Part II Cloze(1×20 points)

Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passages.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

In the early 1990s,an Australian friend and I travelled to Lijiang for a summer vacation.We hired a local __21__ Wang who was a gentleman with __22__ manners.It was so hot that we were delighted in taking cool __23__.We politely offered Wang but he __24__.We said nothing and drank our beer,while poor Wang watched.One day,Wang must have been desperate because he __25__ the first offer.Only __26__ I saw that Wang in fact liked beer very much,did it then occur to me to ask him __27__ maybe in China it was not polite to accept the __28__ offer.

Several months ago,a friend of mine invited a young Chinese lady home for dinner.The young lady had just __29__ in America for a work-study year.__30__ her hosts knew that Chinese have a __31__ sense of politeness in social situations,they expect to have to __32__ the young lady repeatedly to help herself __33__ the dinner dishes.They had been told that,in China,__34__ of proffered food is considered polite and further refusal is even more polite.Some intercultural trainers advised western hosts to __35__ three times so that Chinese guests can politely refuse twice and then be persuaded to accept the __36__ time.__37__,the young lady’s first words as she came through the door were,“Oh,I’m starving.I hope you don’t mind __38__ I eat a lot!”Contrary to the American hosts’__39__ she didn’t hesitate at all __40__ herself to the food and didn’t need to be urged.

21. A. officer	B. policeman	C. guide	D. worker
22. A. poor	B. adequate	C. good	D. no
23. A. water	B. beer	C. sodas	D. juice
24. A. accepted	B. refused	C. opposed	D. agreed
25. A. accepted	B. refused	C. to accept	D. to refuse
26. A. that	B. if	C. when	D. since
27. A. it	B. whether	C. whatever	D. that
28. A. first	B. second	C. third	D. last
29. A. came	B. reached	C. got	D. arrived
30. A. But	B. Since	C. If	D. Hence
31. A. strong	B. no	C. weak	D. many
32. A. enforce	B. argue	C. help	D. urge
33. A. at	B. on	C. to	D. with
34. A. require	B. reuse	C. record	D. refusal
35. A. give	B. offer	C. help	D. tell
36. A. first	B. second	C. third	D. only
37. A. In a word	B. However	C. In addition	D. Therefore
38. A. that	B. whether	C. if	D. so
39.A. imagination	B. expectation	C. impression	D. illusion
40. A. to help	B. helping	C. help	D. helped

Part III True or False(2×5 points)

Directions:For this part,you are going to read a passage with 5 statements attached to it.You are required to decide whether the statements are True of False.Mark A(for TURE)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;mark B(for FALSE)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage.You should make your judgement and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Have you ever felt your mind getting confused after a sleepless night?You couldn’t come up with an original thought no matter how hard you tried.

You were probably right if you thought that was caused by a lack of sleep.Dr.Home,a sleep researcher in England,studied 24 college students.One group got their normal eight hours of sleep.The other group didn’t get the smallest amount of sleep—they stayed awake all night.The next day,Dr.Home tested the students.He asked them questions that required creative and original thinking.One of the questions was“How many uses can a cardboard box be put to?”

The results?The wide-awake students did well on the tests.The tired students did poorly.Research has already shown that tired people can do okay on tests of routine thinking,like simple addition.But Dr.Home tested creative thinking only.

As part of his study,he offered an amount of money as a reward to the sleepy students if they did well.But even this encouragement wasn’t enough to help the students overcome their tiredness.They still did poorly.Dr.Home believes that the cerebral cortex—the part of the brain where thinking takes place—may get worn out during waking hours.Sleep may help to repair the brain overnight.Without any sleep,he emphasizes,“even if you concentrate harder,you cannot do better.”

This study gives people something to think about,especially people like hospital workers and airline pilots,who must stay awake all night and then make emergency decisions.

41.()A lack of sleep may stop from thinking creatively.

42.()The tired students had no problem with original thinking in the test.

43.()Offering a reward was useful to help tired students perform better in creative thinking.

44.()Sleep might help people repair the brain which get worn out.

45.()Nurses and pilots should pay more attention to this study.

Part IV Translation(40 points)

Section A English-Chinese Translation(2×5 points)

Directions:Each of the following sentences is followed by four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best translation and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

46.He accepted the term without the least hesitation.

A.他亳不犹豫地接受了这个条款。

B.他接受了这个条款，没有犹豫。

C.他接受了这个条款，没有最少的犹豫。

D.他接受了这个学期，没有最少的犹豫。

47.There is no such thing as a stupid question when you’re starting a job.

A.在你开始一份工作时，提什么问题都会让人觉得愚蠢。

B.在你开始一份工作时，提什么问题都不会让人觉得愚蠢。

C.在你开始一份工作时，没有什么事情像一个愚蠢的问题。

D.在你开始一份工作时，没有如此愚蠢的一个问题。

48.Be comfortable addressing things that unexpectedly come up.

A.请舒服地寄出意外出现的东西。

B.请舒服地讲出意外出现的东西。

C.处理意外出现的事情，让人感到舒服。

D.从容处理意外出现的事情。

49.The film we saw last night was nothing but interesting.

A.我们昨晚看的电影一点都没有趣。

B.我们昨晚看的电影很有趣。

C.我们昨晚看的电影没有任何事情是有趣的。

D.我们昨晚看的电影让人很感兴趣。

50.Although the flame is usually carried by runners on foot,other modes of transport have also been used.

A.火炬手通常通过步行完成圣火传递，但也将使用其他的交通方式。

B.跑步者通常通过步行完成圣火传递，但也将使用其他的交通方式。

C.火炬手通常通过步行完成圣火传递，但也使用到了其他的交通方式。

D.跑步者通常通过步行完成圣火传递，但也使用到了其他的交通方式。