大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料.docx

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大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料

大学英语阅读与文化翻译复习资料

IamCarlos.IamfromAmerica,butIloveItalianfood.Ihavetotaketheordersandservethefood.Ihavetwofreeeveningsaweek.ButIalwayshavetoworkonFridayandSaturdayeveningswhentherestaurantisbusy.Thewagesarenotgood,butIamnicetocustomerssoIgetalotoftips.IampermanentsoIgetholidaypay---threeweeksayear.IgobacktoAmericaandIseemyfamily.ThereIdon'thavetoservefood---mymotherservesme!

1.Carlosisa______C______.

A.bigrestaurantownerB.chefC.waiter

2.Carlosloves________A____food.

A.ItalianB.BritishC.American

3.Carlosworks______B______.

A.inthedaytimeB.intheeveningsC.atlunchtime

4.Therestaurantisusuallybusy______B______.

A.onFridayandSaturdayafternoons

B.onFridayandSaturdayevenings

C.everyday

5.Carlosgets________A____.

A.holidaypay

B.notipsfromthecustomers

C.goodwages

Letmetellyouaboutmynewjob.It'sgreat.IworkforCentreCompany.TheyhaveanofficeinLondon.IamtheDeputyMarketingManager.Iaminchargeofnewspaperadvertisements.Ilikeworkinghere,butIdon'tliketravelingbytube.It'stoobusy!

Therearesomeverynicecolleagues,andIofteneatlunchwiththeminthecanteen.Westartworkatnineo'clock.Lunchisfromoneo'clocktotwoo'clock.ThenIfinishworkat6o'clock.Mybrotherworksnearmyoffice.Heisininsurance,andsometimeswehaveadrinkinthepubintheevening.

1.Thewriter______B______newjob.

A.doesn'tlikehisB.likeshisC.islookingfora

2.Thewriterworksin______B______.

A.insuranceB.marketingC.computers

3.Thewriterthinksthetubeistoo_____C_______.

A.noisyB.slowC.busy

4.Thewriterworksforabout______A______onweekdays.

A.8hoursB.9hoursC.10hours

5.Thewriterandhisbrother_______A_____.

A.sometimesseeeachotherB.neverseeeachotherC.seeeachothereveryday

Hello.MynameisMollyandI'mfromIreland.Itrainthestaffandhelpthecustomers---especiallytheimportantones.Franco,therestaurantowner,discusseseverythingwithme.Ihavetwofreeeveningsaweek,buttwiceayearIworkeveryeveningwhenFrancoisonholiday---Ihatethat.IalwayshavetoworkonFridayandSaturdayeveningswhentherestaurantisbusy.ButIlikeitbecauseI'minterestedinfoodandpeople.Mysalaryisgood.IlikeworkingwithFranco.Igetalongwellwiththeotherstaffintherestaurant.

1.Mollylikestoworkeveryevening.B

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn'tsay.

2MollysometimeshastoworkonFridayandSaturdayevenings.A

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn'tsay.

3.Mollyhasaholidaytwiceayear.C

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn'tsay.

4.Mollylikeworkinginthedaytime.C

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn'tsay.

5.Mollygetsalongwellwithallthestaffintherestaurant.A

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn'tsay.

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:

forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s（twoweeks）visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:

theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

B

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.

2.Withthesamemoneyneededfor____C____,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden

3.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone___B_____hasbeenrewarded.

A.livinginthecountry

B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.

C.havingagardenofhisown.

D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering

4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat____A____iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.

A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluable

C.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife

5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto___C_____.

A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic,.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?

That’shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath—suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.

A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities

2.Heroesandheroinesareusually________.

A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollow

C.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous

C.One’slookcancontributetobeingfamous

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes

4.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.

A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatus?

A.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone’sstory.

InthewateraroundNewYorkCityisaverysmallislandcalledLibertyIsland.OnLibertyIslandthereisaveryspecialstatue（雕像）calledtheStatueofLiberty.Itisoneofthemostfamoussightsintheworld.TheStatueofLibertywasagiftfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.ThestatuewasmadebyaFrenchsculptor（雕塑家）namedFredericAugusteBartholdi.TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.Liberty,ofcourse,meansfreedom,andtheStatueofLibertywasgiventotheUnitedStatestocelebratetheone-hundredthanniversary（周年）ofU.S.IndependencefromEngland.ThestatuewasbuiltinFrance,takenapartpiecebypiece,andthenrebuiltintheUnitedStates.ItwasopenedforthepubliconOctober28,1886.Asyoumightexpect,thestatueisverybig.Visitorscanrideanelevatorfromthegroundtothebottomofthestatue.Iftheywantto,theycanthenwalkupthe168stepstoreachtheheadofthestatuewheretheycanlookoutandenjoythebeautifulsightofthecityofNewYork.

1.Agoodtitlefortheselectionis_______.

A.FamousSightsintheWorld

B.LibertyIsland

C.TheStatueofLiberty

D.AGiftfromFrance

2.Theword“sight”inthefirstparagraphmeans_______.

A.asmallpresentorgift

B.akindofpostcard

C.thepowerofseeing

D.somethingthatyoucansee

3.Thestatuewasbuilt_______.

A.inFrance

B.intheUnitedStates

C.inEngland

D.onLibertyIsland

4.Wemayconcludethattheelevatordoesnot_______.

A.gofastenough

B.costlotsofmoney

C.gotothetop

D.bothAandB

5.Themanwhomadethepartofthestatuethatwecanseeontheoutsidewas_______.

A.anunknownarchitect

B.Bartholdi

C.Eiffel

D.bothBandC

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditioni