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三、 阅读理解（共 3 题）3. Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it mayseem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack ofdesires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes. Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities ( 能力) to enjoy life. Mostpeople are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much.Theylive in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut. Your house of life ought to be a mansion ( 豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, everyadditional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house oflife should have. Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautifulthings. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they wouldmake you as happy as to find plenty of hamburgers and eggs when you're hungry. Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might findmany an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a richperson, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library. Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And whenyou've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk,you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills. Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, youwould be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days,if you could, and did, played a bit. Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keepadding.【1】The author intends to tell us that____________.A.true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair meansB.big houses are people's most valued possessionsC.big houses can in a sense bring richness of lifeD.true happiness comes from spiritual riches【2】The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that______.A.however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfiedB.however materially rich, they remain spiritually poorC.though their house is big, they prefer a simple lifeD.though their house is big, it seems to be a cage【3】It can be learned from the passage that __________.A.more money brings more happinessB.art is needed to make your house beautifulC.literature can enrich your spiritual lifeD.sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness【4】What would be the best title for the passage?A.House of Life B.Secret of WealthC.Rest and Refreshment D.Interest and Enthusiasm 4. I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by apassing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurancepayout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car—I worked out that, with the loanwe’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as£600 a month.And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live inLondon. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away,and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one ofits shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without acar, I reasoned, then surely we were that family. But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters werehorrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (Iwasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the sameapproach.) My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriouslyill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to andfrom their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of mymad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity. Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to”own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens dotoo—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownershiphas never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off askingsomething much more basic: do I really need a car? Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lotricher because I dared to ask the question.【1】The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______.A. most families chose to go car-free B. the cost of a new car was too muchC. he was hurt in a terrible car accident D. the traffic jam was unbearable for him【2】What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?A. Disapproving. B. Supportive. C. Optimistic. D. Unconcerned.【3】What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?A. Argue against it. B. Take their advice. C. Leave it alone. D. Think it over.【4】What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?A. Life cannot go without a car. B. Life without a car is a little bit hard.C. His life gets improved without a car. D. A car-free life does not suit everyone. 5. One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her dad had planted it forher when it was nothing more than a twig(树枝) and several years later it started to shoot towardsthe sky with amazing speed. Soon it blessed her with cooling shade in the summer and glorious,golden leaves in the fall.When the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow fell on the tree’s branches thatwere still full of leaves. The weight split that lovely tree down the middle. It was so sad seeinghalf of it laying on the ground after the storm. When I talked to my neighbor later, she saidthat the damage had been too much and that the entire tree would have to be cut down.Thankfully she had saved a few saplings(树苗) from it that she hoped to replant in the future.Still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump in herfront yard. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, its leaves shinning in the afternoon sun. Imissed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I thought that the stump would be a sadreminder of its loss for a long time to come. My wonderful neighbor, though, had anotherplan. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and acolorful songbird having its dinner. It was such an affirmation of life. It was such a joy to see.I could feel my heart smile.Life by its very nature is a mixed bag. It hands us beauty and tragedy, love and loss, pleasureand pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it split us in two, or we can useeven its hardest times to make our souls stronger and our hearts more loving. We can spend itcomplaining or we can use it to help others.【1】We know from the first paragraph that _____．A. the tree grew very slowly.B. the tree was so strong that it could bear any weight.C. the tree showed its beauty and benefits.D. the author’s neighbor was good at planting trees.【2】The author’s neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as_____.A. a good reminder. B. a place to feed birds.C. a seat after dinner. D. a beautiful sculpture.【3】What does the author mainly want to show in the passage?A. Life is determined by our attitude towards it.B. Life consists of pain and suffering.C. Life has beauty and tragedy.D. Life should be pleasant rather than painful.

1年考研英语必备翻译真题深入剖析Is it true that the American intellectual is rejected and considered of no account in his society? I am going to suggest that it is not true. Father Bruckbergen told part of the story when he observed that it is the intellectuals who have rejected American. But they have done more than that. They have grown dissatisfied with the role of intellectual. It is they, not American, who have become anti-intellectual.First, the object of our study pleads for definition. What is an intellectual? (46)________________________________________He explores such problems consciously, articulately, and frankly, first by asking factual questions, then by asking moral questions, finally by suggesting action which seems appropriate in the light of the factual and moral information which he has obtained. (47)________This definition excludes many individuals usually referred to as intellectuals—the average scientist for one. (48)________Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine duties—he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence or doctor his reports. (49)________During most of his walking life he will take his code for granted, as the businessman takes his ethics.The definition also excludes the majority of factors, despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living. (50)________This description even fits the majority eminent scholars.“Being learned in some branch of human knowledge is one thing, living in public and industrious thoughts,”as Emerson would say,“is something else.”纵观今年的考研翻译题目，我们觉得其难度适中。与近三年的考题相较，2006年的翻译比2004的难，而比2005容易一些。换而言之，今年试题的难度值应该介于0.52与0.53之间。另外，本篇翻译题目就其文体而言，仍然属于近年非常热门的社会科学类文章。由此可见，考研翻译难度总体趋于稳定已成定局。盘点今年考题，我们发现：传统的考点出现了一边倒的局面，如定语从句、比较结构、指代关系等考点的出现频率有所上升（2004—2006全是如此），而宾语从句、主语从句、表语从句、被动结构、插入结构等送分型考点的重要性则相对降低。此外，定语从句和指代关系的难度有所下降，而比较结构的难度则有所上升。较之以往，今年的考题，对学生实际运用英语的能力有更高的要求。以下，我们将逐一分析此次考试的五道试题：46：________很明显，本题是以定语从句作为分水岭的，我们由此将句子分成两部分：即主句和定语从句。前一部分中，有以下得分点值得关注：首先，我们应该可以把握“define…as”（把……定义为……）这个词组。然后，我们需要对“him”做一些处理。这里的“him”我们既可以翻译成为“知识分子”，也可以省略不译。也就是说，前句我们可以翻译成：“我会把‘知识分子’定义为这样的人，他们……”或者是“我对于‘知识分子’的定义是……的人”。再次，本句中出现的“intellectual”（知识分子）是一个高频词汇，曾经在历年的考研试卷中出现过至少20次。在2003年的62题中，“intellectual enquiry”翻译为“知识探究”，可见，“intellectual”本身是一个一词多义的高频词，我们考生在平时的复习过程中需要给予这样的小词以足够的关注。后一部分，是由who引导的定语从句。在这个从句中，我们首先注意到一个词组“elect…as”（把……作为）。进而我们不难发现，这里由于句子本身的宾语比较长，因此宾语补足语被前置了。即本来是elect A as B这样一个结构，但由于A太长，最终变成了elect as B A这样一个结构，即elected________(B)________(A).从语法角度讲，这就是把S＋V＋O＋C主谓宾补结构（S＝主语；V＝谓语；O＝宾语；C＝宾补）中的C前置成为S＋V＋C＋O。同样的结构，以往也曾考过，比如2003年第65题，本来是make something possible，但由于something以及它的修饰成分太长，结果变成了make possible something (which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding)。同样是possible作为句子的宾补，如果something是短宾语，那么适用make something possible的结构，而如果something是长宾语，那么就适用make possible something的结构。最后，本句中出现的“moral”（道德）一词也是历年考研试卷中的高频词汇，已经考察近30次了。综上，本句可以翻译为：“我会把‘知识分子’定义为这样的人，他们把以苏格拉底的方式来思考道德问题的活动作为人生的主要任务和乐趣。”47：________本句同样考到（非限制性）定语从句，所以句子也可以分成主句和定语从句两部分。主句部分相对容易，而这其中“analogous”算是个难词。但是有上下文“to that (function) of a judge”这本身就显示“his function”和“that of a judge”之间是某种类比关系。而此处的“analogous”正是“类似”的意思。定语从句部分则相对较难，也是本句翻译的关键。众所周知，理解长难句的关键是找出主干，本句定语从句的主干就是“who must accept the obligation”，而“obligation”后面全部是修饰成分——整个定语从句是从句套从句的复杂结构，无法很好地融合在同一个修饰成分中，所以不妨采取后置法，通过重复先行词把本句定语从句译成：“后者（即法官—作者注）必须接受如下（这一）义务，即……”。此外，这个定语从句对语言的运用能力要求更高，比如“in as obvious a manner as possible”是“reveal”（揭示）的“manner”（方式），因此，本结构亦可作“in a manner as obvious as possible”（以尽可能浅显的方式）。再比如，“revealing”的宾语本来是“the course of reasoning which led him to this decision”，但中间插入了较长的方式状语“in as obvious a manner as possible”，这就给理解造成一定困难。还有，which led him to this decision是一个简短的定语从句，可以作为一个修饰成分。因此我们不妨采用前置法，把该定语从句作为中心词的修饰语。其中值得注意的是“lead to”这个词组在考研翻译中也已经出现数次了。由此，我们可以如下翻译：“知识分子的作用与法官类似，后者必须接受如下义务，即以尽可能浅显的方式揭示导致他做出某一决定的推理过程。”48：________纵观全句，句子虽长，可是理解还是比较简单的。主要是主句加上一个本身带有让步状语从句的原因状语从句。主句部分主要考察了指代关系。其中，当第一次出现代词“him”的时候，考生不难发现它指代的就是最近的中心词“average scientist”（一般科学家）。而在后面的原因状语从句中，则再一次考察了“his”的指代关系。根据“代一不代二”的原则，同句出现反复指代，那么只要翻译首次出现的代词即可。因此，这里的“his”可以直接翻译为“他的”。在原因状语从句部分中，难点在于“he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems”这一部分。字面意思是：他没有被赋予接触这些问题中事实部分以外的其它部分的任务。说得简单点，就是“仅被赋予了研究这些问题中与事实相关的层面。”稍微结合上下文，可以看出，本句的意思是：没人指望科学家研究问题的道德层面，我们只要求他们研究问题的事实层面。由此，结合整句的理解，我们可以将它翻译为：“我把一般科学家排除在外了，这是因为，尽管科学家的成就可能有助于解决道德问题，但他们只有义务研究这些问题的事实层面。”49：________本句由一个比较结构“not…any more than”分割成两部分。该比较结构具体到本句，翻译时大致的框架必须是：如同人们没有期待商人……，一般科学家的主要任务也不是……。有了这个大致框架，整个句子不会有什么问题了。前句中中仍然出现了一个传统考点——定语从句：“which governs his activity”，而这个定语从句本身结构比较简单，可以作为一个修饰成分，因此，我们可以采取前置法，把整个定语从句作为形容词翻译在中心词“moral code”之前。当然，这里出现的“his”也需要找到它的指代对象，也就是前句的“average scientist”。而在后半句中，可能给考生答题造成困难的，也许就是词组“dedicate to”（致力于）了。然而，根据比较结构“结构相似，内容相关”的特点，考生应该会发现结构中的“dedicate to an exploration”其实与“think about”是有内在联系的。所以，我们可以把该句翻译成为：“但是，如同人们没有期待商人致力于思考商业界的行为准则一样，一般科学家的主要任务也不是思考控制其活动的道德规范。”50：________整句由“but”分割成为主句和转折状语从句两部分。此外，主句中还出现了“more than”引导的比较结构，该结构理解偏难，明显考察大家的语言功底。其实这个句子的比较结构中还包含有省略结构。主句如果补全，应该是：They may teach very well, and they may teach more than earn their salaries，这样意思就比较明显了：知识分子可能教得很好，而且可能不光为了谋生而教书。而转折状语从句尽管简单，但又考到了定语从句“which involve moral judgment”。只是这个定语从句仍然比较简单，可以作为一个修饰语出现，因为，我们还是采取前置法，把它置于中心词之前。结合以上，我们可以译作：“知识分子可能教得很好，而且可能不仅为了谋生而教书，但是他们中的大多数人对于涉及道德判断的人类问题几乎或者根本没有进行过独立的思考。”综合以上5题的分析，广大考生应该对于此次考研翻译有了一个大致的把握——今年的考研翻译既不同于以往，也没有超乎我们的预计；既出现了一些新动向、新发展，也符合考研翻译历年形成的考察规律。应该说，今年的考研试题能够客观公正、科学合理地反应考生的真实英语水平。此次我们提供这个分析也旨在继往开来：一方面，我们希望能够对于刚刚经历过今年考研洗礼的考生们提供一些直接的帮助，集思广益，推敲考研翻译的破题之法，切磋彼此对于此次考研翻译的不同理解；另一方面，我们更希望为即将参加考研的同学们综合考研翻译的最新动态，指明翻译复习的重点和难点。当然，我们的分析也只是提供了一个起点而已，正所谓路漫漫其修远兮，在任何征途上想取得成功，还是需要广大同学自身努力。

根据句意,填空:I think you should always _ time to see your friends.我认为无论何时你都应该留出看望朋友的时间。A. letB. keepC. carryD. make

Biologists believe that love is fundamentally a biological rather than a cultural construct, because the capacity for love is found in all human cultures and similar behavior is found in some other animals．In humans the purpose of all the desire is to focus attention on the raising of offspring. Children demand an unusual amount of parenting, and two parents are better than one. Love is a signal that both partners are committed, and makes it more likely that this commitment will continue as long as necessary for children to reach independence. But what does science have to say about the notion of love at first sight?In recent years the ability to watch the brain in action has offered a wealth of insight into the mechanics of love. Researchers have shown that when a person falls in love, a dozen different part of brain work together to release chemicals that trigger feelings of euphoria, bonding and excitement. It has also been shown that the unconditional love between a mother and a child is associated with activity in different regions of the brain from those associated with pair-bonding love.Passionate love is rooted in the reward circuitry of the brain-the same area that is active when humans feel a rush from cocaine. In fact, the desire, motivations and withdrawals involved in love have a great deal in common with addiction. Its most intense forms tend to be associated with the early stages of a relationship, which then give way to a calmer attachment form of love one feels with a long term partner.What all this means is that one special person can become chemically rewarding to the brain of another. Love at first sight, then, is only possible if the mechanism for generating long﹣term attachment can be triggered quickly. There are signs that it can be. One line of evidence is that people are able to decide within a second how attractive they find another person. This decision appears to be related to facial attractiveness, although men may favor women with waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7, no matter what their overall weight is. (This ratio may indicate a woman's reproductive health. )Another piece of evidence comes from work by a psychologist at Ben-Gurion University, who found in a survey that a small percentage (11%) of people in long-term relationships said that they began with love at first sight. In other words, in some couples the initial favorable impressions of attractiveness triggered love which sustained a lengthy bond. It is also clear that some couples need to form their bonds over a longer period, and popular culture tells many tales of friends who become lovers.One might also assume that if a person is looking for a partner with traits that cannot be quantified instantly, such as compassion, intellect or a good sense of humor, then it would be hard to form a relationship on the basis of love at first sight. Those more concerned with visual appearances, though, might find this easier. So it appears that love at first sight exists, but is not a very common basis for long-term relationships.1. When a person falls in love,____.A.he feels as if he were addicted to cocaine.B.he will be committed to the beloved as long as necessary.C.he will experience complex feelings brought on by different regions of his brain.D.he will experience a calmer attachment form of love before he feels the extreme love.2. We can infer from the passage that____.A.pair-bonding love comes from a long stable friendship.B.the mechanism for creating long-term attachment ensures love at first sightC.it is impossible for those ordinary-looking people to fall in love at first sight.D.men may be attracted by a girl whose figure suggests her admirable reproductive capacity.3. The underlined word " traits" in the last paragraph probably means____.A.characteristicsB.something typical in your temperC.particular quantities in your personalityD.attitudes that show your moral standards4. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?A.The stages of passionate loveB.The science of love at first sightC.The biological construct of pair-bondingD.The mechanism for generating long-term love.

Do you want to try? What career will you choose when you finish college? How about trying something unusual? Here are three jobs which may give you something interesting to talk about at parties! Ethical hacker Is it possible to be a hacker and an honest person at the same time? Yes, it is. As an ethical hacker, you’ll work in an office and earn a salary of up to 200,000 a year. Ethical hackers get into the computer systems of companies just as real hackers do. The difference is that you’ll help companies find and remove bugs in their computer systems. Golf ball diver Picking up golf balls sounds like dirty and tiring work. A diver who picks up golf balls from water works 4 days per week, and collects about 4,000 balls per day. They could earn more than 100,000 dollars a year. Are you interested in it now? Cheese sculptor If you love art and you love food, then you might like to try making sculptures out of cheese. Food-based sculptures are becoming very popular at weddings and parties nowadays. And if you get hungry while you work, food is never far away. (1) (单选题)How many jobs are mentioned in the article?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.(2) (单选题)What's the difference between an ethical hacker and a real hacker?A.n ethical hackers works in a office.B.An ethical hackers earns a lot of money.C.An ethical hacker gets into the computer systems of companies.D.An ethical hacker helps companies find and remove bugs in their computer systems.(3) (单选题)How many balls does a golf ball diver usually collect per day?A.bout 3000 balls.B.About 4000 balls.C.About 5000 balls.D.About 6000 balls.(4) (单选题)If you love art and food, you might most likely try .A.making sculptures out of cheeseB.picking up golf ballsC.getting into the computer systems of companiesD.writing for a newspaper(5) (单选题)According to the article,which statement is true?A.Ethical hackers all work in their own homes.B.A golf ball divers works every weekday.C.Golf ball divers are well-paid.D.You can only find food-based sculptures in supermarket.A. onB. inC. atD. of

阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)Read the passage. Write True or False for the statements. (正确的填T，错误的填F)The perfect job Milo Black has found his dream career. Every day he gets up early, puts on his trainers and checks his schedule to see his jobs for the day. Then he gets on his bike and cycles to his first house. Usually his first customer is waiting for him already: making a lot of noise and jumping up and down outside the house. Milo is a professional dog walker. Milo says, "I wasn't very good at school. I never got good grades and I found a lot of subjects boring. When I left school, I didn't know what to do. Then one day, my friend asked me if I could walk her dog while she was at work. I really enjoyed it and thought: ‘Hey, I could make a job out of this!' So I went home, made a website and advertised my service. I usually walk about eight dogs a day and I make a good living from it." For a boy who didn't do well at school, Milo has found a job with a lot of benefits. He says,“I don't need to spend money on smart clothes for work, although I do go through a lot of trainers! My customers are always friendly and happy to see me, and I love spending time with them. Finally, I'm always outside in the fresh air. Who wants to sit at a desk all day? Not me!”1. Milo doesn't like his job.2. Milo's job is to look after sick dogs.3. Milo didn't do well in his studies.4.Milo advertised his business online at the beginning.5. Milo likes to wear smart clothes to work

“If technology’s your thing, try applying for an internship with Samsung or Apple.”的正确翻译是.()A. 如果技术是你的事情，那就试着申请三星或者苹果的实习工作。B. 如果你是技术宅，那就试着申请三星或者苹果的实习工作。C. 如果你是技术宅，那就试着申请三星或者苹果的工作。

What conclusion can be drawn about Millennial women from the 2013 survey?A.They still view this world as one dominated by males.B.market.C.They see the world differently from older generations.D.They do better in work than their male counterparts.E.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)F.irections: For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoG.nglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。 地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里,乘客只需H.or this part, you are allowed 30minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 近年来,中国有越来越多的城市开始建设地铁。发展地铁有助于减少城市的交通拥堵和空气污染。 地铁具有安全、快捷和舒适的优点。越来越多的人选择地铁作为每天上班或上学的主要交通工具。如今,在中国乘坐地铁正变得越来越方便。在有些城市里,乘客只需用卡或手机就可以乘坐地铁。许多当地老年市民还可以免费乘坐地铁。I.根据企业发展战略的要求,有计划地对人力、资源进行合理配置,通过对企业中员工的招聘、培训、使用、考核、评价、激励、调整等一系列过程,调动员工地积极性,发挥员工地潜能,为企业创造价值,确保企业战略目标的实现。J.读书是一种感悟人生的艺术读杜甫的诗使人感悟人生的辛酸,读李白的诗使人领悟官场的腐败,读鲁迅的文章使人认清社会的黑暗,读巴金的文章使人感到未来的希望每一本书都是一个朋友,教会我们如何去看待人生读书是人生的一门最不缺少的功课,阅读书籍,感悟人生,助我们走好人生的每一步K.n (霓虹) is to Hong Kong as red phone booths are to London and fog is to San Francisco. When night falls, red and blue and other colors 26 a hazy (雾蒙蒙的) glow over a city lit up by tens of thousands of neon signs. But many of them are going dark, 27 by more practical, but less romantic, LEDs (发光二极管).L.hanging building codes, evolving tastes, and the high cost of maintaining those wonderful old signs have businesses embracing LEDs, which are energy 28 , but still carry great cost. "To me, neon represents memories of the past," says photographer Sharon Blance, whose series Hong Kong Neon celebrates the city's famous signs. "Looking at the signs now I get a feeling of amazement, mixed with sadness."M.to mold glass tubes into 30 shapes and letters. They fill these tubes with gases that glow when 31 . Neon makes orange, while other gases make yellow or blue. It takes many hours toN.raft a single sign.O.lance spent a week in Hong Kong and 32 more than 60 signs; 22 of them appear in the series thatP.apture the signs lighting up lonely streets—an 33 that makes it easy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon," says Blance. The signsQ.asy to admire their colors and craftsmanship. "I love the beautiful, handcrafted, old-fashioned 34 of neon," says Blance. The signs do nothing more than 35 a restaurant, theater, or other business, but do so in the most striking way possible.R.alternativeS.approachT.castU.challengingV.decorativeW.efficientX.electrifiedY.H) identify I) photographed J) professionalsZ.K) quality L) replaced M) stimulate N) symbolizes O) volunteers[.Section B.a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.].questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.^.n Students—Baring an Ethnic Divide_.high-achieving school district near Princeton, New Jersey, sent parents an alarming 16-page letter. The school district, he said, was facing a crisis. Its students were overburdened and stressed out, having to cope with too much work and too many demands. In the previous school year, 120 middle and high school students were recommended for mental health assessments and 40 were hospitalized. And on a survey administered by the district, students wrote things like, "I hate going to school," and "Coming out of 12 years in this district, I have learned one thing: that a grade, a percentage or even a point is to be valued over anything else."`.With his letter, Aderhold inserted West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District into a national discussion about the intense focus on achievement at elite schools, and whether it has gone too far. At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a "whole child" approach to schooling that respects "social-emotional development" and "deep and meaningful learning" over academics alone. The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six years.a.But instead of bringing families together, Aderhold's letter revealed a divide in the district, which has 9,700 students, and one that broke down roughly along racial lines. On one side are white parents like Catherine Foley, a former president of the Parent-Teacher-Student Association at her daughter's middle school, who has come to see the district's increasingly pressured atmosphere as opposed to learning. "My son was in fourth grade and told me, 'I'm not going to amount to anything because I have nothing to put on my resume,'" she said. On the other side are parents like Mike Jia, one of the thousands of Asian-American professionals who have moved to the district in the past decade, who said Aderhold's reforms would amount to a "dumbing down" of his children's education. "What is happening here reflects a national anti-intellectual trend that will not prepare our children for the future," Jia said.b.an hour and a half from New York City, West Windsor and Plainsboro have become popular bedroom communities for technology entrepreneurs, researchers and engineers, drawn in large part by the public schools. From the last three graduating classes, 16 seniors were admitted to MIT. It produces Science Olympiad winners, classically trained musicians and students with perfect SAT scores.c.district has become increasingly popular with immigrant families from China, India and Korea. This year, 65 percent of its students are Asian-American, compared with 44 percent in 2007. Many of them are the first in their families born in the United States. They have had a growing influence on the district. Asian-American parents are enthusiastic supporters of the competitive instrumental music program. They have been huge supporters of the district's advanced mathematics program, which once began in the fourth grade but will now start in the sixth. The change to the program, in which 90 percent of the participating students are Asian-American, is one of Aderhold's reforms.d.campus for high school credit, allowing them to maximize the number of honors and Advanced Placement classes they can take, another practice that Aderhold is limiting this school year. With many Asian-American children attending supplementary instructional programs, there is a perception among some white families that the elementary school curriculum is being sped up to accommodate them.e.no-homework nights, an end to high school midterms and finals, and an initiative that made it easier to participate in the music program.f.h pressure recent immigrants feel to boost their children into the middle class. "They don't have the same chances to get their children internships (实习职位) or jobs at law firms," Lee said. "So what they believe is that their children must excel and beat their white peers in academic settings so they have the same chances to excel later. "g.I) The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of suicides. West Windsor-Plainsboro has not had a teenage suicide in recent years, but Aderhold, who has worked in the district for seven years and been chief for the last three years, said he had seen troubling signs. In a recent art assignments, a middle school student depicted (描绘) an overburdened child who was being scolded for earning an A, rather than an A+ , on a math exam. In the image, the mother scolds the student with the words, "Shame on you!" Further, he said, the New Jersey Education Department has flagged at least two pieces of writing on state English language assessments in which students expressed suicidal thoughts.h.J) The survey commissioned by the district found that 68 percent of high school honor and Advanced Placement students reported feeling stressed about school "always or most of the time." "We need to bring back some balance," Aderhold said. "You don't want to wait until it's too late to do something. "k. "It's become an arms race, an educational arms race," she said. "We all want our kids to achieve and be successful. The question is, at what cost?"

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