1、1十五选十 all are part of this overcrowded city. 她熟知开罗的每一个角落这并非一日之功。开罗的大街小巷、居民区、集市所构成的复杂体系，宛如古代说书人编造的迷宫。数百座清真寺其中许多是伊斯兰建筑的精华，房子紧紧挤在一起的老街区，郊外巨大的公寓楼群，静静流淌的尼罗河穿城而过所有这些组成了这座过于拥挤的城市。With a mild sense of humor around a deep core of understanding of human nature, Nagat takes control of my sightseeing schedule.
2、Every morning punctually at nine oclock, I can depend on seeing her short, solid frame outside the hotel lobby, her round face turning into a big smile as soon as she sees me coming down the stairs. Most every day, she wears an earth tone-colored Jellaba. Her movements are energetic and she doesnt w
3、aste any time. Her determined approach seems to have grown on a bed of economy, on the necessity to get as much done as she possibly can. 娜格特熟谙人情，略带幽默。她全权负责我的观光日程安排。每天早上 9点，我肯定能看见她矮壮的身影准时出现在旅馆大厅外。每当她瞥见我走下楼梯，她圆圆的脸上马上会绽放出灿烂的笑容。几乎每天她都穿着一件土黄色的带风帽的斗篷。她动作利索，从不浪费时间。她做事果断，似乎是由于经济条件所迫而养成的习惯，不得不尽可能地多做些事情。7.I
4、grew up in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania. Its one of those places where everyone knows your name, what you did, what you ate and so on. I was a straight-A student and one of the popular kids, liked by all the different crowds. Drugs never played a part in my life. They were never a question I
5、was too involved and focused on other things. 我是在宾夕法尼亚的一个乡间小镇长大的。在那个地方，你叫什么名字，你是干什么的，你吃的是什么，以及诸如此类的事儿别人都了如指掌。那时，我是一个门门皆优的好学生，是受大家欢迎的一个乖孩子，人人都喜欢我。毒品与我的生活根本不沾边，我也从来没去想过我别的事情还忙不过来呢。I always dreamed of moving to New York City to study acting and pursue a career in theater. My dream came true when my mom
6、 brought me to the city to attend acting school. As you can imagine, it was quite a change from home. 我一直梦想到纽约市去学表演，然后从事舞台演出。后来，我妈带我到那座城市去上表演艺术学校，实现了我的梦想。你能想象得到，这与家里相比可是大不一样。I was exposed to new people, new ideas and a completely new way of life a way of life that exposed me to drugs. Most of the pe
7、ople that I met in the acting school had already been doing drugs for years. I felt that by using drugs, I would become a part of their world and it would deepen my friendships with them to new levels. I tried pot, even a little cocaine, but it was Ecstasy that changed my life forever. 我接触到了许多新朋友、新观
8、念，接触到了一种全新的生活方式这种生3活方式也使我开始接触到了毒品。我在艺术学校遇到的那些人多数都已经有多年的吸毒经历。当时我觉得通过吸毒我可以真正融入他们那个世界，可以加深我与他们的友情。我试过大麻，甚至还试过一点可卡因，不过，永远改变了我的生活的是摇头丸。1.I have a log cabin in those woods of Northern Wisconsin. I built it by hand and also added a greenhouse to the front of it. It is a joy to live in. In fact, I work out
9、of my home doing audio production and environmental work. As a tool of that trade I have a computer and a studio. I also have a tree frog that has taken up residence in my studio.How odd, I thought, last November when I first noticed him sitting atop my sound-board over my computer.I figured that he
10、(and I say he,though I really dont have a clue if she is a he or vice versa) would be more comfortable in the greenhouse. So I put him in the greenhouse. Back he came. And stayed. After a while I got quite used to the fact that as I would check my morning email and online news, he would be there wit
11、h me surveying the world. Then, last week, as he was climbing around looking like a small gray / green human, I started to wonder about him.翻译1.记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。(press for)Reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the military attack.2.他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。(convince)His election sp
12、eech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senate seat3.尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。(while)While I admit that there are problems, I dont agree that they cannot be solved.4.他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象。(impression)His first debate on TV made a deep impression on his audience.5.一切
13、事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。(interact with)4All things are interrelated and interact with each other.6.年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。(communicate with)Young people sometimes complain of being unable to communicate with their parents.7.能在中国云南的一个苗家村落住下来一直是玛丽长久以来的梦想，现在她终于梦想成真了。It has been Marys long cherished dream to take up re
14、sidence in a Miao village in Yunnan, China. Now her dream has finally come true.8.家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此很难能在野外活下来。(survive)Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild.9.他突然有种恐惧感，觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员。(overtake)He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he
15、would be laid off by the company because of depression.10.我估计公交路线上堵车了，因为我都等了 30分钟也没见一辆车开过去。(figure)I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for Ive waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by.11.知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。Its one thing to understand the principle, its anothe
16、r thing to put it into practice.12.据报道，慢跑 (jogging) 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。(less likely)It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack.13.根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。(have no idea / in relation to)Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is wort
17、h in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.14.这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there.15.不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。(add up to)5Im wondering whether all the related information could
18、add up to a clear picture of him.16.他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。(breathe a sigh of; have seen a better day)He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young.17.他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。He has a strong sense of responsibility, and thats why he is chosen to take contro
19、l of the project.18.不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩，尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。Wherever you go, be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place.19.我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(be about; repeat)Lets be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself.20.事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切
20、相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。In fact, the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with childrens health, and adults health for that matter.21.许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”A lot of people believe that these pills help them sleep. All I can think is, “if they only knew.”22.他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(chip a
21、way at)He kept chipping away at the problem until he had completely solved it.23.这位乡下孩子接触到了城里种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。The country boy was exposed to many strange things in the city. He felt greatly shocked as if he had entered a future world.24.大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。Within only one
22、 year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didnt care about a thing.25.我已经获准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。6I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and thats not something that everyone gets.听力1.Listen to the following passage abou
23、t global warming and try to fill the blanks. Global warming may be the most harmful environmental problem 1)human beings have created, and the most difficult to solve. Our society is largely 2)powered by the fossil fuels that cause global warming. Its growing consequences ecological disruption, floo
24、ds, droughts, disease are convincing more and more people that we must cut down 3) greenhouse pollution .Many people view global warming as a problem too large and too 4)far away for anything they can do to 5)make a difference . However, in reality, there are lots of things we can do to stop, or at
25、least to reduce it.Plant a tree. Trees “6)breathe in ” carbon dioxide, but only as long as theyre living.Install low-low shower heads and faucets.Youll use less than half the water without 7)decreasing performance .Buy energy-efficient electronics and appliances. Then, turn them off when theyre not
26、in use.Reduce! Reuse!Recycle!Recycling a stack of newspapers only 8)four inches high will save a good sized tree. Mount a local 9)campaign against global warming. Educate your community about how to cut greenhouse gas pollution. Support measures at the national and local levels that increase energy
27、efficiency, and that 10)encourage the use of clean, renewable solar and wind technology.2.Listen to the following passage about how Nobel Prize winners are chosen and try to fill the blanks.Each year the respective Nobel Committees send 1)invitations to thousands of scientists, members of academies
28、and university professors 2)around the world , asking them to nominate (提名) candidates for the Nobel Prizes for thecoming year.These prize nominations must 3)reach the respective Nobel Committees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1 of the year for which the nomination is being made.
29、 The prize-awarding 4)institution for the Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.The nominations received by each committee are then evaluated with the help of 5)specially appointed experts . When the committees have presented their recommendations to the prize-awarding inst
30、itutions, a 6)vote is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者). The choice of that years Laureates is announced immediately after the vote in October each year.The prizes are awarded at the Prize Awarding Ceremony 7at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden,on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfr
31、ed Nobels death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm,the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a 7)diploma and a 8)medal . The Ceremony 9)is followed by a banquet at the Stockholm .City Hall for about 1 300 people, 10)including 250 students.5.Listen to the following passage about lifelong educati
32、on and try to fill the blanks.The purpose of education is not only to train youngsters for the 1)employment market , but to prepare them for tomorrows society. Because of the rapidly changing world,one can argue that changes will be continuous, which will make lifelong learning necessary for those w
33、ho expect to 2)handle the changes successfully. While some may argue thattheir education commenced when they began school and 3)concluded when they completed it,modern reality suggests that education is a lifelong process, and the classroom is merely the beginning of the education process. The 4)ver
34、y nature of its definition implies that education is lifelong.Lifelong education 5)builds on and affects all existin educational providers, and extends beyond the formal educational providers to include all bodies and individuals 6)involved in learning activities.Lifelong education means enabling pe
35、ople to learn at different times, in different ways, for different purposes 7)at various stages of their lives and careers 6.Listen to the following passage about traveling and try to fill the blanks.I often find myself trying to explain the attraction traveling 1)holds for me. Traveling,according t
36、o many people, is often 2) uncomfortable and even, at least sometimes, dangerous.But one benefit of traveling is that it creates a perfect atmosphere for the 3) observation of life ,an environment that can lead to better understanding and enlightenment.Many wonderful people and places lie 4)on the r
37、oad ahead . The fact that there are obstacles as well only makes the journey 5) more rewarding . My life and my memories will be enriched after encountering these people and places. Thats a pretty big benefit!Of course I could also enrich my life without traveling very far at all,but there is someth
38、ing about foreign lands that provides 6)an additional fascination .I think most non-travelers are simply too distracted by things such as work, home, and friends to devote 7)their full attention to observation of life. Im more observant when Im on the road and therefore, more alive. I talk to more p
39、eople and listen to them carefully. I keenly notice everything about my strange new environment. I see a lot of humor that can compensate for the misery of 8)moving about . 7.Listen to the following passage about drug abuse and try to fill the blanks.1)Depending on the drug, many people report feeli
40、ngs like happiness, confidence, 8or peace when they take drugs. But even when theyre feeling these things, theres a sense that 2)its not real , that the happiness is going to disappear any moment. And 3)unfortunately , in most cases these feelings are followed by depression, anxiety, guilt, embarras
41、sment,loneliness and a yearning for more drugs. Generally, drugs 4)interfere with the nervous systems basic functions. Sometimes they alter the muscles and how they function too. Besides,almost all drugs can make it tougher to sleep. Some drugs can cause immediate death, and some can give even healt
42、hy people a heart attack 5)brain damage . Using drugs over and over for a long period of time can cause lots of medical problems, from lung cancer to liverproblems to 6)brain damage .7)In addition to the physical problems, drugs cause major long-term brain issues. Depression is a serious problem for
43、 many addicts. Also, they can really hurt people.Drug addicts almost without exception start to tell lies, steal money for drugs,sometimes even get 8)violent with people they love. Their biggest ambition becomes getting high, instead of setting high goals.填空1. The essayists language expresses rich a
44、nd subtle meanings. 2. The stockbrokers were overtaken by the sharp drop in the stock market last Tuesday. 3. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant species living and growing in the rainforests.4. In the United States the cost of living has been steadily rising
45、 in the past few decades . 5. The quickly growing company has ambitious plans to expand beyond national boundaries . 6. That computer store is having a sale of audio software; lets go and have a look.7. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shining directly into your eyes.8.
46、When the kitchen is finished, Im going to focus my attention on the garden shed.9. In a serious tone of voice, the doctor warned him to keep off sugar.10. She cupped her hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them. 91. The theories of relativity have made fundamental changes in our views of the
47、universe.2. That is our ultimate proposal, and no other changes will be considered.3. He forest ire was found to have been sparked by a cigarette end.4. The speaker had apparently noticed that his topic wasnt popular with the audience, so he quickly ended his speech.5. Ive no patience with people wh
48、o are always complaining of their misfortune. 6. I have never imagined that I would be the object of such curiosity .7. The doctors tried to convince her that she didnt need to feel depressed about her health.8. The police asked him to describe the accident in every detail .9. The quality guarantee
49、and good after-sale services will certainly meet with positive responses from the consumers. 10. The story of Harry Potter (has) stirred the imagination of children throughout the world. 1.Being the son of a professor does not qualify him for the scholarship consideration. 2. The police suspect that it was John who (had) committed, the murder. 3.So far, the new manager has given little hints that he wont be any different from the former one. 4. From all the indications, it is safe to assume that the prices of cars wi
