PartIVTranslation:
I’mnotagainstusingbigwords,whenitisrighttodoso,butIhavealsolearnedthatasmallwordcanworkasmallmiracle—ifit’srightword,intherightplace,attherighttime.(PassageFour)
我并不反对在适当的时候用大词,但是我也知道如果小词选择恰当,在适当的地点、适当的时机能够创造奇迹。
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Part IV Translation
Yet cowboys liked their way of life. They lived in a wild and open country. They lived a life of adventure and freedom. (Passage Three)
Twolinescanformaninfinitenumberof______.
He felt ____ of what he had done in school.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedStates?You’llgetareplyfromhim—writteninink,nottyped—afteronlyafewdays.
ThePresidentgetsabout4,000letterseveryweek.HeanswerseveryonewhowritestohimonspecialWhitesHousepaper.Buthedoesn’tneedalotoftimeforit.Infact,heonlygives20minutesaweektolookathispersonalcorrespondence.Hehasthemostmodernsecretaryintheworldtohelphim.
It’scomputer,worth£800,000,whichhasitsownroomsonthefirstflooroftheWhiteHouse.IthasabankofelectronicpenswhichwritelikethePresidentwrites,inhisfavoritelightblueink.EachletterthePresidentreceivesgetsanumber,accordingtothetypeofansweritneeds.Thepensthenwritethecorrectreplyforit,accordingtothenumber.Eachlettertakeslessthanasecondtowrite.AWhiteHouseofficialsaid,“It’snotimportantthatletterscomefromacomputer.EachlettersayswhatthePresidentwantstosay.”
1.forareplyfromthePresident.
A.YouhavetowaitalongtimeB.Youonlyhavetowaitseveraldays
C.YouhavetowaitatleastonemonthD.Youonlyhavetowaitafewweeks
2.ThereplyfromthePresident.
A.isalwaysprintedB.isalwaystyped
C.isalwayswrittenininkD.isalwayswrittenbyhimself
3.Ittakesthecomputertowritetenletters.
A.nomorethantensecondsB.alittlemorethantenseconds
C.lessthantensecondsD.atleastonesecond
4.Thecomputercanbedescribedas.
A.expensivebutefficientB.possessingabeautifulhandwriting
C.heavyandinefficientD.thePresident’smostreliablesecretary
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.thePresidentneverreadsanyletterswrittentohimbyordinarypeople
B.thePresidenthiresaveryefficientsecretarytodealwithhiscorrespondence
C.thePresidentdoesnotreallycareaboutthelettershereceiveseveryweek
D.thePresidentisassuredthatthecomputerexpresshisviewsintheletters
This mountain range has many high _____ and fertile valleys.