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一 单项选择题Read the following unfinished statements or questions carefully. For each unfinished statement or question four suggested answers A, B, C and D are given. Choose the one you think best completes the statement or answers the question: (20 points)1. The Bill of Rights is the term for the first amendments to the Constitution.a. ten B. eleven c. twelve d. thirteen2. The President of the United States is head of the branch.a. legislative b. executive c. judicial d. party3. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by during the Civil War.a. George Washington b. Abraham Lincolnc. Thomas Jefferson d. Franklin Roosevelt4. The 1920s in the United States has been described as a period of .a. cultural revival b. loss of purposec. development in science and technologyd. material success and spiritual frustration5. It was who first called Native Americans “Indians”.a. Lincoln b. Columbus c. Washington d. Jefferson6. The United States did not join the Second World War directly untila. Great Depression b. Pearl Harbor incidentc. the Japanese attack on China d. the German attack on Poland7. When we speak of “father of waters” or “old man river”, we are referring to .a. the Colorado River b . the Ohio Riverc. the Missouri River d. the Mississippi River8. Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from .a. France b. Denmark c. Ireland d. Germany9. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, .a. First/1774 b. First /1776 c. Second/1774 d. Second/177610. The British recorded history begins with .a. the arrival and settlement of Celts b. the Norman Conquestc. Roman invasion d. Viking and Danish invasions11. The predecessor of the English parliament is .a. the Great council b. the Witanc. the House of Plantagenet d. Magna Carta12. Civil Rights Movement happened in .a. the 1960s b. the 1950s c. the 1940s d. the 1930s13. The , the backbone of the North American continent, is also known as the Continental Divide.a. Appalachians b. Rockiesc. Blue Ridge Mountains d. Great Smokies14. To help the British East India Company out of difficulty, the British government allowed the company to sell at a lower price in the colonies through its own people.a. coffee b. spice c. silk d. tea15. About half of the Britains trade is with .a. the United States b. South-east Asiac. the EC d. the Latin America16. The House of Commons consists of Members of Parliament.a. 651 b. 1,200 c. 1,198 d. 76317. Most Americans lived in .a. city areas b. countryside c. mountain areas d. river valleys18. The British Parliament has a maximum duration of years.a. four b. six c. eight d. five19. Of the five Great Lakes on the border between Canada and the United States,is the only one entirely in the U. S.a. Lake Huron b. Lake Ontario c. Lake Michigan d. Lake Erie20. The Chartist Movement was officially launched at a great meeting in Birmingham in , with the aim of pressing the Parliament to accept the Peoples Charter.a. 1836 b. 1838 c. 1840 d. 184221. The Easter egg and hare, two of the symbols most frequently associated with Easter, are considered to represent -.A) vigor and bravery B) fertility and new lifeC) originality and speed D) happiness and fun22The general election in Britain is held every -years.A) three B) four C) five D) six 英语美文推荐 NO.1: Think Positive Thoughts Every Day积极看待每一天If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view.如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺乏前进的动力，有时候你只需要改变思维的角度。Welcome to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, Im Faith. By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.欢迎收听Faith轻松电台，我是Faith。试着训练自己的思想朝好的一面看，这样你就会汲取实现目标的动力，而不会因为消极沉沦停滞不前。Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Dont leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.一旦变换看问题的角度，你的生活会豁然开朗，幸福快乐会接踵而来。别交出掌握命运的主动权，也别指望局面会不可思议地好转。你必须与内心希望与热情步调一致。建立自信，敢于与困难短兵相接，而非绕道而行。记住，力量不是驾驭局势的法宝，无坚不摧的能力才是最重要的。Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in.请坚信，美好的降临并非不可能，失误也许是成功的前奏。将惶恐化作信任，学会超越担忧和疑虑。让“诚惶诚恐”的时光变得“富有成效”。不要挥霍浪费精力，将它投到有意义的事情中去。This is Faith at Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.你正在收听的是Faith主持的Faith轻松电台。当你下意识品尝生命的欢愉时，美好就会出现。当你积极地看待生活，并以此作为你的日常准则时，你就会找到快乐的真谛。No.2:Were Just Beginning一切刚开始We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite”“我们正在读一本书的第一章第一行，这本书的页数是无限的”I do not know who wrote those words, but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it. We can take the mysterious, hazy future and carve out of it anything that we can imagine, just as a sculptor carves a statue from a shapeless stone.我不知道是谁写的，可我很喜欢这句话，它提醒我们未来是由自己创造的。我们可以把神秘、不可知的未来塑造成我们想象中的任何模样，犹如雕刻家将未成形的石头刻成雕像。We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed, we reap a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds, we reap a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all, we harvest nothing at all.我们每个人都像是农夫。洒下良种将有丰收，播下劣种或生满野草便将毁去收成。没有耕耘则会一无所获。I want the future to be better than the past. I dont want it contaminated by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be concerned about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.我希望未来比过去更加美好，希望未来不会沾染历史的错误与过失。我们都应举目向前，因我们的余生要用未来书写。The past is gone and static. Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will affect it. Each day brings with it new frontiers, in our homes and in our business, if we only recognize them. We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.往昔已逝，静如止水；我们无法再作改变。而前方的未来正生机勃勃；我们所做的每一件事都将会影响着它。只要我们认识到这些，无论是在家中还是在工作上，每天我们的面前都会展现出新的天地。在人类致力开拓的每一片领域上，我们正站在进步的起跑点。No.3:Consider YOU！In all time before now and in all time to come, there has never been and will never be anyone just like you. You are unique in the entire history and future of the universe. Wow! Stop and think about that. Youre better than one in a million, or a billion, or a gazillion试想一下你！一个空前绝后的你，不论是以往还是将来都不会有一个跟你一模一样的人。你在历史上和宇宙中都是独一无二的。哇！想想吧，你是万里挑一、亿里挑一、兆里挑一的。You are the only one like you in a sea of infinity!在无穷无尽的宇宙中，你是举世无双的！Youre amazing! Youre awesome! And by the way, TAG, youre it. As amazing and awesome as you already are, you can be even more so. Beautiful young people are the whimsey of nature, but beautiful old people are true works of art. But you dont become “beautiful” just by virtue of the aging process.你是了不起的！你是卓越的！没错，就是你。你已经是了不起的，是卓越的，你还可以更卓越更了不起。美丽的年轻人是大自然的奇想，而美丽的老人却是艺术的杰作。但你不会因为年龄的渐长就自然而然地变得“美丽”。Real beauty comes from learning, growing, and loving in the ways of life. That is the Art of Life. You can learn slowly, and sometimes painfully, by just waiting for life to happen to you. Or you can choose to accelerate your growth and intentionally devour life and all it offers. You are the artist that paints your future with the brush of today.真正的美丽源于生命里的学习、成长和热爱。这就是生命的艺术。你可以只听天由命, 慢慢地学，有时候或许会很痛苦。又或许你可以选择加速自己的成长，故意地挥霍生活及其提供的一切。你就是手握今日之刷描绘自己未来的艺术家。Paint a Masterpiece.画出一幅杰作吧！God gives every bird its food, but he doesnt throw it into its nest. Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to do, its truly up to you.上帝给了鸟儿食物，但他没有将食物扔到它们的巢里。不管你想要去哪里，不管你想要做什么，真正做决定的还是你自己。NO.4:Try to Remember the Good Things 回忆美好时刻 When times become difficult （and you know they sometimes will）， remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness.当你身陷困境的时候（你有时会），回想你生命中快乐和幸福的时刻。Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial.回想它是如何使你快乐，你便有了走出困境的勇气。When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end.当面对重重困难，你感觉举步维艰的时候，回想你以前是如何坚持到底战胜困难的最后时刻的。In doing so, youll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way.这样，你就会发现你有能力克服每个障碍。When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest.当你觉得精疲力尽的时候，暂时离开，让自己稍作休息。Take the neccessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so youll be ready to face each new day.给自己留点时间做做梦，充一下电，这样你就能以崭新的面貌去面对每一天。When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. Youll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer.当你感觉到紧张的压力，做一些有乐趣的事吧。你会发现压力在渐渐消逝，你的想法也渐渐明朗了。When youre faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole-and remember the positive things.当你面对重重困难的时候，要意识到相对于你的整个生命，这些难题其实是微不足道的铭记你生命中美好的东西。 NO.5:It takes strength to do what must be done when the work is unpleasant and uncomfortable.当你要完成那必须做的，却又是令人讨厌，不悦的事时，那需要力量。It takes strength to persist in the face of obstacles, when it would be much easier to simply give up.面对困阻时，径直放弃更为容易，而坚持不懈，那需要力量。It takes strength to be polite to someone when that person has been rude to you.以礼相待那些对你粗暴无礼的人，那需要力量。It takes strength to be truthful when a lie would be more convenient.说句诺言图个方便，但要开诚布公，那需要力量。It takes strength to build for the future.创建未来，需要力量。It takes strength to resist temptations and distractions.抵受诱惑纷扰，需要力量。It takes strength to do what is right.坚持真理，需要力量。It takes stength to do al these things. And all the while, these are the very things that build even more strength.要做到上述所说，需要力量。然而一直以为，这正是增添力量的关键。Be truthful, do what you know is right, put forth effort when it is called for, persist, and the more you do so, the more easily youll be able to do so. Exercise your strength, and youll surely grow stronger, more capable, and successful in each endeavor.要坦诚，要做你认为对的事，当有需要时便应奋力而为，并坚持到底；你越是这样，越会觉得游刃有余。锻炼你内心的力量，你必将更强更能干，力所至，功毕成！NO.6:When Difficulties Arise.Hang In There永不低头Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.生活中困难在所难免，最重要的是要挺过艰难的时刻，积极应对种种变故，冲破黎明前的黑暗，你终会看到只属于自己的灿烂阳光。It takes a strong person to deal with tough times and difficult choices. But you are a strong person.只有强者才能勇敢直面困难时刻，做出艰难抉择。而你正是这样一位强者。It takes courage. But you possess the inner courage to see you through.要有勇气。你拥有披荆斩棘的勇气。It takes being an active participant in your life. But you are in the drivers seat, and you can determine the direction you want tomorrow to go in.你必须在这场游戏人生中积极主动。而且你正在驾驭这场游戏，并决定着自己明天前进的方向。Hang in there. and take care to see that you dont lose sight of the one thing that is constant, beautiful, and true: Everything will be fine-and it will turn out that way because of the special kind of person you are.坚持再坚持，别让你的视野迷失了那不变的美好真理：一切都会好转的，因为你是如此的与众不同。Youre listening to Faith Radio Online-Simply to Relax, Im Faith. So.beginning today and lasting a lifetime through-Hang in there, and dont be afraid to feel like the morning sun is shining.just for you.您正在收听的是Faith轻松电台，我是Faith。因此，从今天开始，到生命的终点，坚持住，不必怀疑，朝阳为你而升起NO.7:When Love Beckons YouWhen love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to our roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.But if, in your fear, you would seek only loves peace and loves pleasure, then it is better for you that you coveryour nakedness and pass out of loves threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but it self and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must have desires, let these be your desires:To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.To know the pain of too much tenderness.To be wounded by your own understanding of love;And to bleed willingly and joyfully.To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;To rest at the noon hour and meditate loves ecstasy;To return home at eventide with gratitude;And then to sleep with a payer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips. 爱的召唤 当爱召唤你时，请追随她，尽管爱的道路艰难险峻。当爱的羽翼拥抱你时，请顺从她，尽管隐藏在其羽翼之下的剑可能会伤到你。当爱向你诉说时，请相信她，尽管她的声音可能打破你的梦想，就如同北风吹落花园里所有的花瓣。 爱会给你戴上桂冠，也会折磨你。爱会助你成长，也会给你修枝。爱会上升到枝头，抚爱你在阳光下颤动力的嫩枝，也会下潜至根部，撼动力你紧抓泥土的根基。 但是，如果你在恐惧之中只想寻求爱的平和与快乐，那你就最好掩盖真实的自我，避开爱的考验，进入不分季节的世界，在那里你将欢笑，但并非开怀大笑，你将哭泣，但并非尽情地哭。爱只将自己付出，也只得到自己。爱一无所有，也不会为谁所有，因为爱本身就已自足。 爱除了实现自我别无他求。但是如果你爱而又不得不有所求，那就请期望： 将自己融化并像奔流的溪水一般向夜晚吟唱自己优美的曲调。 明了过多的温柔所带来的苦痛。 被自己对爱的理解所伤害； 并情愿快乐地悲伤。 在黎明带着轻快的心醒来并感谢又一个有家的日子； 在黄昏怀着感恩之心回家；然后为内心所爱之人祈祷，吟唱赞美之歌，并带着祷告和歌声入眠。NO.8:There are gains for all our losses.There are balms for all our pain:But when youth, the dream, departsIt takes something from our hearts,And it never comes again. 我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰，可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝，它带走了我们心中某种美好的事物，从此一去不复返回。We are stronger, and are better,Under manhoods sterner reign:Still we feel that something sweet Followed youth, with flying feet,And will never come again. 严峻的成年生活将我们驱使，我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美，可是依然感到某种甜美的东西，已随着青春飞逝，永不再返回。Something beautiful is vanished,And we sigh for it in vain; We behold it everywhere, On the earth, and in the air,But it never comes again !美好的东西已经消失，我们枉自为此叹息，虽然在天地之间，我们到处能看见青春的魅力，可是它永不再返回! NO.9:The pure.the bright,the beautiful, 一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的,That stirred our hearts in youth, 强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的,The impulses to wordless prayer, 推动着我们做无言的祷告的,The dreams of love and truth; 让我们梦想着爱与真理的;The longing after somethings lost, 在失去后为之感到珍惜的,The spirits yearning cry, 使灵魂深切地呼喊着的,The striving after better hopes- 为了更美好的梦想而奋斗着的-These things can never die. 这些美好不会消逝。The timid hand stretched forth to aid羞怯地伸出援助的手，A brother in his need, 在你的弟兄需要的时候， A kindly word in griefs dark hour伤恸、困难的时候，一句亲切的话That proves a friend indeed ; 就足以证明朋友的真心；The plea for mercy softly breathed, 轻声地乞求怜悯，When justice threatens nigh, 在审判临近的时候，The sorrow of a contrite heart- 懊悔的心有一种伤感-These things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。Let nothing pass for every hand 在人间传递温情，Must find some work to do ; 尽你所能地去做；Lose not a chance to waken love- 别错失去了唤醒爱的良机-Be firm,and just ,and true; 为人要坚定，正直，忠诚；So shall a light that cannot fade 因此上方照耀着你的那道光芒Beam on thee from on high. 就不会消失。And angel voices say to thee- 你将听到天使的声音在说-These things shall never die. 这些美好不会消逝。NO.10:If you cant be a pine on the top of the hill,如果你当不成山巅的一棵劲松，Be a scrub in the valley-but be就做山谷里的小树吧-但务必The best little scrub by the side of the rill;做溪流边最棒的一棵小树；Be a bush if you cant be a tree.当不了树就做一丛灌木，If you cant be a bush be a bit of grass-当不成灌木还可以做小草-但务必And some highway happier make.做路边最快乐的一株小草。If you cant be a muskie then just be a bass-如果你不是大梭鱼就做一尾鲈鱼吧，But the liveliest bass in the lake!但要做湖里最活泼的小鲈鱼！We cant all be captains, weve got to be crew,我们不能都做船长,必须有人当船员，Theres something for all of us here,可每个人都有自己的事儿，Theres big work to do, and theres lesser to do,有的事情大，有的事情小，And the task you must do is the near.而你要完成的任务就近在咫尺。If you cant be a highway then just be a trail,如果你不能做大道就做一条小径，If you cant be the sun be a star;若是不能做太阳就做星星；It isnt by size that you win or you fail-决定成败的不是你的大小-Be the best of whatever you are!只要你做最好的自己!翻译一、中译英：1.政府必须采取措施降低失业率。(take steps )The government must take steps to reduce unemployment.2.那音乐激起了他强烈的思乡之情。(arise )The music arose an intense feeling of homesickness in him .3.他们对儿子期望很高，但他并没有实现他们的愿望。（live up )They had expect