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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,andtherearemanypossibilitiesforitsmanagement.Herearethreeprinciplesastohowtomanagestress:

1.Becomeawareofyourstressorandyouremotionalandphysicalreactions.

2.Recognizewhatyoucanchange.

3.（20）_________________ofyouremotionalreactionstostress.

Script:

Stressisthe"wearandtear"ourbodiesexperience,asweadjusttoourchangingenvironment.Asapositiveinfluence,stresscanhelpustakeaction.Asanegativeinfluence,itcanleadtohealthproblemssuchasheadache,insomnia,ulcers,highbloodpressureandheartdisease.

Ourgoalisnottoeliminatestressbuttolearnhowtomanageitandhowtouseittohelpus.Insufficientstressmaymakeusfeelbored;ontheotherhand,excessivestressmaymakeusfeeltiedupinknots.Whatweneedtodoistofindtheoptimallevelofstresswhichwillmotivatebutnotoverwhelmus.

Thereisnosinglelevelofstressthatisoptimalforallpeople.Whatisdistressingtoonemaybeajoytoanother.Moreover,ourpersonalstressrequirementsandtheamountwhichwecantoleratechangeswithourages.

Ithasbeenrevealedthatmostillnessisrelatedtounrelievedstress.Beingawareofstressanditseffectonourlivescanhelpreduceitsharmfuleffects.Therearemanysourcesofstress,andtherearemanypossibilitiesforitsmanagement.Herearethreeprinciplesastohowtomanagestress:

1.Becomeawareofyourstressorandyouremotionalandphysicalreactions.

2.Recognizewhatyoucanchange.

3.Reducetheintensityofyouremotionalreactionstostress.

正确答案：

adjust

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positive

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negative

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manage

正确答案：

Insufficient

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excessive

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optimal

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motivatebutnot

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personalstressrequirements

正确答案：

Reducetheintensity

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）oncet