2012上外MTI真题

2012上外MTI真 8号考完，9号就来上传了。加油。上外的题目基本是考试当年的新闻，文章。 翻译硕士英语 总分 100分 2012年1月7号下午 14:00-17:00 I. 十五个无选项完形填空，每个2分。总分30分。 The future of the EU Two-speed Europe, or two Europes? Nov 10th 2011, 2:23 by Charlemagne | BRUSSELS NICOLAS Sarkozy is causing a big stir after calling on November 8thfor a two-speed Europe: a ―federal‖ core of the 17 members of the euro zone, with a looser ―confederal‖ outer band of the ten 1.non-euro members. He made the comments during a debate with students at the University of Strasbourg. The key passage is below (video here, starting near the 63-minute mark) You cannot make a single 2.currency without economic convergence and economic integration. It's impossible. But on the contrary, one cannot plead for federalism and at the same time for the enlargement of Europe. It's impossible. There's a contradiction. We are 27. We will obviously have to open up to the Balkans. We will be 32, 33 or 34. I imagine that nobody thinks that 3.federalism—total integration—is possible at 33, 34, 35 countries. So what one we do? To begin with, frankly, the single currency is a wonderful idea, but it was strange to create it without asking oneself the question of its governance, and without asking oneself about economic convergence. Honestly, it's nice to have a vision, but there are details that are 4.missing: we made a currency, but we kept fiscal systems and economic systems that not only were not 5.converging, but were diverging. And not only did we make a single currency without convergence, but we tried to undo the rules of the pact. It cannot work. There will not be a single currency without greater economic integration and convergence. That is certain. And that is where we are going. Must one have the same rules for the 27? No. Absolutely not [...] In the end, clearly, there will be two European gears: one gear towards more integration in the euro zone and a gear that is more confederal in the European Union. At first blush this is statement of the blindingly obvious. The euro zone must integrate to save itself; even the British say so. And among the ten non-euro states of the EU there are countries such as Britain and Denmark that have no 6.intention of joining the single currency. The European Union is, in a sense, made up not of two but of 7.multiple speeds. Think only of the 25 members of the Schengen passport-free travel zone (excluding Britain but including some non-EU members), or of the 25 states seeking to create a common patent(including Britain, but excluding Italy and Spain). But Mr Sarkozy‘s comments are more worrying because, one suspects, he wants to create an exclusivist, protectionist euro zone that seeks to 8.detach itself from the rest of the European Union. Elsewhere in the debate in Strasbourg, for instance, Mr Sarkozy seems to suggest that Europe‘s 9.troubles—debt and high unemployment—are all the 10.fault of social, environmental and monetary ―dumping‖ by developing countries that pursue ―aggressive‖ trade policies. For another11. insight into Mr Sarkozy‘s thinking about Europe, one should listen to an interview he gave a few days earlier, at the end of the marathon-summitry in Brussels at the end of October (video here, starting at about 54:30): I don't think there is enough economic integration in the euro zone, the 17, and too much integration in the European Union at 27. In other words, France, or Mr Sarkozy at any rate, does not appear to have got over its 12.resentment of the EU‘s enlargement. At 27 nations-strong, the European Union is too big for France to lord it over the rest and is too liberal in economic terms for France‘s protectionist leanings. Hence Mr Sarkozy‘s yearning for a smaller, cosier, ―federalist‖ euro zone. Such ideas appeared to have been killed off by the large eastward 13.enlargement of the EU in 2004, and by the French voters‘ rejection of the EU's new constitution in 2005. But the euro zone‘s debt 14.crisis is reviving these old dreams. But what sort of federalism? Mr Sarkozy probably wants to create a euro zone in France‘s 15.image, with power (and much discretion) concentrated in the hands of leaders, where the ―Merkozy‖ duo (Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy) will dominate. Germany will no doubt want a replica of its own federal system, with strong rules and powerful independent institutions to constrain politicians. Le Monde carries a series of articles (in French) on what a two-speed Europe may mean. If the euro zone survives the crisis—and the meltdown of Italy‘s bonds in the markets suggests that is becoming ever more difficult—it will plainly require deep reform of the EU‘s treaties. Done properly, by keeping the euro open to countries that want to join (like Poland) and deepening the single market for those that do not (like Britain), the creation of a more flexible EU of variable geometry could ease many of the existing tensions. Further enlargement need no longer be so neuralgic; further integration need no longer be imposed on those who do not want it. But done wrongly, as one fears Mr Sarkozy would have it, this will be a recipe for breaking up Europe. Not two-speed Europe but two separate Europes. II. 一篇阅读理解，5个问题，总分30分 来自经济学人 World population Now we are seven billion Persuading women to have fewer babies would help in some places. But it is no answer to scarce resources Oct 22nd 2011 | from the print edition . . IN 1980 Julian Simon, an economist, and Paul Ehrlich, a biologist, made a bet. Mr Ehrlich, author of a bestselling book, called “The Population Bomb”, picked five metals—copper, chromium, nickel, tin and tungsten—and said their prices would rise in real terms over the following ten years. Mr Simon bet that prices would fall. The wager symbolised the dispute between Malthusians who thought a rising population would create an age of scarcity (and high prices) and those “Cornucopians”, such as Mr Simon, who thought markets would ensure plenty. Mr Simon won easily. Prices of all five metals fell in real terms. As the world economy boomed and population growth began to ebb in the 1990s, Malthusian pessimism retreated. It is returning. On October 31st the UN will dub a newborn the world’s 7 billionth living person. The 6 billionth, Adnan Nevic, born in October 1999, will be only two weeks past his 12th birthday. If Messrs Simon and Ehrlich had ended their bet today, instead of in 1990, Mr Ehrlich would have won. What with high food prices, environmental degradation and faltering green policies, people are again worrying that the world is overcrowded. Some want restrictions to cut population growth and forestall ecological catastrophe. Are they right? Lower fertility can be good for economic growth and society (see article). When the number of children a woman can expect to bear in her lifetime falls from high levels of three or more to a stable rate of two, a demographic change surges through the country for at least a generation. Children are scarcer, the elderly are not yet numerous, and the country has a bulge of working-age adults: the “demographic dividend”. If a country grabs this one-off chance for productivity gains and investment, economic growth can jump by as much as a third. Less is more However, the fall in fertility is already advanced in most of the world. Over 80% of humanity lives in countries where the fertility rate is either below three and falling, or already two or less. This is thanks not to government limits but to modernisation and individuals’ desire for small families. Whenever the state has pushed fertility down, the result has been a blight. China’s one-child policy is a violation of rights and a demographic disaster, upsetting the balance between the sexes and between generations. China has a bulge of working adults now, but will bear a heavy burden of retired people after 2050. It is a lurid example of the dangers of coercion. Enthusiasts for population control say they do not want coercion. They think milder policies would help to save the environment and feed the world. As the World Bank points out, global food production will have to rise by about 70% between now and 2050 to feed 9 billion. But if the population stays flat, food production would have to rise by only a quarter. When Mr Simon won his bet he was able to say that rising population was not a problem: increased demand attracts investment, producing more. But this process only applies to things with a price; not if they are free, as are some of the most important global goods—a healthy atmosphere, fresh water, non-acidic oceans, furry wild animals. Perhaps, then, slower population growth would reduce the pressure on fragile environments and conserve unpriced resources? That idea is especially attractive when other forms of rationing—a carbon tax, water pricing—are struggling. Yet the populations that are rising fastest contribute very little to climate change. The poorest half of the world produces 7% of carbon emissions. The richest 7% produces half the carbon. So the problem lies in countries like China, America and Europe, which all have stable populations. Moderating fertility in Africa might boost the economy or help stressed local environments. But it would not solve global problems. There remains one last reason for supporting family planning: on some estimates, 200m women round the world—including a quarter of African women—want contraceptives and cannot get them. A quarter of pregnancies are unplanned. In our view, parents ought to decide how many children to bring into the world and when—not the state, or a church, or pushy grandparents. Note, though, that this is not an argument about the global environment but individual well-being. Moreover, family planning appears to do little directly to control the size of families: some studies have shown no impact at all; others only a modest extra one. Encouraging smaller families in the highest-fertility places would still be worth doing. It might boost the economy and reduce the pressure of population in some fragile places. But the benefits would probably be modest. And they would be no substitute for other sensible environmental policies, such as a carbon tax. 1.what is Malthusian pessimism ? 2.what leads to the low fertility in most of the world? 3.What does World Bank think about the family planning in China? 4.What is Simon's logic about growing population and its benefit environmentally? 5. 英文表述有点忘了，好像是关于人口与环境的关系， III. 一篇英文作文400字以上，关于中国的计划生育政策。talk about the family planning in China and what you have learned above the passage and otherwise your life around you .差不多 这个意思。和上篇阅读理解稍微联系一下。总分40分。 一月8号上午 8:30-11:30 英语翻译基础 总分 150 I. 英文翻译成中文词汇，15分 1. Austerity measures 2. UNESC 3. The US Senate 4. APEC 5. Washington Post 6. NATO 7. Arab Spring 8. Gary Locke 9. Reuters 10. Wall Street Journal II. 中文词汇翻译成英文 1.十二五规划 2.十七届六中全会 3.全国人大 4.新华社 5.软实力 6.中美战略经济对话 7.上海合作组织 8.珠江三角州 9.西气东输 10.北京共识 III. 翻译下面划线文章，60分 Reforming education The great schools revolution Education remains the trickiest part of attempts to reform the public sector. But as ever more countries embark on it, some vital lessons are beginning to be learned Sep 17th 2011 | DRESDEN, NEW YORK AND WROCLAW| from the print edition FROM Toronto to Wroclaw, London to Rome, pupils and teachers have been returning to the classroom after their summer break. But this September schools themselves are caught up in a global battle of ideas. In many countries education is at the forefront of political debate, and reformers desperate to improve their national performance are drawing examples of good practice from all over the world. Why now? One answer is the sheer amount of data available on performance, not just within countries but between them. In 2000 the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) at the OECD, a rich-country club, began tracking academic attainment by the age of 15 in 32 countries. Many were shocked by where they came in the rankings. (PISA’s latest figures appear in table 1.) Other outfits, too, have been measuring how good or bad schools are. McKinsey, a consultancy, has monitored which education systems have improved most in recent years. Technology has also made a difference. After a number of false starts, many people now believe that the internet can make a real difference to educating children. Hence the success of institutions like America’s Kahn Academy (see article). Experimentation is also infectious; the more governments try things, the more others examine, and copy, the results. Above all, though, there has been a change in the quality of the debate. In particular, what might be called “the three great excuses” for bad schools have receded in importance. Teachers’ unions have long maintained that failures in Western education could be blamed on skimpy government spending, social class and cultures that did not value education. All these make a difference, but they do not determine outcomes by themselves. The idea that good schooling is about spending money is the one that has been beaten back hardest. Many of the 20 leading economic performers in the OECD doubled or tripled their education spending in real terms between 1970 and 1994, yet outcomes in many countries stagnated—or went backwards. Educational performance varies widely even among countries that spend similar amounts per pupil. Such spending is highest in the United States—yet America lags behind other developed countries on overall outcomes in secondary education. Andreas Schleicher, head of analysis at PISA, thinks that only about 10% of the variation in pupil performance has anything to do with money. Many still insist, though, that social class makes a difference. Martin Johnson, an education trade unionist, points to Britain’s “inequality between classes, which is among the largest in the wealthiest nations” as the main reason why its pupils underperform. A review of reforms over the past decade by researchers at Oxford University supports him. “Despite rising attainment levels,” it concludes, “there has been little narrowing of longstanding and sizeable attainment gaps. Those from disadvantaged backgrounds remain at higher risks of poor outcomes.” American studies confirm the point; Dan Goldhaber of the University of Washington claims that “non-school factors”, such as family income, account for as much as 60% of a child’s performance in school. Yet the link is much more variable than education egalitarians suggest. Australia, for instance, has wide discrepancies of income, but came a creditable ninth in the most recent PISA study. China, rapidly developing into one of the world’s least equal societies, finished first. Culture is certainly a factor. Many Asian parents pay much more attention to their children’s test results than Western ones do, and push their schools to succeed. Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea sit comfortably at the top of McKinsey’s rankings (see table 2). But not only do some Western countries do fairly well; there are also huge differences within them. Even if you put to one side the unusual Asians, as this briefing will now do, many Western systems could jump forward merely by bringing their worst schools up to the standard of their best. So what are the secrets of success? Though there is no one template, four important themes emerge: decentralisation (handing power back to schools); a focus on underachieving pupils; a choice of different sorts of schools; and high standards for teachers. These themes can all be traced in three places that did well in McKinsey’s league: Ontario, Poland and Saxony. IV 中文翻译成英文。60分。总共才6句话。考试的试题印错了2个地方。下面的是正确的。国务院新闻办发表《中国特色社会主义法律体系》白皮书，这是2011年10月27号发布的。以下是其中的一些内容。 社会实践是法律的基础，法律是实践经验的总结、提炼。社会实践永无止境，法律体系也要与时俱进。建设中国特色社会主义是一项长期的历史任务，完善中国特色社会主义法律体系同样是一项长期而又艰巨的任务，必须随着中国特色社会主义实践的发展不断向前推进。 法律的生命力在于实施。中国特色社会主义法律体系的形成，总体上解决了有法可依的问题，对有法必依(试卷中还是“有法可依”)、执法必严、违法必究提出了更为突出、更加紧迫的要求。中国将积极采取有效措施，切实保障宪法和法律的有效实施，加快推进依法治国、建设(试卷中居然是“将是”)社会主义法治国家的进程。 1月8号14:00-17:00 汉语写作与百科 满分 150 I. 百科知识选择题，15个，总分15分。 1.语言与思维的关系 A.语言决定思维 B 思维决定语言 .C. 语言为表，思维为里 D. 语言为里，思维为表 2.哪种学说为中国传统学术之缺门, A文字学B.算学C.历史学D.语法学 3.道德经就是下面哪部书, A.《论语》B.《孟子》C.《老子》D.《孝经》 4.星期为周，意为“星的周期”，你知道“星期”中的“星”所属种类吗, A.恒星B.卫星C.行星D.恒星，卫星，行星 5.先秦九流十家中，小生产者出身的是哪一家, A墨家.B法家.C.阴阳家D. 杂家 6.《周易》推衍的一套阴阳学说以什么原点出发, A.天地B.日月C.男女D. 明暗 7.兵家在《函数。艺文志》里被列为哪一档, A.三教B.九流C.十家D.九流十家之外 8.明确提出太极是无极的是哪一学派, A.道家B.玄学家C.理学家D.考据学家 9.下面哪个词语来自佛教用语, A.民主B.宇宙C.社会D.世界 10.农历历法术语下列哪一类, A.阴历B.阳历C.阴阳历D.太阴历 11.下列哪种文章体裁属于散文, A.骈文B.韵文C.古文D. 长短句 12.白马非马命题提出者是谁, A.惠施B.公孙龙C.赵高D.吕不韦 13.中国文学史上第一部以现实生活为体裁的长篇小说是哪部, A.《水浒》B.《金瓶梅》C.《红楼梦》D.《儒林外史》 14.文学史上哪位大家被称为“诗仙”, A.李白B.杜甫C.鲁迅D.郭沫若 15.长篇小说《边城》作者是谁, A.鲁迅B.郭沫若C.钱钟书D.沈从文 有些是没时间查的或是不确定的，大家有空自己查查吧。待会儿要回家了，哈哈。 II.成语解释，5个，总分35分，7分一个。 1.敝帚自珍 2.五音不全 3.越俎代庖 4.风声鹤唳 5.倚马可待 III.应用文写作。40分 这次是写一封感谢信，这次居然没规定字数，不过以前应用文写作一般在450左右。 根据一段材料。以下是材料 2岁女童不慎10楼坠落 楼下女邻居伸手勇救小生命 浙江在线07月03日讯 昨天中午12点多，杭州滨江香溢白金海岸小区传来呼救声，小区22幢某单元10楼一个小女孩挂在窗外，她的双手抓在窗框上，只坚持了不到两分钟就突然掉落。 最危险的时候，有人伸出了最温暖的双手:同住在一个小区的女邻居吴菊萍，伸出手臂去接这个孩子…… 这个事情，很快被目击者发到了网上。很多网友都对吴菊萍竖起了大拇指。 也许很多人已经在微博上看过了事情的原委，但我们仍然想为你白描一下当时的场景: 当时正逢午休，突然，一声惊呼从22幢的10楼传出:―不得了了，小孩子要掉下来了～‖呼救的是22幢10楼的一位阿姨，在她家隔壁，一个2岁左右的小女孩两只手抓着窗框，脚因为踏空，整个人就悬在窗外，摇摇欲坠，不停地哭。 小女孩楼下住的是潘金文一家，听到外面的呼救，他立刻冲到阳台上。 整个小区都被惊动了，有人去敲门，有人给物业打电话，潘金文试了试，自己的手够不到。于是他把阳台上的一副木头梯子，使劲往外面伸，想接住小女孩。可梯子刚伸出去，小女孩就抓不牢掉了下来，脚碰了一下梯子，还是掉了下去。 就在大家以为惨剧就要发生的时候，楼下一位路过的女邻居突然向着空中伸出了手。小女孩重重地砸在这位女士的手臂上，然后滚落在一旁的草坪里，而这位女邻居也立即 坐倒在地上。 赶来的物业工作人员抱起小女孩送往医院，伸手接小孩的女子在老公的搀扶下一起去了滨江武警医院。随后，小女孩被转院去了省儿保。女子则去了富阳骨伤科医院。 小女孩名叫妞妞，肠道破裂伤势不轻 意外坠落的女孩子叫妞妞，今年才两岁，还没有开始上幼儿园，平时就在家里由爷爷奶奶照看。昨天中午只有奶奶和妞妞两个人在家。当时奶奶去14楼楼顶准备收被子，就把门反锁好出门了，但是她没想到就那么一会儿工夫，妞妞会自己爬到窗户外面。 昨天下午3点，我们来到妞妞家门口，门前还扔着一床没来得及收进的被子，还有一辆蓝色机器猫造型的童车，邻居说这就是妞妞平时骑的。 在省儿保的重症监护室里，我们看到了正在抢救中的妞妞，医生拿出了一件妞妞出事时穿的白色小裙子，上面有斑斑血迹。妞妞妈妈看到衣服，眼泪一下流了下来。 病床上的妞妞眼睛紧闭，额头上有擦破的血迹。医生初步诊断孩子的大肠小肠都有破裂迹象，48小时内有生命危险。 救人的女邻居，有个七个月大的宝宝 据记者了解，伸手接妞妞的是和妞妞家住同一幢楼的吴菊萍，她是阿里巴巴公司的一名员工。吴菊萍的上司说:―中午，她突然打电话给我说胳膊断了，可能要请两个月的假，但语气挺轻描淡写的。‖ 昨天下午1点左右，当吴菊萍还在去往医院接受治疗途中的时候，她没有想到，自己会被这么多的人关注。但她不想因此成名，所以婉拒了本报记者拍摄正面照的要求。 在她看来，她只是在大家都不知所措的时候做出了一个决定而已。 ―当时我和我老公两个人正要出门。‖昨天下午，我们在富阳骨伤科医院见到了吴菊萍。她安静地躺在病床上，开始讲述，―我们刚刚走到小区门口，就听到我婆婆很焦急的喊叫声。跑回去一看，就看到邻居家的宝宝挂在外面了。我没多想，只是想如果我能接她一下，这个孩子或许就有救。‖ 为了接住孩子，吴菊萍脑海中迅速闪过了各种方法。―我开始想用我的那个阳伞接她一下的。‖但是伞太小了，怕接不住。 吴菊萍决定伸手去接。她先脱掉了脚上的高跟鞋。她说，在孩子坠落的一刻，她完全是凭着本能让孩子掉到自己怀里。 ―当时孩子直接砸到了我的左手臂上，接着我们就一起倒在地上了。那个时候我就想，手臂这么痛，八成是断了。‖ 吴菊萍的病情被诊断为:左尺挠骨多段粉碎性骨折。在拍出的CT中，可以明显看到，她的左前臂断为了三截。待挂点滴消肿后手术，治愈可能性95%，完全康复要半年。―以后这样的情况，我还是会选择去站出来救人。毕竟是一条生命。‖吴菊萍是一个新手妈妈，她的宝宝才7个月大，但这次意外受伤很可能会让她不得不暂时中断孩子的母乳喂养。她已经请婆婆过来照顾宝宝。 以妞妞家长名义写一封致吴菊萍的信函，表示由衷的感谢，按照正确的格式，在答题纸上誊清，字迹端正，卷面整洁。 IV.阅读下篇文字材料，写一篇相关话题的议，字数不少于800字。60分。 东北一铁路工程遭层层转包 工人称通车不敢坐 “这趟火车通了我可不敢坐～” 东北一铁路工程违规分包、安全隐患问题调查 新华网北京10月20日电 (舒静、王洪禹)一个总投资23亿的重要铁路项目，竟被层层转包、违规分包给一家“冒牌”公司和几个“完全不懂建桥”的包工头;本应浇筑混凝土的桥墩，竟在工程监理的眼皮底下，被偷工减料投入大量石块，形成巨大的安全隐患。 记者调查东北的一项在建铁路工程时发现，工程中潜藏的管理漏洞与质量问题令人惊心。一条连施工者都直言“通车后我可不敢坐”的铁路线，究竟在哪些环节出了问题，又在滋生怎样的灰色链条, 层层分包:施工队负责人称“不懂建桥” 曾做过厨师、开过饭店、修过路的农民工吕天博对建桥一窍不通，然而，2010年7月，吕天博却签订了一份“施工”，带着几十名农民工开始修建一项重要铁路工程的一座特大桥。 吕天博参与修建的铁路名为“靖宇至松江河线工程”，位于吉林省白山市的靖宇县和抚松县境内，线路全长74.1公里，2009年由铁道部批准建设，项目业主单位为沈阳铁路局。 2009年6月，沈阳铁路局对该项目进行公开招标，中国中铁九局集团有限公司(以下简称中铁九局)中标，随后将这一工程分割为多个标段，分包给多家建设公司，而其中一家江西昌厦建设工程集团公司(以下简称江西昌厦)又将工程包给几个并无资质的农民工队伍。 吕天博向记者介绍说，江西昌厦承包的工程内容包括头道松花江二号特大桥、三号特大桥与胜利村隧道等，吕天博自己负责二号特大桥的施工，而三号桥及隧道工程的施工负责人和他一样，都是没有路桥建设经验的农民工，签订施工合同前，没人对他们进行过资质审查。 更蹊跷的是，记者在调查此事时，又得到一个匪夷所思的消息:负责承包该项目的江西昌厦突然于2011年9月发表声明，称该公司从未与中铁九局签订过靖宇至松江河新建铁路项目的合同，并称被犯罪分子伪造该公司印章承接了该项工程。 为证明此事，江西昌厦一名姓黄的法律顾问还向记者出示了由南昌市公安司法鉴定中心出具的几份公司印章鉴定文书，黄律师称，与中铁九局和施工队签合同的并非江西昌厦的人员，而是一伙诈骗分子。 于是，一条投资数十亿的铁路工程，竟出现了被“骗子承包、厨子施工”的荒唐局面。 安全隐患:“这趟火车我可不敢坐～” 更为严重的是，在几座特大桥的施工过程中，还普遍存在偷工减料问题，由此带来的质量与安全隐患难以预测。 据吕天博、郑伟等施工人员反映，几座特大桥在修建过程中，一些原本应全部由混凝土浇灌的桥墩基座，都被填放了大量碎石、砂石等混合物，给桥墩留下极大的安全隐患，而项目经理部却照样签字验收。 通过多方取证和现场调查，记者找到了3号特大桥12、13号桥墩被投放石块的多份相关证据。 在头道松花江3号特大桥施工现场，记者找到一位住在工地附近的李瑞林老人，问及向桥墩内扔石块的事时，他十分肯定:“是有这事～在这干活的村里人都知道”。 李瑞林向记者介绍说，施工人员都是从对面山上的采石场买石头，有时白天监理在不敢填，工人就连夜将石头填入基座中。“12号墩(基座)是2011年6、7月施工的。施工那天，挖好的墩坑边上本来有一大堆石头，第二天早晨就没了，你说石头去哪了呢,” 一个名叫大伟的施工人员也在电话中承认，今年6月份，他曾亲自向12号桥墩内扔过石块:“一个姓高的雇我们干的，从山上石场买了5000元的石头，雇了两辆翻斗车，从下午两点开始，干了一下午和半宿，石头都用翻斗车扣到坑里去了。” 记者又从几段暗中拍摄的工地施工视频中看到，有多台铲车正将大量碎石和渣土向基座内倾倒，而施工现场开着黄色的灯，明显可看出视频拍摄时间是在夜里。 三号桥的另一名施工人员柴芳则在电话中回忆当时的情况:“5、13、8、9、11号墩，都用翻斗车往里翻石头，哪个都得一二百方的样子，石块不够用时，连废渣都呼呼往里推。”她还说:“13号墩就在江心，你要往下钻(取样检测)，(钻下去)不到两米就都是石头„„” 记者搜集到了3号特大桥的图纸，按照图纸，所有桥墩基座必须全部由混凝土浇灌。那 么，在混凝土中掺杂石块，会有怎样的质量问题,记者就此采访了中国铁路规划设计院桥梁设计研究所的一名赵姓研究员。他表示，这种偷工减料的行为会带来巨大隐患。“基座就好比是鞋，混凝土浇筑的桥墩是脚，鞋里如果有大量碎石子，能站得稳吗,”他介绍称，在桥墩低部投放石料会使桥墩底部出现斜坡或严重的受力不均。一旦铁路建成，长期遭受到各种力作用，就可能出现桥墩倾斜甚至断裂的后果。 对于这样的工程质量，一位叫丽明的施工人员更是直言:“他们扔石头，我说千万别这么整。将来这趟火车通了，我可不敢坐。” 问题重重:回应自相矛盾暴露灰色链条 带着对违规分包和工程质量的种种疑问，记者先后两次来到工程承包单位中铁九局和业主单位沈阳市铁路局。 按照合同法和建筑法的相关规定，承包人不得将工程转包给第三人或将工程肢解后以分包名义分别转包给第三人;禁止承包人将工程分包给不具备相应资质条件的单位;建设工程主体结构的施工必须由承包人自行完成。然而，中铁九局的转包行为恰恰违反了这三条规定。 在违规分包中，最令人不解的便是为何会出现“骗子承包、厨子施工”的荒诞局面。对此，记者先是从中铁九局宇松项目部于2011年1月26日的一份文件中看到这样的说法:“由于中铁九局宇松项目部在劳务分包资质审查时把关不严，导致江西昌厦建筑工程集团公司在无隧道施工资质的情况下，承揽了隧道施工任务。” 项目部的一名负责人聂喜峰称:“负责资质审查的是公司的成本管理部，审查时只是直接看的原件，上面都盖了公章，并没有用别的方法进行审查，证件全了就行了。”而中铁九局三公司的一名王姓负责人则不经意透露了事情真相:“江西昌厦是沈阳铁路局的一个高层领导介绍进来的，你说我们怎么审查。” 对于分包问题，聂喜峰先是称，他们与江西昌厦签订的合同并非包工包料的分包合同，而是“劳务分包合同”。而记者指出，中铁九局与江西昌厦签订的《建设专业分包合同》明确显示是包工包料;而且，如果只是包劳务，施工队就没必要偷工减料来获取利益。聂总最终承认，九局没有偷工减料，但的确存在工程分包的问题。 随后，记者出示多份证据指出工程质量的问题，聂喜峰先是表示自己并不清楚此事，记者随即拿出一份项目部在2010年7月印发的《处罚决定》，文件称，“江西昌厦公司，由你公司负责施工的头道松花江3号特大桥工程，在灌注C35混凝土时野蛮施工，擅自用吊车挂吊斗向浇筑的混凝土中添加块石，严重影响基础混凝土强度„„情节恶劣，后果严重”，并在最后作出处罚一万元的决定。 对此聂总又表示，当时是现场监控发现存在问题，公司让他们清理，并下发了文件。然而，记者调查发现，项目部在2010年7月后并未就此进行彻底调查，这样的行为也并未停止。 记者向沈阳铁路局和中铁九局相关负责人详细反映了宇松工程的问题后，引起其重视。中铁九局副局长赵铁军向记者表示，中铁九局已就此成立专门调查组，将对相关桥墩进行钻芯取 样，绝不容许存在工程质量问题;对于暴露出的管理缺失，则应充分总结教训，避免再次出现此类问题。沈阳铁路局副局长王凡也向记者表示，已成立专门调查组梳理问题、实地检测，并将按照规定对暴露出的问题进行严肃处理。 再附上2011年上外的题目。 2011年上外高翻MTI研究生统考 《汉语百科知识》 考题完整版 百科知识 (一)选择题 1.能表演―掌上舞‖是古代哪位美女, (几个选项是:貂蝉，西施，赵飞燕， 杨玉环) 2.《史记》中―世家‖是给什么人做的传,(帝王，王侯，将士，还有一个忘 了。) 3.―孔雀东南飞‖和___并称诗歌史上的―双壁: 4.―菊月‖是指哪一个月, 5.―红肥绿瘦‖是指什么季节, 6.―司空见惯‖中―司空‖是指, A唐朝的一位诗人 B唐朝的一位高僧 C一个 官职 7.下面哪一个是武松所为,A倒拔垂杨柳 B汴京城卖刀 C醉打蒋门神 8.―名花解语‖是指什么, 9.―程门立雪‖是为了什么,A拜访 B请罪C道谢 D拜别 10.一知半解又爱炫耀的人我们通常用什么词语形容,A半截剑 B半段枪 C 半面 D半瓶醋 11.―七月流火‖形容的是, A炎炎夏日 B夏去秋来 C春去秋来 D秋去冬来 12.―汗流浃背‖是为了什么, 13.京剧中，性格活泼的青年女性是, A青衣 B花旦 C彩旦 14. ―杨柳‖是, A一种植物 B两种植物 C与植物无关 15―成也萧何败萧何‖指的是哪位历史人物, (二)成语解释 精卫填海 来龙去脉 初出茅庐 韬光养晦 斯芬克之谜 MTI之2011中文百科-keys(杭州小蚩尤尝鲜版) 1.汉宫飞燕 赵飞燕身材轻盈，有人认为是古代芭蕾的雏形。 2.世家指的是各地的诸侯王 3.北朝民歌 木兰诗 4.菊花开的月份 9月 5.注意 这里不是声声慢的怎敌他晚来风急，绿叶已经盛开，花苞还没开，是春季。 6.此典故和刘禹锡有关，如果知道孔子以前担任过司寇，就能推断司空也是官职了。 7.花和尚鲁智深，青面兽杨志，天伤行者武松。 8.唐玄宗对杨贵妃的褒奖之词。美人通情达理。 9.、―凤凰二程‖中的弟弟程颐在睡觉，门口有学生拜访想求学，直到大雪一尺多高。 10.半瓶醋=半瓶水 11.并不是说很热的意思，流火是流失了火热，秋天要来了。 12.文帝问到周勃刑法和税收事宜，由于平时工作敷衍，吓得够呛。 13.青衣南方叫正旦，服装朴素。彩旦是丑角的老太婆扮相。 14.南宋之前还没有对杨树有过记载，所以只是柳树而已。 15.刘邦手下有张良，萧何，韩信等杰出人才。 精卫填海 出自山海经，神帝之女溺死东海，幻化成鸟无力将东海一次性解决，便往复从西山叼来树枝石头，现形容坚持不懈。 来龙去脉:原指山体的走向，现为事物的发展过程。 初出茅庐:刘备听徐庶之建议，屈尊隆中三请诸葛亮。现指崭露头角。 韬光养晦:曹操煮酒论英雄，刘备故意装熊，掩饰锋芒。 斯芬克斯之谜语:白天四条腿，中午两条退，晚上三条腿。童年的儿歌，呵呵。答不出的直接吃掉，斯芬克斯是希腊神话中著名的妖怪，为狮身人面像的雏形，后谜语被某位英雄所破解，最后是因为羞愧自杀的还是被那位英雄所杀的还在争论之中。 二、应用文写作 材料内容就是某中日交流中心的秘书(日本人)在虹桥机场中青旅上海分社想改机票上的姓名(旅社弄错了)，却受到工作人员的冷遇甚至冷眼相向。 要以中青旅上海分社总经理室的名义写一封道歉信。 三(大作文 材料:国考今天人数攀升，相比了2003年涨了十几倍。以此为材料写一篇议论文。800字。. 总分150(选择题是15分，成语解释35分啦。一共才50分。应用文40分，作文60分) 英语翻译基础(rachellin/eddyrainy): 题型，中译英英译中的词语，;中译英，英译中语篇一个是奥巴马的感恩节演讲选译，一个 是世博会。题量依旧很少。共四题，分两类，词语和语篇的翻译 Cancun conference 2010, Bogor Goals, 3R economy, Reforestation, UN security council, 千年发展计划，雷曼兄弟，国家一二五计划，上海合作组织，美联储， 1.Cancun Conference 2010 2010坎昆气候大会 2.G20 20国 3.Confucius 孔夫子 4.Gaza Strip 加沙地带 5.3R economy 6. Bogor Goals 茂物目标 7 .the UN Security 联合国安理会 8. quantitative easing 量化宽松 9. WTO 世界贸易组织 10. Reforestation 绿化 汉译英 1.循环经济 2.雷曼兄弟 3.天人合一 4.《国富论》、 5.千禧年发展计划 6..货币战争 7..上海合作组织 8.国家十二五计划 9.朝核危机 10..美联储 III.英文翻译成中文 2011年1月1日奥巴马电台演讲。 Hello, everybody. As we close the books on one year and begin another, I wanted to take a moment today to wish you a very Happy New Year and talk a little bit about the year that lies ahead. At the start of 2011, we’re still just emerging from a once-in-a-lifetime recession that’s taken a terrible toll on millions of families. We all have friends and neighbors trying to get their lives back on track. We are, however, riding a few months of economic news that suggests our recovery is gaining traction. And our most important task now is to keep that recovery going. As President, that's my commitment to you: to do everything I can to make sure our economy is growing, creating jobs, and strengthening our middle class. That’s my resolution for the coming year. Still, even as we work to boost our economy in the short-term, it’s time to make some serious decisions about how to keep our economy strong, growing, and competitive in the long run. We have to look ahead – not just to this year, but to the next 10 years, and the next 20 years. Where will new innovations come from? How will we attract the companies of tomorrow to set up shop and create jobs in our communities? What will it take to get those jobs? What will it take to out-compete other countries around the world? What will it take to see the American Dream come true for our children and grandchildren? Our parents and grandparents asked themselves those questions. And because they had the courage to answer them, we’ve had the good fortune to grow up in the greatest nation on Earth. Now it’s our turn to think about the future. In a few days, a new Congress will form, with one house controlled by Democrats, and one house controlled by Republicans – who now have a shared responsibility to move this country forward. And here’s what I want you to know: I’m willing to work with anyone of either party who’s got a good idea and the commitment to see it through. And we should all expect you to hold us accountable for our progress or our failure to deliver. As I’ve said since I first ran for this office, solving our challenges won’t be quick or easy. We have come through a difficult decade; one of new threats and new trials we didn’t expect when it began. But a new year and a new decade stretch out before us. And if we just remember what America is capable of, and live up to that legacy, then I’m confident that we are poised for a period of progress – one in which our economy is growing, our standing in the world is rising, and we do what it takes to make sure America remains in the 21st century what it was in the 20th: the greatest country in the world. IV. 中文翻译成英文。2010年温家宝世博论坛的讲话。 尊敬的各位来宾，女士们、先生们: 举世瞩目的上海世博会即将落下帷幕。本届世博会以“城市，让生活更美好”为主题，充 分展示了丰富多彩的当代文明成就，汇集了人类探索城市发展的共同智慧，创造了多项世博 会的新纪录，谱写了世界博览史的辉煌篇章。 上海世博会是一次成功的盛会，世博会云集了包括190个国家、56个国际组织在内的246 个官方参展者，超出以往历届世博会。从5月1日到今天，世博会参观者达到7000多万人 次，创下参观人数的新纪录。人们从世界各地来到美丽的黄浦江畔，走进世博园，顶着烈日， 冒着风雨排着长队耐心等候，只为一睹世博会的风采。本届世博会还第一次开辟了网上世博， 为世界各地更多的民众参与世博会开启了一扇新的大门。上海世博会以最广泛的参与度，真 正实现了世界人民的大团结。 上海世博会是一次精彩的盛会，近6平方公里的世博园仿佛是一个地球村，一座座风格迥 异、造型别致的建筑物毗邻而居，随风舞动的英国馆、枫叶造型的加拿大馆，形容"丝路宝 船"的沙特馆等各具特色。尽情挥洒着人类智慧的奇思妙想。世界各国的文化瑰宝纷纷闪亮 登场，中国的战国铜车马，希腊的雅典纳神像，法国印象派大师的传世之座，丹麦的小美人 鱼等世界奇世文化珍品，让人目不暇接、美不胜收。平均每天100多场，总计2万多场次的 文化演艺活动，荟萃了绚丽多姿的各国文化的精髓，给人心旷神怡的精神享受。全球许多政 治家、企业家、政府官员和专家学者莅临中国，在上海世博会系列论坛上发表真知灼见，探 索未来世界，碰撞出无数睿智的思想火花，给人以无限的遐想和启迪。 上海世博会犹如一部写在大地上的百科全书，构成了一幅多元文化和谐共荣的美好画卷。上 海世博会是一次难忘的盛会，世博会让渴望了解世界的中国人民，和 渴望了解中国的各国 朋友走在一起，相互间结下了深厚的友谊。世博会开幕式上，来自青海玉树灾区的两位藏族 儿童和不同国家、不同肤色的孩子们牵手相拥，表现 出人类在苦难面前同舟共济的兄弟的 情谊。 Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, The Expo 2010 Shanghai China is coming to close. This is an Expo that has attracted worldwide attention. Under the theme of "Better City, Better Life," the Expo has put on display the splendid achievements of contemporary civilizations, pooled human wisdom in exploring the path of urban development, set many Expo-related records, and added a glorious chapter to the Expo history. Expo 2010 Shanghai has been a successful event. A total of 246 official participants, including 190 countries and 56 international organizations, have taken part in this Expo, more than in any previous Expo. Since 1 May, there have been more than 70 million visits to the Expo, another record number in the Expo history. People form around the world streamed to the Expo site situated along the beautiful Huangpu River. Undeterred by the searing heat or soaking rain, they waited patiently in long lines to witness this much anticipated event. For the first time, an Online Expo was launched, opening a new window for more people to be part of the Expo. Through such extensive participation, Expo 2010 Shanghai has truly brought together people around the globe. Expo 2010 Shanghai has been a splendid event. The Expo site, which covers about six square kilometers, is like a global village. Here, you can find a rich variety of structures, each with its distinct and exquisite style, the British Pavilion resembling a huge dandelion dancing in the breeze, the Canadian Pavilion in the shape of a maple leaf, and the Saudi Pavilion which looks like a sailing treasure boat. And they all speak to the best of human ingenuity. Here, you can see on display rare cultural treasures of the world: the bronze chariot and horse sculpture from China's Warring States period, the statue of Athena from Greece, the masterpieces of French impressionist painters, the Litter Mermaid from Denmark .They are truly a feast to the eyes. Here, over 100 cultural performances were staged every day. Through a total of more than 20,000 cultural events, visitors got a taste of the quintessence of the world's diverse cultures and found it a rewarding cultural experience. Here political leaders, business people, government officials, experts and scholars gathered together at the series of Expo Forums to share insightful vies and discuss the future of the world, firing people with imagination and inspiration. All this has made Expo 2010 Shanghai an encyclopedia lying open on the land and a magnificent painting showcasing the integration and harmony of diverse cultures. Expo 2010 Shanghai has been an unforgettable event. The Expo has brought together the Chinese people who wish to learn more about the world and foreign friends who wish to know more about China. Thanks to the Expo, they have forged a strong bond of friendship. At the opening ceremony of the Expo, two Tibetan kids from the earthquake-affected Yushu county of Qinghai Province joined kids of different countries and different colors. They embraced each other and held hands together. That scene is a vivid example of human solidarity and fraternity in the face of adversity. 翻译硕士英语(100分) 一 完形填空 (要求自己填的，15个空，不是选择。加粗的为记得的几个。)和原 文有点出入。 Evolution Into Africa – the human ancestors from Asia The human family tree may not have taken root in Africa after all, claimscientists, after finding that its ancestors may have travelled from Asia. By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent 7:00PM BST 27 Oct 2010 While it is widely accepted that man evolved in Africa, in fact its immediate predecessors may have 1colonised the continent after developing elsewhere, the study says. The claims are made after a team 2unearthed the fossils of anthropoids – the primate group that includes humans, apes and monkeys – in Libya's Dur At-Talah. Paleontologists found that 3amongst the 39 million year old fossils there were three distinct families of anthropoid primates, all of whom lived in the 4area at approximately the same time. Few or any anthropoids are known to have existed in Africa during this 5period, known as the Eocene epoch. This could either suggest a huge gap in Africa's fossil record – 6unlikely, say the scientists, given the amount of archaeological work undertaken in the area –7 or that the species "colonized" Africa from another continent at this time. As the evolution into three species would have 8taken extreme lengths of time, combined with the lack of fossil records in Africa, the team concludes that Asia was the most likely 9origin. Writing in the journal Nature, the experts said they believed migration from Asia to be the most 10plausible theory. Christopher Beard, of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, said: "11If our ideas are correct, this early colonization of Africa by anthropoids was a truly 12pivotal event — one of the key points in our evolutionary history. "At the time, Africa was an island continent; when these 13anthropoids appeared, there was nothing on that island that could compete with them. "It led to a period of flourishing evolutionary divergence amongst anthropoids, and one of those lineages 14resulted in humans. "If our early anthropoid ancestors had not succeeded in migrating from Asia to Africa, wouldn't exist." we simply 15 He added :"This extraordinary new fossil site in Libya shows us that in the middle Eocene, 39 million years ago, there was a surprising diversity of anthropoids living in Africa, whereas few if any anthropoids are known from Africa before this time. "This sudden appearance of such diversity suggests that these anthropoids probably colonized Africa from somewhere else. "Without earlier fossil evidence in Africa, we're currently looking to Asia as the place where these animals first evolved." 二 阅读理解 A Dying Banker‘s Last Instructions 原文 www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/your-money/27money.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2 Jim Wilson/The New York Times Gordon Murray, left, and his co-author, Dan Goldie, in Burlingame, Calif. Mr. Murray has a form of brain cancer. By RON LIEBER Published: November 26, 2010 ―The Investment Answer: Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future‖ by Daniel C. Goldie and Gordon S. Murray. There are no one-handed push-ups or headstands on the yoga mat for Gordon Murray anymore. No more playing bridge, either — he jokingly accuses his brain surgeon of robbing him of the gray matter that contained all the bidding strategy. But when Mr. Murray, a former bond salesman for Goldman Sachs who rose to the managing director level at both Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston, decided to cease all treatment five months ago for his glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, his first impulse was not to mourn what he couldn‘t do anymore or to buy an island or to move to Paris. Instead, he hunkered down in his tiny home office here and channeled whatever remaining energy he could muster into a slim paperback. It‘s called ―The Investment Answer,‖ and he wrote it with his friend and financial adviser Daniel Goldie to explain investing in a handful of simple steps. Why a book? And why this subject? Nine years ago, after retiring from 25 years of pushing bonds on pension and mutual fund managers trying to beat the market averages over long periods of time, Mr. Murray had an epiphany about the futility of his former customers‘ pursuits. He eventually went to work as a consultant for Dimensional Fund Advisors, a mutual fund company that rails against active money management. So when his death sentence arrived, Mr. Murray knew he had to work quickly and resolved to get the word out to as many everyday investors as he could. ―This is one of the true benefits of having a brain tumor,‖ Mr. Murray said, laughing. ―Everyone wants to hear what you have to say.‖ He and Mr. Goldie have managed to beat the clock, finishing and printing the book themselves while Mr. Murray is still alive. It is plenty useful for anyone who isn‘t already investing in a collection of index or similar funds and dutifully rebalancing every so often. But the mere fact that Mr. Murray felt compelled to write it is itself a remarkable story of an almost willful ignorance of the futility of active money management — and how he finally stumbled upon a better way of investing. Mr. Murray now stands as one the highest-ranking Wall Street veterans to take back much of what he and his colleagues worked for during their careers. Mr. Murray grew up in Baltimore, about the farthest thing from a crusader that you could imagine. ―I was the kid you didn‘t want your daughter to date,‖ he said. ―I stole baseball cards and cheated on Spanish tests and made fun of the fat kid in the corner with glasses.‖ He got a lot of second chances thanks to an affluent background and basketball prowess. He eventually landed at Goldman Sachs, long before many people looked askance at anyone who worked there. ―Our word was our bond, and good ethics was good business,‖ he said of his Wall Street career. ―That got replaced by liar loans and ?I hope I‘m gone by the time this thing blows up.‘ ‖ After rising to managing director at two other banks, Mr. Murray retired in 2001. At the time, his personal portfolio was the standard Wall Street big-shot barbell, with a pile of municipal bonds at one end to provide safe tax-free income and private equity and hedge fund investments at the other. When some of those bonds came due, he sought out Mr. Goldie, a former professional tennis player and 1989 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, for advice on what to buy next. Right away, Mr. Goldie began teaching him about Dimensional‘s funds. The fact that Mr. Murray knew little up until that point about basic asset allocation among stocks and bonds and other investments or the failings of active portfolio management is shocking, until you consider the self-regard that his master-of-the-universe colleagues taught him. ―It‘s American to think that if you‘re smart or work hard, then you can beat the markets,‖ he said. But it didn‘t take long for Mr. Murray to become a true believer in this different way of investing. ―I learned more through Dan and Dimensional in a year than I did in 25 years on Wall Street,‖ he said. Soon Dimensional hired him as a consultant, helping financial advisers who use its funds explain the company‘s anti-Wall Street investment philosophy to its clients. ―The most inspirational people who talk about alcoholism are people who have gone through A.A.,‖ said David Booth, Dimensional‘s founder and chairman. ―It‘s the people who have had the experience and now see the light who are our biggest advocates.‖ Playing that role was enough for Mr. Murray until he received his diagnosis in 2008. But not long after, in the wake of the financial collapse, he testified before a open briefing at the House of Representatives, wondering aloud how it was possible that prosecutors had not yet won criminal convictions against anyone in charge at his old firms and their competitors. In June of this year, a brain scan showed a new tumor, and Mr. Murray decided to stop all aggressive medical treatment. For several years, he had thought about somehow codifying his newfound investment principles, and Mr. Goldie had a hunch that writing the book would be a life-affirming task for Mr. Murray. ―I had balance in my life, and there was no bucket list,‖ Mr. Murray said. ―The first thing you do is think about your wife and kids, but Randi would have killed me having me around 24/7. I had to do something.‖ The couple have two grown children. And so he has tried to use his condition as a way to get people to pay attention. The book asks readers to make just five decisions. First, will you go it alone? The two authors suggest hiring an adviser who earns fees only from you and not from mutual funds or insurance companies, which is how Mr. Goldie now runs his business. Second, divide your money among stocks and bonds, big and small, and value and growth. The pair notes that a less volatile portfolio may earn more over time than one with higher volatility and identical average returns. ―If you don‘t have big drops, the portfolio can compound at a greater rate,‖ Mr. Goldie said. Then, further subdivide between foreign and domestic. Keep in mind that putting anything less than about half of your stock money in foreign securities is a bet in and of itself, given that American stocks‘ share of the overall global equities market keeps falling. Fourth, decide whether you will be investing in active or passively managed mutual funds. No one can predict the future with any regularity, the pair note, so why would you think that active managers can beat their respective indexes over time? Finally, rebalance, by selling your winners and buying more of the losers. Most people can‘t bring themselves to do this, even though it improves returns over the long run. This is not new, nor is it rocket science. But Mr. Murray spent 25 years on Wall Street without having any idea how to invest like a grown-up. So it‘s no surprise that most of America still doesn‘t either. Mr. Murray is home for good now, wearing fuzzy slippers to combat nerve damage in his feet and receiving the regular ministrations of hospice nurses. He generally starts his mornings with his iPad, since he can no longer hold up a newspaper. After a quick scan, he fires off an e-mail to Mr. Goldie, pointing to the latest articles about people taking advantage of unwitting investors. The continuing parade of stories does not seem to depress him, though. Instead, it inspires him further, bringing life to his days. ―To have a purpose and a mission for me has been really special,‖ he said. ―It probably has added days to my life.‖ In a cruel twist, one of Mr. Murray‘s close friends, Charles Davis, chief executive of the private equity firm Stone Point Capital, lost his son Tucker to cancer earlier this year. In his last several months, Tucker was often on the phone with Mr. Murray. ―Gordon has a peace about him, halfway between Wall Street establishment and a hippie,‖ Mr. Davis said. ―It was clear that he and my son could talk in a way that very few people can, since they were in a pretty exclusive club that nobody really wants to join.‖ Mr. Murray managed to outlive Tucker, but he does not expect to see his 61st birthday in March. Still, he didn‘t bother memorializing himself with a photograph on his book cover or even mention his illness inside. ―I‘m sick of me,‖ he said. But he plays along with the dying banker angle, willing to do just about anything to make sure that his message is not forgotten, even if he fades from memory himself. ―This book has increased the quality of his life,‖ Mr. Davis said. ―And it‘s given him the knowledge and understanding that if, in fact, the end is near, that the end is not the end.‖ QUESTIONS: 1.Mr Murray knew something about investing before he went to work on Wall Street. didn‘t he? How did he manage to work there for 25 years? 2.Why did he decide to write the book? 3.Why did he list ―five decisions‖ in his book? 4. How to understand the sentence ―the end is near, that the end is not the end‖? 三 作文 (400words) Not all that counts in life can be counted.