PartIVTranslation:
Almost30millionAmericansweightatleast20percentmorethantheiridealweight.Infact,theUnitedStateisthemostoverweightcountryinthewild.(PassageThree)
几乎三千万美国人的体重比他们理想的体重至少重百分之二十。事实上,美国是世界上最超重的国家。
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PartIReadingComprehension
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
InWashingtonD.C.,1600PennsylvaniaAvenueisaveryspecialaddress.ItistheaddressoftheWhiteHouse,thehomeofthepresidentoftheUnitedStates.
OriginallytheWhiteHousewasgrayandwascalledthePresidentialPalace.Itwasbuiltfrom1792to1800.atthistime,thecityofWashingtonitselfwasbeingbuilt;itwastobethenation’snewcapitalcity.GeorgeWashington,thefirstpresident,andPierreCharlesL’Enfant,aFrenchengineer,chosetheplaceforthenewcity.L’Enfantthenplannedtheycity.Thepresident’shomewasanimportantpartoftheplan.
Acontestwasheldtopickadesignforthepresident’shome.AnarchitectnamedJamesHobanwon.Hedesignedalargethree-storyhouseofgraystone.
PresidentWashingtonneverlivedinthePresidentPalace.ThefirstpresidenttolivetherewasJohnAdams,thesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates,andhiswifeMrs.Adamsdidnotreallylikehewnewhouse.Inherletters,sheoftencomplainedaboutthecold.Fiftyfireplaceswerenotenoughtokeepthehousewarm!
In1812theUnitedStatesandBritainwenttowar.In1814theBritishinvadedWashington.Theuburnedmanybuildings,includingthePresidentialPalace.
AfterthewarJamesHoban,theoriginalarchitect,partiallyrebuiltthepresident’shomes.Tocoverthemarksofthefire,thebuildingwaspaintedwhite.BeforelongitbecameknownastheWhiteHouse.
TheWhiteHouseisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsintheUnitedStates.Everyyearmorethan1.5millionvisitorsgothroughthefiveroomsthatareopentothepublic.
1.TheWhiteHousewasbuiltinWashington.
A.becauseaFrenchengineerwasinvitedtodesignit
B.becausePresidentGeorgeWashingtonlikedtoliveinit
C.becausetheBritishinvaderslivedinitin1812-1814
D.becauseitwastobethenation’scapitalcity
2.ThePresidentialPalacewas.
A.paintedgrayandwhiteB.madeofgraystone
C.madeofwhitestoneD.madeverywarminwinter
3.Thepresident’shomeandthecityofWashingtonwere.
A.builtbytheAmericanarmyB.builtbytheBritishtroops
C.plannedbyGeorgeWashingtonD.plannedbytheFrench
4.Theoriginalhomeofthepresidentneededtoberebuilt.
A.becauseJohnAdam’swifedidnotlikeit
B.becauseitwascoldinwinterevenwith50fireplaces
C.becauseithadburneddownduringthewar
D.becauseGeorgeWashingtonwasnotwillingtoliveinit
5.Thenewpresidentialhomewaspaintedwhiteto.
A.coverthemarksoffireB.attracttouristfromFrance
C.topleaseMrs.JohnAdamsD.keepitwarminwinter
Part IV Translation
The captain realized that the men tried to deceive him so he made them work very hard for the rest of the voyage. (Passage One)