原文：类似上海纽约等中外合作高校，将成为对广大考生和家长颇具吸引力的新选择。俞立中介绍中：“我们招生的定位是优秀生源，会结合国内高考和美国纽约大学的人才考核评价模式选拔学生。”

原文： Losing your temper is not just a social hazard. It’s also a health risk, with new research showing that the chance of a heart attack is 8.5 times higher in the two hours after a burst of intense anger.In the first Australian study to investigate the link between acute emotional triggers and high risk of severe cardiac episodes, researchers found that “episodes of intense anger can act as a trigger for a heart attack”, says lead author Dr. Thomas Buckley from the University of Sydney Nursing School who is also a researcher at Royal North Shore Hospital.“The data shows that the higher risk of a heart attack isn’t necessarily just while you’re angry— it lasts for two hours after the outburst.” Dr. Buckley says. “The triggers for these bursts of intense anger were associated with; arguments with family members (29 percent); arguments with others (42 percent); work anger (14 percent); and driving anger (14 percent)”.

A.Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

原文：房子租期将满的那天，我去看房子，收回钥匙。我在检查房内的设施时，突然发现卫生间里的马桶(commode)竟然换了新的。男人看着我一脸惊讶，笑着说：“花几十块钱是小事，换了，水就不会白白流掉了。”他告诉我，他家乡常年缺水，人们把水看得比油还珍贵，如果谁要浪费一点水，就是天大的罪过。所以当他和妻子发现卫生间里的长流水，就觉得很不自在。最后他们决定自己出钱，买一个新马桶装上。

原文： 其实，人体就是一个活生生的例子。通常大家都认为细菌是有害的，孰不知人体如果没有了细菌，人体是无法存活的。

原文：对于大多数城镇家庭来说，住房、子女教育、医疗目前已成为家庭负担中的最主要部分，占据了他们收入的大部分。

原文：诺亚方舟(Noah’s Ark)确实可以说是一件旷古绝今的工程杰作，实在是具有现代人值得学习的成分。现代的科学和工艺虽然发达，有可能还造不出跟诺亚时代一样的方舟来。

原文：类似上海纽约等中外合作高校，将成为对广大考生和家长颇具吸引力的新选择。俞立中介绍中：“我们招生的定位是优秀生源，会结合国内高考和美国纽约大学的人才考核评价模式选拔学生。”

B. Translate the following underlined sentences into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.原文：我们应该把注意力集中在自己所能控制的，而不是无能为力的事情上面。要培养信念，而不要助长恐惧。

原文：Conflict is not inherent in a nation’s rise. The United States in the 20th century is an example of a state achieving eminence without conflict with the then-dominant countries. Nor was the often-cited German-British conflict inevitable. Thoughtless and provocative policies played a role in transforming European diplomacy into a zero-sum game.

原文：In the early years of schooling, children are constantly encouraged to produce images, and to illustrate their written work. Teachers comment on these illustrations as much as they do on the written part of the text, though perhaps not quite in the same vein.

原文： In 1863 The Football Association was established in England, and the rules of the game have remained essentially the same ever since. Their relative simplicity, and need for little equipment ensured that it became very popular.The power of the British Empire meant that it became played in every corner of the world.