英语阅读与写作3.docx

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英语阅读与写作3

模拟试题（七）

Part1Translation（30%）

SectionA

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishtoChinese.（10%）

1.Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.

2.Meanwhile,mytwosistersandI,wholivedinthreedifferentcities,wereunitedonceagaininahospitalwaitingroom.

3.Inthe1980s,scientistsestablishedtherevolutionaryconceptthatnicotineisextremelyaddictive.

4.Yete-mail---andallonlinecommunication—isinfactsomethingtrulydifferent.

5.Well-being,notjustwealth,shouldmarktheprogressofoursocieties.

SectionB

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromChinesetoEnglish.（10%）

1.年轻人往往不够成熟，不会像我的成人学生们那样重视教育。

2.但是，我投入的时间和精力越多，万事就越和我过不去。

3.抽烟与否从根本上说是个人的选择和责任问题，责任不在烟草公司。

4.如果你没被电子邮件淹没，你一定是出了问题---这就是20世纪90年代末我们衡量自身有限价值的方式。

5.今天，为了重新回到社会繁荣富强的轨道上我们需要如同当时一样彻底改变思想，即积极地响应对幸福的追求。

SectionC

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingpassagefromEnglishtoChinese.（5%）

Instead,thepoliticsofwell-beingisapoliticsthatneedstobefoundedonsharingresponsibility.Ofcourse,governmentmusttakeitsownresponsibilities.Butthatneedstobepartofawiderculturalchange:

aculturalchangethatwilloccursasaconsequenceoflegislation,leadershipandsocialchange.

SectionD

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingpassagefromChinesetoEnglish.（5%）

20世纪初期，对香烟的抵制带着道德的口吻，而不是出于对健康的关注。

对想抽烟的女性更是如此。

不过即使在当时，许多医生已经关注到吸烟会给健康造成风险。

Part2ReadingComprehension（20%）

SectionA

Fastreading（10%）

Directions:

gooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.

InFebruary，IgotengagedtoaguywhoIbelievetobethemostamazingmanalive．Ifeelsolucky，andIamverymuchinlove．Icannotwaittobemarried•

SinceIhavebeenengaged，whileIhavegottenalotofcongratulatorywishesfromfriends，someolder，morecynicalpeoplejustwon’tletmebe.Ihaveheardthefollowingcomments,knockingmefrommyI’m-getting-married-to-the-love-of-my–lifepedestal:

"Itwillneverlast,""Youwon'tevenmakeittothealtar,""Marriageissodifficult,""It'ssohardtomakeitwork"andmyfavorite,accompaniedbyaneyerollandahorriblysarcastictone,"Goodlucktoyou!

"Igetlecturesonthestrugglesthatlieahead,looksofsympathy,andspeechesonhowterriblemylifewillbeinaboutl0yearswhenIwillapparentlyhatemyhusband.Can'tanyonejustletmebehappy?

PeoplelovemyfiancéandnoonehaseversaidthatIamnotready.Sowhyisthissuchamistake?

Whydosomeadultswhohavehadbadexperiencesdecidetokillmyhappinesswithnastyremarksinsteadofjustsayingcongratulations?

Don’tgetmewrong，Ihavenotallowedmyhappinesstooverpowermycommonsense.Iknowallaboutthestrugglesofmarriage．Iknowallabouttheheartache：

thatchildrencanstrainamarriage，thatmoneyissuescanblowup，thatacouplecanlosetheirconnection，thatjobstresscantakeatollandthatchangingandgrowingoldercanaidinthedissolutionofwhatoncewasreallove．Iknowit’snotalwayseasyorfun，andthatit'snotperfectforever.

Isawthisfirsthandwhenmyparentsweredivorcedlastyear.Iwatchedtheironce-perfectunionfallapartamidunhappiness,pain,desperation,frustration,sadnessandanger.Marriagecanbeabeautifuljourney，butitisn’tforeveryone．Mymomanddadaremuchhappierapart．IthoughtIwouldn’twanttobemarriedafterlivingthroughthatuntilImetthemanofmydreamsandhechangedmymind．

Myfiancéhasincredibleparents.Theyhavebeentogethersincetheywereinhighschool,morethan30years,andtheyhavefivechildren,crazyworkschedules,andthesameissuesaseveryoneelse.Buttheyareanexceptionbecausetheyarestillmadlyinlove.It'sabreathoffreshairtobewiththem.IseeinthemalovethatisdifferentandIthinkthatIhavethataswell.Youneverknowwherelifewilltakeyou,butIthinkitisadangerousassumptionthatamarriagecanneverworkout,orthatitisn'tworthatry.Itcanlast.Myfuturein-lawsareproofthatamarriagecanwithstandthemanypotentialcatastrophesandlastalifetime.

Myrelationshipwithmyfiancéisnotperfect.Butitisfantastic．Beingwithhimbringsoutabetterandhappierversionofme．Hemakesmelaughharderthananyoneelse．Wehaveahealthyandwonderfulwayofcommunicating．Butmost

importantly，Ilovehimwithoutcondition．AndhelovesmeforwhoIamwithoutjudgment,withoutcomplainingabouthowmessyIamorgettingannoyedathowcrazyandneuroticIcanbe．Wealwaysputeachotherfirstandalwaysmaketimeforeachothernomatterhowbusyourworldgets．HeisasexcitedasIamtogetmarried，andtogetherweareconfidentinourcompatibilityandourabilitytolastforever．Wehavetheexampleofhisparentsandmine，examplestolearnfrom，whatmistakesnottomake，andhowtocreateastablefoundationthatwilllastbeyondthe