2019年上半年学位英语考试模拟试题及答案11_第3页

　　Passage 3

　　ritain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.

　　英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。但这两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里。

　　Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary(周年纪念)of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.

　　上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《友好协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该协议标志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新篇章。

　　But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug(拥抱), Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.

　　但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈的争论-英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。

　　The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys(调查)show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.

　　这种历来的分离也许是好的，因为这两个国家对世界的看法完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有1/3的英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的亲密关系，或者因为法国对英国和美国的亲密关系感到不悦。

　　Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The English Channel. (320 words)

　　不论答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不确定的友好关系”100周年，至少证明他们会相互开玩笑了。其中一条就是：英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么?是英吉利海峡。

　　1. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____D________.

　　几世纪以来，英国与法国的关系是一种的爱恨交织的关系。

　　A. friendly B. impolite C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate

　　2. The war in Iraq does ____D________ to the relationship between France and Britain.

　　伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用。

　　A. good B. harm

　　C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm

　　3. The British are not so friendly to _____A_______ and the French are not so friendly to ____________.

　　英国对德国不是那么友好，法国对美国也不是那么友好。

　　A. Germany; America B. America; Germany

　　C. Germany; Germany D. America; America

　　4. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____D________. 英国人更喜欢到法国度假。

　　A. American people…Britain B. British people … Germany

　　C. French people … Britain D. British people … France

　　5. What does the last sentence mean? 文章的最后一句的意思是什么?C

　　A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.

　　B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.

　　C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.

　　法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦，这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系。

　　D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

　　4 Passage 4

　　By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation’s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us – an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.

　　就定义而言，英雄之所以与众不同是因为他们有非凡的勇气、取得了卓著的成就、常常为他人的利益而做出牺牲——他们是我们评价别人的标准。他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成和我们国家的发展，还有对他们的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人。可是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出现真正英雄的时代，英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史。有些人坚持说，由于冷战的结束和美国对外的和睦，我们的时代本质上不是一个英勇豪壮的时代。更进一步地说，总体犯罪率正在降低，经济的发展与增长已经缓解了贫困，医疗科学也在不断的进步。

　　Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity(明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That’s hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death – such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.

　　给文化偶像下定义就更难了，但是我们看到他们就认识了他们。他们超越了名流，成为传奇式人物，甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成为偶像，另一些人仅成了名流呢?这就太难说了。部分原因是他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩。比如说，年轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞，19岁时嫁给了王子，放弃了婚姻与王权，却在找到真爱的那一刻死去了。漂亮的长相当然有用，另外，在媒体的炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用。然而悲剧性地过早离开这个世界，却是造成偶像最重要的因素——例如：小马丁·路德·金、约翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜王妃。

　　1. The passage mainly deals with _______.这段主要讲述_______C

　　A. life and death B. heroes and heroines

　　C. heroes and icons 英雄与偶像 D. icons and celebrities

　　2. Heroes and heroines are usually _______. 英雄通常是_______D

　　A. courageous B. good example to follow

　　C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above以上三个都是

　　3. Which of the following statements is wrong? 下列哪个陈述是错误的?D

　　A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.

　　B. Superstars are famous for being famous.

　　C. One’s look can contribute to being famous.

　　D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. 英雄只能出现在战争时代。

　　4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _______.C

　　年轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞找到了她的真爱_______.

　　A. when she was 19 B. when she became a princess

　　C. just before her death刚好在她死之前 D. after she gave birth to a prince

　　5. What is more likely to set an icon’s status? 有什么更能说明偶像的地位?B

　　A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. 悲剧和英年早逝

　　C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of one’s story.