ⅦTranslation from English into Chinese (15 points )
将下列短文译成汉语。
It is obvious that television has both advantages and disadvantages. In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of pleasure, but also a quite cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with so many interesting programmes available, than to go out for something else. There is no transport to arrange. They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, or the like, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is disappointing. All they have to do is to turn a knob, and they can see plays and shows of every kind, not to mention the latest current events. Some people, however, maintain that this is just where the danger lies. Those who watch television need do nothing. They are completely passive and have everything presented to them without any effort on their part.
参 考 答 案
Ⅰ1C 2B 3A 4A 5B6A7D8C9B10B
Ⅱ11B 12A 13D 14B 15C16A17C18B19D20A
ⅢPassage One
21C 22A 23A 24B 25B
Passage Two
26C27A28C29A30D
Passage Three
31D32C33A34C35B
Ⅳ36conquer 37instrument 38healthcare
39forecast40guilt41initial
42lethal43interview44planet
45research46trick47urban
48indifference49foreigner50expose
51foolishness52location53minimum
54reproduce55strategy
Ⅴ56shining 57has already been found
58spending59was或is
60are reproduced61turns out
62to take63had been working
64consisted65had taken
Ⅵ66Often managers must make a best guess at what the future will be.
67Can this be said to amount to a conspiracy?
68The new music was built out of the three forms of music already in existence.
69Robots differ greatly from automatic machines.
70Scientists are working on programs to predict where and when an earthquake will occur.
Ⅶ 很清楚，电视有利也有弊。首先，电视不仅是一种方便的娱乐之源，而且价格也十分便宜。比如，一个四口之家，足不出户，就能舒舒服服地看到许多有趣的节目，这要比外出消遣方便得多，便宜得多；不用安排交通工具，他们也不必去买很贵的戏票之类而结果或许看到的是令人失望的节目。他们只要拧一下旋钮，就能看到各种戏剧和表演，更不用说最新的新闻节目了。然而有些人坚持说，这正是危害之所在：看电视的人无须做任何事情，他们完全处在被动的地位，不费任何气力，节目就出现在眼前。