Practice Test7四级.docx
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PracticeTest7四级
PracticeTestseven
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
Direction:
Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWasteNot,WantNot.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.浪费在生活中时有发生。
2.浪费可能带来的危害。
3.我们应该如何处置这一问题。
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-7,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)Iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheLastSelf-dressingWomen
InZhaoqingCityofSouthChina'sGuangdongProvince,thesmellofopening-upandreformcanbefelthereandtherewiththenewlybuiltwestern-stylebuildings,fashionablegirls,andshuttlingcars.However,itisrightinthemiddleofsuchanopencitywheretherelivesagroupofelevenself-dressingwomen,whoselifetimecreedis"tocombourhair,cookourmeals,shareourhappinessandsorrow,andliveourlivesallbyourselves."
TheSelf-dressingWomen'sSimpleLife
Theelevenoldwomen,agedbetween63and93,liveinhouseslocatedalongTajiaoLaneofZhaoqingCity.Evenasyounggirls,theyworetheirhairinabunontheirownandpledgednevertomarryduringtheirlifetime.Withapureheartandfewworldlydesires,theyhavelivedcalmandindependentlivesfordecadesinspiteofthefast-changingsociety.
Strangeenough,theonlymenthattheseself-dressingwomenspeaktoarearmedpolicemen.Accordingtooneofthelocalpolicemen,thewomenvisittheKwanyinHallandpayhomagetotheBodhisattvaofMercyeverymorning,regardlessofwindorrain.
Oneoftheself-dressingwomen,surnamedXia,becameanorphanwhenshewasonlytenmonthsold,andwasadoptedbyoneofherauntsnamedZhangSanmei,whowasalsoaself-dressingwoman.Asasmallgirl,Xiawasoftenbulliedbytheyoungmenofrichfamilies.Therefore,at15,shewalkedintoKwanyinHallandbecameaself-dressinggirl.
Thehousewhereshelivesisbarelyfurnished.Inthehall,awoodenboardlaidovertwostoolsactsasaplaceforweavingstrawmatsandeating,withtworicketycarvedchairsnexttothiscontraption.Downtheceilinghangsabamboobasket,withinwhichliesapairofchopsticks,abowl,andafewgreencabbages.
Behindthehallisabedroom,whichisalsounbelievablysimpleandshabby.Severalblackwoodenboardsoverthreestoolsconstitutehersimplebed,onwhichisspreadathinworn-outquilt.Anoldbutcleanmosquitonethangsoverthebed.Noelectronicappliancecanbefoundwithinthehouse.
AccordingtoXia,she,togetherwithotherself-dressingwomen,usedtoliveintheKwanyinHallonthemountain,wheretherewasnotonlytheBodhisattvaofMercyforthemtoworship,butalsotheirdininghallanddwellingplace.However,duringWorldWarII,theJapanesearmydestroyedthehall,forcingthewomentomoveaway.In1975,Xiaboughtthehouse,whereshehassincelivedin.
Straw-matWeaving:
theonlymeansofmakingaliving
AttheendofTajiaoLanelivesthe87-year-oldSisterLiu,whoisstillingoodshapeandisagoodtalker.Fromthephotohangingonthewall,youcantellshewasaprettygirlwhenshewasyoung.Shesaidsheusedtohaveeightsisters.Duetopoverty,whenshewasyoung,herfathersenthertohispaternalaunt.Asayounggirl,shewitnessedthemiserablelivesofhersistersaftermarriage:
Hereldestsister,marriedarichmanashisconcubineat15,andcommittedsuicidenotlongafterwards;thesecondonebecameawidowatayoungageaftershemarriedafarmer,whodiedfromdiseasesoonafter.Then,at18,Liupersuadedhergrandaunttocombherhairintoabun,andbecameaself-dressingwoman."It'sallrighttoliveonmyown,withallthefreedom.Wegetupearlyinthemorningtoweavestrawmattresses,andthenselltheminthemarket.Ihavebeenlivingsuchalifefordecades.Nothinggoeswrong",shesaid.
Whenyoung,everyoneoftheself-dressingwomenwasgoodatweavingstrawmattresses,whichsoldwellatthattime,andtheyhadnodifficultyfeedingthemselves.However,astheyhavegottenolder,theyarenolongerabletoweave.Besides,thepriceofstrawisgoingup,andfewerpeoplearebuyingstrawmattresses.Therefore,itishardforthemtomakealiving.Nowadays,theymainlyliveonagovernmentsubsidyandtheirsavings.
Askediftheyhaveeverfeltlonely,theyallshooktheirheads,andsaid,"Wearenotlonelyatall,andwearesatisfiedwithourcurrentlife.Wedon'tevenfeeltheslightestregret."
TheSelf-dressingWomenandtheArmedPolicemen
Beforethesewomenbecameself-dressingwomen,nearlyallofthemhadsufferedfromtheoldfeudalconceptthatmenaresuperiortowomenandfromthemiserybroughtonbythewarsbetweenwarlords.Therefore,thesewomen'sprejudiceagainstsocialconventionsandtheirresentmentagainstthesocietyarebothimaginableandunderstandable.Foralongtime,theyhaveavoidedmeetingmaleslikeevadingaplague.However,whenspeakingofthearmedpolicemenstationednearby,theygotextremelyexcitedandclaimedthosepolicemenarethemostintimatepeopletothem,andthenbegantotellthestorybetweenthem.
Onasummer'safternoontenyearsago,asthearmedpolicewerepracticingshootingnotfarfromTajiaoLane,itstartedtorainsuddenly.Ledbytheirinstructor,thesoldiersenteredtheKwanyinHalltotakeshelter.Hardlyhadtheystoodundertheeavesforaminutewhenseveralofthedressingwomenwalkedout.Uponseeingsomanysoldierswithgunsinhands,theystartedtoshoutatthem,"Whatareyourdamnsoldiersdoinghere?
Stayawayfromus!
"
Withnochoice,theinstructororderedthesoldierstoleave,andtheyrantotheirstationingplaceintherain.Fromthenon,theinstructorkeptaneyeonthisspecialgroup.Sometimelater,whentheylearnedthatthewomenwereself-dressingwomen,theirangervanishedcompletely.
ThenoneSundayafter,thesoldierscametoKwanyinHallagain,eachwithabroominhand.Thistime,theycametodosomecleaningfortheseself-dressingwomen.Realizingthesoldierswereinfactdecentpeople,thewomen'shorrorandhostilitydisappeared.
Later,thesoldiersofferedtoprovidethesewomenwithvegetablesandeveryyear,theirparamedicwillcometodophysicalcheck-upsforthem.Withthepassageoftime,anintimatebondhasdevelopedbetweenthepolicemenandthewomen.Theself-dressingwomenreferthesearmedpoliceas"children,"whocallthem"grandma"inreturn.
AboutSelf-dressingWomen
Theself-dressingwomanphenomenonappearedinlateQingDynasty(1644-1911),andhasonlyexistedaroundthePearlRiverDeltaregion.Intheolddays,singlesgirlsinGuangzhouandthePearlRiverDeltausedtoweartheirhairinalongbraidbehindtheirback.Whentheyweretogetmarried,theirparentsortheseniormembersofthefamilywouldcoiluptheirbraidintoabun.Theself-dressingwomen,however,wouldusuallycoiluptheirbraidsbythemselvesthroughaparticularritual.Bydoingsotheywereshowingtheirdeterminationofnevermarryingthroughouttheirlife.Oncetheirhairwascoiledup,theycouldnotmarry,norcouldtheirparentsforcethemintoamarriage.
Ifanyself-dressingwomanwastocommitanyactofindiscretion,shewouldbelookeddownuponbyherneighbors.Sometimes,shewouldsufferseverepunishmentorbebeatentodeathbeforebeingthrownintoapig-cage,whichwasthenthrownintoariver.Undersuchcircumstances,notherparents,butotherself-dressingwomen,wereallowedtoburyherwithastrawmattressandadoorplank.Incasenobodycametoburythedeadwomen,herbodywouldbethrownintotheflowingriver.
Generally,theparentsbitterlyresentedandopposedtheirdaughter'sdeterminationofstayingsinglethroughoutherlifetime,andwouldalwayskeepacloseeyeonthedaughter.Therefore,thoseverydeterminedgirlshadtoevadetheirparentstogothroughthesecretritual,whichwasalwaysheldbyotherelderself-dressinggirls.
Thelegacyofself-dressingwomenwasusuallyinheritedbytheself-women'swornsistersorapprentices,thelatterofwhomalsohadtobeself-dressingwomen.Usually,aceremonywasheldwhenaself-dressingwomanwastakinginanapprentice,whohadtoshowfilialobediencetoher.Theapprenticealsohadtowaitonhermasterwhenthemasterwasill,andwhenthemasterdied,theapprenticehadtoburyher.Therefore,ittookalongtimeforaself-dressingwomantoreallytakeinanapprentice.Oncethemaster-apprenticerelationshipwasestablished,neithersideshouldregretit.
AspecialphenomenoninGuangdongProvince,self-dressingwomencanstillbefoundinSanshuiandQingyuancountiesofGuangdong,butnotingroupslikethoseinZhaoqinCity,whichcanbehailedas"thelastgroupofself-dressingwomeninChinesehistory."
1.Self-dressingwomen’sbeliefisself-reliance.
2.Alltheelevenself-dressingarenevermarriedandtheyconvertedtoBuddhism
3.Theonlymeanstomakealivingistogrowstrawandsellthem.
4.Peoplenowadayscommonlybelievethatmenaresuperiortowomen.
5.Sincetheself-dressingwomenhaveprejudiceandresentmentagainstthesociety,theyhadnevermetmales.
6.AllofSisterLiu’seightsisterslivedamiserablelifeaftermarriage.
7.Self-dressingwomencanonlybefoundinZhaoqinCity,whichcanbehailedas"thelastgroupofself-dressingwomeninChinesehistory."
8.Atpresenttim
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