翻译：

中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。早在2 000多年前，就产生了儒家学说和道家学说，以及其他很多在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派，这就是有名的“诸子百家”。从孔夫子到孙中山，中华民族传统文化有它的很多珍贵品质。比如“天下兴亡，匹夫有责”的爱国情操，“民为邦本”、“民贵君轻”的民本思想和“己所不欲，勿施于人”的行为准则。

PartIVTranslation

Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhardfortherestofthevoyage.(PassageOne)

To meet the ever increasing demand____oil-refining equipment, the company will produce more of such equipment.

Inthelast12yearstotalemploymentintheUnitedStatesgrewfasterthanatanytimeinthepeacetimehistoryofanycountry–from82to110millionbetween1973and1985–thatis,byafullonethird.Theentiregrowth,however,wasinmanufacturing,andespeciallyinno–blue-collarjobs…

Thistrendisthesameinalldevelopedcountries,andis,indeed,evenmorepronouncedinJapan.Itisthereforehighlyprobablethatin25yearsdevelopedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapanwillemploynolargeraproportionofthelaborforceInmanufacturingthandevelopedcountriesnowemployinfarming–atmost,10percent.TodaytheUnitedStatesemploysaround18millionpeopleinblue-collarjobsinmanufacturingindustries.By2010,thenumberislikelytobenomorethan12million.Insomemajorindustriesthedropwillbeevensharper.Itisquiteunrealistic,forinstance,toexpectthattheAmericanautomobileindustrywillemploymorethanone–thirdofitspresentblue-collarforce25yearshence,eventhoughproductionmightbe50percenthigher.

Ifacompany,anindustryoracountrydoesnotinthenextquartercenturysharplyincreasemanufacturingproductionandatthesametimesharplyreducetheblue-collarworkforce,itcannothopetoremaincompetitive–oreventoremain“developed.”Theattempttopreservesuchblue–collarjobsisactuallyaprescriptionforunemployment…

ThisisnotaconclusionthatAmericanpoliticians,laborleadersorindeedthegeneralpubliccaneasilyunderstandoraccept.WhatconfusestheissueevenmoreitthattheUnitedStatesisexperiencingseveralseparateanddifferentshiftsinthemanufacturingeconomy.Oneistheaccelerationofthesubstitutionofknowledgeandcapitalformanuallabor.Wherewespokeofmechanizationafewdecadesago,wenowspeakof“robotization“or“automation.”Thisisactuallymoreachangeinterminologythanachangeinreality.WhenHenryFordintroducedtheassemblylinein1909,hecutthenumberofman–hoursrequiredtoproduceamotorcarbysome80percentintwoorthreeyears–farmorethananyoneexpectstoresultfromeventhemostcompleterobotization.Butthereisnodoubtthatwearefacinganew,sharpaccelerationinthereplacementofmanualworkersbymachines–thatis,bytheproductsofknowledge.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,theshrinkageinthemanufacturinglaborforcedemonstrates______.

A.thedegreetowhichacountry’sproductionisrobotized

B.areductioninacountry’smanufacturingindustries

C.aworseningrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement

D.thedifferencebetweenadevelopedcountryandadevelopingcountry

2.Accordingtotheauthor,incoming25years,adevelopedcountryorindustry,inordertremaincompetitive,oughtto______.

A.reducethepercentageoftheblue-collarworkforce

B.preserveblue–collarjobsforinternationalcompetition

C.acceleratemotor–canmanufacturinginHenryFord’sstyle

D.solvetheproblemofunemployment

3.Americanpoliticiansandlaborleaderstendtodislike_____.

A.confusioninmanufacturingeconomy

B.anincreaseinblue–collarworkforce

C.internalcompetitioninmanufacturingproduction

D.adropintheblue–collarjobopportunities

4.Theword“prescription”in“aprescriptionforunemployment”maybetheequivalentto______

A.somethingrecommendedasmedicaltreatment

B.awaysuggestedtoovercomesomedifficulty

C.somemeasurestakeninadvance

D.adevicetodire

5.Thispassagemayhavebeenexceptedfrom________

A.amagazineaboutcapitalinvestment

B.anarticleonautomation

C.amotor-carmagazine

D.anarticleonglobaleconomy

Part II Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

21. A great many cancers can be cured but only if before they have begun to spread or colonize in other parts of the body.

A. properly treat

B. properly treating

C. being properly treated

D. properly treated

22. she is a likeable girl, she is very difficult to work with.

A. Since B. However C. As far as D. While

23. All the tourists gave the robber their money.

A. frightened B. frightening C. frighten D. frightful

24. her age, she really did a good job in such a short time.

A. Giving B. Gives C. Give D. Given

25. The soldier was with neglecting his duty.

A. charged B. conducted C. charged D. committed

26. The reason why the car stopped was .

A. because the road was not good B. that the road was not good

C. due to the bad road D. because of the bad road

27. You’d better hurry, you might be late for class.

A. or B. and C. unless D. but

28. , he performed the task with success.

A. It was expected B. Which was expected

C. As was expected D. That was expected

29. The doctor felt John’s arm to if the bone was broken.

A. work out B. find out C. look at D. see out

30. He just my suggestion at the meeting yesterday.

A. put away B. shut down C. showed off D. brushed aside

31. The question at the next meeting remain a secret.

A. discussed B. to discuss C. to be discussed D. being discussed

32. His laziness his failure in the final exam.

A. gave up B. contributed C. resulted in D. distributed

33. The teacher’s to my statement about this poet led me to read widely about poems.

A. change B. charge C. challenge D. chance

34. On most of the nights, Jane reading letters from her boyfriend.

A. stayed off B. stayed on C. stayed out D. stayed up

35. The first-year students were learning form the army in Miyun, a suburb of Beijing near I lived.

A. what B. where C. that D. which

36. Lynda and hundreds of young people like him the post of typist.

A. approached B. applied for C. appealed to D. approved of

37. Anybody is entitled to such benefit of age or sex.

A. regardless B. whether C. in spite D. in case

38. In this building each apartment could a family of six.

A. house B. cover C. make D. include

39. I tried to get out of the business, I found impossible.

A. who B. which C. that D. what

40. When he explained it again and again, the student’s patience .

A. ran over B. ran on C. ran out D. ran off

41. When her neighbor Grandma Wang became ill, the girl often .

A. fitted in B. worked out C. held back D. helped out

42. If you really want to apply for the dangerous job, I won’t , thought I think it’s a crazy idea.

A. stood in your way B. stand on the way

C. stand in your way D. stand by the way

43. He was trying to read; , the phone kept ringing.

A. meanwhile B. then C. later D. afterwards

44. I am out of those people who like a strenuous (费力的) holiday; I believe in .

A. took it easy B. taken it easy

C. taking it easy D. taking it easily

45. The police matched the finger prints and found they were .

A. equivalent B. identical C. similar D. equal

46. Formally, in the United States, many nurses worked as private duty nurses in hospitals.

A. other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than

47. If you don’t mind. I do my homework than play cards with you.

A. had better B. prefer C. would rather D. would like

48. Their idea was to get us to the strike at once.

A. call at B. call off C. call in D. call for

49. My car so I had to come by bus.

A. fell down B. broke down C. fell over D. turned away

50. I could tell he was surprised from the on his face.

A. appearance B. sight C. expression D. explanation

51. Which is , North America or South America?

A. biggest B. the biggest C. more biggest D. bigger

52. You should observe carefully how the audience his speech.

A. reach to B. refer to C. react to D. relate to

53. These farmers got a good harvest last year, so they a big sum of money for new farm machines.

A. set aside B. set about C. set up D. set back

54. One of my sayings is “where there is a will, there is a way.”

A. likely B. favorable C. alike D. favorite

55. All is a continuous supply of fuel oil.

A. what is needed B. that is needed

C. the thing is needed D. for their needs

56. The high income tax is harmful it may discourage people from trying to earn more.

A. in that B. that C. in which D. which

57. A new technique out, the yield increases by 20%.

A. having working B. having been worked

C. at a loss D. for good

58. The bird flew into the air and was soon .

A. out of sight B. in a hurry C. at a loss D. for good

59. It is decided that he for a bus to meet the guests from Beijing.

A. call B. calls C. arrange D. arranges

60. I know it’s not important but I can’t help about it.

A. to think B. thinking C. and think D. being thought