Ⅰ.Reading Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test, there are five passages. Following each passage, there are five questions with four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and then write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.
Passage One Whether we are aware of it or not, architecture is a part of everybody's personal history. The chances are that it is in a building that we are born and in which we die; that we work and learn and teach; that we think and make things; that we sell and buy, organize and negotiate, invent things, care for others. Most of us wake up in a building in the morning, go to another building or series of buildings to pass our day, and return to a building to sleep at night. Simply from living in buildings, we all have sufficient knowledge to begin a study of the history of architecture. But before doing so, there is one fundamental point we have to note, which makes architecture both different from the many other different arts and more difficult to judge: it has to be practical as well as attractive, useful on the one hand and beautiful on the other. The word architecture goes back through Latin to the Greek for "master builder". The ancients not only invented the word, but they gave it its clearest and most comprehensive definition in the structures they left behind. According to Vitruvius, a Roman writer, architecture is the union of "firmness, commodity and delight". The first two conditions are concerned with the down-to-earth side of architecture-its structural practicality. The third deals with its visual or aesthetic aspect. Without "firmness", it is dangerous; without "commodity", it is merely large-scale sculpture; and without "delight", it is just a building. For any given building, all three conditions are vital, but the history of architecture shows that they were not always of equal interest to the peoples of different periods. Some periods were structurally innovative, the buildings of the Romans, for example, while others, such as those of the Greeks, tended to accept inherited structural methods with comparatively little change or advancement. The changing function of buildings also varies greatly from period to period. Once the patterns of use of certain long-lived types, such as Hindu temples, Christian churches or the modern office block, are established, it is only usually minor functional changes that follow.
1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?______
A.We are not aware of the importance of architecture.
B.Everybody knows the use of a building.
C.Architecture plays a very important part in people's lives.
D.Architecture is not a part of everybody's personal history.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第一段内容可知,建筑在我们的日常生活中起着非常重要的作用。答案为C。
2. Architecture is different from the many other different arts because ______.
A.it is more difficult to judge
B.it is not practical
C.it has to be useful but not attractive
D.it has to be both practical and beautiful
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第二段最后一句话,“...: it has to be practical as well as...”可知,建筑不同于其他的艺术,建筑既要求实用,又要求美观。答案为D。
3. The word "architecture" means "master builder" in ______.
A.Latin
B.Greek
C.Rome
D.Christian churches
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据文章第三段第一句,“The word architecture...”可知,答案为B。
4. The word "they" (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to ______.
A.buildings
B.people
C.firmness, commodity and delight
D.the history of architecture
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第四段第一句,“..., all three conditions are vital...”可知,后面的“they”指代前面的“three conditions”,即firmness,commodity,delight,答案为C。
5. According to the passage, the Romans ______.
A.had little interest in changing the function of their buildings
B.liked the ancient structure of the buildings
C.tended to accept inherited structural methods
D.tended to change the function of the buildings
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第四段第二句,“Some periods were..., the buildings of the Romans, for example.”可知,答案为D。
Passage Two Rush hour in a provincial town is certainly not so busy as in London, but even so there are plenty of people moving about. Long, patient queues wait wearily for buses. Never-ending lines of cars are checked while red traffic lights change to green. Thousands of people are packed tightly in trains, the men's faces buried in their evening papers while women trying in vain to knit. In a slow train it may well be an hour's journey to their station. James Saxon is in his usual comfortable comer, quietly smoking a cigarette. When he is traveling by train at this time, he always reaches the station at ten past five by the station clock, but he never catches the 5:14 train. Instead he travels by the train which leaves at twenty-four minutes past five so as to be sure of getting his comer seat. There are no first-class compartments or reserved seats on this train. He appears to be absorbed in the sport news on the back page of his paper and ignores the hurrying crowds. Facing him this evening there is a Finnish youth of eighteen, Matti Arpola. This is his first visit to England, though he already knows Geoffrey, the eldest son of the Jackson family, with whom he is going to stay. As there are several people standing, James Saxon is the only person he can see clearly. Matti decides that he is probably a typical Englishman, and he observes James carefully. "Can he really be typical?" he thinks. He has an umbrella, neatly rolled, but no bowler hat; in fact, no hat at all. Of course, he is reading about cricket and he is reserved and not interested in other people. But he is only of average height and his hair is: not fair, but as dark as that of an Italian, and curly, with almost no parting. He is not smoking a pipe and although we foreigners think that a real Englishman ought to have a moustache, he is clean-shaven. His nose is slightly crooked. What a serious face he has! He is frowning a little, but the eyes beneath his worried-looking forehead are sincere and honest. I don't think he is intelligent. His clothes are anything but smart. In fact, they are rather old, though well-brushed. Even though he is not wearing a wedding ring, he is probably married, with perhaps three children. His gloves are fur-lined and his trousers well pressed. He keeps far too many things in his pockets, so his suit looks badly out of shape.
1. We can infer from the first paragraph that ______.
A.passengers make good use of their time on the train
B.woman passengers succeed in knitting a lot on the train
C.trains are always crowded in London
D.many tired patients are waiting for buses
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据文章第一段第四句,“Thousands of people...”可知,答案为A。
2. James Saxon does not catch the 5:14 train because ______.
A.it's a slow train
B.he does not reserve a seat in it
C.the later train is less crowded
D.he is not in a hurry
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第二段第三句,“Instead he travels...so as to be sure of getting his comer seat.”可知,答案为C。
3. We can conclude from the passage that Jackson family live in ______.
A.London
B.Finland
C.England
D.Italy
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第三段第二句,“This is his first visit to England..., the eldest son of the Jackson family...”可知,Jackson住在英国。答案为C。
4. The reason why Matti is not sure whether James Saxon is really an Englishman is that ______.
A.he has a serious face
B.he is not interested in other people
C.he is not intelligent
D.he is not wearing a hat
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第五段前两句,“...he thinks...but no bowler hat...”可知,答案为D。
5. It can be inferred from the passage that James Saxon ______.
Passage Three In the northern part of Greenland, ice caps, permafrost and gullies dominate the landscape and there's almost no vegetation. Here became the domain of the Thule who came from Canada in 1200. The onset of the Little Ice Age in the 15th century signaled the end of the Ice Age which started 130,000 years ago. Although the Little Ice Age brought Greenland's temperatures down by merely 0.8℃, it dealt a lethal blow on the southern regions vegetation and animals succumbed to cold, famine stroke, and European settlements vanished. The Inuit people survived. They intermarried with the Europeans who came later and became the forefathers of Greenland's people today. The Inuit people still live in pretty much the same way as their ancestors. They make Eskimo canoes. They fish with nets. They hunt seals and sea lions. Sometimes they gut the animals and eat them right on the ice. The innards are precious gifts and are taken back to people of high status and guests. Planet Earth, a critically acclaimed documentary, tells of the impact climate change is having on the ecosystems of the Arctic from the perspective of a polar bear family. The bears are starved on the seaside since they have no sea lions and seals to hunt as glaciers are cracking. The Inuit people are meeting the same fate. Like others, Ajukutoq, a hunter, keeps on complaining to travelers that ice is fast thawing and they are losing the "platforms" they can stand on to hunt animals. They have to use modern fast boats to go further north and look for solid ice surfaces. As the whale population decreases and animals move northwards, whether or not the Inuit's traditional way of life can continue is thrown into question. Ajukutoq is an elected head of a small town. "Cold has never terrified us, but living on the 'welfare system of the Danish government has," he said. It's generally accepted that if the global temperature rises by 3℃, Greenland will be submerged, but outspoken opponents of diehard environmentalists argue that even if that temperature rises by 7"C, Greenland won't be wiped off the face of the earth. Such argument offers valid moral grounds for tapping the resources hidden under Greenland's ice sheet, and holds an obvious appeal for the people of Greenland who know precious resources lie under their feet but cannot tap those resources under the watchful eyes of the Danish government and environmentalists.
1. According to the passage, the Little Ice Age caused ______.
A.the extinction of several species
B.a fundamental change in the way local people lived
C.a drastic drop in temperature in a short period of time
D.the disappearance of European settlements in southern Greenland
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。由文中第二段最后一句话中的“...and European settlements vanished”可知,答案为D。
2. What can be concluded about the Inuit people's way of life? ______
A.Some people consider it healthy and conservative.
B.It is given up by many young people for modern life.
C.It has remained almost unchanged for hundreds of years.
D.There is the possibility that it will become a memory in this century.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。由文中第二段第三句话可知,答案为C。
3. According to Planet Earth, the immediate danger polar bears face is ______.
A.starvation
B.loss of habitat
C.hunting activity
D.unbearable heat
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。由文中第三段最后一句话可知,答案为A。
4. Why does Ajukutoq keep complaining to travelers?______
A.Travelers produce too much waste.
B.His fellow men have to go further north to hunt.
C.Newly built factories produce pollution.
D.Danish government doesn't treat them fairly.
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。由文中第四段第二、三句话可知,答案为B。
5. According to the last paragraph, why does the argument appeal to some Greenlanders?______
A.It may have a soothing effect on their worried minds.
B.It means that Greenland will not be submerged in the years to come.
C.It may help change the Danish government's resource exploitation policy.
D.It gives them the moral grounds for exploiting the resources under the ice sheet.
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。由最后一段最后一句话可知,答案为D。
Passage Four Now, we're always hearing about road accidents, and when we're in a car, we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road. I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to prevent them. One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment, People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by electricity is: switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't. If you've got children on the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy. Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So, you'd better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.
1. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A.people are always careless at using electrical equipment
B.there will be less home accidents if people are more careful at using electrical equipment
C.children and older people should be taken special care of
D.the author is an expert who studies causes of home accidents
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据文章第二段第一句,“One of the commonest and most dangerous...”可知,答案为B。
2. One way to avoid fire accidents at home is to ______.
A.dry clothes near fires
B.knock over stoves
C.leave stoves in the middle of rooms
D.tell children to stay away from fire
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据文章第四段第二句。“So, remember not to dry...”可知,选项A、B、C错误;第三句,“And don't forget to keep the...”可知,答案为D。
3. It's best to keep medicines in places that children can't ______.
A.get in
B.get on
C.get to
D.get over
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据文章第三段第一句,“...keep medicines of any kind out of their reach.”可知,此处所要选的意思应与reach的意思相同,reach在此处意为伸出手以触到、抓到或拿到某物。答案为C。
4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply?______
A.The first meaning of "safety" is "time and care".
B.If you have a little more time, you should be more careful.
C.In order to keep safe, it's worthwhile for people to be more careful and "waste" a little more time.
B.the comparison between the number of home accidents and road accidents
C.the causes of home accidents and the ways to prevent them from happening
D.the danger of home accidents
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题是观点题。文章主要讲述了家庭事故发生的原因以及避免此类事故发生的方法。答案为C。
Passage Five The establishment of Earth Day began with an idea proposed in October 1969 by John McConnell, a San Francisco resident. McConnell approached the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with a resolution to devote one day a year to public awareness dedicated to nature and the fragile ecosystem that comprises it. The day's events would emphasize the urgency of all inhabitants of the planet to take responsibility for building a healthy and ecologically sustainable planet. The board was impressed with McConnell's idea and declared Earth Day an annual celebration to be held on March 21, the date of the vernal equinox. McConnell stated, "This is the moment when night and day are equal throughout the earth—reminding us of Earth's beautiful systems of balance which humanity has partially upset and must restore." Earth Day was established as a national day of celebration in the United States in 1970 and was embraced by the United Nations in 1971 when it declared an Earth Day ceremony to be held each year on the day of the March Equinox. In 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson, proposed an Earth Week for the third week in April and together with Bruce Anderson, an architect of solar energy and environmental author, co-founded Earth Day USA. The first national Earth Day was celebrated in the United States on April 22,1970. Twenty million participants nationwide took part in teach-ins, street demonstrations, and workshops in 2,000 communities and 12,000 college and high school campuses. The major public concern at that time was industrial pollution and its effect on the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the health of the planet we live on. Those celebrations led to overwhelming public outcries for legislation mandating ecologically sound environmental policies and rigid controls on industrial pollution. Over the years, the issues of concern have expanded greatly into all aspects of air; water, soil, and noise pollution. Whether it comes from vehicles, factories, agriculture, housing, or private property, public concern and activism continue unabated with citizens from around the world involved in efforts to achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem.
1. This passage mainly discusses ______.
A.how Earth Day originated and developed
B.why Earth Day was set on the day of vernal equinox
C.why John McConnell proposed the idea of Earth Day
A.reflect public concern for industrial pollution at the time
B.call for legislation on environment
C.achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem
D.raise the public awareness of nature and the ecosystem
A B C D
D
[解析] 在文章中第二段的第一句话McConnell approached...comprises it. 中,作者明确告诉我们地球日的设立就是为了提醒公众要关注自然和生态系统。由此可见D项最符合题意。答案为D。
3. The major concern of the first national Earth Day in the United States was ______.
A.deforestation and desertization
B.air pollution and water pollution
C.agricultural waste and pesticide use
D.industrial pollution and its effect
A B C D
D
[解析] 在第三段的第三句话The major public concern at that time was industrial pollution and its effect on the air we breathe。就明确告诉我们在美国,地球日最关注的问题就是工业污染以及它的影响。答案为D。
4. According to the last paragraph, people have now realized ______.
A.the establishment of the Earth Day can do little to save our planet
B.the importance of protecting our environment and the ecosystem
C.John McConnell's proposal played an important role in saving our planet
D.the issues of concern of Earth Day have expanded greatly into all aspects of air, water, soil, and noise pollution
5. The word "enduring" in the last sentence probably means ______.
A.lasting
B.tolerating
C.strengthening
D.deteriorating
A B C D
A
[解析] enduring原意指容忍,在public concern and activism continue unabated with citizens from around the world involved in efforts to achieve a sustainable and enduring ecosystem. 这句话的意思指:全世界公众能够行动起来共同为我们能有一个可持续的生态体系而努力。我们可以推断出enduring在此处,可指持续的。答案为A。
PART TWO
Ⅱ.Vocabulary Directions: Scan the following passage and find the words which have roughly the same meanings as those given below. The number in the brackets after each word definition refers to the number of paragraph in which the target word is. Write the word you choose on the Answer Sheet. Since their first appearance on earth, men have gathered information and have attempted to pass useful ideas to other men. The carving of word-pictures on the walls of ancient caves as well as hieroglyphics on stone tablets represent some of men's earliest efforts to convey information. Scenes of hunting, maps of battles, and the stories of heroes were put down for all to see. But as civilizations grew more complex, better methods of communication were needed. The written word, carrier pigeons, the telegraph, and many other devices carried ideas faster and faster from man to man. In recent years one type of machine, the electronic computer, has become increasingly important in the lives of all the people in the industrialized nations of the world. Computers are now widely used aids for communication, calculation, and other activities. Their effect becomes more important every day. New ways of helping with counting and recording information evolved. Marks of different kinds were taken to represent certain quantities, and other marks were taken to represent relationships between quantities. New devices to aid in the manipulation of numbers were developed. Old lines and methods of communication do not work easily or efficiently with as much information as we have now. The repeated actions of preparing, sorting, filling, distributing, and keeping track of records and publications can be as troublesome as calculating. Errors occur because men grow tired and can be distracted.
Ⅲ.Summarization Directions: In this section of the test, there are ten paragraphs. Each of the paragraphs is followed by an incomplete phrase or sentence which summarizes the main idea of the paragraph. Spell out the missing letters of the word on your Answer Sheet.
1. Only this year I witnessed what might have been a fatal accident on the No. 5 highroad. I was motoring up from the town and I came upon the wreckage of two cars on the road. The smash had been caused by a car coming down, which swept round a sharp corner at 100 km/h and crashed into a car coming up. I witnessed an a______.
accident
[解析] 本段落的主旨足我亲眼目睹了一场车祸。答案为accident。
2. If it is a good biography it brings its subject as vividly as if he were standing in the same room. A good biography is v______.
vivid
[解析] 本段落的主旨是一个好的人物传记是鲜活的。答案为vivid。
3. "There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university," wrote John Mansfield in his tribute to English universities—and his words are equally true today. He admired the splendid beauty of the university, he said, because it was "a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see." The paragraph is about the u______ education.
4. On your interview day, you should arrive at least half an hour earlier. Tell the secretary at the reception desk about your arranged interview as soon as you get there, and wait in the lounge just to relax. But while waiting, watch your posture. When your name is called, let your interviewer see a candidate full of confidence and ready for nothing else but the interview. T______ for interviewees.
5. The fact is that the energy crisis has been with us for a long time now, and will be with us for an even longer time. Whether Arab oil flows freely or not, it is clear to everyone that world industry cannot be allowed to depend on so fragile base. The supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thirty years ,or so at the present rate of use. The e______ crisis.
energy
[解析] 本段落的主旨是我们正面临着严重的能源危机。答案为energy。
6. Lest there be any doubt about the stakes involved, Trelease makes a bold claim. Reading, he says, is the single most important social factor in American life today. "The more you read, the smarter you grow. The longer you stay in school, the more money you earn. The more you earn, the better your children will do in school. So if you hook a child with reading, you influence not only his future but also that of the next generation." P______ impact of reading.
Profound
[解析] 本段落的主旨是读书对于人们生活的深远影响。答案为Profound。
7. Socialist countries also put much more stress on balancing the distribution of wealth than does the United States. Many services such as health care, housing and vacation trips are provided at little direct cost to citizens. Market s______ in socialist countries.
system
[解析] 本段落的主旨是社会主义国家的市场调节机制。答案为system。
8. Willpower is not some unchangeable characteristics we are born with. It is skill that can be developed, strengthened and targeted to help us achieve our goals. Willpower can be n______.
nurtured
[解析] 本段落的主旨是意志力是可以培养的。答案为nurtured。
9. Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. Other damage results from landslides, large ocean waves or major fires that are initiated by the quake. Earthquake is r______ for vast amount of destruction.
responsible
[解析] 本段落的主旨是地震是造成巨大破坏的直接原因。答案为responsible。
10. It takes time for them to prepare for the great changes that occur in space. When the spaceship leaves the earth at tremendous speed, the astronauts feel as if they are being crushed against the spaceship floor. Later, when they leave the zone of the earth's gravitation, they are unable to stay in one place. Problems for astronauts to o______ when traveling to space.
Ⅳ.Translation Directions: In the following passage, there are five groups of underlined sentences. Read the passage carefully and translate these sentences into Chinese. Write the Chinese version on your Answer Sheet. 1 The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists now know there are very definite life patterns that almost all people share. Today, when we live 20 years longer than our great-grandparents, and when women mysteriously outlive men by seven years, it is clearer than ever that the "game of life" is really a game of trade-offs. As we age, we trade strength for ingenuity, speed for thoroughness, and passion for reason. These exchanges may not always seem fair, but at every age, there are some advantages. So it is reassuring to note that even if you've passed some of your "prime", you still have other prime years to experience in the future. Certain important primes seem to peak later in time. WHEN ARE YOU SMARTEST? From 18 to 25, according to IQ scores; but you are more experienced with increasing age. 2 You're sharpest in your 20's; around 30, memory begins to decline, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations. "But your IQ for other tasks climbs," says Berkeley psychologist Arthur Jensen. Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. This trade-off between sharpness and wisdom has led psychologist Dr. Leopold Bellak to suggest that "maturity quotients" (MQs instead of IQs) be adopted for adults. WHEN ARE YOU HEALTHIEST? For men, from 15 to 25; for women 15 to 30. "A man is in his best shape in the decade before age 25," says New York internist Dr. Donald Tomkins. 3 "His muscles are firmest, his resistance to colds and infection is highest, and his body is most efficient in utilizing nutrients." Women, for reasons scientists do not understand, get a five-year bonus. Peak health begins to decline when the body process called anabolism (cell growth)is overtaken by the opposite process, catabolism (cell death). "Cells have been dying since birth," says Tomkins, "but in our late 20's, they start dying faster than they are replaced." Also, muscle is replaced with fat. Women also get an additional bonus of good health later in life. The figures of National Institute of Health show that the onset of such "old age" diseases as arthritis, rheumatism and heart ailments denies the generally greater fitness of women. Life expectancy for men is now 68.3; for women 75.9. U. S. aging authority William Kannel says, "Older women with low blood pressure are practically important." However, psychologists believe that by entering the competitive job market in increasing numbers, women may eventually give up their statistical advantage. WHEN ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO DEVELOP MENTAL DISORDERS? From 30 to 55. This surprisingly narrow peak is very real. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)reports that more than half of the patients in mental hospitals, male and female, are in this age group (men leading women by about 20%). 4 But if we are most neurotic between 30 and 35, apparently we recover quickly. Admissions to mental hospitals drop sharply around age 40 and stay down until age 65. Yet, say psychologists, between 40 and 55, more people report they "feel" on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Relatively few actually occur. "We become veterans at coping," says psychologist Marvin Karlins. 5 Suicide, a measure of mental problems, peaks from 20 to 24 and then again around 70. Incidences of suicide are smallest among people with intact marriages, highest among the divorced.
1.
人生的盛衰似乎没有可预见的模式。但是科学家目前已经知道大多数人所共享的生命模式。
[解析] (1)ups and downs:(幸运与不幸的)交替。在此处引申为“盛衰”;seem to do(sth. ):似乎……;predict:预见;预测。predictable:可预见的;definite:明确的。definite about sth. /that...肯定,有把握。②“know”后接的是宾语从句,宾语从句中又有“that”引导的定语从句修饰“life patterns”。
2.
二十多岁时你最机敏,三十岁左右时记忆力开始下降,尤其是数学运算能力在逐渐减弱。
[解析] ①注意“sharp”作形容词时词意很多:尖锐的,急剧的,明显的,强烈的,灵敏的,活跃的等。结合语义,此处译为:机敏的,灵敏的。perform:执行,表演,运用等。其名词为performance:表演,执行,工作,行为,成就,性能等。performer:表演者。computation:计算;计算过程。⑦“in your 20's”表示“在二十多岁时”。“in one's+数词”表“在某人多少岁时”;相当于at the age of...
3.
人的肌肉最健壮,对感冒和感染的抵抗力最强、身体对营养的吸收最充分。
[解析] ①“...his resistance to colds and infection is highest, and his body is most efficient in utilizing nutrients.”译为:对感冒和感染的抵抗力最强、身体对营养的吸收最充分。注:resistance是名词,译为“对……的抵抗力”。efficient:形容词.译为“效率高的,有能力的”
[解析] ①“But if we are most neurotic between 30 and 35, apparently we recover quickly.”为“if”引导的条件状语从句。neurotic:adj. 神经症的;n. 神经症患者。between...and...在……与……之间;apparently:adv. 看来,似乎。②“Admissions to mental hospitals drop sharply around age 40 and stay down until age 65.”此句有一定难度。admission(to/into sth. ):获准进入某建筑物、社团、学校等。admit/that...承认,供认(在译此句时,应适当加词和调整语序。)
[解析] ①词汇:suicide:自杀(者),给自己带来严重后果的行为。incidence:n. ~of sth发生率。incidence of suicide:自杀率。intact:无损伤的,完整的。peak:n. 高峰,尖端;v. 达到高峰(最高值)。②注“peaks from 20 to 24 and then again around 70”中“then again around 70”的译法:70岁左右是另一个高峰期。本句话译时可断成两句。③“smallest”与“highest”为平行结构.意义相反。译为最低的与最高的。④“highest”前省略了“and incidences of suicide are”