TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2001)&-GRADE EIGHT--在线考试系统

1、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
symbolic 

2、【简答题】
The Internet is about to take off in China. As many as 9 million people are online, a number that is estimated to hit 20 million by the end of 2000. It is predicted that this phenomenal growth will have great impact on our society and economy. Choose ONE aspect of our society or economy where you think the impact will be most strongly felt, and write an essay of about 300 words entitled.
THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET ON ...
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate deta ils. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. [10分]

解析：
The Impact of the Internet on Education
The Internet is making the world smaller and is changing every aspect of our life. There can be no doubt that the Internet will have greater impact on our society and economy. The impact, in my opinion, will be strongly felt in the aspect of education.
First, the Internet provides equal opportunities for all students, as long as they can get access to the Internet. In the traditional form of education, students who get higher marks in examination may enter a better school, and those who do not have to enter a relatively less good one. With the Internet, every student is provided with the same sources of education, so they can get equal opportunities to improve themselves. In that case, the general quality of education will be highly improved in our country.
Second, the Internet poses a challenge, not a danger really to teacher. Traditionally, teachers are the dominator of education, and students are fixed to t he instruction of several specific teachers. This, in fact, may result in the laziness of teachers, since there is no competition. With the Internet, a student may choose any teacher's instruction as far as he likes it, which is an incentive to the faculty of teachers. Faced with this, a teacher is likely to try his best to improve his instruction and this will in turn improve the educational quality of our country.
Last but not least, the internet makes education more convenient for the students. A student can learn at any time he likes and, at the same time, save the money spent on tuition and board. All of these may head to a revolution of education. 
After ail, I am not exaggerating the influence of the Internet on education. It is true that the Internet may still remain out of the reach of some one and may be less amicable than human teachers. But the point is that, the Internet is sure to accelerate the development of education.
With the Internet, let us make the education of our country into a better existence!

3、【简答题】
Translate the following underlined text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
乔羽的歌大家都熟悉｡但他另外两大爱好却鲜为人知,那就是钓鱼和喝酒｡晚年的乔羽喜爱垂钓,他说:“有水有鱼的地方大都是有好环境的,好环境便会给人好心情｡我认为最好的钓鱼场所不是舒适的､给你准备好饿鱼的垂钓园,而是那极其有吸引力的大自然野外天成的场所｡”钓鱼是一项能够陶冶性情的运动,有益于身心健康｡乔羽说: “钓鱼可分三个阶段:第一阶段是吃鱼;第二阶段是吃鱼和情趣兼而有之;第三阶段主要是的趣,面对一池碧水,将忧心烦恼全都抛在一边,使自己的身心得到充分休息｡” [7分]

解析：
Qiao Yu took to fishing in his old age. He said: "Where there is fish and water, there is good environment, and good environment fills one's heart with joy (makes one feel delighted, delights everyone, gives delight to everyone). I think the best place for fishing is not a comfortable man-made fish-pond where hungry fish are ready (provided) for you, but an enchanting place in the wild where everything is natural. "Fishing (Angling) is a game that can help improve one's temperament (character). It is good for mental and bodily health. Qiao Yu said: "Fishing falls into three stages. The first stage is just for eating fish. The second stage is for eating fish and for enjoying the pleasure of fishing as well. (The second stage is for enjoying the pleasure of fishing as well as eating fish. ) The third stage is mainly for the pleasure of fishing facing a pool of green water, one casts (throws) aside all anxieties and worries and enjoys (takes) a good rest, both mental and physical."

4、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
as→so 

5、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
reference 

6、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
increasing→increasingly 

7、【简答题】
Translate the following underlined part of the text into Chinese. Writer your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
Possession for its own sake or in competition with the rest of the neighbo rhood would have been Thoreau’s idea of the low levels. The active discipline o f heightening one’s perception of what is enduring in nature would have been his idea of the high. What he saved from the low was time and effort he could spend on the high. Thoreau certainly disapproved of starvation, but he would put into feeding himself only as much effort as would keep him functioning for more impor tant efforts.
Effort is the gist of it. There is no happiness except as we take on life- engaging difficulties. Short of the impossible, as Yeats put it, the satisfactio n we get from a lifetime depends on how high we choose our difficulties. Robert Frost was thinking in something like the same terms when he spoke of “The pleas u re of taking pains”. The mortal flaw in the advertised version of happiness is in the fact that it purports to be effortless.
We demand difficulty even in our games. We demand it because without diffi culty there can be no game. A game is a way of making something hard for the fun of it. The rules of the game are an arbitrary imposition of difficulty. When someone ruins the fun, he always does so by refusing to play by the roles. It is e asier to win at chess if you are free, at your pleasure, to change the wholly ar bitrary roles, but the fun is in winning within the rules. No difficulty, no fun. [8分]

解析：
梭罗所理解的"低层次",即为了拥有而去拥有,或与所有的邻居明争暗斗而致拥有｡他心目中的"高层次",则是这样一种积极的人生戒律,即要使自己对自然界永恒之物的感悟臻于完美｡对于他从低层次上节省下来的时间和精力,他可将其致力于对高层次的追求｡勿庸置疑,梭罗不赞成忍饥挨饿,但他在膳食方面所投入的精力仅果腹而已,只要可确保他能去从事更为重要的事务,他便别无所求｡
付出努力才是其本质所在,除非我们终生与困难为伴,否则就无幸福可谈｡正如济慈所言,除去不可能做的事,我们一生获得的满足有多大,取决于我们选择的困难有多强｡罗伯特•福剂罗斯特谈到"苦中求乐"时,也有异曲同工之理｡就通常宣传的幸福而言,其致命弱点在于声称不用付出努力即可获得幸福｡
我们甚至在竞赛中寻求困难｡我们需要困难,因为没有困难也就无所谓竞赛,竞赛是制造困难以求得乐趣之道｡竞赛规则就是任意强加的困难｡违犯竞赛规则就是破坏乐趣｡下棋时,随心所欲,肆意更改强制之规更易获胜｡然而乐趣源于获胜而又遵守规则｡没有困难就没有乐趣｡

8、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
reporters 

9、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
so→but 

10、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
soon或shortly 

11、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
format 

12、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
rich→richer 

13、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
disadvantage

14、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
component 

15、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
asked∧→for 

16、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
involving→involved 

17、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
competence 

18、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
verbal 

19、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
1ife→living 

20、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
handle→deal或with

21、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
nature 

22、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
total→full

23、【简答题】
[1分]

解析：
asking