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上海交通大学2005年英语水平考试部分参考答案 I. Multiple Choice: The appeal of the heist film, according to director Brett Ratner, is that everyone dreams of stealing something and getting away with it. Yes, weve all got a little criminal in us, daring us to take something were not supposed to, whether its pens and legal pads from the supply room at work or a priceless Monet from the Met. Ratners latest film, After the Sunset, starring Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek as jewel thieves who have retired directly into La Casa de Good Life on a beach in the Bahamas, reminds us once again how much more enjoyable our lives could be if we only had the guts to make the Big Score. Like other recent caper films, including Brosnans turn as the title character in The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Sunset sells the seductive, charming, even amusing side of crime. We admire the master thief who calls his own shots and takes pride in his work, and cannot help but applaud the audacity of criminals of vision who set out to do the impossible, to breach the impenetrable. We swoon for their unflappable calm under extreme pressure -- as we know so well from our own mismanaged lives, you can lay down the most meticulous and intricate plans imaginable, but the real trick is how cool you remain when Fate and Chaos kick in the door. Most heists arent going after the little guy or pinching mom and pops nest egg -- theyre stealing from palaces of vice such as casinos or racetracks, from corporate banks, or from other thieves. Lets tango back to the sun, where we can blissfully project our larcenous daydreams onto stars a bit more suave and better-looking than ourselves. 9. I picked up a fork and explained that as long as I used it for eating, the fork would last indefinitely. However, if I began to use it to drive nails or dig trenches, it would soon break. 10. The look in his eyes told me he got it, but I still went on to say that people are like the fork. When they do what they are not designed to do, they eventuall