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Proverb Today
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
Part 1
1）As they can’t afford to let the situation get worse,they will take some necessary________.
A.decisions B.sides C. directions D. steps
2) it is clear that there will be little chance that mankind would ____a nuclear war.
A. retain B.maintain C.endureD. survive
3) It’s _____that they would spend four hours weeding the garden.
A.estimated B.exceededC.escaped D.excluded
Part 2 Use the following words to fill in the blanks.
Bump ，tire，much， night，overall，company，concern，get，quality，opposite，wrong，turn，ugly，worthwhile，least，
Most people come to the North End for one of two reasons.During the day they visit historic sites，and at __1__ they come to eat. Both activities are certainly _2___ ,but there ‘s much more here to enjoy.
By and large,the North End isn’t __3__ to look at.It is not a planned community.There is not a uniform architectural style or much interest in large–scale historical preservation: in fact,quite the _4____.The North End has an omprovisational quality,as if the neighbourhood was built piecemeal without the benefit of an ___5_ plan.What evolved is a combination of some quite attractive and others downright __6___.Many were built in the late 1800s as tenement houses for European immgrants. The _7___ at that time wasn’t hoew pretty a building looked but how many people could be crammed inside.
The archaic street plan makes things even more confusing.The North End is one of those places where it is easy to _8__ lost and probably best that you do. With alleyways and sidestreete running off in every direction,all kinds of unconventional spaces can be discovered in the neighborhood’s less traveled areas.___9__ a corner,and you are likely to __10____ into anything from a vegetable garden to a street festival.
When you are _11__ of walking around the neighborhood ,head for one of the cafes and watch the neighborhood walk around you.Chances are you will be in good__12__.At any given time,in any given caf,at_13__ a handful of North Enders are doing the same thing.If you are looking for a place to eat,you can’t go far__14___here,or for that matter,anywhere else in the nighborhood.Making a selection is more a question of style than of __15___.
Part 3 Translate
1) It goes without saying that in order to speak good English ,we must first of all learn good pronunciation.
2)Science moves forward not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tools.
参考答案：
Part 1
1) D decisions（决心，决定） sides（面，方面） directions （方向，指导） steps（步伐，措施等）本题主要考察词组搭配：take steps，意为“采取措施”
全句译文：因为他们担待不起使情况变得更糟，所以他们将要采取必要措施。
2) D retain（保持，保留） maintain （维持，继续）endure（忍耐，承受） survive（幸存，幸免于，生还）
survive a nuclear war意为“幸免于一场核子战争”
3)A estimated（估计，评估） exceeded（超越，超过） escaped （逃脱，避开）excluded（拒绝接纳，把。。。排除在外）
首先排除C项，因为escape是不及物动词，因此不能有被动语态形式。
根据译文：据估计他们得花4个小时来整理花园。因此只有A是正确答案。
Part 2
1)答案为night,at night意思是“在晚上：，固定搭配。
2）答案为worthwhile,意思是这两项活动都“值得”参与。
3）答案为much,There isn’t much to look at. 这句话的意思是“这里没有什么可看的”
4）答案为opposite,意思是“恰恰相反”。
5）答案为overall,an overall plan, 意思是“总体计划或规则”。
6）答案为ugly, 因为前半句是attractive ，指建筑物看上去“吸引人的”，或“有品位的”，而some….other….又形成了对照，所以在后半句要选择ugly,意思是建筑看上去“丑陋不堪的”。
7）答案为 concern, 意思是“关注”。
8）答案为 get,get lost意思是“迷路”。
9）答案为turn, turn a corner意思是“转个弯”。
10）答案为bump,bump into指“偶然碰见，遇见”。
11）答案为tired, be tired of指“对。。。。厌倦”。
12）答案为company,in good company指“游客找到好去处”。
13）答案为least,at least固定搭配，表示“至少”。
14）答案为wrong, gowrong 意思是“出差错”，far起修饰作用，即出大的差错。
15）答案为 quality,在这句中强调，选择在哪家饭店吃饭就餐，主要考虑的是它的饮食风格，而无须考虑饭菜的质量。
Part 3
1) It goes without saying 表示“不言而喻”。
不言而喻， 为了讲好英语，首先必须学好发音。
2）科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普遍的东西。
本句为比较结构，not so much。。。as “与其说。。。不如说”，through the insights of great men of genius和because of more ordinary things为两个状语。like improved techniques and tools为介词短语作定语，修饰补充说明things。
