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1、 2012 年 1 月This strategy also has ancient antecedents. Ever since civilization began， certain 1 have tried to run away from it in hopes of finding a simpler， more 2 ，and more peaceful life. Unlike the dropouts， they are not 3 . They are willing to support themselves and to 4 something to the general
2、 community， but they simply dont like the environment of civilization; that is， the city， with all its 5 and tension.I had the lonely childs habit of 6 stories and holding conversations with 7 persons， and I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed up with the feeling of being isol
3、ated and 8 . I knew that I had a facility with words and a power of facing 9 facts， and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my 10 in everyday life.Only two people shared her “special” seat: a fine old man in a velvet coat， his hands 11 over a huge ca
4、rved walking-stick， and a big old woman， sitting 12 ， with a roll of knitting on her embroidered apron. They did not speak. This was 13 ， for Miss Brill always looked forward 14 the conversation. She had become really quite 15 ， she thought， at listening as though she didnt listen， at sitting in oth
5、er peoples lives just for a minute while they talked round her.Our research shows that no company can succeed today by trying to be all things to all people. It must instead find the 16 value that it alone can deliver to a chosen market. We have identified three distinct value 17 ， so called because
6、 each discipline produces a different kind of 18 value. Choosing one discipline to master does not mean that a company 19 the other two， only that it picks a dimension of value on which to 20 its market reputation over the long term.The value of snobbery in general， its humanistic “point”， consists
7、in its power to 21 activity. A society with plenty of snobberies is like a dog with plenty of 22 : it is not likely to become comatose. Every snobbery demands of its devotees 23 efforts， a succession of sacrifices. The society-snob must be perpetually lion-hunting; the modernity-snob can never rest
8、24 trying to be up-to-date. Swiss doctors and the Best that has been thought or said must be the daily and nightly preoccupation of all the snobs respectively of 25 and culture.A.making upB.uniqueC.uprightD.customerE.uglinessF.disciplinesG. imaginaryH.parasitesI.toJ.stakeK.fleasL.claspedM.diseaseN.d
9、isappointingO.failureP.individualsQ.expertR.undervaluedS.contributeT.abandonsU.unceasingV.pastoralW.fromX.stimulateY.unpleasantII. Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your A
10、nswer Sheet. (15 points， 1 point for each) 26. What you say is far _ from what you said before. A. Moved B. removed C. proved D. disproved 27. There will be live _ of the concert on TV and radio.A. Transaction B. transition C. transmission D. transportation 28. The first priority for a government is
11、 to enable its citizens to live in peace and _ . A. tranquility B. altitude C. complexity D. attitude 29. The pianist was _ with the most extravagant applause from the audience. A. Loaded B. burdened C. pressed D. weighed 30. The problem of poverty didnt _ itself until the earthquake. A. Manifest B.
12、 demonstrate C. emerge D. exhibit 31. They got their just _ when the scheme was finally uncovered. A. Desert B. dessert C. deserts D. desserts 32. The tail of the whale _ their boat and they all fell into water. A. Plucked B. flicked C. pecked D. flapped 33. In time of prosperity， friends will be pl
13、enty; in time of _ ， not one among twenty. A. Dilemma B. adversity C. insomnia D. deadlock 34. He refused to _ of such a solution to his problem. A. Deceive B. receive C. conceive D. perceive 35. He felt proud to proclaim that he knew only English and somehow _ of his native culture. A. Contemporary
14、 B. temporary C. contemptuous D. contemptible 36. There is a growing recognition that we should abolish racial _. A. Segregation B. separation C. integration D. evaporation 37. It is desirable to _ the chemicals before the plant is seriously damaged. A. Splash B. spill C. pour D. spray 38. I didnt e
15、xpect him to descend to _ abuse. A. Common B. personal C. ordinary D. individual 39. Make a phone call if you are wishing to renew your _ to our magazine. A. Contribution B. distribution C. subscription D. attribution 40. He began to _ as the intense cold pervaded the room. A. shake B. quake C. jerk D. shiverVI. Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points， 2 points each for 57-60， 4 points for 61， 8 points for 62)57.我很擅长这些欺骗伎俩，虽然我不能每次都骗得了自己。 58.我同意我们的食物有营养，而且我
