00到07年的基础英语真题,及答案

vegetarian－about 18 million people. A 1999 poll by the Vegetarian Resource Group found that 57 percent of the population “sometimes, often or always orders a vegetarian item when eating out.” And since trends are made by the young, it’s striking that 6 percent of 18-to 29-year-olds never eat fish, fowl or meat.

It’s become chic to shun meat. I recently attended a cocktail reception at a posh New York hotel where all the hors d’oeuvres were vegetarian, in honor of the chief guest, singer Paul McCartney. A celebrity-studded “Say No to Veal” dinner at New York’s Plaza Hotel was a sellout on May 20. Organic vegetarian restaurants are sprouting on both coasts. Supermarket shelves are stacked with cans of soup and beans labeled VEGETARIAN. More and more natural-foods companies are being established, and many are being taken over by major corporations, always quick to spot a future business opportunity. It doesn’t hurt that red meat is losing much of its allure these days, what with mad cow, foot-and mouth and all the rest. The animal-rights group PETA claims 19,000 Americans are switching to a meat-free diet every week.

It also doesn’t hurt, of course, that Americans have become more health conscious than ever. The American Dietetic Association reports that vegetarians “have lower morbidity and mortality rates from several chronic degenerative diseases than do non-vegetarians.” Soybeans not only give you protein, they’re important sources of is flavones that may help prevent some cancers. Vegetables have always been thought of as being good for you, but what has changed is that they have also become pleasurable to eat. Immigration in recent years has brought to America a wealth of new cuisines. Whose aficionados know what to do with veggies. Menus now offer vegetarian options that don’t involve a single steamed Brussels sprout- something only non-vegetarians can imagine a vegetarian wanting to eat.

One hundred and fifty years ago, that American original, Henry David Thoreau, had no doubt that “the human race, in its gradual improvement,” would stop eating meat. McDonald’s has apologized to vegetarians offended by its beef-flavored fries. Maybe the day is not too far off when it will be offering McSoyburgers, even in Peoria.

1. Explain the following sentences or phrases in English, bringing out the implied meaning, if there is any: (24 points)

1) ... sent something of a frisson through me.

2) ...the cathedral of the beefburger.

3) When I fled the campus to seek culinary solace in the wider world

4) ... has gone mainstream.

5) It’s become chic to shun meat.

6) ... was a sellout.

2. Give a brief answer to each of the following questions: (15 points)

1) What was like to be a vegetarian in the United States in the past?

2) What changes, according to this article, have taken place in recent years?

3) What, in your opinion, accounts for the choice of some people to become vegetarians?

Ⅱ. Translate the following sentences into Chinese, using the answer sheet provided: (24 points)

1) A huge new business requires deep pockets, patience and a raison d’être.

2) When he’d get started on art subjects Laura would just hang on ever word.

3) All of these lovely things by which he had set great store...went for a song.

4) He tried to fire her into joining his applause, but she wouldn’t.