1. By saying that village is not dead， but “village life” is dead， the writer suggests that _____.
A. those young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are wrong
B. the two statements are against each other
C. “village life” today is rather uninteresting
D. “village life” today is no longer like what it used to be
2. It was _____ that “village life” began to take a sharp turn.
A. about a century ago
B. during the two world wars
C. with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village
D. only recently
3. As is suggested in paragraph 2， villagers in the past _____.
A. lived a simpler life than villagers today
B. knew fewer people than villagers today
C. found it difficult to enjoy themselves
D. liked to wash themselves with cold water
4. The expression “…… there is no point whatever in talking about ……” in paragraph 3 means that _____.
A. there is no end to the talking about ……
B. it is harmful to talk about ……
C. it is not meaningless to talk about ……
D. there is no reason for talking about ……
5. From the passage we can see that the writer‘s attitude toward “village life” is ____
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. unclear
「难点」
1. nothing but ……： 除了， 仅仅
2. the present century： 本世纪
3. tied to the home： 被束缚在家
4. reveal： 展现，显露
5. take sth. For granted： 认为某事当然， 如，We mist not take it for granted that ……： 我们决不可想当然地认为 ……
6. social welfare： 社会福利
「答案」
1. D
考点：这是一道理解判断题。
解析：本文第二段对过去和现在的农村生活进行对比，由此得出现在的农村生活已经不再像过去的农村生活那样了。所以本题正确答案应该是D. 而不是A：那些谈论农村已经不存在的年轻人是错误的，B：农村和农村生活相反，C：今天的农村生活很乏味。
2. C
考点：这是一道细节题。
解析：本题问的是从什么时候起，农村生活有了一个转折点。从文章第三段第四句话：“电和机动车辆在拉近农村生活和城市生活的距离方面起着决定性的作用”，可知选项C 正确。
3. A
考点：这是一道判断题。
解析：第二段最后四句话讲述的是：过去的村子里的每一个人都相互了解； 不必走很远就可以娱乐；家庭主妇们每天都呆在家里；为了节省煤和灯油，人们很早就睡了。由此， 我们可知，选项A是正确答案。
4. D
考点：这是一道词汇理解题
解析：point 在这里可以理解成“有道理，有理由”所以，答案应该是D.
5. C
考点：这是一道理解判断题。
解析：作者在文章中只讲农村生活的变化，并未对农村生活进行评价，所以作者的观点是中立的。因此答案是C.
二、翻译题：
汉译英
１。如果有机会，约翰也许就已经成为一位杰出的画家了。
２。行医已经有三年零四个月了。
３。就是在那间斗室里，他们勤劳地工作着，憧憬着美好的未来。
４。怎么能为他讲的话负责呢？
５。看外表他一点也不象一个八十岁的老人。
６。很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。
７。你可曾遇见到你现在遇到的困难？
８。国庆节到了，咱们把寝室彻底打扫一下吧。
９。王教授，请您赏光来参加我们星期六的英语晚会好吗？
10.玛利过去除了咖啡什么都不喝。
11.一辆卡车驶进了积雪覆盖的操场。
12.这个村庄是以矗立在它前面的那座高山命名的。
13. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。
14. 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。
15. 据报道，那条铁路曾因洪水而停止修建。
16. 人学习的能力似乎是无限的。
17. 几天前，由三位医生和两名护士组成的医疗队出发到山区去了。
18. 就业余爱好而言，珍尼和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。
19. 不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。
20. 只要你不断努力，你迟早会解决这个难题的。
21. 警察要求司机把事故讲述的更详细些。
22. 彼得的数学不好，但要说到体育，他却是班上最好的。
23. 成功在于勤劳，这句话很正确。
24. 有迹象表明，不少工厂正面临着十分困难的局面。
25. 一切都表明他的计划出了毛病。
26. 我想他肯定不会迟到。
27. 他已习惯晚上11点上床睡觉。
28. 他比他姐姐小两岁，却长得高。
29. 中国是个社会主义国家也是个发展中国家。
30. 我认为他们理所当然地会赞成这个想法。
汉译英答案：
1. Given the chance， John might have become an outstanding painter.
2. It has been three years and four months to the day since she began to practice medicine.
3. It was in that small room that they worked diligently and dreamed of better days to come.
4. How can I be responsible for what he says？
5. He does not seem to be an old man in his eighties， considering his appearance.
6. It is obviously his young assistant who is running the bookstore.
7. Did you anticipate the difficulties that you are encountering today？
8. National day is round the corner. Let‘s give our bedroom a thorough clean.
9. Prof.Wang， would you do us a favor by coming to our English evening this Saturday？
10. Mary used to drink nothing but coffee.
11. A truck pulled into the snow-covered playground for the school.
12. The village is named after the high mountain that stands in front of it.
13. The letter is to be handed to Dr.Wilson himself.
14. It is suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make anew constitution.
15. It is reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood.
16. There seems to be no limit to human being‘s ability to learn.
17. The medical team， composed of three doctors and two nurses， set off for the mountain area a few days ago.
