5. Once customers come to rely on these systems, they almost never take their business elsewhere.
Translation XI.
1. In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.
2. Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.
3. In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one’s study after graduating from university instead of going work directly.
4. As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements stressed equally.
5. It is said that the meeting ,which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.
6. The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles
that can benefit all of them. XII.
1.跟在法国一样,美国在20 世纪60 年代也发生过文化革命。 2.他一旦下定决心去干一件事,就根本拦不住他。
3.学校强调的观点是:家长和孩子一起参加学校的活动是值得的。
4.快下课时老师让学生用最后的五分钟来展开激烈的讨论,依照1—10 的评分标准相互评价他们当天的课现。
5.为了避免引发针对他们的品格培养方案的争论,该校校长解释说,品格第一并不是要强迫学生接受某一德原则或教观念。
6.并非所有的家长都相信海德中学的办学原则,即如果你向学业生传授诸如求真、勇敢、正直、领导能力奇心和关心他人等美德的话,学生的学习成绩就自然会提高。
Cloze XIII.
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. B Section B Reading Skills
I.
1. To discuss in detail the ―unique cultural factors‖that affect decision-making. 2. For some information about the Western-style decision-making. 3. How they react after the agreement is made. 4. By giving an example to illustrate the point. Comprehension of the Text II.
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A Vocabulary III.
1. exert 2. analyzed 3. differ 4. consult 5. discarded 6. volume 7. delicate 8. convert 9. dismissed 10. flexible IV.
1. in, from 2. on 3. to 4. behind 5. From, to 6. between, up 7. for 8. to 9. from 10. through Section A
Comprehension of the Jext II
1. They are the Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam. 2. To celebrate the US independence and France –American alliance.
3. Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie has become the universally recognized Queen of the Dolls. The
average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second.
4. He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse.
5. It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier –the destruction of
the buffalo herds and the American Indians.
6. Because buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands. 7. He said ―US‖was short for ―Uncle Sam‖Wilson 8. It was a self-portrait of Flagg. (It looked like him.) Vocabulary III.
1. Inspected 2. Assembled 3. Exaggerated 4. Versions 5. universal 6. Approved 7. Recruit 8. Evolved 9. Dedicated 10. solemn IV.
1. worked on 2. approve of 3. went ahead 4. for sale 5. come up with 6. refashioned into 7. rise to fame 8. captures my attention 9. evolved from 10. named after V.
1. C 2. E 3. F 4. N 5. O 6. K 7. A 8. H 9. L 10. I Collocation VI.
1. respect 2. influence 3. credit 4. confidence 5. support 6. acceptance 7. fame 8. insight 9. recognition 10. Experience Word Building VII.
1. Intelligence 2. Consequence 3. Significance 4. Ignorance 5. indifference 6. Excellence 7. Brilliance 8. magnificence VIII.
1. Coexists 2. co-director 3. Cooperate 4. Copilot 5. co-author Sentence Structure IX.
1. Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground, his face covered with tears. 2. The hotel taxi sped away, the taillights disappearing into the distance.
3. Their stomachs crying for food, their backs burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things
and headed for home.
4. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word.
5. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and
finally lying still. X.
1. Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone.
2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the income of men. 3. Though with a severe shortage of coal supply, the governor was not forced to close all the schools.
4. She is capable of making complete French meals even though with no cheese between salad and dessert.
5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. Translation XI.
1. Everything considered, this city is the world’s most exciting city.
2. Though with no approval from his parents , he went ahead with his plan to study abroad. 3. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.
4. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.
5. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on a farm.
6. One story says that ―US‖was short for ―Uncle Sam‖whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once
worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.