Ⅲ.難句釋義。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇一個正確答案，并將正確選項的字母寫在答題紙的相應位置上。(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)
Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points)
41. ...they ［heroes］ are the people against whom we measure others.
A. Compared with the contributions heroes make, those of other people are nothing.
B. We judge people by comparing them with heroes, and find out about their value.
C. Heroes set examples for other people, and in them we find the best human qualities.
D. Any anti-hero action should be guarded against, and heroes' name should be protected.
42. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst.
A. Barrett's mind was so affected that he could no longer argue logically.
B. Barrett wouldn't listen to me because thirst had damaged his brain.
C. It was no use arguing with Barrett, for he had lost his senses.
D. Barrett was so thirsty that he couldn't think reasonably.
43. They ［parents］ can explain, cheerfully, that it's too expensive—except perhaps as a birthday or holiday gift—or that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job.
A. The child will have to pay partially for something expensive, using his pocket money or what he / she has earned outside the home.
B. If the child wants to buy something very expensive, he/she has to make some contribution to his /her family afterwards.
C. When the child wants to buy something very expensive, he has to earn the money by working for his /her parents or other people.
D. The child will have to share the cost equally with his parents to get something very expensive as a birthday gift.
44. There was enough in them to get me hanged—if the Gestapo ever discovered them ［my diaries］.
A. I would be driven out of Berlin because my diaries recorded the crimes of the Nazis.
B. I would be severely punished for the information I had collected in my diaries.
C. They would torture me by hanging me from a tree if they found my diaries.
D. They would kill me for what I had written about the Nazis in my diaries.
45. ...it is for these reasons that from the ranks of the poor so many strong, eminent, self-reliant men have always sprung and always must spring.
A. That was why poor families have produced and will continue to produce so many outstanding people.
B. As a result, so many children of poor families were determined to grow up to be somebody in society.
C. For these reasons so many children from poor families leave home early to seek their fortune outside.
D. Therefore the poor should bring up their children in such a way as to make prominent people out of them.
46. We'll manage. We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids.
A. We will be able to save every penny for our children's education.
B. We will have to spend all our money on the children and nothing else.
C. We will cut out all things on our shopping list except gifts for the children.
D. We will cut our expenses and just get the things the children want.
47. Her ［My mother's］ calling me Russell was a signal of unhappiness. When she approved of me I was always “Buddy.”
A. When my mother spoke to me she either called me Russell or “Buddy.”
B. The way my mother addressed me changed according to her mood.
C. The way I behaved affected what my mother would call me.
D. My mother called me names when I didn't behave properly.
48. “You see,” a Frenchman explains, “if I were to say to you in France,‘This is my good friend,’ that person would not be as close to me as someone about whom I said only, ‘This is my friend.’ Anyone about whom I have to say more is really less.”
A. The more I say about someone, the less close my relation is with him/her.
B. The less close I am to someone, the more I would want to speak for her.
C. The less I know a person, the more I have to learn about him/her.
D. The more I say about a person, the less pleased he/she will be.
49. The audiences were small, and even if Rudolf had been really first-rate, they would not have been very demonstrative.
A. They would not have demonstrated how much his performance bored them.
B. They would not have readily shown much enthusiasm for his performance.
C. They would not have greatly appreciated his performance.
D. They would not have complained about his performance.
50. This, I think, is the proper recipe for remaining young.
A. This is the best thing to do to keep fit.
B. This is the right way to stay young.
C. This is the healthy food one should eat in old age.
D. This is the secret of maintaining a youthful appearance.
Choose the closest paraphrased version for each of the sentences or italicized parts.(10 points)
41. ...they ［heroes］ are the people against whom we measure others.
A. Compared with the contributions heroes make, those of other people are nothing.
B. We judge people by comparing them with heroes, and find out about their value.
C. Heroes set examples for other people, and in them we find the best human qualities.
D. Any anti-hero action should be guarded against, and heroes' name should be protected.
42. But Barrett was beyond all reasoning. His mind had already cracked with thirst.
A. Barrett's mind was so affected that he could no longer argue logically.
B. Barrett wouldn't listen to me because thirst had damaged his brain.
C. It was no use arguing with Barrett, for he had lost his senses.
D. Barrett was so thirsty that he couldn't think reasonably.
43. They ［parents］ can explain, cheerfully, that it's too expensive—except perhaps as a birthday or holiday gift—or that the child will have to contribute to its purchase from an allowance or from the earnings of an outside job.
A. The child will have to pay partially for something expensive, using his pocket money or what he / she has earned outside the home.
B. If the child wants to buy something very expensive, he/she has to make some contribution to his /her family afterwards.
C. When the child wants to buy something very expensive, he has to earn the money by working for his /her parents or other people.
D. The child will have to share the cost equally with his parents to get something very expensive as a birthday gift.
44. There was enough in them to get me hanged—if the Gestapo ever discovered them ［my diaries］.
A. I would be driven out of Berlin because my diaries recorded the crimes of the Nazis.
B. I would be severely punished for the information I had collected in my diaries.
C. They would torture me by hanging me from a tree if they found my diaries.
D. They would kill me for what I had written about the Nazis in my diaries.
45. ...it is for these reasons that from the ranks of the poor so many strong, eminent, self-reliant men have always sprung and always must spring.
A. That was why poor families have produced and will continue to produce so many outstanding people.
B. As a result, so many children of poor families were determined to grow up to be somebody in society.
C. For these reasons so many children from poor families leave home early to seek their fortune outside.
D. Therefore the poor should bring up their children in such a way as to make prominent people out of them.
46. We'll manage. We can cut our list to the bone and concentrate on the kids.
A. We will be able to save every penny for our children's education.
B. We will have to spend all our money on the children and nothing else.
C. We will cut out all things on our shopping list except gifts for the children.
D. We will cut our expenses and just get the things the children want.
47. Her ［My mother's］ calling me Russell was a signal of unhappiness. When she approved of me I was always “Buddy.”
A. When my mother spoke to me she either called me Russell or “Buddy.”
B. The way my mother addressed me changed according to her mood.
C. The way I behaved affected what my mother would call me.
D. My mother called me names when I didn't behave properly.
48. “You see,” a Frenchman explains, “if I were to say to you in France,‘This is my good friend,’ that person would not be as close to me as someone about whom I said only, ‘This is my friend.’ Anyone about whom I have to say more is really less.”
A. The more I say about someone, the less close my relation is with him/her.
B. The less close I am to someone, the more I would want to speak for her.
C. The less I know a person, the more I have to learn about him/her.
D. The more I say about a person, the less pleased he/she will be.
49. The audiences were small, and even if Rudolf had been really first-rate, they would not have been very demonstrative.
A. They would not have demonstrated how much his performance bored them.
B. They would not have readily shown much enthusiasm for his performance.
C. They would not have greatly appreciated his performance.
D. They would not have complained about his performance.
50. This, I think, is the proper recipe for remaining young.
A. This is the best thing to do to keep fit.
B. This is the right way to stay young.
C. This is the healthy food one should eat in old age.
D. This is the secret of maintaining a youthful appearance.