As the Germans devastated Poland, the Russians moved into the eastern part of the country and began the process that was to lead to the absorption in 1940 of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. They also made demands on Finland. 40. _______.
Meanwhile, Japan had undertaken military operations for the subjugation of China proper, and was making preparations for the expansion of its empire into Southeast Asia and the rich island groups of the Southwest Pacific. Mussolini watched the progress of his fellow dictator, Hitler, while preparing to join in the war at a favorable moment.
(From The World War II in Brief)
A. The League voted minor sanctions (制裁) against Italy, but these had slight practical effect
B. He denounced the provisions of that treaty that limited German armament and in 1935 reinstituted compulsory military service
C. Whereas military operations in World War I were conducted primarily on the European continent
D. He forcibly annexed (兼并) Austria in March 1938, and then, charging abuse of German minorities, threatened Czechoslovakia
E. Because of a lack of resources, Allied strategy had envisioned the prior defeat of Germany while remaining on the defensive against the Japanese
F. After receiving the report of its commission of inquiry, the League adopted a resolution in 1933 calling on the Japanese to withdraw
G. The Poles remained adamant (顽强的，坚决的), and it became clear to Hitler that he could attain his objectives only by force
H. Beset (缠扰) by friction and dissension (冲突，纠纷) among its members, the League took no further action
I. Britain and France, pledged to support Poland in the event of aggression, declared war on Germany two days later
J. It was a dangerous venture, for Britain and France could have overwhelmed Germany, but, resolved to keep the peace, they took no action
K. The recalcitrant (顽抗的) Finns were subdued in the Winter War of 1939-1940, but only after dealing the Russians several humiliating military reverses
L. War’s end found the United States and the USSR the two greatest powers in the world
IV. Word Formations. (10 points, 1 point for each)
Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word in the brackets. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
41. (significant) It is a waste of time to listen to his ______talk.
42. (astonish) I was ______ at the news of his escape.
43. (bankruptcy) Our business is at the crossing. If this deal does not succeed, we shall
be______.
44. (vain) Before they fled the country, the enemy ______attempted to destroy all the
factories.
45. (extinct) His movie of the______of dinosaurs was a great success.
46. (exist) In her speech, the Minister came out against any change to the ______law.
47. (patient) The nurse has been criticized for the third time for she is always ______with
her patients.
48. (mystery) There are many______stories about the Egyptian pyramids.
49. (valid) This ticket has passed its expiration date, and so it is now______.
50. (deprivation) If you drive too fast, the police will______you of your licence.
V. Gap Filling. (10 points, 1 point for each)
Directions: The following passage is taken from the textbook. Fill in the numbered gaps with the correct form of the words or phrases in the box (there are more words than necessary). Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
force steady dependent able unite
among hold call approve apply
remarkably with turn
Before the war ended, these thirteen states realized that they would need to work together in peacetime as they had been 51. ______ to do in wartime. In 1782 they put into effect a plan for 52.______ under a federal system. This meant that each of the states would remain 53. ______ in many ways but would join with the others in a government that would be able to do things that individual states could not do by themselves with success. Unfortunately this plan did not provide for a federal government strong enough to 54.______ it to do what needed to be done. This became clear after a few years of experience. In 1786 a call went out to all the states inviting them to send delegates to a meeting to be held in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787. This meeting was the Constitutional Convention, a great 55.________ point in American history.
No more important meeting has ever been held in America. To it came fifty-five men, 56. ______ them some of the most famous men in our history. They included George Washington who presided over the convention, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. They worked 57.______ and in secret from May well into September and adjourned only after they had written a new plan of government to be sent to the thirteen states for 58.______ The document was the Constitution of the United States. A great English statesman called this constitution “the most 59. ______ work known to me in modern times to have been produced by the human intellect, at a single stroke (so to speak), in its 60. ______ to political affairs.” Before 1788 had ended, the Constitution had been approved in most of the states and in 1789 it went into effect. Since then it has been the fundamental law of the nation.
(From The Constitution of the United States)
VI. Short Answer Questions. (10 points, 5 points for each)
Directions: The following 2 questions are based on Passage Four in this test paper. Read the passage carefully again and answer the questions briefly by referring back to Passage Four. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
61. What’s the function of education in a society? Why does the public education show great interest in exceptional children?
62. What does the statement “All men are created equal.” mean according to the passage?
VII. Translation. (10 points, 2 points for each)
Directions: The following excerpt is taken from the textbook. Read the paragraphs carefully and translate into Chinese each of the numbered and underlined parts.
It was twenty years ago and I was living in Paris. 63. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarter overlooking a cemetery and I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and had written to me about it. I answered, thanking her, and presently I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and would like to have a chat with me; but her time was limited and the only free moment she had was on the following Thursday; she was spending the morning at the Luxembourg and would I give her a little luncheon at Foyot’s afterwards? 64. Foyot’s is a restaurant at which the French senators eat and it was so far beyond my means that I had never even thought of going there. 65. But I was flattered and I was too young to have learned to say no to a woman. (Few men, I may add, learn this until they are too old to make it of any consequence to a woman what they say.) 66. I had eighty francs (gold francs) to last me the rest of the month, and a modest luncheon should not cost more than fifteen. If I cut out coffee for the next two weeks I could manage well enough.
I answered that I would meet my friend—by correspondence—at Foyot’s on Thursday at half past twelve. 67. She was not so young as I expected and in appearance imposing rather than attractive. She was, in fact, a woman of forty (a charming age, but not one that excites a sudden and devastating passion at first sight), and she gave me the impression of having more teeth, white and large and even, than were necessary for any practical purpose. She was talkative, but since she seemed inclined to talk about me I was prepared to be an attentive listener.
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