1、 Original Source (A totalitarian) societycan never permit either the truthful recording of facts, or the emotional sincerity, that literary creation demands.Totalitarianism demands the continuous alteration of the past, and in the long runa disbelief in the very existence of objective truth. (writte
2、n by George Orwell)Version C Orwell believed that totalitarian societies must suppress literature and free expression because they cannot survive the truth, and thus they claim it does not exist.(1) Deep waters that were once off limits to oil explores are suddenly accessible, partly because of adva
3、nces in floating rigs. Deep water exploring oil had once been impossible before, but now it becomes practicable in part because the floating rigs have developed much. (2) A liver cell has a different job from a blood cell and proteins to match.肝细胞与血液细胞分工不同，而且与之匹配的蛋白质也不同。A liver cell plays a differen
4、t role compared with a blood cell and the proteins inside a liver cell are different from those inside a blood cell.(3) This suggests that there is a great deal of plasticity in the growing embryo that still allows it to develop successfully even when a significant proportion of its genes are malfun
5、ctioning. 这表明胚胎在生长发育过程中有较大的可塑性，即使大部分基因发生突变，仍能成功发育。It can be concluded from the cloning studies that the growing embryo bears a lot of plasticity which enables it to develop successfully even under the condition that there are a great proportion of malfunctioning genes.III. Directions: Write a paraph
6、rase of each of the following passages. Try not to look back at the original passage.(1). The Antarctic is the vast source of cold on our planet, just as the sun is the source of our heat, and it exerts tremendous control on our climate, Jacques Cousteau told the camera. The cold ocean water around
7、Antarctica flows north to mix with warmer water from the tropics, and its upwellings help to cool both the surface water and our atmosphere. Yet the fragility of this regulating system is now threatened by human activity. From Captain Cousteau, Audubon (May 1990):17.(1).According to Jacques Cousteau
8、, the activity of people in Antarctica is jeopardizing a delicate natural mechanism that controls the earths climate. He fears that human activity could interfere with the balance between the sun, the source of the earths heat, and the important source of cold from Antarctic waters that flow north a
9、nd cool the oceans and atmosphere (Captain Cousteau 17).(2). The twenties were the years when drinking was against the law, and the law was a bad joke because everyone knew of a local bar where liquor could be had. They were the years when organized crime ruled the cities, and the police seemed powe
10、rless to do anything against it. Classical music was forgotten while jazz spread throughout the land, and men like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie became the heroes of the young. The flapper was born in the twenties, and with her bobbed hair and short skirts, she symbolized, perhap
11、s more than anyone or anything else, Americas break with the past. From Kathleen Yancey, English 102 Supplemental Guide (1989): 25.(2). During the twenties lawlessness and social nonconformity prevailed. In cities organized crime flourished without police interference, and in spite of nationwide pro
12、hibition of liquor sales, anyone who wished to buy a drink knew where to get one. Musicians like Louis Armstrong become favorites, particularly among young people, as many turned away from highly respectable classical music to jazz. One of the best examples of the anti-traditional trend was the prol
13、iferation of young flappers, women who rebelled against custom by cutting off their hair and shortening their skirts (Yancey 25).(3) Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year, three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school-age children. One study concluded that wea
14、ring a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident, a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From Bike Helmets: Unused Lifesavers, Consumer Reports (May 1990): 348.(3). The use of a helmet is the key to reducing bicycling fatalities, which are due to he
15、ad injuries 75% of the time. By cushioning the head upon impact, a helmet can reduce accidental injury by as much as 85%, saving the lives of hundreds of victims annually, half of whom are school children (Bike Helmets 348).(4). Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the scene. He
16、s the most realistic of all modern artists, if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the smell of oranges as essential to a still life. The Casbah Gate depicts the well-known gateway Bab el Aassa, which pierces the southern wall of the city near the sultans palace. With sc
17、rubby coats of ivory, aqua, blue, and rose delicately fenced by the liveliest gray outline in art history, Matisse gets the essence of a Tangier afternoon, including the subtle presence of the bowaab, the sentry who sits and surveys those who pass through the gate. (4). Matisse paintings are remarka
18、ble in giving the viewer the distinct sensory impressions of one experiencing the scene first hand. For instance, The Casbah Gate takes one to the walled city of Tangier and the Bab el Aassa gateway near the Sultans palace, where one can imagine standing on an afternoon, absorbing the splash of colo
19、rs and the fine outlines. Even the sentry, the bowaab vaguely eyeing those who come and go through the gate, blends into the scene as though real (Plagens 50).From Peter Plagens, Bright Lights. Newsweek (26 March 1990): 50.(5). While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper
20、 engineering so far, its unlikely that architects and engineers have abandoned the quest for the worlds tallest building. The question is: Just how high can a building go? Structural engineer William LeMessurier has designed a skyscraper nearly one-half mile high, twice as tall as the Sears Tower. A
21、nd architect Robert Sobel claims that existing technology could produce a 500-story building. From Ron Bachman, Reaching for the Sky. Dial (May 1990): 15. (5). How much higher skyscrapers of the future will rise than the present world marvel, the Sears Tower, is unknown. However, the design of one twice as tall is already on the boards, and an architect, Robert Sobel, thinks we currently have sufficient know-how to build a skyscraper with over 500 stories (Bachman 15).
