A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort. 美国文化的一个特点，并且几乎成为美国的一项传统的是对自我奋斗的人的尊敬――通过自己的努力到达顶峰，通常是白手起家。然而公司，企业的领导，社会地位很高，在社区中获得比一般工人或工厂技术人员更多的尊敬的大学教授，都不愿说出自己的父亲在美国是从一个农民，工人这类人开始奋斗的。 This attitude toward manual（体力的）labor is now still seen many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously（豪华地）furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education. 这种对体力劳动的尊敬在美国生活的很多地方都能看到。一个人被邀请到一户家庭赴宴，这户家庭装潢不只舒适，可以说是豪华，处处可证明这家人支付的起国外旅行，奢侈的爱好和孩子的大学教育。但是这样的女主人很有可能自己做饭招待客人，然后洗刷餐具，并且这样的宴会不会仅仅提供快餐式的罐头食品，从附近面包房买的蛋糕或派。相反的，女主人通常为精心准备特别的菜肴而感到自豪。男主人会谈论自己如何洗车，在花房劳作，粉刷房子，他的儿子在外地上大学，做餐厅侍应生，洗盘子来供自己生活花费，或者暑假的时候为建筑队在高速公路工作赚钱付学费。
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11. From paragraph 1, we know that in America _______.从第一段我们可以知道在美国_______？
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man人们对自我奋斗的人评价很高 B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts C. college professors win great respect from common workers D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
12. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _______. 从这篇文章来看，女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______？ A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself 她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪 C. she can hardly afford servants D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food 13. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_______”. 第二段中，词组“等在桌旁”的意思是什么？ A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant在餐厅为客人服务
14. The author’s attitude towards manual（体力的）labor is _______.作者对体力劳动者的态度如何？
A. positive 积极的 B. negative C. humorous D. critical
15. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? 下面那项最适合作这篇文章的题目？
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. 美国人对体力劳动者的态度 C. Characteristics of American Culture. D. The Development of Manual Labor.
第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
此部分共有5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项。 16-20: DCCCD
16. On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ______ a day. 一般一个成功的律师一天要接待好几个委托人。
A. customers B. supporters C. guests D. clients 17. What is the train _____ to Birmingham? 到伯明翰的火车票多少钱？
A. fee B. tip C. fare D. cost
18. You shouldn’t ______ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work tonight. 鲍勃，你不该那样浪费时间；你今晚得完成学校得作业。
A. cut B. do C. kill D. kick 19. Both the kids and their parents ______ English, I think. I know it from their accent. 我想，这些孩子和他们的父母都是英格兰人。从他们的口音我可以知道。
A. is B. been C. are D. was 20. Never before ______ see such a terrible car accident on the road! 我从来没有看到过这么恐怖的一起交通事故。
A. I have B. have I C. I did D. did I 第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）
请把下列3句英文翻译成中文。
31. You needn’t go there anymore. He already knows about it. 32. As is known to all, China is a developing country.
33. The most common samples of inorganic materials are the gases of the atmosphere, water, rocks, etc.
31. 你不必去了，他已经知道那件事了。 32. 众所周知，中国是一个发展中国家。
33. 大气中的气体、水、岩石都是无机物中最普通的实例。 第六部分：写作（满分15分）
要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一封不少于80词的短文。
The Digital products
1. 如今数字化产品得到广泛的使用，例如……。 2. 数字化产品的使用对人们生活所带来的影响。
The Digital products
Nowadays, digital products are enjoying growing popularity among people. Take me for example, the first thing I do after waking up is to switch on my cell phone to check my text messages and read the latest news. Then listen to music on my IPod on my way to school. At the end of the day, I enjoy watching TV programs, or surfing the net.
Why are we so fond of those digital products? The answer is simple. They are doing us good---- making our lives comfortable and convenient. These two key factors represent the trend of new inventions of modern age that brings in the wide use of digital products.
数字化产品
现在，数字化产品越来越得到大家的欢迎。以我为例，我醒来的第一件事是打开我的手机看看我的短信，读读最新的消息。然后在上学的路上用我的iPod 听音乐。晚上，我会看电视或上网。
为什么我们会如此喜爱那些数字化产品呢？答案很简单。它们对我们有用---使我们的生活舒服、方便。这两个关键因素是摩登时代新发明的趋势。
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