2012年高考卷英语

You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong．But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind. 你可能认为帆船是一项很难的运动，但学起来并不难。你不需要身体强壮，但要反应快速，同时你需要了解一些关于风的基本规则。 First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat．The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail. 首先，你得问自己，“风是从哪里来？前，后，还是侧面？” 在船上你必须时刻关注，风向指导你如何处理船帆。 Let's start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best. 我们从后面吹来的风开始，这意味着船是顺风前进。你必须始终让船帆位于船外，和船成90°，这样就能最好地借助风力。 If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn't flap. It shouldn't look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down. 如果风从侧面吹来，它会掠过船。这种情况下，你必须将船帆的一半位于船外，与船成45度角。它需要够远才能兜住风，但不能抖动，看起来不像是在旗杆上。如果抖动，可能会飞得太远，船会减速。 Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can't go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat. 在风中航行是不可能的。如果你这样做，船帆会抖动，船会停下来。你可能想朝某个方向航行，这是可行的，但你不能沿着直线航行。你必须先朝一个方向航行，然后再换另一个方向，这称作戗风行驶。戗风行驶时，你必须始终让船帆始终保持在船内。

What Would You Want Most on a Desert Island? 待在荒岛上，你最想要什么？ This month’s survey shows people worldwide have a natural understanding of what they would need most if left alone on a desert island: another person. And one they know well. Respondents in all 16 countries surveyed said their spouse or partner would betheir first choice to have with them. Perhaps this makes sense: An MP3 playercant help you find drinking water, your dog cant help you start a fire and who knows if George Clooney or Penelope Cruz has taken courses in wilderness survival training? Let’s just hope the SOS sign you two build gets spotted sooner rather than later! 本月的调查显示，全世界的人们都天然理解，如果独自留在荒岛上，他们最需要的是什么：另一个人，而且是个熟人。接受调查的16个国家的调查对象均表示，他们的配偶或伴侣将会是他们最想要在身旁的第一选择。或许这有道理：一个MP3播放器无法帮你找到饮用水，你的狗没办法帮你点火，谁知道乔治·克鲁尼和佩内洛普·克鲁兹有没有接受过野外生存训练呢？我们只能希望你们两个做的SOS求救信号能够尽早被人见到。 "My husband, of course! George Clooney wouldn't think I'm as pretty as my husband does!" “当然是我丈夫！乔治·克鲁尼不会像我丈夫那样认为我漂亮！” Roseane, 42, Brazil（巴西） “My MP3 player. I would not want my loved ones, including my pet, to be left alone like this." “我的MP3播放器。我不想让我所爱的人，包括我的宠物，像这样被单独留下。” Co-Co, 28, China（中国） "My partner should be there to listen to me complain about the fact that we are left alone on an island—probably due to some error he made." “我的伴侣应该在那里听我抱怨，我们被单独留在一个岛上——可能是因为他犯了一些错误。” Julia, 25, Jordan （约旦） Spouse/Partner 配偶/伴侣 82% of the South African women surveyed would most want their husband/partner with them, while just 45%of the Indian women surveyed agreed. 82%的南非女性调查对象最想要自己的丈夫/伴侣在自己身边，而印度女性只有45%。 Clooney/Cruz 27% of Russian men surveyedwould want a celebrity along. Only 2% of the Mexican men agreed. Less than 18% of women worldwide chose this option. 克鲁尼/克鲁兹 27%的俄罗斯男性调查对象表示他们想要一个名人陪伴自己，而墨西哥男性只有2%。全球选择这个选项的女性不到18%。 MP3 Player MP3播放器 This was second choice overall, particularly among Malaysian men, with 32% saying they’d most want an MP3 player with their favorite songs. Just 5% of Australian and American men agreed. 这是总体上第二多人选的选项，尤其是马来西亚男性中有32%的人最想要充满自己喜欢音乐的MP3播放器，而澳大利亚和美国男性只有5%。 Dog 狗 In France, 28% of respondents older than 45 would most want to be left alone with their dog, while not a single Russian or Malaysian in that age group surveyed would most want Fido along. 在法国，大于45岁的调查对象中有28%希望自己和他们的狗留下，而俄罗斯或马来西亚同一年龄段中却没有人最想要狗的陪伴。