昆明理工大学地质类研究生复试笔试专业英语翻译复习资料

Self-IntroductionGood morning:It is really my great honor to have this opportunity to introduce myself to all of you.I hope I can make a good impression on you. Now I would like to introduce myself briefly.My name is Zhang Yiping, 24 years old. I come from Baoji, Shaanxi Province. In the past four years, I’ m learning in Chang‘a n University in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. My major is resource exploration engineering. I will get my bachelor’s Degree this July. In my college time, I have learned College English、Advanced Math、Petroleum Geology、Sedimentlogy Theory、Sequence Stratigraphy and other main specialized courses. After studying these courses, I have systematically grasped the comprehensive and basic geological theory of geology. Meanwhile, I like Geology very much, I have practiced outside what I have learned from classes several times. My teachers awalys speak highly of my perfect specialized performences and I have got good grades on my specialized courses.In addition, When attending a college, I ever had got a reward in The cup of College students' challenger. Furthermore, I also have got the Certificate of C-language.Besides, I once worked in Students’ Council and took charge of many important activities. Accordingly, I have higher organizational ability and coordination ability. I am a young man of many talents and hobbies as well as a open-mind man. For example, I like travelling, taking photographs and I also dip into computer hardware and software. In my spare time, I actively participate in public affairs and would like to help others, such as volunteerly teaching in the countryside.But as what a proverb says,Gold can’t pure and man can’t be perfect.I do think I still have a long way to go. I will keep on improving my specialized courses as well as my oral English and listening.If I was given the chance to study further in Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, I would spare no efforts in learning and devote myself to make a better and more promising young man out of me.That’s all. Thank s for giving me the chance! Thank you all!研究生期间你的计划(plans in the postgraduate study)If I got the chance luckily to study in Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences，i will concentrate on the study and reserch in tectonics. First, i will hard to learn the theoritical knowledge，constucting a solid base for my future work;Second, i would like to do some practical work outside with the help of all my teachers.Through this，i can get something that cannot be acquired from the textooks. i believe after 3 years of learning, i will finally improve myself as my plan.实习的情况I have three main practices outside during my college life. The first began in the first year i have been a undergraduate,which is so called cognition practice.We learned some foudamental knowledge on our cognition practice.The second started in the second year during our college,we practised some book knowledge in ChaoLake ,located in Anhui Province,which is noted the fourth largest freshwater lake.And last july,we experimenced our third practice. At that time,we vistied many oil production factories in Yan’an,Shaanxi Province.With the help of my teachers,we have learned many practical skils.毕业论文The title of my thesis is The Sedimentation Characteristics And Sedimentation Model Of Middle Ordovician Yijianfang Formation.It comes from one of my teacher’s Research projects. According to the core and thin section' s careful observation of Middle Ordovician Yijianfang Formation,and based on logging data and seismic data, sedimentary facies of Middle Ordovician Yijianfang Formation will be studied in detail.The research will shows the sedimentary facies types.Based on the sdudy of Sedimentary facies,the sedimentation model for the area will be established.Until now,I have read some aticles about it and i have some idles about how to do.At last, i think it will will be a Outstanding thesis.已学专业(Resources Exploration Engineering)My Majors as a Undergraduate is Resources Exploration Engineering, I love my major. During my college time,i have learned many fouditional professional courses,such as Introduction to geoscience, Petrology,Mineralogy, Ancient history and land, tectonics.Through my college study,i have realise the importance of geology,especily in natural disaster management and prevention, in economic Development as well as in the improvement of people's living sta ndard.What’more,i have a detailed understanding of our earth.选择构造专业原因Above all,I choose the major beacuse i am intrested in geology onece i steped in the geosciences.In addition,i do think tectonics is one of foudational and important branch of geology. We can discover many minerals through knowledge of tectonics. It is very useful in mineral exploration. So,in order to broad my view in Geosciences and enhance my research ability ,i have choosed tectonics.(If I am given a chance to study geolosciences in Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences,I will stare no effort to master a good command of advance knowledge about tectonics.)考研原因(reasons for my choice)The first one is I am longing for doing research in throughout my life. It's a pleasure to be a postgraduate, which provides me with enough room to get further enrichment. I suppose this is the most important factor in my decision.Secondly, I learnt some thing from textbook during the past four years. However, I think further study is still urgent for me to realize self-value. Life is precious and To be a Geologist is my dream. It is necessary to seize this chance for self-development on the way to my dream.In a word, I am looking forward to making a solid foundation for future profession after 3 years'study here.大学收获Four years' university education gives me a lot of things to learn ,a lot of chances to try ,and a lot of practices to improve myself .It teaches me not only what to study andhow to think ,but also to see the importance of practical ability (such as doing experiment as much as possible). In the university life ,I have made many good friends .They help me improve my study and research ability, do everything just like a man,and often give me good example to follow.你的家庭(family)There are four members in my family: my parents and me. My father is a famous teacher. He so often goes out on hard work that he looks older than his age. As aresult, most of the housework is done by my industrious mum. Doing housework is one of my interest when i am free at home. The housework can help me better understand my mother and it can strengthen our relation, too.During my preparing for coming here,my parents' love and support have always been my power.and I hope in the future I will be able to repay them.家乡介绍Xi’an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, one of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty. As one of the six ancient capitals in China, Xi’an served as the seat of 12 imperial capitals for 1,120 years after Chinese society had entered the civilized stage. She is the starting point of the world-famous Silk Road. It can be well likened to a history museum. She is also a world-famous tourist city, a treasure house of cultural relic. Every year thousands of tourists at home and abroad come to Xi’an to take vocation, and welcome you to come to visit Xi’an .体育爱好Besides what I have introduced myself above ,I also have many interests in my spare time .I like playing pingpang,which is an effective way I think to improve my body health ,and it can teach me how to join in a group and deal with other people.I am open-minded ,quick in thought and very fond of history .In my spare time ,I have broad interests like many other youngers .I like reading books, especially those historical novel.I am a basketball fan for years .Rockets is my favorite .Anyway ,I feel great pity for YaoMing’s hurt.你的大学(university)Chang’an University is one of the fameous universities of science & technology in China. The building area is 2980 square meters. It develops into a comprehensive university with efforts of generations, especially after the reform and opening up. It takes the lead among the universities with nice teaching and scientific research ability. The library has a storage of books. Various research institutes are set up. There are teaching research experimental bases. For example, the computer center, analyzing-test center, modern education technical center and soon.I think that Chang’an university will realise its ultimate goal that impart knowledge and educate people.Finally, I belive she will be one of the word-famous university in the near future.你最突出的优点是什么(What is your greatest strength)I feel that my strongest asset is my ability to stick to things to get them done. I feela real sense of accomplishment when I finish a job and it turns out just as I‘d planned.I’ve set some high goals for myself. For example，I want to graduate with highest distinction. And even though I had a slow start in my freshman year，I made up for it by doing an honor‘s thesis.你最大的弱点是什么（What is your greatest weakness）你不应该说你没有任何弱点，以此来回避这个问题。

College students now bear heavy academic pressure. You will find them-except seniors who are beginning to look for a job-always too busy in studies to join campus organizations, too busy to take part in sports and other extracurricular activities, too busy to share the interests of their friends and too busy to pay attention to anything that is not connected with their studies. In short they have become nothing but robots. They are under pressure to do too much work in too little time. If their roommates are studying in the library until it closes at midnight while they go to a movie they will feel guilty. The very idea of doing nothing during the day will make them uncomfortable and sleepless all night. They study so hard that they have hardly had time to savor life and to pursue other interests to grow as well-rounded people.现在大学生承受沉重的压力，你会发现他们除了毕业班学生开始找工作，总是忙着研究参加校园组织，忙着参加体育锻炼和其他课外活动，忙着去分享他们朋友的兴趣，而无暇注意与学习无关的事，简而言之他们已变得一无所有的机器人，他们的压力，是在太少的时间做太多的工作，如果他们的室友在图书馆学习直到午夜直到关闭，而他们去看电影，他们会感到内疚，白天无所事事的想法会使他们不舒服和失眠，所有他们学习的非常努力，他们几乎没有时间享受生活和追求其他兴趣，成为一个全面发展的人。

2020年云南昆明理工大学英语翻译基础考研真题A卷I.Translate the following proper nouns, abbreviations and technical terms intoChinese.(15 scores)II.Translate the following proper nouns, abbreviations and technical terms into English.(15 scores)III.Translate the following English into Chinese. (60 scores) If you rest, you rust? Study finds early retirement may speed up cognitive declineIt’s hard to think of an early retirement as anything other than a positive. Who wouldn’t want to trade in their suit and tie for a pair of beach shorts? While retiring ahead of schedule may be easier on the body, a new set of research has found that it may not be so beneficial for the mind. The study, conducted at Binghamton University, finds that an early retirement can accelerate the usual rateof cognitive decline among the elderly.The research team analyzed China’s new rural pension scheme (NRPS), as well as China’s most recent Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), in order to investigate the effects of early retirement and pension benefits on individual cognition among adults over the age of 60. For reference, CHARLS is a representative national survey of China’s population over the age of 45 that tests respondents regarding mental cognition, episodic memory, and overall mental wellbeing.Life expectancy rates in China have steadily increased over the past few decades, coinciding with a decline in fertility. These two trends have resulted in a large elderly population in the Asian nation, subsequently creating an urgent need for more robust pension programs.After going over all of the data, the research team noted a clear trend: individuals receiving pension benefits were experiencing much more rapid mental decline than their counterparts still on the workforce. The most prominent indicator of mental decline among retirees was delayed recall, a trait widely considered to be an accurate predictor of dementia. Surprisingly, females seemed to experience even sharper mental decline after retiring early. Overall, the results support the hypothesis that decreased mental activity accelerates cognitive decline.This study’s findings were similar to previous research that had focused on the impact of retirement on elderly individuals living in the United States, England, and the European Union. So, this is hardly a trend limited to Asia.IV.Translate the following Chinese into English. (60 scores)如果每年没有12万立方千米的降雨，世界各大洲就会一片荒芜。

昆明理工大学硕士研究生入学考试
《地质学基础》考试大纲
适用专业：070901 矿物学、岩石学、矿床学 070902 地球化学、070903
古生物学与地层学、070904
构造地质学、070905第四纪地质学、081801矿产普查与勘探、081802
地球探测与信息技术、081803
地质工程、081820旅游地质与地质遗迹、081821矿产资源经济、085217 地质工程
第一部分考试形式和试卷结构
一、试卷满分及考试时间
试卷满分为150分，考试时间为180分钟。

二、答题方式
答题方式为闭卷、笔试。

三、试卷的内容结构
1、有关地球的基本知识（5%）；
2、地壳的物质组成，常见的矿物和岩石（20%）；
3、各种内、外力地质作用的基本原理、过程及产物特征（55%）；
4、岩石圈的运动规律（15%）；
5、环境地质与灾害地质（5%）。

四、试卷的题型结构
1。

机械工程复试回忆版：面试：进去一看8个老师。

有点晕。

一个女老师开始问你ENGLISH，都是很简单的问题。

竟然没让我introduce myself。

而是她问一句我答一句。

完了是抽一到英语题。

我的题目是：介绍你的学校的一个建筑。

很简单啊这个直接上图书馆么。

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.。

一层一层介绍完了就到5min了。

那个小闹铃一响。

就不用说英文了。

下来是抽常识性问题。

我抽的是研究生应该具备那些条件？具体回答我就不说了。

专业问题：直齿轮与斜齿轮的差别；简述型位公差。

都不难。

在老师的提示下基本完成了回答。

下面又抽了两道问题。

选一道。

我选的是套筒壁的加工方法及误差。

我相信很多人都能说上一点。

说不全是应该的。

不然要那么多教授坐那是干嘛的。

这时候，有个老师就开始给我讲了。

这个啊是怎么怎么加工的。

有什么什么作用啊。

误差都是什么什么啊。

你认真听就行了。

完了老师讲完对他一定要肯定啊。

千万别反驳。

不然死的就是你！最后老师问了我几个毕业设计的问题。

都在我的意料之中。

虽然我没怎么做。

但是我说我做到哪一步了。

他就会接着这步问下一步准备干什么啊。

我自然也是想好了。

画图啊。

这么简单还用问我。

他没话说了。

最后给我来了句。

这孩子不错。

我当时有点晕却~~第二天专业课我相信已经有人回忆了我就不做具体的介绍了。

完了等半小时是专业英语。

也很简单。

2段英译汉一段汉译英。

一个快速阅读。

基本是4级的水平。

因为我也只过了4级基本很轻松搞定。

最后，别太有负担。

能让你来复试，你已经打败了绝大多数人。

在只淘汰几个人的情况下。

详细自己虽然不是最好的，但肯定不是最差的。

一定要自信！！老师喜欢自信的学生！最后希望我的回忆能给今后的学弟学妹一点帮助。

送人玫瑰，手留余香。

子墨致~如需具体内容可以站内我~管经学院企管专业（复试回忆版）复试流程：第一天，综合素质面试——专业课面试——英语面试；第二天，英语专业翻译——专业课笔试第一天早上8：30开始，我们在301侯考室，老师会给我们安排去哪个面试组，参加什么考试。

昆明理工大学2015年硕士研究生招生复试考试试题(A卷)考试科目名称:英语(计算机)试题适用招生专业: 信自学院计算机系各硕士研究生专业考生答题须知1. 所有题日(包括填空、选择、图表等类型层目)管题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上,在本试题册上作答无效,请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号，2评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题房上面影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责，3答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作等(面图可用船笔)，用其它笔答题不给分。

4等题时不能使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。

(1分)专业词汇中翻英(每单词0.5 分)1.，系统2.噪声(1分)专业词汇类翻中(每单词0.5分)1. Software engineering2. Stochastic process(共6分，每段3分)翻译:请把下面两段英文翻译为中文。

While guided (指导) by instructors (搜课教师) and advisors (导师). the student is responsible (有责任的) from now on for his or her own education (教育) The student determines (决定) how much study time to devote (投入),and how much efort to expend, and how much rpetition (重复), practice (练习), and revicw (复习)is needed for mastery (掌握) of the material (材料). The student must peridically (定期地) self-asses (自我评估) and adjust (调整) the amount of ime and effort acordingdy. The student cannot expet (期望) the istuctor to assign (布置) enough and only ecnough reading &homework to fcilitate (辅助) learning and mastery.During the past two decades (10年) autonomous robotic systems (自动机器人系统) for enterainment(娱乐) Purposes (目的have started to appear. One popular domain is pool robots (台球机器人)Presumably (大致来说) the first one was developed at Bristol University (布里斯托大学) from the mid-80s unil the mid-90s. The history of pool robots continued 2004 with Roboshark and 2008 with Deep Green. At the moment, Deep Green seems to be the most advanced one when it comes to paying ability.注Roboshank和Doep Green可直接使用原文。

昆明理工大学2021年[翻译硕士英语]考研真题Part ⅠVocabulary and Structure(1x30=30 points)In this section, there are thirty incomplete sentences. For each sentence four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. Decide which of the alternatives best completes the sentence. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. Because the cost of living in the United States is very high, ________ students should beadvised to budget their financial resources with great care.A. perspectiveB. prosperousB. C. prospective D. protective2. When total taxes are ________ from personal income, the remainder is called disposable income.A. distractedB. detractedC. contractedD. subtracted3. ________ should we seek temporary economic development at the expense of the environment and resources.A. Under any circumstances notB. Not under a circumstanceC. Under no circumstancesD. No circumstance4. We want our children to have more than job skills; we want their livesto be ________ and their perspectives to be broadened.A. envisagedB. excelledC. exceededD. enriched5. In East field, the conductor of the town’s orchestra is a very ________ citizen, even more renowned than the mayor or the police chief.A. dictatorialB. prominentC. fastidiousD. rebellious6. In the 1860’s, author Leo Tolstoy was________ with his family in the Tula region of Russia; while comfortably established there, he wrote War and Peace.A. ensconcedB. circumscribedC. avowedD. coerced7. He entered the United States in 1988 as a ________ resident because of his marriage to a U.S. citizen.A. perpetualB. migrantC. registeredD. permanent8. Caught ________ guard by the invasion, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin instructed the Russian people to “scorch the earth”in front of the German invaders.A. inB. onC. underD. off9. Just as a reader skims quickly over the individual words on page, so we ________ see a treeexactly and completely with regard to its leaves, branches, color, shape.A. scarcelyB. ironicallyC. logicallyD. legally10. When ________ animals are removed from their wild habitats and kept as pets, the pet owners are likely to incur injuries.A. feralB. vivaciousC. docileD.benign11. All the finished products are stored in a ________ of the delivery port and shipping is available at any time.A. garageB. cabinetC. capsuleD. warehouse12. Arthur made the________ decision to drink plenty of water at the very beginning of the daylong hike, and thus was able to avoid dehydration.A. crepuscularB. irrevocableC. ponderousD. canny13. If you don’t sort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on ________.A. accusingB. accumulatingC. activatingD. depositing14. It was also a highly desirable political end. ________, it gave the English a door into France.A. HoweverB. WhicheverC. WhereasD. Furthermore15. Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really _______ of the reality that they represent.A. reflectionsB. demonstrationsC. illuminationsD. reproductions16. It is through learning that the individual _______ many habitual ways of reacting to situations.A. retainsB. gainsC. achievesD. acquires17. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they ________ to violence in order to escape.A. proceedB. appealC. resortD. incline18. Mary once _______ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music.A. mergedB. collaboratedC. coincidedD. constituted19. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the _______ of lessons.A. observationB. investigationC. inspectionD. examination20. A membership card authorizes ________ the club’s facilities for aperiod of 12 months.A. the holder usingB. the holder’s useC. the holder to useD. the holder uses21. Mr. Chang praised the________of Sylvia’s history term paper, commending her for her trenchant analysis as well as her diligence.A. abhorrenceB. effusivenessC. divergenceD. perspicacity22. Though her parents __________ her musical ability, Jerrilou's piano playing is really terrible.A. pour scorn onB. heap praise uponC. give vent toD. cast light upon23. Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.A. incredibleB. infectiousC. incompatibleD. inaccessible24. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged __________ how great their achievements are.A. in spite ofB. in ways ofC. in favor ofD. in terms of25. The directions were so _______ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.A. ingeniousB. ambitiousC. notoriousD. ambiguous26. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ________ areas in Japanese life.A. sophisticatedB. competitiveC. considerateD. superficial27. If we _______ our relations with that country, we’ll have to find another supplier of raw materials.A. diffuseB. diminishC. terminateD. preclude28. This is an ideal site for a university ________ it is far from the downtown area.A. provided thatB. now thatC. so thatD. in that29. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ________ over the meeting with great skill.A. presidedB. administeredC. masteredD. executed30.A most ________ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in.A. trivialB. delicateC. minorD. miniaturePart II Reading Comprehension ( 40 points )Section A: In this section, there are three passages. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them four choices marked A, B, C and D are given. You should decide on the BEST choice for each question or unfinished statement and then write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x15 =30 points) Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage.Passage 1These days, nobody needs to cook. Families graze on high-cholesterol take-aways and microwaved ready-meals. Cooking is an occasional hobby and a vehicle for celebrity chefs. Which makes it odd that the kitchen has become the heart of the modern house: what the great hall was to the medieval castle, the kitchen is to the 21st-century home. The money spent on kitchens has risen with their status. In America the kitchen market is now worth $170 billion, five times the country’s film industry. In the year to August 2007, IKEA, a Swedish furniture chain, sold over one million kitchens worldwide. The average budget for a “major”kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54,000; even a “minor” improvement cost on average $18,000.Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson & Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian-style one which would cost￡145,000-155,000—excluding building, plumbing and electrical work. Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it: “You won’t see this kitchen anywhere else in the world.”The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change. Right into the early 20th century, kitchens were smoky, noisy places, generally located underground, or to the back of the house, and as far from living space as possible. That was as it should be: kitchens were for servants, and the aspiring middle classes wanted nothing to do with them.But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes. One of the pioneers of a radical new way of thinking about the kitchen was Catharine Esther Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe. In American Woman’s Home, published in 1869, the Beecher sisters recommended a scientific approach to household management, designed to enhance the efficiency of a woman’s work and promote order.Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife. Her 1919 work, Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home, was based on detailed observation of a housewife’s daily routine. She borrowed the principleof efficiency on the factory floor and applied it to domestic tasks on the kitchen floor.Frederick’s central idea, that “stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely”, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Lihotsky. It was a modernist triumph, and many elements remain central features of today’s kitchen.1. What does the author say about the kitchen of today?A. It is where housewives display their cooking skills.B. It is regarded as the center of a modern home.C. It has become something odd in a modern house.D. It is where the family entertains important guests.2. Why does the Georgian-style kitchen sell at a very high price?A. No duplicate is to be found in any other place.B. No other manufacturer can produce anything like it.C. It is manufactured by a famous British company.D. It is believed to have tremendous artistic value.3. What does the change in the status of the kitchen reflect?A. Improved living conditions.B. Women’s elevated status.C. Social change.D. Technological progress.4. What was the Beecher sisters’ idea of a kitchen?A. A place to experiment with new ideas.B. A place where high technology could be applied.C. A place of interest to the educated people.D. A place where women could work more efficiently.5. What do we learn about today’s kitchen?A. It represents the rapid technological advance in people’s daily life.B. It has been transformed beyond recognition.C. Many of its central features are no different from those of the 1920s.D. Many of its functions have changed greatly.Questions 6-10 are based on the following passage.Passage 2As a wise man once said, we are all ultimately alone. But an increasing number of Europeans are choosing to be so at an ever earlier age. This isn’t the stuff of gloomy philosophical contemplation, but a fact of Europe's new economic landscape, embraced by sociologists, real-estate developers and ad executives alike. The shift away from family life to solo lifestyle, observes a French sociologist, is part of the “irresistible momentum of individualism”over the last century. The communications revolution, the shift from a business culture of stability to one of mobility and the mass entry of women into the workforce have greatly wreaked havoc on Europeans’ private lives.Europe’s new economic climate has largely fostered the trend towardindependence. The current generation of home-aloners came of age during Europe’s shift from social democracy to the sharper, more individualistic climate of American style capitalism. Raised in an era of privatization and increased consumer choice, today’s tech-savvy workers have embraced a free market in love as well as economics. Modern Europeans are rich enough to afford to live alone, and temperamentally independent enough to want to do so.Once upon a time, people who lived alone tended to be those on either side of marriage-twenty something professionals or widowed senior citizens. While pensioners, particularly elderly women, make up a large proportion of those living alone, the newest crop of singles are high earners in their 30s and 40s who increasingly view living alone as a lifestyle choice. Living alone was conceived to be negative-dark and cold, while being together suggested warmth and light. But then came along the idea of singles. They were young, beautiful, strong! Now, young people want to live alone.The booming economy means people are working harder than ever. And that doesn’t leave much room for relationships. Pimpi Arroyo, a 35-year-old composer who lives alone in a house in Paris, says he hasn’t got time to get lonely because he has too much work. ‘I have deadlines which would make life with someone else fairly difficult.” Only an Ideal Woman would make him change his lifestyle, he says. Kaufmann, author of a recent book called “The Single Woman and9. The author quotes Eppendorf to show that .A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedomB. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day EuropeC. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonelyD. most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable10. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners.B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism.C. To examine the trend of young people living alone.D) To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships.Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage.Passage 3More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed.Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company’s executives, a accountant, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.11. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A. it is still impossible to detect computer crimes todayB. computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutionsC. computer criminals can escape punishment because they can’t be detectedD. people commit computer crimes at the request their company12. It is implied in the third paragraph that ________.A. many more computer crimes go undetected than are discoveredB. the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problemC. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimesD. most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their bad luck13. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?A. A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced.B. Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information.C. Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation.D. Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes.14. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?A. With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.B. They will be denied access to confidential records.C. They may walk away and easily find another job.D. They must leave the country or go to jail.15. The passage is mainly about ________.A. why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspectionsB. why computer criminals are often able to escape punishmentC. how computer criminals manage to get good recommendation from their former employersD. why computer crimes can’t be eliminatedSection B: Read the following passage and answer the questions followed. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (2x5 =10 points)I once knew a dog named Newton who had a unique sense of humour. Whenever I tossed out a Frisbee for him to chase, he’d take off in hot pursuit but then seem to lose track of it. Moving back and forth only a yard of two from the toy, Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely puzzled. Finally, I’d give up and head into the field to help him out. But no sooner would I get within 10 ft. Of him than he would run invariably straight over to the Frisbee, grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin.Just about every pet owner has a story like this and is eager to share it with anyone who will listen. On very short notice, TIME reporters cam up with 25 stories about what each is convinced is the smartest pet in theworld. Among them: the cat who closes the door behind him when he goes into the bathroom; the cat who uses a toilet instead of a litter box... and flushes it afterward; the dog who goes wild when he sees his owner putting on blue jeans instead of a dress because jeans mean it is time to play; and the cat who used to wait patiently at the bus stop every day for a little girl, then walk her the six blocks home. And so on.These behaviors are certainly clever, but what do they mean? Was Newton really deceiving? Can a cat really desire privacy in the toilet? In short, do household pets really have a mental and emotional life? Their owners think so, but until recently, animal-behaviour exports would have gone mad on hearing such a question. The worst sin in the worst sin in their moral vocabulary was anthropomorphism, projecting human traits onto animals. A dog or a cat might behave as if it were angry, lonely, sad, happy or confused, but that was only in the eye of the viewer. What was going on, they insisted was that the dog or cat had been conditioned, through a perhaps unintentional series of punishments and rewards, the behave certain way. The behaviour wasa mechanical result of the training.1. What did Newton seem puzzled about?2. Why does the author say Newton had unique sense of humour?3. What made it possible for the TIME reporters to come up with so many interesting stories about pets?4.What belief about pet behaviour was unacceptable to experts ofanimal behaviour?5. What is the explanation of animal-behaviour experts for the “clever”behaviour of pets?Part III Writing (30 points)Joseph Epstein, a famous American writer, once said “We decide what is important and what is trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.”Do you agree or disagree with him?Write an essay entitled:On AmbitionMarks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Your essay must be no less than 400 words and must be written on the ANSWER SHEET.。