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1、2014年12月四级第三套8. A) Preparations for a forum.B) Participantshe forum.C)anizers of a forum.D) Expecions of the forum.复习expectvt.预料，预计； 期待expecionekspekteinn.期待，预期； pl.前程，成功的前景10. A) More women will be promotedhe workplace.B) More women wille their inadequacies.C) More women will receive higher educati

2、on.D) More women will work outside the family.复习 ：promote / prmut; prmot/v.晋升；促进；促销move mot motor motion promotepromptpromote / prmut; prmot/She worked hard and was soon motev. 晋升；促进；促销promptv. 促使；激起；提示10.B) More women wille their inadequacies.adequate abundant enoughle14. A) To select t

3、he right mB) To get a good import agent.C) To convince thmembers.D) To cut down production costs.convince/ knvns; knvns/v.使确信; 使信服convince/ knvns; knvns/ convincepersuadeSection BPassage One16. A) How being an identical twin influenones identity.Why some identical twins keep their identities secretW

4、hy some identical twins were separated from birth.How identical twins are born, raised and educated.【重点词讲解】identicalidentity18.A)Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetenvironment and biology.nB) They want to see what characteristicsfrom the other.distinguishonedistinguish extinguishvt.熄灭，扑灭；使消亡，使破灭dist

5、incta.不同的；清楚的；明确的，显著的 distinctivea.有区别的；有特色的20. A) Is a solid plastic frame.It consists of an inner and an outer tentIt is very convenient to set up.It is sold to many Continental countries.consist/ knsst; knsst/【根】sist表示站【缀】con表示共同insist persist assist resist consist站在一起组成24. A) The fast developmen

6、t of its neighboring countries.The increasing investment by developed countries.The building of roads connecting it with neighboring countries.The establishing of diplomatic relations with Franceand Spain.Still, their views are not nesarily accurate. They may stillsee you as a child, care and protec

7、tion. Or they may see onlyyour strengths. Or, in some unfortunate cases, they may yourflaws andadvice. Ultimaings. People will always be giving youy, though, you have to make your own .Part III Reading ComprehenSection AQuestions 36 to 45 are basethe following passage.One principle of taxation, call

8、ed the benefits principle, st people should pay taxes based on the benefitsestheyreceive fromernment servi.The gasolinetax. for instance, is sometimes using thebenefits principle. In some from the gasoline tax are used tobuild and maain roads. Because those who buy gasolineare the same people who us

9、e the roads,might be viewed as a way to pay for thisthe gasoline taxernment service.maain / menten; menten/v. 维持；维修，保养；坚持maain / menten; menten/【根】tain表示拿maainsustain obtain attaincontainvt.保持；供养，维持；支持复习： 坚持persist in insist on adhere tostick tomaaincling toThe benefits principle cso be used to argu

10、et wealthycitizens should pay higher taxesn poorer the wealthybenefit more from public servi. Consider, for exle. thebenefits ofprotection from less to protect. Therefore,according to the benefits principle, the wealthy should moren the poor to the cost of theargument can be used for many othforce.

11、The sameublic servi, suchas fire protection, national defense, and the court system.adaptcontributeexertingExpensesfairjustifiedI) providedrevenuessimilarlysimplythefttotalwealthG) maainingnational defense defendoffenddefense国防n. 防御，防护v. 防御，防护v.进攻offensen.进攻expertn.expertisen.专业知识，专长exertsthon sb/st

12、h用 ; 应用 :Her husband exerted a lot of prere on her to succeed.她丈夫殷切期望她能成功,给了她很大的压力.adapt /dpt；dpt/v. 改编；适应add 添加ad 加强语气proper合适的apt恰当的adaptv.使适应，适合，改编adapionSection Bn. 适应，改编本C The sol structure of Piedmont was something we knowlike the back of our hands. It was an immigrant town; whitePiedmontWASPs

13、 (wasItalianand Irish, wi人的白人新handful of wealthy) on East Hworking-classshirepeopleStreet, and“ethnic” neighborhoodsofeverywhere else, colored and white.【重点词讲解】handfulethnicethnicethicminorityeikn.道德(行为)准则，ethical code标准；Section BD For as long as anyone can remember. Piedmoentscharacter has been com

14、pley bound up with the Westvacopr mill: its prosperous past and doubtful future. Atglance, the town is a typical dying mill center. Many oncebeautiful buildings stand empty, evidencing a bygone time ofspirit and pride. The big houses on East HshireStreetare no longroud, as they were when I was a kid

15、.【重点词讲解】bound up prosperous glance bygone bound up boundHe is bound up in his studies.他专心致志于学习。boundvt.划界vi./ n.跳跃 pl.界限boundary 分界线bygonebaigna.过去的，昔日的t dwell on the past. Let bygone be bygone.不要对以前的事想太多.过去的就让它过去吧。Section BE Like the Italians and the Irish, most of the colored peoplemigrated to Pie

16、dmonthe turn of the 20th century to workat the pat the pr mill, which opened in 1888. All the colored menr mill worke“the platform”loading protricks until the craft unions were finallyegrated in 1968.egrate / ntgret; ntret/v. (o，with)(使)成为一体，(使)合并egrate / ntgret; ntret/egratecombineegrateA and B/ A

17、with Bcombine A and B/A with Begratedegrityadj.整合的，完整的integritin.正直，诚实，诚恳 adj. 完整的，整合,融合egraligrln.egrationSection BOur space was violated when one of themshowed up at adance or a party. The rhythms would be off. The music wouldsound not quite right. Everybody would leave early.violatevt.；violate an

18、 agreement, oath, etc 违背 协议 誓言等violate breakdisobeyI “Its no disgrace to be colored,” the black entertainer Bert Williams famously observed early in the century, “but it isawfully inconvenient.” For most of my childhood, we couldnteat in restaurants or slen hos, we couldnt use certainbathrooms or tr

19、y on clothes in stores. Mama insistedt wedrep when we went to shop. She was carefully dressedwhen she went to clothing stores, and wore white pads called shields under her arms so her dress or blouse would show nosweat. “Wed like to try this on,” shed say carefully, utteringher words precisely and p

20、roperly. “Wet buy clothes wecant try on,” shed say when they declined, and wed walk out in Mamas dignified (有尊严的) manner. She preferred to shop where we had an account and where everyone knewwho she was.awful:fula.极坏的;不舒服的;非常的,极大的 awfully很; 非常:awfully hot 热极了 .uttertadj. 完全的; v 发出声音Section BL I was

21、genuinely puzzled. Mr. Wilson musve confusedmy father with somebody else, but who? There werent anyGeyoues among the colored people in Piedmont. “Whytl him your name, Daddy?” I asked loudly. “Your nameisnt Gee.”genuine a.真的，authentic造的；的，真心的a.真的，真正的；可靠的，的M I knew we wouldnt talk about it again; even

22、 att age, Iwas given to understandt there were some subjects itdidnt do to worry to deabout. Nowt I have children, Irealizet what distressed my father wasnt so much theMr. Wilsons of the world as the painful obligation to explainthe ral facts of life to someone who hadnt quite learnedthem yet. Maybe

23、 Mr. Wilson couldnt hurt my father by callinghim Gee; but I hurt him by asking to know why.distressdistresn.痛苦，忧虑；贫困；不幸 vt.使痛苦(忧虑)distressingdistressfuladj.使人痛苦的adj.令人痛苦的obligationbligeinn.义务，责任obligev.强迫，迫使be obliged to do sth被迫做46. The author felt as a boyt hislifein aseparatedneighborhood was cas

24、ual and cozy.casualkula.漠不关心的；随便的；偶然的 ，短期的casuallymeet sb casually casually dressedcasually employed巧遇穿得随便的短期雇用的.47. There is every sign of decline at the pr mill now.declinen.下降 vi.下降； incline；谢绝 vt.谢绝v.(使)倾斜；倾向于，赞同 n.斜坡be inclined to do50. In spite of the awful inconveniencaused by ralofprejudice,

25、 the authors family managed to live a lifedignity.racerace discriminationraral prejudicelSection CPassage OnePassage OneEar infantfasterr this month, it was reportedor small kid at a childcaret the cost of enrolling ancenter rose 3% in 2012,n the overall cost of living.enrollinrulvi. 入学，enrollmentPa

26、ssage 1vt.招收 inrulmntpar.4入学Childcare is a carefully regulated industry. Ses lay downrules about how many children each employee is allowed to watch over, the space care centers need per child, and other minute details. And the stricter the regulations, the higher thecosts.复习regulatevt.管理，控制；调整，调节 r

27、egulationn.规章，规则；管理，控制Unfortunay, Ive all the daycare-center regulationshandy. But I wouldnt be surprised if as the rules havee more elaborate, prihave risen. The trade off(交换)might be worth it in some cases; after all, the healndsafety of children should probably come before cheap service.Bertainly

28、, it doesnt seem to be an accidentt some ofthe cheSouth.st daycare available is in the least regulated【重点词讲解】handyadj. 手边的，就近的；便利的elaborate v.trade offtrade-off交替使用，权衡n. 交易，权衡handy a.方便近便;hndi边的 ；手巧的:Our flat is very handy for the schools.Always keep a-aid kindy.56. What problem do parents of small

29、kids have to face?56. A) The ever-rising childcare pri.The budgeting oThe balance betmily expenses.n work and family.D) The selection of a good daycare center.58. What prevents childcare centers from saving money？A ) Steady increase in labor costs.B) Stricternment regulations.C) Lack of support from

30、 the se.D) High administrative expenses.administration /dmnstren；dmnstren/n. 管理；经营；行政ministerministn.部长, 大臣【根】minsmall（小的）【根】-ster 表示“人”的名词字尾administration /dmnstren；dmnstren/ administration n.管理，行政administrate v.管理administrator n. 管理者administrativea.管理的，行政的administration /dmnstren；dmnstren/Were loo

31、king for someith experience in administration.during the Kennedy Administration60. What is the authors view on day care service?A) Caregivers should receive regular profesal training.LeIt is costs.aborate rules abohildcare might lower costs.crul to strike abalance betn quality andD) It is better for

32、 different ses to learn from each other.strikev./ n.straik；打； 敲响be/go on strike举行开始:We are (going) on strike.elaborateilbrt, -reita.详尽的；复杂的 vi./ vt.详述；详细制订elaborate on详尽解释 ; 阐述:You understand the situation; I needn elaborationPassage Twoaborate any further.Questions 61 to 65 are basethe following pa

33、ssage.Passage TwoAlex Pangs amusing new book The Distraction Addictionaddresses those of us who feel panic without aorcomputer. Andt, he claims, is pretty much all of us. Whenwere not online, where we spend four months annually, wereengagedhe stressful work of trying to get online.no things at once

34、allows you to get moree. Whatis commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking,and its harmful effects on productivity are wellPang doesnt advocate returning to a pre-ed.ernet world.Instead, he asks you to “take a more ecological (生态的)view of your relationships with technologies and look f

35、or waysdevifaster buor media may be making specific tasks easier orthe same time making your work and life harder.”productive / prdktv; prdktv/adj. 生产力高的；富有成效的productive / prdktv; prdktv/producevt.生产，产生productn.产品，产物productive adj. 生产力高的production n.生产，产量；产品The Distraction Addiction is particularlyf

36、ascinating on howtechnologies have changed certain fields of laboroften fortheworse.Forarchitects,computer-aideddesignhase essential but in some ways has chened thedesign pros. As one architect puts it, “Architecture isandforemostaboutthinking.anddrawingisamoreproductive way of thinking”n computer-a

37、ided design.Somewhernetess amusing are Pangs solutions for kicking thehabit.Hemendstheusualbehavior-modification approaches, familiar to anyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to studyyour online profile and decide what you can knock out,download a program like Freedomt locks you out