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　　26．

　　[A]promotions

　　[B]applications

　　[C]practices

　　[D]advances

　　27．

　　[A]way

　　[B]manner

　　[C]style

　　[D]scope

　　28

　　[A]image

　　[B]figure

　　[C]voice

　　[D]sound

　　29．

　　[A]disposed

　　[B]shaped

　　[C]engineered

　　[D]conditioned

　　30．

　　[A]saying

　　[B]feeling

　　[C]searching

　　[D]doing

　　32

　　[A]Before

　　[B]Once

　　[C]Since

　　[D]Unless

　　32．

　　[A]even

　　[B]thus

　　[C]yet

　　[D]only

　　33

　　[A]hope

　　[B]passion

　　[C]faith

　　[D]notion

　　34．

　　[A]perhaps

　　[B]except

　　[C]provided

　　[D]especially

　　35．

　　[A]therefore

　　[B]likewise

　　[C]however

　　[D]moreover

　　36．

　　[A]how

　　[B]whether

　　[C]what

　　[D]why

　　37．

　　[A]fashionable

　　[B]complicated

　　[C]efficient

　　[D]attractive

　　38．

　　[A]decorating

　　[B]designing

　　[C]delivering

　　[D]debating

　　39．

　　[A]independently

　　[B]enthusiastically

　　[C]colorfully

　　[D]satisfactorily

　　40．

　　[A]receive

　　[B]recognize

　　[C]represent

　　[D]review

　　41．

　　[A]warned

　　[B]relieved

　　[C]advised

　　[D]informed

　　42．

　　[A]interesting

　　[B]boring

　　[C]disturbing

　　[D]appealing

　　43．

　　[A]analysis

　　[B]research

　　[C]concern

　　[D]focus

　　44．

　　[A]sacrificing

　　[B]affecting

　　[C]preventing

　　[D]losing

　　45．

　　[A]unusual

　　[B]unfortunate

　　[C]uncertain

　　[D]unnecessary

　　SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

　　PartA

　　Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，C

　　orD．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1．

　　Text1

　　WheneverCatherineBrown，a37-year．oldjournalist，andherfriends，professionalsintheir30sandearly40s，meetataLondoncaf6，theirfavoritetopicofconversationisrelationships：

men’sreluctancetocommit，women’sindependence，andwhentohavechildren--or，increasingly，whethertohavethematall．“Withtheyearspassingmychancesofhavingachildgodown，butIWon’tmaltyanyonejusttohaveachild，〞saysBrown．TopeoplelikeBrown，babiesaregreat_ifthetimingisright．Butthey’recertainlynotessential．

　　Inmuchoftheworld，havingkidsisnolongeragiven．“Neverbeforehaschildlessnessbeen

　　anunderstandabledecisionforwomenandmeninsomanysocieties，〞saysFrankHakimattheLondonSchoolofEconomics．Youngpeopleareextendingtheirchild—freeadulthoodbypostponingchildrenuntiltheyarewellintotheir30s．oreven40sandbeyond．

　　Agrowingshareareendingupwithnochildrenatall．LifetimechildlessnessinwesternGer-manyhashit30percentamonguniversity—educatedwomen，andisrapidlyrisingamonglower—classmen．InBritain，thenumberofwomenremainingchildlesshasdoubledin20years．

　　Thelatesttrendofchildlessnessdoesnotfollowhistoricpatterns．ForcenturiesitwasnotunusualforaquarterofEuropeanwomentoremainchildless．Butinthepast．childlessnesswasusuallytheproductofpovertyordisaster．ofmissingmenintimesofwar．Todaythedecisiontohave—ornothave——achildistheresultofacomplexcombinationoffactors，includingrelationships，career

　　Opportunities，lifestyleandeconomics．

　　Insomecaseschildlessnessamongwomencanbeseenasaquietformofprotest．InJapan，supportforworkingmothershardlyexists．Childcareisexpensive，mendon’thelpout，andsomecompaniesstronglydiscouragemothersfromreturningtowork．“InJapan，it'

scareerorchild，〞sayswriterKaoriHaishi．It’snotjustwomenwhoaredecidingagainstchildren；

accordingtoare-centstudy，Japanesemenareevenlessinclinedtomarryorwantachild．Theirmotivations，though，mayhavemoretodowitheconomicfactors．

　　46．CatherineBrownandherfriendsfeelthathavingchildrenisnot__________．

　　[A]totallywise

　　[B]ahugeproblem

　　[C]arationalchoice

　　[D]absolutelynecessary

　　47．ItCanbeinferredthat，formanywomen，havingbabiesnowadaysis__________．

　　[A]ahardcommitment

　　[B]helpfultotheircareer

　　[C]essentialforhappiness

　　[D]anunderstandabledecision

　　48．Intheolddays。

manywomenremainedchildless__________

　　[A]asaquietformofprotest

　　[B]becauseoflackofsupport

　　[C]becauseofunfortunatecircumstances

　　[D]becausetheylackedsocialresponsibility

　　49．Welearnthatchildlessnessatpresent__________．

　　[A]affectsEuropemorethanitdoesAsia

　　[B]producesmorebenefitsthaninthepast

　　[C]ismoreawoman’sdecisionthanaman’s

　　[D]ismorecomplexinitscausethanthatinthepast

　　50．Accordingtothetext，whenaJapanesemandecidesnottohavechildren，heprobablyfeelsunableto__________．

　　[A]helpwithhousework

　　[B]affordtohaveachild

　　[C]bearesponsiblefather

　　[D]balanceworkandfamily

　　Text2

　　Facedwithamission．criticaldecision，whowouldyouturntoforadvice?

Someoneyouhadgreatconfidencein，surely．Butseverallinesofresearchshowthatourinstinctsaboutwheretommtoforcounselareoftennotcompletelycorrect．

　　Myresearchlooksatprejudicesthataffecthowpeopleuseadvice，includingwhytheyoftenblindlyfollowrecommendationsfrompeoplewho—asfarastheyknow—areasknowledgeableastheyare．InstudiesIconductedwithDonMooreofCarnegieMellonUniversity，forexample，Ifoundmatpeopletendtoovervalueadvicewhentheproblemthey’readdressingishardandtoundervalueitwhentheproblemiseasy．

　　Inourexperiments．subjectswereaskedtoguesstheweightofpeopleinvariouspictures，someofwhichwereinfocusandsomeofwhichwereunclear．Foreachpicture，subjectsguessedtwice：

thefirsttimewithoutadviceandthesecondtimewithinputfromanotherparticipant．Whenmepictureswereinfocus，wefound，subjectstendedtodiscounttheadvice；

apparently，theywereconfidentintheirabilitytoguesscorrectly．Whenthepictureswereunclear，subjectsleanedheavily

　　onmeadviceofothersandseemedlesssecureabouttheirinitialopinion．Becausetheymisjudgedthevalue0ftheadvicetheyreceived--consistentlyovervaluingorundervaluingitdependingonthedifficultyoftheproblem—oursubjectsdidnotmakethebestguessesoverall．Theywouldhavedonebetterifthey’dconsideredtheadviceequally，andtoamoderatedegree，onbothhardandeasy

　　tasks.

　　Anotheradvice—relatedprejudiceI'

vefoundcompelspeopletoovervalueadvicethattheypayfor．nonestudyIconducted，subjectsanswereddifferentsetsofquestionsaboutAmericanhistory．Beforeansweringsomeofthequestions．theycouldgetadviceonthecorrectanswerfromanothersubjectwhomtheyknewwasnomoreexpertthantheywere．Inoneversionoftheexperiment，peoplecouldgetadviceforfree，whileinanotherversion，theypaidforit．Whentheypaidforad’vice，peopletendedtohavefirmbeliefinit，Isuspect，byacombinationofsunk—costprejudiceandthenearlyinstinctualbeliefthatcostandqualityarelinked．

　　51．Inthefaceofamission—criticaldecision，peopletendto__________．

　　[A]trusttheirownefforts

　　[B]relyonresearchfindings

　　[C]getaffectedbyother’sopinion

　　[D]seekhelpfromthemoreknowledgable

　　52．Researchshowsthatwhenfacedwithdifficultproblemspeopleoften__________．

　　[A]discountothers’advice

　　[B]overlookothers’advice

　　[C]disagreewithothers‘advice

　　[D]over—relyonothers’advice

　　53．Thefirstexperimenttriestoprovehowobjectiveconditions__________．

　　[A]strengthenpeople’sinitialopinion

　　[B]strengthenpeople’sself-confidence

　　[C]influencepeople’sresponsetoadvice

　　[D]influencepeople’sguessofweightloss

　　54．Itcanbeinferredthatpeoplearelikelyto__________．

　　[A]undervaluefreeadvice

　　[B]overvaluepeer’sadvice

　　[C]misinterpretspecialist’sadvice

　　[D]misjudgetheirinstinctualbelief

　　55．Thetwoexperimentsmentionedinthetextreveal__________．

　　[A]howtofollowothers’advice

　　[B]howtounderstandothers’advice

　　[C]whatcausespeopletoseekadvice

　　[D]whataffectspeople’sattitudetoadvice

　　Text3

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