3、Translation 3 According to Chinese lunar calendar，August 15 of every year is a traditional Chinese festival ---the Mid-Autumn Festival. This day is the middle of autumn， so it is called Mid-Autumn. On that night， people gather together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival， looking up at the bright moon and eating moon cakes. The festival is also a time for family reunion. People living far away from home will express their feelings of missing their hometowns and families at this festival. There are many customs to celebrate the festival， all expressing people‘s love and hope for a happy life. Since 2008， the Mid-Autumn Festival has become an official national holiday in China.

2. Passage 4 Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did? Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated scientist at a time when most African Americans were slaves. Born a free black man in the British Colony of Maryland in 1731， he received some formal education， but he mostly borrowed books and taught himself science and mathematics. At 22， he borrowed a pocket watch， and without any training， figured out how to carve a working wooden clock that chimed each hour. Because of this clock， he became well known and people would visit him just to see his creation. Banneker ran his family farm from many years， but when he was in his late 50s， a neighbor‘s son lent him a telescope. He became interested in astronomy， the study of the planets and stars， and again taught himself a new science. He made calculations of tides， sunrises and sunsets， and even predicted an eclipse. For several years he published an almanac of these calculations. Today， he is best known for publishing six almanacs， called ―Benjamin Banneker‘s Almanac‖ between 1792 and 1797. In the 1790s， Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington， D. C.， which became the nation‘s capital. For a look at Banneker‘s amazing life， visit the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum in Ellicott City， Maryland. What subjects did Benjamin teach himself?

A. 　Science and mathematics.

B. 　Science， mathematics and astronomy.

C. 　Astronomy only.

D. 　Six Almanac.

139.China has hundreds of islands，( )the largest is Taiwan.

A. 　in which

B. 　 to which

C. 　 from which

D. 　 of which

108.You can‘t( )him in his knowledge of physics.

A. 　equal

B. 　 agree

C. 　 help

D. 　 match

2. Passage 3 Dieting to lose weight has become very popular in recent years. People have become more health conscious and try to take better care of their bodies by eating more nutritiously and exercising more regularly to lose any unnecessary fat that they may have. Not only are people being more careful about what they eat， they are also concerned with how they eat and how their meals are prepared. People are taking more time for each meal. Many avoid the so called ―plastic‖ fast-food hamburgers and choose to eat a salad or a sandwich of more healthful ingredients(成分) in a quiet restaurant with a more leisurely atmosphere. At home， they also try to take enough time to eat a relaxing dinner without phone or TV interruptions. While dieting may be viewed as beneficial， it has also become a serious problem for Americans， particularly for young women. Dieting for them has actually become a psychological addiction( 依 赖 ). They eat so little that they can lose as much as fifty percent of their total body weight， and although they look like skeletons， they still insist that they are fat. The current waves of exercising， dieting and the problems produced have caused many organizations to begin educating the public. Many schools， hospitals， health organizations， newspapers and magazines， for example， are offering classes， printing booklet articles， etc. to inform the public of the way to exercise and diet， of the dangers of dieting too rapidly， and of the places people can go for medical help if they find themselves on the road to ―diet addiction‖. What changes have people made in the atmosphere of mealtime?

A. 　They are taking more time for each meal.

B. 　They are eating in quiet restaurants with more leisurely atmosphere.

C. 　At home they are eating without phone or TV interruptions.

D. 　All of the above.

54.I never felt anxious or( )when somebody else got a higher position or made a lot of money.

A. 　envy

B. 　 supportive

C. 　 envious

D. 　 ambitious

4. Passage 15 There is a commonly held myth that Einstein was an underachiever at school， but it really isn＇t true. While he may have had difficulties with languages， Einstein excelled in physics， mathematics and music. Einstein held many patents and was a keen inventor. While working at Swiss patent office in Bern he took it upon himself to write his own scientific papers in his spare time， mostly at weekends and in the evenings after work. 1905 was Einstein＇s miracle year. During this year he wrote three fundamental papers， any of which would have guaranteed him immortality in the world of physics. His first was on a new understanding of the structure of light. Einstein argued that light is composed of small particles of energy， called photons， as well as oscillating waves. The second paper built upon the theory of kinetics. Einstein explained how atoms were responsible for the buffeting of particles of material in suspension， like cigarette smoke suspended in air. This paper presented the first direct evidence for the existence of atoms， vindicating an idea that had been around for over 2000 years. His third paper of 1905 was ―On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies‖. Here Einstein derived the theory of ―special relativity‖. In a supplementary paper four months later， he formulated the famous equation， E=mc2， where mass and energy are equivalent， showing that a very small amount of mass converts to a huge amount of energy. This is the driving force behind atomic bombs， and all the stars in the Universe. Which theory did Einstein put forward in the third paper mentioned above?

A. 　Kinetics.

B. 　 Electrodynamics.

C. 　 Special relativity.

D. 　 Not mentioned.

140.When will the new driving laws come into( ).

A. 　use

B. 　 effect

C. 　 service

D. 　 existence

5、Translation 5 With awareness of increasing dishonesty in today‘s society， it‘s sometimes implied that in ―the good old days‖ people were better， happier， and more honest. Were they more honest? Maybe yes， maybe no. Long ago， all American schoolchildren knew the historical story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny he had overcharged a customer. It‘s the kind of story that we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln， the story is true. Every society has stories stressing the absolute value of honesty. It‘s these stories that students need to remember when temptation induces them to cheat.

126.This company is closing up， so lots of workers will be laid( ).

A. 　down

B. 　 out

C. 　 off

D. 　 aside

21.If there is no refrigerator， you can use salt to( )food such as meat， which is a common practice in rural area.

A. 　protect

B. 　 conserve

C. 　 store

D. 　 keep