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The energy crisis (危机) has made people aware of how the careless use of the earth’s energy has brought the whole world to the edge of disaster. The over – development of motor transport
with its increase of more cars
more traveling
has contributed to the near – destruction of our cities and the pollution not only of local air but also of the earth’s atmosphere.
Our present situation is unlike natural disasters of the past. Worldwide energy use has brought us to a state where long – range planning is vital. What we need is not a continuation of our present serious state
which endangers the future of our country
our children
and our earth
but a movement forward in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems.
This country has been falling back under the continuing exposures of loss of morality and the revelation (揭露) that lawbreaking has reached into the highest place in the land. There is a strong demand for morality to turn for the better and for some devotion that is vast enough and yet personal enough to enlist the devotion of all. In the past it has been only in a way in defense of their own country and their own benefits that people have been able to devote themselves wholeheartedly.
This is the first time that we have been asked to defend ourselves and what we hold dear in cooperation with all the other people of this planet
who share with us the same endangered air and the same endangered oceans. There is a common need to reassess our present course
to change that course and to employ new methods through which the world can survive. This is a priceless opportunity.
To grasp it
we need a widespread understanding of nature if the crisis we and the world are facing is no passing inconvenience
no byproduct of the ambitions of the oil – producing countries
no environmentalists’ only fears
no byproduct of any present system of government. What we face is the result of the invention of the last four hundred years. What we need is transformed life style. This new life style can flow directly from science and technology
but its acceptance depends on a sincere devotion to finding a higher quality of life for the world’s children and future generation.
1．Which of the following has nearly destroyed our cities?
&&&&&& A．The loss of beliefs and ideas.& &&&& B．More of law – breaking.
&&&&&& C．Natural disasters in many areas.&&&&&
D．The rapid growth of motors.
2．By comparing past problems with present ones
the author draws our attention to the______.
&&&&&& A．seriousness of this crisis& &&&&&&&&& B．ineffectiveness of laws
&&&&&& C．similarity of the past to the present & D．hopelessness of the situation
3．Which of the following is used as an example to show the loss of morality?
&&&&&& A．Disregard for law.&&&&&&&&& B．Lack of devotion.
&&&&&& C．Lack of understanding.&&& D．Destruction of cities.
4．The author wrote the passage in order to______.
&&&&&& A．make a recommendation for a transformed life style
&&&&&& B．limit ambitions of the people of the whole world
&&&&&& C．demand devotion to nature and future generation
&&&&&& D．encourage awareness of the decline of morality
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【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
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we were born
we were left in the road
mother came to find us but she never brought us home
so we roamed around the earth like the lost little souls that we were
we were old
we were looking for love
what we found was morality covered in lust
and our hearts became fragile and tenuous, collecting dust
but we all have the chance to do more
and we’re looking for reasons to change
but this liquid always makes us feel the same
we got caught
with these callused red hands
stained with rich wine and with blood and mistakes
but we’ll never regret how we lived our lives like kings
when we died
they were signing our graces
they marched with our coffins through rolling green hills
and no one forgot all the smiles we brought to their faces
but when we had the chance to do more
we were selfish and trapped in the day
this emptiness always makes us feel the same
we were wrong
they didn’t need us at all
we were never their heroes we were never their saints
and the moment our bodies returned to the earth all were saved
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Remember MeThe earth turned to bring us closer. It turned on itself and in us, until it finally brought us together in this dream. 的翻译是：地球变成了使我们更接近。它打开本身和我们，直到它终于使我们团结在这一梦想。 中文翻译英文意思，翻译英语
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The earth turned to bring us closer. It turned on itself and in us, until it finally brought us together in this dream.
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地球变成使我们更接近。原来本身和我们，直到它终于把这个梦想，我们一起。
地球变成了使我们更接近。它打开本身和我们，直到它终于使我们团结在这一梦想。
地球变成了使我们更接近。它打开本身和我们，直到它终于使我们团结在这一梦想。
地球转,使我们更接近。 它打开本身和在美国,一直到最后使我们聚集在这一梦想。
地球转动带来我们更加紧密。 它打开本身和在我们，直到它在这个梦想最后带来了我们。
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The energy crisis, which is being felt around the world, has dramatized how the careless use of the earth&s resources has brought the whole world to the brink of disaster. The over-development of motor transport, with its increase of more cars, more highways, more pollution, more suburbs, more commuting, has contributed to the near-destruction of our cities, the breakup of the family, and the pollution not only of local air but also of the earth&s atmosphere. The disaster has arrived in the form of the energy crisis.
Our present situation is unlike war, revolution or depression. It is also unlike the great natural disasters of the past. Worldwide resources exploitation and energy use have brought us to a state where long-range planning is essential. What we need is not a continuation of our present serious state, which endangers the future of our country, our children, and our earth, but a movement forward to a new norm in order to work rapidly and effectively on planetary problems.
This country has been falling back under the continuing exposures of loss morality and the revelation that lawbreaking has reached into the highest places in the land. There is a strong demand for moral revival and for some devotion that is vast enough and yet personal enough to enlist the devotion of all. In the past it has been only in a way in defense of their own country and their own ideals that people have been able to devote themselves wholeheartedly.
This is the first time that we have been asked to defend ourselves and what we hold dear in cooperation with all the other inhabitants of this planet, who share with us the same endangered air and the same endangered oceans. There is a common need to reassess our present course, to change that course and to devise new methods through which the world can survive. This is a priceless opportunity.
To grasp it we need a widespread understanding of nature if the crisis confronting us and the world is no passing inconvenience, no byproduct of the ambitions of the oil-producing countries, no environmentalists& mere fears, no byproduct of any present system of government. What we face is the outcome of the invention of the last four hundred years. What we need is a transformed life style. This new life style can flow directly from science and technology, but its acceptance depends on a sincere devotion to finding a higher quality of life for the world&s children and future generation.
By comparing past problems with present ones, the author draws attention to the（）
A．significance of this crisis.
B．inadequacy of governments.
C．similarity of the past to the present.
D．hopelessness of the situation.
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A．Disregard for law.
B．Lack of devotion.
C．Lack of cooperation.
D．Exploitation of resources.
A．Lack of financial planning.
B．The breakup of the family.
C．Natural disasters in many regions.
D．The excessive growth of motors.
A．Search for new energy sources.
B．Ban motor transportation.
C．Accept a new life style.
D．Adopt a new form of government.
A．call for cooperation of the whole world.
B．inform the readers of the fact that we are facing energy crisis.
C．recommend a new life style.
D．call for devotion to the nature and our future generation.
A．in an advantageous aspect.
B．in a downward direction.
C．in a disadvantageous aspect.
D．on a downward path.
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“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is &&36&&to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and &&37&&other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the &&38&&of someone who acts important and proud.Down-to-earth persons &&39&&be important members of society, of course. &&40 &they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not &&41&&themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is &&42&&to have “his nose in the air”. There is &&43&&way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.Americans &&44&&another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good &&45&&of reality. He &&46&&what is called “common sense”. He may have &&47&, but he does not allow them to &&48&&his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of &&49&&is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose &&50&&is not in the real world.& 51&, such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. &&52&&words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very &&53&&to have both feet on-the –ground.& 54&&we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act &&55&&and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.1.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．pleasant&&&&&&& B．sad&&&&&&&&&&& C．common& D．surprising&2.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．meets&&&&&&&&& B．welcomes&&&&&& C．receives& D．accepts&3.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．case&&&&&&&&&& B．kind&&&&&&&&&& C．opposite& D．example&4.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．must&&&&&&&&&& B．may&&&&&&&&&&& C．should&& D．will&5.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．But &&&&&&&&&& B．So&&&&&&&&&&&& C．For& D．And&6.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．wish&&&&&&&&&& B．expect&&&&&&&& C．desire&&& D．consider&7.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．said&&&&&&&&&& B．told&&&&&&&&&&& C．asked&&& D．made&8.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．some&&&&&&&&& B．a&&&&&&&&&&&&& C．no&& D．every&9.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．discover&&&&&&& B．find&&&&&&&&&&& C．make D．use&10.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．understanding&& B．wish&&&&&&&&&& C．reason&&& D．expectation&11.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．demands&&&&&& B．lacks&&&&&&&&&& C．has&& D．likes&12.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．fortunes&&&&&&& B．dreams&&&&&&&& C．achievements&& D．disadvantages&13.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．block&&&&&&&&& B．protect&&&&&&&& C．own& D．gain&14.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．idea&&&&&&&&&& B．people&&&&&&&& C．attitude&& D．person&15.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．mind&&&&&&&&& B．life&&&&&&&&&&& C．body D．head&16.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．Always&&&&&&&& B．Therefore&&&&&& C．However& D．Sometimes&17.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．Sharp&&&&&&&&& B．All&&&&&&&&&&& C．No&& D．Bad&18.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．possible&&&&&&& B．probable&&&&&& C．likely D．able&19.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．Though&&&&&&&& B．Since&&&&&&&&& C．When D．Unless&20.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．kindly&&&&&&&&& B．directly&&&&&&&& C．friendly&& D．honestly&&
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解读：这是一篇议论文。文章首先阐明“down-to-earth”是什么意思，然后描述“a down-to-earth person”是什么样的人，有什么样的品格特征，与“head-in-the-clouds”这类人有什么不同。文章最后提倡我们要脚踏实地地生活。1.A 由下文“A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to…”以及上文的“honest, practical and easy to deal with”可以推断：遇到脚踏实地的人是一件令人惬意的事情。2. D 脚踏实地的人很容易与人相处，他们将其他人都视为平等的。accept…as“认为……是，把……当作”。3.C 由修饰“someone”的定语从句的内容可知，这类人与“a down-to-earth person”的性格相反。4.B “down-to-earth persons”可能是社会上的重要人物。“down-to-earth”是指人的内在品质，并不是重要人物所特有的。May在这里表推测（可能）；must表推测时，可能性很大，表示“一定是”；should“应该”；will不表示推测。5.A 前一句与后一句构成意义上的转折。他们有可能是重要人物，但不以此自居。6.D consider… to be“认为……是”。其他选项与句意不符。7. A 句意为：据说那种自以为是的人常常会毫无理由地趾高气扬。Be said to do“据说，人们说……”。其他选项与句意不符。8. C 一个趾高气扬的人是没办法脚踏实地的。9.D 美国人使用另一种表达方式来表示“down-to-earth”的意思。10. A 常识判断题。脚踏实地的人当然是对现实有很好的理解和认识。11. C 这类人具备一种被称为“常识”的东西。Has与上文的“with a good understanding of reality”和下文的“He may have dreams”相对应。12.B 这里的“dreams”与上文中的“reality”相对应，说明实际的人有梦想但不脱离实际。13. A block是“阻碍”的意思。脚踏实地的人善于把握现实，他们可能有梦想但不会让这些梦想阻碍他们对现实的认知。14. D 上文说到的是实际的人，这里当然是指与之相反的另一类人。后面谓语是单数，故不能选B。15. A 在这里“mind”是“想法，思维（方法）”的意思。16. D “such a dreamer can be brought back to earth”这句话中的“can(可能会)”表推测的语气，所以与此相对应的应该是D。17. A 老师一些尖锐的话常常能将那些爱做白日梦的学生拉回到现实中来。all和no不合常理；bad words“坏话，粗言秽语”不合题意。18. C be likely to do sth.“很可能做某事”。上文提到的“down-to-earth”和“both-feet-on-the-ground”意义相同。19. C 此空的选项与后一句“we are down-to-earth”相对应，故选C。20.A 本题考查介词用法，towards表“向，对”。分析：
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