专业英语2010
2010年英语专业四级阅读真题答案
2010年英语专业四级阅读真题答案1. Many of the electric goods which are advertised as ______ the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect. [单选题] *A. liberateB. to liberateC. liberating(正确答案)D. liberated2. The plan for unity under a federal system ______ into effect in 1782. [单选题] *A. putB. gotC. went(正确答案)D. set3. College students can easily ______ from one curriculum to another, from one institution to another, as suited to their needs. [单选题] *A. moveB. transfer(正确答案)C. transmuteD. travel4. There is hardly any ______ hotel room available during the summer holidays. [单选题] *A. vacant(正确答案)B. emptyC. freeD. blank5. The absent-mindedness of the boy is ______ of his lack of interest in the lesson. [单选题] *A. evidentB. positiveC. indicative(正确答案)D. revealing6. There has been a ______ increase of complaint about the matter because of misunderstanding. [单选题] *A. regrettingB. regrettedC. regretfulD. regrettable(正确答案)7. Do you know how much the ______ family spends on food in the urban area? [单选题] *A. normalB. generalC. usualD. average(正确答案)8. No one believes what the new director ______ to have achieved. [单选题] *A. declaresB. confirmsC. statesD. claims(正确答案)9. We'll make no ______ between the terrorists and those who harbor them. [单选题] *A. divisionB. comparisonC. differenceD. distinction(正确答案)10. The humid continental climate gradually ______ to the continental steppe climate of the Great Plains. [单选题] *A. give way(正确答案)B. give awayC. give upD. give out11. The couple less ______ to each other tend to end up in divorce. [单选题] *A. committed(正确答案)B. linkedC. connectedD. contributed12. Reasons for careful teaching range from preventing a child ______ to keeping a child occupied. A. sinking behind [单选题] *B. falling behindC. drawing behind(正确答案)D. crawling behind13. Massive changes in all of the world's deeply ______ sporting habits are underway. [单选题] *A. cherished(正确答案)B. assumedC. expectedD. supposed14. The government policy is that services for the people with mental illness should be community ______ and easily accessible. [单选题] *A. based(正确答案)B. basicC. basisD. bases15. Rosamond felt unhappy without any ______ of his project at the meeting. [单选题] *A. clueB. hintC. commentD. mention(正确答案)16. About three-fifths of the country has a ______ annual rainfall between 782 and 1,500 mm. [单选题] *A. moderateB. mean(正确答案)C. extraD. excessive17. Others viewed the findings with ______, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown. [单选题] *A. caution(正确答案)B. passionC. optimismD. deliberation18. When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are ______ to fall. [单选题] *A. timelyB. liable(正确答案)C. simultaneousD. subject19. The results are hardly ______ ; he cannot believe they are accurate. [单选题] *A. crucialB. criticalC. credible(正确答案)D. contrary20. The ball ______ two or three Times before rolling down the slope. [单选题] *A. swayedB. hoppedC. dartedD. bounced(正确答案)21. Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would ______。
专业英语四级真题2010年
专业英语四级真题2010年(总分:127.00,做题时间:120分钟)一、PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) (总题数:1,分数:5.00)1.(分数:5.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案:( Freshmen's Week Britain has a well-respected higher education system / and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world, / but to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing. / October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. / Universities have something called Freshmen's Week for their new-comers. / It's a great opportunity to make new friends, / join lots of clubs and settle into university life. / However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, / the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying: / where do you start and who should you make friends with? / Which clubs and societies should you join? / Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you. / They worry about starting their university social life on the fight foot. / So just take it all in slowly. / Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next 3 years. / )解析:[解析] 听写难点在于第12、13个意群中出现的两个短语:in the same boat处境相同,start on the right foot一开始就顺利。
2010年英语专业四级真题完形填空及答案解析
2010年英语专业四级真题完形填空及答案解析PART III CLOZE[15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.How men first learned to invent words is unknown; (31) , the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32) to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33) they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34) certain signs, called letters, which could be (35) to represent those sounds, and which could be (36) . Those sounds, whether spoken, (37) written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their (38) the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39) with meaning for us by experience; (40) the longer we live, the more certain words (41) to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we (42) , the more the number of words that mean something to us (43) .Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44) to our minds and emotions. This (45) and telling use of words is what we call (46) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47) . He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48) their position and association can (49) men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will (50) our speech or writing silly and vulgar.31、A. in addition B. in other words C. in a word D. in summary32、A. sounds B. gestures C. signs D. movements33、A. such that B. as that C. so that D. in that34、A. in B. with C. of D. upon35、A. spelt B. combined C. written D. copied36、A. written down B. handed down C. remembered D. observed37、A. and B. yet C. also D. or38、A. functions B. associations C. roles D. links39、A. filled B. full C. live D. active40、A. but B. or C. yet D. and41、A. reappear B. recall C. remember D. recollect42、A. read and think B. read and recall C. read and learn D. read and recite43、A. raises B. increases C. improves D. emerges44、A. intensively B. extensively C. broadly D. powerfully45、A. charming B. academic C. conventional D. common46、A. written B. spoken C. literary D. dramatic47、A. signs B. words C. style D. sound48、A. in B. on C. over D. by49、A. move B. engage C. make D. force50、A. transform B. change C. make D. convertPART ⅢCLOZE答案解析31、B 32、A33、C [解析] 根据句意,人会发出某种特定的声音来表示相应的思想感情、行为动作和其他事情,目的是为了交流,应选C项so that。
2010年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(3)
2010 年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(3)1. In selecting a material, the engineer’s interest is in its properties which determine how it will perform under the loads and condition____it is subject.A. whereB. whichC. in whichD. to which2. To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equi pment,the company will produce more of such equipment.A. ofB. onC. withD. for3. “The president made a brilliant decision, didn’t he?”“Yes, he did. I don’t know what I would have done if I____to make that decision. ”A. wereB. had hadC. have hadD. had4. Animal mothers are devoted to their young and____ them with love and discipline.A. mindB. watchC. helpD. tend5. The physicists propose that our attention____the use of special methods of thinking and acting.A. would be directed towardsB. should be directed towardsC. is directed towardsD.directs towards6. According to the acoustics, continual exposure____ noise of high intensity would lead to loss of hearing.A. ofB. withC. toD. by7. We are convinced____ the righteousness of our cause.A. ofB. onC. overD. at8. Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the____charged on public transport were more reasonable.A. pricesB. ticketsC. feesD. fares9. You’d better let me know as soon as there is a (n) ____positionin the branch office.A. emptyB. vacuumC. hollowD. vacant10. They will never reconcile themselves to____.A. defeatB. their defeatC. be defeatedD. have their defeat11. The matter is not to be ____.A. watched forB. waited onC. taken overD. trifled with12. The mother almost____when she learned that her son was shot dead.A. fell downB. came downC. fell apartD. went to pieces13. While doing calculation for the project, the designers____a new solution to a geological problem.A. fell intoB. stumbled uponC. set outD. discovered14. I meant____ you about it, but I forgot to do so.A. tellingB. having toldC. to tellD. to have told15. Everything____into consideration, I propose that the first prize should be given to Liu Qiang.A. to takeB. takingC. takenD. took16. They____the park of late.A. will visitB. have visitedC. are visitingD. visited17. The girl was so ____by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.A. absorbedB. fascinatedC. movedD. touched18. After traveling in the desert for many days, they found a tiny oasis,where there was a well and ____green grass.A. a patch ofB. a bunch ofC. a pinch ofD. a packet of19. After a careful investigation, the committee decided to____the old hall.A. changeB. buildC. innovateD. renovate20. The fierce heat of this summer withered most of the crops____ his farm.A. inB. onC. ofD. from21. Since the father died a year ago, there has been ____in the family about the division of the estate.A. distinctionsB. discordC. disadvantagesD. disappointment22. Having been discussed, the proposal was____unanimously.A. adaptedB. adoptedC. admittedD. adjoined23. I’d just as soon you____ those important papers with you.A. don’t takeB. didn’t takeC. hadn’t takenD. were not taking24. The theme of the novel is that a person’s fate____that of the whole country.A. is closely linked up withB. is closely dealt withC. is closely taken asD. is closely tired up with25. The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the____of most of the Chinese students.A. magnitudeB. gradientC. potentialD. firmness答案解析1. 答案 D【参考译文】在选择材料时,工程师感兴趣的是决定该材料在负荷及遭受某种状况时所表现的特性。
2010年考研英语真题参考答案
2010年考研英语真题参考答案(启航完整版)一. 知识运用题答案1--5 ABCBC 6--10 BDACD 11--15 CAADB 16--20 ADCBD二. 阅读Part A选择题答案21--25 BCDAA 26--30 CDCBA 31--35 BDACC 36--40 ADCBD三. 新题型段落排序题答案41--45 BFDGA四. 翻译参考译文46.科学家们提出一些明显站不住脚的证据迅速来拯救,其大意是:如果鸟类无法控制害虫,那么这些害虫就会吃光我们人类。
47. 但我们至少几乎也承认这样一点:不管鸟类是否给我们带来经济上的好处,但鸟类作为生物其固有的权利应该继续存在。
48. 曾几何时,生物学家们有点过度使用这个证据,即这些物种通过杀死体质弱者来保持猎物的正常繁衍或者这些生物捕杀的仅仅是毫无价值的物种。
49. 在欧洲,林业在生态方面更加发达,无商业价值的树种被看作是原生森林群落的一部分,而得到合理的保护。
50. 这一系统易于忽视,因而最终会消除掉这个土地共同体里的许多要素(成员),虽然这些要素(成员)缺乏商业价值,但这些要素(成员)对这个共同体的健康运行来说是必要的。
五. 大小作文参考范文51.小作文部分参考范文Directions:You are supposed to write for the Postgraduates’ Association a notice to recruit volunteers for an international conference on globalization, you should conclude the basic qualification of applicant and the other information you think relative。
You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use " Postgraduates’ Association " instead。
2010年考研英语真题及答案
2010年考研英语真题及答案一、考研英语真题(阅读理解部分)1.Passage 1文章摘自《纽约时报》(The New York Times),讲述了人们对于沙特阿拉伯的德里布(Dariba)地区商业开发的反对声浪。
作者主要介绍了沙特人对这个开发计划的局部有效性提出了质疑。
答案:D解析:根据文章内容可以推断出,该地区商业发展项目在解决当地人就业问题以及对年轻人带来激励方面并不有效。
所以答案为D。
2.Passage 2文章介绍了爬行动物的生态类型和生存对策。
通过对几种不同爬行动物的研究和观察,作者总结了它们对环境的适应能力和繁衍生息策略。
答案:C解析:根据文章内容可以得出,某些种类的爬行动物具有在生境发生变化时进行数量调整的能力。
所以答案为C。
3.Passage 3文章介绍了一种新的种植模式,旨在减少对水资源的需求以及提高产量。
作者通过对这种种植模式的实验研究,发现它可以在干旱地区获得较高的产量。
答案:B解析:根据文章内容可以得出,这种新的种植模式通过改变作物的生长方式,减少了对水资源的需求,从而提高了产量。
所以答案为B。
二、答案解析1.Passage 1题目要求解释为什么该地区商业发展项目在解决当地人就业问题方面并不有效。
文章中提到该开发项目只提供了少量工作岗位,远远不够满足就业需求。
所以答案为D。
2.Passage 2题目要求解释某些爬行动物的数量调整能力。
通过文章可以看出,某些爬行动物能够根据其所处环境的变化来调整自身的数量,以适应变化的生境条件。
所以答案为C。
3.Passage 3题目要求解释这种新的种植模式在干旱地区获得高产量的原因。
文章中解释了这种新的种植模式通过改变作物的生长方式,减少了对水资源的需求,从而提高了产量。
所以答案为B。
三、总结本篇文章简要介绍了2010年考研英语阅读理解部分的三篇真题及其答案解析。
通过阅读这些真题及答案解析,可以帮助考生了解考研英语阅读理解题型和解题思路,提高解题能力。
控制工程硕士专业英语_2010
Standard of Specialized English Translation
专业英语ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ译标准
The importance of computer in the use of automatic control can not
初译:单板机和单片机的差别不停留在那里。
达
更正:单板机和单片机的差别不仅于此。
vice versa
反之亦然
雅
It is well known that… 众所周知
the Milky Way the apple of my eye Every dog has its day.
直译为“牛奶路“,银河
直译成“我眼的苹果”,珍爱物,珍爱之人,宝贝 直译为"每只狗都有它的日子" "人人皆有得意之日"
Obtainment Writing of Opening Report and
Literature Survey Paper Presentation
What’s Specialized English
普通英语(Common English, Ordinary English)
科技英语(English for Science and Technology)
Introduction to Specialized English
Main Characteristics
Vocabulary
专业术语多 technical words
客观性(Objective)
缩略词多 contracted words 合成词多 compound words 名词性词组多 noun clusters
2010年考研英语答案及详解(完整版)
2010年考研英语答案及详解(完整版) 2010年考研英语完整版详解
Section I Use of English
1.A
解析:A项 affect 意思是“影响,感动”; B项 achieve意思是“达成,完成”; C项extract意思是“提取,榨出”;D项restore 是“恢复,重建”. 这句话的意思是:他们想通过实验探究车间照明是如何影响工人的生产率的,所以答案是A。
2.B
解析:本题考查了固定短语end up 的用法,end up 意思是“最终成为……”,end 和其它三个介词的搭配都无此意,故选B。
3.C
解析:本句的大意为:研究最终总结为一个极具影响力的概念—“霍桑效应”,也正是实验所研究的行为改变了工人们的表现。
所以这里应选择C。
4.B
解析:作者这里表达的意思是这个问题之所以引起大家的注意是因为工厂女工的行为令人费解。
四个选项中perplexing意为“令人费解的”,所以正确答案为B。
5.C
解析:本句的含义是:根据研究描述,当照明灯变亮或变暗时,工人的时产量就会提高。
四个选项中有描述含义的是C项 accounts。
6.B
解析:这句话的意思是:实验中做什么并不重要。
Do not matter 固定表达,故选B。
7.D
解析:考查so long as 短语,意思是“只有”,句子意思是:只要有改变,生产率就会上升。
2010年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(2)
2010 年专业英语四级考试模拟试题及参考答案(2)1. He ____have been nervous because he didn’t go straight in.A. ought toB. mustC. shouldD. had to2. I am quite sure that I can ____ Michael into letting us use his car tomorrow.A. speakB. talkC. tellD. say3. Jean could be a very attractive girl but she____to her clothes.A. pays no attentionB. was paying no attentionC. paid no attentionD. had paid no attention4. When questioned by the interviewer, my mind went____, and I could hardly remember my own date of birth.A. blankB. dimC. faintD. vain5. The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in____again next spring.A. assemblyB. conventionC. conferenceD. session6. o drive a car safely, it is____good brakes.A. essential withB. essential havingC. essential to haveD. essential have7. As I regard it, you can widen the ____ of these improvements through your active participation.A. volumeB. dimensionC. magnitudeD. scope8. “Can you ride a horse?”“No, I never had the chance ____. ”A. for learningB. for learning howC. how to learn itD. to learn how9. As electric lines were destroyed by the storm, they were forced to light for several days.A. go overB. go in forC. go withoutD. go out10. To survive in the intense market competition, we must____the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.A. improveB. guaranteeC. gearD. enhance11. “Maria has blisters in her boots. ”“She____walking such a long distance. ”A. was used not toB. used toC. is not used toD. did not used to12. In ancient times people who were thought to have the ability to ____dreams were likely to be highly respected.A. impartB. inheritC. interpretD. intervene13. It was ____that we felt tired when we arrived.A. a so long travelB. such a long travelC. such a long journeyD. such a so long journey14.____his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.A. In spite ofB. In charge ofC. In view ofD. In case of15. “What authors do you like?”“Shakespeare is____. ”A. favorite for meB. my favoriteC. for me the favoriteD. the favorite of mine16. We hadn’t expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was ____into darkness.A. divedB. plungedC. drownedD. dropped17. Without a (an) ____passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.A. operativeB. effectiveC. validD. efficient18. Although the town had been attacked by the storm several times,____was done.A. a few damagesB. few damagesC. little damageD. a little damage19. Before the tourists set off, they spent much time setting alimit____the expenses of the trip.A. forB. inC. toD. about20. “Tina looks especially pretty tonight. ”“Yes, she always looks her best in ____of that color. ”A. dressB. a dressC. that dressD. the dress21. Despite the wide range of reading material specially writtenor____for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.A. appointedB. assembledC. acknowledgedD. adapted22. Internet, a____of millions of computers linked world wide, is the largest system serving e-mail messengers.A. unityB. connectionC. networkD. combination23. “ How dark your brother’s hair is!”“It’s ____mine when I was at his age. ”A. no darker thanB. no more darker asC. not dark more thanD. not darker as24. It was surprising that the hotel looked rather shabby outside was luxuriously and____ furnished inside.A. artificiallyB. arrogantlyC. arbitrarilyD. artistically25.____he daydreamed, Peter saw figures in the sky.A. UntilB. SinceC. WhileD. During答案解析1. 答案 B【参考译文】他必定很紧张,因为他没有直接参加比赛。
2010 年英语专业四级阅读理解passage 4(翻译)
2010年专业四级英语真题(翻译)Passage 4(翻译)Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for relatives and friends. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a men’s house, separately from their wives and child ren. Women prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husband’s portion to the men’s house. The women eat with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also widespread among Near Eastern societies.Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guineasocieties, like that of the Lese on the island of New Ireland in the Pacific and that of the Trobriand Islanders, marriage is symbolized by the couple’s eating together for the first time. Eating symbolizes their new status as a married couple. In U.S. society, it is just the reverse. A couple may go out to dinner on a first date.Other cultural rules have to do with taboos against eating certain things. In some societies, members of a family group, arc not allowed to eat the animal or bird that is their ancestor. Since they believe themselves to be children of that ancestor, it would be like eating that ancestor or eating themselves.There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste (social class) system of India. A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization. In India, there is an association between caste and the idea of pollution. Members of highly ranked groups can be polluted by coming into contact with the bodily secretions, particularly saliva,of individuals of lower-ranked castes. Because of the fear of pollution, Brahmans and other high-ranked individuals will not share food with, not eat from the same plate as, not even accept food from an individual or from a low-ranking caste.文化规则决定了食品消费的方方面面。
2010年英语专业八级真题及答案
2010年英语专业八级真题及答案PART IIREADING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)TEXT AStill, the image of any city has a half-life of many years. (So does its name, officially changed in 2001 from Calcutta to Kolkata, which is closer to what the word sounds like in Bengali. Conversing in English, I never heard anyone call the city anything but Calcutta.) To Westerners, the conveyance most identified with Kolkata is not its modern subway—a facility whose spacious stations have art on the walls and cricket matches on television monitors—but the hand-pulled rickshaw. Stories and films celebrate a primitive-looking cart with high wooden wheels, pulled by someone who looks close to needing the succor of Mother Teresa. For years the government has been talking about eliminating hand-pulled rickshaws on what it calls humanitarian grounds—principally on the ground that, as the mayor of Kolkata has often said, it is offensive to see “one man sweating and straining to pull another man.” But these days politicians also lament the impact of 6,000 hand-pulled rickshaws on a modern city’s traffic and, particularly, on its image. “Westerners try to associate beggars and these rickshaws with the Calcutta landscape, but this is not what Calcutta stands for,” the chief minister of West Bengal, Buddhad eb Bhattacharjee, said in a press conference in 2006. “Our city stands for prosperity and development.” The chief minister—the equivalent of a state governor—went on to announce that hand-pulled rickshaws soon would be banned from the streets of Kolkata.Rickshaws are not there to haul around tourists. (Actually, I saw almost no tourists in Kolkata, apart from the young backpackers on Sudder Street, in what used to be a red-light district and is now said to be the single place in the city where the services a rickshaw puller offers may include providing female company to a gentleman for the evening.) It’s the people in the lanes who most regularly use rickshaws—not the poor but people who are just a notch above the poor. They are people who tend to travel short distances, through lanes that are sometimes inaccessible to even the most daring taxi driver. An older woman with marketing to do, for instance, can arrive in a rickshaw, have the rickshaw puller wait until she comes back from various stalls to load her purchases, and then be taken home. People in the lanes use rickshaws as a 24-hour ambulance service. Proprietors of cafés or corner stores send rickshaws to collect their supplies. (One morning I saw a rickshaw puller take on a load of live chickens—tied in pairs by the feet so they could be draped over the shafts and the folded back canopy and even the axle. By the time he trotted off, he was carrying about a hundred upside-down chickens.) The rickshaw pullers told me their steadiest customers are schoolchildren. Middle-class families contract with a puller to take a child to school and pick him up; the puller essentially becomes a family retainer.From June to September Kolkata can get torrential rains, and its drainage system doesn’t need torrential rai n to begin backing up. Residents who favor a touch of hyperbole say that in Kolkata “if a stray cat pees, there’s a flood.” During my stay it once rained for about 48 hours. Entire neighborhoods couldn’t be reached by motorized vehicles, and the newspapers showed pictures of rickshaws being pulled through water that was up to the pullers’ waists. When it’s raining, the normal customer base for rickshaw pullers expands greatly, as does the price of a journey. A writer in Kolkata told me, “When it rains, even the governor takes rickshaws.”While I was in Kolkata, a magazine called India Today published its annual ranking of Indian states, according to such measurements as prosperity and infrastructure. Among India’s 20 largest states, Bihar finished dead last, as it has for four of the past five years. Bihar, a couple hundred miles north of Kolkata, is where the vast majority of rickshaw pullers come from. Once in Kolkata, they sleep on the street or in their rickshaws or in a dera—a combination garage and repair shop and dormitory managed by someone called a sardar. For sleeping privileges in a dera, pullers pay 100 rupees (about $2.50) a month, which sounds like a pretty good deal until you’ve visited a dera. They gross between 100 and 150 rupees a day, out of which they have to pay 20 rupees for the use of the rickshaw and an occasional 75 or more for a payoff if a policeman stops them for, say, crossing a street where rickshaws are prohibited. A 2003 study found that rickshaw pullers are near the bottom of Kolkata occupations in income, doing better than only the ragpickers and the beggars. For someone without land or education, that still beats trying to make a living in Bihar.There are people in Kolkata, particularly educated and politically aware people, who will not ride in a rickshaw, because they are offended by the idea of being pulled by another human being or because they consider it not the sort of thing people of their station do or because they regard the hand-pulled rickshaw as a relic of colonialism. Ironically, some of those people are not enthusiastic about banning rickshaws. The editor of the editorial pages of Kolkata’s Telegraph—Rudrangshu Mukherjee, a former academic who still writes history books—told me, for instance, that he sees humanitarian considerations as coming down on the side of keeping hand-pulled rickshaws on the road. “I refuse to be carried by another human being myself,” he said, “but I question whether we have the right to take away their livelihood.” Rickshaw supporters point out that when it comes to demeaning occupations, rickshaw pullers are hardly unique in Kolkata.When I asked one rickshaw puller if he thought the government’s plan to rid the city of rickshaws was based on a genuine interest in his welfare, he smiled, with a quick shake of his head—a gesture I interpreted to mean, “If you are so naive as to ask such a question, I will answer it, but it is not worth wasting words on.” Some rickshaw pullers I met were resigne d to the imminent end of their livelihoodand pin their hopes on being offered something in its place. As migrant workers, they don’t have the political clout enjoyed by, say, Kolkata’s sidewalk hawkers, who, after supposedly being scaled back at the beginning of the modernization drive, still clog the sidewalks, selling absolutely everything—or, as I found during the 48 hours of rain, absolutely everything but umbrellas. “The government was the government of the poor people,” one sardar told me. “Now they shake hands with the capitalists and try to get rid of poor people.”But others in Kolkata believe that rickshaws will simply be confined more strictly to certain neighborhoods, out of the view of World Bank traffic consultants and California investment delegations—or that they will be allowed to die out naturally as they’re supplanted by more modern conveyances. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, after all, is not the first high West Bengal official to say that rickshaws would be off the streets of Kolkata in a matter of months. Similar statements have been made as far back as 1976. The ban decreed by Bhattacharjee has been delayed by a court case and by a widely held belief that some retraining or social security settlement ought to be offered to rickshaw drivers. It may also have been delayed by a quiet reluctance to give up something that has been part of the fabric of the city for more than a century. Kolkata, a resident told me, “has difficulty letting go.” One day a city official handed me a report from the municipal government laying out options for how rickshaw pullers might be rehabilitated.“Which option has been chosen?” I asked, noting that the report was dated almost exactly a year before my visit.“That hasn’t been decided,” he said.“When will it be decided?”“That hasn’t been decided,” he said.11. According to the passage, rickshaws are used in Kolkata mainly for the following EXCEPTA. taking foreign tourists around the city.B. providing transport to school children.C. carrying store supplies and purchasesD. carrying people over short distances.12. Which of the following statements best describes the rickshaw pullers from Bihar?A. They come from a relatively poor area.B. They are provided with decent accommodation.C. Their living standards are very low in Kolkata.D. They are often caught by policemen in the streets.13. That “For someone without land or education, that still beats trying to make a living in Bihar” (4 paragraph) means that even so,A. the poor prefer to work and live in Bihar.B. the poor from Bihar fare better than back home.C. the poor never try to make a living in Bihar.D. the poor never seem to resent their life in Kolkata.14. We can infer from the passage that some educated and politically aware peopleA. hold mixed feelings towards rickshaws.B. strongly support the ban on rickshaws.C. call for humanitarian actions fro rickshaw pullers.D. keep quiet on the issue of banning rickshaws.15. Which of the following statements conveys the author’s sense of humor?A. “…not the poor but people who are just a notch above the poor.” (2 paragraph)B. “…,.which sounds like a pretty good deal until you’ve visited a dera.” (4 paragraph)C. Kolkata, a resident told me, “ has difficulty letting go.” (7 paragraph).D.“…or, as I found during the 48 hours of rain, absolutely everything but umbrellas.” (6 paragraph)16. The dialogue between the author and the city official at the end of the passage seems to suggestA. the uncertainty of the court’s decision.B. the inefficiency of the municipal government.C. the difficulty of finding a good solution.D. the slowness in processing options.TEXT BDepending on whom you believe, the average American will, over a lifetime, wait in lines for two years (says National Public Radio) or five years (according to customer-loyalty experts).The crucial word is average, as wealthy Americans routinely avoid lines altogether. Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidly becoming the exclusive province of suckers(people who still believe in and practice waiting in lines). Poor suckers, mostly.Airports resemble France before the Revolution: first-class passengers enjoy "élite" security lines and priority boarding, and disembark before the unwashed in coach, held at bay by a flight a ttendant, are allowed to foul the Jetway.At amusement parks, too, you can now buy your way out of line. This summer I haplessly watched kids use a $52 Gold Flash Pass to jump the lines at Six Flags New England, and similar systems are in use inmost major American theme parks, from Universal Orlando to Walt Disney World, where the haves get to watch the have-mores breeze past on their way to their seats.Flash Pass teaches children a valuable lesson in real-world economics: that the rich are more important than you, especially when it comes to waiting. An NBA player once said to me, with a bemused chuckle of disbelief, that when playing in Canada--get this--"we have to wait in the same customs line as everybody else."Almost every line can be breached for a price. In several U.S. cities this summer, early arrivers among the early adopters waiting to buy iPhones offered to sell their spots in the lines. On Craigslist, prospective iPhone purchasers offered to pay "waiters" or "placeholders" to wait in line for them outside Apple stores.Inevitably, some semi-populist politicians have seen the value of sort-of waiting in lines with the ordinary people. This summer Philadelphia mayor John Street waited outside an AT&T store from 3:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before a stand-in from his office literally stood in for the mayor while he conducted official business. And billionaire New York mayor Michael Bloomberg often waits for the subway with his fellow citizens, though he's first driven by motorcade past the stop nearest his house to a station 22 blocks away, where the wait, or at least the ride, is shorter.As early as elementary school, we're told that jumping the line is an unethical act, which is why so many U.S. lawmakers have framed the immigration debate as a kind of fundamental sin of the school lunch line. Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, to cite just one legislator, said amnesty would allow illegal immigrants "to cut in line ahead of millions of people."Nothing annoys a national lawmaker more than a person who will not wait in line, unless that line is in front of an elevator at the U.S. Capitol, where Senators and Representatives use private elevators, lest they have to queue with their constituents.But compromising the integrity of the line is not just antidemocratic, it's out-of-date. There was something about the orderly boarding of Noah's Ark, two by two, that seemed to restore not just civilization but civility during the Great Flood.How civil was your last flight? Southwest Airlines has first-come, first-served festival seating. But for $5 per flight, an unaffiliated company called will secure you a coveted "A" boarding pass when that airline opens for online check-in 24 hours before departure. Thus, the savvy traveler doesn't even wait in line when he or she is online.Some cultures are not renowned for lining up. Then again, some cultures are too adept at lining up: a citizen of the former Soviet Union would join a queue just so he could get to the head of that queue and see what everyone was queuing for.And then there is the U.S., where society seems to be cleaving into two groups: Very Important Persons, who don't wait, and Very Impatient Persons, who do--unhappily.For those of us in the latter group-- consigned to coach, bereft of Flash Pass, too poor or proper to pay a placeholder --what do we do? We do what Vladimir and Estragon did in Waiting for Godot: "We wait. We are bored."17. What does the following sentence mean? “Once the most democratic of institutions, lines are rapidly bec oming the exclusive province of suckers…Poor suckers, mostly.” (2 paragraph)A. Lines are symbolic of America’s democracy.B. Lines still give Americans equal opportunities.C. Lines are now for ordinary Americans only.D. Lines are for people with democratic spirit only.18. Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of breaching the line?A. Going through the customs at a Canadian airport.B. Using Gold Flash Passes in amusement parks.C. First-class passenger status at airports.D. Purchase of a place in a line from a placeholder.19. We can infer from the passage that politicians (including mayors and Congressmen)A. prefer to stand in lines with ordinary people.B. advocate the value of waiting in lines.C. believe in and practice waiting in lines.D. exploit waiting in lines for their own good.20. What is the tone of the passage?A. Instructive.B. Humorous.C. Serious.D. Teasing.TEXT CA bus took him to the West End, where, among the crazy coloured fountains of illumination, shattering the blue dusk with green and crimson fire, he found the café of his choice, a tea-shop that had gone mad and turned. Bbylonian, a while palace with ten thousand lights. It towered above the other building like a citadel, which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism; and behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel, just as behind the careless profusion of luxury were millions of pence, balanced to the last halfpenny. Somewhere in thebackground, hidden away, behind the ten thousand llights and acres of white napery and bewildering glittering rows of teapots, behind the thousand waitresses and cash-box girls and black-coated floor managers and temperamental long-haired violinists, behind the mounds of cauldrons of stewed steak, the vanloads of ices, were a few men who went to work juggling with fractions of a farming, who knew how many units of electricity it took to finish a steak-and-kidney pudding and how many minutes and seconds a waitress( five feet four in height and in average health) would need to carry a tray of given weight from the kitchen life to the table in the far corner. In short, there was a warm, sensuous, vulgar life flowering in the upper storeys, and a cold science working in the basement. Such as the gigantic tea-shop into which Turgis marched, in search not of mere refreshment but of all the enchantment of unfamiliar luxury. Perhaps he knew in his heart that men have conquered half the known world, looted whole kingdoms, and never arrived in such luxury. The place was built for him.It was built for a great many other people too, and, as usual, they were al there. It seemed with humanity. The marble entrance hall, piled dizzily with bonbons and cakes, was as crowded and bustling as a railway station. The gloom and grime of the streets, the raw air, all November, were at once left behind, forgotten: the atmosphere inside was golden, tropical, belonging to some high mid-summer of confectionery. Disdaining the lifts, Turgis, once more excited by the sight, sound, and smell of it all, climbed the wide staircase until he reached his favourite floor, whre an orchestra, led by a young Jewish violinist with wandering lustrous eyes and a passion for tremolo effects, acted as a magnet to a thousand girls, scented air, the sensuous clamour of the strings; and, as he stood hesitating a moment, half dazed, there came, bowing, s sleek grave man, older than he was and far more distinguished than he could ever hope to be, who murmured deferentially: “ For one, sir? This way, please,” Shyly, yet proudly, Turgis followed him.21. That “behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel” suggests thatA. modern realistic commercialism existed behind the luxurious appearance.B. there was a fundamental falseness in the style and the appeal of the café..C. the architect had made a sensible blend of old and new building materials.D. the café was based on physical foundations and real economic strength.22. The following words or phrases are somewhat critical of the tea-shop EXCEPTA. “…turned Babylonian”.B. “perhaps a new barbarism’.C. “acres of white napery”.D. “balanced to the last halfpenny”.23. In its context the statement that “ the place was built for him” means that the café was intended toA. please simple people in a simple way.B. exploit gullible people like him.C. satisfy a demand that already existed.D. provide relaxation for tired young men.24. Which of the following statements about the second paragraph is NOT true?A. The café appealed to most senses simultaneously.B. The café was both full of people and full of warmth.C. The inside of the café was contrasted with the weather outside.D. It stressed the commercial determination of the café owners.25. The following are comparisons made by the author in the second paragraph EXCEPT thatA. the entrance hall is compared to a railway station.B. the orchestra is compared to a magnet.C. Turgis welcomed the lift like a conquering soldier.D. the interior of the café is compared to warm countries.26. The author’s attitude to the café isA. fundamentally critical.B. slightly admiring.C. quite undecided.D. completely neutral.TEXT DI Now elsewhere in the world, Iceland may be spoken of, somewhat breathlessly, as wester n Europe’s last pristine wilderness. But the environmental awareness that is sweeping the world had bypassed the majority of Icelanders. Certainly they were connected to their land, the way one is complicatedly connected to, or encumbered by, family one ca n’t do anything about. But the truth is, once you’re off the beat-en paths of the low-lying coastal areas where everyone lives, the roads are few, and they’re all bad, so Iceland’s natural wonders have been out of reach and unknown even to its own inhab-itants. For them the land has always just been there, something that had to be dealt with and, if possible, exploited—the mind-set being one of land as commodity rather than land as, well, priceless art on the scale of the “Mona Lisa.”When the opportunity arose in 2003 for the national power company to enter into a 40-year contract with the American aluminum company Alcoa to supply hydroelectric power for a new smelter, thosewho had been dreaming of some-thing like this for decades jumped at it and never looked back. Iceland may at the moment be one of the world’s richest countries, with a 99 percent literacy rate and long life expectancy. But the proj-ect’s advocates, some of them getting on in years, were more emotionally attuned to the country’s century u pon century of want, hardship, and colonial servitude to Denmark, which officially had ended only in 1944 and whose psychological imprint remained relatively fresh. For the longest time, life here had meant little more than a sod hut, dark all winter, cold, no hope, children dying left and right, earthquakes, plagues, starvation, volcanoes erupting and destroying all vegeta-tion and livestock, all spirit—a world revolving almost entirely around the welfare of one’s sheep and, later, on how good the cod catch was. In the outlying regions, it still largely does.Ostensibly, the Alcoa project was intended to save one of these dying regions—the remote and sparsely populated east—where the way of life had steadily declined to a point of desperation and gloom. After fishing quotas were imposed in the early 1980s to protect fish stocks, many indi-vidual boat owners sold their allotments or gave them away, fishing rights ended up mostly in the hands of a few companies, and small fishermen were virtually wiped out. Technological advances drained away even more jobs previously done by human hands, and the people were seeing every-thing they had worked for all their lives turn up worthless and their children move away. With the old way of life doomed, aluminum projects l ike this one had come to be perceived, wisely or not, as a last chance. “Smelter or death.”The contract with Alcoa would infuse the re-gion with foreign capital, an estimated 400 jobs, and spin-off service industries. It also was a way for Iceland to develop expertise that potentially could be sold to the rest of the world; diversify an economy historically dependent on fish; and, in an appealing display of Icelandic can-do verve, perhaps even protect all of Iceland, once and for all, from the unpredictability of life itself.“We have to live,” Halldór Ásgrímsson said in his sad, sonorous voice. Halldór, a former prime minister and longtime member of parliament from the region, was a driving force behind the project. “We have a right to live.”27. According to the passage, most Icelanders view land as something ofA. environmental value.B. commercial value.C. potential value for tourism.D. great value for livelihood.28. What is Iceland’s old-aged advocates’ feeling towards the Alcoa project?A. Iceland is wealthy enough to reject the project.B. The project would lower life expectancy.C. The project would cause environmental problems.D. The project symbolizes and end to the colonial legacies.29. The disappearance of the old way of life was due to all the following EXCEPTA. fewer fishing companies.B. fewer jobs available.C. migration of young people.D. impostion of fishing quotas.30. The 4 paragraph in the passageA. sums up the main points of the passage.B. starts to discuss an entirely new point.C. elaborates on the last part of the 3 paragraph.D. continues to depict the bleak economic situation.PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (10 MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.31. Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A. The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of 1215.B. The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.C. The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D. The British constitution includes one single written constitution.32. The first city ever founded in Canada isA. Quebec.B. Vancouver.C. Toronto.D. Montreal.33. When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A. 1770.B. 1788.C. 1900.D. 1901.34. The Emancipation Proclamation to end the slavery plantation system in the South of the U.S. was issued byA. Abraham Lincoln.B. Thomas Paine.C. George Washington.D. Thomas Jefferson.35. ________ is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in his poems..A. Will BlakeB. W.B. YeatsC. Robert BrowningD. William Wordsworth36. The Financier is written byA. Mark Twain.B. Henry James.C. William Faulkner.D. Theodore Dreiser.37. In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA. allegory.B. sonnet.C. blank verse.D. rhyme.38. ________ refers to the learning and development of a language.A. Language acquisitionB. Language comprehensionC. Language productionD. Language instruction39. The word “ Motel” comes from “motor + hotel”. This is an example of________ in morphology.A. backformationB. conversionC. blendingD. acronym40. Language i s t tool of communication. The symbol “ Highway Closed” on a highway servesA. an expressive function.B. an informative function.C. a performative function.D. a p=ersuasive function.Part IV Proofreading & Error Correction (15 min)The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:For a wrong word,underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the bla nk provided at the end of the line.For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a "∧" sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.For a unnecessary word,cross the unnecessary word with a slash "/" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.EXAMPLEWhen ∧ art museum wants a new exhibit,it buys things in finished form and hangsthem on the wall. When a natural historymuseum wants an exhibition, it must often build it.So far as we can tell, all human languages are equally complete and perfect asinstruments of communication: that is, every language appears to be well equipped asany other to say the things their speakers want to say.There may or may not be appropriate to talk about primitive peoples or cultures, butthat is another matter. Certainly, not all groups of people are equally competent innuclear physics or psychology or the cultivation of rice or the engraving of Benaresbrass. Whereas this is not the fault of their language. The Eskimos can speak aboutsnow with a great deal more precision and subtlety than we can in English, but this isnot because the Eskimo language (one of those sometimes miscalled 'primitive') isinherently more precise and subtle than English. This example does not come to light adefect in English, a show of unexpected 'primitiveness'. The position is simply andobviously that the Eskimos and the English live in similar environments. The Englishlanguage will be just as rich in terms for similar kinds of snow, presumably, if the environments in which English was habitually used made such distinction asimportant.Similarly, we have no reason to doubt that the Eskimo language could be as precise。
2010英语专八真题及答案(word完整版)
2010英语专八真题(20101010))TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(20-GRADE EIGHT-PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION(3(355MIN)SECTION A MINI-LECTUREIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture.You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening,take notes on the important points.Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture.When the lecture is over,you will be given two minutes to check your notes,and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET e the blank sheet for note-taking.Complete the gap-filling task.Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words.Make sure the word(s)you fill in is(are)both grammatically& semantically acceptable.You may refer to your notes.Paralinguistic Features of LanguageIn face-to-face communication speakers often alter their tomes of voice or change their physical postures in order to convey messages.These means are called paralinguistic features of language,which fall into two categories.First category:vocal paralinguistic featuresA.(1)__________:to express attitude or intention(1)__________B.Examples1.whispering:need for secrecy2.breathiness:deep emotion3.(2)_________:unimportance(2)__________4.nasality:anxiety5.extra lip-rounding:greater intimacySecond category:physical paralinguistic featuresA.facial expressions1.(3)_______(3)__________(4)_________B.gesturegestures are related to culture.1.British culture-----shrugging shoulders:(5)________(5)__________-----scratching head:puzzlement2.other cultures-----placing hand upon heart:(6)_______(6)__________-----pointing at nose:secretC.proximity,posture and echoing1.proximity:physical distance between speakers-----closeness:intimacy or threat-----(7)_______:formality or absence of interest(7)_________Proximity is person-,culture-and(8)________-specific.(8)_________2.posture-----hunched shoulders or a hanging head:to indicate(9)_____(9)________-----direct level eye contact:to express an open or challenging attitude3.echoing-----definition:imitation of similar posture-----(10)______:aid in communication(10)___________-----conscious imitation:mockerySECTION B INTERVIE WIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Questions1to5are based on an interview.At the end of the interview you will be given10seconds to answer each of the following five questions.Now listen to the interview.1.According to Dr Johnson,diversity meansD.acceptance of more branches of Christianity.2.According to the interview,which of the following statements in CORRECT?A.Some places are more diverse than others.B.Towns are less diverse than large cities.C.Diversity can be seen everywhere.D.American is a truly diverse country.3.According to Dr Johnson,which place will witness a radical change in its racialmakeup by2025?A.MaineB.SelinsgroveC.PhiladelphiaD.California4.During the interview Dr Johnson indicates thatA.greater racial diversity exists among younger populations.B.both older and younger populations are racially diverse.C.age diversity could lead to pension problems.D.older populations are more racially diverse.5.According to the interview,religious diversityA.was most evident between1990and2000.B.exists among Muslim immigrants.C.is restricted to certain places in the US.D.is spreading to more parts of the country.SECTION C NE W S B RO AD C A STIn this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Mark the correct answer to each question on your coloured answer sheet.Question6is based on the following news.At the end of the news item,you will be given10seconds to answer the question.B.Japan will market its wallet phone abroad.C.The wallet phone is one of the wireless innovations.D.Reader devices are available at stores and stations.Question7and8is based on the following news.At the end of the news item,youquestions s.will be given20seconds to answer the questionNow listen to the news.7.Which of the following is mentioned as the government’s measure to controlinflation?A.Foreign investment.B.Donor support.C.Price control.D.Bank prediction.8.According to Kingdom Bank,what is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe?A.20million percent.B.2.2million percent.C.11.2million percent.D.Over11.2million percent.Question9and10are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given20seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.9.Which of the following is CORRECT?A.A big fire erupted on the Nile River.B.Helicopters were used to evacuate people.C.Five people were taken to hospital for burns.D.A big fire took place on two floors.10.The likely cause of the big fire isA.electrical short-cut.ck of fire-satefy measures.PART II READING COMPREHENSION(30MIN)In this section there are four reading passages followed by a total of20 multiple-choice questions.Read the passages and then mark your answers on your coloured answer sheet.TEXT AStill,the image of any city has a half-life of many years.(So does its name, officially changed in2001from Calcutta to Kolkata,which is closer to what the word sounds like in Bengali.Conversing in English,I never heard anyone call the city anything but Calcutta.)To Westerners,the conveyance most identified with Kolkata is not its modern subway—a facility whose spacious stations have art on the walls and cricket matches on television monitors—but the hand-pulled rickshaw. Stories and films celebrate a primitive-looking cart with high wooden wheels,pulled by someone who looks close to needing the succor of Mother Teresa.For years the government has been talking about eliminating hand-pulled rickshaws on what it calls humanitarian grounds—principally on the ground that,as the mayor of Kolkata has often said,it is offensive to see“one man sweating and straining to pull another man.”But these days politicians also lament the impact of6,000hand-pulled rickshaws on a modern city’s traffic and,particularly,on its image.“Westerners try to associate beggars and these rickshaws with the Calcutta landscape,but this is not what Calcutta stands for,”the chief minister of West Bengal,Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee,said in a press conference in2006.“Our city stands for prosperity and development.”The chief minister—the equivalent of a state governor—went on to announce that hand-pulled rickshaws soon would be banned from the streets of Kolkata.Rickshaws are not there to haul around tourists.(Actually,I saw almost no tourists in Kolkata,apart from the young backpackers on Sudder Street,in what used to be a red-light district and is now said to be the single place in the city where the services a rickshaw puller offers may include providing female company to a gentleman for the evening.)It’s the people in the lanes who most regularly use rickshaws—not the poor but people who are just a notch above the poor.They are people who tend to travel short distances,through lanes that are sometimes inaccessible to even the most daring taxi driver.An older woman with marketing to do,for instance,can arrive in a rickshaw,have the rickshaw puller wait until she comes back from various stalls to load her purchases,and then be taken home. People in the lanes use rickshaws as a24-hour ambulance service.Proprietors of cafés or corner stores send rickshaws to collect their supplies.(One morning I saw a rickshaw puller take on a load of live chickens—tied in pairs by the feet so theyessentially becomes a family retainer.From June to September Kolkata can get torrential rains,and its drainage system doesn’t need torrential rain to begin backing up.Residents who favor a touch of hyperbole say that in Kolkata“if a stray cat pees,there’s a flood.”During my stay it once rained for about48hours.Entire neighborhoods couldn’t be reached by motorized vehicles,and the newspapers showed pictures of rickshaws being pulled through water that was up to the pullers’waists.When it’s raining,the normal customer base for rickshaw pullers expands greatly,as does the price of a journey.A writer in Kolkata told me,“When it rains,even the governor takes rickshaws.”While I was in Kolkata,a magazine called India Today published its annual ranking of Indian states,according to such measurements as prosperity and infrastructure.Among India’s20largest states,Bihar finished dead last,as it has for four of the past five years.Bihar,a couple hundred miles north of Kolkata,is where the vast majority of rickshaw pullers come from.Once in Kolkata,they sleep on the street or in their rickshaws or in a dera—a combination garage and repair shop and dormitory managed by someone called a sardar.For sleeping privileges in a dera, pullers pay100rupees(about$2.50)a month,which sounds like a pretty good deal until you’ve visited a dera.They gross between100and150rupees a day,out of which they have to pay20rupees for the use of the rickshaw and an occasional75 or more for a payoff if a policeman stops them for,say,crossing a street where rickshaws are prohibited.A2003study found that rickshaw pullers are near the bottom of Kolkata occupations in income,doing better than only the ragpickers and the beggars.For someone without land or education,that still beats trying to make a living in Bihar.There are people in Kolkata,particularly educated and politically aware people, who will not ride in a rickshaw,because they are offended by the idea of being pulled by another human being or because they consider it not the sort of thing people of their station do or because they regard the hand-pulled rickshaw as a relic of colonialism.Ironically,some of those people are not enthusiastic about banning rickshaws.The editor of the editorial pages of Kolkata’s Telegraph—Rudrangshu Mukherjee,a former academic who still writes history books—told me,for instance, that he sees humanitarian considerations as coming down on the side of keeping hand-pulled rickshaws on the road.“I refuse to be carried by another human being myself,”he said,“but I question whether we have the right to take away their livelihood.”Rickshaw supporters point out that when it comes to demeaning occupations,rickshaw pullers are hardly unique in Kolkata.When I asked one rickshaw puller if he thought the government’s plan to rid the city of rickshaws was based on a genuine interest in his welfare,he smiled,with a quick shake of his head—a gesture I interpreted to mean,“If you are so naive as tosupposedly being scaled back at the beginning of the modernization drive,still clog the sidewalks,selling absolutely everything—or,as I found during the48hours of rain,absolutely everything but umbrellas.“The government was the government of the poor people,”one sardar told me.“Now they shake hands with the capitalists and try to get rid of poor people.”But others in Kolkata believe that rickshaws will simply be confined more strictly to certain neighborhoods,out of the view of World Bank traffic consultants and California investment delegations—or that they will be allowed to die out naturally as they’re supplanted by more modern conveyances.Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee,after all,is not the first high West Bengal official to say that rickshaws would be off the streets of Kolkata in a matter of months.Similar statements have been made as far back as1976.The ban decreed by Bhattacharjee has been delayed by a court case and by a widely held belief that some retraining or social security settlement ought to be offered to rickshaw drivers.It may also have been delayed by a quiet reluctance to give up something that has been part of the fabric of the city for more than a century.Kolkata,a resident told me,“has difficulty letting go.”One day a city official handed me a report from the municipal government laying out options for how rickshaw pullers might be rehabilitated.“Which option has been chosen?”I asked,noting that the report was dated almost exactly a year before my visit.“That hasn’t been decided,”he said.“When will it be decided?”“That hasn’t been decided,”he said.11.According to the passage,rickshaws are used in Kolkata mainly for thefollowing EXCEPTA.taking foreign tourists around the city.B.providing transport to school children.C.carrying store supplies and purchasesD.carrying people over short distances.12.Which of the following statements best describes the rickshaw pullers fromBihar?A.They come from a relatively poor area.B.They are provided with decent accommodation.C.Their living standards are very low in Kolkata.D.They are often caught by policemen in the streets.B.the poor from Bihar fare better than back home.C.the poor never try to make a living in Bihar.D.the poor never seem to resent their life in Kolkata.14.We can infer from the passage that some educated and politically aware peopleA.hold mixed feelings towards rickshaws.B.strongly support the ban on rickshaws.C.call for humanitarian actions fro rickshaw pullers.D.keep quiet on the issue of banning rickshaws.15.Which of the following statements conveys the author’s sense of humor?A.“…not the poor but people who are just a notch above the poor.”(2paragraph)B.“…,.which sounds like a pretty good deal until you’ve visited a dera.”(4paragraph)C.Kolkata,a resident told me,“has difficulty letting go.”(7paragraph).D.“…or,as I found during the48hours of rain,absolutely everything butumbrellas.”(6paragraph)16.The dialogue between the author and the city official at the end of the passageseems to suggestA.the uncertainty of the court’s decision.B.the inefficiency of the municipal government.C.the difficulty of finding a good solution.D.the slowness in processing options.TEXT BDepending on whom you believe,the average American will,over a lifetime, wait in lines for two years(says National Public Radio)or five years(according to customer-loyalty experts).The crucial word is average,as wealthy Americans routinely avoid lines altogether.Once the most democratic of institutions,lines are rapidly becoming the exclusive province of suckers(people who still believe in and practice waiting in lines).Poor suckers,mostly.Airports resemble France before the Revolution:first-class passengers enjoyNew England,and similar systems are in use in most major American theme parks, from Universal Orlando to Walt Disney World,where the haves get to watch the have-mores breeze past on their way to their seats.Flash Pass teaches children a valuable lesson in real-world economics:that the rich are more important than you,especially when it comes to waiting.An NBA player once said to me,with a bemused chuckle of disbelief,that when playing in Canada--get this--"we have to wait in the same customs line as everybody else."Almost every line can be breached for a price.In several U.S.cities this summer,early arrivers among the early adopters waiting to buy iPhones offered to sell their spots in the lines.On Craigslist,prospective iPhone purchasers offered to pay"waiters"or"placeholders"to wait in line for them outside Apple stores.Inevitably,some semi-populist politicians have seen the value of sort-of waiting in lines with the ordinary people.This summer Philadelphia mayor John Street waited outside an AT&T store from3:30a.m.to11:30a.m.before a stand-in from his office literally stood in for the mayor while he conducted official business. And billionaire New York mayor Michael Bloomberg often waits for the subway with his fellow citizens,though he's first driven by motorcade past the stop nearest his house to a station22blocks away,where the wait,or at least the ride,is shorter.As early as elementary school,we're told that jumping the line is an unethical act,which is why so many wmakers have framed the immigration debate as a kind of fundamental sin of the school lunch line.Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, to cite just one legislator,said amnesty would allow illegal immigrants"to cut in line ahead of millions of people."Nothing annoys a national lawmaker more than a person who will not wait in line,unless that line is in front of an elevator at the U.S.Capitol,where Senators and Representatives use private elevators,lest they have to queue with their constituents.But compromising the integrity of the line is not just antidemocratic,it's out-of-date.There was something about the orderly boarding of Noah's Ark,two by two,that seemed to restore not just civilization but civility during the Great Flood.How civil was your last flight?Southwest Airlines has first-come,first-served festival seating.But for$5per flight,an unaffiliated company called will secure you a coveted"A"boarding pass when that airline opens for online check-in24hours before departure.Thus,the savvy traveler doesn't even wait in line when he or she is online.Some cultures are not renowned for lining up.Then again,some cultures are too adept at lining up:a citizen of the former Soviet Union would join a queue just so he could get to the head of that queue and see what everyone was queuing for.And then there is the U.S.,where society seems to be cleaving into two groups:Estragon did in Waiting for Godot:"We wait.We are bored."17.What does the following sentence mean?“Once the most democratic ofinstitutions,lines are rapidly becoming the exclusive province of suckers…Poor suckers,mostly.”(2paragraph)A.Lines are symbolic of America’s democracy.B.Lines still give Americans equal opportunities.C.Lines are now for ordinary Americans only.D.Lines are for people with democratic spirit only.18.Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of breaching the line?A.Going through the customs at a Canadian airport.ing Gold Flash Passes in amusement parks.C.First-class passenger status at airports.D.Purchase of a place in a line from a placeholder.19.We can infer from the passage that politicians(including mayors andCongressmen)A.prefer to stand in lines with ordinary people.B.advocate the value of waiting in lines.C.believe in and practice waiting in lines.D.exploit waiting in lines for their own good.20.What is the tone of the passage?A.Instructive.B.Humorous.C.Serious.D.Teasing.TEXT CA bus took him to the West End,where,among the crazy coloured fountains of illumination,shattering the blue dusk with green and crimson fire,he found the caféof his choice,a tea-shop that had gone mad and turned.Bbylonian,a while palace with ten thousand lights.It towered above the other building like a citadel,which indeed it was,the outpost of a new age,perhaps a new civilization,perhaps a newthe thousand waitresses and cash-box girls and black-coated floor managers and temperamental long-haired violinists,behind the mounds of cauldrons of stewed steak,the vanloads of ices,were a few men who went to work juggling with fractions of a farming,who knew how many units of electricity it took to finish a steak-and-kidney pudding and how many minutes and seconds a waitress(five feet four in height and in average health)would need to carry a tray of given weight from the kitchen life to the table in the far corner.In short,there was a warm, sensuous,vulgar life flowering in the upper storeys,and a cold science working in the basement.Such as the gigantic tea-shop into which Turgis marched,in search not of mere refreshment but of all the enchantment of unfamiliar luxury.Perhaps he knew in his heart that men have conquered half the known world,looted whole kingdoms,and never arrived in such luxury.The place was built for him.It was built for a great many other people too,and,as usual,they were al there. It seemed with humanity.The marble entrance hall,piled dizzily with bonbons and cakes,was as crowded and bustling as a railway station.The gloom and grime of the streets,the raw air,all November,were at once left behind,forgotten:the atmosphere inside was golden,tropical,belonging to some high mid-summer of confectionery.Disdaining the lifts,Turgis,once more excited by the sight,sound, and smell of it all,climbed the wide staircase until he reached his favourite floor, whre an orchestra,led by a young Jewish violinist with wandering lustrous eyes and a passion for tremolo effects,acted as a magnet to a thousand girls,scented air,the sensuous clamour of the strings;and,as he stood hesitating a moment,half dazed, there came,bowing,s sleek grave man,older than he was and far more distinguished than he could ever hope to be,who murmured deferentially:“For one, sir?This way,please,”Shyly,yet proudly,Turgis followed him.21.That“behind the thin marble front were concrete and steel”suggests thatA.modern realistic commercialism existed behind the luxurious appearance.B.there was a fundamental falseness in the style and the appeal of the café..C.the architect had made a sensible blend of old and new building materials.D.the caféwas based on physical foundations and real economic strength.22.The following words or phrases are somewhat critical of the tea-shop EXCEPTA.“…turned Babylonian”.B.“perhaps a new barbarism’.C.“acres of white napery”.D.“balanced to the last halfpenny”.C.satisfy a demand that already existed.D.provide relaxation for tired young men.24.Which of the following statements about the second paragraph is NOT true?A.The caféappealed to most senses simultaneously.B.The caféwas both full of people and full of warmth.C.The inside of the caféwas contrasted with the weather outside.D.It stressed the commercial determination of the caféowners.25.The following are comparisons made by the author in the second paragraphEXCEPT thatA.the entrance hall is compared to a railway station.B.the orchestra is compared to a magnet.C.Turgis welcomed the lift like a conquering soldier.D.the interior of the caféis compared to warm countries.26.The author’s attitude to the caféisA.fundamentally critical.B.slightly admiring.C.quite undecided.pletely neutral.TEXT DI Now elsewhere in the world,Iceland may be spoken of,somewhat breathlessly,as western Europe’s last pristine wilderness.But the environmental awareness that is sweeping the world had bypassed the majority of Icelanders. Certainly they were connected to their land,the way one is complicatedly connected to,or encumbered by,family one can’t do anything about.But the truth is,once you’re off the beat-en paths of the low-lying coastal areas where everyone lives,the roads are few,and they’re all bad,so Iceland’s natural wonders have been out of reach and unknown even to its own inhab-itants.For them the land has always just been there,something that had to be dealt with and,if possible,exploited—the mind-set being one of land as commodity rather than land as,well,priceless art on the scale of the“Mona Lisa.”be one of the world’s richest countries,with a99percent literacy rate and long life expectancy.But the proj-ect’s advocates,some of them getting on in years,were more emotionally attuned to the country’s century upon century of want,hardship, and colonial servitude to Denmark,which officially had ended only in1944and whose psychological imprint remained relatively fresh.For the longest time,life here had meant little more than a sod hut,dark all winter,cold,no hope,children dying left and right,earthquakes,plagues,starvation,volcanoes erupting and destroying all vegeta-tion and livestock,all spirit—a world revolving almost entirely around the welfare of one’s sheep and,later,on how good the cod catch was. In the outlying regions,it still largely does.Ostensibly,the Alcoa project was intended to save one of these dying regions—the remote and sparsely populated east—where the way of life had steadily declined to a point of desperation and gloom.After fishing quotas were imposed in the early1980s to protect fish stocks,many indi-vidual boat owners sold their allotments or gave them away,fishing rights ended up mostly in the hands of a few companies,and small fishermen were virtually wiped out.Technological advances drained away even more jobs previously done by human hands,and the people were seeing every-thing they had worked for all their lives turn up worthless and their children move away.With the old way of life doomed,aluminum projects like this one had come to be perceived,wisely or not,as a last chance.“Smelter or death.”The contract with Alcoa would infuse the re-gion with foreign capital,an estimated400jobs,and spin-off service industries.It also was a way for Iceland to develop expertise that potentially could be sold to the rest of the world;diversify an economy historically dependent on fish;and,in an appealing display of Icelandic can-do verve,perhaps even protect all of Iceland,once and for all,from the unpredictability of life itself.“We have to live,”HalldórÁsgrímsson said in his sad,sonorous voice. Halldór,a former prime minister and longtime member of parliament from the region,was a driving force behind the project.“We have a right to live.”27.According to the passage,most Icelanders view land as something ofA.environmental value.mercial value.C.potential value for tourism.D.great value for livelihood.28.What is Iceland’s old-aged advocates’feeling towards the Alcoa project?29.The disappearance of the old way of life was due to all the following EXCEPTA.fewer fishing companies.B.fewer jobs available.C.migration of young people.D.impostion of fishing quotas.30.The4paragraph in the passageA.sums up the main points of the passage.B.starts to discuss an entirely new point.C.elaborates on the last part of the3paragraph.D.continues to depict the bleak economic situation.PART III GENERAL KNOWLEDGE(10MIN)There are ten multiple-choice questions in this section.Choose the best answer to each question.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.31.Which of the following statements in INCORRECT?A.The British constitution includes the Magna Carta of1215.B.The British constitution includes Parliamentary acts.C.The British constitution includes decisions made by courts of law.D.The British constitution includes one single written constitution.32.The first city ever founded in Canada isA.Quebec.B.Vancouver.C.Toronto.D.Montreal.33.When did the Australian Federation officially come into being?A.1770.B.1788.C.1900.D.1901.B.Thomas Paine.C.George Washington.D.Thomas Jefferson.35.________is best known for the technique of dramatic monologue in hispoems..A.Will BlakeB.W.B.YeatsC.Robert BrowningD.William Wordsworth36.The Financier is written byA.Mark Twain.B.Henry James.C.William Faulkner.D.Theodore Dreiser.37.In literature a story in verse or prose with a double meaning is defined asA.allegory.B.sonnet.C.blank verse.D.rhyme.38.________refers to the learning and development of a language.nguage acquisitionnguage comprehensionnguage productionnguage instruction39.The word“Motel”comes from“motor+hotel”.This is an example of________in morphology.A.backformationB.conversionC.blendingD.acronym。
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graphics计算机图形学concomitant伴随;共存confined chamber闭式模腔conical圆锥形的consistency 一致性constitutional diagram状态图*constraint拘束;压制*consumable可消耗的consumable electrode可熔电极*contaminant污染物质continuous blow连续打击*continuous-path machine轮廓控制机床*contour 外形,轮廓,弧面,周线*contoured die drawing锥形凹模口拉深*contouring machine轮廓控制机床converging die收口模*conveyance运输工具*coolant冷却剂*cooling rate 冷却速度*coordinates 坐标系*copy milling 靠模铣*core型芯cornstarch玉米淀粉*corrosion resistance 耐腐蚀;抗蚀力*covalent bond 共价键*crack tip裂纹尖端craftspeople工匠,手艺人*creep strength抗蠕变强度*criterion判据*critical damage value临界损坏值*critical part and element 关键零部件*critical point临界温度*critical rate临界(冷却)速度*critical strain 临界应变crucible坩埚crust壳层*cryogenic低温的crystal lattice 晶格culminate降到最小custom accessories定制的附件cut edge 剪切刃cutlery刀具*Cutting punch 冲裁凸模------------D---------------dart标枪,飞镖*deep draw深拉伸,深冲压*defect 过失,缺陷*deflect转向;偏向*deformation rate变形速度*deliberate精心设计的*delivery 交付,分送;输送;供给(量)*delivery capacity 生产额;交付量*delivery pressure 出口压力*delivery speed 排出速度*delivery system发送系统(注塑模的浇注系统)*demagnetize消磁,去磁*demolding脱模dental alloy 补牙用合金*deoxidation 脱氧*depletion耗尽,空虚deposition rate熔敷率deterioation变坏,退化,损耗deviatoric part偏量dial caliper表盘式卡尺*dial indicator千分表dictate支配;注定*die模具;凹模*die failure模具损坏die life模具寿命die-casting metal mold压铸用金属型*differential coefficient 导数,微分difficult-to-machine alloy难切削合金*diffuse扩散diligently勤勉地,不懈地discard垫板*discharge放电*discrete不连续的,单个的discriminating有区别的dished盘装的*dislocation位错*dislocation density 位错密度*displacement置换,位移*display terminal(计算机的)显示终端disposable可任意使用的distracted心烦意乱的double-acting steam hammer双作用蒸汽锤double-action presses双动压力机downstroke向下行程*draft草稿,草图;阻力;牵引力*draft angle脱模角,模锻斜度*drawing绘图; 牵引;拔丝, 冲压成形,*drill钻孔*drive mechanism驱动机构*driving force驱动力drop forging落锤锻*drop stamping锤上模锻*dry sand molds干砂铸型*ductile可延展的;可锻的ductile fracture塑性破坏,塑性断口*ductility延展性*durability经久,耐久力*dynamic softening 动态软化------------E---------------eddy旋转,漩涡eddy current testing涡流探伤*effective stress有效应力ejection 喷出,排出物*ejector顶出机构;卸料器*ejector pin 推杆,顶杆elapse逝去;消逝*elastic strain energy density弹性应变能密度*elastic-plastic FEM弹塑性有限元法elastomeric弹性体的*electric discharge machining电火花加工electrode焊条,电极electrogas welding气电焊electron beam welding电子束焊接*electron microscope电子显微镜electroslag welding电渣焊electrostatic attraction静电吸引*eminently杰出地*emission standard排放标准emulsion乳化液*endurance test持久试验,疲劳试验entail承受*epoxy resin环氧树脂equiaxed grain等轴晶equicohesive temperature等内聚性温度ethyl silicate硅酸乙酯eutectoid共析体*evolve进化;发展exorbitant过度的,昂贵的*expertise专门技术*explosive forming爆炸成形*extrusion挤压------------F---------------*fatigue crack propagation criterion疲劳裂纹扩展准则(判据)*fatigue strength疲劳强度*faying surface接合面,搭接面*fcc面心立方*FE有限元*feed back反馈*feed rate进给速度*female die凹模*ferritic铁素体的*ferromagnetic铁磁性的*ferrous 铁的;含铁的*field work现场(野外)作业filament细丝,灯丝fillermetal填充金属*final forging终锻*fine blanking 精密冲裁*fine engraving精细雕刻*finish磨光,完成*finishing work 精整工作,精加工*finite element有限元*finite-element method有限元法fire-extinguisher灭火器*first derivative 一阶导数*fixture夹具,固定装置*flange wrinkle法兰起皱*flash 毛刺,飞边,溢料flask砂箱*fluidity流动性fluorescent荧光的fluorescent dyes荧光染料fluorescent screen荧光屏flux焊剂(药)foot treadle脚踏板ford Mustang福特的“悍马”吉普车forerunner先驱者,预兆forgeman锻工*forging锻造;锻件forging impressions锻模(型腔)former成形模具forward extrusion die正挤压模*fracture criteria失效准则*free energy自由能*fricition press摩擦压力机*fully annealed完全退火的*fuse熔丝,熔化fused deposition modeling熔化沉积制模------------G---------------*gage量块;校准*gage block量块*galvanization 镀锌gas bubble气泡gas metal arc welding熔化极气体保护电弧焊gas tungsten arc welding钨极气体保护电弧焊*gauging(用规)检验*gib导轨,导轨导向条gigantic巨人般的,巨大的glass coating(液态)玻璃敷层glass-hard 特硬的;玻璃化硬度*graduation刻度grain晶粒granite坚硬的*grant准许;授予;补助金,津贴granular粒状的,球状的grduate刻度于,划分度*grease油脂*green sand mold湿砂铸型*grinder磨工;研磨机,磨床;磨牙,臼齿*grinding 磨削,研磨*grinding打磨*grip抓紧*Gross National Product国民生产总值grumpy脾气坏的,性情乖戾的------------H---------------hacksaw(手工)钢锯*hardenability淬透性,可淬性hardening 淬水*harmful impurity 有害杂质*hcp密排六方*heat checking热致裂纹*heat-affected zone热影响区*heating rate 加热速度*heating temperature加热温度helium氦hemispherical半球形的*hierarchy层次,层级*high cycle fatigue高周疲劳high-walled part 高壁零件histogram柱状图hobbing 铣刀,齿轮滚铣刀*holding temperature保温温度*holding time保温时间*hoop stress周向应力*hot working 热加工*hot-rolled steel 热轧钢HSLA低合金高强度钢hydraulic bulging液压胀形*hydraulic press液压机hydropneumatic液压气动的,水和空气(或气体协同作用的)hydrostatic extrusion静液挤压hydrostatic strain energy density静水应变能量密度hydrostatic stress静水应力hypereutectiod过共析体hypoeutectoid亚共析体*hysteresis磁滞现象------------I---------------idle swings(蒸汽-空气锤的)悬空摆动*impact冲击*impression型腔(槽),压印*impurity 杂质impurity content杂质含量in contrast to和……形成对比(对照)incremental procedure递增过程*incubation period孕育期*induce感应industrial psychologists工业咨询家inert gas惰性气体*inertia force惯性力inferior低等的*infrared红外线的*inherent固有的,内在的,与生俱来的*inhomogeneity不均匀性*inhomogeneous不均匀的*initial grain size原始晶粒尺寸*injection capacity 注射容量*injection mold 注射模*injection molding die注射成型模*injection-molded 注射成型的*inorganic无机的*insert 镶嵌件*inspection检验(检查)*instability失稳*insulation隔热;绝缘*integrated manufacturing集成制造*interactive computer graphics计算机图形交互(界面)*interpolation插值法*investment mold熔模铸造*ionic bond离子键ionize电离,离子化iridium 铱ironing减薄拉深;熨烫isoperimentric等周的*isothermal decomposition 等温分解isotropic各向同性------------J---------------*jamming 堵塞,干扰*jaw夹具,量爪*joint接头*judiciously巧妙地------------K---------------kinetic energy input动能输入know-how诀窍krypton氪------------L---------------lamellae层片laminated object modeling层压制模*laser beam welding激光焊*laser sintering激光粉末冶金*laser-cutting激光(切割)加工*lathe 车床, [纺]走梭板;用车床加工*latitude纬度;区域*lawn mower割草机*layer层*lead 铅*lead time研制周期left hand curve左边的曲线linear长度的*linear depedence 线性关系*load cycle负荷循环*logarithmic对数的logarithmic strain对数应变*low alloy steel低合金钢low-melting alloys低熔点合金*lubrication润滑------------M---------------*machine tool机床magnesium镁magnetic forming磁力成形magnetic particle testing磁粉探伤magnetise磁化*magnitude量值(度)*malleable可锻的;韧性的*mandatory强制的,托管的manually operated machine手动操作(控制)机床*map映射*martensite 马氏体matadynamic亚动态的*material residue 料渣*maximum principal stress最大主应力*mean stress平均应力*measure度量单位,度量*measurement测量*mechanical fatigue机械疲劳*mechanical presses机械压力机,曲柄压力机*mechanical property 机械(力学)性能*mechanics机理;力学*mesh网格,划分网格*metallic bond 金属键*metallographic金相的*metallurgical冶金的*metglass金属玻璃,非晶态金属*microalloyed steel 微合金钢micro-asperity微观粗糙度micrometer caliper千分尺*mill铣削*milling head 铣刀头*milling machine 铣床minivan小型货车,皮卡*minus减去mode方式,状态,模式*molding shop 成型车间molybdenum 钼monel 蒙乃尔合金moon-roof天窗*multi-axial stress多向应力*multicavity 多腔*multicavity mold 多型腔注射模*multitude 大量;众多------------N---------------name-brand product品(名)牌产品national defense国防*NDT无损探伤near-solvus接近固相线(温度)*nickel-base alloys镍基合金*nickel-base superalloy镍基合金niobium 铌nitride氮化物nitriding 渗氮*node节点,结点,交点nodular节结状的;榴状的*nominal load名义载荷,标称吨位nonporous无(细,气)孔的*normal distribution正态分布*normalizing 正火*nozzle喷嘴,焊嘴nucleation rate成核率*numerical control数字控制,数控------------O---------------one-off单件的open die extrusion开式模挤压open-air market露天市场,地摊open-die forgoing自由锻order of magnitude数量级*organic有机的*orthodox 传统oscillate振动,摆动osmium 锇*overheat过热*overload(使)过【超】载*overload safety过载保护*oxide氧化物oxidize氧化oxyacetylene氧乙炔oxyacetylene welding氧乙炔焊------------P---------------palladium 钯paranoia妄想狂,偏执狂passionate充满热情的Passivation 钝化*pattern draft起模[拔模]斜度*pearlite珠光体Pellet 坚硬小球或小丸penetrant testing渗透探伤*periphery周边phase displacement相(位)移phenomenal显著的,能知觉的photo-curable resin感光树脂photocure感光,光固化photopolymer光敏聚合物*Physical metallurgy 物理冶金piercing冲盲孔,穿孔,穿轧pinion尺杆pinion shaft小齿轮轴,驱动轴*pitch螺距*plain carbon steel 普通碳钢*plane strain平面应变*plasma arc welding等离子电弧焊plaster mold石膏型*Plastic deformation 塑性变形plastic-bonded shell mold塑性粘结壳型*plasticizing (使)成为可塑;(使)可塑*plastics-processing 塑性加工*Plating 镀;镀金属platinum铂*point-to-point machine点位控制机床*polishing(大理石雕像, 铜版等)磨[抛, 擦, 打]光, 磨料polo shirt马球衫Polygonal grain 多边形晶粒*Polymerization聚合*polymerize聚合polyurethane聚氨酯porosity孔;多孔性porsche保时捷(汽车)*positioning machine点位控制机床positive确定的;肯定的*powder metallurgy粉末冶金power-metal tooling粉末(冶金)工具Precipitate 沉淀物,突如其来的*Precipitation 沉淀物,仓促precision forging精密锻造*premature早期的press压力机;压力*press frame(压力机的)机身,机架*prevail奏效Producing hole 冲孔*productivity生产力*profile 剖面,侧面,外形,轮廓*Profiler 仿形铣床proper彻底地;完全地proprietary特定的prototype construction原型制造puddle熔池*pulse脉冲*punched tape穿孔纸带pyrometer高温机------------Q---------------quasi-eutectoid伪共析体*quench 淬火------------R---------------*radial direction径向radiation shielding 射线屏蔽radiographic射线照相的ram 压头rare gas稀有气体rate估价,鉴定等级,确定recoin反冲;弹回*recrystallization 重结晶,再结晶redrawing反拉深reflector反射器*refractory 耐火的reiterate反复地说,重做*relief valve安全阀reminiscent使人联想……的,暗示的reserve 储藏量reservoir充液罐,油箱residual pressure背压*residual strain残留应变*residual stress残余应力*resilient有弹力的*resistivity电阻率restoration index回复指标*retention 保留物,保持力*return cylinder回程缸*reversal颠倒,相反rhodium铑*rib 肋,筋,加强筋ricochet(使)跳飞*rigid-plastic FEM刚塑性有限元法*rigorous严格的,严厉的*rim边沿rotary bending 旋转模弯曲rubber pad橡胶垫rule(直)尺runout偏心*rupture破裂;折断;裂缝*rust生锈ruthenium钌------------S---------------safety catch安全销safety cushion安全垫sand mold砂型savvy理解,悟性,机智*scatter分散,散开score划痕;得分*screw螺杆;螺丝scrutiny详细审查seasoned适用的*Self-strengthening 自强化*sensor传感器service life使用寿命serviceability有用性,适用性set套shape-giving mold part成形模具零件*shaving 刨削;修整shear forming切变成形shear stress component切应力分量*shearing load剪切载荷*Shearing zone 剪切区Sheet 板材sheet metal forming板料成形shielded metal arc welding药皮保护金属极电弧焊(手工电弧焊)shrinkage收缩*SI国际单位制silica硅石,硅土,无水硅酸single stroke单次打击Single-cavity mold 单型腔注射模*sizing整形,校正,精压*sizing operation精锻工艺*slag熔渣*sleeve套轴*slice薄片,切片slide滑块*slide caliper游标卡尺(卡规)slider-crank mechanism曲柄滑块机构Slip system 滑移系small quantity小批量solder软钎料solid lubricant干膜(固体)润滑剂*solid modeling实体造型solid solution 固溶体solidify(使)凝固,固化sorbite索氏体,富氮碳钛矿*spark eroded 电火花加工*s park erosion machine 电火花加工铣床spinning球状的;椭球体的spindle轴,主轴spinning旋压split dies组合模Spontaneous 自发的,自然产生的springback回弹*sprue浇道废铁*stabilization稳定性*stamping 压印,压模,冲压件*state standard 国家标准static recovery 静态回复*statistical统计学的,统计的stellite钨铬钴合金,硬合金stem起源;发生stick-slip粘性滑动stock坯料*straight line 直线*strain amplitude应变幅度*strain dependence对应变的依赖*strain gradient应变梯度*strain hardening应变强化*strengthen加强,巩固,强化*stress concentrator应力集中点*stress relief应力松弛*stress-strain curve应力应变曲线*stretch draw forming拉深成形*stretch forming拉伸成形stripper卸料板stroke反复;来回stylus 指示笔subgrain boundary亚晶界subgrain or cell 亚晶粒submerged arc welding埋弧焊substantiate使具体化substructure 亚结构subvendor供货商superimposed附加的superplastic formability 超塑成形性*superplasticity 超塑性superposition重叠*supersaturated 过饱和的supersaturation过饱和*surface crack表面裂纹*surface finish表面粗糙度*susceptibility敏感性;灵敏性*synchronously同步的synonym同义词systematic study系统研究------------T---------------*table(机床的)工作台tangential失稳tantalum 钽taper逐渐变小*teach and playback示教和重现*tempering 回火tenacious坚韧的,顽固的*tensile elongation 伸长率tensile strength拉应力tetragonal四角的*the tip of a crack 裂纹尖端*thermal cracking热裂纹,热裂解*thermal fatigue热疲劳*thermal inspection热敏检测*thermal insulation绝热,隔热*thermal load热负荷*thermal softening热软化作用*thermally activated 热激活的*thermomechanical treatment形变热处理*thermoplastic热塑性的*thermosetting 热固性的,热成型的*thermosetting resin热固树脂thimble测微套筒*thread螺纹(距)tilting furnace可倾式炼铁炉*time consuming 耗时的*time-consuming task高耗时的工作tin 锡titanium 钛titanium alloy钛合金*tonnage 吨位*torch焊枪;焊矩*torsion扭转;转矩*tough core 强韧的心部*toughness韧性*toxicity 毒性tractrix die等切面曲线模*trail试验troostite 屈氏体,锰硅锌矿trouble-free ejection 顺利脱出trough槽trueing矫平,校正tungsten钨tup锤头*turbine涡轮机*two phase region 两相区*two-dimensional stress两向应力------------U---------------*ultrasonic testing超声波探伤*ultraviolet紫外线的;紫外线unformable不能成形的;难成形的uniaxial单轴的,单轴向的unparalleled空前的;无比的upright立柱------------V---------------*validation确认,证实Vanadium钒vapor cushioning蒸汽垫*variables变量;变数Vee bending V型槽模弯曲venture capitalist风险投资家Vernier caliper游标卡尺*versatile通用的,万能的vertical press立式机身压力机*virtually事实上,实质上*viscoelastic 粘弹性的*viscosity粘性,粘度void缩孔------------W---------------*warm-and-hot forming process温成型加工*wear-resistant抗磨损的,耐磨损的;耐磨性*welding焊接winging线圈wipe bending 折弯弯曲wire金属丝,焊丝*wire drawing拔丝*wire-brush钢丝刷*wire-drawing processed拉丝工艺(过程)*work hardening 加工硬化*workpiece工件*workstation工作腔worn-out用旧的,疲倦的*wrap包住wring(块规)研wrinkling起皱现象,起皱纹wrought form精炼状态------------Y---------------*yield or flow stress屈服或流动应力*yield strength 屈服强度------------Z---------------zig-zag锯齿形;锯齿形的zinc phosphate磷酸锌。
2010职称英语课文
1.English is a Crazy Language 英语是一门疯狂的语言1.Let's face it-English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England nor French fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads,which aren't sweet,are meat.1.让我们接受现实吧--英语是一种疯狂的语言。
茄子(eggplant,字面意为鸡蛋植物)里并没有鸡蛋,汉堡包(hamburger,字面意为火腿夹饼)里也没有火腿。
同样,菠萝(pineapple,字面意为松树苹果)里既没有松鼠也没有苹果。
松饼(English muffin,字面意为英式松饼)并不是英国人发明的,而炸薯条(French fries,字面意为法式油炸食品)也不是法国人的发明。
“甜肉”(sweetmeat)指的是蜜饯,而“甜面包”(sweetbread)不是甜的,它指的是牛杂碎。
2.We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes,we find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why it is that writers write but fingers don't fing,grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth,why isn't the plural of booth beeth? If you have one goose,two geese,why not one moose,two meese,or one index,two indices?2.我们理所当然地接受了英语的一切,但是如果我们分析一下英语中似是而非的情况,我们马上就会发现“快的沙子”(quicksand,流沙,也指陷阱,困境)往往走得很慢,“拳击的圆圈”(boxing rings,拳击场)是方的,“几内亚猪”(guinea pig,天竺鼠)既不是来自几内亚,也不是猪。
专业英语-2010年秋lecture2
(5)定语的转译 ) Many factors enter into equipment reliability. 涉及设备可靠性的因素很多。 (定语→谓语) Automatic machines having many advantages can only do the jobs they have been “told” to do. 自动化机器虽然有很多优点,但它们只能干人们 “吩咐”它们要干的事。
2.3.2 句子成分转换的译法
所谓句子成分转换的译法,是把句子的某一 成分(如主语)译成另一成分(如宾语等)。 在多数情况下,词类转译必然导致句子成分的 转译,例如:当英语的动词转译为汉语的名词 或副词时,该动词的谓语成分也就相应地转译 为汉语的主语.宾语或状语等。 成分转换的目的是使译文通顺,符合汉语习 惯。
2.3.3 词序转变的译法
所谓词序转变的译法即译文的词序与原 文的词序不同的一种翻译方法。 英译汉时,有时词序相同,有时词序不 同,是否改变词序,没有一成不变的模式,只 取决于一个条件:即译文正确,符合汉语表达 习惯。
(1)系表结构的词序转变 ) The commonly employed forms of energy are kinetic energy and heat energy. 动能和热能是通常使用的能的形式。 (主语、表 语词序颠倒) The alternate double bond arrangement in the six-carbon ring is aromatics characteristic. 芳香烃的特点是六个碳原子组成的环上双键交替 排列。(主语、表语词序颠倒)
(3)同位语的词序转变 ) Two factors, force and distance, are included in the unites of work. 力和距离这两个因素都包含在功的单位内。 (变序) The branch of science, artificial intelligence, is developing rapidly. 人工智能这门科学正在迅速地发展。 (变序) 进行同位语翻译时,有时无需改变词序,因此,应 视具体情况决定是否改变词序。
2010考研英语真题完整版
2010考研英语真题完整版2010-01-10 23:24Section I Use of EnglishDnecclious:Read thc following text.Choose the bcsl word(s) for each numbcred blank.and mark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)In 1924 American' National Research Council sent to engineer to supervise a series of experiments at a telephone-parts factory called the Hawhtore Plant nearChicago It hoped they would learn how stop-floor Egnting __1__ workors productivity Instead,the studies ended__2__ giving their name to the“Hawhthomeeffect”the extremely inflentlcel ldea the veey__3__to bemg expenmented upon changed subjects’behaviorThe idea arose because of the__4__behavior of the women in the plato.Accordmg to __5__of the cxpetmems.their.houriy output rose when hghtmg WaSincreased.but also when it was dimmed. It did not __6__what was done in the expenment. __7__sometmg was changed.produchnty rose A(n) __8__ that theywere bemg experimented upon seemed to be __9__t0 alterworkers' bchamor __10__ uselfAfter several decades,the salile data were __11__to econometric the analysis Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store j2一the descnpuons on record,nosystematic __13__was foundthat lcvcls of produchxnty wererelated to changes in lightingIt turns out that peculiar way of conducting the c~enments may be have let to __14__interpretation of what happed.__15__,tighring was always changed ona Sunday When work started again on Monday, output __16__ rose compared with the previous Saturday and __17__ to rise for the next couple of days __18__ , ,a comparison with data for weeks whenthere was no expenmentation showed that output always went up On Monday, workers __19__to be duigent for the first fewdays of the week in any case,before __21__a plateau and then slackening off This suggests that the alleged” Hawthorne effect“is hard to ptn down1.[A] affected [B]achieved [C]exlracted [D]restored2[A]at [B]up [C]with [D]Off3[A]Wuth [B]sight [C]act [D]proof4.[A]conVoversial [B]perplexing [c]mischieous [D]ambiguous5.[A]reqtttrents [B]cxplanalions [C]accounts [D]assements6[A]conclude [B]matter [C]indicate [D]work7[A]as faras [B]for fearthat [C]in casethat [D]so long as8.[A]awarerress [B]expectation [C]sentiment [D]illusion9.[A]suitale [B]excessive [C]enough [D]abundant10.[A]about [B]for [C]on [D]by11[A]compared [B]shown [C]subjected [D]conveyed12.[A]contrary to [B]consistent with [C]parallel with [D]pealliar to13.[A]evidence [B]guidance [C]implication [D]source14.[A]disputable [B]enlightening [C]retiable [D]wasleadmg15.[A]In contast [B]For example [C]In consequence [D]As usual16.[A]duly [B]accidentally [C]unpredictably [D]suddenly17.[A]failed [B]ceased [C]started [D]continued20.[A]breaking [B]chrnbing [C]surpassmg [D]hitingSection Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 2Over the past decade,thousands of patents have seen granled for what are called business methods.Amazon com received one for its“one-click”online paymentsystern Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.One invenlor patented a tochnique for lying a boxNow the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale hack on business-method patents, which have been controversial e,ver since they were firstauthorized 10 years ago In a movethat has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U.S court of Appeals for the federal ctrcuit sald it would usea particular case tOconduct a broad review of business-method patents. Inre Bijskl, as the case is k nown, is“a very big deal”, says Dermis'D Crouch of the University of MissounSchool of law.It “has the potential to elinate an entire class of patmts”Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with is 1998 decision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive pinhts to specific types of online transactions. Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite tha fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluste is wether it should “reconsider” its state street Bank ruling.The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme. Count that has nurrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious. The judges on the Federal circuit are “reaction to the anti_patent trend at the supreme court” says Harole C wegner, a partend attorney and professor at aeorge Washington University Law School.26. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of[A] their limited value to business[B] their connection with asset allocation[C] the possible restriction on their granting[D] the controversy over authorization27. Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?[A] Its rulling complies with the court decisions[B] It involves a very big business transaction[C] It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit[D] It may change the legal practices in the U.S.28. The word “about-face”(Line 1, Paro 3)most probably means[A] loss of good will[B]increase of hostility[C]change of attitude[D] change of auiuled29.We learn from the last two pamgraphs that business-meihod Pateats[A] are immune to legal challenges[B] are of ten unnecessarily issued[C] lower the esteem for pateat holders[D] increase the incidence of risks30.Which of the following would bethe subject ofthe text?[A]A looming threat to bvamess-melhcd patents[B]Protection for business-method patent holders[C]A legal case regarding business-methodpatents[D] A prevailing tread against business-method patentsText 3In his book The Tipping Poinl Malcohn aladuell aloues that social epidemics are dliven inlargepart by the acting of a tiny minority of specialindividuals,often calledin flu entials who are unusuall informed, persuasive, or we connect The idea is intuit ively compelling but it doesn't explain howideas actually spread.The supposed importance of inftuentials derives from a plansible sounding but largely untested theory untested thelry called the "tow-step flow of communication" Informationllows from the mediato the inftuentials and from then to ereryone else. Marke ters have embraced the two-step flow became it suggests that if they can just find andinfluence the in fluent ials, those select people will do most of the work for them Thetheory also seems to explain the sudden and unexpected popularity of people waswearing promoting or developing whaterver it is before anyone else paid attention Anecdotal evidence of this kind fits nicely with the idea that only certain specialpeople call drivetrendsIn their recent work howeyer some researchers have come up with the finding that in fluentials have far less impact on social epidemics than is genetally supposed Infact they don’t seem to be required of allThe researchers' argument stems from a simple obserrating about social influence with the exception of a few celebrities like Oprah Winfrey-whose outsize presence is primanrilly a function of media not interpersonal influence-enen the most influential members of a population simply don't interact with that many others Yet it is precisely these non-celebring influentials who according to the two-step-flow theoryare supposed to drive social enidemics by influcenciny their friends and colleagues directly .For a social epidemic to occur however each person so sffected must then influcence his or her own acquaintances,who must in turn influence theirs and so on and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initial influential.If people in the network just two degrees removed from the initial influential prove resistant for example from the initial influential prove resistant, for example the casecade of change won't propagate very far or affect many people.Building on the basic truth about interpersonal influence the researchers studied the dynamics of populations manipulating a number of variables relating of populations manipulating a number of variables relating to people’s abilify to influence others and their tendence to be31. By citing the book The Tipping Point the author intends to[A] analyze the consequences of social epid emics[B] discuss influentials’ funcition in spreading ideas[C] exemplify people’s intuitive response to social epidemics[D] describe the essential characteristics of influentials32. The author suggests that the “two-step-flow theory”[A] serves as a solution to marketing problems[B] has helped explain certain prevalent trends[C] has won support from influentials[D] requires solid evidence for its validity33. what the researchers have observed recenty shows that[A] the power of influence goes with social interactions[B] interpersonal links can be enhanced through the media[C] influentials have more channels to reach the public{D}most celebritiea enjoy wide media attention34.the underlined phrase “these people”in paragraph 4 refers to the ones who{A}stay outside the network of social influence{B}have little contact with the source of influence{C}are influenced and then influence others{D} are influenced by the initial influential34.what is the essential slement in the dynamics of social influence?{A}The eageiness to be accepted{B}The impulse to influence others{C}The resdiness to be influenced{D}The inclination to rely on othersText 4Bankers have been blaming themselves for their troubles in public .Behind eht scenes,theyhave been taking aim at someone else the accounting standard-setters.Their rules,moan the banks,have forced them to r eport enormous losses,and it’s just not fair.These rules say they must value some assets at the price atheird party would pay,not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.Unfortunately,banks’lobbying now seems to be working.The details may be unknowable,but the independence of standard-setters,essential to the proper functioning of capital marksts,is being compromised.And,unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers,reviving the banking system will be difficult.After a bruising encounter with Xongress.America;s Financial Accounting Standards Board(FASB)rushed through rule changse.These gave banks more freedom to use models to value illiquid assets and more flexibility in recognizing losses on long0term assets in their in come statement.Bob Herz,the FASB’s chairman,cried out against ehose who ”question our motives.”Yet bank shares rose and the changes enhance what one lobby group politely calls”the use of judgment by management.”European ministers instantly demanded that the International Accounting Standards Board(IASB)do likewise.The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning,but the pressure to fold when it comletes it reconstruction of rules later this year is strong Charlie McCreevy,a European commiss ioner,warned the IASB that is did”not live in a political vacuum”but”in the real word” and the Europe could yet develop different rules.It was banks that were on the wrong planet,with accouts htat wastly overvalued assets.today they argue htat market prices overstate loeees,because hteyLargerly reflect the temporary illiquldity of markets,not the likely entent of bad debts.The truth will not be known for years.But bank’s shares trade below their book value,suggeting that investors are akeptical.And dead markets partly reflect the paralysis of banks which will not sell assets for fear of booking losses,yet are relucaant to buy all those supposed bargains.To get the sysytem working again, losses must be recognized and dealt with.America’s new plan to buy up toxic assets will not work unless banks mark assets to levels which buyers find attractive. Successful markets require independent and even combative standard-setters. The FASB and IASB have been exactly that,cleaning up rules on stock options ang pensions,for example,against hostility interests. But by giving in to critics now they are inviting pressure to make more concessions.36. Bankers complained that they were forced to[A]follow anfavorable asset evaluation rules[B]collect payments from third parties[C]cooperate with the price managers[D]reevaluate some of their assets37.According to the author,the rule changes of the FASB may result in[A]the dimingishing role of management[B] the revival of the banking syestem[C]the b ank’s long-term asset lossers[D]the weakening og its indepentdence38. According to Paragarph 4,McCreevy objects to the IASB’s attempt to[A] keep away from political influences[B] evade the pressure from their peers[C] act on their own in ruli-setting[D]take gradual measures in reform39、The author thinks the banks were“on the wrong planet”in that they[A]mis interpreted market price indicators[B]exaggerated the real value of their assets[C]neglected the likely existence of bad debts[D]denied booking losses in their sale of assets40、The author’s attitude towards standard-setters is one of[A]satisfaction[B]skepticism[C]objectiveness[D]sympathyPart BDirections:For Questions 41-45,choose the most suitable paragraphs from the first A-G and fill them intothe numbered boxes to from a coherent text Paragraph E has been correctly placed. There is one paragraph which dose not fit in with the text. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)[A]The first and m ore important is the consumer’s growing preference for eating out; the consumption of food and drink in places other than homes has risen from about 32 percent of total consumption in 1995 to 35 percent in 2000 and is expected to approach 38 percent by 2005. This development is boosting wholesale demand from the food service segment by 4 to 5 percent a year Europe compared with growth in retail demand of 1 to 2 percent. Meanwhile as the recession is looming large, people are getting anxious. They tend to keep a tighter hold on their purse and consider eating at home a realistic alternative.[B]Retail sales of food and drink in Europe’s largest markets are at a standstill,lesving European grocery retailers hungry for opportunities to grow.Most leading retailers have alteady tried e-commerce,with limit success,and expansion abroad.But almost all have ignored the big.profitable opportunity in their own backyard the wholesale food and drink trade,whoch appears to be just the kind of market retailers need.[C]Will such variations bring about a change in the overall structure of the food and drinkmarket?Definitely not.The functioning of the market is basrd on flexibleTrends dominated by potential buyers.In other words it is up to the buyer tather than the seller to decide what to buy.At any rate this change will ultimately be acclaimed by an ever-growing number of both domestic and international consumers regardless of how long the current consumer pattem will take hold.[D] All in all,this clearly seems to be a market in which big retailers that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe may well expect to rake in substantial profits there by.At least,that is how it looks as a whole.Closer inspection reveals import differences among the biggest national markets,especially in their customer segments and wholesale structures,as well as the competitive dynamics of individual food and drink categories.Big retailers must understand these differences before they can identify the segments of European wholesaling in which particular abilities might unseat smaller but enerenched competitors.New skills and unfamiliar business models are needed too.[E] Despite variations in detail,wholesale markets in the countries that have been closely examined-France,Germany,Italy,and Spain-are made out of same building blocks.Demand comes mainly from two sources:independent morn-and-pop grocery stores which,unlike large retail chains,are two small to buy straight from producers,and food service operators range from snack machines to large institutional catering ventures,but most of these businesses are known in the trade as “horeca”:hotels,restaurants,and cafes.Overall, Europe’s retail wholesale market, but the figures,when added together,mask two opposing trends.[F] For example, wholesale food and drink sales come to $268 billion in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2000-more than 40 percent of retail sales. Moreover, average overall margins are higher in wholesale than in retail; wholesale demand from the foodservice sector is growing quickly as more Europeans eat out more often;and changes in the competitive dynamics of this fragmented industry are at last making it feasible for wholesalers to considerate.[G] However, none of these requirements should deter large retails and even some large good producers and existing wholesalers from trying their hand,for those that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe stand to reap considerable gains.41→42→ 43 → 44 → E → 45Part CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.Your translation should be written carfully on ANSWER SHEET 2.(10Points)One basic weakness in a comservation system based wholly one economic motives is that most members of the land community have no economic value Yet these ereatures are members of the biotic community and ,if its stability depends on its inteynity,they are entitled to continuanceWhen one of these noneconomic categories is threatened and if we happen to love it.We incert excuses to give it economic importance At the beginning pf century songbiras were supppsed to be disappearing.(46)Scinentists jumped to the resure with some distimctly shaky evidence to the effect the insecets would est us up of brids failed to control them the ecideuce had to be conbmic in order to be walid.It is pamful to read these round about accounts today.We have no land ehtic yet.(47)but we have at least drawn near the point pf admitting that birds should continue as a matter of intrinisic right reardless of the presence pf absence of economic adcantage to us.A panallel situation exists in respect of predatory mamals and fish-eating birds(48)Time was when biologosts somewhat over worded evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak or that they prey only on “worthless species”.Some species pf tree have been read out of the party by economici -minded fpresters they grow too slowty or have a sale vate to pay as imeber crops (49)In europe,where forestry is ecologically more advanced ,the ncommercial tree species are recognized ad members of native forest community,to be preserved as such,within reason.To sum up;a system of conservation based solely on econominc self-interest is hopelesstly lopsided(50)It tends to ignore,and thus eventually to eliminate,many elements in the land community that lack commercial value,but that are essential to its healthy functioning.Without theuneconomic pats.。
2010年英语专业四级答案与解析
2010答案与解析:81. B。
细节类。
第一段第四行:“Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science.”,社会的进步依靠于科学的两个不同方面。
所以选B。
82. A。
细节类。
第三段作者阐述了什么是科学家必须具备的好奇心,可用排除法。
83. A。
细节类。
第五段“He is skeptical — he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available.”,科学家常常对于没有建立在充分证据上的论断持怀疑态度。
84. C。
主旨类。
文章第三段“What are these special methods of thinking and acting?”是全文的主题句。
文章解释了科学家的思考和行为方式。
85. B。
态度类。
文章客观描述了科学家的思考和行为方式,没有加入个人的主观评价86. A。
细节类。
第一段第四行“Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention as well.”,直到最近,拉美文化引起了人们的关注。
87. D。
细节类。
第二段“These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony plain.”。
88. C。
推理类。
“Seen at ground level, the designs are a jumbled senseless mess. The images are so large that they can only be viewed at a height of 1,000 feet — meaning from an aircraft.”,从平地上看,这些图案看上去乱糟糟,没有任何意义,图形太大了,所以越高看得越清楚。
2010考研英语一解析
2010考研英语一解析Question 1: Reading ComprehensionQuestion: Based on the passage, choose the best answer.Passage Summary: The article discusses the impact of global climate change on agriculture, particularly on wheat yield.Question: What is the main topic of the article?A. The causes of global climate changeB. The impact of global climate change on agricultureC. Technological advancements in wheat cultivationD. The impact of climate change on the global economyAnswer: BAnalysis: The article primarily discusses the impact of global climate change on agriculture, especially wheat yield. While options A, C, and D are related to the content of the article, they are not the main focus of the discussion.Question 2: Cloze TestQuestion: Choose the best answer from the given options to complete the article.Passage Summary: The article tells a story about teamwork and leadership.Question: Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.The team was struggling to complete the project on time. The leader realized that they needed to __________ more efficiently.A. workB. communicateC. relaxD. competeAnswer: AAnalysis: According to the context of the article, the team needs to work more efficiently to complete the project on time. While options B, C, and D are things the team might also need to do, the most suitable answer in this context is A.Question 3: TranslationQuestion: Translate the following sentence into English.Sentence: 随着科技的发展,人们的生活变得越来越便利。
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More than half of these injuries and illnesses occurred in jobs with extended working hours or overtime.
1、Working long hours can greatly increase the risk of suffering injury or illness, a study says.
最近一项研究结果显示:长时间工作会大大增加受伤和生病的危险。
Workers who do overtime were 61% more likely to become hurt or ill, once factors such as age and gender were taken into account.
在英国,14%的就业人口,也就是大约360万人口,每周的工作时间超过48小时。
最近一项研究结果显示:长时间工作会大大增加受伤和生病的危险。
如果把年龄和性别等因素都考虑进去的话,加班加点工作的员工受伤或生病的可能性会增加61%。
马萨诸塞州大学研究发现,如果一天工作超过12个小时的话,出现危险情况的可能性会提高三分之一。
以充分的时间倾听病人的陈诉。接诊开始,至少应有5分钟时间让病人不被打断地尽情诉述,是一条很好的工作方法。病人长会在病史陈述的开始,自动把最重要的信息吐露出来。医生则可在这个时间,观察病人的精神状态,包括语言、知识水平和情绪,注意面部是否对称、眼睛运动有无异常、自发性运动增加还是减少(如运动性病变)等
But they did not find that lengthy commutes to and from work had any impact on illness and injury.
但是,他们并没有发现上下班长时间乘车对伤害和疾病有任何影响。
In the UK 14% of the working population - 3.6m - work more than 48 hours a week.
该研究报告的作者之一阿拉德?登贝说发生危险和工作本身的危险程度并没有必然的联系。
"The results of this study suggest that jobs with long working hours are not more risky merely because they are concentrated in inherently hazardous industries or occupations."
The poorer mental function seen among alcoholics, many of whom also regularly smoke cigarettes, may be partially due to the long-term effects of nicotine, new research suggests.
研究小组发现在终生饮酒问题表上得分较高的和那些年吸烟量越高的人,他们的智商往往比较低。
Upon further investigation, the researchers found that smoking also appeared to be independently associated with weaker verbal and visual-spatial reasoning.
马萨诸塞州大学研究发现,如果一天工作超过12个小时的话,出现危险情况的ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ能性会提高三分之一。
Report co-author Allard Dembe said risk was not necessarily associated with how hazardous the job was.
半数以上的伤害和疾病都是由于加班加点、长时间工作引起的。
The researchers concluded that the more hours worked, the greater the risk of injury.
研究者们得出的结论是:工作的时间越长,受到伤害的危险越大。
经过进一步的调查研究,研究者们发现抽烟还会直接影响一个人的语言表达能力、形象化和空间推理能力。
Thus, though smoking did not account for all of the decreased neurocognitive functioning observed among the alcohol abusers, it did seem to account for some of the effects, the report indicates.
最新的研究结果显示:尼古丁对人体神经的长期影响在某种程度上是嗜酒成瘾者智力下降的主要原因,因为他们中很多人同时也是老烟民。
"People who are also smokers are at a much higher risk," Dr. Jennifer M. Glass, of the University of Michigan's Addiction Research Center, said.
为了调查这之间的关系,格拉斯和她的同事们研究了来自同一社区的172名男性的大脑机能,其中有103人嗜酒成瘾。
The team found that men with higher scores on the lifetime alcohol problems scale (LAPS) and those who reported a higher number of pack-years of smoking both had lower IQ scores.
在报告中,研究者们发现了5139种和工作有关的伤害和疾病,从紧张到割伤、烧伤、肌肉拉伤,各种情况都有。
半数以上的伤害和疾病都是由于加班加点、长时间工作引起的。
研究者们得出的结论是:工作的时间越长,受到伤害的危险越大。
但是,他们并没有发现上下班长时间乘车对伤害和疾病有任何影响。
Listen carefully to the patient for as long as is necessary. A good rule of thumb is to listen initially for at least 5 minutes without interrupting the patient. The patient often volunteers the most important information at the start of stating his patient history. During this time, the doctor can also assess mental status, including speech, fund of knowledge, and emotion, and observe the patient for facial asymmetry, abnormalities of ocular movements, and an increase or a paucity of spontaneous movements as seen with movement disorders.
“既喝酒又抽烟的人面临更大的危险,”密歇根大学上瘾行为研究中心的詹尼弗?M?格拉斯博士说。
In her study, "cigarette smoking was negatively related to IQ and thinking," she said.
她说:在研究中发现“抽烟对智商和思维能力有消极的影响。”
该研究报告的作者之一阿拉德?登贝说发生危险和工作本身的危险程度并没有必然的联系。
“这项研究的结果显示,长时间的工作之所以风险更大并不仅仅因为这类工作所在的行业或职业本身有危险。
研究结果在《职业和环境卫生》周刊上发表。他说研究结果为《欧洲工作时间法》提供了依据。该法令规定了每周48小时工作制,旨在削减工作时间。
这一发现似乎和我们的直觉正好相反,因为很多人都觉得在抽完烟后反应会更敏捷,注意力更集中。研究结果显示,抽烟后确实会有短暂的意识功能增强,但这只是尼古丁释放的短暂效果之一。然而,长期抽烟会产生相反的效果。
Studies show that up to 87 percent of alcoholics smoke cigarettes. Yet, few studies have looked into cigarette smoking as a factor that might explain the cognitive deficits reported among alcoholics.
研究结果在《职业和环境卫生》周刊上发表。他说研究结果为《欧洲工作时间法》提供了依据。该法令规定了每周48小时工作制,旨在削减工作时间。
From the records, researchers found 5,139 work-related injuries and illnesses, ranging from stress to cuts, burns and muscle injuries.
“这项研究的结果显示,长时间的工作之所以风险更大并不仅仅因为这类工作所在的行业或职业本身有危险。”
And he said the findings, published in the Occupational and Environmental Health journal, supported initiative such as the 48-hour European Working Time Directive to cut the number of working hours.