Proverb Today
Good watch prevents misfortune. 有备无患。
Part One Vocabulary
1. Mr. Tailor is not a fit person ________ to supervise a large office.
[A] to work out [B] to manage [C] to operate [D] to run
2. We were ________ for an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
[A] kept of [B] held up [C] put back [D] broken down
3. The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.
[A] followed [B] traveled [C] drove [D] rode
4. One award subsidizes a promising American writer's visit to
[A] assures [B] finances [C] schedules [D] publishes
5. Committee membership rotates every year, so that new voices and opinions are constantly heard.
[A] alternates [B] participates [C] decides [D] meets
Part Two
Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EEC’s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year and he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy much bigger share of the community’s future energy needs.
Q： The application of advanced technology to research and development in solar energy ______ .
[A] would lead to a big increase in research funding.
[B] would make it unnecessary to import oil
[C] would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC
[D] would provide a much greater proportion of the Community’s future energy needs
Part Three Translation
Today, physicians report, tiredness is more likely a consequence of underexertion than of wearing yourself down with overactivity. In fact, increased physical activity is often prescribed as a cure for sagging energy.
Part One
1. [B]对。题句的意思是：“泰勒先生不是管理大办公室的合适人选”。本题的四个选项中，to manage 意为“设法做某事”，且其后可以与不定式搭配，所以选项[C] 是正确答案。选项[A] to work out意为“作出，算出，制定出”，选项[C] to operate 意为“操作”，选项[D] to run 意为“经营”，都与题句意思不符，而且后面都不接不定式，所以都不是确答案。
2. [A]对。题句的意思是：“恐怕你除了跟我们一起来别无选择”。本题的四个选项中choice 意为“选择，抉择”，与题句的意思相符，所以选项[A] 是正确答案。选项[C] selection 也意为“选择”，但侧重指“挑选，选拔”，选项[C] election意为“选举”，选项[D] possibility 意为“可能性”，都与题句的意思不符，所以都不是正确答案。
3. [B]对。题句的意思是：“探险者划着小船一直向河的源头驶去”。本题的四个选项中travelled意为“旅行”，与题句的意思相符，所以选项[C] 是正确答案。选项[A] followed 意为“跟随”，选项[C] drove 意为“驾驶”，选项[D] rode 意为“乘车，骑马”，都与题句意思不符，所以都不是正确答案。
4. [B] 对。本句的题意是：“有一种奖资助有前途的美国作家游历罗马”。本题的四个选项中，finances意为“供以经费”，与subsidizes同意，所以选项[B]是正确答案。选项[A]assures意为“使确信”，选项[C]schedules意为“安排”，选项[D]publishes意为“发表”，都与题句意思不符，所以都不是正确答案。
5. [A] 对。本句的题意是：“委员会成员是每年轮流的，这样常可听到新的声音与新的意见”。本题的四个选项中，alternates意为“轮流”，与rotates同意，所以选项[A]是正确答案。选项[B]participates意为“参加”，选项[C]decides意为“决定”，选项[D]meets意为“会面”，都与题句意思不符，所以都不是正确答案。
Part TwoD
Part Three
今天，据医生们说，疲倦更可能是由于过少的活动所致，而不是过多的活动所引起的。其实，增加体力活动往往是治愈人们体力消耗的一个方法。
