2013年外国语言文学706外语水平考试研究生入学考试真题
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学科、专业名称：外国语言文学
研究方向：英语语言文学及应用语言学
考试科目名称: 706外语（英）水平考试 考生注意：所有答案必须写在答题纸（卷）上，写在本试题上一律不给分。 I. Vocabulary and Structure (30 points) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1． Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as ________ by themselves are not science. A collects information and performs experiments B) collecting information and performing experiments facts C) collecting informations and performing experiment D) collects informations and perform experiment 2． Aside from perpetuating itself, the ________ purpose of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters is to \"foster, assist and sustain an interest\" in literature, music, and art. A honorable B) sole C) common D) official 3． Archaeological records – paintings, drawings, and carvings of humans engaged in activities involving the use of hands – indicate that humans have been ________ right-handed for more than 5,000 years. A) predominantly B) precautiously C) disciplinarily D) symmetrically 4． Plant tissues contain a diverse array of toxic or potentially toxic substances, such as resins, tannins, glycosides, and alkaloids, many of ________ are highly effective deterrents to insects that feed on plants. A) them B) that C) which D) who 5． The system no longer had much interest ________ nontraditional new and extra services to older youths. A) on offering B) in offering C) offer D) offers 6． These writers who can genuinely be said to have created a genre, the \"railroad novel\" are 1
now mostly forgotten, their names ________ memory. A) disappear from B) disappeared C) faded from D) having faded from 7． The engine that became standard on western steamboats was of a different and ________ design. A) origin B) source C) fiction D) novel 8． The high-pressure engine was ________ lighter in proportion to horsepower, and with less than half as many moving parts was much easier and cheaper to repair. A) more B) better C) far D) most 9． The word laser was ________ as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A) coined B) discovered C) composed D) mentioned 10． Being so educable, individual birds have markedly different interests and ________, strategies and scams. A) inclinations B) tricks C) opportunities D) experiences 11． There has been a(n) ________ of violent attacks in the area in the past few months. A) amount B) total C) number D) quality 12． It is all very well to blame traffic jam, the cost of petrol and the fast pace of modem life, but manners on the roads are becoming ________. A. serious B. more tempting C. deplorable D. noticeable 13． The faculty members were upset when they heard that the project ______have to be abandoned. A) might B) should C) need D) shall 14． As computer security systems become even more advanced, ______the methods of those who try to break into them illegally. A) so too do B) so much do C) as much as D) as well as 15． Graduate school and college are similar _________ you have to choose a field of study and do in-depth research. A) in that B) for that C) for which D) in which 16． He doesn’t eat pork ,but ______that he’ll eat just about anything. A) rather than B) no more than C. other than D. no longer than 17． Thomas Edison was responsible for many _____in addition to the light bulb. A) intentions B) imaginations C) instructions D) innovations 18． Following the same rules all these years, the company is _______to any form of change. A) resolved B) resistant C) restricted D) reserved 2
19． Urban Japanese have long endured ________ commutes and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. A) exclusive B) extended C) external D) exterior 20． If a man ________, what's the best course of action you should take? A) stands you off B) shows you up C) shows you off D) stands you up 21． He had an ________ habit of emptying ash trays out of his upstairs window onto our doorstep. A) objectionable B) afflicting C) uneducated D) offending 22． The jury ________ him of having committed the robbery and he was then sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. A) accused B) charged C) convicted D) acquitted 23． The good news is that as long as people infected with HIV keep taking the triple-drug ________, they have an excellent chance of surviving the infection for a long time. A) antigen B) cocktail C) microbe D) therapy 24． The tax cuts are good news for the rich, but the poor ________ again. A) lose on B) lose down C) lose out D) lose up 25． The new strain of CJD was ________ in another case, bringing the total of suspected victims to 13. A) implicated B) implanted C) imposed D) implemented 26． In some people’s opinion, this epidemic of the mad-cow disease has been at best a clumsy mistake of the British government, but some of the opponents scolded it as a ________. A) disaster B) disappointment C) discredit D) disgrace 27． You must ________ your old passport when applying for a new one. A) resign B) surrender C) abandon D) quit 28． The floor was unsafe, as some of the floor-boards had ________ away. A) damaged B) destroyed C) rotted D) wasted 29． Except for some colleges ________ by the Catholic church, all colleges and universities in the United States, public and private, are governed by a board of trustees composed primarily of laymen. A) elevated B) granted C) patented D) sponsored 30．To the frustration of Hispanic publishers, advertising agencies often treat Spanish-language or bilingual newspapers as ________ in their marketing plans. A) afterthoughts
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II. Proof-reading and Error Correction （10 points） In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists. We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable. But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even their own countrymen can be hostile to travelers. Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable -- as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans. We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity. These attracted many visitors, for they were not only great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well. On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town. This was more than we could bear, we decided to spend our last day exploring the countryside. Taken a path which led out of the town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood. We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees. We tramped through the wood for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream. We could see that the path continued on the other side, but we had no idea how we could get across the stream. Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank. In it there was a boatman fast sleep. We gently woke him up and asked him to ferry us to the other side. Though he was reluctant to do so at first, but we eventually persuaded him to take us. The path led to a tiny village perched on the steep sides of a mountain. The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses. Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life was an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby. Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch. All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm. Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate. We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionlessly. I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers. When we later walked down the main street of the villager, we were followed by a silent procession of children. The village which had seemed deserted immediately coming to life. Faces appeared at windows. Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us. Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways. The most frightening thing of all was not a sound could be heard. There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors. We needed no further warning. Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.
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III. Cloze （20 points） Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each bland there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, __1__ we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for these are countless do-it-yourself publications. ___2___ the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Some really keen enthusiasts ___3___ build their own computers. Shops cater ___4___ the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are ___5___ handymen. Some wives ___6___ believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything. Even men who can ___7___ drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners ___8___ to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is ___9___ sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved ___10___. It is a question of pride as much as anything else. Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower. It had broken down the previous summer, and ___11___ I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it. I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it ___12___. One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. ___13___ I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly refused to mow, ___14___ I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal ___15___ had once made up a lawn mower. But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble. One of links in the chain that drives the wheels ___16___. After ___17___ a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not ___18___ to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason ___19___ I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower ___20___ let the grass grow. Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day. 5
1. A) that B) which C) as D) because 2. A) Arming with B) Armed with C) Arm with D) Having armed with 3. A) go as to B) go far to C) go as far as to D) go so far as to 4. A) to B) through C) for D) off 5. A) born B) bear C) borned D) bearing 6. A) intend to B) tend to C) tendence to D) extend to 7. A) hard B) hardly C) harden D) hardlessly 8. A) keep B) succeed C) fail D) go 9. A) although B) what C) because D) that 10. A) wrong B) wrongly C) rightly D) right 11. A) though B) of course C) in that note D) as a rule 12. A) for myself B) to myself C) on myself D) myself 13. A) For B) As far as C) What D) From 14. A) which B) so C) but D) as a result 15. A) they B) surprisingly C) astonishedly D) which 16. A) been snapped B) had snapped C) snapping D) having snapped 17. A) bought B) buying C) buy D) being bought 18. A) surprise B) surprising C) surprised D) surprisingly 19. A) why B) as C) as far as D) that 20. A) or B) to C) so as to D) not to Part IV Reading Comprehension (30 points) Directions: There are 3 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage One Hooked On Anger When There Was Good Reason, Now We Can't Shake The Habit Anger has become the national habit. You see it on the sullen faces of fashion models who have obviously been told that anger sells. It pours out of the radio all day. Washington journalism hams snarl and shout at each other on television. Generations exchange sneers on TV and printed page. Ordinary people abuse congressmen and president with shockingly personal insults. America is angry at Washington, angry at the press, angry at immigrants, angry at television, angry at traffic, angry at people who are well off and angry at people who are poor, angry at blacks and angry at whites. The old are angry at the young, the young angry at the old. Suburbs are angry at cities, cities are angry at suburbs, and rustic America is angry at both whenever urban and suburban intruders threaten the peaceful rustic sense of having escaped from God's Angry Land. Enough: A complete catalogue of the varieties of bile would fill a library. The question is why. Why 6
has anger become a reflexive response to the inevitable vagaries of national life? Living perpetually at the boiling point seems to leave the country depressed and pessimistic. Study those scowling models wearing the latest clothes in the Sunday papers and magazines. What a pity to waste such lovely new clothes on people so incapable of happiness. The popularity of anger is doubly puzzling, not only because the American habit even in the worst of times has been mindless optimism, but also because there is relatively little nowadays for the nation to be angry about. The country happily re-elected President Eisenhower in 1956 because it believed his campaign boast about giving it peace. The \"peace\" was life under the endless threat of nuclear devastation. By contrast the country now, at last, really does enjoy peace, and if the prosperity is not so solid as it was in the 1950s, American wealth is still the world's vastest. So, with real peace and prosperity, what's to be furious about? The explanation, I suspect, is that the country got itself hooked on anger long ago when there was very good reason for anger and can't shake the habit. Massive, irritating and even scary expressions of it were vital in shaking an obdurate government, contemptuous of public opinion, from its determination to pursue war ad infinitum in Vietnam. Massive, irritating and even scary expressions of anger - from Americans both black and white - were needed for the triumph of Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. But what monumental struggle confronts us now? Giving young black people a stake in America is our most pressing problem, but nobody shouts much about that. Most other problems are so unmonumental that we might think the times ripe for greatness: an era of civility conducive to good feeling among neighbors of all races and persuasions. It's easy to imagine the cries of rage from a people habituated to crying rage: Are women not oppressed by glass ceilings? Do black Americans not suffer the disrespect of a racist world? Who dares talk of prosperity when the wealth is distributed so unfairly? True, all true. These are exceedingly complex problems not amenable to solution by red-hot anger. Politically minded people concerned with these issues have always known that low-grade anger must be maintained, that political feet must be kept to the fire, that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and so on. The high-intensity fury now seething through the land on these and a hundred other issues, however, doesn't seem focused on any social or economic goal. It's as though the nation got mad as hell a long time ago, got good results, and now can't shake the habit. 1) Baker is puzzled by so many expressions of anger because ________. A) of traditional mindlessness 7
B) the United States enjoys relative peace and prosperity C) there is little for the nation to be angry about D) both B and C 2) Baker points out that the United States under President Eisenhower had ________. A) a fear of nuclear devastation B) people angry at Congress and Washington C) considerable racial tension D) both A and B 3) Baker believes that anger helped bring about ________. A the end of the Vietnam War B) the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower C) the triumph of the civil rights movement D) both A and C 4) He believes our most pressing problem today is ________. A) depression and pessimism B) our economy C) improving opportunity for young black people D) peaceful coexistence with other nations 5) The author is surprised that ________. A) today is not a time of greatness B) we do not show great civility to one another C) this is not a golden age of progress D) all of the above Passage Two Science and Technology Optimism and empowerment. As the century drew to a close, the potential for human invention and understanding appeared boundless. Scientific understanding expanded daily, from the fundamental building blocks of matter to the source code of all life to the origins, and perhaps the eventual demise, of the universe. The technological advances of the 1990s ushered in what appeared to be a social and economic revolution that would rival the Industrial Revolution two centuries earlier, creating a new society of technologically connected citizens with a world of digitized information, commerce, and communication at its fingertips. The new \"Digital Age\represented by the \"Information Superhighway\" was not all-inclusive, threatened to leave many behind, including older citizens and those who could not afford the new technology. Still, by 1999 more than three-quarters of the U. S. population was \"plugged in\" to the new digital society, and most Americans felt that technological advances were improving their quality of life. Optimism was the reigning tone of the decade. New advances in science and technology seemed to promise eventual solutions to problems ranging from eliminating toxic waste to grocery shopping — genetic 8
engineers developed microbes that would eat industrial sludge and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab worked to devise a refrigerator that could sense when it was out of milk and use the Internet to order more. The 1990s allayed the fear that a technologically advanced society was necessarily heavily centralized, with Big Brother watching every move. Instead, with the creation of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and their emphasis on decentralization, equality, and the open sharing of resources, many individuals found that greater access to information increased their sense of personal freedom and power. Ethics and the Natural. With the explosion of knowledge came public concern over where all of these new discoveries and technologies might be taking society. The cloning of an animal in 1997 suggested that human cloning had become viable as well, raising concerns — no longer quite theoretical — that humanity might be moving toward a \"brave new world\" of genetically engineered people. The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990 with a mission to decode the entire human genetic makeup, held promises for an end to genetic disorders, but threatened to open the way for \"designer babies\While many argued that plant and animal breeders had been fooling around with genetics for centuries in order to better the lot of humankind, others pointed out that new advances in genetics allowed researchers to cross boundaries set by nature, implanting human genes in animals in order to turn them into medicine factories, creating plants that produced plastics and glowed in the dark, even attempting to create “terminator\" seeds that stifled their own reproductive capacity in order to maintain the seed manufacturer's cash flow. The question of what was \"natural\" came under serious consideration, as no aspect of the environment and the organisms in it seemed safe from genetic tinkering. Yet, while experiments with human cloning or customizing a child's genetic makeup seemed abhorrent to most Americans, there was general support for genetic research that could help to identify and cure genetic diseases or make food sources healthier and more plentiful for a growing global population. Privacy. Privacy was an overarching concern with many of the technological and scientific advances of the 1990s. The Internet was an amazing new tool for sharing information, yet it was also a powerful means for finding information that was intended to be private, including government and military secrets, the source codes to proprietary software, and even a neighbor's social security number. Companies and individuals alike worried that their private information would be compromised when sophisticated computer technologists could \"hack\" into protected computer systems and erase or steal important data. Computer viruses, self-replicating codes written by malicious individuals, could steal into personal computer systems through e-mail or the Web and wreak havoc with the data stored there. Protecting privacy over the Internet was not easy, and many people worried that government attempts to intervene would only cripple the development of the Internet. Similar fears were sparked when concerned groups lobbied the government to outlaw pornography and other disturbing materials on the Web in the name of \"protecting the children\". While most Americans agreed that children should not be exposed to such material, attempts to regulate the content of individual Web pages and newsgroups conflicted with the idea of the Internet as an open, decentralized mass medium, where even the most absurd or repellant ideas could receive a hearing. Digital surveillance in the workplace also became an issue, as some companies spied on their workers' use of the Internet and e-mail. 9
Genetics and Privacy. Advances in genetics also threatened personal privacy. With the Human Genome Project scheduled to be finished early in the twenty-first century, and private companies competing to win patents on genetic discoveries, many individuals worried about what scientists might do with a complete understanding of the human genetic code. While genetic diseases could be discovered and perhaps cured, this information might also be used to discriminate against people predisposed to certain genetic malfunctions, or to group individuals based on their genetic data. The idea that scientists would own patents on the human genetic code was disturbing, as well, as it meant that human life could become a proprietary resource. Big Science And Little Science. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continued to wow the world, sending the giant Hubble Telescope into orbit to gather and transmit never-before-seen images of deep space that offered increasingly tantalizing clues to the origins of the universe. The search for extraterrestrial life continued during the decade, as NASA scientists found possible evidence of bacterial life in a meteor from Mars, and distant planets were discovered that might contain water. NASA sent space probes to land on the surface of Mars, sent national hero John Herschel Glenn Jr. back into space to study aging, and made plans to build an International Space Station with research teams from other countries. Still, some critics wondered if all of the money spent on space research might not be better used to fund new discoveries here on Earth, almost as if the diversion of space was no longer as necessary when there were so many new and interesting projects going on right here. One of the most fascinating new realms of study was nanotechnology, a field of research that attempted to manipulate matter at the molecular level, building new devices atom by atom that could be used in miniaturized manufacturing, drug-delivery system, and tiny minicomputers. With the discovery of a new family of carbon molecules known as fullerenes, nanotechnology researchers had a new raw material to work with. The science was still very experimental at the turn of the century, but researchers and government officials saw great potential for this science of the tiny. 6) This article is mainly about _____. A) how to tackle the problems in the new \"Digital Age\" B) the direction of scientific and technological development C) both the positive and negative effects of the technological advances D) the great impact on our ethics and privacy brought by the technological advances 7) The phrase \"plugged in\" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____. A) interested in B) accustomed to C) fascinated by D) connected to 8) Concerned about the potential effect of the Human Genome Project, most Americans would _____. A) welcome human cloning to improve their standard of living B) support the genetic research which could help to cure genetic diseases C) welcome creating plants that produced plastics and glowed in the dark D) support making genetically altered babies to suit their parents' wishes 10
9) The development of genetic science might threaten personal privacy in that _____. A) the data of the people with genetic diseases will be published B) people may be treated differently based on their genetic data C) patents on the human genetic code will bring scientists enormous profits D) scientists will use information about human life for personal gains 10) What is the critics' attitude towards the large scale of space research as mentioned in the last paragraph? A) They believe that such a research would be a waste of resources. B) They doubt its necessity because there are new and interesting projects on Earth. C) They are concerned that space research would prove to be fruitless. D) They believe that space research is not so important as nanotechnology. Passage Three An upsurge of new research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than previously thought. If animals do have intelligence, how do scientists measure it? Before defining animals' intelligence, scientists defined what is not intelligence. Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill programmed into an animal's brain by its genetic heritage. Rote conditioning is also not intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition, but no real thinking is involved. Cuing, in which animals learn to do or not to do certain things by following outside signals, does not demonstrate intelligence. Scientists believe that insight, the ability to use tools, and communication using human language are all effective measures of the mental ability of animals. When judging animal intelligence, scientists look for insight, which they define as a flash of sudden understanding. When a young gorilla could not reach fruit from a tree, she noticed crates scattered about the lawn near the tree. She piled the crates into a pyramid, then climbed on them to reach her reward. The gorilla's insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial and error. The ability to use tools is also an important sign of intelligence. Crows use sticks to pry peanuts out of cracks. The crow exhibits intelligence by showing it has learned what a stick can do. Likewise, otters use rocks to crack open crab shells in order to get at the meat. In a series of complex moves, chimpanzees have been known to use sticks and stalks in order to get at a favorites snack---termites. To make and use a termite tool, a chimp first selects just the right stalk or twig. He trims and shapes the stick, then finds the entrance to a termite mound. While inserting the stick carefully into the entrance, the chimpanzee turns it skillfully to fit the inner tunnels. The chimp attracts the insects by shaking the twig. Then it pulls the tool out without scraping off any termites. Finally, he uses his lips to skim the termites into his mouth. Many animals have learned to communicate using human language. One chimp can recognize and correctly use more than 250 abstract symbols on a keyboard. These symbols represent human words. An amazing parrot can distinguish five objects of two different types. He can understand the difference between the number, color, and kind of object. The ability to classify is a basic thinking skill. He seems to use language to express his needs and emotions. When ill and taken to the animal hospital for his first overnight stay, this parrot turned to go. “Come here!” he cried to a scientist 11
who works with him. “I love you. I’m sorry. Wanna go back?” The research on animal intelligence raises important questions. If animals are smarter than once thought, would that change the way humans interact with them? Would humans stop hunting them for sport or survival? Would animals still be used for food, clothing, or medical experimentation? Finding the answer to these tough questions makes a difficult puzzle even for a large-brained, problem-solving species like our own. 11. As is mentioned in Paragraph 1, “tricks” played by animals may be ________. A. a sign of intelligence B. a sign of instinct C. learned through training D. programmed in their brain at birth 12. Crows’ using sticks to get nuts out of cracks illustrates_________. A. rote learning B. the ability to use tools C. communication skills D. instinctive response 13. The parrot’s being able to distinguish five objects of two different types indicates ______. A. its ability to classify B. its ability to count C. a grasp of human language D. a flash of sudden understanding 14. Which of the following is an example of animals’ communication through the use of human language? A. Parrots can imitate. B. Gorillas scream for help. C. A crow shouts warnings to other crows. D. Chimps use symbols that stand for words. 15. The last paragraph implies that __________. A. there is no way of measuring animal intelligence B. animals are given opportunities to display their intelligence C. the human-animal relationship needs to be reconsidered D. some animal instincts are well beyond our knowledge V. Translation (30 points) C-E translation (15 points) 又是春天，窗子可以常开了。春天从窗外进来，人在屋子里坐不住，就从门里出去。不过屋子外的春天太贱了！到处是阳光，不像射破屋里阴深的那样明亮；到处是给太阳晒得懒洋洋的风，不像搅动屋里沉闷的那样有生气。就是鸟语，也似乎琐碎而单薄，需要屋里的寂静来做衬托。我们因此明白，春天是该镶嵌在窗子里看的，好比画配了框子。 E-C translation (15 points) On the morning after their arrival at the great commercial metropolis of America, the Morland family took a carriage to ride round through the principal parts of the city, and to deliver their two letters at the houses to which they were addressed, and which were both situated in the region that lies between the upper part of Broadway and the North River. In one of the most fashionable streets they found the elegant mansion of Mrs. St. Leonard; but on stopping at the door, were informed that its mistress was not at home. They then left the introductory letter (which they had prepared for this 12
mischance, by enclosing it in an envelope with a card), and proceeding to another street considerably farther up, they arrived at the dwelling of the Watkinson family, to the mistress of which the other Philadelphia letter was directed. It was one of a large block of houses all exactly alike, and all shut up from top to bottom, according to a custom more prevalent in New York than in any other city. VI. Writing (30points) Directions: Read “Lincoln’s Autobiography” as follows. You are to write an autobiography of your own of 400 – 450 words. Lincoln’s Autobiography I was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My patents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families----second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was from a family named Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams County, and others in Macon County, Illinois. My paternal grandfather, about 1781 or 1782, from Virginia to Kentucky, where he was killed by the Indians a year or two later, not in battle, but when he was laboring to open a farm in the forest. My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up literally without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were some so-called schools, but no other qualification was ever required of a teacher beyond “reading, writing, and adding.” If a stranger supposed to understand Latin happened to reside for a time in the neighborhood, he was looked on as a wizard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course, when I came of age, I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and add, but that was all. The little advance I have now made upon this store of education, I have picked up under the pressure of necessity. I was raised to farm work, which I continued until I was twenty-two. At twenty-one, I came to Illinois. I remained in New Salem, Illinois for a year as a clerk in a store. Then the Black Hawk War came; I was elected a captain of volunteers, a success which gave me more pleasure than any I have had since. I went into the campaign, ran for the legislature the same year (1832), and the three succeeding biennial elections I was elected to the legislature. I was not a candidate afterward. During that legislative period, I studied law, and moved to Springfield to practice it. In 1846 I was elected to the lower house of Congress. I was not a candidate for re-election. From 1894 to 1854 I practiced law more assiduously than ever before. I was losing interest in politics when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said that I am nearly six feet, Four inches in height; lean in flesh, weighing one hundred and eighty pounds on the average; I have a dark complexion, whit coarse hair and gray eyes, I have no other marks or brands. (466 words)
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