Part Three Vocabulary and StructureDirections: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. Choose the one that best competes the sentence. Part Four Translation1. Section A: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees. It is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep spring of life. Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exits in a man of 60, more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows merely by the number of years; we grow old by deserting our ideas. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
Section A: Translate the following passage into Chinese.
青春不是年华,而是心境;青春不是桃面、丹唇、柔膝,而是深沉的意志,恢宏的想象, 炽热的感情;青春是生命的源泉在不息的涌流。
青春气贯长虹,勇锐盖过怯懦,进取压倒苟安。如此锐气,弱冠后生有之,耳顺之年, 则亦多见,年岁有加,并非垂老:理想丢弃,方堕暮年。
岁月悠悠,衰微只及肌肤,热忱抛却,颓唐必至灵魂。忧烦,惶恐,丧失自信,定使心 灵扭曲,意气如灰。
2. Section B: Translate the following passage into English.
仪容整洁和个人卫生的讲究已经行之有年了。很难想象一个人们不在乎打理外表和身体 清洁的时代。或许这些卫生习惯始于亚当(Adam)第一次洗澡梳头去赴夏娃的约;也可能始 于夏娃(Eve)第一次搽上青草制的化妆品使自己更美丽。无论是从何开始的,仪容整洁 与个人卫生已经成为每个人生活例行事务中重要和一部分。仪容整洁的工作涵盖了所有可以 使人看起来体面的琐碎小事,像是梳头和化妆。虽然大多数的现代人都同意这些事很重要, 但不同文化背景的人打理自己的方法也不一样。
Section B:Translate the following passage into English.
Grooming and personal hygiene have been around for ages.It’S hard to imagine a time when people aren't concemed with taking care of their appearance and their bodies.Perhaps these practices started when Adam first took a bath and combed his hair before going on a date with Eve. Or maybe they began when Eve put on some herbal makeup to make herself more beautiful.No matter where they started,grooming and personal hygiene become an important part of everyone's daily routine.
You might think that all modem societies would have the same grooming the personal hygiene practices.After all,doesn't everybody take baths?Most people do recognize the need for hygiene, which is the basis for cleanliness and health—and a good way to keep one's friends.Grooming practices include all the little things people do to make themselves look their best,such as combing their hair and putting on makeup.However,while most modem people agree that these things are important,people in different cultures take care of themselves in different ways.
Part Five WritingDirections: Write a passage about 150 words on the following topic.1. Topic
Housing Problems in Big Cities
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Housing Problems in Big Cities
A good many big cities in China today are facing the shortage of housing.The money spent on housing granted from the govemment doesn't result in a satisfactory result and a housing problem still exists.There are common cases that two generations sharing one room and newly married couples finding it difficult to have a house of their own.Housing sho~age is such a problem that equires an immediate solution.
People's attitudes vary greatly towards the solution to the housing problem.Some suggest that building more tall apartment buildings;others hold the idea that we should develop underground housing areas.I am in favor of the former opinion.For one thing,it is cheaper to build upward than downward.For example,living underground for a long time will do harm to people’S health. What's more,people are unwilling to live underground with artificial lighting and they prefer to live normally on the ground to enjoy the sunshine.
Although there may be some other ways to solve the housing shortage problem,I believe to build more apartment buildings is one of the feasible solutions to the housing problem.