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PartIIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Educationmakesourlivesricher.It36uswithopportunities.Sotheamountthatgirlswereallowedto37ineducationisanimportantpartofAmericanhistory.Women’sparticipationasteachersisanimportantpartofhistorytoo.
InColonialtimes,schoolwas38forboy;itwasusuallytaughtbyayoungman,sinceparentsfeltthatboysneeded39leadership.
Inthe19thcentury,morewomenbecameschoolteachers.Theseteacherswereoftenveryyoungwomen,even40.Usuallytheytaughtforonlyafewyears.Byaboutthe1840s,teachinghadbecomeawomen’sprofession.Nowpeoplewantedateacherwhowould41andsupporttheirchildren,notastrictschoolmaster.Theyfeltthatwomenweremore42tothejob.Bythe1850snearlyallteacherswerewomen,especiallyintheelementaryschools.Still,notallgirls43school,andschoolsstillfocusedmainlyoneducatingboys.Thisbegantochangebytheendofthe19thcenturywhenourcountrydecidedthatallchildrenshouldhavefree44education.However,itdidnothappenrightaway;atfirst,schoolsstillfocusedontheboysastheyhadinthepast.
Duringthe20thcentury,themajorityofchildren,bothboysandgirlsattendedschoolregularly.Theteaching45continuedtobemadeupmostlyofwomen.Sincethe1930s,about70%oftheteachingforcehasbeenwomen.
A)attendedB)completelyC)mainlyD)mildE)nurture
F)offersG)participateH)privateI)professionJ)provides
K)publicL)scoldM)strictN)suitedO)teenagers
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
SixSecretsofHigh-EnergyPeople
A)There'sanenergycrisisinAmerica,andithasnothingtodowithfossilfuels.Millionsofusgetupeachmorningalreadywearyoverthedayholds.“Ijustcan’tgetstarted.”Peoplesay.Butit’snotphysicalenergythatmostofuslack.Sure,wecouldalluseextrasleepandabetterdiet.Butintruth,peoplearehealthiertodaythanatanytimeinhistory.Icanalmostguaranteethatifyoulongformoreenergy,theproblemisnotwithyourbody.Whatyou’reseekingisnotphysicalenergy.It’semotionalenergy.Yet,sadtosaylifesometimesseemsdesignedtoexhaustoursupply.Weworktoohard.Wehavefamilyobligations.Weencounteremergenciesandpersonalcrises.Nowondersomanyofussufferfromemotionalfatigue,akindofutterexhaustionofthespirit.
B)Andyetweallknowpeoplewhoarefilledwithjoy,despitetheunpleasantcircumstancesoftheirlives.EvenasachildIobservedpeoplewhowerepoorordisabledorill,butwhononethelessfacedlifewithoptimismandvigor.ConsiderLauraHillenbrand,whodespiteanextremelyweakbodywrotethebest-sellerSeabiscuit.Hillenbrandbarelyhadenoughphysicalenergytodragherselfoutofbetowrite.Butshewasfueledbyhavingastoryshewantedtoshare.Itwasemotionalenergythathelpedhersucceed.Unlikephysicalenergy,whichisfiniteanddiminisheswithage,emotionalenergyisunlimitedandhasnothingtodowithgenesorupbringing.Sohowdoyougetit?
Youcan’tsimplytellyourselftobepositive.Youmusttakeaction.Herearesixpracticalstrategiesthatwork.
C)Dosomethingnew.Verylittlethat’snewoccursinourlives.Theimpactofthissamenessonouremotionalenergyisgradual,buthuge:
It'slikeatirewithaslowleak.Youdon'titatfirst,buteventuallyyou'llgetaflat.It'suptoyoutoplugtheleak--eventhoughtherearealwaysadozenreasonstostaystuckinyourdullroutinesoflife.That'swhereMaura,36,awaitress,foundherselfayearago.Fortunately,Maurahadalifeline--agroupofwomenfriendswhomeetregularlytodiscusstheirlives.TheirlivelydiscussionsspurredMauratomakesmallbutneverthelesslifealteringchanges.Shejoinedagyminthenexttown.ShechangedherlookwithashorthaircutandnewblackT-shirts.Eventually,Mauragatheredthecouragetoquitherjobandstartherownbusiness.Here'sachallenge:
Ifit'ssomethingyouwouldn'tordinarilydo,doit.Tryadishyou'venevereaten.Listentomusicyou'dordinarilytuneout.You'lldiscoverthesesmallthingsaddtoyouremotionalenergy.
D)Reclaimlife'smeaning.Somanyofmypatientstellmethattheirlivesusedtohavemeaning,butthatsomewherealongthelinethingswentstate.Thefirststepinsolvingthismeaningshortageistofigureoutwhatyoureallycareabout,andthendosomethingaboutit.AcaseinpointisIvy,57,apioneerininvestmentbanking."ImistakenlybelievedthatallthemoneyImadewouldmeansomething."shesays."ButIfeellost,likea22-year-oldwonderingwhattodowithherlife."Ivy'ssolution?
ShestartedaprogramthatshowsWallStreetershowtodonatetimeandmoneytopoorchildren.Intheprocess,Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaning.
E)Putyourselfinthefunzone.Mostofusgrown-upsareseriouslyfun-deprived.High-energypeoplehavethesameday-to-dayworkastherestofus,buttheymanagetofindsomethingenjoyableineverysituation.ArealestatebrokerIknowkeepsherselfamusedonthejobbymentallyredecoratingthehousessheshowstoclients."Iloveimaginingwhateventhemostrun-downhousecouldlooklikewithyalittletenderlovingcare,"shesays."It'sachallenge--andtheleastdesirablepropertiesareusuallythemostfun."Wealldefinefundifferently,ofcourse,butIcanguaranteethis:
Ifyouputjustabitofitintoyourday,youenergywillincreasequickly.
F)Bidfarewelltoguiltandregret.Everyone'spastisfilledwithregretsthatstillcausepain.Butfromanemotionalenergypointofview,theyaredeadweightsthatkeepusfromusfrommovingforward.Whiletheycan'tmerelybewilledaway,Idorecommendyouremindyourselfthatwhateverhappenedisinthepast,andnothingcanchangethat.Holdingontothememoryonlyallowsthedamagetocontinueintothepresent.
G)Makeupyourmind.Sayyou’vebeenthinkingaboutcuttingyourhairshort.Willitlookstylish–ortooextreme?
Youendlesslythinkitover.Havingthedecisionhangingoveryourheadisahugeenergydrain.Everytimeyoucan’tdecide,youburdenyourselfwithalternatives.Quitthinkingthatyouhavetomaketherightdecision;instead,makeachoiceanddon’tlookback.
H)Givetoget.Emotionalenergyhasakindofmagicalquality;themoreyougive,themoreyougetback..Thisisthedifferencebetweenemotionalandphysicalenergy.Withthelatter.Youhavetogetittobeabletogiveit.Withtheformer,however,yougetitbygivingit.Startbyaskingeveryoneyoumeet,“Howareyou?
”asifyoureallywanttoknow,thenlistentothereply.Betheonewhohears.Mostofusalsoneedtosmilemoreoften.Ifyoudon’tsmileatthepersonyoulovefirstthinginthemorning,you’resuckingenergyoutofyourrelationship.Finally,helpanotherperson—andmakethehelpreal,concrete.Giveamassage(按摩)tosomeoneyoulove,orcookherdinner,Then,expandthecircletowork.Tryaskingyourselfwhatyou’ddoifyourgoalweretobehelpfulratherthanefficient.Afterall,ifit’struethatwhatgoesaroundcomesaround,whynotmakesurethatwhat’scirculatingaroundyouisthegoodstuff?
46.High-energypeopleusuallyfindthemselvessomefunandincreasetheirenergyquickly.
47.Evensmallchangespeoplemakeintheirlivescanhelpincreasetheiremotionalenergy.
48.Peopleholdingontosadmemoriesofthepastwillfinditdifficulttomoveforward.
49.Peoplenowadaysarelookingforemotionalenergy.
50.Whenitcomestodecisionmaking,oneshouldmakeaquickchoicewithoutlookingback.
51.TheenergycrisisinAmericadiscussedheredoesn’trefertoashortageoffossilfuels.
52.Emotionalenergyisinawaydifferentfromphysicalenergyinthatthemoreyougive,themoreyougetback.
53.Theauthorbelievesemotionalenergyisnotinheritedorgeneticallydetermined.
54.Ivyfilledherlifewithmeaningbylaunchingaprogramtohelppoorchildren.
55.LauraHillenbrandisanexamplecitedtoshowhowemotionalenergycancontributetoone'ssuccessinlife.
SectionC
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
PassageOne
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ShoppingontheInternetoffersconvenienceandtime-savingbenefitstoshoppers,ascomparedtotraditionalstorefront(店面)shopping.Peoplecanshopforav
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