Paper Two 试卷二

　　Part I Error Detection and Correction (10 minutes, 10 points)

　　Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts. These parts are marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect. Then, write down the corresponding letter and, without altering the meaning of the sentence, put the correc?tion on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　1. If we'd fought that election on the trade union agenda, we would win a lot more

　　A         B                          C

　　votes than the Campaign issues chosen by the professionals.

　　D

　　2. In modern industrious areas, sociocultural change is occurring at an accelerated rate.

　　A                        B                 C          D

　　3. Although Graham spent years struggle against the disapproval of audiences who

　　A                           B

　　disliked and ridiculed her work, the power and substance of her unique vision proved

　　C

　　in the end to be undeniable.

　　D

　　4. Following the foundation of new universities at such as places as York and Lancaster,

　　A                                     B

　　hopes for a university at Stamford ran high.

　　C                              D

　　5. At the local level individual authorities, which have rather greater freedom in

　　A                                  B         C

　　planning than their English counterparts, have been actively in encouraging investment.

　　D

　　6. The detailed study of fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it involves the piecing

　　A                                             B        C

　　together of many diverse fragments of evidence.

　　D

　　7. Today, Guinness is the world’s widely distributed beer produced in over 40 countries

　　A                                 B

　　and sell in around 130.

　　C          D

　　8. While the roots of social psychology lie in the intellectual soil of the whole Western

　　A

　　tradition, it’s present flowering is recognized to be characteristically an American

　　B          C                          D

　　phenomenon.

　　9. We cannot hardly expect adolescents to have respect for the possessions of others if

　　A                          B                               C

　　they have no hope of attaining any of their own.

　　D

　　10. I have given my third and fourth preferences to candidates who, not if exactly "

　　A    B

　　worthless" , know as well as I do they have no chance of being elected.

　　C                     

Part II Translation (20 minutes, 10 points)

　　Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　为了成功举办2008年奥运会，北京计划投人230亿美元用于基础设施建设。据说一些外国公司已经注意到了这些商机。美国的一些公司打算在电信和信息技术方面提供产品和服务。英国的一些公司也正在围绕北京奥运会寻求商机，他们试图找到自己有优势的领域，如不污染环境的建筑技术等。

　　Part III Guided Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less that 120 words under the title of "What will money bring us, fortune or misfortune?" Your composition should be based on the following story given in Chinese. Give at least two rea?sons to support your choice.

　　夺命之物

　　一栋住宅楼发生了大火，一个中年男子在大火中丧生。奇怪的是，他5岁的儿子明明却逃了出来。有人问明明：“你是怎么逃出来的？”明明说：“我拿了一块湿毛巾捂住鼻子，贴在地上爬……”，这是科学有效的逃生方法。

　　人们不解：“你爸爸不会这么做吗？

　　明明说：“会，是爸爸教我这么做的。爸爸和我一起爬到了门口，他说忘了一件东西，就又爬回去了。”

　　参加救火的消防员说，他们发现那具男尸时，他的手里紧紧地摇着一沓百元大钞。

　　于是，人们明白了：有一种东西杀人夺命，比大火还厉害。（摘自《深圳青年》第3期上半月刊，作者廖钧）