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2006.3SECTION2:

STUDYSKILLS

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,（A）,（B）,（C）or（D）,toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Questions1-5

OneofthemostdisturbingstatisticsI'vereadforalongtimewaspublishedthisweek.TheWorkFoundationclaimsthatjobsatisfactioninthiscountryhasfallenalarmingly.Women'ssatisfactionlevelhasfallenfrom51percentin1992to29percenttoday;men'shasfallenfrom35percentto20.Thereason-thelong-hourscultureandjobinsecurity.

Formyfather'sgeneration,workwassomethingthathadtobeenduredsothatreallifecouldbemaintained.Butmygenerationhasbeengulledintothinkingthatworkisreallife.Mostworkisnotsatisfying.Mostworkstinks.Mostwork,howeverwellpaid,ismeaninglessanddull.Butsomehowwe'vebeenconvincedthatworkprovidesself-fulfillment.

BeforeMrsThatcher,wehadafamousBritishattitudetowork--thelesswedidthebetter.Thatcherintroducedtheideathat,inaworldwhereidentitywassofragile,youcouldbecomerealthroughwork,throughlonghoursandassiduousconsumption,inthesmallamountoftimeyouhadbeenleftafterclockingoff.NowBlaircarriesonthecrusade,I'vegotoneofthebestjobsintheworld--siV3nginanoncebymyselfalldaytryingtomakeupsomethingthatsomeonesomewherewit!

beinterestedin.ButI'dratherbestretchedoutinfrontoftheTV,orinbed,orplayingtennis,ordoingjustaboutanythingelse.

Muchoffeministthoughthasbeenaboutgettingwhatmenhavetraditionallyhadwithoutexaminingtheunderlyingassumptionofwhetheritwasworthhaving.Feminismneverendedupwithalifebuiltaroundcreativeleisure,instead,womenoftalentanddrivethrewthemselvesintothelabourpool,believingthatworkanditsattendantincomeandpowerwouldaffectthechangeoflifeandconsciousnessthatwouldliberatethem.

Cananythingbedone?

Onlyifwe'rewillingtochangethewaywe'vebeentrickedintothinking.Mostpeoplenowmeasuretheirlivesprimarilyinunitsofcurrency--moneysavedandspent.Ihaveafriendwho'lltravelhalfwayacrossLondonforashoesale,withoutfactoringinhowmuchofherprecioustimehasbeenspenttravelling.ThemostimportanttruthIknowisthatailweeverownisthetimeweweregivenonthisearth.Weneedtoseizeitback.Nowthefuturehasarrived,andwehavethemeanstodoit--wejustdon'thavetheimagination.

1.BeforetheBritishwerepersuadedtorealizethemselvesthroughhardwork,____.

 （A）theyhadlittletimelefttothemselves

 （B）theyhadstruggledhardforequaltreatment

 （C）theyhadenjoyedthemselvesmore

 （D）theyhadastrongdesiretobesetfreefromwork

2.Thesentence"NowBlaircarriesonthecrusade"（para.3）couldbebestillustratedbywhichofthefollowingstatements?

 （A）Blaircontinuestopromotetheideaofachievingself-fulfillmentthroughwork.

 （B）Blairopposeshispeopletobeworkaholicandhaslaunchedsuchacampaign.

 （C）Blairsetsaperfectexampleasahard-workingpersonforhispeopleintheUK.

 （D）Blairismostunwillingtohavehispeoplelabouringasslaves.

3.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardswomen'sjoiningtheworkforce?

 （A）Supportive.

 （B）Negative.

 （C）Appreciative.

 （D）Defensive.

4.WhatisthepurposeoftheauthorinmentioningherfriendwhotravelledhalfwayacrossLondonforashoesale?

 （A）Topraiseherfriendforherpersistenceinpursuingwhatshewants.

 （B）Tointroduceherfriendtothegeneralpublic.

 （C）Togiveanurgentcallforpeopletotakelifeeasy.

 （D）Toraisepeople'sawarenessastohowprecioustimeis.

5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

 （A）What'sSoGoodaboutHardWork?

 （B）What'dYouImaginefortheFuture?

 （C）WorkMakesEveryoneFree,

 （D）SeizeTimeBackforYourOwnSake.

Questions6-10

"IdelightinBuckinghamPalace",saidQueenVictoria,whenshemovedinthreeweeksafterascendingtothethrone.Todaythe40-acresecludedgardencontainsspecimenshrubstreesandalargelake.Eighttoninethousandpeoplevisititduringtheannualgardenparties.

    IttookGeorgeIV,onbecomingKingin1820,andJohnNash,Surveyor-generaltoGeorgeIVwhenhewasPrinceRegent,manyyearstoturnthehouseintoasumptuouspalace.NashdemolishedtheNorthandSouthwingsandrebuiltthem.HeconstructedMarbleArchasagrandentrancetotheenlargedcourtyard.Asworkcontinued,Nashlethiscostsrunawaywithhim.andParliamentcomplained.JosephHume,mlEnglishpoliticianandreformerfightingforfinancialretrenchment,said,"TheCrownofEnglanddoesnotrequiresuchsplendour.Foreigncountriesmightindulgeinfrippery,butEnglandoughttoprideherselfonherplainnessandsimplicity."Nevertheless,elegancereigned.

    QueenVictoriawascrownedin1837.Whenshemovedin,BuckinghamPalacebecame,forthefirsttime,theofficialLondonresidenceofBritain'ssovereigns.Therewasn'taroomlargeenoughforgrandentertainments,soin1853-55,QueenVictoriaorderedtheBallroombuilt.122feetlong,60feetwideand45feethigh,itis,today,usedformanyeventssuchastheStateBanquet,theDiplomaticReception,andmemorialconcerts.ThisisthesiteofInvestitures,wheretheQueen（whowascrownedin1952）presentstherecipientsofBritishhonourswiththeirawards.DuringWorldWar11achapel,convertedbyQueenVictoriafromNash'sconservatory,wasbombed.PrincePhilipoversawitsrebuildingastheQueen'sGallery,hometoarotatingcollectionofartfromtheRoyalCollection.TheGallery,currentlyintheprocessofrenovation,willreopenin2002fortheQueen'sGoldenJubilee.

    Morethan600rooms,including52Royalandguestbedrooms,188staffbedrooms,92officesand78bathroomscomprisethecastle'sassets.Butthe"room"bestknownaroundtheworldistheBalconywheretheRoyalfamily'gathersoncelebratory'andsolemnoccasionstobeseenby'theirsubjects.

     ThePalaceismorethanahomefortheRoyals.Itistheofficialadministrativeheadquartersofthemonarchyandcontainstheofficesoftheirstaff.ItistheplacewhereallRoyalceremoniesandofficialbanquetsareheld.Governmentministers,topcivilservantsandheadsofstatevisittocarryouttheirduties.Itbringsawholenewmeaningtothephrase'workingfromhome'.

6.WhatwastheresultofJosephHume'sfightingforfinancialretrenchment?

 （A）HesucceededincuttingthebudgetofNash'srebuildingwork.

 （B）Hisoppositionturnedoutafailureandthepalacewasbuiltwithextravagance.

 （C）HebecameNash'sstrongopponentandtheyfoughtwitheachothersincethen.

 （D）Hecametofameasawell-knownreformerforfinancialretrenchment.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingareNOTsupposedtobeheldintheBallroom?

 （A）Investitures.

 （B）Governmentbanquets.

 （C）Religiousservices.

 （D）Diplomaticreceptions.

8.Accordingto"theQueen'sGoldenJubilee"（para.3）,howlonghasbeenthereignoftheQueen?

 （A）Ithastobe25yearsunderthereignoftheQueen.

 （B）45yearsshouldbetheminimumfortheQueen'sGoldenJubilee.

 （C）Atherageof50,peopleusuallycelebratetheQueen'sGoldenJubilee.

 （D）TheQueen'sGoldenJubileewouldbecelebratedather50year'sreign.

9.WhydoesBuckinghamPalacebringanewmeaningtothephrase"workingfromhome"?

 （A）BecauseGovernmentofficesarelocatedinBuckinghamPalace.

 （B）BecausetheRoyalfamilyliveandworkinBuckinghamPalace.

 （C）BecauseallRoyalceremoniesandofficialbanquetsareheldinBuckinghamPalace.

 （D）BecausetheRoyalstaffhavetheirofficesandresidencesinBuckinghamPalace.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichisthemostfamousplaceinBuckinghamPalace?

 （A）TheBallroom.

 （B）TheQueen'sGallery.

 （C）MarbleArch.

 （D）TheBalcony.

Questions11-15

TheLakeDistrictinnorth-westEnglandisanarearemarkablylittleaffectedbyindustrialization.Theprincipalactivityisstillsheep-farming,asithasbeenforathousandyears,andmanyancientwordslike‘fell'for‘hill'and‘tam'for‘lake'arestillindailyuse.Inspiteofitsheavyrainfallandrelativeinaccessibility,itsspecialatmosphereandspectacularnaturalbeautycombinetomakethisoneofEngland'sfavouriteholidayareasatallseasonsoftheyear.ButatChristmas1968,stillgrippedbythefearthatfoot-and-mouthdiseasecouldspreadtothehillflocksandsweeplikewildfirerightuptotheScottishborder,itwasquieterthaneverbeforeinthiscentury.Luckilynotasinglefarmhadcaughttileinfection,thenearestcasehavingbeenanisolatedoneatKendalseveralweeksbefore.buteveryLakelandfarmerknowsthatonecaseamongtheunfencedhillflocksonthefellscouldleadtocompleteannihilationofhundredsofthousandsofsheepandthevirtualendofthedistrict'sprincipalindustry;youcannotreplacesheep,acclimatizedtotheirownpartofthefellforgenerations,inthesamewaythatyoucanreplacecattleinafield.

NobodycouldrememberaChristmaslikeit,especiallyBoxingDab,whichistraditionallyoneofthebigoutdoorholidaysoftheLakelandyear.Normallythisisadayspentfollowingthemountainpacksofhounds,felt-walkingand,iftheweatherispropitious,skiingandskating,butthistimetherewerenoneofthesethings.Visitorswereactivelydiscouraged,andthosewhodidcomewereaskednottogoonthefells,footpathsorbrid