The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable—and necessary. By unreservedly confessing their country’s horrible crimes Germans have managed to win acceptance abroadand make peace with their neighbors. Today’s unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they’ve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to identify German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.31. The Wilhelm Gustloff went down because A. it ran into an ice storm B. it was hit by another ship C. it crashed into a submarine D. it was attacked by torpedoes
32. Most passengers on board the Wilhelm Gustloff took the voyage to
A. taste the luxury of the ship B. seek protection in another place C. escape the cold winter back home D. enjoy their holidays abroad
33. As the ship began to sink, some passengers A. set the decks on fire as a signal for help B. fought fiercely on the decks for lifeboats C. jumped into sea and swam to a nearby ship D. prevented others from getting on their lifeboats
34. The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy remains a near secret for more than half a century because Germans
A. preferred to say nothing about it B. were requested to keep silent about it C. spared not effort to cover up the story D. were denied access to the whole story
35. It can be inferred from the passage that Germans no longer think that
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your job.
V. Word Form
IV. Word Spelling
第二部分 非选择题
42. 预算 n 43. 衡量，测量 n.
40. 表达，表情 n. 41. 多样性 n.
50. 欣赏，感激 n. 51. 战略，策略 n.
46. 发源，发起 v. 47. 应用，用具 n.
36. 结果，成果 n. 37. 分享，股份 n.
60. I would rather you (come) tomorrow.
52. 精制，使精美 v. 53. 面对，对抗 v.
44. 保证，担保 v. 45.家庭的，国内的 adj.
intervention.
quality of life should not (ignore).
63. Every boy and girl (treat) in the same way.
64. He took his umbrella with him lest it (rain).
38. 愿意的，乐意的 adj. 39. 警告，告诫 v.
54. 一致，相符 v. 55. 最后的，最终的 adj.
61. One hundred miles (be) too far to travel on foot.
48. 激发，作为….的动机 v. 49. 可行的，可能的 adj.
C. they will be misunderstood if they talk about the German tragedy
B. the German tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nation’s past
D. Germany is responsible for the horrors it caused during World War II
A. it is too early to claim responsibility for the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy
58. If you had been in better health, we (allow) you to join them in the work.
57. The theory of black holes in space (accept) by many serious scientists and astronomers.
59. Although they agree that life is important and should be respected, they feel that the
56. Do not let this (say) of you. It shows an unattractive indifference to your employer and to
62. Robots, (become) increasingly prevalent in factories and industrial plants throughout the
developed world, are programmed and engineered to perform industrial tasks without human
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play, the better.
68. 有人提出管理过程就是决策过程。VI. Translation from Chinese into EnglishVII. Translation from English into Chinese
70. 不用说，我们现在已不是生活在传统时期。
66. 他孤注一掷用自己的积蓄开了一家小商店。
67. 时差反应是每个国际旅行者可能遇到的问题。
tube to see if chemicals produce harmful biological effects.
69. 每个人都是平等的，不管他是总统还是马路清洁工。
the job which society pays him to do; what from the point of view of society is necessary
65. Many other new techniques are now available that enable more research (do) in the test
mental job; a gardener or a cobbler may be a worker, a bank clerk a laborer. Which a man is
71. Between labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in
him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring, and the more hours he is free to
or work depends, not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who undertakes it.
needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too
little leisure than too much; workers die of coronaries and forget their wives’ birthdays. To
can be seen from his attitude toward leisure. To a worker, leisure means simply the hour he
the laborer, on the other hand, leisure means freedom from compulsion, so that it is natural for
labor is from his own point of view voluntary play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor
The difference does not, for example, coincide with the difference between a manual and a
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