BEUING －Eating at a Beijing restaurant is usually an "adventure for foreigners, and particularly when they get the chance to order "chicken without sex life" or "red burned lion head．

Sometimes excited but mostly confused, embarrassed or even terrified, many foreigners have long complained about mistranslations of Chinese dishes．And their complaints are often valid, but such an experience at Beijing's restaurants will apparently soon be history．

Foreign visitors will no longer, hopefully, be confused by oddly worded restaurant menus in the capital if the government's plan to correctly translate 3,000 Chinese dishes is a success and the translations are generally adopted．

The municipal(市政） office of foreign affairs has published a book to recommend translations of Chinese dishes, which aims to help restaurants avoid bizarre translations．It provides the names of' main dishes of famous Chinese cuisines in plain English," an official with the city's Foreign Affairs Office said．" Restaurants are encouraged to use the proposed translations, but it will not be compulsory”．It's the city's latest effort to bridge the culture gap for foreign travellers in China．

Coming up with precise translations" is a daunting task, as some Chinese culinary techniques are untranslatable and many Chinese dishes have no English－language equivalent. The translators, after conducting a study of Chinese restaurants in English - speaking countries, divided the dish names into four categories: ingredients, cooking method, taste and name of a person or a place． For some traditional dishes, pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system, is used, such as mapo tofu （previously often literally translated as "beancurd made by woman with freckles"), baozi（ steamed stuffed bun）and jiaozi （ dumplings）to "reflect the Chinese culture," according to the book．

　 "The book is a blessing to tourist guides like me． Having it, I don't have to rack my brains trying to explain Chinese dishes to foreign travellers," said Zheng Xiaodong, a 31 – year - old employee with a Beijing - based travel agency．

　 "I will buy the book as I major in English literature and I'd like to introduce Chinese cuisine culture to more foreign friends," said Han Yang, a postgraduate student at the University of International Business and Economics．

　 It is not clear if the book will be introduced to other parts of China． But on Tuesday, this was the most discussed topic on weibo．com, China's most popular microblogging site．　　

59．What's the best title of the passage?

　 A．An adventure for foreigners who eat in Beijing．

　　 B．Confusing mistranslations of Chinese dishes

　 C．Chinese dishes to have "official" English names

　 D．The effort to bridge the culture gap　

60．"chicken without sex life" or “red burned lion head” are mentioned in the beginning of the passage to show　　　　　 .

　　 A．some Chinese dishes are not well received

　　 B．some Chinese dishes are hard to trans1ate

　 C．some Chinese dishes are mistranslated

　　D．some Chinese dishes are not acceptable

61． What's the meaning of daunting in paragraph 5 ?

　 A．confusing　　　 B． disappointing

　 C． discouraging　　 D． worthwhile

62．What's the attitude of most people to the book according to the passage?

　 A． not clear　　 　 B． excited　　

　 C． favorable　　　 D． divided

You can tell a lot about a person from the clothes they wear, but you can also tell a lot about a person simply from the handbags they carry．It's hard to believe, but you can find out a number of things about a woman's personality just by looking at the type of handbag she sports．Below you will find a number of handbag styles and colors as well as what each specific type of handbag says about the owner．

Styles:

Under the Shoulder – Handbags which are smaller and fit tightly underneath the shoulder indicate class and sophistication．A women working in an upscale office or someone of high stature would choose this form of handbag．

Big and Bulky – Big, bulky and oversized bags are casual and are often associated with younger individuals．These are used for individuals who carry a number of things （binders, books etc） and require a lot of space．Down-to-earth, lower-maintenance women would carry this type of handbag．

Designer – Designer handbags often cost an arm and a leg and therefore are usually associated with high-maintenance females．Females who are confident and require top of the line accessories will settle for nothing less than a name-brand designer purse．Guys – watch out for these girls, they tend to be a handful．

Cigar Box Purses – A women who carries a cigar box purse likes to be unique and stand out from the crowd．These women have minds of their own and cannot be told what to do．They are comfortable in their own skin and tend to be very independent．

Leather with Buckles and Zippers – Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers are leashing out their wild sides．These women tend to act before they think and are always ready for a good time．The extra buckles and zippers tend to signify a "bad girl" image．

Colors:

Bright Colors – Bright colored handbags like pink, purple, bright blue and green indicate that the woman is fun, friendly and approachable．Women who are out-going and sociable will tend to choose these colors．This is the type of woman who will strike up a conversation with a complete stranger．

Black and Brown – Women who choose black or brown handbags tend to be more formal in manners and are often mistaken as being snobby or restricted．These types of handbags are often associated with down-to-earth women, who are shy at first, but open up after a while．They tend to exude a shy confidence, which is sometimes mistaken as someone who thinks she's better than others．

The style and color of your handbag says a lot about you．Choose your handbag very carefully and remember you can choose more than one style．You may feel like being reserved one day and the center of attention another…it's natural to want different things in life．

56．Women who choose leather purses with lots of buckles and zippers probably ______．

       A．make careful decisions                                B．enjoy having fun

       C．act in bad manners   D．become bad girls

57．Which of the following can best describe women who choose black or brown handbag?

       A．Reserved             B．Friendly              C．Wild                   D．Unique

58．A woman who carries a cigar box purse likes to ______．

       A．follow others’ steps                                  B．live a simple life

       C．act to their own mind                                  D．work with others

Once upon a time, there lived a man who wanted to achieve everything he was capable of achieving．He was obsessed with this desire --- he ate, slept, and walked with one and only dream: to die, having accomplished every single thing he was able to accomplish．

There were so many things he could do．He felt like the whole world could be his, 36   he set his mind to it．

He knew that his  37  had no limits．He knew that he could accumulate  38  that would dwarf （使相形見絀） that of ancient kings; he knew that he could  39  books that would shake the minds of generations; he knew that he could  40  things that would forever change the lives of millions of people．He lived, constantly feeling the power within --- and that power knew no bounds．

There was only one problem: having such a potential, but only one  41 , he had to make a choice．He had to decide where to  42  all of his ability．Making that decision was extremely hard, for any  43  meant cutting off some future achievements．In the meantime, he went to school, graduated, found a job, married, and  44  children．And he spent every minute of his spare time trying to decide  45  he should bring his potential into full play．

Time went by, and he grew  46 ．Some roads he used to dream about became closed to him．But there was still so much he could accomplish．

One day, a sudden chest pain made him come home early．He dragged his feet to the bathroom．There, feeling  47  , he looked in the mirror．A worn-out, gray-haired man stared back at him．He looked  48  into these eyes and, all of a sudden, 49  one simple truth．The next moment, the pain came again, and his heart stopped  50  forever．

The truth that came upon him was rather simple: People only flatter themselves （自以為是，自鳴得意） by thinking that they could have  51  this or that if not for such-and-such circumstances．Yet this is nothing but  52 ．You simply lack something that is  53 for achieving that goal you’ve never reached — a talent, a skill, willpower,  54  something else．In fact,  55  you don’t achieve is something you’re not capable of achieving．

36.    A．before            B．since              C．if                      D．though

37     A．wisdom          B．freedom          C．world                D．potential

38     A．courage          B．interest           C．knowledge         D．power

39     A．write              B．read                C．buy                   D．edit

40     A．adopt             B．acquire           C．invent                D．destroy

41     A．step               B．life                 C．chance              D．condition

42     A．promote         B．accumulate      C．increase             D．apply

43     A．choice            B．mistake           C．failure                D．effort

44     A．assisted          B．raised             C．loved                 D．punished

45     A．why               B．where             C．when                 D．whether

46     A．older              B．wiser              C．greedier             D．cruder

47     A．sleepy            B．weak              C．satisfied             D．comfortable

48     A．carelessly       B．secretly           C．angrily               D．closely

49     A．reminded        B．remembered    C．realized              D．created

50     A．fueling            B．starting           C．moving              D．beating

51     A．learned           B．achieved         C．undertaken         D．doubted

52     A．reality             B．history            C．imagination        D．record

53     A．unimportant    B．necessary        C．unbelievable       D．ordinary

54     A．and                B．or                   C．even                  D．as

55     A．what              B．which             C．that                   D．how

—I will pick you up at 6 in the evening, OK ?

—___ See you then．

　　　 A．I'd love to．　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．It's up to you．

　　　 C．Have you got it?　　　　　　　　　　　　D．That's settled．

—Who do you think ___ such a foolish thing?

—It __ Tom, but I'm not sure．

　　　 A．should have done; may be　　　　　　 　　 B．could have done; must have been

　　　 C．could have done; may have been　　　 　 D．must have done; might have been

I was reading __ magazines in the room when all of         sudden the light went out．

       A．the;/                 B．/;the               C．the; the                D．/; a

 I won’t be able to watch the concert on TV on new year’s Eve because I        my homework at that time.

A. do               B. will be doing         C. will do                 D. am doing

 Can you find something___?

   A. to open the tin            　       B. that I can open the tin

   C. I can open the tin with             D. by which to open the tin

 —It's so cold here! Why not close the door?

—Sorry．It ____．I'll have it repaired as soon as possible．

   A．won't shut     B．won't be shut        C．doesn't shut               D．isn't shut

 . Here are the first three books of his poem works, the fourth one       next month．

     A. will come out    B. comes out             C. is to come out      D. to come out