Theonlysoundsarebirdcallsandthesoftnoise________________(當水緩緩推動草時草所發出的)
翻譯訓練：
要了解中國文化，就應該對中國的戲曲文化有所了解。中國地方戲種類很多，其中京劇是一個具有代表性的劇種。作為一個獨立的劇種，京劇的誕生大約是在1840年至I860年。京劇是在吸收其他地方戲營養的基礎上形成的。京劇有明確的角色分工;在念白上用北京方言;在音樂上以胡琴為主要伴奏樂器。由于京劇是在融合各種地方戲之精華的基礎上形成的，所以它不僅為北京的觀眾所鐘愛，也受到全國人民的喜愛。
Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.
翻譯：
最近，一些地方大學開始將方言列為某些學生的必修課程，學生們要學習當地方言，然后被評分以作為畢業的依據之一。一方面，支持此種做法的人認為，將方言列為必修課可防止其消失，從而使當地傳統文化和文化多樣性得以弘揚，同時城市獨特的個性得以保留。另一方面，反對此種做法的人爭論說，當地學生與外地學生相比有很多絕對優勢，因此將方言列為必修課會引起教育不公平的問題。而且，將方言列為必修課程還會引起一些其他問題，如教材使用、師資問題和考試標準等。在我看來，方言作為傳統文化不可缺少的一部分和一種交流工具，可以讓學生自愿學習和使用，而不是強制完成。
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Successfulinnovationshavedrivenmanyoldertechnologiestoextinctionandhaveresultedinhigherproductivity,greaterconsumptionofenergy,increaseddemandofrawmaterials,acceleratedflowofmaterialsthroughtheeconomyandincreasedquantitiesofmetalsandothersubstancesinuseeachperson.Thehistoryofindustrialdevelopmentaboundswithexamples.
In1870,horsesandmulesweretheprimesourceofpoweronU.S.farms.Onehorseormulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeingsaratiothatremainedalmostconstantformanydecades.Atthattime,hadanationalcommissionbeenaskedtoforecastthepopulationfor1970,itsanswerprobablywouldhavedependedonwhetheritsconsultantswereofaneconomicortechnologicalturnofmind.Hadtheybeen“economists”,theywouldprobablyhaveprojectedthe1970horsesormulepopulationtobemorethan50million.Hadtheybeen“technologists”,theywouldhaverecognizedthatthepowerofsteamhadalreadybeenharnessedtoindustryandtolearnandoceantransport.Theywouldhaverecognizedfurtherthatitwouldbetheprimesourceofpoweronthefarm.Itwouldhavebeendifficultforthemtoavoidtheconclusionthatthehorseandmulepopulationwoulddeclinerapidly.
16.Accordingtothepassage,whatsuppliedmostofthepoweronU.S.farmsin1870?
A.AnimalsB.HumansC.EnginesD.Water
17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheauthorasaconsequenceofnewtechnologicaldevelopments?
A.Oldertechnologiesdieaway.
B.ThequalityoflifeisImproved.
C.Overallproductivityincrease.
D.Morerawmaterialsbecomenecessary.
18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatby1870.
A.technologybegantobemoreeconomical
B.thesteamenginehadbeeninvented
C.theU.S.horsepopulationwasabout10million
D.anationalcommissionwasabout10million
19.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat“economists”would.
A.plantheeconomythroughyearlyforecasts
B.failtoconsidertheinfluenceoftechnologicalinnovation
C.valuetheeconomiccontributionoffarmanimals
D.consultthenationalcommissionontheeconomy
20.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardchangesbroughtonbytechnologicalinnovations?
A.Heisexcitedaboutthem.
B.Heacceptthemasnatural.
C.Heisdisturbedbythem.
D.Hequestionstheirusefulness.
