2010期中考试答案

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II. Multiple Choice (10%)

1. ( A )

2. ( B )

3. ( D )

4. ( A )

5. ( B )

6. ( C )

7. ( C )

8. ( A )

9. ( A ) 10. ( D )

IV. Proofreading (10%)

Hitler and his men killed over five million people because they were

Jewish or were not their definition of "normal." The Ku Klux Klan

exists today and openly professes its hatred towards Jews and color [1]__colored people. Our society is riddled with such hatred based upon peoples'

beliefs and origins and it seems millions are fighting each other in no [2]___for

relevant reason at all. I do believe that we can greatly reduce the amount

of prejudice in our world today, yet I do not think that it will ever

completely go away. The society has seemingly come to accept all races, [3]_ The religions, and genders, and supposedly has achieved political correctness,

yet there will forever be individuals who discriminated based upon these [4]discriminate issues. These individuals often form large groups that recruit new members

to enforce their hatred of those with∧certain religion or skin tone. [5]_____a_ Obviously, no one can tell these people that they cannot have their

own opinions or beliefs, for they have the right to hate whom they like. [6]_whomever However, I believe we need to raise our children to accept all people, no

matter∧god they do or do not believe in or what color skin they may [7]___ what

have. If children are raised around people who are not the same as they

are, then they will most likely not think anything different from people [8]____of

who do not look the same as them or believe what they believe. If we

raise our children to believe all people are equal to the start, then [9]___from prejudice will slowly disintegrate over time. We, as the human race,

need to focus on not judging people before we know them∧ who they are. [10]__for

Today, there are so many different people in this world that stereotypes

are almost always incorrect, as many people choose not to be followers,

but to be individuals.

V. Translate the underlined parts in the following into English (15%)

探索完美

凡是已形成了自己品味，并能欣赏和领会名家风范的人，已经在学习上取得了长足的进步。因为，只要意识到能真正欣赏大师的杰作，内心的自豪感便油然而生，心灵为之而打动，仿佛那仰慕已久的名作出于自己之手。（1）我们的心灵在同我们乐于效颦的大师手笔的接触中，时常激动不已，毫无疑问，我们将捕捉到一些他们的思维方式，哪怕他们艺术的些许火花和光芒都将在我们胸中闪烁。（2）自然而然地为周围熟悉的人的神情和举止所潜移默化，这种孩提时的天性始终不变；只不过稍稍不同的是，年少时心智自然比较灵活，便于模仿，待成年时已变得刻板，非经温暖和感动不会留下一个深刻的印象。

照此看来，我们应习惯于对完美的探索，你们通过自己的思索将更深地理解其重要性。（3）这远非满足于使之仅为年轻时代的准则，即使在生命最后一息，也应一直不断地同这些真正伟大的作品进行沟通和交流。大师的创作不仅是我们幼年时的食粮，更是我们风华正茂时的精神支柱。… …

VI. Translate the underlined parts in the following into Chinese (15%)

Every book stands by itself, like a one-family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate, together they all add up to something, they are connected with