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　　Passage 1

　　Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.

　　社区服务是我们大学教育的一个重要的部分。我们鼓励所有的学生在毕业前至少从事一项社区活动。一项新的叫做“一对一”的社区计划是用于帮助那些落后的小学生的。读教育专业的学生也许对这项计划尤其感兴趣，因为它为你提供了教学(教数学和英语)的机会。

　　You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.

　　你在一个学期内每周得自愿工作两小时。你可以选择教小孩数学，英语，或两者都教。一节课半小时比较好，因此你可以每周教两天，每次每门课半小时。

　　Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors — he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.

　　道奇教授将担任这些家庭教师的顾问。他会帮你制订教学计划或提供活动的建议。他的办公时间是每周二和周四下午。你可以在他那签约参与这个计划并于下周开始工作。

　　I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service … and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week. (220 words)

　　我确信你会喜欢这项社区服务，同时你也能获得宝贵的经验。能在你的简历上表明你有教孩子的经验而且你能关心你的社区，应该是很不错的一件事。如果你愿意签约或如果你有任何问题，于本周前往道奇教授的办公室。

　　1. What is the purpose of the talk? ___B_________ 这段话的目的是什么?

　　A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.

　　B. To interest students in a new community program. 是为了使学生们对一项新的社区计划感兴趣。

　　C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.

　　D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.

　　2. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? ___C_________

　　讲话人所说的这项计划的目的是什么?

　　A. To find jobs for graduating students.

　　B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.

　　C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students. 为小学生提供家教服务。

　　D. To provide funding for a community service project.

　　3. What does Professor Dodge do? _____A_______道奇教授是干什么的?

　　A. He advises students to participate in certain program. 他为学生参加某项计划提供建议。

　　B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.

　　C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.

　　D. He helps students prepare their resumes.

　　4. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do? ___D_________

　　对家教有兴趣的学生应该怎么做?

　　A. Contact the elementary school.

　　B. Sign up for a special class.

　　C. Submit a resume to the dean.

　　D. Talk to Professor Dodge. 和道奇教授谈谈。

　　5. Whom do you think the speaker addresses? ____B________

　　你认为说话者是在对谁说这些话的。 学生。

　　A. Faculty. B. Students. C. Residents D. Graduated students.

　　Passage 2

　　How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

　　人们最初是如何发明单词的不得而知，换句话说，语言的起源是个秘密。所有我们所知道的只是，人，不同于动物，不知怎么发明了某些声音来表达思想、情感、行为和物质，以便相互交流;后来统一了某些被称为字母的符号，这些字母可以连起来代表那些声音，可以写下来。我们把那些声音叫做单词，不管他们是口语还是书面语。

　　The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.

　　文字的力量在于其联系性-它们把这些联系性带到我们的头脑中。通过经历，单词对我们充满了意义。我们活得越久，某些单词就越能使我们回忆起过去的喜怒哀乐;我们越是阅读和学习，有意义的单词数量就越增加。

　　Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

　　伟大的作家是那些不仅具有伟大思想而且能用词汇来表达这些思想的人，他们的思想强烈地震撼着我们的心灵和情感。单词的这种美妙和寓意用法就是我们所谓的文学性。总之，真正的诗人是文字的掌握着。他可以用音乐般的词汇来表达自己的意思，这些词汇凭借其所用环境和联系性能让人感动得流泪。因此，我们应该学会仔细选择所用词汇并准确使用，否则会使我们说的话可笑又粗俗。

　　1. The origin of language is __D_____. 语言的起源是：

　　A. a legend handed down from the past B. a matter that is hidden or secret

　　C. a question difficult to answer D. a problem not yet solved一个还未解决的问题

　　2. What is true about words? 关于词汇哪一项是对的?C

　　A. They are used to express feelings only. B. They can not be written down.

　　C. They are simply sounds. 他们是简单的声音 D. They are mysterious.

　　3. The real power of words lies in their _______. 文字的真正力量在于其____D

　　A. properties B. characteristics

　　C. peculiarity D. representative function 代表功能

　　4. By “association”, the author means _______. 作者用“联系性”这个词指B

　　A. a special quality B. a joining of ideas in the mind头脑中思想的联接

　　C. an appearance which is puzzling D. a strange feature

　　5. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true?

　　关于真正的诗人下列哪项不正确?A

　　A. He is no more than a master of words. 他只不过是一个文字的掌握者。

　　B. He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.

　　C. He can move men to tears. D. His style is always charming.