經典word整理文檔，僅參考，雙擊此處可刪除頁眉頁腳。本資料屬于網絡整理，如有侵權，請聯系刪除，謝謝！PassageOneInternetvotinghappensallthetime,butusuallyit'sconfinedtotopicssuchas"WhoisthecutestcastmemberofPartyofFive?"Soon,however,peoplewillbeabletocasttheirballotsforPresidentontheInternet.InMarch,ArizonaDemocratswillvoteonlineintheirstate'spresidentialandFloridaandWashingtonareconsideringonlinevoting.ThemilitaryplanstoallowasmalltestgroupofoverseassoldierstovoteviatheInternetthisNovember.TheInternetvotingisgrowingrapidly.Thereare市民的)engagemententhusiastswhoseeitasawaytopreventthedropinvoterturnout.ThentherearetheInternetfans,whothinktheInternetisgoingtochangeeverything,sowhynotpolitics?Mostimportantarethepeoplewhomaketheplanfordevelopingsoftwareforonlinevoting.Imaginetheretailpriceofthatsoftware,thenmultiplyitbyeverystateandcitygovernment,andsuddenlyalotofInternetcapitalistsdevelopadeeplyfeltconcernforincreasingvoterturnout.Someproblemswillarise.HackersandsomePoliticianscouldbreakintoavotingdatabaseandmakethesecretballotnotsosecret.Amassivecomputerfailurewouldhavedisastrousconsequences.Justasserious,onlinevotingcoulddistortparticipationlevels,atleast,tothewealthyandcyber-connected.Inthelongrun,however,onlinevotingmightmakelittledifference.Sincethe1960s,thegovernmenthasmadenumerousattemptstoenergizenonvotersbymakingiteasierforthemtogettothepolls,extendingvotinghours,loweringthevotingage,etc.Still,voterturnouthasdecreasedsteadily.Politicalscientistsbelievetheimportantcauseisindifferenceanddisliketopolitics,nottheinconvenienceofvoting.PuttingaballotontheInternetmightevenfurtherdepressturnoutbycheapeningoneoftheholyceremoniesofdemocracy."Thebusinessofdemocracy,"saysCurtisGans,ananalystofvotingbehaviour,"shouldn'tbethesameasgettingyoure-mail."56.Theword"ballot"(Line2,Para.1)mostprobablymeans_·A)voteB)ballC)danceD)voter57.InternetvotingisgrowingrapidlybecauseofallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat_.A)civicengagemententhusiastsregarditasawaytopreventthedropinvoterturnoutB)InternetfansthinktheInternetisgoingtochangeeverythingincludingpoliticsC)somepeoplemaketheplanfordevelopingsoftwareforonlinevotingD)somecapitalistsareverymuchconcernedaboutthevoterturnout58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaproblemthatwillariseinInternetvoting?A)Peoplewillgainunauthorizedaccesstoadatabase.B)Onlinevotingsystemmaybedistorted.C)Participantswillbemainlywealthyandcyber-connectedpeople.D)Computerfailure.59.Accordingtopoliticalscientists,theimportantcausefordecreasedvoterturnout—·A)thelackofinterestinpoliticsB)theinconvenienceofvotingC)thelackofregulationsD)thelimitedvotinghours60.WhatdoesCurtisGansthinkoftheInternetvoting?A)1tisnotserioustovotebymeansoftheInternet.B)Internetvotingisanaturalbehaviorjustlikesendingane-mail.C)Governmentshouldmakethepollseasierforvoterstogetto.D)FewerandfewerpeopleareinterestedinInternetvoting.PassageTwoOnegreaterbenefitoftheWebisthatitallowsustomoveinformationonlinethatnowresidesinpaperform.Electroniccommerceisincreasingsteadily.Itisdifficulttomeasure,becausealotofelectroniccommerceinvolvesexistingbuyersandsellerswhoaresimplymovingpaper-basedtransactionstotheWeb.Thatisnotnewbusiness.Microsoft,forexample,purchasesmillionsofdollarsofPCsonlineinsteadofbypaper.However,thatisnotafundamentalchange;ithasjustimprovedtheefficiencyofanexistingprocess.Thebiggestimpacthasoccurredwhereelectroniccommercematchesbuyersandsellerswhowouldnotpreviouslyhavefoundeachother.Thatisanewtypeofcommerce.Today,abouthalfofallPCsarestillnotconnectedtotheWeb.Gettingcommunicationscostsdownandmakingallthesoftwaresimplerwillbringinthosepeople.Andthat,inturn,willmove.usclosertothecriticalmassthatwillmaketheWeblifestyleeveryone'slifestyle.TheboundarybetweenatelevisionsetandaPCwillbeblurred(使模糊)becauseeventheset-topbox(機頂盒)thatyouconnectuptoyourcableorsatellitewillhaveaprocessormorepowerfulthanwhatwehavetodayinthemostexpensivePC.Thiswill,ineffect,makeyourtelevisionacomputer.InteractionwiththeWebalsowillimprove,makingitmucheasierforpeopletobeinvolved.TodaythekeywordsweusetosearchtheWeboftendisplaytoomanyarticlestosortthrough,manyofthemoutofcontext.Ifyouwanttolearnaboutthefastestcomputerchipavailable,youmightendupgettingresponsesinsteadaboutpotatochipsbeingdeliveredinfasttrucks.Ifyouaskaboutthespeedofchips,theresultwillbeaboutcomputers,notpotatoesTopredictthatitwilltakeovertenyearsforthesechangestohappenisprobablypessimistic.Weusuallyoverestimatewhatwecandointwoyearsandunderestimatewhatwecandointen.TheWebwillbeasmuchawayoflifeasthecarby2008orevenearlier.61.ElectroniccommercebecomesanewtypeofcommercewhenA)paper-basedtradingismovedontotheWebB)theefficiencyoftheexistingprocessisimprovedbytheInternetC)aWebsiteoffersmoregoodsthanastoreD)newbuyersandsellersfindeachotherontheInternet62.OneofthereasonswhyhalfofPCsarenotconnectedtotheWebisthat_A)thesoftwareisnotuser-friendlyB)peoplehavenointerestintheWebC)theWebinformationisnotreliableD)peoplearetoobusytogetconnectedtotheWeb63.Theuseofcomputerwillbemuchmorewidespreadwhen_.A)theboundarybetweenthecomputerandtheTVdisappearsB)electroniccommercebringsaboutafundamentalchangeC)computerandcommunicationbecomesimplerandcheaperD)governmentsbegintomoveadministrationonline64.Theexampleofpotatochipsinthepassageisusedtoillustrate_.A)theWeb'sineffectiveinteractionB)theWeb'stoomuchinformationC)theWeb'slackofspeedD)theWeb'sinaccurateresponse65.Inthispassagetheauthoristryingtoshowthat_.A)everyonewillbeabletousecomputerandtheWebby2008B)computerswillbeabletorecognizespeechin10-yeartimeC)theuseoftheWebwillbecomemorecommonandeasierinthefutureD)interactionwiththeWebwillbecomeeasiertomanage56-60.ADBAA61-65.DACDCTodaytheearisthemostpopularsortoftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ethascompletelyeverydaytransportation.66thehorseasa67ofAmericansusetheircarforMostAmericansareableto687090%ofall69business.cars.Theaveragepriceofa71madecarwas,50in1950,469in1960andupto,750721975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetaboutfamilyincreasedfrom1950to197575thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason76anewcartakesasmaller77ofastotalearningstoday.73theirproductsandworkefficiency.Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe74In195178ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamilys79tobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar808.3monthsofafamilysannualearnings,811975itonlytook4.75mothsincome.Inaddition.The1975carsweretechnically82The83ofautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomykeepingtheircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.tomodelsfrompreviousyears.84thecarissoimportanttoAmerican.Americansspendmoremoney8566.A.denied67.A.means68.A.hardly69.A.personal70.A.buyB.reproducedB.meanB.nearlyB.personnelB.sellC.replacedC.typesD.ridiculedD.kindsC.certainlyC.manualC.raceD.somehowD.artificialD.see71.A.quickly72.A.onB.regularlyB.inC.rapidlyC.beforeC.reducingC.averageC.fasterC.recentlyD.after73.A.raising74.A.unusual75.A.slower76.A.bringing77.A.partB.makingB.smallestB.equalB.obtainB.halfD.improvingD.biggestD.lessC.boughtC.numberC.percentageC.plansD.purchasingD.qualityD.suddenlyD.debts78.A.clearly79.A.income80.A.usedB.proportionallyB.workB.spentC.costD.neededD.in81.A.byB.toC.until82.A.famous83.A.running84.A.thenB.superiorB.noticeB.asC.fastestC.influenceC.soD.betterD.affectD.whichD.for85.A.toB.inC.ofKey:66—70CABAA71—75BBDCC76—80DABAC81—85ABCBB翻譯：英譯漢1.ChineseNewYearisthemostimportanttraditionalChineseholiday.InChina,itisalsoknownastheSpringFestival.NewYearcelebrationsrunfromChineseNewYear’sEve,thelastdayofthelastmonthofthelunarcalendar,totheLanternFestivalonthe15thdayofthefirstmonth.CustomsandtraditionsconcerningthecelebrationoftheChineseNewYearvarywidelyfromplacetoplace.However,NewYear’sEveisusuallyanoccasionforChinesefamiliestogatherfortheannualreuniondinner.Itisalsotraditionalforeveryfamilytothoroughlycleanthehouseinordertosweepawayillfortuneandtobringingoodluck.Anddoorswillbedecoratedwithredcoupletswiththemesofhealth,wealthandgoodluck.Otheractivitiesincludelightingfirecrackers,givingmoneyinredenvelopes,andvisitingrelativesandfriends.中國新年是中國最重要的傳統節日，在中國也被稱為春節。新年的慶祝活動從除夕開始一直延續到元宵節（theLanternFestival歷（lunarcalendar）最后一個月的最后一天至新年第一個月的第十五天。各地歡度春節的習俗和傳統有很大差異，但通常每個家庭都會在除夕夜團聚，一起吃年夜飯。為驅厄運、迎好運，家家戶戶都會進行大掃除。人們還會在門上粘貼紅色的對聯（couplets健康、發財和好運。其他的活動還有放鞭炮、發紅包和探親訪友等。2.PapercuttingisoneofChina’smostpopulartraditionalfolkarts.Chinesepapercuttinghasahistoryofmorethan1,500years.ItwaswidespreadparticularlyduringtheMingandQingDynasties.Peopleoftenbeautifytheirhomeswithpapercuttings.DuringtheSpringFestivalandweddingcelebrations,inparticular,papercuttingsareusedtodecoratedoors,windowsandroomsinordertoenhancethejoyousatmosphere.Thecolormostfrequentlyusedinpapercuttingisred,whichsymbolizeshealthandprosperity.Chinesepapercutting