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Proverb Today
To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长寿命。
Part One Grammar
1. I don’t think it advisable that Tom ____ to the job since he has no experience.
A. is assigned B. be assigned C. will be assigned D. has been assigned
2. Jack wishes that he ____ business instead of history when he was in college.
A. could study B. would study C. had studied D. studied
3. You are making a lot of noise. If only you _____ down.
A. will quiet B. have quieted C. would quiet D. should quiet
4. The final recommendation was that the employee on probation _____ a special night class for one semester.
A. has attended B. attended C. attends D. attend
5. . There is real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ___ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there having been
Part Two Dialogue Communication
1. [man] Oh, my shirt sleeve. Must have gotten caught on that nail.
[woman] Here, let me take a look. Hmm, with a needle and thread, this can be mended and look just like new.
[question] What does the woman mean?
A. The man will have to buy a new shirt. B. The shirt looks just like the man's new one.
C. The shirt can be repaired easily. D. The man shouldn't put sharp objects in his shirt pocket.
2. [woman] Did you catch our very own Professor Stiller on TV last night?
[man] I almost missed it! But my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.
[question] What does the man mean?
A. He watched the television program with his mother.
B. His mother told him his professor was on television.
C. Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program.
D. His mother missed the television program.
3.[man] This crazy bus schedule has got me completely frustrated. I can't for the life of me figure out when my bus to
[woman] Why don't you just go up to the ticket window and ask?
[question] What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Try to get a seat next to the window. B. Find another passenger going to
C. Ask for information about the departure time. D. Find out if there are any seats left on the bus.
Part Three Translation
Throughout time, East and West have traded ideas of beauty. But in recent years, global tastes have been converging. Thanks to the availability of cosmetic surgery, homogenous media images and scientific research, beauty is no longer necessarily in the eye of the beholder. Cosmetic surgery is giving ordinary people, jot just the rich and famous, the means to do something about it.
Part One
1. B．有advisable做宾语从句的补语，宾语从句中要使用虚拟语气，虚拟语气的形式是：should+动词原形，should可以省略。答案选择B。类似的形容词还有：appropriate, better, essential, important, necessary等。
该句的译文：我认为派汤姆去做这个工作是不明智的，既然他没有经验。
2. C．动词wish后面的从句需要用虚拟语气，与过去事实相反的情况，虚拟语气的形式是：had+过去分词。因为该句中是指George过去在大学读书时的情况，所以答案选择C。该句的译文：Jack希望自己当初在大学里学的是法律而不是文学。
3. C．if only引导虚拟语气，表示“要是…就好了”。与现在事实相反的情况，if only后面用would+动词原形。该句的译文：你们太吵了。你们能安静下来就太好了。
4. D．主语中有recommendation，这个词做主语时，其表语从句要用虚拟语气，形式是should +动词原形。Should可以省略， 所以选择D。这一类的名词还有suggestion, proposal, advice, demand, requirement, order, necessity等等。该句的译文：最后的建议是实习人员在专门的夜校上一个学期的课。
5.B．这是一种对将来条件的假设，做定语从句的条件句，形式为should+动词原形，这里句子倒装，if省略。该句的译文：如果突然发出噪音，动物们可能受到惊吓的情况是很可能的。
Part Two
1.男: 我衬衫的袖子一定是被钉子挂了一下.
女: 让我看看.哦,只需一针一线保管像新的一样.
A. 男士要买新的 B. 衬衫像男士新衬衫一样.
C.衬衫补起来很容易 D.男士不该往衬衫袋中放锐利的东西
2. 女: 你看见我们这儿的Professor Stiller昨晚上电视了吗?
男: 我差点错过,但我母亲偏巧看了并给我打电话让我看
A. 男与母亲同看电视 B. 他母亲电话里告诉他教授上电视了
C. 因接电话导致错过看电视 D. 母亲错过了看教授上电视
3. 男: 这个欠扁的汽车时刻表让我快瘫了. 我一辈子也搞不懂去克里佛兰的汽车何时开车?
女: 为什么不到售票处一探究竟?
问: 女对男有什么建议?
A. 找个窗户边的位置 B. 找个同去克里佛兰的乘客
C. 问关于启程的信息 D. 搞清是否车上有空位
Part Three
古往今来,东西方一直就美的标准交换看法.但是在最近几年,全球的审美品位正逐渐趋于一致.由于美容整形的出现,千篇一律的媒体形象和科学研究的发展,美不再是观者眼中的东西.美容整形正在给普通人,而不是富人和名人,提供创造 “美”的方式.
