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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.

1，homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentscan’t

possibly2.Tohelphomelesspeople3independence,thefederal

governmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,4theminimumwage,andfund

morelow-costhousing.

5everyoneagreesonthenumberofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates

6anywherefrom600,000to3million.7thefiguremayvary,analystsdo

agreeonanothermatter:thatthenumberofthehomelessis8.Oneofthefederal

government’sstudies9thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19

millionbytheendofthisdecade.

Findingwaysto10thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasingly

difficult.11whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda12thatwillgive

themthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthe

bulkofeachday13thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadults

areaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshave

seriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,14notaddictedormentallyill,simply

lacktheeveryday15skillsneededtoturntheirlives16.BostonGlobereporter

ChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare17pro

gramsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.

18EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegein

Massachusetts,19it,“Therehastobe20ofprograms.What’sneededisa

packagedeal.”

1.[A]Indeed[B]Likewise[C]Therefore[D]Furthermore

2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve[D]retain

3.[A]in[B]for[C]with[D]toward

4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take[D]keep

英語試題.1.（共14頁）

5.[A]Generally[B]Almost[C]Hardly[D]Not

6.[A]cover[B]change[C]range[D]differ

7.[A]Nowthat[B]Although[C]Provided[D]Exceptthat

8.[A]inflating[B]expanding[C]increasing[D]extending

9.[A]predicts[B]displays[C]proves[D]discovers

10.[A]assist[B]track[C]sustain[D]dismiss

11.[A]Hence[B]But[C]Even[D]Only

12.[A]lodging[B]shelter[C]dwelling[D]house

13.[A]searching[B]strolling[C]crowding[D]wandering

14.[A]when[B]once[C]while[D]whereas

15.[A]life[B]existence[C]survival[D]maintenance

16.[A]around[B]over[C]on[D]up

17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive[C]complementary[D]compensating

18.[A]So[B]Since[C]As[D]Thus

19.[A]puts[B]interprets[C]assumes[D]makes

20.[A]supervision[B]manipulation[C]regulation[D]coordination

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

英語試題.2.（共14頁）

Text1

Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachine

forhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressand

discourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopular

culture.Peopleareabsorbedinto“acultureofconsumption”launchedbythe19th-

centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.

Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite”thesewerestores“anyone

couldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicand

democraticact.”Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesfor

homogenization.

Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbe

altogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigration

Forum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitherat

unprecedentedlevelsnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8

percentofthepopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1

immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2for

every1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation–language,homeownership

andintermarriage.

The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteen

mostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish‘well’or‘verywell’aftertenyearsof

residence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.

“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrant

families.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa“graveyard”forlanguages.By1996

foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof

75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.

Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethando

U.S.-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomen

aremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarried

tonon-Asians.

Rodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansof

superstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfear

thatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothe

nation’sassimilativepower.”

AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?Indeed.Itis

bigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.Butparticularlywhenviewedagainst

America’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkand

deterioratingsocialenvironment.

英語試題.3.（共14頁）

21.Theword“homogenizing”(Line2,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans

[A]identifying.

[B]associating.

[C]assimilating.

[D]monopolizing.

22.Accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury

[A]playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture.

[B]becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers.

[C]satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite.

[D]oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption.

23.ThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S.

[A]areresistanttohomogenization.

[B]exertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture.

[C]arehardlyathreattothecommonculture.

[D]constitutethemajorityofthepopulation.

24.WhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?

[A]Toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.

[B]Torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.

[C]Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.

[D]ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.

25.Intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis

[A]rewarding.

[B]successful.

[C]fruitless.

[D]harmful.

英語試題.4.（共14頁）

Text2

Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry–William

Shakespeare–buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.

ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC),whichpresentssuperbproductions

oftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethe

townsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolook

atAnneHathaway’sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.

TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheateraddsapennytotheir

revenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC’sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeards

andsandalsandnoisiness.It’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthat

Shakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor(withabeard)anddidhis

shareofnoise-making.

Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomeby

bus–andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside–don’t

usuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatrein

Stratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeir

playgoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’s

revenuebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)pouringcash

intothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutof

townbynightfall.

Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandthelocalcouncildoesnotcontribute

directlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.

Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.

Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwith

HamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,

andwillbeveryexpensive.

Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompany

needsasubsidy.(Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.

Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’ll

dobetter.)Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshave

stayedlow.

Itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaythe

youngpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyforthe

plays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike(thoughtheycomefromallover)

–lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsand

beddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seats

and80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhenthebox

officeopensat10:30a.m.

英語試題.5.（共14頁）

26.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthat

[A]thetownsfolkdenytheRSC’scontributiontothetown’srevenue.

[B]theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage.

[C]thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms.

[D]thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism.

27.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that

[A]thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately.

[B]theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers.

[C]thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers.

[D]theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater.

28.Bysaying“Stratfordcriespoortraditionally”(Line2,Paragraph4),theauthor

impliesthat

[A]Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects.

[B]Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties.

[C]thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney.

[D]thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid.

29.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause

[A]ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending.

[B]thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managed.

[C]thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable.

[D]thetheatreattendanceisontherise.

30.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor

[A]issupportiveofbothsides.

[B]favorsthetownsfolk’sview.

[C]takesadetachedattitude.

[D]issympathetictotheRSC.

英語試題.6.（共14頁）

Text3

Whenprehistoricmanarrivedinnewpartsoftheworld,somethingstrange

happenedtothelargeanimals:theysuddenlybecameextinct.Smallerspecies

survived.Thelarge,slow-growinganimalswereeasygame,andwerequicklyhunted

toextinction.Nowsomethingsimilarcouldbehappeningintheoceans.

Thattheseasarebeingoverfishedhasbeenknownforyears.Whatresearchers

suchasRansomMyersandBorisWormhaveshownisjusthowfastthingsare

changing.Theyhavelookedathalfacenturyofdatafromfisheriesaroundtheworld.

Theirmethodsdonotattempttoestimatetheactualbiomass(theamountofliving

biologicalmatter)offishspeciesinparticularpartsoftheocean,butratherchangesin

thatbiomassovertime.AccordingtotheirlatestpaperpublishedinNature,the

biomassoflargepredators(animalsthatkillandeatotheranimals)inanewfisheryis

reducedonaverageby80%within15yearsofthestartofexploitation.Insomelong-

fishedareas,ithashalvedagainsincethen.

Dr.Wormacknowledgesthatthesefiguresareconservative.Onereasonforthis

isthatfishingtechnologyhasimproved.Today’svesselscanfindtheirpreyusing

satellitesandsonar,whichwerenotavailable50yearsago.Thatmeansahigher

proportionofwhatisintheseaisbeingcaught,sotherealdifferencebetweenpresent

andpastislikelytobeworsethantheonerecordedbychangesincatchsizes.Inthe

earlydays,too,longlineswouldhavebeenmoresaturatedwithfish.Someindividuals

wouldthereforenothavebeencaught,sincenobaitedhookswouldhavebeen

availabletotrapthem,leadingtoanunderestimateoffishstocksinthepast.

Furthermore,intheearlydaysoflonglinefishing,alotoffishwerelosttosharks

aftertheyhadbeenhooked.Thatisnolongeraproblem,becausetherearefewer

sharksaroundnow.

Dr.MyersandDr.Wormarguethattheirworkgivesacorrectbaseline,which

futuremanagementeffortsmusttakeintoaccount.Theybelievethedatasupportan

ideacurrentamongmarinebiologists,thatofthe“shiftingbaseline”.Thenotionis

thatpeoplehavefailedtodetectthemassivechangeswhichhavehappenedinthe

oceanbecausetheyhavebeenlookingbackonlyarelativelyshorttimeintothepast.

Thatmattersbecausetheorysuggeststhatthemaximumsustainableyieldthatcanbe

croppedfromafisherycomeswhenthebiomassofatargetspeciesisabout50%of

itsoriginallevels.Mostfisheriesarewellbelowthat,whichisabadwaytodo

business.

英語試題.7.（共14頁）

31.Theextinctionoflargeprehistoricanimalsisnotedtosuggestthat

[A]largeanimalswerevulnerabletothechangingenvironment.

[B]smallspeciessurvivedaslargeanimalsdisappeared.

[C]largeseaanimalsmayfacethesamethreattoday.

[D]slow-growingfishoutlivefast-growingones.

32.WecaninferfromDr.MyersandDr.Worm’spaperthat

[A]thestockoflargepredatorsinsomeoldfisherieshasreducedby90%.

[B]thereareonlyhalfasmanyfisheriesastherewere15yearsago.

[C]thecatchsizesinnewfisheriesareonly20%oftheoriginalamount.

[D]thenumberoflargepredatorsdroppedfasterinnewfisheriesthanintheold.

33.Bysaying“thesefiguresareconservative”(Line1,Paragraph3),Dr.Worm

meansthat

[A]fishingtechnologyhasimprovedrapidly.

[B]thecatch-sizesareactuallysmallerthanrecorded.

[C]themarinebiomasshassufferedagreaterloss.

[D]thedatacollectedsofarareoutofdate.

34.Dr.Myersandotherresearchersholdthat

[A]peopleshouldlookforabaselinethatcanworkforalongertime.

[B]fisheriesshouldkeeptheiryieldsbelow50%ofthebiomass.

[C]theoceanbiomassshouldberestoredtoitsoriginallevel.

[D]peopleshouldadjustthefishingbaselinetothechangingsituation.

35.Theauthorseemstobemainlyconcernedwithmostfisheries’

[A]managementefficiency.

[B]biomasslevel.

[C]catch-sizelimits.

[D]technologicalapplication.

英語試題.8.（共14頁）

Text4

Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweird.Buttheweirdestmaybethis:

artists’onlyjobistoexploreemotions,andyettheychoosetofocusontheonesthat

feelbad.

Thiswasn’talwaysso.Theearliestformsofart,likepaintingandmusic,are

thosebestsuitedforexpressingjoy.Butsomewherefromthe19thcenturyonward,

moreartistsbeganseeinghappinessasmeaningless,phonyor,worstofall,boring,as

wewentfromWordsworth’sdaffodilstoBaudelaire’sflowersofevil.

Youcouldarguethatartbecamemoreskepticalofhappinessbecausemodern

timeshaveseensomuchmisery.Butit’snotasifearliertimesdidn’tknowperpetual

war,disasterandthemassacreofinnocents.Thereason,infact,maybejustthe

opposite:thereistoomuchdamnhappinessintheworldtoday.

Afterall,whatistheonemodernformofexpressionalmostcompletely

dedicatedtodepictinghappiness?Advertising.Theriseofanti-happyartalmost

exactlytrackstheemergenceofmassmedia,andwithit,acommercialculturein

whichhappinessisnotjustanidealbutanideology.

Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworked

untilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest,beforemass

communicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,which

remindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereindangerandthattheywouldsomedaybe

meatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.

TodaythemessagestheaverageWesternerissurroundedwitharenotreligious

butcommercial,andforeverhappy.Fast-foodeaters,newsanchors,textmessengers,

allsmiling,smiling,smiling.Ourmagazinesfeaturebeamingcelebritiesandhappy

familiesinperfecthomes.Andsincethesemessageshaveanagenda–tolureusto

openourwallets–theymaketheveryideaofhappinessseemunreliable.“Celebrate!”

commandedtheadsforthearthritisdrugCelebrex,beforewefoundoutitcould

increasetheriskofheartattacks.

Butwhatweforget–whatoureconomydependsonusforgetting–isthat

happinessismorethanpleasurewithoutpain.Thethingsthatbringthegreatestjoy

carrythegreatestpotentialforlossanddisappointment.Today,surroundedby

promisesofeasyhappiness,weneedarttotellus,asreligiononcedid,Mementomori:

rememberthatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotin

denyingthisbutinlivingwithit.It’samessageevenmorebitterthanaclovecigarette,

yet,somehow,abreathoffreshair.

英語試題.9.（共14頁）

36.BycitingtheexamplesofpoetsWordsworthandBaudelaire,theauthorintends

toshowthat

[A]poetryisnotasexpressiveofjoyaspaintingormusic.

[B]artgrowsoutofbothpositiveandnegativefeelings.

[C]poetstodayarelessskepticalofhappiness.

[D]artistshavechangedtheirfocusofinterest.

37.Theword“bummer”(Line5,Paragraph5)mostprobablymeanssomething

[A]religious.

[B]unpleasant.

[C]entertaining.

[D]commercial.

38.Intheauthor’sopinion,advertising

[A]emergesinthewakeoftheanti-happyart.

[B]isacauseofdisappointmentforthegeneralpublic.

[C]replacesthechurchasamajorsourceofinformation.

[D]createsanillusionofhappinessratherthanhappinessitself.

39.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorbelieves

[A]happinessmoreoftenthannotendsinsadness.

[B]theanti-happyartisdistastefulbutrefreshing.

[C]miseryshouldbeenjoyedratherthandenied.

[D]theanti-happyartflourisheswheneconomybooms.

40.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthetext?

[A]Religiononcefunctionedasareminderofmisery.

[B]Artprovidesabalancebetweenexpectationandreality.

[C]Peoplefeeldisappointedattherealitiesofmodernsociety.

[D]Massmediaareinclinedtocoverdisastersanddeaths.

英語試題.10.（共14頁）

PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,

choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofnumberedgaps.

Therearetwoextrachoices,whichyoudonotneedtouse.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

OnthenorthbankoftheOhioriversitsEvansville,Ind.,homeofDavid

Williams,52,andofariverboatcasino(aplacewheregamblinggamesareplayed).

Duringseveralyearsofgamblinginthatcasino,Williams,astateauditorearning

$35,000ayear,lostapproximately$175,000.Hehadnevergambledbeforethecasino

senthimacouponfor$20worthofgambling.

Hevisitedthecasino,lostthe$20andleft.Onhissecondvisithelost$800.The

casinoissuedtohim,asagoodcustomer,a“FunCard,”whichwhenusedinthe

casinoearnspointsformealsanddrinks,andenablesthecasinototracktheuser’s

gamblingactivities.ForWilliams,thoseactivitiesbecamewhathecalls“electronic

heroin.”

(41)In1997helost$21,000tooneslot

machineintwodays.InMarch1997helost$72,186.Hesometimesplayedtwoslot

machinesatatime,allnight,untiltheboatdockedat5a.m.,thenwentbackaboard

whenthecasinoopenedat9a.m.Nowheissuingthecasino,chargingthatitshould

haverefusedhispatronagebecauseitknewhewasaddicted.Itdidknowhehada

problem.

InMarch1998,afriendofWilliams’sgothiminvoluntarilyconfinedtoa

treatmentcenterforaddictions,andwrotetoinformthecasinoofWilliams’s

gamblingproblem.ThecasinoincludedaphotoofWilliamsamongthoseofbanned

gamblers,andwrotetohima“ceaseadmissions”letter.Notingthe

“medical/psychological”natureofproblemgamblingbehavior,thelettersaidthat

beforebeingreadmittedtothecasinohewouldhavetopresentmedical/psychological

informationdemonstratingthatpatronizingthecasinowouldposenothreattohis

safetyorwell-being.

(42)

TheWallStreetJournalreportsthatthecasinohas24signswarning:“Enjoythe

fun...andalwaysbetwithyourhead,notoverit.”Everyentranceticketlistsatoll-free

numberforcounselingfromtheIndianaDepartmentofMentalHealth.Nevertheless,

Williams’ssuitchargesthatthecasino,knowinghewas“helplesslyaddictedto

gambling,”intentionallyworkedto“l(fā)ure”himto“engageinconductagainsthis

will.”Well.

英語試題.11.（共14頁）

(43)

ThefourtheditionoftheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders

says“pathologicalgambling”involvespersistent,recurringanduncontrollablepursuit

lessofmoneythanofthethrilloftakingrisksinquestofawindfall.

(44)Pushedbyscience,orwhatclaimsto

bescience,societyisreclassifyingwhatoncewereconsideredcharacterflawsor

moralfailingsaspersonalitydisordersakintophysicaldisabilities.

(45)

Forty-fourstateshavelotteries,29havecasinos,andmostofthesestatesareto

varyingdegreesdependenton–youmightsayaddictedto–revenuesfromwagering.

AndsincethefirstInternetgamblingsitewascreatedin1995,competitionfor

gamblers’dollarshasbecomeintense.TheOct.28issueofNewsweekreportedthat2

milliongamblerspatronize1,800virtualcasinoseveryweek.With$3.5billionbeing

lostonInternetwagersthisyear,gamblinghaspassedpornographyastheWeb’smost

profitablebusiness.

[A]Althoughnosuchevidencewaspresented,thecasino’smarketingdepartment

continuedtopepperhimwithmailings.Andheenteredthecasinoandused

hisFunCardwithoutbeingdetected.

[B]Itisunclearwhatluringwasrequired,givenhiscompulsivebehavior.

Andinwhatsensewashiswilloperative?

[C]Bythetimehehadlost$5,000hesaidtohimselfthatifhecouldgetbacktoeven,

hewouldquit.Onenighthewon$5,500,buthedidnotquit.

[D]GamblinghasbeenacommonfeatureofAmericanlifeforever,butforalong

timeitwasbroadlyconsideredasin,orasocialdisease.Nowitisasocialpolicy:

themostimportantandaggressivepromoterofgamblinginAmericaisthe

government.

[E]DavidWilliams’ssuitshouldtroublethisgamblingnation.Butdon’tbetonit.

[F]Itisworrisomethatsocietyismedicalizingmoreandmorebehavioralproblems,

oftendefiningasaddictionswhatearlier,sternergenerationsexplainedas

weaknessofwill.

[G]Theanonymous,lonely,undistractednatureofonlinegamblingisespecially

conducivetocompulsivebehavior.Butevenifthegovernmentknewhowtomove

againstInternetgambling,whatwouldbeitsgroundsfordoingso?

英語試題.12.（共14頁）

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese,YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10

points)

IsittruethattheAmericanintellectualisrejectedandconsideredofnoaccount

inhissociety?Iamgoingtosuggestthatitisnottrue.FatherBruckbergertoldpartof

thestorywhenheobservedthatitistheintellectualswhohaverejectedAmerica.But

theyhavedonemorethanthat.Theyhavegrowndissatisfiedwiththeroleofthe

intellectual.Itisthey,notAmerica,whohavebecomeanti-intellectual.

First,theobjectofourstudypleadsfordefinition.Whatisanintellectual?(46)I

shalldefinehimasanindividualwhohaselectedashisprimarydutyandpleasurein

lifetheactivityofthinking