B. Athletes should compete as individuals in the Olympic Games

C. Sport should be played competitively rather than for the love of the game

D. International contests lead to misunderstanding between nations.

C

Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless——there is no center of information anywhere in the nation except in the New York headquarters of the great broadcasting companies and the two great wire services.No candidate and no party can afford the investment on election night to match the news-gathering resources of the mass media; and so, as every citizen sits in his home watching his TV set or listening to his radio, he is the equal of any other in knowledge.There is nothing that can be done in these hours, for no one can any longer direct the great strike for America’s power; the polls(选票) have closed.Good or bad, whatever the decision.America will accept the decision——and cut down any man who goes against it, even though for millions the decision runs contrary to their own votes.The general vote is an expression of national will, the only substitute for violence and blood.Its decision is to be defended as one defends civilization itself.

There is nothing like this American expression of will in England or France, India or Russia or China.Only one other major nation in modern history has ever tried to elect its leader directly by mass, free, popular vote.This was the Weimar Republic of Germany, which modeled its unitary vote for national leaders on the American practice.Out of its experiment with the system it got Hitler.Americans have had Lincoln, Wilson and two Roosevelts.Nothing can be done when the voting returns are flooding in; the White House and its power will move to one or another of the two candidates, and all will know about it in the morning.But for these hours history stops.

69.Between ten p.m.and midnight, the United States has no leader because      .

A.the President has resigned

B.the strike for power has ended

C.the polls have closed and the results are not in

D.there has been a revolution

70.“The great strike for America’s power” in paragraph 1 refers to      .

A.the strike of the mass media B.the great coal strike

C.striking while the iron is hot D.the election campaign

71.According to the author only one other major modern nation ever tried to elect its leader by mass, free, popular vote.That nation was      .

A.India B.Germany C.Russia D.England

72.The author believes the decision at the polls will      .

A.lead to anarchy  B.result in men being cut down

C.cause violence and blood D.be defended by all Americans

D

73.__________

Transport is one of the aids to trade.By moving goods from places where they are plentiful to places where they are scarce, transport adds to their value.The more easily goods can be brought over the distance that separates producer and consumer, the better for trade.When there were no railways, no good roads, no canals, and only small sailing ships, trade was on a small scale.

74.__________

The great advances made in transport during the last two hundred years were accompanied by a big increase in trade.Bigger and faster ships enabled a trade in meat to develop between Britain and New Zealand, for instance.Quicker transport makes possible mass-production and big business, drawing supplies from, and selling goods to, all parts of the globe.Big factories could not exist without transport to carry the large number of workers they need to and from their homes.Big city stores could not have developed unless customers could travel easily from the suburbs and goods delivered to their homes.Big cities could not survive unless food could be brought from a distance.

75.__________

Transport also prevents waste.Much of the fish landed at the ports would be wasted if it could not be taken quickly to inland towns.Transport has given us a much greater variety of foods and goods since we no longer have to live on what is produced locally.Foods which at one time could be obtained only during a part of the year can now be obtained all through the year.Transport has raised the standard of living.

76.__________

By moving fuel, raw materials, and even power, for example, through electric cables, transport has led to the establishment of industries and trade in areas where they would have been impossible before.Districts and countries can concentrate on making things which they can do better and more cheaply than others and can then exchange them with one another.The cheaper and quicker transport becomes, the longer the distance over which goods can profitably be carried.Countries with poor transport have a lower standard of living.

77.__________

Commerce requires not only the moving of goods and people but also the carrying of messages and information.Means of communication, like telephones, cables and radio, send information about prices, supplies, and changing conditions in different parts of the world.In this way, advanced communication system also help to develop trade.

VI. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs (10%)

1. I can’t tell you whether it __________ (snow) next month.

2. I had no choice but __________ (walk) there alone.

3. This is the first New Year’s Eve that Mark           (spend) with his family since he returned from abroad.

4. It was suggested that Saleem             (see) his doctor first.

5. Please make sure that you __________ (lock) the doors and windows before you leave the classroom.

6. It was obvious that you didn’t pay attention to my lecture. You__________           (think) of something else.

7. By the end of last year, another new gymnasium             (build) in Beijing.

8. He sent me an email, __________ (hope) to get further information.

9.             (regard) as the main reason for the recent worldwide economic problems is the fact that the U.S. government would hardly accept.

10. The Town Hall            (complete) in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.

VII. Translation (13%)

1.你能否得全优取决于你学习是否努力。(主语从句)

2.无论你在哪儿，你必须适应那儿的生活方式。(adapt)

3.规定要求滑雪初学者不能单独去滑雪，以免受伤。(It is required that…)

4.衷心感谢你推荐我报名参加那所家教中心，那里的老师个个都称职。(appreciate)

期中英语答案

1-5 DCCAC  6-10 AAACD  11-16 BBCDDC

17. products     18. North  19. manager   20. 66605554

21-25 BACDD  26-30 CBCBB   31-35 CCBDC     36. D

37-45 BD/ C/AB/ BC/ A/ D/ CD/ AD/ B

46---50   CDDBC      51-----55   DBACB      56-----60 ADDDC

61-64 CACD   65-68 CBCA   69-72 CDBD    73-77 C/ A/ AB/ B/ D

Tense :

1. will snow  2. to walk   3. has spent   4. (should) see  5. lock

6. were thinking  7. had been built  8. hoping  9. being regarded

10. completed

Translation:

1. Whether you can get straight A’s depends on whether you study hard.

2. Wherever you are, you must adapt (yourself) to the way of life/ the lifestyle there.

3. It is required in the rule that ski learners / a ski learner (should) not ski alone in case they get / he gets injured.

Ski learners are required in the rule not to ski alone in case they (should) get injured.

4. I sincerely appreciate you/ your recommending me to enroll in that tutorial center, where every teacher is qualified.

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