大学英语竞赛改错

Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,man

hasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedand

developed.NowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetS1.

andmoveoutintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhe

hasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.MenhaveexploredS2.

partsofthemoon,putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanother

planetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherS3.

planetandexploreit.CanwebetooboldastoS4.

suggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeotherplanetS5.

withinthenot-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocated

suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulation

problem:shiptheexcesspeopleofftothemoon.But

wemustkeepinheadthebillionsofdollarswemightS6.

spendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintainthe

earthspopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhave

toblastoffintospace7,5(X)peopleeveryhourof

everydayoftheyear.

WhyarcwcspendingsolittlemoneyonspaceS7.

exploration?ConsiderthegreatneedforimprovingS8.

manyaspectsoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurely

justifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresources

thattheyarepouredintothespaceexplorationefforts.S9.

Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthe

coinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.S10.

00.6

Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmanners

youimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Many

peoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskeda

lady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtella

well-manneredpersononthewaytheyoccupiedtheSl._

spacearoundthem—forexample,whensuchaperson

walksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareofS2._

others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.

However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswas

moreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.S3._

Instead,thisotherpersontoldusastory,itheS4.,

saidwasquitewellknown,aboutanAmericanwho

hadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealatoneofthecountriesS5.

oftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn'tbeenS6.,

toldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemight

expect.IfhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,heS7.

mighthavebehavedbetter.

Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceof

breadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.S8._

Pickingitup,heputitintohiscollar,sothatit

fallsacrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeenS9..

watching,saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopiedSIO.

theactionofhisguest.

Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafine

exampleofgoodmanners.

01.6

Morepeopledieoftuberculosis（结核病）thanofany

otherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobably

beenthecaseinquiteawhile.DuringtheearlystagesofSI.________

theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventhS2._______

deathsinEurope'scrowdedcitieswerecausedbytheS3.________

disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingtheS4.________

globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.With

occasionalbreaksforwar,theratesofdeathand

infectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilyS5.________

throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,the

introductionofantibiotics（抗菌素）strengthenedthe

trendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowed

tobeimportedlopoorcountries.MedicalresearchersS6.________

declaredvictoryandwithdrew.

Theyarewrong.Inthemid-1980sthefrequencyofS7.________

infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundthe

world.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;inS8.________

manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbetter.S9.________

TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat1.7

billionpeople（athirdoftheearth'spopulation）suffer

fromtuberculosis.Evenwhentheinfectionratewas

falling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinical

casesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.AroundS10.________

3millionofthosepeopledied,nearlyalloftheminpoor

countries.

02.1

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhunting

behavior.Viewingbiologically,themodemfootballerisrevealedasa

SI.________

memberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedinto

aharmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.Ifhisaimisinaccurate

S2.________

andhescoresagoal,enjoysthehunter'striumphofkillinghisprey.

S3._________

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewe

mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS4.

millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.TheirverysurvivalS5.

dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwhole

wayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicallychanged.Theybecame

S6.________

chasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.

Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupattackers.S7.

Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselylongS8.

formativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefarmers.Their

improvedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanew

S9._______

use-thatofpenning（把...关在圈中）,controllinganddomesticating

theirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.The

risksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.

S10._______

02.6

Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdifficultieswhich

arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.

Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfound

newone.AndanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoatlractpoorSl._

immigrants,whofloodin,fillingwithhopesofprosperityS2.

whicharethenoftendisappointing.Therearebackwardtowns

ontheedgeofBombayorBrasilia,justasthoughtherewereS3.

ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine­

teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.DescriptionsS4.

writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexico

City,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobefoundthere,S5._

areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday——theS6.

poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.

Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosperity,

butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasaS7,

promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpovertyS8.,

andbringsitfloodingintocitycenters,andthemythoftheS9._

countryasaGardenofEden,which,alewgenerationslate,S10.

sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.

03.6

TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthat

hasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingabout

it.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversity

ofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.

S6.________

centuryasitwasinthenineteenth.

WhenU.S,soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarII,forS7.

example,theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.Butthere

S8.________

wasatremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typically

inthesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butit

S9.________

satisfiedadeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisof

S10.________

theirwayoflife.

03.12

ThomasMalthuspublishedhis"EssayonthePrincipleof

Population"almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecasters

havebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasjustaroundthe

SI________

nextcorner.Thefast-growingpopulation'sdemandforfood,

theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheirsupply,leadingto

S2________

widespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation.

Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisen

steadilyovertheyears.Exceptforrelativeisolatedtroublespots

S3________

likepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,

S4________

theworld'sfoodcrisishasremainedjustaroundthecorner.

Mostexpertsbelievethiscancontinueevenasifthepopulation

S5________

doublesbythemid-21stcentury,althoughfeeding10billion

peoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,economicandenvironmental

S6________

reasons.Optimistspointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinued

improvementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,

S7________

morefertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethan

doublecornandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,rice

S8________

expertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewstems

S9_________

andmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreederscan

continuetodevelopnew,higher-yieldingcrop,butmost

researchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreasonforhope.

S10________

04.6

Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople-the

learnedpatternsforthinking,feelingandactingthatcharacterize

apopulationorsociety,includetheexpressionoftheseSl.

patternsinmaterialthings.Cultureiscomposeofnon-materialS2.

culture-abstractcreationslikevalues,beliefs,customs

andinstitutionalarrangementsandmaterialculture-

physicalobjectlikecookingpots,computersandbathtubs.S3..

Insum,culturereflectsboththeideasweshareoreverythingS4.,

wemake.Inordinaryspeech,apersonofcultureis

theindividualcanspeakanotherlanguage-thepersonwhoS5.

isunfamiliarwiththeans,music,literature,philosophy,orS6.

history.Buttosociologists,tobehumanistobecultured,

becauseofcultureisthecommonworldofexperienceweS7.

sharewithothermembersofourgroup.

Cultureisessentiallytoourhumanness.ItprovidesaS8.

kindofmapforrelatingtoothers.Considerhowyoufind

yourwayaboutsociallife.Howdoyouknowhowtoactina

classroom,oradepartmentstore,ortowardapersonwho

smilesorlaughatyou?S9.

Yourculturesuppliesyoubybroad,standardized,S10.

ready-madeanswersfordealingwitheachofthesesituations.

Therefore,ifweknowapersonsculture,wecanunderstand

andevenpredictagooddealofhisbehavior.

05.1

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysitsten-year

campaigntoremoveleprosy(麻风病)asaworldhealth

problemhasbeensuccessful.DoctorBrundtland,headofthe

WHO,saysanumberofleprosycasesaroundtheworldhasS1..

beencutofninetypercentduringthepasttenyears.ShesaysS2..

effortsarecontinuingtocompleteendthedisease.S3.

Leprosyiscausedbybacteriaspreadthroughliquidfrom

thenoseandmouth.ThediseasemainlyeffectstheskinandS4.

nerves.However,ifleprosyisnottreateditcancausepermanent

damagefortheskin,nerves,eyes,armsorlegs.S5.

In1999,aninternationalcampaignbegantoenclleprosy.

TheWHO,governmentsofcountriesmostaffectedbythe

disease,andseveralothergroupsarepartofthecampaign.

Thisallianceguaranteesthatallleprosypatients,eventheyS6.

arepoor,havearighttothemostmoderntreatment.

DoctorBrundtlandsaysleprosyisnolongeradisease

thatrequireslife-longtreatmentsbymedicalexperts.Instead,

patientscantakethatiscalledamulti-drugtherapy.ThisS7.

moderntreatmentwillcureleprosyin6to12months,

dependontheformofthedisease.ThetreatmentcombinesS8.

severaldrugstakendailyoronceamonth.TheWHOhas

givenmulti-drugtherapytopatientsfreelyforthelastfiveS9.

years.Themembersoftheallianceagainstleprosyplanto

targetthecountrieswhichstillthreatenedbyleprosy.AmongSl()

theestimated600,000victimsaroundtheworld,theWHO

believesabout70%areinIndia.Thediseasealsoremainsa

probleminAfricaandSouthAmerica.

05.12

EveryweekhundredsofCVs(简历)landonourdesks.

We'veseenitall:CVsprintedonpinkpaper,CVsthatare10

pageslongandCVswithsillymistakesinfirstparagraph.ASI

goodCVisyourpassporttoaninterviewand,ultimate,toS2

thejobyouwant.

Initialimpressionsarcvital,andabadlypresentedCV

couldmeanacceptance,regardlessofwhat'sinit.S3

Hereareafewwaystoavoidendupontherejectpile.S4

PrintyourCVongood-qualitywhitepaper.

CVswithflowerybackgroundsorpinkpaperwill

standoutuponallthewrongreasons.S5

Getsomeonetocheckforspellingandgrammatical

errors,becauseaspcll-chcckcrwillpickupeveryS6

mistake.CVswitherrorswillberejected-itshows

thatyoudon'tpayattentiontodetail.

Restrictyourselftooneortwopages,and

listinganypublicationsorrefereesonaseparatesheet.S7

IfyouaresendingyourCVelectronically,checkthe

formattingbysendingittoyourselffirst,keepupS8.

theformatsimple.

Donotsendaphotounlessspecificallyrequested.If

youhavetosendon,makesureitisonetakinginaS9

professionalsetting,ratherthanaholidaysnap.

Gettingthepresentationrightisjustthefirststep.What

aboutthecontent?TheRulehereistokeepitfactualand

truthful-exaggerationsusuallygetfindout.AndrememberS10

totailoryourCVtoeachdifferentjob.

06.6

Untilrecently,dyslexiaandotherreadingproblemswere

amysterytomostteachersandparents.Asaresult,toomany

kidspassedthroughschoolwithoutmastertheprintedpage.S1

Someweretreatedasmentallydeficient;manywereleft

functionallyilliterate(文盲的)，unabletoevermeettheir

potential.Butinthelastseveralyears,there'sbeena

revolutioninthatwc'vclearnedaboutreadinganddyslexia.S2

Scientistsareusingavarietyofnewimagingtechniquesto

watchthebrainatwork.Theirexperimentshaveshownthat

readingdisordersaremostlikelytheresultofwhatis,inaneffect,S3

faultywritinginthebrain-notlazy,stupidityorapoorhomeS4

environment.There'salsoconvincingevidencewhichdyslexiaS5

islargelyinherited.Itisnowconsideredachronicproblem

fbrsomekids,notjusta“phase”.Scientistshavealso

discardedanotheroldstereotypethatalmostalldyslexicsare

boys.Studiesindicatethatmanygirlsareaffectingaswell-S6—

andnotgettinghelp.

Atsametime,educationalresearchershavecomeupS7—

withinnovativeteachingstrategiesforkidswhoarehaving

troublelearningtoread.Newscreeningtestsareidentifying

childrenatriskbeforetheygetdiscouragedbyyearofS8—

frustrationandfailure.Andeducatorsaretryingtogetthe

messagetoparentsthat(heyshouldbeonthealertforthe

firstsignsofpotentialproblems.

It'sanurgentmission.MassliteracyisarelativenewS9—

socialgoal.Ahundredyearsagopeopledidn'tneedtobe

goodreadersinordertoearnaliving.ButintheInformation

Age,noonecangetbywithknowinghowtoreadwellandS10

understandincreasinglycomplexmaterial.

06.12老六级

Themostimportantstartingpointfbrimprovingthe

understandingofscienceisundoubtedlyanadequate

scientificeducationatschool.Publicattitudetowards

scienceowemuchthewayscienceistaughtintheseS1

institutions.Today,schooliswhatmostpeoplecomeintoS2

contactwithaformalinstructionandexplanationofscience

forthefirsttime,atleastinasystematicway.Itisatthis

pointwhichthefoundationsarelaidforaninterestinscience.S3

whatistaught(andhow)inthisfirstencounterwilllargely

detennineanindividuaPsviewofthesubjectinadultlife.

UnderstandingtheoriginalofthenegativeattitudesS4

towardssciencemayhelpustomodifythem.Mosteducation

systemneglectexploration,understandingandreflection.S5

Teachersinschoolstendtopresentscienceasacollectionof

facts,oftenbymoredetailthannecessary.Asaresult,S6

childrenmemorizeprocessessuchasmathematicalformulas

ortheperiodictable,onlytoforgetitshortlyafterwards.TheS7

taskoflearningfactsandconcepts,oneatatime,makes

learninglaborious,boringandefficient.SuchapurelyS8

empiricalapproach,whichconsistsofobservationand

description,isalso,inasense,unscientificorincomplete.

Thereisthereforeaneedfbrresourcesandmethodsof

teachingthatfacilitatesadeepunderstandingofscienceinS9

anenjoyableway.Scienceshouldnotonlybetfun,inthe

samewayasplayingavideogame,but'hardfun5——adeep

feelingofconnectionmadepossiblyonlybyimaginativeS10.

engagement.

06年12月新六级

TheNationalEndowmentfbrtheArtsrecentlyreleased

theresultsofits“ReadingatRisk"survey,whichdescribed

themovementoftheAmericanpublicawayfrombooksand

literatureandtowardtelevisionandelectronicmedia.

Accordingtothesurvey.t4rcadingisonthedeclineoneverySI

region,withineveryethnicgroup,andateveryeducationalleveL>,

ThedaytheNEAreportreleased,theU.S.House,inatieS2

vote,upheldthegovernment'srighttoobtainbookstoreand

libraryrecordsunderaprovisionoftheUSAPatriotAct.The

Houseproposalwouldhavebarredthefederalgovernment

fromdemandlibraryrecords,readinglists,bookcustomerS3

listsandothermaterialinterrorismandintelligenceinvestigations.

Thesetwoeventsarecompletelyunrelatedto,yettheyS4

echoeachotherinthemessagetheysendabouttheplaceof

booksandreadinginAmericanculture.Attheheart

oftheNEAsurveyisthebeliefinourdemocraticS5

systemdependsonleaderswhocanthinkcritically,analyze

textsandwritingclearly.AlloftheseareskillspromotedbyS6

readinganddiscussingbooksandliterature.Atthesametime,

throughaprovisionofthePatriotAct,theleadersofour

countryarcunconsciouslysendingthemessagethatreading

maybeconnectedtodesirableactivitiesthatmightS7

undermineoursystemofgovernmentratherthanhelping

democracyflourish.

OurcultureddeclineinreadingbeginwellbeforetheS8

existenceofthePatriotAct.Duringthe1980s'culturewars,

schoolsystemsacrossthecountrypulledsomebooksfrom

libraryshelvesbecauseitscontentwasdeemedbyparentsS9

andteacherstobeinappropriate.Nowwhatstartedinschools

acrossthecountryisplayingitselfoutonanationstageand

S10________

ispossiblyhavinganimpactonthereadinghabitsoftheAmericanpublic.

参考答案:

00.1

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S3,into—on

S4.too-*so

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S7.little-*much

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S2.unaware-*aware

S3,as-^than

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S5.at-*in

S6.hasn't->hadn't

S7.American-*Arab

S8.as-*like

S9.falls-fell

S10.ol

01.6

SI.in->for

S2.seventh-*seven

S3,were-was

S4.now-*then

S5.the-/

S6.imported-*exported

S7.are—*were

S8.(tuberculosis)A(vanished)-*had

S9.better-*worse

S10.constantly-*conskint

02.1

SI.Viewing-*Viewed

S2.inaccurateaccurate

S3.(,)A(enjoys)-*he

S4.up-7

S5.year-*years

S6.if-

S7.co-operateco-operated

S8.when-*after

S9.were-was

SlO.farming-*hunting

02.6

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S2.filling-filled

S3,though-*/

S4.This-Whal

S5.was-*were

S6.dissimilar-**similar

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S8.that-*which

S9.it->them

S10.late-*later

03.6

SI.it-*they

S2.percents-*percent

S3.maintain-*maintaining

S4.subjective->objective

S5.meets-*meet

S6.anf/

S7.woman-*women

S8.fromfin

S9.m<yority->minority

S10.with-*as

03.9

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S2.place-*land

S3,started-,'Start

S4.working->work

S5.anyone-*everyone

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S7.before-*after

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S9.it-*they

S10.(house)A(the)-,'as

03.12

SI.being-*been

S2.their-*its

S3,relative-*relatively

S4.good-*bad

S5.as-7

S6.politics-*political

S7.by-*for

S8.double-*doubled

S9.few-*more

S10.(as)A(reason)the

04.6

SI.include-*including

S2.compose-*composed

S3,object-*objects

S4.or-*and

S5.(individual)A(can)->who

S6.unfamiliar-*familiar

S7.of-/

S8.essentially-*essential

S9.laugh*laughs

S10.byfwith

05.1

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S2.of—by

S3,complete-*completely

S4.effects-^affects

S5.for-*to

S6.(even)A(they)-*if/though

S7.that-what

S8.depend-*depending

S9.freely-free

S10.(which)A(still)-*are

05.12

SI.(in)A(first)->the

S2.ultimate-*ultimately

S3,acceptance-*unacceptance

S4.end-lending

S5.upon-*/

S6.(will)A(pick)not

S7.1isting-*list

S8.up-/

S9.taking-*taken

S10.find-*found

06.6

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S4lazy-*laziness

S5which-*that

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S8year—*years

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S2.what-*where

S3.which->that

S4.original-*origin

S5.system*systems

S6.by-*in

S7.it-*them

SS.efficient-*inefficient

S9.facilitates-*facilitate

S10.possibly-*possible

06.12新

SI.on-in

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S3,demanddemanding

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SV.desirable-*undesirable

S8.begin-*began

S9.its-*theirs

S10.nation-*national

模拟训练(1)

Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthe

matterofexamination.InJuly,twowriters(totheeditor)prasiedthecanccllat

-ionofexamsbecausetheybelieve“leslsdotellthewholestory”.1.

Toateacherwhohasworkedinthreecountries,Ihavehadtheexperience2

thatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastu

■dent'sfinalmarkinthesubjectusuallyagradeaverageoftheyear'swork.

Ofthereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgivean3.

unfairpictureofateacher\ability.4.

Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgood

marksarealmostcertainindicatorofastudent'sfutureperformance.Theopp-5.

osite,almostcertainlyincompetence.

There'snoacceptablesubstitutewithcompetenceandexaminationofquality.6.

Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminethatastudenthaslearnedand7.

Remembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudent'swordforit?Anyinstitution

that“librates“studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotingnorant.

Andsurelythe“graduates“ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottotell8.

beingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.

Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatsfearoffailandafearofunpleasant9.

comparisonwithothersisatthebottomofmostban-examtalk.Excellenceand

qualityfearnothing.Thecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesirethesatisfac-10,

tionofbeingthebest.

1.do-donot

2.to-as

3.of-ofcourse

4.teachers?一students5

5.indicators

6.with—for

7.that—what

8.tell-mention

9.failure

1().thecontraryonthecontrary

模拟训练(2)

InJapan,mostpeoplestillfeelthatawoman'splaceisinthehome;andmost

womenwillinglyaccepttheirtraditionalroleaswife,leavethebusinessofmaking1.

alivinguptotheirhusbands.Forthosewhodowantacareeroftheirown,

opportunitiesarelimited,andworkingwomenusuallyhavetosettleforlowerwages,

fewerpromotions,littleresponsiblepositions.2.

InAmerica,ontheotherhand,mostwomen,includingwivesandmothers,

workmostoftheirlives.Butnotuntilrecently,fewhavehadrealcareers.Asin

3.

Japanmostfieldsaredominatedbymenandopportunitiesbywomenhavebeen

4.___________

restricted,salarieslow,chancesforadvancementrare.Americanwomenwork

mainbecausetheyhaveto;inthesedaysofinflationandluxuryliving,oneincome

5.___________

perfamilyissimplynotenoughtolive.SoAmericanwomenactuallyhavetwo

6.___________

jobs:onenine-to-fiveoutsidethehome,anotherround-the-clockin-the-home

7.___________

jobaswife,housemaid,cook,andnurse.

Oneofthemaingoalsofthemodernwomen5sliberation,thatstartedin

8.___________

theearly1960s,wastoeliminatesexdiscriminationintheworkforce,andopenup

9.___________

careersforwomenthatwereprevioulyconservedformen.Andthoughthereisstill

10.___________

alongwaytogo,alotofprogresshasbeenmade.

Answer:1.leaving2.less3.not(quit)4.by--for5.mainly

6.live-liveon7.theother8.which9.open-toopen

10.conserved--reserved

模拟训练(3)

Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringfortha

differentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeel

pridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderwhether

—1―

theywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholike

childrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,but

—2―

othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewith

them.Manyfathersandmothershavebeingplanningandlooking3

forwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancy

wasanaccidentwhatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillingly

—4—

orunwillingly.

Whatthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthatthe5

shiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifferenttask.Yet,

unfortunate,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthis

—6—

resocializationprocess.Althoughnumerousbookshavebeenwritten

onAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhaveliteraturefocusedontherole

—7―

ofafather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather'srole,

althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewife

mustmakeforthemother'srole.Themother'sroleseemstorequirea

—8―

completetranformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovative(创新的)

adaption,ontheotherhand,thefather'sroleislessdemanding

andinimmediate.However,evenaswementionthefactthatgrowing

—9―

numbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstill

thoughtbymanythebreadwinnerinthehousehold.10

模拟训练(4)

ThenewmediaintheUnitedStatesconsistsofradio,televisionand

newspaper.TogethertheyinfluencedthelivesofmanyAmericans.Most

1

Americansbegintheirdaywithreadingthenewspaperorwatchinga

—2―

morningnewsprogram.Throughoutthedaythenewsisbroadcasting

—3―

repeatedlyontheradioandtelevision.Intheeveningnewsisaprime

virtueontelevisionwithuptotwohoursofnewsintheearlyevening

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andmorenewslateratnight.Forthosewhopeferreadingztheevening

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newspapersprovidethemthepossibilityofreadingthenews.6

Thenewsmediamustinterestthepublic,anditisabigbusiness.

Therefore,itisverycompetetivesincestationsorpaperscompetewith

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eachotherforlistenersandreaders.Eachtriestopresentthelatestnews

thatAmericanswanttoknow.Whenitcomestoanitemsuchthatan

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election,allthenev/smediawillreportthesame.Asaresultlisteners,

viewersorreadersmayfindithardtochooseandcomplaining.9

Nevertheless,mostAmericanswillnotcriticizetheirnewsmediatoohard,

itscredibilityisgenerallyacknowledgedandacceptedbytheAmer