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1、196Part WritingDirections:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of advice to your cousin about how to spend the first winter holiday in college. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below. 1” 2. “” Older People Living with Adult ChildrenPart Reading C

2、omprehension (Skimming and Scanning) The Sixth Sense When you were a child, did you ever wonder how your mother knew when you were writing on the wall with crayons (”), even though she couldnt possibly see or hear you? . Or why she always came outside and called you just as you headed for forbidden

3、territory? How did she know? If you asked her, she probably told you that it was her mothers intuition. That never really explained anything, but it gave you something to think about. Just exactly what is a mothers intuition? Unfortunately, not even mothers who profess to having it can explain exact

4、ly what it is. Some would say it was a sixth sense or a funny feeling that prompted them to check on their childrens whereabouts and activities. Others have claimed to hear a voice inside their heads that called their childrens names or had a flash vision of what their children were doing. In any ev

5、ent, almost every mother seems to have it and will swear by its reliability. A typical example of this ability is the case of a woman who claims that her intuition prevented each of her five children from serious mishaps. Once she awoke in the middle of the night and felt the need to check on her so

6、n Paul, who was three years old at the time. He wasnt in his bed, so she raced down the stairs to fend him. She found him outside, sleepwalking, headed straight toward a flight of concrete steps. Then again, there was a time when one of her daughters fell off a horse and broke her arm. The child nei

7、ther cried nor yelled for help. But the mother, sensing that something was wrong, came out of the house and found her in a field just minutes after the accident. How did she know? Just a feeling, she said, that something was wrong. The concept that people are capable of having a sixth sense is not a

8、 new one. Numerous studies of ESP ( extra sensory perception ) have been under way for decades. What they have revealed only supports the theory that people are capable of having and using another sense beyond sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. But no single group of people seems to have this abi

9、lity as consistently as mothers do. Why is this? Some theorize that the close and intimate relationship that mother and child have for the first years of a childs life sets up an empathy () that no other relationship could possibly duplicate. In other words, a mother tunes in to the thoughts and beh

10、avior of her child more than any other person could. Therefore, even though she may be preoccupied with household chores or social activities, a part of her is constantly alert for her childs safety. Not an unreasonable theory-since most of us are the product of our mothers devotion. But how does th

11、is explain why a mother will know that her child is in danger, even though the child itself may not be aware of it? This is the question which has kept mothers intuition a mystery. Something beyond that which we can logically explain somehow seems to warn a mother when her child approaches danger. A

12、n interesting illustration of this sixth sense involves the famous escape artist, Houdini. As the story goes, Houdini was planning to perform an escape from a steel trunk wrapped in chains and dropped into a frozen river. Because the river was so cold, hed only have a few minutes to escape in order

13、to survive. They wrapped Houdini in a straight jacket, locked him into the trunk, secured the chains, and then dropped him into the river through a hole cut into the ice. Minutes passed and Houdini did not appear. When enough time had passed to make it apparent that Houdinis escape had failed, the g

14、rief-stricken party left the scene and reported that Houdini had died. One friend remained at the hole in the ice, not yet convinced that Houdini had drowned. To his utter amazement, Houdini did indeed surface at the spot. When the half-frozen artist had recovered enough, he told his friend that he

15、had not accounted for the current of the river under the ice. The river had carried the trunk downstream and when he got out of the trunk, he couldnt find the hole cut into the ice. He managed to get oxygen from air pockets caught between the ice and the water, but he had no way of finding the hole

16、through the thick ice. Then he heard his mothers voice calling him. He followed her voice, and it led him to the hole in the ice where his friend was waiting. This was amazing, first, because his mother lived in another city and was nowhere near the scene of the frozen river. But more amazing than t

17、hat was the fact that, when Houdini tried to call his mother, he was informed that she had died just hours before. What had told Houdinis mother that he was in danger-even beyond the grave? How had she been able to protect her child in spite of the fact that she was no longer living? Someday, perhap

18、s, we will know. Someday we may understand the kind of communication that exists between mother and child and be able to expand on that knowledge to a better form of communication in all relationships. There is no doubt that such a thing as a mothers intuition exists. And the fact of its existence m

19、ay be an indication that all of us are capable of having another instinct-a sixth sense.2 What is the focus of this passage? A) Sense of danger. B) Sense of obligation. C) Life instinct. D) Maternal intuition.3 What was three-year-old Paul doing when he was saved? A) Sleepwalking. B) Riding a horse.

20、 C) Calling for help. D) Falling downstairs.4 What does the author tell us about ESP? A) It is a new concept about the sixth sense. B) Studies showed no one really has this sense. C) People have been studying it for many years. D) This ability can be more or less cultivated.5 What does the author th

21、ink of the theory concerning the mother-child relationship? A) Its groundless. B) Its reasonable. C) Its incredible. D) Its mysterious.6 Why was Houdini dropped into a frozen river? A) He was punished for breaking faith. B) He was performing an escape art. C) He was caught escaping from jail. D) He

22、was practicing swimming in winter.7 All onlookers left the icy river disappointedly except A) one of Houdinis friends B) Houdinis mother C) a loyal policeman D) Houdinis coach8 What happened to Houdini in the end? A) He was drowned in a deep river. B) He was frozen to death under the ice. C) He fail

23、ed to escape from the think. D) He surfaced at the expected spot.9 When Houdini tried to call his mother, he was told that _.10 In the future, we may be able to expand on our knowledge of the kind of communication between mothers and children to _.11 It remains unanswered what _ is.Part Listening Co

24、mprehensionSection A12 A) He couldnt sleep well bemuse of his illness. B) He slept for a while and studied a little. C) He didnt do anything in particular. D) He studied mathematics all night.13 A) In a kitchen. C) In a market. B) In a garden. D) At a picnic.14 A) The mans. C) Brians. B) The womans.

25、 D) His brothers.15 A) His advisor. C) His partner. B) His customer. D) His boss.16 A) Its likely to last longer. C) It runs faster in long distances. B) It runs better than the used ear. D) Its probably a bigger car.17 A) The boys mother has had an accident. B) The boys mother doesnt know of his co

26、ndition. C) The boys mother is in serious condition. D) The boys mother has received the news.18 A) One dollar. C) One dollar and 5 cents. B) 75 cents. D) 80 cents.19 A) She accepts it. C) She tells him to decide for himself. B) She rejects it. D) She will think about it.20 A Taking a walk. C Washin

27、g windows. B Rowing a boat. D Looking at pictures.21 A High local living costs. C Electrical power failure. B Heavy boat traffic. D Dirty windows.22 A She wrote about lighthouses. C She was a skillful sea captain. B She built her own lighthouse. D She saved many people.23 A Tired. C Angry. B Lonely.

28、 D Brave.5 A) The woman does her own housework. B) The woman needs a housekeeper. C) The womans house is in a mess. D) The woman works as a housekeeper.Section B25 A) The care and proper selection of dogs for family pets. B) Different breeds of dogs and their differences. C) Responsibility for seein

29、g that dogs are properly cared for. D) Different kinds of books about dogs.26 A) Children. B) Family. C) Parents. D) ASPCA.27 A) From the ASPCA. B) From the library. C) By buying a dog from a pet store. D) By reading books about various kinds of dogs.28 A) When you have small children. B) When you l

30、ive in an apartment. C) When space is limited. D) When you live in the city.29 A) American society. B) American culture. C) Americans personality. D) Americans activity.30 A) Americans always seem to be on the move. B) Americans know a lot about international affairs. C) Americans are very patient.

31、D) Americans are comfortable with silence during a conversation.31 A) They are really interested in your life. B) They want to learn about you as quickly as possible. C) They intend to know the answer to the question. D) They do not know how to communicate with others properly.32 A) Because they are

32、 too proud of themselves. B) Because they are not interested in other countries. C) Because they are too busy to learn about other countries. D) Because their country does not have many neighboring nations.33 A) Human brains differ considerably. B) The brain a person is born with is important in det

33、ermining his intelligence. C) An environmentally handicapped person wont attain his due level of intelligence. D) Environment is important in determining a persons intelligence.34 A) 85. B) 100. C) 110. D) 125.35 A) It can be predicted at birth. B) It stays the same throughout his life. C) It can be

34、 increased by education. D) It is inherited from his parents.Section C Language is an amazing phenomenon. Speech ” the (36) of sounds to convey meaning ” is a kind of human action. Like any other (37) repeated actions, speaking has to be learned. But once it is learned, it becomes a generally (38) a

35、nd apparently automatic process. As far as we can (39) , human beings do not need to be forced to speak. Most babies seem to (40) a sort of instinctive drive to produce (41) noises. How to speak and what to say are another matter (42) . These actions are learned from file particular society in which

36、 the baby is born; so that, like ail conduct and (43) that is learned from a society ” from the people around us ” speech is a patterned activity. (44) into a few orderly patterns, accepted as meaningful by the people around him. (45) However, a child born into a society with a pattern of language i

37、s encouraged o make a small selection of sounds. (46) Part Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section A Vegetarianism is the theory or practice of living solely upon vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts”with or without the (47) of milk products and eggs ” generally for ethical, environmental or

38、 (48) reasons. All forms of flesh (meat, fowl, and seafood) are (49) from all vegetarian diets, but many vegetarians use milk and milk products. In the early 21st century, vegetarianism has become decidedly mainstream. The number of vegetarians is difficult to determine, but a 2006 (50) of 1,000 U.S

39、. adults by the Vegetarian Resource Group found that 6.7 percent of respondents never ate meat, and 1.4 percent of those were vegan. A British survey the same year found that 12 percent of respondents called themselves vegetarian. Many of today vegetarians came to the practice because they (51) with

40、 sentiments about the immorality of eating animals who suffered to become someones dinner. Others are (52) concerned about health; many studies have demonstrated the health (53) of vegetarian and vegan diets, particularly in the prevention and (54) of heart disease and in the lesser incidence of som

41、e form of cancer. In later century the history of vegetarianism diverged significantly. In Indian itself, though Buddhism gradually (55) , the ideal of harmlessness, with its corollary of fleshless diet, spread steadily in the 1st millennium AD until many of the upper classes and even some of the lo

42、wer, had (56) it. Beyond Indian it was carried with Buddhism, northward and eastward as far as China and Japan. A) adopted B) hazards C) nutritional D) poll E) support F) agree G) primarily H) reversal I) included J) addition K) benefits L) minor M) excluded N) declined O) demonstratedSection BPassa

43、ge One In response to those who would suggest that there are no victims for the Hollywood malfeasance cited in this authors series of books on Hollywood, the following is a fairly comprehensive list of the victims of the Hollywood-based U.S. film industry. Millions of parents are fooled into spendin

44、g their hard-earned money and taking their children to inappropriate movies. Millions of children and adults are exposed over a lifetime to consistent negative and stereotypical portrayals of certain populations in our diverse society. Such portrayals lead to prejudice, which in turn leads to discri

45、mination and unnecessary conflict, adversely affecting the entire nation. Millions of politicians, government officials, parents, teachers and others in positions of authority are consistently portrayed as fools and bumbling idiots in Hollywood movies (the Hollywood antiauthority themes). Millions o

46、f Arabs and Arab-Americans, African-Americans, Latinos, Women, Gays/ Lesbians, German-Americans, Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Southerners and others have been victimized by Hollywood prejudice expressed through the consistent negative and stereotypical portr

47、ayals of these populations. Millions of Christians and Muslims are also regularly portrayed in a negative and stereotypical manner in Hollywood films. Thousands of large and small investors foolishly believe that they will be treated fairly by Hollywood deal makers and accounting practices. Hundreds

48、 of small independent producers cannot get their movies into decent theaters because they are squeezed out of the marketplace by the releases of the major studio/ distributors, whose movies are not always of better quality, but who use anti-competitive business practices to gain leverage over the ex

49、hibitors. Moviegoers of all types who are regularly misled into thinking certain movies are worth seeing and are wrongfully separated from their money by massive and misleading Hollywood advertising. Many members of the many racial, religious, ethnic, cultural groups and regional groups in America c

50、annot make their important cultural stories onto the screen because of the prejudice held by those who control the industry.57 What is the main idea of this passage? A) Remark on a book. B) Many examples to disprove a point made by a book. C) Ways to solve problems in Hollywood. D) Film-making and a

51、udience response.58 According to the passage, where does the prejudice among children and adults come from? A) Denial of access to movies. B) Discrimination in selecting actors of films. C) Stereotypical portrayal of certain groups of population in the movies. D) Only rich people are allowed to prod

52、uce films.59 What do major distributors do to push small independent producers out of market? A) Persuasion. B) Government relationships. C) Anti-competitive business practices. D) Adequate finance.60 Why are politicians, government officials and parents are consistently portrayed as fools in Hollyw

53、ood movies? A) To demonstrate their anti-authority themes. B) To show the reality. C) To make people laugh. D) To help people build their confidence.61 What is the organization of this passage? A) A summary with supporting details. B) An explanation with specific reference. C) A point of view with d

54、etailed evidence. D) A proposition with sound reasoning.Passage Two I have certainly seen lots of changes in my lifetime! I look around my home and see mod cons that I could never have dreamed of 50 or 60 years ago. I spent the early part of childhood in a cottage without running water or electricit

55、y and yet these days, I feel paralyzed if there is a power cut for even just an hour or two! So, I have changed too. Things that I couldnt even imagine in the past now seem quite normal. Businessmen can travel from London to New York in three hours and lots of people exceed the seventy-mile-per-hour

56、 speed limit on motorways. A person of 75 is not old these days. A serious illness does not mean certain death because there have been so many advances in medical science. We no longer need to be afraid of contracting diseases like polio or smallpox. I can speak to my son in Australia from my own si

57、tting room here in Manchester, watch athletes running a race on the other side of the world without moving from my own home and I can even do my shopping while I sit here in an armchair. I never need to worry about food going bad in the warm weather and, at the flick of a switch, I can have a hot me

58、al in a couple of minutes. So, it seems, the quality of life has greatly improved since my own childhood. Im not convinced, however, that people are happier today than they were 50 years ago. We are certainly materially better off than we were but most people still seem to be weighed down by problem

59、s. My daughter and her family are a good illustration. They have a spacious, comfortable home with every labor-saving device you can think of. Theres a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a food processor, a vacuum cleaner and all sorts of other household items which are designed to save time but it seems to me that my daughter and her husband just spend all that saved time working! They never relax and are always complaining of being tired and stressed.62 What is the passage mainly about? A) How life has improved. B) How life has become worse.