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　　Daphne asked Jim, a friend of Walter's, for some extra help on her political science homework. On Friday, they agreed to meet at his dormitory study room at 8 Sunday night. It was 8:05 when Jim arrived. He wasn't on time as he usually is, because he had been out enjoying the spring weather after eating at Mac Donald's. But he wasn't worried, because he knew from Walter that Daphne was usually late. When Daphne hadn't arrived by 8:25, Jim was a little surprised. He decided to go to the dorm lounge and watch his favourite Sunday night TV shows. It started at 8:30, so he had to hurry.

　　When he got to the lounge, Walter was just leaving. “Hey, Jim, your favourite TV show just finished. Where were you? It was wonderful!”

　　“What do you mean, Walter? It's 8:30, so I'm just in time to watch it!” Jim replied, looking a little confused. “Did you adjust your watch last night?” Walter asked. Then he explained, “Last night you were supposed to move your watch ahead one hour. We do this every year on the last Sunday in April. Then, on the last Sunday in October, everyone moves clock back an hour. We say spring ahead, fall back to help us remember which way to adjust our clocks.” Walter stopped to see if Jim had understood his explanation. “ You don't do that in Indiana, I guess.”

　　“No, we don’t,” Jim said, shaking his head. “In that case, I was over an hour late for my appointment with Daphne, not only five minutes. Wow! She'll never let me forget this!”

1．What is an important idea of this story?

[　　]

A．Daphne is usually late.

B．There are no time changes in Indiana.

C．Jim likes his favourite Sunday night TV show.

D．Jim was late because he didn't know about the time changes.

2．Why did Jim look confused when learned the TV show had just finished?

[　　]

A．Because he missed the wonderful TV show.

B．Because he thought he was just in time to watch his favorite TV show.

C．Because be was late for the show.

D．Because he forgot the time of the show.

3．All the citizens in the United States are supposed to move their watches ahead in spring and back in fall, aren't they?

[　　]

A．Certainly they are.

B．No, they are not.

C．No, those who live in Indiana do not do that.

D．Certainly they are besides those living in Indiana.

4．Imagine you are going to a party at 2 p. m. on the last Sunday in April. If you forget about time change, what time will you arrive?

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A．3 p.m.
B．4 p.m.
C．1 p.m.
D．2 p.m.
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　　Besides news reports that tend to focus on war or election, Americans generally don't hear much about people in other countries．One reason may be that very little foreign-language literature is translated into English．In the United States, just a few of the titles, mainly translations of foreign novels, short stories, or poetry, make it into English．However, a number of efforts have taken root to try to bring more global literature to US audiences．

　　The online magazine of international literature, Words Without Borders, was founded by Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N．Y．The nonprofit site, now in its fifth year, offers modern writing from places such as Argentina, China and Italy, often for the first time in English．It gets about 200 000 page views per month and counts roughly 8 000 subscribers(訂閱者), more than one-quarter of whom live in the US．

　　“There's a wave of interest right now,” says Jill Schoolman, publisher of Archipelago Books, a small nonprofit press in Brooklyn, N．Y．, opened in 2003 to publish world literature in translation only．“People are hungry for ideas from other countries．”

　　Rainmaker Translations－a Las Vegas-based nonprofit－was formed two years ago to support the publication of more top-quality global writing here in the US．They put out their first three titles, translated from Arabic, Chinese, and Russian, in the spring of 2006 and plan to aid up to four more in the coming year．

　　In March, the Center for the Art of Translation, a nonprofit started in 1994 in San Francisco, will publish Two Lines World Library, focused on writing from some particular areas published over the last several decades．

　　Dalkey Archive Press, a century-old nonprofit publisher in Champaign, Illinois, has upped the number of translations on its publication list since 2003, from 25 percent to nearly 80 percent．

　　In recent years, more nonprofits have applied to the National Endowment for the Arts for help to publish literary translations．The agency is also trying to increase the availability of translated prose(散文)and poetry in the US, such as publishing partnerships with foreign governments．

(1)

The main purpose in founding the magazine Words Without Borders is ________．

[　　]

A．

to compete for page views and subscribers online

B．

to get American literature better known to the world

C．

to help advance nonprofit world literature translation

D．

to introduce more world literature to readers in the US

(2)

What do the publishers mentioned in the passage have in common?

[　　]

A．

They mainly publish top-quality world literature in translation．

B．

They don't aim at making money by publishing global writing．

C．

They provide their translation and publication services online．

D．

They have published a number of literary works in translation．

(3)

Which of the following shows the proper order of the founding of the presses(出版社)?

DAP＝Dalkey Archive Press　　CAT＝Center for the Art of Translation

RT＝Rainmaker Translations　　AB＝Archipelago Books

[　　]

A．

DAP→CAT→RT→AB

B．

DAP→CAT→AB→RT

C．

CAT→DAP→AB→RT

D．

CAT→DAP→RT→AB

(4)

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

World literature：Shared by the world

B．

World literature：Loved by Americans

C．

World literature：Found in translation

D．

World literature：Developed in styles

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