Part ADirections: Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D to complete each of the following sentences. Mark your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Part BDirections: In each of the following sentences there is one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET. Part ADirections: Translate the following into Chinese and write your translation on your ANSWER SHEET.1. In the next few weeks, thousands of teenagers will set off cheerfully for university. Unfortunately for some, the shine soon wears off. Every year, thousands of students fail to complete their first year. On some courses at some institutions, up to 20 percent will withdraw before June and there are very few university departments that will not lose anyone. Nigel Martin, principal of Durham's Trevelyan College, said, "Reasons will vary but some youngsters decide very quickly, sometimes within 24 hours of arriving at the university, that they have made a false move. Some students go home for Christmas and decide not to return for their second term." Others simply fail to thrive. Pride, inertia or an unwillingness to disappoint their parents may keep them from talking about any difficulty, but they stop handing in coursework or going to lectures.
几个星期后,千百名学生会兴高采烈地踏入大学的校门。然而不幸的是,对一些学生来说,这种兴奋的感觉会很快消失。每年,都有好多学生不能顺利地上完第1个学年;有的学院的某些课程在6月份学期结束前会有高达20%的学生退出。几乎任何一所学校都有中途退学的学生。Durham大学的Trevelyan学院院长Nigel Martin说“(学生退学的)原因是多方面的,但有时候有些学生刚到学校不到一天时间就很快认定(自己来上大学)是错误的一步。有的学生圣诞节回家后就决定不再回到学校来上第2学期了。”还有的学生本来就不思进取。有的学生出于自尊心、惰性或不愿让父母失望的想法不愿谈到任何困难,但他们却不交作业或逃课。
Part BDirections: Translate the following into English and write your translation on your ANSWER SHEET.1. 在中美两国政府的共同支持下,美国的学校开始在语言教学大纲中增设汉语——这个世界上使用人数多但同时也是最难学的语言之一。在2400所学校表示有兴趣之后,将于明年开始在全国范围内的中学开设汉语高级分级课程。因此全美国范围内的汉语语言课程,包括小学到成人教育,在过去的10年内增长了3倍。专家估计在美国的小学和中学中有多达5万的学生在学习汉语。
With encouragement from the Chinese and American governments, schools across the United States are expanding their language offerings to include Chinese, the world's most spoken tongue, not to mention one of its most difficult to learn. After 2,400 schools expressed interest, Advanced Placement Chinese classes will be offered in high schools around the country starting next year. And the number of Chinese language programs around the country, from elementary school to adult programs, has tripled in 10 years. Up to 50,000 students are studying Chinese in elementary and secondary schools in the United States, experts estimate.