2021年河南省4月英语专业高级英语模拟试题集锦

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第一套试卷

所有题目用英文作答(英译汉题目除外)，请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上

I.Thefbllowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsor

expressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethe

correspondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpression(breachblankonly.(25

points,1pointforeach)

OneofthebestcurrentexamplesofwhatHorowitzistalking1isJohnDenver.Hismost

2songs—"SunshineonMyShoulders"，"RockyMountainHigh”,and"CountryRoad^^—

3themusicaldriveandpowerof4rock,whilethelyricscelebratethesimple5

of'thegoodolddays”.

Itisallsymbolizedinmymindbythehugelysuccessfulart6thattelevisionhasmade

7totheculture,the30-secondcommerciakthetinydramaofthe8housewifewhofinds

happiness9choosingtherighttoothpaste.Whenbeforeinhumanhistoryhassomuch

humanity10surrenderedsomuchofitsleisuretoonetoy，onemassdiversion?

Theyhadno11ofcomparisonandassumedthatthiswasa12ofhisclass,justasa

travelersteppingofFthelinerataforeign13forluncheonsumsupanation5s

characterforeverinthe14businessmanwhohappensto15thetablewithhim.

Eachweek,fbrexample,arecordofthesalesresultsofthe16weekforeachsalesoffice

andfbrSalesDepartmentasa17fbreachdivisionofthecompanyiskeptand18to

thesalesresultsfbrthe19weekoftheyear20.

ButbyandlargethenewsreportsandcommentariesonCBSandNBCandABCmakeevery21

topresentviewerswithmorethanone22ofanissue,eitherbyletting23spokesmen

havetheir24orbyoutliningthepositionsheldbybothmajorpartiesonthesubject25.

A.folkB.meansC.formD.combineE.before

F.precedingG.joysH.inI.correspondingJ.central

K.comparedL.shareM.characteristicN.notable0.opposing

P.effortQ.collectivelyR.aboutS.involvedT.port

U.sayV.aspectW.wholeX.earnestY.wily

II.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgivenfourchoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosetheright

onetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,

1pointforeach)

26.Newbooksweredisplayedinapositionontablesatthefrontoftheshop.

A.prominentB.preeminent

C.dominantD.relevant

27.Thegovernmentistryingtothepeopleintothinkingthatawarisnecessary.

A.inspireB.poison

C.adoptD.brainwash

28.Youneedtodemonstratetotheexaminersthatyouhavemorethana(n)understanding

ofthetext.

A.actualB.factual

C.literalD.literary

29.Suchofthefactscannotbeallowedtogounchallenged.

A.distortionB.disturbance

C.distractionD.distribution

30.Cuttingthebushbackintheautumnwillhelppromotegrowthinthespring.

A.violentB.virtual

C.vigorousD.visual

31.Inthisstory,thecleverlittlefoxthehuntersandescapesfromthetraptheyset.

A.outweighsB.outwits

C.outnumbersD.outgrows

32.TheBritishtime,effortandhugesumsofmoneyonpets.

A.lavishB.grant

C.provideD.supply

33.Thefortunesofthemajorpoliticalpartiestendtoandflowovertime.

A.haltB.fall

C.ebbD.fly

34.I'mtiredoflisteningtoherthevirtuesofherchildren.

A.exposingB.explaining

C.extendingD.extolling

35.Therewillbeamasstotheseaside,thecountrysideandforeignholidaydestinations

duringsummervacation.

A.departureB.inflow

C.evasionD.exodus

36.Johnwasangrywhenthebosssaidthathisproposalwascompletely.

A.disposableB.dismissible

C.unapproachableD.unavoidable

37.Lackofsleephasherconcentration.

A.deconstructedB.impaired

C.demonstratedD.repaired

38.Hehadlonghelda(n)fascinationwiththehorrorsofcontemporarywarfare.

A.arbitraryB.mortal

C.morbidD.courteous

39.Thegovernmentreplacedthenarrowstreetwithawidewiththefundsraised.

A.laneB.path

C.boulevardD.trail

40.Likesomanypoliticians,hehadanappetiteforpower.

A.innumerableB.inseparable

C.insufferableD.insatiable

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIII,IV,V.

ANCReform：AlaskaNativesBattleforChange

(1)Theygatheredinanofficebuildingbehindcloseddoors,adozenexecutivesofAlaskanative

corporations(ANCs)consideringhowtoproceedinthefaceofthreatstoagovernmentprogram

thathadgiventhemashortcuttobillionsinincomefromfederalcontracts.Foryears,theleaders

ofANCshadmaintainedaunitedfrontofsupportfortheANCprogram,despitenewsaccountsand

auditsthatturnedupallegationsofabuses.

(2)InAugust,justweeksafteranespeciallycriticalcongressionalhearing,officialsfromthreeof

theANCsproposedamajorbreakinthelong-heldhabitofkeepingnativeproblemsto

themselves.Theywantedthegrouptoacknowledgetheproblemsandadoptradicalreforms.The

roomwentsilentwhentheofficialsannouncedtheirkeyproposal：acaponcontractsthatwould

endtheirabilitytogetdealsofanysizewithoutcompetition.

⑶“Thereactionwassurprisinglymuted,“saidapersonwhowastherethatdaywhospokeonthe

conditionofanonymitybecauseofthenatureofthemeeting.”"wasobvioustherewasdiscomfbrt,

butnooneraisedtheirvoicesorpoundedthetable.”

(4)Oneofthereformers,TaraSweeney,avicepresidentatArcticSlopebasedinBarrow,saidin

arecentinterviewthatadvocatingapositionwithimpliedcriticismofAlaskanativeswas“notan

easypathtotake."Butshesaidthatsheandotherscouldnotstandbyanddonothing.uWeneedto

dotherightthing,“shesaid.

(5)ExecutivesatDoyonLimitedandCookInletRegionInc.joinedthoseatArcticSlopeincalling

forfundamentalchangesintheprogram,whichhasopenedthewayfor$29billiontoAlaskanative

corporationsoverthepastdecade,mostofitthroughset-asidedealsorcontractsawardedwithout

competition.

(6)InaproposalhandedovertotheSmallBusinessAdministration(SBA)lastmonth,thethree

companiescalledforbettertrackingandreportingofbenefitstoAlaskanativeshareholdersand

theircommunities.Theyreiteratedtheircallforlimitsonthesizeofcontractsawardedwithout

competition,requiringadditionaljustificationforcontractsofmorethan$100million.They

calledfbrnewlimitsonhowANCsubsidiariescouldoperateandforbetterenforcementC4of

programrulestoensuretheintegrity^^ofsmall-businesscontracting.

(7)"Ourproposedreformswillimprovetheprogrambyincreasingaccountability,decreasingthe

potentialforabusewhilecontinuingtoencouragethegrowthofsustainablebusinessesthatraise

thestandardoflivingforAlaskanativepeople,“thethreereformerssaidinalettertotheSBA.

(8)IntheAlaskanativecommunity,theproposalsareasourceofintense,debate.

(9)SarahLukin,executivedirectoroftheNativeAmericanContractorsAssociation；saidtheANC

programasitcurrentlyisbenefitsAlaskanativesandtaxpayers.Shesaidthethreereformers,who

arenotmembersofherassociation,“canaffordtodobusiness“withouttheset-asideprogram

becauseoftheirnaturalresourcesandrealestateholdings.

(lO)LukinsaidcriticshavetakenANCproblemsoutofcontext,ignoringthefactthatthesame

issues,suchastheuseofcontractswithoutcompetition,arewidespreadacrossthegovernment.

“ThescrutinyonANCsisdisproportionate,“shesaid.

(11)Anunlikelysetofallieshasjoinedtherefbrmers.

(12)Inaninterview,Sen.LisaMurkowski,oneofthemostadamantANCboosters,applaudedthe

ideaofmoretransparencyandaccountability.4tInordertocontinuethegoodfbrwhichthisprogram

wasintended,wehavetopursuethereformsthatallowforappropriateoversight,,9shesaid.4ihave

defendedthisprogram,butldonotdefendtheprogramunconditionally.^^

(13)Sen.ClaireMcCaskill,chairmanofacontractingoversightsubcommitteethatheldtheANC

hearinglastyear,saidthecontractingprivilegesoughttoberescindedaltogether."Ifyou

reallyunderstandwhatisgoingonwithAlaskanativecorporations,yourheartbreaksforthemany

poornativeswhoaresufferingstill.They'rebeingused,^^shesaid."Twogroupsofpeopleare

gettingscrewedbytheprogram.ManyAlaskanativeswhoarenotgettingtheirfairshare,andthe

Americantaxpayers.”

(14)Shesuggestedthatthegovernmentmakedirectpaymentstothenativeshareholders.44Iwould

muchpreferthattheAmericangovernmenthelpAlaskanativesdirectlythanthrough

ridiculouslyover-priced,noncompetegovernmentcontracts，”shesaid.

(15)SheriBuretta,chairmanoftheboardoftheChugachCorp.,saidthatthegovernmentneedsto

keepgivingANCsroomtoimproveandgrow."There'snodoubtinmymindthereareabuses.”

Untilnow,nativeexecutiveshavebeenafraidtospeakupbecauseoffears“itwillbeusedagainst

us.We'retryingashardaswecan,“shesaid."It'sanevolutionaryprocess.,,

III.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyour

AnswerSheet.(20points,2pointsforeach)

41.ThepurposeoftheANCprogramreformsisto.

A.encouragethegrowthofsustainablebusinesses

B.competewithlargejointventures

C.enhancetaxpayers'confidenceinANCs

D.getdealsofanysizewithoutcompetition

42.TheofficialsofAlaskanativecorporationsgatheredto.

A.discussthereformproposals

B.findwaystohelpnativeAlaskapeople

C.improvecorporatecompetition

D.protestagainstthePentagon

43.ThemainproposalofofficialsfromthreeoftheANCsisto.

A.acknowledgetheproblemsandcallforfederalsupport

B.keepnativeproblemstothemselves

C.limitthesizeofcontracts

D.standbyanddonothing

44.Theword"anonymity“inthethirdparagraphmeans.

A.holdinganegativeattitudeB.callingforpublicattention

C.keepingone'snameuntoldD.holdingbackone'sopinions

45.ThecorporationheadquarteredinBarrowis.

A.DoyonLimitedB.CookInletRegionInc.

C.ChugachCorp.D.ArcticSlope

46.Theword“reiterated"inthesixthparagraphmeans.

A.respondedB.reviewed

C.reconsideredD.restated

47.Intheninthparagraph,SarahLukin^attitudetowardthereformproposalsis

A.tolerantB.supportive

C.negativeD.conservative

48.Theword“disproportionate“inthetenthparagraphmeans.

A.unfairB.unknown

C.undoneD.uneasy

49.AccordingtoSen.ClaireMcCaskill,thevictimsoftheANCprogramare.

A.Alaskaofficialsandcorporationexecutives

B.AmericanofficialsandAlaskataxpayers

C.AlaskanativesandAmericantaxpayers

D.Americancitizensandcorporationexecutives

50.Thesentence"It'sanevolutionaryprocess.),inthefifteenthparagraphimpliesthat

A.ittakescourageB.ittakestime

C.itisaneasypathtotakeD.itistherightthingtodo

IV.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.

(10points,2pointsfbreach)

51.Itwasobvioustherewasdiscomfort,butnooneraisedtheirvoicesorpoundedthetable.

52.IntheAlaskanativecommunity,theproposalsareasourceofintensedebate.

53.Inordertocontinuethegoodfbrwhichthisprogramwasintended,wehavetopursue

thereformsthatallowforappropriateoversight.

54.IfyoureallyunderstandwhatisgoingonwithAlaskanativecorporations,yourheartbreaksfor

themanypoornativeswhoaresufferingstill.

55.Shesuggestedthatthegovernmentmakedirectpaymentstothenativeshareholders.

V.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.Writeyouranswersonthe

AnswerSheet.(10points)

56.Whatisyourattitudetoreforms?Illustrateyourpointofviewwithoneormore

appropriateexamples.

VI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.

(20points,2pointseachfor57-60,4pointsfor61,8pointsfor62)

57.一种致力于在少数特定地区增长个人财富政府系统永远不会为公众谋求利益。

58.黑人区至少不再满足于其美国城区私生子地位。

59.男人可以用报纸作为屏障与妻子隔开。

60.当年医生出于对个人自由坚定不移尊重而不去杀害健康、渴望活下去人们。

61.一方面，作为防止无聊手段，工作是可取。由于与终日无所事事百无聊赖相比，从事必

要而乏味工作所感受无聊就算不了什么了。

62.亚裔美国老人是这样一种公众印象牺牲品：她们有家人独立照顾，因而不需要外界协助。

然而来到这个国家亚裔美国入移民模式、文化障碍、语言障碍、语言问题和她们遭遇歧视,

都给这些老人及其家人带来伤害。

第一套试卷

请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上，所有题目用英语作答(英译汉题目除外)

I.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsor

expressionsmarkedAtoX.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethe

correspondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(12

points,0.5pointforeach)

Soatleastthehistoricalevidenceseemstosuggest.WhenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,my

1alsofoundtheworldinamess.Theeconomicmachineryhad2downalmosteverywhere：

Inthiscountry3aquarterofthepopulationwasoutofwork.Amajorwarseemedalltoo4.

Asacollegenewspapereditoratthattime,Iprotested5thisjustasvehementlyasstudent

6areprotestingtoday.

Buttodayshepassedthebaker'sby,climbedthe7,wentintothelittledarkroom——herroom

likeacupboard—andsatdownontheredeiderdown.Shesat8foralongtime.Thebox9

thefurcameoutofwas10thebed.Sheunclaspedtheneckletquickly；quickly,11

looking,laiditinside.Butwhensheputthe12onshethoughtsheheardsomethingcrying.

TheWatts-as-a-way-stationmentalityhasafirmholdon13thosewhoremainandthosewho

leave.Suchas14is,theghettoisregardedas15placetomakeacareerforthosewho

haveafuture.Without16,theprimeAmericanvaluesunderscorethe17.Negroes,insideit

orout,andwhitestoo,behavetowardthe18liketravelers.

IknowthatAmericantechnicalgenius,and19ofallthemoonlanding,seemstogivethe

20totoosummaryacondemnationofthe21system,butthereismoretoeducation22

thesegmentalequippingofthemind.Thereisthattransmissionofthevalueofthe23asaforce

stillmiraculouslyfertileandmoving—mostly24fromAmericaneducationatalllevels.

a

II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,

followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseach

ofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpression

foreachblankonly.(15points，1pointforeach)

25.Likeallartists,theserockmusiciansfeelingsandbeliefsthathelpusseeandformour

own.

26.Ifyoudon'tdowhatthedoctorsaysyou'llhavetogotothehospital,themotheradmonished

her.

27.Ihopethattheexampleofmywillconvinceotherwomentogetintopolitics—andnot

justtostuffenvelopes,buttorunforoffice.

28.Therewasalittlepathbesidetherockyroad,andMrs.Flowerswalkedswingingher

armsandpickingherwayoverthestones.

29.Ithasbecometothinkthat,likefastfood,fastideasarethewaytogettoafast-moving,

impatientpublic.

30.Allskilledworkcanbepleasurable,providedtheskilliseithervariableorcapable

ofindefiniteimprovement.

31.Shefrowned,conscientiouslyworryingoverwhathemightsecretlybelongingfor

whichshehadbeentoobusyortoocarelesstoimagine.

32.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereispressureuponthemtobeginbetter,forfearthey

maystartdoingworse.

33.Televisionalsoprovidesawideofopinionbysettingupfourorfiveexpertsandletting

themknockeachotherdown.

34.Iguessbeforewe'reshemayhavesomethingmoreseriousthanpreservestoworry

about.

35.Shebroughtacigaretteoutofherapronpocketandtuckeditdeepintooneofher

mouth,thewayshedidwhensomethingpleasedher.

36.ExceptforsomeexclusiveclubsinLondon,therewereoccasionswhereraciallines

weredrawn.

37.Undoubtedlythedesirefbrfoodhasbeen,andstillis,oneofthemaincausesofgreat

events.

38.Atthesametime,ofcourse,theproducermustdohisbitbyproducingnothingbutthemost

perishable.

39.Thenorthernwindblowsviciouslytoday,andthere'snoheatingtoturnon,butitwill

bepleasantwhenthewinddrops.

a

III.Eachofthefbllowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosethe

rightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15

points,1pointforeach)

40.Hisandunwillingnesstolearnfromotherspreventhimfrombeinganeffective

memberoftheteam.

A.arroganceB.advantage

41.Wemusttrytocreateamorecaring,moresociety.

A.compassionateB.competitive

42.Itwasandshedidnotknowenoughtoanalyzeeachproblemproperly.

A.encouragingB.exhausting

43.AlthougheachTVserieswillberatedonthebasisofitsusualcontent,theratingscan

fromweektoweek.

A.flowB.flactuate

44.Thisfactormeansthatthereisoftenaconnectioninappearanceand

temperamentbetweenparentsandchildren.

A.historicalB.hereditary

45.Thoughsheandpleaded,herefusedtogotothedance.

A.coaxedB.admonished

46.Jackmanagedtoget147tapesand100bookspluslotsofmagazinesthroughcustomsina(n)

way.

A.incredulousB.miraculous

47.Thesedayspeoplearebecomingmoreandmoreaboutthefoodtheyeat.

A.sophisticatedB.selective

48.ThequestionofgoingtotheUnitedStatesforadoctor'sdegreehismind.

A.preoccupiedB.intruded

49.Inthelasttwentyyears,breakthroughsintechnologyhaveadvancedtheway

wecommunicate,bringinguscomputers,cellphonesandtheInternet.

A.profoundlyB.deeply

50.Inourculture,weareaccustomedtosophisticatedprescriptiondrugscontainingaof

chemicalingredients.

A.plentyB.variety

51.Wecannotthecountry'stelecommunicationstounqualifiedpeople.

A.trustB.entrust

52.Imaginehowmanytimesrestaurantsandmerchantshadtochangetheirpostedpricesduringthe

1970s,whenpricesalmostdoubled.

A.inflationaryB.extraordinary

53.Comparedwiththeperiodlastyear,averagetemperatureshavebeenlow.

A.correspondingB.related

54.Inthemiddleoftheseotherwiseplainsisastrikingrangeofmountains.

A.featurelessB.pointless

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIV，VandVI.

BrightSparks

(1)BythetimeLaszloPolagar'sfirstbabywasbomin1969healreadyhadfirmviews

onchild-rearing.AneccentriccitizenofcommunistHungary,hehadwrittenabookcalled"Bring

upGenius!?,andoneofhisfavoritesayingswas“Geniusesaremade,notbom^^.

(2)Anexpertonthetheoryofchess,heproceededtoteachlittleZsuzsaathome,spendinguptoten

hoursadayonthegame.Twomoredaughtersweresimilarlyhot-housed.Allthreeobligedtheir

fatherbybecomingworld-classplayers.Theyoungest,Judit,iscurrentlyranked13thintheworld,

andisbyfarthebestfemalechessplayerofalltime.

(3)Wouldtheexperimenthavesucceededwithadifferenttrioofchildren?Ifanychildcanbe

turnedintoastar,thenalotoftimeandmoneyarebeingwastedworldwideontryingtopick

winners.

(4)Americahaslongheld“talentsearches”,usingtestresultsandteacherrecommendations

toselectchildrenforadvancedschoolcourses,summerschoolsandotherextratuition.This

provisionissettogrow.Inhisstate-of-the-unionaddressin,PresidentGeorgeBushannouncedthe

"AmericanCompetitivenessInitiative”,which,amongmuchelse,wouldtrain

70,000high-schoolteacherstoleadadvancedcoursesforselectedpupilsinmathematicsand

science.Justasthesuperpowers'spaceracemadeCongressputmoneyintoscienceeducation,the

thoughtofChinaandIndiaturningouthundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientistsisscaring

Americaintostimulatingitsbrightesttodotheirbest.

(5)Thephilosophybehindthistalentsearchisthatabilityisinnate；thatitcanbediagnosedwith

considerableaccuracy；andthatitisworthcultivating.

(6)InAmerica,brightchildrenarerankedas“moderately”,"highly","exceptionally”and

^profbundly^gifted.Theonlychancetoinfluenceinnateabilityisthoughttobeinthewomborthe

firstcoupleofyearsoflife.Hencethecrazefor"teachingaids^suchasvideosandflashcardsfor

newborns,and“whalesounds“ontapewhichapregnantmothercanstraptoherbelly.

(7)InBritain,thereisabroadlysimilarbeliefintheexistenceofinnatetalent,butalsoan

egalitarian(平等主义)sentimentwhichmakespeoplequeasyabouttheideaofinvestingresources

ingroomingintelligence.

(8)Teachersareoftenopposedtoseparateprovisionforthebest-performingchildren,sayingany

extrahelpshouldgotostragglers.In,inabidtohelptheablewhileleavingintactthebanonmost

selectionbyabilityinstateschools,thegovernmentsetuptheNationalAcademyforGiftedand

TalentedYouth.Thisoutfitrunssummerschoolsandmasterclassesforchildrennominated

bytheirschools.Todate,though,onlysevenintensecondaryschoolshavenominatedevenasingle

child.Lastyearallschoolsweretoldtheymustsupplythenamesoftheirtop10%.

(9)Pickingwinnersisalsotheorderofthedayinexcommuniststates,ahangoverfromthetimes

whentalentedindividualswerepluckedfromtheirhomesandruthlesslytrainedforthegloryofthe

nation.Butinmanyothercountries,oppositiontotheideaofsinglingouttalentandgroomingit

runsdeep.InScandinavia,abeliefinvirtueslikemodestyandsocialsolidaritymakespeople

flinchfromtheideaoftreatingbrainychildrendifferently.

(10)AndinJapanthereisawidespreadbeliefthatallchildrenarebornwiththesame

innateabilities-andshouldthereforebetreatedalike.Allaretaughttogether,coveringthesame

syllabusatthesamerateuntiltheyfinishcompulsoryschooling.Thosewholearnquickestare

expectedthentoteachtheirclassmates.

(11)Statisticsgivelittleclueastowhichsystemisbest.Theperformanceofthemostableis

heavilyaffectedbyfactorsotherthanstateprovision.MoststateeducationinBritainisnominally

non-selective,butmiddle-classparentstrytolivenearthebestschools.AmbitiousJapanese

parentshavemadeprivate,out-oi-schooltuitionathrivingbusiness.AndScandinavia's

egalitarianismmightworklesswellinplaceswithmorediversepopulationsandless

competentteachers.Forwhatit'sworth,thestatisticaldatasuggestthatsomecountries,likeJapan

andFinland,canavoidselectionandstillthrive.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatanycountrycanditch

selectionanddoaswell.

(12)Mr.Polgarthoughtanychildcouldbeaprodigygiventherightteaching,anearlystartand

enoughpractice.Somesaythekeytosuccessissimplyhardgraft.Judit,theyoungestofthePolgar

sisters,wasthemostdriven,andthemostsuccessful；Zsofia,themiddleone,wasregardedas

themosttalented,butshewastheonlyonewhodidnotachievethestatusofgrandmaster.

"Everythingcameeasiesttoher,“saidheroldersister."Butshewaslazy.”

IV.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestanswerandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(20

points,2pointsforeach)

55.Intheirchildhood,thethreedaughtersofPolagar.

A.playedchessinhousealldaylong

B.hadplentyofintensetrainingonchess

C.tookvariouslessonsongamesinhouse

D.revealedtheirtalentinplayingchess

56.Inparagraph3,theauthortendstoPolagar'sviewonchild-rearing.

A.supportB.despise

C.questionD.defend

57.InAmerica,studentwinnersareusuallypickedoutonthebasisof.

A.testresultsandpraisesfromteachers

B.teacherrecommendationsandtestpapers

C.testscoresandteacherrecommendations

D.self-presentationandteachers9evaluations

58.TheAmerican“talentsearches“isbasedonthebeliefthat.

A.thereisnoinnateability

B.fewhaveinborntalent

C.educationcanhelpdeveloptalent

D,one'sinnateabilitycanbemeasured

59.Inparagraph7,theword“queasy”isclosestinmeaningto.

A.curiousB.worried

C.unhappyD.comfortable

60.Accordingtothepassage,inBritain,.

A.stateschoolsareforbiddentoselectwinnersbytalent

B.stateschoolsareallowedtoselectstudentsbyability

C.secondaryschoolsareeagertopicktalentedstudents

D.thegovernmentisentitledtopickingtalentedchildren

61.Inparagraph8,theword“outfit“isclosestinmeaningto.

A.corporationB.community

C.governmentD.organization

62.InScandinavia,peoplevaluevirtueslikemodestyandsocialsolidarity,sothey.

A.approveoftheideaofselectingdifferentbrains

B.singleoutthetalentedchildrenfromthedullones

C.refusetoteachtalentedchildreninnormalways

D.avoidpickingtalentedchildrenforspecialeducation

63.Inparagraph11,theword“ditch“isclosestinmeaningto.

A.abandonB.embrace

C.welcomeD.denounce

64.OfthePolgarsisters,.

A.allachievedthestatusofgrandmaster

B.twobecameworld-classchessplayers

C.theyoungestwasthemostdiligentone

D.theeldestwasunderthegreatestpressure

V.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChineseandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.

(10points，2pointsforeach)

65....thethoughtofChinaandIndiatumingouthundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientists

isscaringAmericaintostimulatingitsbrightesttodotheirbest.

66.Todate,though,onlysevenintensecondaryschoolshavenominatedevenasinglechild.Last

yearallschoolsweretoldtheymustsupplythenamesoftheirtop10%.

67.Butinmanyothercountries,oppositiontotheideaofsinglingouttalentandgroomingitruns

deep.

68.AndScandinavianegalitarianismmightworklesswellinplaceswithmorediversepopulations

andlesscompetentteachers.

69.Mr.Polgarthoughtanychildcouldbeaprodigygiventherightteaching,anearlystartand

enoughpractice.

VI.AnswerthefollowingessayquestioninEnglishwithin80-100words.Writeyouranswerson

theAnswerSheet.(10points)

70.Doyoubelieveininnateability?Whyorwhynot?

VII.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishandwritethetranslationonyourAnswerSheet.

(18points,2pointseachfor71-75,8pointsfor76)

71.不幸