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1、Families have also 13 changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents; 14 ，children are likely to have less supervision at home 15 was common in the traditional family 16 . This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime ra

2、tes. Other _17_ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased _ 18 _ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing 19 of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, 20 a direct causal relationsh

3、ip has not yet been established. 1. A acting B relying C centering D commenting2. A before B unless C until D because3. A interaction B assimilation C cooperation D consultation4. A return B reply C reference D response5. A or B but rather C but D or else6. A considering B ignoring C highlighting D

4、discarding7. A on B in C for D with8. A immune B resistant C sensitive D subject9. A affect B reduce C chock D reflect10. A point B lead C come D amount11. A in general B on average C by contrast D at length12. A case B short C turn D essence13. A survived B noticed C undertaken D experienced14.A co

5、ntrarily B consequently C similarly D simultaneously15. A than B that C which D as 16. A system B structure C concept D heritage17. A assessable B identifiable C negligible D incredible18. A expense B restriction C allocation D availability19. A incidence B awareness C exposure D popularity20. A pro

6、vided B since C although D supposing Section II Reading ComprehensionPart A Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）Text 1Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled acr

7、oss CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the sites “personal search agent”. Its an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the

8、 database. Redmon chose the keywords legal, intellectual property and Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, he got his first notification of an opening. “I struck gold,” says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company. With thousands of career-

9、related sites on the Internet, finding promising openings can he time-consuming and inefficient. Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. But although a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts see drawbacks. Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work against you

10、: “Every time you answer a question you eliminate a possibility,” says one expert. For any job search, you should start with a narrow conceptwhat you think you want to dothen broaden it. “None of these programs do that,” says another expert. “Theres no career counseling implicit in all of this.” Ins

11、tead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again. “I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me,” says

12、 the author of a job-searching guide. Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return. When CareerSites agent sends out messages to those who have signed up for its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobsthose it considers the best matches. There may be more matches

13、 in the database; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find themand they do. “On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic,” says Seth Peets, vice president of marketing for CareerSite. Even those who arent hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhi

14、le. Some use them to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains his agent at CareerBuilder. “You always keep your eyes open,” he says. Working with a persona

15、l search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you. 21. How did Redmon find his job?A By searching openings in a job database. B By posting a matching position in a database.C By using a special service of a database. D By E-mailing his resume to a database.22. Which of the followin

16、g can be a disadvantage of search agents?A Lack of counseling. B Limited number of visits.C Lower efficiency. D Fewer successful matches.23. The expression “tip service” （Line 4, Paragraph 3） most probably means .A advisory. B compensation. C interaction. D reminder.24. Why does CareerSites agent of

17、fer each job hunter only three job options?A To focus on better job matches. B To attract more returning visits.C To reserve space for more messages. D To increase the rate of success.25. Which of the following is true according to the text?A Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters.B

18、 Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands.C Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed. D Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed. Text 2Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or m

19、ade illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big

20、 advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zo Zysman. English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames begin

21、ning with letters between A and K. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bushs predecessors （including his father） had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. Even more striking, six of

22、 the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged （Berlusconi, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chrtien and Koizumi）. The worlds three top central bankers （Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami） are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese cha

23、racters. As are the worlds five richest men （Gates, Buffett, Allen, Ellison and Albrecht）.Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers

24、seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a luc

25、ky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people

26、are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.26. What does the author intend to illustrate with AAAA cars and Zodia

27、c cars?A A kind of overlooked inequality. B A type of conspicuous bias.C A type of personal prejudice. D A kind of brand discrimination.27. What can we infer from the first three paragraphs?A In both East and West, names are essential to success. B The alphabet is to blame for the failure of Zo Zysman.C Customers often pay a lot of attention to companies names.