答案精析
Part I Writing
【范文】
Students’Evaluation of Their teachers
Nowadays,at the end of each semester,besides the routine preparation for the coming exams,students have another thing to do :to fill out evaluation forms and evaluate their teachers.In some schools,this kind of evaluation has become the sole and only way to judge the teachers’performance and teaching quality.
A lot of controversy over the effectiveness of such evaluations springs up.There are people who applaud this kind of evaluation,saying that since students are the center of educational activities,their judgments about whether a teacher is competent or not are of the utmost importance.On the other hand,there are people who are strongly against it,believing an effective judgment involves many aspects;students,young as they are,may only evaluate the teachers according to their personal likes and dislikes.
In my opinion,the students’evaluation is an indispensable part of the teacher—evaluation,but should be deigned scientifically,and be combined with other evaluation criteria such as the students’progress,the colleagues’comments and the teachers’achievements in scientific research.etc.
【译文】
学生对教师的评估
如今,在学期末的时候,学生们除了要像往常一样为即将到来的考试做准备,还有另外一件事情要做:填写评估表格,为他们的老师打分。在一些学校,这种评估已经成为评价教师表现和教学质量的唯一方式。对于这种评估方式的有效性有许多争议。一些人支持这种方法,他们认为既然学生是教学活动的中心,那么他们对于一个老师是否胜任的评价就是至关重要的;另一方面,还有一些人强烈反对这一做法。他们认为有效的评估涉及许多方面;学生们的年龄都不大,因此很有可能仅凭个人好恶对教师进行评判。在我看来,学生对教师的评价是教师评估不可或缺的一个方面,但是此类评估应该经过科学的设计,并与其他的评估标准相结合,比如:学生的进步、同事的评价以及教师的科研成果等等。
【要点用法】
semester学期 applaud赞成,支持
routine惯常的 competent胜任的
fill out填写 utmost importance极其重要
sole and only唯一的personal likes and dislikes个人好恶
controversy争议 indispensable不可或缺的
spring up出现 criteria标准(复数)
【句法点评】
1.Nowadays,at the end of each semester,besides the routine preparation for the coming exams,students have another thing to do:to fill out evaluation forms and evaluate their teachers.
besides…为插入语,表示“除了……”,使句式更为灵活。to fill out forms/a form的用法比较地道,表示“填写表格”。
2.There are people who applaud this kind of evaluation,saying that…on the other hand,there are people who are strongly against it,believing...
用on the other hand区分截然不同的两种观点,逻辑分明。there are people who分别引出两句,较为工整。saying和believing皆为现在分词表示伴随,增加了句式的难度。
3.…an effective judgment involves many aspects;students,young as they are,may only evaluate the teachers according to their personal likes and dislikes.
young as they are为后置定语和插入语,修饰students。according to their personal likes and dislikes为状语,用法地道,并且遵循了英语句子“尾重”的规律。
4.…the students’evaluation is an indispensable part of the teacher-evaluation.but should be designed scientifically,and be combined with other evaluation criteria such s...
一个长句自成一段,主干结构是me students’evaluation is…but should be…and be…,一气呵成,且主动与被动相结合。such as引出后面的列举。
Part ⅢReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
【参考译文】
【答案解析】
1.B
线索词:the purpose of building the Great Wall system
定位处:文章第二段开头。
解析:原文提到:“调查研究表明,中国历代王朝都在不问断地修筑长城以抵御北部蒙古部落的入侵。”A项“避免派遣驻军的麻烦”、C项“划清与蒙古国的界线”、D项“与成吉思汗城墙一争高下”均不正确。应选B。
2.A
线索词:William Lindesay
定位处:文章第三段。
解析:原文提到:“本次探险队的领队、长城研究专家威廉•林赛说,蒙古境内残留的一系列城墙被称做‘成吉思汗城墙”’。可见,他是一名研究长城的专家,而不单单是研究这段不为人所知的城墙的专家。故选A。
3.C
线索词:the newly discovered section of the Great Wall定位处:文章第六段。
解析:原文提到:“而且,该小组的发现表明,这不是成吉思汗或者其后人建造的,事实上却是长期以来中国万里长城不为人知的一段。”可见,这段新发现的长城是中国万里长城的一部分。
4.A
线索词:Lindesay and his expedition team,the first group定位处:第一个小标题First to Investigate New Great Wall?下的第二段。
解析:原文提到,林赛说,他们是第一批研究这处遗迹的人。下一段提到他们是第一批获准进入该地区的外国人;可能有当地蒙古人曾来过该地区;林赛他们是否是首先在“谷歌地球”上发现这段长城的人在文中找不到依据;故只有A项正确。remaining walls是ruins的同义转述。
5.D
线索词:the original height of the wall
定位处:第一个小标题First to Investigate New Great Wall?下的第六段。
解析:原文提到:“根据现在城墙绵延数里的长度,林赛推测,城墙原先的高度至少应比现在高2米(约6.5英尺)。”文章第三段则提到“墙体高9英尺(约2.75米)”,将两者结合即可知原先的墙体可能高迭15.5英尺(4.75米)。故选D。
6.B
线索词:not possible,to keep wild gazelle on the land
定位处:第二个小标题Rewriting History下的第一、二段。
解析:原文提到:“据古代蒙古文献记载,这段所谓的‘成吉思汗城墙’是可汗的儿子窝阔台为了在他的领地圈养野生羚羊而修建的动物围栏。但是,最近在戈壁沙漠发现的这段城墙所在地并非野生羚羊群经常出没的地带。”可见答案为B。
7.C
线索词:the walls were very likely built by
定位处:第二个小标题Rewriting History下的倒数第一、二段。
解析:原文提到:“结果显示,用木头材质修建的那段城墙出现的时间比预测的要晚一千多年,时间大约为公元1040年到公元1160年。这些日期表明,是西夏王朝修建了这些城墙,或者至少可以说,他们在汉代旧城墙的基础上重建了城墙。”故选C。
8.make/send smoke signals
线索词:Compared with the Great wall within China,watchtowers
定位处:第三个小标题Holding Back the Mongol Tide下的最后一段。
解析:原文提到:“‘城墙体系并不完善,’林赛说,‘它不仅不能发送信号(发送烟雾信号),好像也不能驻军。”’可见the watchtowers的作用即是make/send smoke signals。
9.the name makes the place Mongolian and rejects foreign influence
线索词:why the wail is called the Genghis Khan Wall
定位处:文章倒数第三段。
解析:原文提到:“蒙古人把这里称做‘成吉思汗城墙’,让这个地方听起来别具蒙古风格,而免受外国因素的干扰。”因此答案为the name makes the place Mongolian and rejects foreign influence。
10.already much better analyzed
线索词:it is amazing that,large human—made structure
定位处:文章最后一段最后一句。
解析:该段提到:“他继续说,‘对我来说,目前对这个地方还没有更好的研究,真的很令人惊讶。”’意即it is amazing that this section of wall is not already much better analyzed,故应填入already much better analyzed。