Part IV Translation
As the source of aluminum is almost inexhaustible, we can expect that more and more uses will be found for this versatile metal. (Passage Two)
由于鋁的資源幾乎是無止境的,我們可預計對這種多用途的金屬將會發揮越來越多的用途。
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I’mworriedabouttheappearanceofthefloor.Ineedto_____it.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
DoyouwanttosaywhatyouthinkinalettertothePresidentoftheUnitedStates?You’llgetareplyfromhim—writteninink,nottyped—afteronlyafewdays.
ThePresidentgetsabout4,000letterseveryweek.HeanswerseveryonewhowritestohimonspecialWhitesHousepaper.Buthedoesn’tneedalotoftimeforit.Infact,heonlygives20minutesaweektolookathispersonalcorrespondence.Hehasthemostmodernsecretaryintheworldtohelphim.
It’scomputer,worth£800,000,whichhasitsownroomsonthefirstflooroftheWhiteHouse.IthasabankofelectronicpenswhichwritelikethePresidentwrites,inhisfavoritelightblueink.EachletterthePresidentreceivesgetsanumber,accordingtothetypeofansweritneeds.Thepensthenwritethecorrectreplyforit,accordingtothenumber.Eachlettertakeslessthanasecondtowrite.AWhiteHouseofficialsaid,“It’snotimportantthatletterscomefromacomputer.EachlettersayswhatthePresidentwantstosay.”
1.forareplyfromthePresident.
A.YouhavetowaitalongtimeB.Youonlyhavetowaitseveraldays
C.YouhavetowaitatleastonemonthD.Youonlyhavetowaitafewweeks
2.ThereplyfromthePresident.
A.isalwaysprintedB.isalwaystyped
C.isalwayswrittenininkD.isalwayswrittenbyhimself
3.Ittakesthecomputertowritetenletters.
A.nomorethantensecondsB.alittlemorethantenseconds
C.lessthantensecondsD.atleastonesecond
4.Thecomputercanbedescribedas.
A.expensivebutefficientB.possessingabeautifulhandwriting
C.heavyandinefficientD.thePresident’smostreliablesecretary
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.thePresidentneverreadsanyletterswrittentohimbyordinarypeople
B.thePresidenthiresaveryefficientsecretarytodealwithhiscorrespondence
C.thePresidentdoesnotreallycareaboutthelettershereceiveseveryweek
D.thePresidentisassuredthatthecomputerexpresshisviewsintheletters
Youhaveyourchoiceofthree_____oficecream.
PartIVTranslation:
I’mnotagainstusingbigwords,whenitisrighttodoso,butIhavealsolearnedthatasmallwordcanworkasmallmiracle—ifit’srightword,intherightplace,attherighttime.(PassageFour)
What they are ____ about is which comes first: the chicken or the egg?