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1、PartIIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemar

2、kthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.participationasteachersisanimportantpartofhistorytoo.InColonialtimes,schoolwas8forboy;itwasusuallytaughtbyayoungman,sinceparents

3、feltthatboysneeded39leadership.Inthe19thcenturymorewomenbecameschoolteachers.Theseteacherswereoftenveryyoungwomen,even40.Usuallytheytaughtforonlyafewyears.Byaboutthe1840s,teachinghadbecomeawomenprofession.Nowpeoplewantedateacherwhowouldndsupporttheirchildren,notastrictschoolmaster.Theyfeltthatwomenw

4、erem423tothejob.Bythe1850snearlyallteacherswerewomen,especiallyintheelementaryschools.Still,notallg4feschool,andschoolsstillfocusedmainlyoneducatingboys.Thisbegantochangebytheendofthe19thcenturywhenourcountrydecidedthatallchildrenshouldhavefreeeducation.However,itdidnothappenrightaway;atfirst,school

5、sstillfocusedontheboysastheyhadinthepast.Duringthe20thcenturythemajorityofchildren,bothboysandgirlsattendedschoolregularly.Theteaching45continuedtobemadeupmostlyofwomen.Sincethe1930s,about70%oftheteachingforcehasbeenwomen.A)attendedB)completelyC)mainlyD)mildE)nurtureF)offersG)participateH)privateI)p

6、rofessionJ)providesK)publicL)scoldM)strictN)suitedO)teenagersSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachp

7、aragraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeopleTheresanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan.Bitgetstastedtphysicaletepysthatmostofuslack.Sure

8、,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistoryIcanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergyeproblemisnotwithyourbodyWhatyoureseekingisnotphysicalentergysemotionaleYetgyadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursuppjyeworktoohard.Whavefamilyobligati

9、ons.Wencounteremergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoydespitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhononethelesacedlifewithoptimisman

10、dvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbetowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergywhichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,

11、emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?oucantsimplytellyourselftobepositivemYsttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.Dosomethingnewhrylittlethatsnewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:Itslikeatirewithaslow

12、leakdYntitatfirst,buteventuallyyoullgetaflat.Itsuptoyoutoplugtheleak-eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.ThatswhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.FortijnMteJyahadalifeline-agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.Theirlivelydiscussionsspur

13、redMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.EventuallyMauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Heresachallenge:Ifitssomethingyouwouldntordinarilydo,doit.Tryadishyouvenevereaten.Listentomusicyo

14、udordinarilytuneououYldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergyReclaimlifesmeaning.Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstate.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.Acaseinp

15、oin57,Iapioneerininvestmentbanking.ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething.shesays.ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife.Ivyssolution?ShestartedaprogramthatshoStseetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.Putyourselfinth

16、efunzone.Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients.Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhouse

17、couldlooklikewithyalittletenderlovingcare,shesays.Itsachallenge-andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemosefulrhdefinefundifferent|yofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:IfyouputjustabitofitintoyouiodaynergywillincreasequicklyBidfarewelltoguiltandregret.Everyonespastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain

18、.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfromusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycantmerelybewilledawaydorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalt

19、ernativesnQngthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddontlookback.Givetoget.Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback.tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,youresuckinrelationship.Finally,helpanotherpersonandmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassag

20、e(按摩)tosomeoneyoulove,ocookherdinner,Then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyouyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifitstruethatwhatgoesaroun(notmakesurethatwhatscirculatingaBogodcyotufthHigh-energypeopleusuallyfindthemselvessomefunandincreasetheirenerg.yquicklyEvensmallchan

21、gespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalenergyPeopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficulttomoveforward.PeoplenowadaysarelookingforemotionalenergyWhenitcomestodecisionmakjng)neshouldmakeaquickchoicewithoutlookingback.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheredoesnsilfuefeftoasho

22、rtageoffoEmotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,themoreyougetback.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisnotinheritedorgeneticallydetermined.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontribu

23、tetoonessuccessinlife.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions56t

24、o60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassageOneNowadays,InternetshoppingisbecomingincreasinglypopularandmanymorehighstreetstoresandsupermarketsarenowofferingthisfaciliYoucanshopforjustanythingfromthecomfortofyourownhome,andallyouneedtodoistositinyourarmchairandorderthingsdirectlyontheInternet.Shoppingon

25、theInternetoffersconvenienceandtime-savingbenefitstoshoppers,ascomparedtotraditionalstorefront(店面)shopping.PeoplecanshopforavarietyofproductsontheInternet,rangingfromphysicalproducts,suchasbooks,CDs,clothesandfood,toinformationproducts,suchason-Iinenewsormagazinestories.Ifitistooinconvenientforyouto

26、gooutforshoppingonyourown,oriflackoftimemakesitdifficultforyoutoshopatphysicallocationssuchasstoresandshoppingmalls,youcanchoosetodoshoppingontheInternet.TheInternetoperates24hoursaslevendaysaweek,andshopperscanexpecttofindandpurchasegoodsontheInternetanytime,unliketraditionalstorefrontswhichhavefix

27、edopeninghours.NowonderthatsomeresearchfindingsindicatethatconsumersviewtheInternetasan“instrumentofconvenience.DespitetheadvantageofInternetshopping,therearealsodisadvantagesofInternetshopping.ThemaindisadvantageonInternetshoppingisthatyoucannotactuallyseetheproductsyouarebuyingorchecktheirquality.

28、Sometimesthecomputerimageoftheproductscanhardlycomparewiththosethatcanbetouchedforqualityandputonforcomfort.FurthermoreInternetshoppingcannotprovidethesocialinteractionandthesenseofcommunitNanypeoplewillfinditcompletelyunpleasantbecausetheymaymisstheopportunitytotalktofriends.Somepeopleareworriedabo

29、utpayingforgoodsusingcreditcards,soInternetcompaniesarenowfindingwaystomakeonlinepaymentsafe.Asanewtypeofshopping,Internetshoppingisboundtobecomemoreandmorepopularinthefuture.Moreover,iftheproblemofthesecurityofpaymentcanbeovercome,therewillbemorepeoplewillingtotryonlineshopping.Whatisthemostimporta

30、ntadvantageofInternetshopping?Thereasonableprice.Thequalityofthegoods.TheconvenienceitbringstoyouThespeedatwhichthegoodsaredeliveredtoyou.Thephrasephysicalproduct”(Line3,Para.2)means.anythingyoucanuseB)thingsusefulforhealthcareC)thingsconnectedwithstudyD)thingsyoucanseeorfeelOn-Iinenewsandmagaziness

31、toriesare.notyetavailableontheInterneteverywhereontheIrmationproductsavailableontheInternetthemostpopularproductsontheInternetWecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.adeliverychargeaddedtotheshoppingbilldiscouragespeoplefromshoppingonlineonlinepaymentissosafethatpeoplecandos

32、hoppingontheInternetsecurelypeoplewhoenjoythesocialexperiencewillnotchooseonlineshoppingthequalityofthegoodsisnotalwaysexactlywhatyouexpectWhatcanyouinferfromthelastparagraph?Sometimespeopleworryaboutthemoneytheypayonline.ShoppingontheInternetisarelativelynewshoppingmode.ShoppingismadeeasierbyIntern

33、etshopping.Peopleneedtogetusedtocomputersystemsforasecurewayofshopping.Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PassagewoOnceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareoftheh

34、omeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexclangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentumensandwomensroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterc

35、ulture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunal(社区的)homesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchildcarer

36、esponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.SomeyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.overtime”worksothattheycoulleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.Somedoctors,lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomensjobsaspublicschoolteaching,nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations:policework,banking,den