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Text3Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors–habits–amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacksorwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likedirtyhandsinsteadofasoaphabit,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan’tfigureouthowtochangehabits,”saidCurtis,thedirectoroftheHygieneCenterattheLondonSchoolofHygiene&TropicalMedicine.wantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.”ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto–Procter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever–hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers’livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday–chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins–areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofshrewdadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn’tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Thenbeveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshenerandteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartofmorningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,”saidCarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,thecompanythatsold$76billionofCrestandotherproductslast“Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers’lives,andessentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.”Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeBerninghavelearnedthatthereispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthroughruthlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceofhabithasemerged,controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.AccordingtoCurtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap .shouldbefurthercultivatedshouldbechangedgraduallyaredeeplyrootedinhistoryarebasicallyprivateconcernsBottledwater,chewinggumandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5soasto .revealtheirimpactonhabitsshowtheurgentneedofdailynecessitiesindicatetheireffectonpeople’sbuyingpowermanifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabitsWhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople’shabits?Tide.Crest.Colgate.Unilever.theweofaredueto .perfectedartofproductsautomaticbehaviorcreationcommercialpromotionsscientificexperimentsTheauthor’sattitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople’shabitsis .indifferentnegativepositivebiasedText4ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;andthatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletteroftheThejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverningthemselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.Butasrecentlyasin1968,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.Insomestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.AlthoughtheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationinjuryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofStrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthisandotherantidiscriminationlaws.Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20thcentury.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntilthe1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhenseveralstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyunlesstheypersonallyaskedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbytheclaimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe1960s.In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandServiceAct,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsfortheThislawabolishedspecialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedatrandomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.Inthelandmark1975decisionLouisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesberepresentativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecisionalsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandorderedstatestousethesameproceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat .bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuriesdefendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeersnoagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservicejudgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublicThepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed .theinadequacyofantidiscriminationlawstheprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainracestheconflictingidealsinjuryselectionproceduresthearrogancecommonamongtheSupremeCourtjudgesEveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause .theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelawstheyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualificationstheyweresupposedtoperformdomesticdutiestheytendedtoevadepublicengagementAftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed, .inwasandhadtobeeducationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurorsjurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunitystatesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystemIndiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson .itsnatureandproblemsitscharacteristicsandtraditionitsproblemsandtheirsolutionsitstraditionanddevelopmentPartBDirections:Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTifthestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)CopyingBirdsMaySaveAircraftFuelBothBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,the787andA350respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcompositescertainlymakeadifference.ButagroupofresearchersatStanfordUniversity,ledbyIlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescouldtakeamorenaturalisticapproachtocuttingjet-fueluseanditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft.Theanswer,saysKroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,scientistshaveknownthatbirdsinformation–a–lessTheairoverawingscurlsupwardsbehindthewingtips,aphenomenonknownasupwash.Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspendlessenergypropellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronauticsexpertwhowasformerlyatCaltechandtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hassuggestedthataformationof25birdsmightenjoyarangeincreaseof71%.Whenappliedtoaircraft,theprinciplesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.KrooandhisteammodeledwhatwouldhappenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLasweretoassembleoverUtah,assumeaninvertedoccasionallychangeplacessoallcouldhaveaturninthemostfavourablepositions,andproceedtoLondon.Theyfoundthattheaircraftconsumedasmuchas15%lessfuel(coupledwithareductionincarbon-dioxideoutput).Nitrogen-oxideemissionsduringthecruisingportionsoftheflightfellbyaroundaquarter.Thereare,ofcourse,knotstobeworkedout.Oneconsiderationisoratleasttheperceptionofit.passengersfeelcomfortabletravellingincompanion?Kroopointsoutthattheaircraftcouldbeseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,andwouldnotbeintheintimategroupingsfavouredbydisplayteamsliketheRedArrows.Apassengerpeeringoutofthewindowmightnotevenseetheotherplanes.Whethertheseparationdistancesinvolvedwouldsatisfyair-traffic-controlregulationsisanothermatter,althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivilOrganisationhasincludedthepossibilityofformationflyinginablueprintfornewoperationalguidelines.Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmakeformationflightmoreefficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes’wakeswilldecaymorequicklyandtheeffectwilldiminish.Dr.Kroosaysthisisoneoftheareashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmightalsobehardforairlinestoco-ordinatethedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftinawaythatwouldallowthemtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbeeasiertoreschedule,asmightroutinemilitaryflights.Asithappens,America’sarmedforcesareonthecaseEarlierthisyearthecountry’sDefenceAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopayBoeingtoinvestigateformationflight,thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.TherearereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraftflewinformationwhentheywerelowonfuelduringtheSecondbutLissamansaystheyareunsubstantiated.“MyfatherwasanRAFpilotandmycousintheskipperofaLancasterlostoverBerlin,”headds.SoheshouldFindingsoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnewBoeingandAirbusaircraft.ThemaysaveaswellasFormationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheotherplanes.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringⅡ,America’sarmedforcesoncetriedformationflighttosavefuel.SectionIII TranslationDirections:isainiton2.(15points)“Sustainability”hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.HavingenduredapainfulperiodofinhisownittohimbeainthetheaonagoanotmythejobaofIsoIupintheoftheattheInothetheitSectionIV WritingPartADirections:YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americanculturalexchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleaguetoexpressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei”instead.Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)PartBDirections:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshouldinterpretthechartandgiveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.WriteyouressayonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)2010年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题参考答案与解析1.答案【D】【解析】thefirstworldwideepidemic___bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years指由世卫组织“认定/命名”的首个全球流行病，designated正确；criticized批评、appointed任命、commented评论均不合。2.答案【C】【解析】Theheightenedalert___anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGeneva指警报“紧随”紧急会议之后发布，followed正确；proceeded继续进行、activated激活、prompted促使均不如followed表时间先后。3.答案【B】【解析】afterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising___inBritain,Japan,Chile指病例“数量”上升，numbers正确；digits数字位、amounts金额（用于不可数）、sums总额均不合。4.答案【A】【解析】theepidemicis“___”inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan...onlymildsymptoms说明严重程度“中等”，moderate正确；normal正常、unusual异常、extreme极端均不合。5.答案【A】【解析】___theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptoms为独立主格结构，用with引出伴随情况，with正确；in、from、by均不合。6.答案【B】【解析】ofteninthe___ofanymedicaltreatment指“在缺乏治疗的”情况下，absence正确；progress进展、presence存在、favor赞同均与逻辑相反或不符。7.答案【D】【解析】Theoutbreakcametoglobal___inlateApril2009指“引起全球关注/进入公众视野”，notice正确；reality现实、phenomenon现象、concept概念均不合cometonotice的搭配。8.答案【C】【解析】deaths___healthyadults指“在健康成年人当中”出现死亡，among正确；over、for、to均不合。9.答案【B】【解析】casesbeganto___inNewYorkCity指病例“突然出现”，cropup正确；stayup熬夜、fillup填满、coverup掩盖均不合。10.答案【A】【解析】newcasesseemedtofade___warmerweatherarrived表“随着”天气转暖，as正确；if、unless、until均不合。11.答案【C】【解析】officialsreportedtherewas___fluactivityinalmosteverystate指流感活动“显著”，significant正确；excessive过度、enormous巨大、magnificent宏伟均不如significant用于程度。12.答案【D】【解析】virtuallyallthe___testedarethenewswineflu指所有“检测样本”，samples正确；categories类别、examples例子、patterns模式均不合。13.答案【D】【解析】ithas___morethanonemillionpeople指“感染”了上百万人，infected正确；imparted传授、immersed浸入、injected注射均不合。14.答案【A】【解析】Federalhealthofficials___Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpile指从国家储备中“发放”达菲，released正确；relayed转播、relieved缓解、remained停留均不合。15.答案【C】【解析】began___ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine指“接受”各州订单，taking正确；placing下订单、delivering交付、giving给予均不合。16.答案【B】【解析】Thenewvaccine...is___aheadofexpectations指比预期更早“可供使用”，available正确；feasible可行、reliable可靠、applicable适用均不合语义。17.答案【D】【解析】mostofthose___doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype指最早“初始”那批疫苗，initial正确；prevalent流行、principal主要、innovative创新均不合。18.答案【C】【解析】whichisnot___forpregnantwomen,peopleover50指“不推荐”用于孕妇等人群，recommended正确；presented呈现、restricted限制（结构不同）、introduced引入均不合。19.答案【A】【解析】thosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother___指其他“疾病/问题”，problems正确；issues议题、agonies极度痛苦、sufferings苦难均不如problems指健康问题。20.答案【B】【解析】healthcareworkers,people___infantsandhealthyyoungpeople指“照料婴儿的”人，caringfor正确；involvedin参与（对象不当）、concernedwith关心、wardingoff避开均不合。21.答案【D】【解析】首段说Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecord...Itwasalastvictory，紧接一句LehmanBrothersfiledforbankruptcy，说明这次成功拍卖恰在金融危机爆发前，itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis正确；A艺术市场屡获胜利、B拍卖师最后以最高价拿下两件、C该专场胜过所有杰作均不符。22.答案【A】【解析】第三段说spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms，即收藏家不再活跃参与拍卖，collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions正确；B人们停止一切消费并远离画廊（原文限定“在艺术界”）、C艺术收藏作为时尚已失魅力、D艺术品过时不值得买均扩大或曲解原意。23.答案【B】【解析】题目要求选“不真实”的一项：原文说市场“bringstogethergreatwealth...inawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries”，指的是引人关注的程度，且2003年后市场一直在失去momentum，故“在momentum上超过许多其他行业”不实，Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum为答案；A当代艺术销售2007—2008大幅下滑（原文说跌三分之二）、C市场多方面下行、D部分艺术商在等待更好时机（原文anyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn）均属实。24.答案【C】【解析】末段说ThethreeDs–death,debtanddivorce–stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket，即促成艺术品流通的三种因素，factorspromotingartworkcirculation正确；A拍卖行的宠儿、B当代潮流、D代表印象派的风格均不合。25.答案【C】【解析】全文围绕艺术市场从高点骤跌、成交萎缩、专家判断见底展开，最合适的标题是ArtMarketinDecline，ArtMarketinDecline正确；A艺术价格波动、B最新拍卖、D兴趣转移均偏局部。26.答案【A】【解析】第四段说mostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobe,firstandforemost,conversationalpartners，即妻子最期待丈夫与自己交谈，Talkingtothem正确；B信任、C支持事业、D分担家务均不符（原文明确说抱怨焦点“不是”这些）。27.答案【C】【解析】第二段说thispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage，由上文“丈夫在家少言、婚姻沟通失败”可知wreakhavoc意为“造成破坏”，causingdamage正确；generatingmotivation激发动力、exertinginfluence施加影响、creatingpressure制造压力均不合贬义强度。28.答案【B】【解析】题目要求选“不真实”的一项：原文说的是当前离婚率接近50%，且受访女性多将离婚原因归于缺乏沟通，并未给出“近50%的离婚由沟通失败造成”这一数据，nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation为答案；A男性在公开场合比女性更健谈（原文明确）、C女性重视夫妻沟通、D在家时妻子比丈夫更健谈（材料中案例即如此）均属实。29.答案【D】【解析】全文比较男女在公开与私下场合的言谈差异及其对婚姻的影响，主旨是夫妻言谈模式不同，Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent正确；A道德滑坡需更多研究、B婚姻破裂源于性别不平等（原文说抱怨焦点不在这些）、C夫妻对婚姻期待不同（原文只提“交谈伙伴”这一期待差异，B、C均过宽或偏离）均不如D贴切。30.答案【B】【解析】末段以“丈夫读报、妻子盯着报纸背面想说话”的漫画场景收束，下文最可能对这一典型场景作详细描述，adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon正确；A详述新书《离婚谈》、C美国高离婚率的其他原因、D简要介绍Hacker均偏离末段落点。31.答案【A】【解析】第二段说dirtyhandsinsteadofasoaphabit,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan’tfigureouthowtochangepeople’shabits，并说Wewantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviors，可见用肥皂洗手的习惯应“进一步培养”，shouldbefurthercultivated正确；B应逐渐改变（方向相反）、C根植于历史、D基本上是私人问题均不符。32.答案【A】【解析】第五段列举瓶装水、口香糖、润肤霜，说明它们都是manufacturedhabits的产物（过去人们并不如此使用），即揭示商业推广对人们习惯的影响，revealtheirimpactonpeople’shabits正确；B日用必需品的迫切需求、C对购买力的影响、D好习惯的重要作用（原文并无“好习惯”评价）均不符。33.答案【D】【解析】题目要求选“不属于有助于养成习惯的产品”：Unilever（联合利华）是公司而非产品，Unilever为答案；Tide、Crest、Colgate均为文中列举的产品品牌。34.答案【C】【解析】第六、七段说productssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns，且manyproductsareresultsofmanufacturedhabits，因shrewdadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns而形成，属商业推广所致，commercialpromotions正确；A完善的产品艺术、B自动行为创造（这是结果非原因）、D科学实验均不如C对应advertising与campaigns。35.答案【B】【解析】末段说controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods，作者对广告操纵习惯持否定态度，negative正确；indifferent漠然、positive肯定、biased有偏见均不合。36.答案【D】【解析】首段列举陪审团制度的民主原则，包括verdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletterofthelaw，即裁决应体现公众良知，judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic正确；A文盲也能担任陪审员（原文要求minimalqualificationsofageandliteracy）、B被告可免受同侪审判（原文说entitledto）、C不设年龄限制（原文要求年龄资格）均不符。37.答案【A】【解析】第二段说thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthisandotherantidiscriminationlaws，说明反歧视法存在漏洞、不够有力，theinadequacyofantidiscriminationlaws正确；B对某些种族的普遍歧视（原文说最高法院已禁止故意种族歧视）、C陪审团遴选理念的冲突、D最高法院法官的傲慢均不合该句的落点。38.答案【C】【解析】第三段说Thispracticewasjustifiedbytheclaimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe1960s，即认为女性应承担家务，theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties正确；A被州法自动禁止（原文说“除非本人申请列入名单”，并非全面禁止）、B资格远不够、D倾向逃避公共事务均不符。39.答案【B】【解析】第四段说Thislawabolishedspecialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurors，即联邦陪审员的教育要求被取消，educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors正确；A性别歧视违宪并须废除（这是1975年Taylor判决的内容）、C州级陪审员应代表整个社区（同属Taylor判决）、D各州应服从联邦法院改革陪审制度均混淆法案与判例。40.答案【D】【解析】全文按时间推进：民主理念→1968年前歧视性做法→1968年法案与1975年判决改革，重心是陪审团制度的传统及其发展，itstraditionanddevelopment正确；A性质与问题、B特征与传统、C问题与解决（原文主要写历史演进，非聚焦“问题—对策”）均不如D全面。41.答案【F】【解析】原文明确说airlinescouldtakeamorenaturalisticapproachtocuttingjet-fueluseanditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft，故“研究成果将促进波音与空客新飞机销售”为F。42.答案【T】【解析】原文说Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspendlessenergypropellingthemselves，即既减阻又省推进能量，故该说法为T。43.答案【F】【解析】原文只把“乘客是否感到舒适”列为尚待解决的安全顾虑，并以“相隔数海里、可能看不到其他飞机”说明顾虑可缓解，并未称编队飞行因看不见而“更舒适”，故该说法为F。44.答案【T】【解析】原文说Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflows，即天气的作用尚未明确，故该说法为T。45.答案【F】【解析】原文说Therearereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraftflewinformation...duringtheSecondWorldWar,butDr.Lissamansaystheyareunsubstantiated，即并无确凿文献记载，故该说法为F。46.参考答案近来“可持续性”成了一个流行词，但对泰德·宁来说，这个概念始终有着切身的含义。他自己经历过一段难以持续、痛苦不堪的日子，这让他清楚地认识到：以可持续性为导向的价值观必须通过日常的行动与选择来体现。宁回忆起20世纪90年代后期卖保险时那混乱的一年。他经历过互联网泡沫的兴起与破灭，由于急需一份工作，便与博尔德的一家代理公司签了约。事情进展并不顺利。“那真是一步错棋，因为那并不是我的热情所在，”宁说。不出所料，他对这份工作的纠结转化成了销售业绩不佳。“我很痛苦，焦虑到常常半夜醒来盯着天花板发呆。我没有钱，又需要这份工作。大家都说，‘等等吧，情况总会好转的，给它一点时间。’”【解析】首段“Sustainability”在文中据语境译“可持续性/承受力”，须前后一致；toTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning译“对泰德·宁来说，这个概念始终有着切身的含义”。Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohim为动名词短语作主语，译“他自己经历过一段难以持续、痛苦不堪的日子，这让他清楚地认识到”。第二段signedonwithaBoulderagency译“与博尔德的一家代理公司签了约”，Boulder为地名不可意译。第三段that’snotmypassion译“那并不是我的热情所在”，whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales译“不出所料，他对这份工作的纠结转化成了销售业绩不佳”，you’llturnthecorner译“情况总会好转的”。47.参考答案DearMr.Smith,IhavejustreturnedhomefromtheUnitedStates,andIamwritingtothankyouonceagainforthewarmreceptionyouandyourcolleaguesgavemeduringmystay.ThethreeweeksIspentinyourcitywerethemostrewardingpartofourculturalexchangeprogramme.Youinvitedmeintoyour