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　　16. according to passage,some job applicants were rejected

　　A. because of their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clean copy of a resume.

　　根據(jù)文章，一些求職者被拒絕了，因?yàn)樗麄兊拇中�，因�(yàn)樗麄儧](méi)有提出一個(gè)干凈的簡(jiǎn)歷副本

　　17. the word"perfectionists"(line 1,para.3) refers to those who

　　C. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives.

　　“完美主義者”(1行，對(duì)位。3)指的是那些過(guò)于注重細(xì)節(jié)，只有失去他們的主要目標(biāo)

　　18. which of the following is the author's advice to the reader? 以下是作者對(duì)讀者的建議

　　A. althouge tooo much attention to details may be costly,they should not be overlooked. 雖然太多的細(xì)節(jié)可能是昂貴的，他們不應(yīng)該被忽視

　　19. the example of the apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that

　　D. keeping one's goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked.

　　阿波羅二號(hào)登月計(jì)劃的例子說(shuō)明，將一個(gè)人的目標(biāo)牢記于心，這有助于決定哪些細(xì)節(jié)可以被忽視

　　20. the best title for this passage would be

　　C. details and major objectives.

　　最佳的標(biāo)題為這篇文章將詳細(xì)和主要目標(biāo)

　　21. after the robbery, the stop installed an alarm system as an insurance against further losses. 在搶劫之后，停止安裝了一個(gè)報(bào)警系統(tǒng)，以防止進(jìn)一步的損失

　　22. believing the earth to be flat, many feared that columbus would fall off the edge of the earth. 相信地球是平的，許多人擔(dān)心哥倫布會(huì)掉到地球的邊緣

　　23. a healthy life is frequently thought to be associated with the open cuntryside and homegrown food. 一個(gè)健康的生活經(jīng)常被認(rèn)為與開(kāi)放農(nóng)村和自產(chǎn)的食物

　　24. in britain today women make up 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. 在英國(guó)，今天的婦女占勞動(dòng)力的44%，將近一半的母親帶著孩子在工作

　　25. as might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed. 正如可以預(yù)期的那樣，對(duì)問(wèn)題的反應(yīng)是非常復(fù)雜的

　　26. features such as height, weight, and skin color vary from individual to individual and from face to face. 如身高、體重、皮膚顏色等特點(diǎn)因人而異，從面對(duì)面到面

　　27. a well-written composition called for good choice of words and clear organization among other things. 一個(gè)寫(xiě)得很好的作文，在其他的事情中，有一個(gè)很好的選擇，也有明確的組織

　　28. the traditional approach to dealing with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems. 處理復(fù)雜問(wèn)題的傳統(tǒng)方法是把它們分解成更小、更容易管理的問(wèn)題

　　29. never before had a president refused to step down. 從來(lái)沒(méi)有一個(gè)總統(tǒng)拒絕下臺(tái)

　　30. we were struck by the extent to which teachers' decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students. 我們被老師的決定所引起的學(xué)校的利益，而不是學(xué)生的程度

　　31. there is not much time left; so i'll tell you about it at length. 沒(méi)有太多的時(shí)間了，所以我會(huì)告訴你它的長(zhǎng)度

　　32. the ancient egyptians are supposed to have sent rockets to the moon. 古埃及人應(yīng)該將火箭發(fā)射到月球上.

　　33. all the students in this class passed the english exam with the exception of li ming. 這個(gè)班所有的學(xué)生都通過(guò)了英語(yǔ)考試，除了李明

　　34. young adults rather than older people are more likely to prefer pop songs. 年輕人比老年人更傾向于喜歡流行歌曲

　　35. were she to leave right now, she would get there on sunday. 她要離開(kāi)了，她會(huì)在星期日到達(dá)那里

　　36. it's already 5 o'clock now. don't you think it's about time we went home. 現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)五點(diǎn)了。你不認(rèn)為這是我們回家的時(shí)候

　　37. new york ranked second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. 紐約排名第二的蘋(píng)果生產(chǎn)，今年生產(chǎn)850000000斤

　　38. melted iron is poured into the mixer much in the same way as tea is poured into a cup from a teapot. 當(dāng)茶從一個(gè)茶壺里倒進(jìn)一個(gè)杯子里時(shí)，熔化的鐵被倒進(jìn)攪拌機(jī)中

　　39. by success i don't mean what it is usually thought of when that word is used. 我不想說(shuō)的是什么時(shí)候用這個(gè)詞

　　40. lightning is a rush of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another. 閃電是一種電流從一個(gè)云到地面或從一個(gè)云到另一個(gè)

　　41. the medicine is on sale everywhere. you can get it at any chemist's. 這藥到處都賣(mài)。你可以把它拿給任何一家藥店

　　42. every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to regardless of the color of his skin. 這個(gè)國(guó)家的每個(gè)人都有權(quán)生活在他想去的地方，而不管他的膚色如何

　　43. housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full capacity. 不外出工作的家庭主婦們覺(jué)得他們不工作，以充分的能力

　　44. the key to our room was attached to a large plastic plate with the room number on it. 我們的房間的鑰匙被貼在一個(gè)大塑料板上，房間號(hào)上的

　　45. the government is trying to do something to promote better understanding between the two countries. 政府正試圖做些什么來(lái)增進(jìn)兩國(guó)之間的理解

　　46. the newspaper did not mention the extent of the damage caused by the fire. 報(bào)紙沒(méi)有提及火災(zāi)造成的損害程度

　　47. the soldier was accused of running away when the enemy attacked. 士兵被指控在敵人進(jìn)攻時(shí)逃跑了

　　48. only under special circumstances are freshmen permitted to take make-up tests. 只有在特殊情況下允許學(xué)生參加化妝考試

　　49. it seems oil has been leaking from this pipe for some time. we'll have to take the machine apart put it right. 似乎有一段時(shí)間以來(lái)，這條管道一直在漏水。我們必須把機(jī)器拆開(kāi)把它放在右邊

　　50. he made a considerable sum of money in real estate and then invested it in the stock market. 他在房地產(chǎn)上做了相當(dāng)多的錢(qián)，然后在股票市場(chǎng)上投資

　　51. the mere fact that most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur. 多數(shù)人認(rèn)為核戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是瘋狂的事實(shí)并不意味著它不會(huì)發(fā)生

　　52. i don't think it advisable that tom be assigned to the job since he has no experience. 我不認(rèn)為湯姆指派他做這項(xiàng)工作沒(méi)有經(jīng)驗(yàn)是明智的

　　53. now that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better. 現(xiàn)在，我的頭已經(jīng)清除，我的大腦也開(kāi)始工作更好

　　54. the man in the corner confessed to having told a lie to the manager of the company. 角落里的那個(gè)人向公司經(jīng)理撒了一個(gè)謊

　　55. the car breaks down halfway for no reason. 汽車(chē)中途拋錨，沒(méi)理由

　　56. the newcomers found it impossible to adapt themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country. 新來(lái)的人發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不可能適應(yīng)氣候，在新的國(guó)家做永久的家園

　　57. as a result of careless washing the jacket shrank to a child's size由于粗心的衣服，夾克縮小到一個(gè)孩子的尺寸

　　58. he hoped the firm would transfer him to the paris branch. 他希望公司能把他轉(zhuǎn)移到巴黎分公司

　　59. the relationship between employers and employees has been studied intensively. 雇主和雇員之間的關(guān)系進(jìn)行了深入研究

　　60. she was complaining that the doctor was charging too much for the treatment he was giving her. 她在抱怨醫(yī)生給她太多的治療

　　historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in america. it's the one about the teacher standing in the schoolroom door waving goodbye to students for the summer and calling after them, "by the way, we won world war II." 當(dāng)他們描述美國(guó)歷史教育時(shí)，歷史學(xué)家往往會(huì)講同樣的笑話。這是一個(gè)關(guān)于老師站在教室的門(mén)口揮手告別夏季學(xué)生喊他們，“順便說(shuō)一句，我們贏得了第二次世界大戰(zhàn)。

　　the problem with the joke, of course, is that it's not funny. the recent surveys on historical illiteracy are beginning to numb:nearly one third of american 17-year-olds cannot even identify which countried the united states fought against in that war. one third have no idea when the declaration of independence was signed. 這個(gè)問(wèn)題和笑話，當(dāng)然是，這是不好笑。歷史文盲的最近的調(diào)查已經(jīng)開(kāi)始麻木：近三分之一的美國(guó)17歲甚至不能確定哪些國(guó)家美國(guó)對(duì)抗的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。三分之一獨(dú)立宣言簽署時(shí)不知道. one third thought columbus reached the new world after 1750. two thirds cannot correctly judge the civil war between 1850 and 1900. even when they get the answers right, some are just guessing. 三分之一認(rèn)為哥倫布在1750。1850不能正確判斷1900至三分之二之間的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。即使他們得到的答案是正確的，有些只是猜測(cè)

　　unlike math or science, ignorance of hisrory cannot be directly connected to loss of international community. but it does affect our future as a democratic nation and as individuals. 不同于數(shù)學(xué)或科學(xué)，歷史的無(wú)知不能直接連接到國(guó)際社會(huì)損失。但它確實(shí)會(huì)影響我們的未來(lái)，作為一個(gè)民主國(guó)家，作為個(gè)人

　　the good news is that there is growing agreement on what is wrong with the teaching of history and what needs to be done to fix it. the steps are tentative or yet to be felt in most classrooms. 好消息是，有越來(lái)越多的協(xié)議，在什么是錯(cuò)誤的教學(xué)歷史和需要做什么來(lái)解決它。在大多數(shù)課堂上，這些步驟都是暫時(shí)性的或是可感受的