题型说明 Directions Translate the following Chinese sentences into English by using the phrase or expression given in each sentence. Change the form where necessary.<|im_end|>28.(4.0分)在古代，丝绸之路(the Silk Road)有效地促进了各国之间经济文化的交流，从而大大推动了世界文明的进程。

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) origins E) spending l) discouraged M) report B) raise F) rate J) resumes N) recovery C) additional G) scarce K) out-of-work O) celebrate D) decreasing H) rise L) protecting As is the case with so many economic indicators these days, the damage to the work force caused by the recession is deep, wide and ongoing. And unemployment is on the _26_, jumping from 9.4 percent in July to 9.7 percent in August. For several survey groups, the unemployment _27_ is already in double digits(数位). Worse, hiring is not expected to rebound anytime soon, even f overall economic growth _28_ this year. Employers are likely to fill any _29 workseds by adding hours to workweets and ending worker vacations. Vage gains, which are always kept down when jobs are _30_ and unemployment is high, will be an even longer time. Without job growth and pay raises, consumer _31_ will not review(复苏) substantially because alternative sources of spending power-home equity and credit cards-are largely tapped out. And without an surge in spending, businesses will not add workers, and so on, in a decidedly bad cycle. It has become commonplace to explain each miserable job _32_ by saying that a resurgence(苏醒) in employment always lags general economic _33_. Will administration officials and lawmakers fight for new laws to make it easier to form unions, which are especially important in raising and _34_ the jobs of low-income workers? Will efforts to improve the educational system also include services efforts to train and retrain people for new jobs? Help is wanted for _35_ Americans.

Award candidates were evaluated based on accomplishments and innovations that ________ the quality of the candidates.A. exploredB. exhibitedC. exaggeratedD. expected

The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right.-Edward E. Simmons (American painter)

The company’s long term power contact, signed before electricity prices went up, is _ expire ,and it says it can not pay the new rate being offered by suppliers. A .about to B .down to C .up to D .out to

He had great talent, and no one was surprised that he later won a national film award for ______ design and art direction.A. trifleB. compassC. triumphD. costume

Conversation One-|||-Questions 8 to 9 are based on the conversation you have just heard.-|||-8.A)Sweet love among the young people.-|||-B)Sweet love is good for people`s health.-|||-C)Chocolates and red wine as gifts for the lovers.-|||-D)How to lead a healthy and happy life.-|||-9.A)They are physically active and more likely to help people.-|||-B)They are physically active, optimi and less likely to smoke.-|||-C)They may experience negative physi changes.-|||-D)They may have higher levels of stress in their lives.

15.-We're waiting at the station forever . I don't think we'll ever make it .-Yeah, the damn train ___all our plans.A. messes overB. makes a mess ofC. makes into a messD. messes up

That country has not come out from the economic ______ that has lasted nearly three decades.A. dumpB. slumpC. pumpD. plump

I have always been fascinated by the high-tech ____ that friends bring back from the US,knowing that we won't see such cool devices here for at least half a year.A. leafletsB. tabletsC. digitsD. gadgets

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