveonline.InFrance,

fortypercentofmenbutonlytenpercentofwomen(14)tomeetsomeone,buttheydidhave

onethingincommon,bothsexesratedlooksasmoreimportantthan(15)inothercountries.

Whenitcametothatfirstmeeting,amajorityofmenpolledsaidbeautywasmoreimportant

thanbrains,whilewomenput(16)atthetopoftheirlist.

(17)wasthetoppriorityformeninFrance,Brazil,Greece,JapanandBritain.Andwhile

fortypercentofPortuguesemenratedintelligenceoverlooks(18),noAustralianmendid

so.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,(19)themostimportanttraitbybothmenandwomen,

getting(20)respectively.(分数：30.00)

填空项1:(正确答案：conductedin16countries)

解析：［解析］1-20

Whenitcomestoromance,womenprefersomeonewhoticklestheirfunnybonewhilemenopt

forthosewhocatchtheireye,accordingtoaninternationalsurvey.Thesurvey,conducted

in16countriesbyCanadianromancepublisherHarlequinEnterprises,askedmenandwomenon

sixcontinentsabouttraitstheylikedordislikedandhowtheywentabouttryingtomeet

Mr.orMs.Right.Thepollrevealeddifferencesbetweencountriesinthewaypeopletriedto

impresstheoppositesex.AustraliansandBritishmenfrequentlyadmitteddrinkingtoomuch,

whileabouthalfofGermanandItalianmensaidtheyhadliedabouttheirfinances.

Spaniardswerethemostlikelytouseappearancetocatchsomeone'sattention.Eighty

percentofBrazilianandMexicanmensaidtheyhadliedabouttheirmaritalorrelationship

status,asdidseventypercentofGermanwomen,thesurveysaid.

Whenitcametomeetingthatspecialsomeone,amajorityofrespondentspreferredtorelyon

friendsforintroductions.TheInternetwasnotapopularhuntinggroundexceptinPortugal,

whereabouthalfthesurveyedmenandwomenoptedtofindpeopleonline.BothSpainand

Francesufferedagendergap.ThirtypercentofSpanishmen,butnoSpanishwomen,looked

forloveonline.InFrance,fortypercentofmenbutonlytenpercentofwomenattended

parties,barsandclubstomeetsomeone,buttheydidhaveonethingincommon:bothsexes

ratedlooksasmoreimportantthantheircounterpartsinothercountries.Whenitcameto

thatfirstmeeting,amajorityofmenpolledsaidbeautywasmoreimportantthanbrains,

whilewomenputasenseofhumoratthetopoftheirlist.

PhysicalattractionwasthetoppriorityformeninFrance,Brazil,Greece,Japanand

Britain.AndwhilefortypercentofPortuguesemenratedintelligenceoverlooksinafirst

encounter,noAustralianmendidso.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,humorwasconsidered

themostimportanttraitbybothmenandwomen,gettingsixtythreeandseventythree

percentofthevoterespectively.

填空项1:（正确答案：onsixcontinents)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：Thepollrevealed)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：theoppositesex)

解析：

填空项1:.（正确答案：frequentlyadmitteddrinking)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：finances)

解析：

填空项1:_________（正确答案：catchsomeone*sattention)

解析：

填空项1:（正确答案：BrazilianandMexican)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：marital)

解析：

填空项1:_________（正确答案：meetingthatspecialsomeone)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：relyon)

解析：

填空项1:_______________（正确答案：exceptinPortugal)

解析：

填空项1:一（正确答案：agendergap)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：attendedparties,barsandclubs)

解析：

填空项1:_________（正确答案：theircounterparts)

解析：

填空项1:（正确答案：asenseofhumor)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：Physicalattraction)

解析：

填空项1:_________（正确答案：inafirstencounter)

解析：

填空项1:（正确答案：humorwasconsidered)

解析：

填空项1:_________________（正确答案：63and73percentofthevote)

解析：

三、B:ListeningComprehension(总题数：0,分数：0.00)

四、Statements(总题数:2,分数:10.00)

(分数：5.00)

(1).A.Ispentanhoureachonpsychologyandliterature.

B.ThenumberonetaskIfinishedlastnightwasliterature.

C.Ishouldhavestudiesliteraturefirstlastnight.

D.Ifinishedhalfofmyworkinmathematicslastnight.（分数：LOO）

A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］

Iworkedfortwohourslastnight:halfonmathematics,halfonpsychology.ButIdidforget

literatureshouldbethenumberonetask.

（2）.A.Hewastoosickto1iveanothertwomonths.

B.Thedoctoradvisedanoperationonhiswife.

C.Helearnedthecasefromthedoctor.

D.Thedoctortoldhimthetruthabouthisillness.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Thedoctorwho'sinchargeofthecasetoldhimthatwithoutsurgeryhiswifewouldsurely

dieintwomonths.

（3）.A.Jackwearsatightshirt.

B.WecangraspEnglishculturebeforegraduationwiththehelpofJack.

C.Jackhasn*tgotenoughtimetohelpuswithEnglishculture.

D.Jackmanagestoteachusinspiteofbeingbusy.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］

AlthoughJackhasatightschedulebeforehisgraduation,hetakessometimeofftoteachus

Englishculture.

（4）.A.Thisbookisworth30dollarsnow.

B.rmsurprisedtofindthisbookcost10dollarslastyear.

C.Itwillcostyouthreedollarstogetthisbookthisyear.

D.Thisbookis10dollarseachifyoubuythree.（分数：LOO）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Toourgreatsurprise,thisbookcoststhreetimesasmuchasitdidlastyearandIspent

onlytendollarsonitthen.

（5）.A.Thespeakerisaskedtocheckhisbag.

B.Thespeakerisabouttofinishhisdinner.

C.Thespeakerdoesn,twanttogotothedesertanymore.

D.Thespeakeraskshisdrivertowaitoutside.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Thankyouforyourconcern,butIreallydon,twantanydessert.Justbringmemycheck,

please.Mydriveriswaitingoutside.

（分数：5.00）

（1）.A.Thechairmansignaledhisassistanttocrossthestreetatthetrafficlights.

B.TheassistantdevelopedthenewkindofDVDhomecinemasystemwithacompany.

C.Thechairmansuddenlygotanideaofdevelopingnewhomecinemasystem.

D.Theassistantgotthepermissiontogoaheadwiththecooperationwiththatcompany.（分

数:1.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］

Thechairmangavehisassistantthegreen1ighttosignanothertreatywiththatcompanyon

howtodevelopanewDVDhomecinemasystem.

（2）.A.Davidwasnotputinjail.

B.Davidescapedwhenthepolicefoundoutthathewasathief.

C.Davidwasarrestedbecauseofstealingcomputers.

D.Davidwho,sinchargeoflaptopcomputersescapedfrombeingarrested.（分数：1.00）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

It'ssaidthatDavidsufferedmuchthismonthbecausehenarrowlyescapedbeingarrestedon

chargesofstealinglaptopcomputers.

（3）.A.Ieatnomeatandonlyoranges.

B.Ipaidfourdollarsfortheorangesalltogether.

C.Igot10orangesonetimefortheywerecheap.

D.Ibough40orangesfor40centseach.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

I,mavegetarian,sowhentheorangescost40centsapoundthisweek,Ibought10poundsa

time.

（4）.A.Ipreferabosswhospeaksfrankly.

B.Myformerbosstalksovertheshoulder.

C.Abosswhostraightenshisshoulderwhi1etalkingsatisfiesmemore.

D.Themanagerisafastspeaker.（分数：1.00）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Myformerbossisquiteeasygoing,butIresignedyesterday.Forme,Iprefertoworkwitha

managerwhospeaksstraightfromtheshoulder.

（5）.A.ItisfoolishtowatchthatmovieonTV.

B.IfyoucanseethemovieonTV,whypayforit?

C.Youwillaffectotherswhilehavingpopcorninthecinema.

D.ItsoundsgreattoenjoythatmovieonTV.（分数：LOO）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Despitethebettersoundeffectanddeliciouspopcorn,topaytoseethatmoviewouldbe

foolishwhenyoucanseeitontelevisionfornothing.

五、TalksandConversations（总题数：5,分数：20.00）

Questions11—14

Questions11—14（分数：4.00）

（1）.A.Hehasgotlaidofffromhisjob.

B.Hehasquithispresentjob.

C.Thecompanyhasdecidedtodecreaseproduction.

D.Thecompanyneedsfewerworkers.（分数：1.00）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］UT4

W:Terry,what*swrong?

M:Igotlaidofffrommyjob.

W:Ohno.Why?

M:Thecompanyhasdecidedtodecreaseproduction.Thatmeanstheyneedfewerworkersfor

thetimebeing.

W:I,msosorry.Youmustfeelawful.Maybeyou*11getyourjobbacksoon.

M:No.Probablynot.Actually,I'mnotverysurprised.I'veknownforsometimethatthe

companywasinthered.Itstartedlosingmoney3yearsago.

W:Whatwillyoudo?Howwillyoumakeendsmeet?Wouldyouliketoborrowsomemoneyfrom

me?

M:Thanks,butI'mnotbroke.I'vebeensavingmoneyforemergencies.Iguessthisisan

emergency.

W:Howdidyoumanagetosavemoney?Didn'tyousayyourjobdidn'tpayalot?

M:Yes,butIdidwithoutafewthings-likefewermovies,fewerdinnersinrestaurants.In

otherwords,1stoppedlivingitupafterIrealizedthecompanywasintrouble.Ijust

stoppedspendingsomuchmoney.

W:Thatwassmart.Butwhatwi11youdoafteryourunoutofthemoneyyou,vesaved?

M:I*11havetogetanotherjob.Don'tworry.I'llfindawaytogetoutfromunder.Idon't

havetoliveonthestreet.

W:Maybeyoucanmakealivingbysellingyourbreadsandcakes.Everyonesaystheylove

them.

M:That*sagreatidea.Iwonderhowmuchmoneyitwouldtaketostartmyownbusiness.Do

youthinkitwouldcostalot?

W:Idon*tknow.Butrmsureyou*renotgoingtoletthisjoblayoffdestroyyourlife.

You*regoingtolandonyourfeet.

M:Absolutely.ButIhavetofindawaytogetenoughmoneytostartabusiness.

W:Iguessyoucouldsellyourcar.It'sworthabout$10,000,isn*tit?Ifsomeonebought

itforabout$7,500,itwouldbeasteal.Whowouldn，twantabargainlikethat?

M:Yeah,butthere'saproblem.Icouldn*tbreakevenifIsoldmycar.Istillowethebank

alotofmoneyforit.

W:Oh,well,anyway,youwouldneedyourcartodeliverallthebreadsandcakes.

M:Goodpoint!Iwouldrftwanttowearoutanewpairofshoeseverymonth.Shoesarealmost

asexpensiveascars!

W:You'recrazy!Listen,Ithinkyouneedsomehelp.Whydon'twegointobusinesstogether?

Youcanbethecreativegenius,andI'lltakecareofthebusiness.Ihaveenoughmoney

savedtohelptostartthebusiness.

M:Really?Whatagreatidea!Thenwecancomeupintheworldtogether.

W:Ofcourse!We*regonnaberich.

11.Whatistheman'sproblem?

（2）.A.Hisjobpaidalot.

B.Hehasgotanotherjob.

C.Hedidnotspendsomuchmoneyashehadbefore.

D.Hesoldhiscar.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］

Howdidthemanmanagetosavesomemoney?

（3）.A.Hewi11borrowsomemoneyfromthewoman.

B.Thecompanystartedlosingmoney2yearsago.

C.Hewillgethisjobbacksoon.

D.Hewillfindawaytogetoutofthetrouble.（分数：LOO）

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］

Whatisthemansureof?

（4）.A.$10,000.

B.$1,000.

C.$7,500.

D.$3,500.（分数：LOO）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Howmuchistheman*scarworth?

Questions15-18

Questions15—18（分数：4.00）

(1).A.1990.

B.1995.

C.1997.

D.2000.(分数：1.00)

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］15T8

HowmanyofyouarefamiliarwiththenameJeffBezos?OK,howaboutAmazon,com?Haveyou

heardofthat?Well,Amazon,comistheworld'sfirstandlargestInternetbookstore,and

JeffBezosisthemanwhostartedAmazon,combackin1995.Fiveyearslater,Amazon,comwas

servingmillionsofcustomersin120differentcountries.Amazing,right?Andthisisthe

reasonwhy,in1999,JeffBezoswasselectedasTimeMagazine*sPersonoftheYear,avery

greathonor.

Now,JeffBezosisactuallynotthetopicofmylecturetoday,butheisaperfectexample

ofmytopic,whichisaboutentrepreneurs.It'saFrenchwordmeaningapersonwhostartsa

completelynewbusinessorindustry,um,someonewhodoessomethingnooneelsehasdone

before,likeJeffBezos,whostartedtheveryfirstInternetbookstore.Entrepreneurslike

JeffBezosareveryhighlyrespectedinAmericansocietyand,Ithink,inmanyother

countriestoo.

OK,let'sbeginbylookingatthecharacteristicsofentrepreneurs.Therearetwoqualities

thatIthinkallentrepreneurshaveincommon.First,entrepreneurshavevision.Imeanthat

theyhavetheabilitytoseeopportunitiesthatotherpeoplesimplydonotsee.Let'slook

againattheexampleofJeffBezos.Onedayin1994,hewassurfingtheInternetwhen

suddenlyhehadabrilliantidea=whynotusetheInternettosellproducts?Remember,at

thattime,noonewasusingtheInternetinthatway.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Bezos

decidedthattheproducthewantedtosellwasbooks.That*showAmazon,comgotitsstart.

TheotherqualitythatIthinkallentrepreneurspossessisthattheyarenotafraidtotake

risks.Asanexample,letmetellyouaboutFredSmith,whofoundedFederalExpress,the

companythatdeliverspackagesanywhereintheUnitedStatesovernight.Smithfirst

suggestedtheideaforhiscompanyinacollegetermpaper.Doyouknowwhatgradehegoton

it?A"C"!Butthisdidn'tstophim,andtodayhiscompanyisworthmorethantwobillion

dollarsandemploysmorethan25,000people.

Nowlet'stakealookattheirbackgrounds,andherewe'llfindlotsofdifferences.First

ofall,someentrepreneursarewelleducated,likeJeffBezos,whograduatedfromPrinceton

University.Butothers,likeBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoftCorporation,nevereven

finishedcollege.Next,someentrepreneurscomefromrichfamilies,likeFredSmith,the

founderofFederalExpress.Incontrast,otherentrepreneurscomefrompoorfami1ies.A

greatexampleisAndrewGrove,theformerchairmanoftheIntelcomputercompany,whowas

borninHungaryandcametoAmericaasarefugeeafterWorldWarII.

15.WhenwasAmazon,comservingmillionsofcustomersin120differentcountries?

(2).A.FredSmith.

B.BillGates.

C.JeffBezos.

D.AndrewGrove.(分数：1.00)

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］

Amongtheseentrepreneurs,whograduatedfromPrincetonUniversity?

（3）.A.HeisthefounderofFederalExpress.

B.HecametoAmericaasarefugeeafterWorldWarII.

C.Hiscompanyemploys25,000people.

D.Hegota"C'inhiscollegepaperfirstsuggestinghisideaofopeningacompany.（分数：

1.00）

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutFredSmith?

（4）.A.Havinglittleeducation.

B.Comingfromarichfamily.

C.Havingvision.

D.Beingafraidoftakingrisks.（分数:1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］

WhichqualitydoesJeffBezoshave?

Questions19—22

Questions19—22（分数：4.00）

（1）.A.Individualtasteandloveforbeauty.

B.Adesiretoexpressoneselfanddisplayone*swealth.

C.Individualtasteandpersonalthinking.

D.Loveforbeautyanddesiretoimpressotherpeople.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］19-22

M:Soyoureallybelievethatclothescarryakindofmessageforotherpeopleandthatwhat

weputonisinsomewayareflectionofwhatwefeel?

W:Ohyes,verymuchso.Nowpeoplearebeginningtotakeseriouslytheideaofakindof

psychologyofclothing,tobelievethatthereisnotjustindividualtasteinourclothes

butalsoathinkingbehindwhatwewearwhichistryingtoexpresssomethingwemaynoteven

beawareofourselves.

M:Butsurelythishasalwaysbeenthecase.Wealldressupwhenwewanttoimpress

someone,suchasforajobinterviewwithaprospectiveemployer;wetendtomakeaneffort

andputonsomethingsmart.

W:True,butthat*saconsciousact.WhatI'mtalkingaboutismoreofasubconsciousthing.

Takeforexamplethestudentwhoisawayfromhomeatcollegeoruniversity:ifherendsto

wraphimselfupmorethantheothers,thisisbecauseheisprobablyfeelinghomesick.

Similarly,ageneralfeelingofinsecuritycansometimestaketheformofover-dressingin

warmerclothesthanarenecessary.

M:Canyougiveanyotherexamplesofthiskind?

W:Yes.Ithinkpeoplewhoaresociableandoutgoingtendtodressinanextrovertway,

preferringbrighterormoredazzlingcolors—yellows,brightreds,andsoon.Inthesame

way,whatmightbeseenasaparallelwiththeanimalkingdom,aggressiveclothesmight

indicateanaggressivepersonalityorattitudetolife.Thinkaboutthethreatdisplaysused

byanimalswhentheywanttowarnoffopponents.

M:Doyouthinkthecare-orlackofit-overthewayweactuallywearourclotheshas

anythingtotellus?

W:Yes,indeed.Thelength,forexample,ofaman,strousersspeaksvolumesabouthis

awarenessofhisownimage.Or,ifhistrousersareveryshortorhangingloosely,this

probablymeanshe*sabsorbedbyotherthings.

19.Accordingtothewoman,whatgovernstheclotheswewear?

（2）.A.Theymaybehomesickorfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople*sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.（分数：1.00）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwe1earnabout

them?

（3）.A.White.

B.Yellow.

C.Red.

D.Grey.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］

Sofarasclothesareconcerned,whatcolormightshypeoplepreferaccordingtothewoman?

（4）.A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shop-assistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.（分数：LOO）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

Questions23—26

Questions23—26（分数：4.00）

（1）.A.35%0.

B.45%.

C.55%.

D.80%.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］23-26

HaveyoueverseenanoldAmericantelevisionshowfromthe1950s?Ifyouhave,tryto

picturethetypicalfamilythatappearsinthoseshows.There*sfather,whoputsonasuit

andgoestoworkeveryday.There*smother,whotakescareofthehouseandchildren.And

thereareusuallytwoorthreechildren,andmaybeadog.Inthosedays,thatwasconsidered

tobeatypicalAmericanfami1y.

Buttoday,thetypicalAmericanfamilylooksverydifferent.Considerthesestatistics:in

1965,only35%ofAmericanwomenworkedoutsidethehome.Tenyearslater,in1975,it

jumpedto55%.Andtoday,closeto80%ofAmericanwomenworkoutsidethehome.

Whyisthat?Well,therearetwoimportantreasonswhymostAmericanwomennowwork.The

firstone,verysimply,isthattheyneedthemoney.Thesedaysthecostoflivingisso

highthatmostfamiliesneedtwopaychecksinordertomakeendsmeet.

Theotherreasonwhywomenareworkinginlargerandlargernumbersisthattheyhavemore

opportunitiesthantheydid30or40yearsago.TherearelawsintheUnitedStatesthat

givewomenthesameopportunityasmentogotocollegeandgetjobs.Asaresult,women

todayareworkinginprofessionsthatwerenotasopentothem30or40yearsago.Togive

justoneexample,todaymorethanhalfthestudentsinAmericanmedicalschoolsarewomen.

So,tosummarizesofar,we'veseenthattheAmericanfami1yhaschangeddramaticallysince

thedaysofthoseoldtelevisionshows.Inthetypicalfamilyboththefatherandthemother

havejobs.ThismeansthatmostAmericanhomesdon'thaveafull-timehomemakeranymore,and

thatcreatesnewproblemsforfamilies,suchaswhotakescareofbabiesandoldpeople;who

shops,cooks,andcleans;whovolunteersatthechildren,sschoolandsoon.

Now,astheAmericanfamilyhaschanged,Americanbusinesseshavechangedtoo.Moreandmore

companiesunderstandthatpeoplecan'tdogoodworkifthey*reworriedabouttheirkidsor

ifthey*reunderalotofstress.Asaresult,somecompaniesaretryingtohelptheir

workerswithflexiblepoliciesandnewprogramsthatbenefitworkingfamilies.

Formostpeople,tryingtoworkandtakingcareofafamilyatthesametimeisstillvery,

verydifficult.Inmyopinion,ourgovernmentandoursocietyneedtodoalotmoretohelp

workingparentsandtheirchi1dren.

23.WhatwasthepercentageofAmericanwomenworkedoutsidehomein1975?

(2).A.Theyhavemorejobopportunitiesnow.

B.Theyhavethesameopportunitiestoattendcollegeasmendo.

C.Theywanttomakeendsmeet.

D.Theyhavefewerchi1drentolookafter.(分数：LOO)

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］

WhichstatementisNOTthereasonwhymostAmericanwomenworknow?

(3).A.Whotakescareofoldpeople?

B.Whovolunteersatthechildren,sschool?

C.Whopaytherent?

D.Whocooksandcleans?(分数：1.00)

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］

WhichoneisNOTaproblemfortwo-paycheckfamilies?

（4）.A.Theyoffertheiremployeesmoreflexibility.

B.Theygavetheiremployeesariseinsalary.

C.Theyprovidebetterworkingsurroundingsforthem.

D.Theyimprovetheirmanagementskills.（分数：1.00）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Whataresomecompaniestryingtodofortheirworkers?

Questions27—30

Questions27—30（分数：4.00）

（1）.A.ThesituationofBritishreligions.

B.TheIndependenceWar.

C.TheAmericanCivilWar.

D.ThediscoveryofAmerica.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］27-30

W:IfinishedthestoriesaboutColumbuslasttime.NowIwou1dliketogiveyousome

detailsaboutthemosttrulyAmericannationalholidayintheUnitedStates.

M:IsitChristmas?

W:No.ChristmasisnotatypicalAmericanholiday,buttheholidayI'mtalkinghereis

closelyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountryanditwasfirstcelebratedin

1621byEnglishsettlers.

M:ByEnglishsettlers?WhynotnativeIndians?

W:Well,thesettlers,orPilgrims,fledfromtheirnativeEnglandtoHollandinorderto

escapethereligiousprosecution.In1620,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seeking

aplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Stormsforcedthemtosailawayfromtheir

originaldestination,JamestowninVirginia.Andafteratwo-monthvoyagetheylandedat

Plymouth,Massachusetts,inicyNovember.

M:Ioncereadthatduringthefirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationor

epidemics.

W:Trueenough.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Luckily,afriendly

IndiancalledSquantotaughtthemhowtoplantthecornandhowtofertilizethesoil.

M:Soaftertheharvestsinautumn,didthePilgrimsinvitetheIndiansnearbytoamealfor

theirhelpandfriendship?

W:Yes,buttobemoreaccurate,athanksgivingfeast.

M:Isee,adayforgivingthanks.Thenonwhichdayisitcelebrated?

W:Atthattime,thePilgrimsobjectedtofixingthecelebrationbycalendar.George

Washington,thePublic*sfirstpresident,setThursday,November26,1789,asthefirst

nationalThanksgivingDay.Evenso,thecontroversycontinuedoverthedate:Thanksgiving.

AndsinceLincoln*stime,thecelebrationofThanksgivingDayhasbeenobservedonthe

fourthThursdayofNovemberuntiltoday.

M:WhatdoweusuallydoonThanksgivingDay?

W:Thepatternhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.Usuallyafamilyjourneyorabigfamily

dinnerisplannedfortheannualreunion.Onthedinnertable,youcanfindapples,oranges,

chestnuts,plumpuddings,mincepie,squashandsoon.Andthebestandmostattractive

amongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.

M:Mymouthiswateringnow,Mrs.Brown.Theyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandalwaysmy

favoritefoodonThanksgivingDay.MymumcooksthesameastheAmericansdothatdaythough

we'renotnative.

27.Whatdidthewomanmostprobablytalkaboutlasttime?

（2）.A.InJamestown.

B.InWashington.

C.InPlymouth.

D.InHolland.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］

WherewasThanksgivingDayfirstcelebrated?

（3）.A.In1620.

B.In1621.

C.In1789.

D.DuringLincoln'stime.（分数：1.00）

A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］

WhenwasThanksgivingDaysetasanationaldayforthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory?

（4）.A.Beforetheirarrival,theearlysettlersdidnotknowhowtoplantthecorn.

B.ThePilgrimsgotoverdifficultieswithoutanyhelpwhentheysettleddown.

C.ThedateofThanksgivingDayissetonthefourthWednesday,November.

D.ThanksgivingDaycantberegardedasatypicalAmericanholiday.（分数：1.00）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］

Whatcanbeinfer