2005年10A月考博英语试题+答案

B. violent people have a strong desire to be happy C. serious art is often contradictory with happiness D. music is enjoyed by good and bad people alike

56. The word “Celebrex” in the advertisement . A. misleads people into buying dangerous drugs B. reminds people of a cheerful feeling C. boasts of the effectiveness of a drug D. comes from a religious term

57. How could the economy depend on our forgetting things?

A. The economy would not be boosted if everybody were satisfied. B. There are many new products designed for the forgetful.

C. People will spend more money if we believe in easy happiness. D. We pay heavily for forgetting things easily.

58. What does the author imply with the movie Sideways? A. Happiness can be found through pains and efforts. B. Happiness comes when everything dies. C. Happiness makes sadness deeper. D. Happiness is not a good thing. Passage Five

As students return to school this fall, parents will again worry about new illnesses as kids come into contact with flu germs. There are other risks they should worry about—illnesses caused by the common bugs and rodents found in school buildings. Perhaps the even more dangerous pests however are those individuals who prevent school administrators from swiftly addressing these problems.

Anti-chemical activists have pushed, and nearly 20 states and local governments have passed,laws to eliminate or drastically reduce the use of pesticides in schools. Yet pesticides are used to control roaches, mice, rats, mosquitoes, and other pests. The public health implications of allowing these things to get out of control should be obvious: increased allergies and illnesses related to insect and rodent bites.

Some states have passed a seemingly more reasonable policy that demands that school administrators provide notification 48 to 72 hours before using pesticides. But such laws allow problems to escalate during waiting periods when an urgent response is warranted. Notification paperwork burdens also consume limited financial resources. Journalist Steve Milloy reported that the notification law of Maryland costs the state?s schools $32,000 annually.

Parents should fear these laws and the pests they harbor more than the pesticides.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide standards are so exceedingly cautious that the risks are tiny when the product is used according to label directions. An analysis done by the University of Texas found that the EPA?s risk estimates overstate pesticide exposure damage at a level hundreds of thousands of times greater than the risk of actual exposure.

Meanwhile, many of the pests in schools pose serious risks. Allergies and asthma are a particular concern. According to one study published in Environmental Health Perspectives:“Allergens associated with dust mites and cockroaches are probably

important in both onset and worsening of asthma symptoms for children who are chronically exposed to these agents.”

Cockroach allergies are particularly problematic. Children who suffered from this type of allergy missed more days of school and lost more sleep than children suffering from other allergies.

Prudent use of chemicals—not reduced pesticide use—can be a big part of the solution. A study in the Journal of Allergies and Clinical Immunology showed that use of chemical baits and regular cleaning can reduce indoor cockroach allergens to levels below that which causes allergies.

If people are truly concerned about public health in schools, it?s time to start looking at priorities. Rather than liberate the pests, they should liberate the schools from silly government regulations and dangerous vermin.

59. The author implies that parents should be most concerned about . A. flu germs B. pests

C. school administrators D. anti-chemical activists

60. The author would most probably agree that the laws restricting the use of pesticides in schools .

A. are necessary B. are harmful

C. are quite effective D. reflect health concerns

61. The third paragraph shows that in schools . A. sometimes pesticides should be used immediately B. the cost of using pesticides is very high

C. the laws about using pesticides are not properly observed D. using pesticides is a daily routine

62. Regarding pesticides, the author thinks that . A. their danger has been exaggerated B. their effects have been proved by EPA

C. they are not effective for killing some pests D. they may cause some illnesses in children

63. Allergens associated with cockroaches may . A. kill some insects

B. trigger genetic problems C. cause asthma symptoms

D. create environmental pollution

64. As a result of cockroach allergies, children may have difficulty with . A. hearing B. digesting C. communicating D. sleeping 65. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. New chemicals should be developed to control pests. B. Pesticides should be used frequently to control pests. C. Some policies have ruined the efforts to control pests. D. Schools have ignored the need to control pests. Section B (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions:In each of the foUowing passages, five sentences have been removed from the original text.They are listed from A to F and put below the passage. Choose the most

suitable sentence from the list to fill in each of the blanks (numbered 66 to 75). For each passage, there is one sentence that does not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on your Machinescoring Answer Sheet. Passage One

The London terrorist attacks on July 7 and July 21 changed British Prime Minister Tony Blair.He had long been reluctant to make the fight against Islamo-fascist terror a domestic issue. Last week he outlined security measures to deal with radical clerics who incite violence.

Of particular interest is a measure that reads in part: “It is now necessary, in order to acquire British citizenship, that people attend a citizenship ceremony [and] swear allegiance to the country.” That?s not much different from U.S. law. 66

This requirement would violate Section 203 of the U.S. Voting Rights Act, which requires that bilingual election materials and assistance be made available when a foreigu language reaches critical mass in the general population. For example, California recall ballots in Los Angeles County were printed in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and Tagalog. 67 U.S. law, in effect, tells new citizens that they can be fully engaged in U.S. democracy without understanding the language of its election campaigns. 68 Naturalized citizens must demonstrate a fundamental understanding of U.S. history and civics.Isn?t it reasonable to expect them also to be able to communicate, at a basic level, in the language of U.S. politics? 69 Requiring citizens to understand basic English isn?t bias. But supporting a system that encourages American citizens to accept a life without meaningful participation in politics and civic life—that?s bias.

To end the separatism and disengagement that flourishes in part because significant portions of his country cannot speak English, Blair wants to make basic knowledge of English a requirement for British citizenship. There can be no true national unity when citizens cannot understand each other and participate in the majority culture.

70 Let?s hope the United States will learn it through observation rather than bitter experience.

A. Despite a growing bilingualism in English, for the most part Britain remains a monolingual nation with a long, proud linguistic and cultural tradition.

B. But Blair wants to impose an additional requirement: To become a British citizen, one must “have a rudimentary grasp of the English language.”

C. It further suggests that secondhand knowledge of politics, through translation or others? interpretations, is an adequate substitute for the ability to hear and read about the candidates and the issues.

D. A passing knowledge of English shouldn?t be too much to ask of those who seek the right to vote that so many American soldiers have died to secure. E. Britain has learned that lesson—the hard way.

F. The intent of Section 203 is laudable: A member of a “language minority group” should face no obstacles in exercising the franchise. But its effects are pernicious. Passage Two

Many people go to the Louvre in Paris to see only one painting. They ignore other splendid works by Leonardo that are hung nearby. 71 But it is ignored in favor

of the smiling figure of Mona Lisa set behind bullet-proof glass and protected constantly by a guard and a heavy railing. 72

What lies behind the intrigue of the Mona Lisa? The principal explanation for its particular appeal must lie in the mystery conveyed by the ambiguous smile which allows everyone to find something special for themselves in the obscure, smoky image. Let?s look at the painting itself. The figure is simple. Mona Lisa turns to her left in her chair to look at the viewer with that smile, a smile that 16th-century art historian and biographer Giorgio Vasari said “... was so pleasing it seems divine rather than real.”Her

pose is compact yet dynamic. Her hair is partly undone and falls in little curls. 73 A veil is caught up in her right arm and draped over her head and left shoulder.

Two features are special to this extraordinary portrait: the “sfumato” technique and the remarkable landscape. Leonardo worked the transitions of light and shade so subtly that everything blends without any hint of lines or borders. In the depiction of Mona Lisa?s head, this skill in surface painting is supported by his knowledge of the skull beneath the skin—derived from his studies in anatomy. But it is her position on a balcony that gives this picture of a superbly mature woman a sense of cosmic drama. Beyond her and far below is an immense rocky landscape. 74 It is a landscape of the imagination but imagination based on years of study of rock formations.

75 Leonardo has become the product of the collective imagination. His legend has been fuelled by the image of the bearded sage, inspired by his self-portrait drawing, now in Turin, and by the work “Lives of the Famous Painters and Sculptors” by Giorgio Vasari.

A. The legend of the Mona Lisa is closely tied to the legend of her creator, Leonardo da Vinci.

B. Her dress is very simple and she wears no jewellery.

C. Over the next 16 years, Leonardo worked and traveled throughout Italy for a number of employers.

D. An example is The “Virgin of the Rocks” which is the summation of Leonardo?s studies in anatomy, botany, geology as well as being superbly painted.

E. No other painting in the immense galleries of the Louvre gets this treatment. F. The landscape is divided and unsteady which makes it like a dream. PAPER TWO PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION(30 minutes, 15 points)

Directions:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.

Write your pieces of Chinese version in the proper space on your Answer Sheet Ⅱ.

An important variable affecting communication across cultures is fate and personal responsibility. 1) This refers to the degree to which we feel ourselves the masters of our lives, versus the degree to which we see ourselves as subiect to things outside our control. Another way to look at this is to ask how much we see ourselves able to change and maneuver, to choose the course of our lives and relationships. Some have drawn a parallel between the emphasis on personal responsibility in North American settings and the landscape itself. The North American landscape is vast, with large spaces of unpopulated territory. 2) The frontier mentality of “conquering” the wilderness, and the