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新四级模拟题
PartIWriting.(30minutes)
JobsCollegeGraduatesWanttoDo
SectionA
36、Questions36-46arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
OneinfiveUSworkersregularlyattendsafter-workdrinkswithco-workers,wherethemostcommon36_________rangefrombad-mouthing(说……的坏话.anotherworkertokissingacolleagueanddrinkingtoomuch,accordingtoastudy37onTuesday.
Mostworkersattendso-calledhappyhoursto38_________withcolleagues,although15percentgotohearthelatestofficegossipand13percentgobecausetheyfeelobligated,saidthesurveyconductedforCareerBuilder.com,anonlinejobsite.
Astowhathappenswhentheafter-workdrinksflow,16percentreportedbad-mouthingacolleague,10percentsharedasecretaboutacolleague,8percentkissedacolleagueand8percentsaidtheydranktoomuchandacted39_________.5percentsaidtheyhadsharedasecretaboutthecompany,and4percent40________tosingingkaraoke.While21percentofthosewhoattendsayhappyhoursaregoodfor41_________,85percentsaidattendinghadnothelpedthemget42_________tosomeonehigheruporgetabetterposition.
Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendhappyhourswithco-workers,withyoungerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55least43_________toattend.
Overall,21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand,ofthose,44_________aquartergoatleastonceamonth.
Thesurveywas45_________onlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBuilder.comamong6,987full-timeemployees.
A.bond B.acknowledged C.nearly D.specially E.anywhere
F.mishaps G.obligated H.likely I.conducted J.idly
K.unprofessionally L.networking M.released N.confessed
O.researched36-45FMAKNLEHCI
SectionB
、A)LastJuly,JulieBaldocchi'smotherhadamassivestrokeandwasparalyzed.Baldocchisuddenlyhadtobecomeafamilycaregiver,somethingthatshewasn'tpreparedfor."Iwasflyingbytheseatofmypants,"saysBaldocchi,anemploymentspecialistinSanFrancisco.Bothofherparentsare83,andsheknewherfathercouldn'thandlehermother'scare.Thehospitalrecommendedputtinghermotherinanursinghome.Baldocchiwasn'twillingtodothat.Butmovingherbackintoherparents'homecreatedotherproblems.Baldocchi,48,ismarriedandlivesaboutamileawayfromherparents.Shehasafull-timejobandhasbackproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforhertolifthermother."Icouldn'tdoitall,"shesays."ButIdidn'tevenknowhowtofindhelp."
B) WithhelpfromtheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,sheeventuallyhiredalive-incaregiver."Butevenifyouplanintellectuallyandlegally,you'reneverreadyfortheemotionalimpact,"Baldocchisays.Inthefirsttwomonthsafterhermother'sstroke,shelostabout30poundsasstressmounted.Morethan42millionAmericansprovidefamilycaregivingforanadultwhoneedshelpwithdailyactivities,accordingtoa2009surveybytheAARP.Anadditional61.6millionprovidedatleastsomecareduringtheyear.Andmanyareunprepared.
C) Whilemanyparentslackanadvancecaredirective,it'sthemostbasicandimportantsteptheycantake.Thedirectiveincludesseveralparts,including:
adurablepowerofattorney,whichgivessomeonelegalauthoritytomakefinancialdecisionsonanother'sbehalf;ahealthcareproxy,whichissimilartothepowerofattorney,exceptitallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment;andalivingwillthatoutlinesinstructionsforend-of-lifecare.(Forexample,parentscansayiftheywanttobekeptalivebyartificialmeasures.)"It'sinvaluableforthekids,becauseit'shardtomakethosedecisionsforaparent,"saysJenniferCona,anelder-lawattorneyatGenserDubowGenser&ConainMelville,N.Y.Anadvancecaredirectiveisthefirstlineofdefenseifasituationarises,saysKathleenKelly,executivedirectoroftheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,whichsupportsandeducatescaregivers.Withoutanadvancedirective,thefamilywillhavetopetitionthecourttobeappointedtheparent'slegalguardian,saysAgingC.
D) It'simportantforfamiliestotalkaboutlong-termcaresotheadultchildrenknowtheirparents'preferences,wishesandgoals,saysLynnFeinberg,acaregivingexpertatAARP.Butifsnotaneasyconversation.Elderlyparentsaresometimessuspiciousoftheirchildren'sfinancialmotives,saysSusanJohn,afinancialplanneratFinancialFocusinWolfeboro,N.H.OneclientaskedJohntoholdafamilymeetingbecausetheyneededanintermediarytotalkaboutfinancialissues,shesays.Andwhentherearemanysiblings,thefamilydecisionscanbecomeathree-ringcircuswithmuchacrimony,saysAnn-MargaretCarrozza,anelder-lawattomeyinGlenCove,N.Y.Familieswhoneedinformationandhelpsortingoutdisagreementscancallonelder-lawattorneys,financialplanners,geriatriccaremanagersandcaregiversupportgroups.InFebruary,AARPsaiditwillofferitsmembersanewcaregivingsupportservicethroughfinancialservicesfirmOenworth.
E) Manyfamiliesareunpreparedforquickdecisions,especiallywhentheyfindoutthatMedicaredoesn'tpayforlong-termcare,Feinbergsays.Themediancostofayearinaprivateroomatanursinghomein2011was$77,745,accordingtoGenworth.AndonlythosewhohavespentmostoftheirassetscanqualifyforMedicaidtopayforthenursinghome.
F) Assistedlivingisanotheroption.Residentscanhavetheirownapartmenttomaintainsomeindependence.Butthefacilitiesgenerallyprovidepersonalcareservices,suchasmeals,housekeepingandassistancewithactivities.Still,it'snotcheap:
Thenationalmediancostin2011was$39,135,accordingtoGenworth.Assistedlivingisn'tcoveredbyMedicaid.
G) Iftheyhaveachoice,atleast90%ofelderlyparentsprefertostayathomeaslongastheycan,accordingtoAARPresearch.Butiftheparentscannolongersafelyliveathome,itcanbehardforchildrentomovethemintoanadultcarefacility.Theremaybeanotheroption.Sometimesthehomecanbemodifiedsoaparentcanstaythere.Forexample,Baldoechiputinachairliftforhermother.Shealsoarrangedforahomecaregiver.
H)Familycaregiverstakeovermanyresponsibilities.Onemightmanageaparent'sfinances,whileanothersiblingwilltaketheparenttodoctors'appointmentsandshopping.Thosewhomoveinwithaparenttakeonasignificantandsustainedburdenofcare.JanWalkermovedintohermother'shomeinLeesburg,Fla.Afterhermother,whois83,hadfallen,shewasn'tabletogetaroundaswell.Walker,55,hasthreebrothers.Butsheistheonlydaughter,isdivorcedandhasnochildren."IalwaysknewthatthiswastherolethatIwouldhave,andIguessmymindwaspreparedforit,"saysWalker,whonowisafull-timecaregiverandworksfromhomeasatutorialinstructorforadigitalscrapbookingwebsite."Whenyougetintothetrenches,it'sliterallybaptismbyfire,"shesays."Newthingscomeup.It'snotjustaboutadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare.It'severything,"shesays.
I)Carcgiversneedtoalsowatchtheirownhealth."Thereissuchathingascaregiverburnout,"Conasays.Amongfemalecaregivers50andolder,20%reportedsymptomsofdepression,accordingtoa2010studyonworkingcaregiversbyMetLife."It'sahardjob,"Walkersays."Butmostworthwhilethingsarehard.ShewasalwaysthereformewhenIneededahelpinghand.It'sonlynaturalthatIbehereforhernow."
根据以上内容,回答46-56题。
46Whenelderlyparentscannotliveathomesafely,theirchildrencanchangetheirhomeinsteadofsending
themtoanadultcarefacility.
47、Totalkaboutlong-termcareisnoteasybecausesometimesagedparentsaresuspiciousoftheirchildren's
financialmotives.
48Besidesadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare,familycaregiverstakeovermanyotherresponsibilities.
49、Thedifferencebetweenadurablepowerofattorneyandahealthcareproxyisthatthelatterallows
someonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment.
50、Baldocehididnotwanttosendhermothertoanursinghome,butshehaddifficultytakingcareofher.
51、Over42millioncaregivershelpedanadultwitheverydayactivitiesintheUSAin2009.
52、Ifafamilyneedsinformationorhelptosortoutdisagreements,therearemanypeopletheycancallon.
53、Caregiversshouldpayattentiontotheirownhealth,ortheymaybumoutor.becomedepressed.
54、Onewillhavetopetitionthecourttobetheparent'slegalguardian,ifthereisnoadvancedirective.
55、Thenationalmediancostofassistedlivingin2011was$39,135anditisnotcoveredbyMedicaid.
46-55GDHCABDICF
PartIVTranslation.(30minutes)
66、中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。
例如,我国的端午节(theDragonBoatFestival)是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。
那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)。
中秋节是观赏满月的日子。
圆圆的月亮象征着圆满,象征着家庭团聚。
因此,中秋节(T11eMid.auttunnFestival)的特制食品是一种圆形的月饼。
春节是中国的农历新年(theChineselunarNewYear'sholiday),除了常见的家禽和肉类之外,人们还要按各自的也方习俗烹制传统食物,如饺子和年糕。
PartIWriting.(30minutes)
1、HonestyShouldBeTreasured
SectionA
36、Questions36-46arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ifitwereonlynecessarytodecidewhethertoteachelementarysciencetoeveryoneonamassbasisortofindindthegiftedfewandtakethemasfarastheycango,ourtaskwouldbefairlysimple.Thepublicschool36_________,however,hasnosuchchoice,forthejobmustbe37_________onatthesametime.Becausewedependso38_________uponscienceandtechnologyforourprogress,wemustproduce39_________inmanyfields.Becausewcliveinademocraticnation,whosecitizensmakethepoliciesforthenation,largenumbersofusmustbeeducatedtounderstand,tosupport,andwhennecessary,to40_________theworkofexperts.Thepublicschoolmusteducatebothproducarsandusersofscientificser