研究生核心英语1考试试卷1.doc

第一套试题 Part 1 Translation （30%） Section A Directions: Translate the following sentences from English to Chinese. (10%) 1．Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. 2．They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. 3．Early in each session I ask my students to write about an unpleasant experience they had in school. 4．That is to reveal the trump card of failure. 5．I regained my composure and managed to say that I thought she was right Section B Directions: Translate the following sentences from Chinese to English. (10%)) 1．他期末得了一个A。 2．我都不知道自己是怎么拿到高中文凭的。 3．尽管有这些困难，他们还是决定把接受教育放在首位。 4．让学生不及格，作为一种常规手段，其优点在今天依然和两代之前一样多 5．这是一个在过去有效，在今天也会有效的政策。 Section C Directions: Translate the following passage from English to Chinese. (5%) Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids cant learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that--no matter what environments they come from----most kids dont put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at stake. Theyd rather be sailing. Section D Directions: Translate the following passage from Chinese to English. (5%) 各个年龄的人都能克服他们的问题，可他们需要一个这样做的理由。年轻人往往不够成熟，不会像我的成人学生那样重视教育。但是对于失败的恐惧，无论这种恐惧是由经济方面的还是学术方面的，都能对年轻人起到激励作用。 Part 2 Reading Comprehension (20%) Section A Fast Reading (10%) Directions: Go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. The essence of education is the teaching of facts and reasoning skills to our children, so that they learn to think. Yet almost a century, our schools have been under assault by an approach to education that elevates feelings over facts. Under the influence of Progressive Education – It is now more important than getting him in touch with the facts of history, mathematics or geography. “Creative spelling”- in which students are encouraged to spell word