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PartIListeningComprehension(14minutes)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Stressisthe"wearandtear"ourbodiesexperience,aswe(11)_________________toourchangingenvironment.Asa(12)_________________influence,stresscanhelpustakeaction.Asa(13)_________________influence,itcanleadtohealthproblemssuchasheadache,insomnia,ulcers,highbloodpressureandheartdisease.
Ourgoalisnottoeliminatestressbuttolearnhowto(14)_________________itandhowtouseittohelpus.(15)_________________stressmaymakeusfeelbored;ontheotherhand,(16)_________________stressmaymakeusfeeltiedupinknots.Whatweneedtodoistofindthe(17)_________________levelofstresswhichwill(18)_________________overwhelmus.
Thereisnosinglelevelofstressthatisoptimalforallpeople.Whatisdistressingtoonemaybeajoytoanother.Moreover,our(19)_________________andtheamountwhichwecantoleratechangeswithourages.
Ithasbeenrevealedthatmostillnessisrelatedtounrelievedstress.Beingawareofstressanditseffectonourlivescanhelpreduceitsharmfuleffects.Therearemanysourcesofstress,andtherearemany
PartIIReadingComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
I’mnotmakinganywherenearasmuchmoneyasIdidwhenIwasemployedfulltime,butnowwedon’tneedasmucheither.I21enoughincometohandleour$600-a-monthmortgagepaymentsplustheusualexpensesforafamilylikeours.Thatincludeseverythingfrommusiclessonsanddentalbillstocarrepairsandcollegecosts.Whenitcomestoinsurance,wehaveapoorman’smajor-medicalpolicy.Wehavetopaythefirst$500ofanymedicalfeesforeachmemberofthefamily.It2280%ofthecostsbeyondthat.Althoughwearestuckwithpayingminorexpenses,ourpremiumislow—only$560ayear—andweare23againstcatastrophe.24thatandthepolicyonourtwocarsat$400ayear,wehavenootherinsurance.Butwearesettingaside$2,000ayearinanIRA.
We’vebeenabletomakeupthedifferenceinincomeby25withoutappreciablyloweringourstandardofliving.Wecontinuetodineoutonceortwiceamonth,butnowwepatronizelocalrestaurants26moreexpensiveplacesinthecity.WestillattendtheoperaandballetinMilwaukeebutonlyafewtimesayear.Weeatlessmeat,drinkcheaperwineandseefewermovies.27Christmasesareamemory,andwecombinevacationswithstoryassignments…
Isuspectnoteveryonewholovesthecountrywouldbehappylivingthewaywedo.Ittakesacoupleofspecialqualities.Oneisa28forsolitude.Becausewearesobusyandonsuchatightbudget,wedon’tentertainmuch.Duringthegrowingseasonthereisnotimeforsocializinganyway.JimandEmilyare29inschoolactivities,buttheytoospendmostoftheirtimeathome.
Theotherrequirementisenergy—alotofit.Thewaytomakeself-sufficiencyworkonasmallscaleistoresistthe30tobuyatractorandotherexpensivelaborsavingdevices.Instead,youdotheworkyourself.Theonlymachineryweown(notcountingthelawnmower)isalittlethree-horsepowerrotarycultivatoranda16-inchchainsaw.
A)picksupB)temptationC)givenD)generate
E)involvedF)insteadofG)ExtravagantH)cuttingup
I)cuttingbackJ)enduranceK)coveredL)Asidefrom
M)toleranceN)exoticO)pay
SectionB
Directions:
Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Geneticallymodifiedfoods(orGMfoods)arefoodsderivedfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms.GeneticallymodifiedorganismshavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.GMfoodswerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s.Typically,geneticallymodifiedfoodsaretransgenicplantproducts:
soybean,corn,canola,andcottonseedoil.Animalproductshavealsobeendeveloped,althoughasofJuly2010nonearecurrentlyonthemarket.
CriticshaveobjectedtoGMfoodsonseveralgrounds,includingsafetyissues,ecologicalconcerns,andeconomicconcerns.However,genetically-modifiedfoodsareheretostay.That’snottosaythatfoodproducedbyconventionalagriculturewilldisappear,butsimplythatfood-buyingpatternswillpolarize(两极分化):
therewillbearightmarketforconventionalfoodjustasthereisfororganicfood.ItmayevenbethatGMfoodwillbecomethefoodofpreferencebecauseconsumerscometoappreciatethehealthbenefitsofreducedpesticideuse.
ThereasonGMfoodwillnotgoawayisthatweneedathree-foldincreaseinfoodproductionbytheyear2050tokeeppacewiththeworld’spredictedpopulationgrowthtotenorelevenbillion.It’snotjustaquestionofmoremouthstofeedeither.Whatisoftenforgottenisthatalltheseextrapeoplewilltakeupspace,reducingtheoveralllandavailableforagriculture.
"Geneticmodificationisanalogoustonuclearpower:
nobodylovesit,butclimatechangehasmadeitsadoptionimperative,"sayseconomistPaulCollierofOxfordUniversity."Declininggeneticmodificationmakesacomplicatedissuemorecomplex.Geneticmodificationoffersbothfastercropadaptationandabiological,ratherthanchemical,approachtoyieldincreases."
Theworldhas800millionhungrypeople.Untilnow,foodsupplieshavebeenincreasedbyimprovedvarieties,pesticidesandartificialfertilizers:
thegreenrevolution.Nowwe’reontheedgeofanewrevolution:
ageneticone.
ItmaywellbethatinthelongtermitisthedevelopingworldthatbenefitsmostfromGMfoods.It’struethatforthenexttenyearsorsoGMcropsmaybetooexpensive.Butthelessonofpersonalcomputersisapplicablehere—oncethetechnologyhasbeendevelopedforprofitablecrops,itwillspreadandbecomeaffordableforall.Thisdoesn’tmean,unfortunately,thatfamineswilldisappear,butseverityanddurationwillbehelpedbyanimprovedabilitytoproduceanddistributefood.
31.
TheintroductionofGMfoodwillaffect_____.
A)food-pricingstandard
B)food-buyingpatterns
C)food-suppliesscale
D)food-productionefficiency
32.
ConsumerspreferGMfoodtoconventionalfoodbecause_____.
A)GMfoodreceiveslesspesticideapplication
B)GMfoodismorenutritiousthanorganicfood
C)GMfoodischeaperthanconventionalfood
D)Conventionalfoodisfreefromchemicals
33.
Iftheworldpopulationgrowstotenorelevenbillionbytheyear2050,_____.
A)ageneticrevolutionwilltakeoverthegreenrevolution
B)theoveralllandavailableforagriculturewillrunout
C)thenumberofhungrypeoplewillriseto800million
D)foodproductionshouldbeincreasedtothreetimesthatoftoday
34.
"Butthelessonofpersonalcomputersisapplicablehere"(inthelastparagraph)probablymeansthat______.
A)oncethetechnologicalinnovationisinprogress,itscostwillbereduced
B)oncethetechnologyhasbeenturnedintoproductivity,itwillbecomepopular
C)oncethetechnologyhasbeendevelopedforprofitableproducts,itwillenterintoourdailylife
D)oncethetechnologyhasbeenimprovedtomeetthedemandsofthedevelopingworld,itwillbeaffordable
35.
WecaninferfromthepassagethatGMfoodwill_____
A)betooexpensivetoafford
B)keeptheworldfromstarvation
C)bewell-acceptedbysomeconsumers
D)eventuallyreplaceconventionalfood
PassageTwo
Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheradicaltransformationoftheSovietsocietyhadaprofoundimpactonwomen’slives.SovietwomenunderStalinwerealsothefirstgenerationofwomenabletogivebirthinthesafetyofahospital,withaccesstoprenatalcare(产检).Marxistshadtraditionallybelievedthatbothcapitalismandthemiddle-classhusbandsexploitedwomen.TheRussianRevolutionof1917immediatelyproclaimedcompleteequalityofrightsforwomen.Inthe1920sdivorceandabortionweremadeeasilyavailable,andwomenwereurgedtoworkoutsidethehomeandliberatethemselvessexually.AfterStalincametopower,sexualandfamilialliberationwasplayeddown,andthemostlastingchangesforwomeninvolvedworkandeducation.
Thesechangesweretrulyrevolutionary.Youngwomenwereconstantlytoldthattheyhadtobeequaltomen,thattheycouldandshoulddoeverythingmencoulddo.PeasantwomeninRussiahadlongexperiencedtheequalityofbackbreakingphysicallaborinthecountryside,andtheycontinuedtoenjoythatequalityoncollectivefarms.Withtheadventofthefive-year-plans,millionsofwomenalsobegantotoilinfactoriesandinheavyconstruction,buildingdams,roadsandsteelmillsinsummerheatandwinterfrost.Mostoftheopportunitiesopentomenthrougheducationwerealsoopentowomen.Determinedwomenpursuedtheirstudies