1. The basic tone of the text “ How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience “ is _______.A) humorous B) optimistic C) pessimistic D) ironic2. All except ______ are the characteristics ofHans geschenkt wordenAmerican character .A) Ambition B) IndividualismC) Consideration D) Self-reliance3. Herbert Spencer and his followers hold that human society is an evolutionaryprocessin which the fittest ---- which happen to be those who can make lots of money ---- areselected to dominate. Their idea is called_______.A) supply-side economics B) Social DarwinismC) Malthusianism D) utilitarianism4. There are two major national parties in Britain: the Conservative party and ______.A) the Liberal Party B) The Democratic PartyC) the Labour Party D) The Republican Party5. _______ was the foremost southern writer of the 20th century. His theme is essentialy ananalysis of the underlying cause for the failure and decay of the South before the CivilWar. His fiction carries a strong sense of fragmentation in social community and withinthe individual himself due to loss of love and lack of emotional response.A) William Faulkner B) Toni MorrisonC) Ernest Hemingway D) F. Scott Fitzgerald6. “The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans” is a citation from the speech of ________.A) Franklin Roosevelt B) Thomas JeffersonC) George Washington D) J.F. Kennedy7. The most important message E.B.White conveys in his Death of a Pig is _____.A) life is insecure, displaced, transitoryB) animals should be treated as our friendsC) one may feel depressed by his failure in raising a pigD) people showed much concern for the sick pig8. According to Arthur M. Schlesinger, author of The One Against the Many , thefollowing elements facilitated the rapid social and economic development of Americaexcept________.A) the national faith in self-government and representative institutionsB) the national adherence to ideologyC) the national commitment to educationD) the national rejection of dogmatism9. since the human attack on the ecosphere has instigated an ecological counterattack,Barry Commoner advocates ___________.A) industrialization B) modernizationC) sustainable development D) afforestation10. As he believes that _______ has been the dominant force in the Englishcommunity,E.M Forster narrows down his discussion of the English national character tothat ofthis social section.A) the upper class B) the low classC) the aristocracy D) the middle class16. Social Darwinism was put forward by______.A. DarwinB. Herbert SpencerC. Jack LondonD. Calvin Coolidge17. The world’s worst nuclear power accident occurred at Chernobyl, 80 miles north ofKiev, ______.A. PolandB. GermanyC. UkraineD. Russia18. In The One Against the Many, the author regards _____ as the key factor whichcontributed to the rapid development of the United States.A. rationalismB. absolutismC. EmpricismD. pragmatism19. New England includes Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Islandand _________.A. New York StateB. New HampshireC. MarylandD. Nevada20. The mood in Death of a Pig is _______.A. tragicB. cheerfulC. boisterousD. depressed21. Inaugural Day in the United States is on _______.A. January 1B. January 20C. March 4D. January 1322. A Rose for Emily is _______’s famous short story.A. Washington IrvingB. Ernest HemingwayC. Mark TwainD. William Faulkner23. The Spirit of the Chinese People was written by _____.A. Lin YutangB. Bo YangC. Gu HongmingD. Lu Xun24. In Notes on the English Character, the author is actually talking about _____’scharacter.A. the middle classesB. the lower classesC. the upper classesD. the intellectuals25. The sirens are beautiful half-woman, half-birdlike creatures in _______.A. Roman mythologyB. Arabian mythologyC. German fairy storyD. Greek Mythology( parody, pun, antithesis, allusion, metonymy, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche,alliteration, transferred epithet)Identify the figure of speech in each of the following sentences.26. Her skeleton was small and spare; perhaps that was why what would have beenmerely plumpness in another was obesity in her.27. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.28. Never send to know for whom the grave is dug, it’s dug for thee.29. The lady lay all night on the sleepless bed.30. Years of hard work, little food, only a cold room to live in, and never a moment to rest.31. The ancient wilderness dreamed, stretched itself all open to the sun, and seemed to sigh.32. Sometimes the pen may be mightier than the sword.33. Unaware of the sword of Damocles hanging over her, she pursued her own way.34. It is better to live rich than to die rich.35. They were short of hands at that time.Part IV Paraphrasing(1’×10)36. Poverty was a product of their excessive fecundity.37. “I am afraid the day’s going to catch us,”I explained, wondering what greatdisaster might befall us if it did.38. But this image, now repeatedly thrust before us in photographs, posters, andadvertisements, is misleading.39. Nor can one suggest that Americans have been consistently immune to theideological temptation.40. A pig couldn’t ask for anything better---or none has, at any rate.41. Each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its nationalloyalty.42. Not that Miss Emily would have accepted charity.43. The cats are all out of their bags, and diplomacy cannot recall them.44. But this is done only at the cost of understanding.45. We are unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights. Part V Translation(2.5’×8)46. They go forth into it with developed bodies, fairly developed minds, andundeveloped hearts.47. Its underwater grasses looked like green ribbons constantly unrolling, and the treesheld thick sprays of wild orchids.48. He is a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and sparkling eyes.49. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.50. 我们认为有些真理是不言而喻的：人人生而平等，他们被造物主赋予了某些不可剥夺的权利，其中包括生存、自由和追求幸福的权利。