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A)TheapartmentisbetterShepreferstoliveinaquietIt’slessexpensivetoliveinanShefindsherroommatesdifficulttogetalongA)InaInaInatravelInaA)Customerand 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theyhavetoswimfasttoavoiddangerintherapidlyevaporatingtheyhavetoswimfasttocatchtheanimalorganismsonwhichtheytheyhavetomultiplyasmanyaspossiblewithinthirteentheyhavetocompletetheirlifecyclewithinashortspanoftimepermittedbytheThepassagemainlydealswith thelifespanoftheMojavethesurvivalofdeserttheimportanceofwatertolifeintheMojaveTheword“dormant”(Para.4,Line3)mostprobablymeans Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat appearanceandsizearemostimportantforlifetosurviveintheaspeciesmustbeabletomultiplyquicklyinordertoforsomespeciesonelifecycleinayearisenoughtosurvivethedesertsomespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyharshQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingOpportunitiesforrewardingwork efewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhunting esevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersstayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianman’swords,theyhave“thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecan’tmakeuseof.“Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminoritiesthanamongyoungerwhitewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism(缺勤),performaswellorbetteraremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementyears.When“ismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstepitmovesin,”accordingtoTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe“wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,mostself-reliantolderpopulationinourhistory.statementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalarge mayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyyears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthemature canbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesn’tloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofone’s65thor70thbirthdayanymorethanonegrowsupinstantlyatage21.Aftertheageof40, mostworkersaretiredoftheirpresentmanyworkerstendtosticktheirpresentpeoplefindtheirjobsmorerewardingthanpeoplestillwishtohuntformoresuitableFromHeilman’sremark,wecanseethat fullusehasbeenmadeofthewisdomofolderthewisdomofolderpeopleisnotvaluedbyAmericanolderpeoplearenoless ligentthanyoungthewisdomofolderpeopleisofgreatvaluetoAmericanTishSommersarguesthat olderwomenfindithardtoescapeolderwomenusuallyperformbetterintheirthemajorcauseofthepovertyofolderwomen morepeoplehavecometobelieve ismandAccordingtothethirdparagraph,itcanbeseenthatolderAmericans havemorejobopportunitiesthanyounglivebelowthepovertyhavenewopportunitiestoremainactiveinnolongerbelieveinthepromiseofahappylifeuponItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthewriter callsattentiontothelivingconditionsofolderbelievesthatvalueofolderpeopleisgainingincreasingattemptstojustifytheyouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureoftheUnitedarguespeopleshouldnotretireattheageof65orQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingThemostexcitingkindofeducationisalsothe al.Nothingcanexceedthejoydiscoveringforyourselfsomethingthatisimportanttoyou!Itmaybeanideaorabitofinformationyoucomeacrossaccidentally—orasuddeninsight,fittingtogetherpiecesofinformationorworkingthroughaproblem.Such alencountersarethe“payoff”ineducation.Ateachermaydirectyoutolearningandevenencourageyouinit—butnoteachercanmaketheexcitementorthejoyhappen.That’suptoyou.Aresearchpaper,assignedinacourseandperhapscheckedatvariousstagesbyaninstructor,leadsyoubeyondclassroom,beyondthetextsforclassesandintoaprocesswherethejoyofdiscoveryandlearningcancometoyoumanytimes.Preparingtheresearchpaperisanactiveandindividualprocess,andideallearningprocess.Itprovidesastructurewithinwhichyoucanmakeexcitingdiscoveries,ofknowledgeandofself,thatarebasictoeducation.Buttheresearchpaperalsogivesyouachancetoindividualizeaschoolassignment,tosuitapieceofworktoyourowninterestsandabilities,toshowotherswhatyoucando.Writingaresearchpaperismorethanjustaclassroomexercise.Itisanexperienceinsearchingout,understandingandsynthesizing,whichformsthebasisofmanyskillsapplicabletobothacademicandnonacademictasks.Itis,inthefullestsense,adiscovering,aneducation.So,toproduceagoodresearchpaperisbothausefulandathoroughlysatisfyingexperience!Tosome,thethoughtofhavingtowriteanassignednumberofpages,oftenmorethaneverproducedbefore,isdisconcerting.Toothers,theveryideaofhavingtoworkindependentlyisthreatening.Butthereisnoneedtoapproachtheresearchpaperassignmentwithanxiety,andnobodyshouldviewtheresearchpaperasanobstacleto e.Instead,consideritagoalto plish,agoalwithinreachifyouusethehelpthisbookcangiveyou.Accordingtothe aldiscoveries willgiveoneencouragementandarehelpfulinfindingtherightarethemostvaluablepartof alwillhelponetosuccessfullycompleteschoolItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwritingaresearchpapergivesonechances tofullydevelop altousetheskillslearntinthetoprovethatoneisaproductivetodemonstratehowwellone plishschoolFromthecontext,theword“disconcerting”(Para.3,Line2)mostprobablymeans Thewriterarguesinthepassagethat oneshouldexplorenewareasinoneshouldtrustone’sownabilitytomeetcourseoneshouldconsiderresearchpaperwritingapleasure,notaoneshoulduseallone’sknowledgeandskillswhenngWhatwillprobablyfollowthisHowtowritearesearchTheimportanceofresearchinHowtomakenewdiscoveriesforTheskillofputtingpiecesofinformationQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingInourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseof“mastery”—feelingimportantandworth-while-andthesourcesofwhatwecallasense“pleasure”-findinglifeenjoyable-arenotalwaysidentical.Womenoftenaretold“Youcan’thaveitall.”Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:“Youchoseacareer,soyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife.”or“Youhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—What’sallthisaboutwantingacareer?”Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Ourstudyshowsthatforwomen,well-beinghastwodimensionsOneismasterywhichincludesself-esteem(自尊asenseofcontroloveryourlifeandlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe“ng”sideoflife,toworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotherdimensions,anditiscomposedofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism(乐观Itistiedmorecloselytothefeeling”sideoflifeThetwoareindependentofeachotherAwomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa.Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andremedypastmistakes.Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasurearecritical.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenratedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythandidwomenwhowerenotemployed.Awoman’swell-beingisenhanced(增进)whenshetakesonmultipleroles.Atleastbymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles-marriages,motherhood,andemploymentwerethehighestinwell-being,despitewarningsaboutstressandstrain.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph forwomen,asenseof“mastery”ismoreimportantthanasenseofforwomen,asenseof“pleasure”ismoreimportantthanasenseofwomencan’thaveasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”atthesameasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”arebothindispensabletoTheauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareer Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles, itwillbeeasierforher estressandshewillbemoresuccessfulinherherchancesofgettingpromotedwillbeherlifewillbericherandmoreWhichofthefollowingcanbeidentifiedasasourceof“pleasure”forFamilyRegularMultiplerolesindomfromThemostappropriatetitleforthepassagewouldbe Thewell-beingofCareerSourcesofMasteryanddomRolesWomeninPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(35Hehas strangehobbieslikecollectingbottletopsandinventingsecretgonegoneingonegonethroughOfallthesoldierstheyhadthe ofbeingthefiercest,themostpatriotic,theWhydidn’tyoulmeyoucouldlendmethemoney?I itfromthehaven’tneededtowillnotneedtoneedn’thavedidn’tneedtoAdvancedcomputertechnologyhas 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afterthestaffhadgoneHumidityissointenseinsomepartsofthetropicsthatEuropeansfindtheyareunableto Thesightofasickhorsebeingdrivenalongthestreetsofthevillageremained himforAseriesofborderswould leadthetwocountriestoTheytriedtorestrictaccessto theybelievedtobedangerousIfeachmanagermakeshisusualspeech,themeetingwillbe forforty-fiveItwasonlyaftersomeprogress intheuseanddevelopmentofelectriccurrentthatmenbegantorealizetheimportanceandpossibilitiesofmagnetism.waswouldhavebeenhasbeenhadbeenTheweathermanbroadcaststhe intemperaturetwiceaIseemtohavereachedarathergloomyconclusion,butIthinkthatsomethingcheerfulmaystillbederived Animals eunusually whentheyareupsetbyasuddenenvironmentalInnocircumstancescanmoreworkbegotoutofamachinethan isputintotoputitintotobeputintothatputsintoThewinningteamloudly itsLastyear,theseshipstransportedatotalof83.34milliontonsofcargo,a4.4percent thepreviousWithaneighty-hourweekandlittleenjoyment,lifemusthavebeenvery forthenineteenth-centuryfactoryworkers.TheSecondWorldWar, theearlieroneof1914,promotedpublicconcernaboutthephysicalandin lectualwell-beingofthecountry’shumanresources.soasassameLouiswasaskedto themanwhostoleherThebusthat outsidetheinnwouldsoontakethevisitorsheldpulledgotsetPartIVErrorCorrection(15Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(∧)intherightceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/)intheblank.evisionisrapidly ingthelitureofour. 1.time/times/periodManyoftheargumentsgusedforthestudyoflitureas 2. aschoolsubjectarevalidfor∧study 3. Whenweconsiderthecomfortablecircumstancesofaworkingfamilytoday,thelifeoftheworkingmanin1882seemsmiserableindeed.Butearlierithadbeenevenhard.Atthebeginningofthe(71)nineteenthcenturyworkinghourswerefromsunrisetosunset,paywasawful,andworkingconditionsbeingpooranddangerous.(72)Theworkingmanhadlittleschoolingbeyondhiscraft,andtherewaslittlehopethattheirchildrenwouldhave(73)nothingbetter.Therewerenopublicschools,andbesides,thefew(74)pennieswhichthechildrencouldearnneededtohelpsupportthe(75)family,ifhewaspresentbecauseofsickness,therewasoftenno(76)jobfromhimwhenhereturned.Sincetherewerealwaysplentyof(77)otherworkerstotakehisjob,hewaslikelytobehiredifheasked(78)formorepay.Viewedagainsttoday’sstandards,theattitudeofthenineteenth-centuryfactoryownersseemsincredible.Theybelievedthatwasgoodbusinesstohiremen,womenandchildrenascheaply(79)aspossible,makethemtoworkastheycouldand,when(80)theybecameinefficient,wornout,orunabletoworkforanyreason,dischargethem.PartVWriting(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWeNeedtoBroadenOurKnowledge.Youshouldwritenolessthan120wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin)below:Remembertowriteyourcompositioncoherentlyand19941Part 9.20.Part9.40.Part8.69.70.Section

1994年1月六 原M:Pleaseholdtheline,Mrs.Smith.ThedoctorwilltalktoyouinaW:I’mafraidImayhavetohangup.Idon’thaveanymorecoinsandthelinewillbecutsoon.Q:WhereisMrs.Smithmostprobably?M:Excuseme,butcouldyoushowmethewaytothetrainW:Certainly.Gostraightuntilyoureachthetrafficlight,thenturnleftandyouwillseeasquare.Thestationisontheeastsideofit.Q:WhereisthetrainstationM:You’regoingtomakeatriptoSanFrancisco,aren’tW:Yes.ButIhaven’tgottheneticketyet.I’mthinkingofpostponingthetriptonextmonthsincethisisthebusiestmonthfortheairlines.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanfromthisM:Ihearyouaremovingtoanapartment.Can lmeW:Actually,Ididn’twanttomove.Itwouldbemoreexpensivetoliveoutsidethecollege.ButIjustcan’tbearthenoisemadebythepeoplelivingnextdoor.Q:WhydoesthewomanwanttoM:Youcangetalotofpracticeingivingupticketsandhandlingho reservations.Lateron,youcan ephonecalls.W:That’sgreat!Thanks,Mr.Thomson.I’llcometoworktomorrow.Q:Wherewillthewomanprobablybeworking?M:Pleasemake20copiesofthisanddeliverthemtothechiefexecutiveandheadsofdepartments.W:Certainly,sir.Theywillfinditontheirdeskstomorrowmorning.Q:WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwoW:Didyougoshopthisafternoon?M:Yes,butallIgotwasasorefoot.Q:WhatdoesthemanW:ThisschoolisluckytohaveateacherasgoodasProf.HelenM:Sheisoneinamillion.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Iheardyourdaughtersingattheschoolconcertlastnight.Shehasalovelyvoice,Imustsay.W:Thankyou,butIdon’tknowwhereshegetsit.Q:WhatdoesthewomanprobablyW:WhyareyousotiredandM:I’vebeentakingthehistorycoursethisterm.ButthetroubleisthatI’llnevergetthroughthereadinglist.Q:WhyisthemanSectionPassageThetimeis7o’clock,andthisisAmelyBrownwiththenews:TheGermanaresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseofthenecrashlateyesterdayontheIslandofTenariff.Thene,a727takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideasitcircledforpreparingtoland.Thenewascarrying180passengers.Itisthoughttherearenosurvivors.Rescueworkersareatthescene.The500U.K.motorsworkerswhohadbentonstrikeinHighTownforthepast3weekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalksbetweenmanagementandunionrepresentatives,whichresultedinanewagreementonworkinghours.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthattheyhopedtheycouldnowgetbacktoproducingcarsandtheylostalotofmoneyandordersoverthisdispute.Andfinally,theweather:Afteracoldstarts,mostofthecountryshallbewarmandsunny.Buttowardslateafternoon,rainwillspreadfromScotlandtocovermostpartsbymidnight.Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhenwasthenewsWhatisthefirstnewsitemWhydidtheworkersgoonWhatdoyouthinkoftheweatherthatPassageWhenIarrivedinAmericanthreeyearsago,Iwassurprisedbythetremendousamountofadvertising.ButnowI’vecometorealizethatitisacreativeandnecessarypartofanindustrialsociety.I,too,wanttoimprovemylifestyleandtobuybetterproducts.Ilooktoadvert