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44itseconomycontinuestorecover,theUSisincreasinglybecominganationof

part-timersandtemporaryworkers.This“45”workforceisthemostimportant46in

Americanbusinesstoday,anditis47changingtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirjobs.

Thephenomenonprovidesawayforcompaniestoremaingloballycompetitive48avoiding

marketcyclesandthegrowingburdens49byemploymentrules,healthcarecostsandpension

plans.Forworkersitcanmeananendtothesecurity,benefitsandsenseof50thatcamefrom

beingaloyalemployee.

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42.[A]For[B]Because[C]As[D]Since

43.[A]from[B]in[C]on[D]by

44.[A]Eventhough[B]Nowthat[C]Ifonly[D]Providedthat

45.[A]durable[B]disposable[C]available[D]transferable

46.[A]approach[B]flow[C]fashion[D]trend

47.[A]instantly[B]reversely[C]fundamentally[D]sufficiently

48.[A]but[B]while[C]and[D]whereas

49.[A]imposed[B]restricted[C]illustrated[D]confined

50.[A]excitement[B]conviction[C]enthusiasm[D]importance

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefour

answersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerto

the

blackeningbySHEETANSWERtheonansweryourmarkThenquestions.theofeach

correspondingletterinthebrackets.（40points）

Text1

Itwas3:

45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingand

final16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia'

sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegal

authorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.

Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.Almostimmediatelywordflashedonthe

Internetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRight

toDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup'

son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:

“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn'

tjustsomethingthathappenedin

Australia.It'

sworldhistory.”

Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleft

physiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehave

breathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralian

MedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikely

toturnback.InAustralia--whereanagingpopulation,life-extendingtechnologyandchanging

communityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart--otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakinga

similarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretheright-to-diemovementis

gatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.

UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath--probablybya

deadlyinjectionorpill--toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminally

illbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingoff”periodofsevendays,thepatientcansignacertificateof

request.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a54-year-oldDarwin

residentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIlllawmeanshecangeton

withlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:

aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathing

condition.“I'

mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwas

howI'

dgo,becauseI'

vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingat

theirmasks,”hesays.

51.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat________.

[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisslowtocomeinothercountries

[B]physiciansandcitizenssharethesameviewoneuthanasia

[C]changingtechnologyischieflyresponsibleforthehastypassageofthelaw

[D]ittakestimetorealizethesignificanceofthelaw'

spassage

52.Whentheauthorsaysthatobserversarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling,hemeans

________.

[A]observersaretakingawait-and-seeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia

[B]similarbillsarelikelytobepassedintheUS,Canadaandothercountries

[C]observersarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameofdominoes

[D]theeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoastop

53.WhenLloydNicksondies,hewill________.

[A]facehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia

[B]experiencethesufferingofalungcancerpatient

[C]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering

[D]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays

54.Theauthor'

sattitudetowardseuthanasiaseemstobethatof________.

[A]opposition

[B]suspicion

[C]approval

[D]indifference

Text2

AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteous,and

helpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeof

CanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican.Thereare,ofcourse,

exceptions.Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardly

unknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.

Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreak

inanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilies

whogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesof

diversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.

Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetraveling

alone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinor

settlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthe

partofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:

ifyoudidn'

ttakeinthestrangerand

takecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthe

samesituation.

Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingtheweary

traveler.Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especially

inthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.“Iwasjusttravelingthrough,

gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner--amazing.”Such

observationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstood

properly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficial

norasartificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.

Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,

assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakinga

languagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.

Visitorswhofailto“translate”culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.For

example,whenanAmericanusestheword“friend,”theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybe

quitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor'

slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabrief

encounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet,

beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsand

strangers.

55.Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld,________.

[A]rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS

[B]small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment

[C]Canadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighbors

[D]mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp

56.Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.

[A]cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship

[B]courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelated

[C]variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends

[D]socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions

57.Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers________.

[A]toimprovetheirhardlife

[B]inviewoftheirlong-distancetravel

[C]toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife

[D]outofacharitableimpulse

58.Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers________.

[A]tendstobesuperficialandartificial

[B]isgenerallywellkeptupintheUnitedStates

[C]isalwaysunderstoodproperly

[D]hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails

Text3

Technically,anysubstanceotherthanfoodthataltersourbodilyormentalfunctioningisa

drug.Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethetermdrugrefersonlytosomesortofmedicineoran

illegalchemicaltakenbydrugaddicts.Theydon'

trealizethatfamiliarsubstancessuchas

alcoholandtobaccoarealsodrugs.Thisiswhythemoreneutraltermsubstanceisnowusedby

manyphysiciansandpsychologists.Thephrase“substanceabuse”is