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Text1

    What our society suffers from most today is the absence of consensus about what it and life in it ought to be; such consensus cannot be gained from society’s present stage, or from fantasies about what it ought to be. For that the present is too close and too diversified, and the future too uncertain, to make believable claims about it. A consensus in the present hence can be achieved only through a shared understanding of the past, as Homer’s epics informed those who lived centuries later what it meant to be Greek, and by what images and ideals they were to live their lives and organize their societies.

    Most societies derive consensus from a long history, a language all their own, a common religion, common ancestry. The myths by which they live are based on all of these. But the United States is a country of immigrants, coming from a great variety of nations. Lately, it has been emphasized that an asocial, narcissistic personality has become characteristic of Americans, and that it is this type of personality that makes for the lack of wellbeing, because it prevents us from achieving consensus that would counteract a tendency to withdraw into private worlds. In this study of narcissism, Christopher Lash says that modern man, “tortured by selfconsciousness, turns to new therapies not to free himself of his personal worries but to find meaning and purpose in life, to find something to live for”. There is widespread distress because national morale has declined, and we have lost an earlier sense of national vision and purpose.

    Contrary to rigid religions or political beliefs, as are found in totalitarian societies, our culture is one of the great individual differences, at least in principle and in theory; but this leads to disunity, even chaos. Americans believe in the value of diversity, but just because our is a society based on individual diversity, it needs consensus about some dominating ideas more than societies based on uniform origin of their citizens. Hence, if we are to have consensus, it must be based on a myth—a vision about a common experience, a conquest that made us Americans, as the myth about the conquest of Troy formed the Greeks. Only a common myth can offer relief from the fear that life is without meaning or purpose. Myths permit us to examine our place in the world by comparing it to a shared idea. Myths are shared fantasies that form the tie that binds the individual to other members of his group. Such myths help to ward off feelings of isolations, guilt, anxiety, and purposelessness—in short, they combat isolation and the breakdown of social standards and values.

    21.In the eyes of the author, the greatest trouble with the US society may lie in

    \[A\] the nonexistence of consensus on the forms of the society should take

    \[B\] the lack of divergence over the common organizations of social life

    \[C\] the nonacceptance of a society based on individual diversity

    \[D\] the pervasive distress caused by national morale decline

    22.The asocial personality of Americans may stem from

    \[A\] the absence of a common religion and ancestry

    \[B\] the multiracial constituents of the US society

    \[C\] the want of a shared myths they possess in life

    \[D\] the counterbalance to narcissistic personality

    23.Homer’s epics is mentioned in Paragraph 1 in order to

    \[A\] exemplify the contributions made by ancient poets

    \[B\] illustrate the role of shared fantasies about society

    \[C\] show an ideal stage of eternal social progress

    \[D\] make known myths of what a society ought to be

    24.The author concludes that only shared myths can help Americans

    \[A\] to bring about the uniformity of their culture

    \[B\] to regain their consensus about a common experience

    \[C\] to stay away from negative feelings in their life

    \[D\] to counteract the effects of consensus about society

    25.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that Christopher Lash is most probably

    \[A\] a reform advocate\[B\] a senior psychologist

    \[C\] a reputed poet\[D\] a social historian

Text2

    When a disease of epidemic proportions rips into the populace, scientists immediately get to work, trying to locate the source of the affliction and find ways to combat it. Oftentimes, success is achieved, as medical science is able to isolate the parasite, germ or cell that causes the problem and finds ways to effectively kill or contain it. In the most serious of cases, in which the entire population of a region or country may be at grave risk, it is deemed necessary to protect the entire population through vaccination, so as to safeguard lives and ensure that the disease will not spread.

    The process of vaccination allows the patient’s body to develop immunity to the virus or disease so that, if it is encountered, one can ward it off naturally. To accomplish this, a small weak or dead strain of the disease is actually injected into the patient in a controlled environment, so that his body’s immune system can learn to fight the invader properly. Information on how to penetrate the disease’s defenses is transmitted to all elements of the patient’s immune system in a process that occurs naturally, in which genetic information is passed from cell to cell. This makes sure that, should the patient later come into contact with the real problem, his body is well equipped and trained to deal with it, having already done so before.

    There are dangers inherent in the process, however. On occasion, even the weakened version of the disease contained in the vaccine proves too much for the body to handle, resulting in the immune system succumbing, and, therefore, the patient’s death. Such is the case of the smallpox vaccine, designed to eradicate the smallpox epidemic that nearly wiped out the entire Native American population and killed massive numbers of settlers. Approximately 1 in 10,000 people who receives the vaccine contract the smallpox disease from the vaccine itself and dies from it. Thus, if the entire population of the United States were to receive the Smallpox Vaccine today, 3000 Americans would be left dead.

    Fortunately, the smallpox virus was considered eradicated in the early 1970s, ending the mandatory vaccination of all babies in America. In the event of a reintroduction of the disease, however, mandatory vaccinations may resume, resulting in more unexpected deaths from vaccination. The process, which is truly a mixed blessing, may indeed hide some hidden curses.

    26.The best title for the text may be

    \[A\] “Vaccinations: A Blessing or A Curse”

    \[B\] “Principles of Vaccinations”

    \[C\] “Vaccines: Methods and Implications”

    \[D\] “A Miracle Cure Under Attack”

    27.What does the example of the Smallpox Vaccine illustrate?

    \[A\] The possible negative outcome of administering vaccines.

    \[B\] The practical use of a vaccine to control an epidemic disease.

    \[C\] The effectiveness of vaccines in eradicating certain disease.

    \[D\] The method by which vaccines are employed against the disease.

    28.The phrase “ward it off naturally” (Paragraph 2) most probably means

    \[A\] dispose of it naturally \[B\] fight it off with ease

    \[C\] see to it reluctantly \[D\] split it up properly

    29.Which of the following is true according to the text?

    \[A\] Saving the majority would necessarily justify the death of the minority.

    \[B\] The immune system can be trained to fight weaker versions of a disease.

    \[C\] Mandatory vaccinations are indispensable to the survival of the populace.

    \[D\] The process of vaccination remains a mystery to be further resolved.

    30.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is

    \[A\] to comment and criticize \[B\] to demonstrate and argue

    \[C\] to interest and entertain\[D\] to explain and inform

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    The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it is trying to track down as many as 386 piglets that may have been genetically engineered and wrongfully sold into the U.S. food supply.

    The focus of the FDA investigation is pigs raised by researchers at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. They engineered the animals with two genes: One is a cow gene that increases milk production in the sow. The other, a synthetic gene, makes the milk easier for piglets to digest. The goal was to raise bigger pigs faster.

    There has been no evidence that either genetically altered plants or animals actually trigger human illness, but critics warn that potential side effects remain unknown. University officials say their tests showed the piglets were not born with the altered genes, but FDA rules require even the offspring of genetically engineered animals to be destroyed so they don’t get into the food supply.

    The FDA, in a quickly arranged news conference Wednesday prompted by inquiries by USA TODAY, said the University of Illinois will face possible sanctions and fines for selling the piglets to a livestock broker, who in turn sells to processing plants.

    Both the FDA and the university say the pigs that entered the market do not pose a risk to consumers. But the investigation follows action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in December to fine a Texas company that contaminated 500,000 bushels of soybeans with corn that had been genetically altered to produce a vaccine for pigs.

    Critics see such cases as evidence of the need for more government oversight of a burgeoning area of scientific research. “This is a small incident, but it’s incident like this that could destroy consumer confidence and export confidence, ”says Stephanie Childs of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. “We already have Europe shaky on biotech. The countries to whom we export are going to look at this.”

    The University of Illinois says it tested the DNA of every piglet eight times to make sure that the animal hadn’t inherited the genetic engineering of its mother. Those piglets that did were put back into the study. Those that didn’t were sold to the pig broker. “Any pig who’s tested negative for the genes since 1999 has been sent off to market, ”says Charles Zukoski, vice chancellor for research.

    But FDA deputy commissioner Lester Crawford says that under the terms of the university’s agreement with the FDA, the researchers were forbidden to remove the piglets without FDA approval. “The University of Illinois failed to check with FDA to see whether or not the animals could be sold on the open market. And they were not to be used under any circumstance for food.”

    The FDA is responsible for regulating and overseeing transgenic animals because such genetic manipulation is considered an unapproved animal drug.

    31. The 386 piglets wrongfully sold into food supply are from

    [A] Europe[B] an American research organization

    [C] a meat processing plant[D] an animal farm

    32. The purpose of the transgenic engineering research is to

    [A] get pigs of larger size in a shorter time

    [B] make sows produce more milk

    [C] make cows produce more milk

    [D] make pigs grow more lean meat

    33. The 4th paragraph shows that the University of Illinois 

    [A] was criticized by the FDA

    [B] is in great trouble

    [C] is required by the FDA to call back the sold piglets

    [D] may have to pay the penalty

    34. The FDA declares that the wrongfully sold piglets

    [A] may have side effects on consumers [B] may be harmful to consumers

    [C] are safe to consumers[D] may cause human illness

    35. It can be inferred from this passage that

    [A] all the offspring have their mothers’ genetic engineering

    [B] part of the offspring have their mothers’ genetic engineering

    [C] none of the offspring have their mothers’ genetic engineering

    [D] half of the offspring have their mothers’ genetic engineering

Text 4

    The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately owned businesses and government both play important roles. Indeed, some of the most enduring debates of American economic history focus on the relative roles of the public and private sectors.

    The American free enterprise system emphasizes private ownership. Private businesses produce most goods and services, and almost twothirds of the nation’s total economic output goes to individuals for personal use (the remaining onethird is bought by government and business). The consumer role is so great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characterized as having a “consumer economy.”

    This emphasis on private ownership arises, in part, from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was created, Americans have feared excessive government power, and they have sought to limit government’s authority over individuals—including its role in the economic realm. In addition, Americans generally believe that an economy characterized by private ownership is likely to operate more efficiently than one with substantial government ownership.

    When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand determine the prices of goods and services. Prices, in turn, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of a particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods rises. That catches the attention of new or other companies that, sensing an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more of that goods. On the other hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing different goods.

    There are limits to free enterprise, however. Americans have always believed that some services are better performed by public rather than private enterprise. For instance, in the United States, government is primarily responsible for the administration of justice, education, the road system, and national defense.

    In this mixed economy, individuals can help guide the economy not only through the choices they make as consumers but through the votes they cast for officials who shape economic policy. In recent years, consumers have voiced concerns about product safety, environmental threats posed by certain industrial practices, and potential health risks citizens may face; government has responded by creating agencies to protect consumer interests and promote the general public welfare.

    36. In Line 1, Para. 4, the expression “economic forces are unfettered” means .

    \[A\] prices are determined by consumers

    \[B\] supply and demand are allowed to operate freely

    \[C\] economic regulations are not enforced

    \[D\] the economy is growing

    37. The last paragraph tells us that .

    \[A\] a mixed economy is guided by both individual citizens and the government

    \[B\] the role of the government in a mixed economy is more important than that of the consumer

    \[C\] individual Americans can influence the economy in multiple ways

    \[D\] the government does not regard the concerns of individual citizens

    38. According to the text, the U.S. is sometimes called a “consumer economy” because .

    \[A\] most goods and services are produced by consumers

    \[B\] privately owned business plays a major role in the economy

    \[C\] individual consumption plays a major role in the economy

    \[D\] consumers’ rights are very important in the U.S.

    39. This text is mainly about.

    \[A\] how average Americans view their economic system

    \[B\] the role of the government in the American economy

    \[C\] how supply and demand determine prices in the American economy

    \[D\] the roles of the public and private sectors in the American economy

    40. From the first sentence of the third paragraph, we learn that .

    \[A\] American political beliefs have influenced its economic system

    \[B\] Americans fear excessive governmental control of the economy

    \[C\] private ownership is important because of American beliefs in personal freedom

    \[D\] personal freedom is the basis for private ownership in the U.S.

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08考研冲刺英语模拟试题一:阅读理解 (2)

    Part B

    Sample One

    Directions:

    In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 4145, choose the most suitable one from the list AG to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    Here I want to try to give you an answer to the question: What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? Probably no two people would draw up exactly the same lists. But I think the following would be generally accepted.

    First,(41)But it does rule out such types as the overexcitable, melancholy, frigid, sarcastic, cynical, frustrated, and overbearing: I would say too, that it excludes all of dull or purely negative personality.

    Secondly,(42)Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant-not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the frailty and immaturity of human nature which induce people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.

    Thirdly,(43)This does not mean being a saint. It means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths, and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act―to enliven a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.

    On the other hand,(44)He must be pretty resilient, teaching makes great demands on nervous energy. And he should be able to take in his stride the innumerable petty irritations any adult dealing with children has to endure.

    Finally,(45)There are three principle objects of study: the subject, or subjects, which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which they can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and  by far the most important the children, young people, or adults to whom they are to be taught. The cardinal principle of British education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active cooperation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.

    [A]it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy―in the literal meaning of that word; a capacity to tune in to the minds and feelings of other people.

    [B]a teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of selfdiscipline and selftraining, because none of us were born like that.

    [C]the teacher’s personality should be pleasantly live and attractive. This does not rule out people who are physically plain, or even ugly, because many such have great personal charm.

    [D]A teacher must remain mentally alert, He must be quick to adapt himself to any situation, however improbable (they happen!) and able to improvise, if necessary at less than a moment’s notice

    [E]A teacher should be humorous sometimes like a best friend sitting down across from you in your living room having a chat about what’s going on in your life.

    [F]I think a teacher should have the kind of mind, which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it.

    [G]I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest.

Sample Two

    Directions:

    The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 4145,you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent text by choosing from the list AG to fill in each numbered box. The first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)

    \[A\] See yourself as successful. If I could plug into the minds of my patients and listen to the statements they make to themselves, I am convinced that the majority of them would be negative:“I’m running late again as usual.”“My hair looks terrible this morning.”“That was a stupid remark I made―she probably thinks I’m a dummy.”Since thousands of these messages flash across our brains every day, it is small wonder that the result is a diminished selfimage.

    \[B\] Author and editor Norman Cousins wrote: “People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams.” There is no doubt that if we can envision beneficial things happening, they have a way of actually occurring.

    \[C\] Stevens finally had a hearttoheart talk with herself:“I realized that I simply wasn’t a wit or an intellectual and that I could succeed only as myself. I began listening and asking questions at parties instead of trying to impress the guests. When I spoke, I tried to contribute, not to shine. Almost at once I started to feel a new warmth in my social contacts. They liked the real me better.” If we are true to our instincts, most of us will find that we naturally develop certain trademarks. The discovery and expression of that uniqueness is one reason we are on this planet. Resisting conformity and developing some small eccentricities are among the steps to independence and selfconfidence.

    \[D\] Many of us get interested in a field, but then the going gets tough, we see that other people are more successful, and we become discouraged and quit. But it is of then the boring, repetitive sharpening of our skills that will ultimately enable us to reach our goal.

    \[E\] Horace Bushnell, the great New England preacher, used to say, “Somewhere under the stars God has a job for you to do, and nobody else can do it.” Some of us must find our place by trial and error. It can take time, with dead ends along the way. But we should not get discouraged because others seem more skilled. Usually it is not raw talent but drive that makes the difference.

    \[F\] One daily exercise for building selfconfidence is called “imaging” or “visualization”. In order to succeed, you must see yourself succeeding. Picture yourself approaching a difficult challenge with poise and confidence. Athletes often visualize a move over and over in their minds; they see themselves hitting the perfect golf or tennis shot. When we burn such positive images into our minds deeply enough, they become a part of the unconscious, and we begin to expect to succeed.

    \[G\] Break away from other people’s expectations. It is a liberating step when we decide to stop being what other people want us to be. Although opera singer Rise Stevens performed onstage with great poise, the selfconfidence she felt before audiences evaporated in social situation. “My discomfort,” she says, “came from trying to be something I was nota state in the drawing room as well as onstage. If a clever person made a joke, I tried to top it and failed. I pretended to be familiar with subjects I knew nothing of.”

    Order:

    D→

    41→

    42→

    43→

    44→

    45→

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    Sample Three

    Direction:

    You are going to read a text about the season for relief, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list AF for each numbered subheading (4145). There is one extra example which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    Winter’s harsh weather, shorter hours of daylight and family demands can all aggravate feelings of stress. According to Dr. Paul Rosch, president of the American Institute of Stress, one Midwestern headache clinic reported that complaints of tension and migraine headaches increased 40 percent from Thanksgiving to Christmas, compared with other sixweek periods during the year.

    Many physicians are now trained in techniques to relieve tension and stress. But which strategies do they themselves use? Here top health professionals reveal their favorite stressbusters. Six in all, they are:

    (41) Soothe with food.

    When nutritional biochemist Judith Wurtman is stressed out, she does what a lot of people do this time of year: she reaches for food. But in her case, it’s a healthy rice cake or two.

    (42) Run from your problem.

    Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper handles his own stress with a daily afterwork run.

    (43) Check your perspective.

    Driving in for a busy day as a MayoClinic stressmanagement expert, psychologist John Taylor saw the oilmaintenance light pop on in his minivan. He faced a nonstop schedule of patients and had to pick up his threeyearold after work. “I felt myself tense up,” recalls Taylor, who then tried his quick stressbusting strategy. He asked himself: Is this a matter of life or death? No. The oil could safely be changed the next week.

    (44) Look to the light side.

    On his way to the hospital where his father was to undergo surgery, author and educator Joel Goodman shared a hotel courtesy van with the anxious relatives of several patients. The driver began telling his stressedout passengers a few jokes. “Then he did some magic tricks that had my mother and me laughing,” Goodman says. “In that fiveminute ride he taught us that humor can relieve our stress.” The surgery was successful.

    (45) Take a timeout.

    A major cause of anxiety is an overloaded schedule. It’s one source of stress you can ward off by preparing ahead.

    Say a little prayer. Psychologist and medical scientist Joan Bprysenko of Boulder, Colo., maintains that since most people spend too much time agonizing over the past or worrying about the future, the key to lessening stress is learning how to live emotionally in the present.

    “It helps to have some ritual to do this,” says Borysenko. For her the most relaxing ritual is “each morning when I pray”. Prayer has been shown to reduce the impact of stress hormones such as noradrenaline and adrenaline.

    But remember, says Borysenko, doctors can’t turn on their patient’ “internal healing system”. That inner clam is up to you. So you’re sick of stress, heal thyself.

    \[A\] Williams counts himself among the 20 percent of adults whose susceptibility to anger is high enough to threaten their health. But everyone can try his approach to handling the stressors that set anger off―and it needn’t be in a work environment.

    \[B\] “Aerobic exercise is the best way to dissipate stress and make the transition into family time,” says the expert. But, he cautions, don’t let exercise itself become a stress. Even moderate activity―such as a daily 30 minute walk can improve health and mood. “That’s why I tell my patients to be sure to walk their dog every day,” he says with a chuckle, “even if they don’t have one.”

    \[C\] “My research suggests that carbohydrates raise levels of the moodregulating brain chemical serotonin, which exerts a calming effect on the entire body,” says the M.I.T research scientist. “So symptoms of stress―such as anger, tension, irritability and inability to concentrate―are eased.”

    \[D\] He tells patients to do only those tasks that would have serious consequences if left undone. “Will you die if you don’t do the laundry?” he asks. Taking at least half an hour a day to do something you enjoy, he notes, lets you recharge you batteries. Especially around the holidays, skip some routine chores to make time for family and friends.

    \[E\] When cardiologist Ray Rosenman was associate chief of medicine at San Francisco’s Mount Zion Hospital, he would block off half an hour a day on his schedule. “If an emergency came up, I moved patients into that slot,” says Rosenman, coauthor of Type A Behavior and Your Heart. “Or used that halfhour to return calls or go through my mail. You can’t control everything, but you can control your schedule to create some breathing space for yourself.”

    \[F\] He was so moved by his experience that he researched laughter’s power. “A good laugh relaxes muscles, lowers blood pressure, suppresses stressrelated hormones and enhances the immune system,” he says. In his workshops he tells clients to ask themselves how their favorite comedian would see this stressful situation.

Sample Four

    Directions:

    You are going to read a list of headings and a text about employment in Japan. Choose the most suitable heading form the list AF for each numbered paragraph (4145). The first and last paragraphs of the text are not numbered. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    \[A\] Women and Japanese companies

    \[B\] Why men sometimes resign form Japanese companies

    \[C\] Permanency in employment in Japan

    \[D\] The social aspect of work

    \[E\] The salary structure

    \[F\] The recruitment strategy of foreign firms

    Every autumn, when recruitment of new graduates and school leavers begins, major cities in Japan are flooded with students hunting for a job. Wearing suits for the first time, they run from one interview to another. The season is crucial for many students, as their whole lives may be determined during this period.

    41

    In Japan, lifetime employment is commonly practiced by large companies. While people working in small companies and those working for subcontractors do not in general enjoy the advantages conferred by the large companies, there is a general expectation that employees will in fact remain more or less permanently in the same job.

    42

    Wages are set according to educational background or initial field of employment, ordinary graduates being employed in administration, engineers in engineering and design departments and so on. Both promotions and wage increases tend to be tied to seniority, though some differences may arise later on as a result of ability and business performance. Wages are paid monthly, and the net sum, after the deduction of tax, is usually paid directly into a bank account. As well as salary, a bonus is usually paid twice a year.

    43

    Many female graduates complain that they are not given equal training and equal opportunity in comparison to male graduates. Japanese companies generally believe that female employees will eventually leave to get married and have children. It is also true that, as well as the stillexisting belief among women themselves that nothing should stand in the way of childrearing, the extended hours of work often do not allow women to continue their careers after marriage.

    44

    Disappointed careerminded female graduates often opt to work for foreign firms. Since most male graduates prefer to join Japanese firms with their guaranteed security, foreign firms are often keen to employ female graduates as their potential tends to be greater than that of male applicants.

    45

    Some men, however, do leave their companies in spite of future prospects, one reason being to take over the family business. The eldest sons in families that own family companies or businesses such as stores are normally expected to take over the business when their parents retire. It is therefore quite common to see a businessman, on succeeding to his parents’ business, completely change his professional direction by becoming, for example, a shopkeeper.

    On the job, working relationships tend to be very close because of the long hours of work and years of service in common. Social life in fact is frequently based on the workplace. Restaurants and nomiya, “pubs”, are always crowded at night with people enjoying an evening out with their colleagues. Many companies organize trips and sports days for their employees. Senior staff often play the role of mentor. This may mean becoming involved in the lives of junior staff in such things as marriage and the children’s education.

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    Directions:

    Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)

    The Revolutionary War, which began officially on April 19,1775, dragged on for more than six bitter years. (46) It was a conflict fought by the colonials for the righteous cause of securing freedom from intolerable British intervention in American affairs.

    Maritime commerce was always an important factor in the war effort, and trade linkages were vital to supply of arms and ammunitions. When legal restrictions were implemented by both the British and the colonists in 1775, nearly all American overseas commerce abruptly ceased. By mid1775, the colonies faced acute shortages in such military essentials as powder, flints, muskets, and knives. Even salt, shoes, woolens, and linens were in short supply. (47) Late in 1775, Congress authorized limited trade with the West Indies, mainly to procure arms and ammunitions, and trade with other nonEnglish areas was on an unrestricted basis by the spring of 1776.

    Nevertheless, the British maintained a fairly effective naval blockade of American ports, especially during the first two years of the war. Yet the colonies engaged in international trade despite the blockade. Formal treaties of commerce with France in 1778 and with Holland and Spain shortly thereafter stimulated the flows of overseas trade. Between 1778 and early 1782, American wartime commerce was at its zenith. During those years, France, Holland, Spain, and their possessions all actively traded with the colonies. Even so, the flow of goods in and out of the colonies remained well below prewar levels. Smuggling, privateering and legal trade with overseas partners only partially offset the drastic trade reductions with Britain. (48)Even the coastal trades were curtailed by a lack of vessels, by blockades, and by wartime freight rates. Britishoccupied ports, such as New York, generated some import activity but little or nothing in the way of exports.

    As exports and imports fell, import substitution abounded, and the colonial economy became considerably more selfsufficient. In Philadelphia, for instance, nearly 4,000 women were employed to spin materials in their homes for the newly established textile plants. (49)A sharp increase also occurred in the number of artisan workshops with a similar stimulus in the production of beer, whiskey, and other domestic alcoholic beverages. The rechanneling of American resources into importcompeting industries was especially strong along the coast and in the major port cities. (50)Only the least commercialized rural areas remained little affected by the serpentine path of war and the sporadic flow of wartime commerce.

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    Section II Reading Comprehension

    Part A

    Text 1

    21.【答案】A

    【解析】本文开篇就讲述了美国社会当前面临的最严重问题是人们无法对社会以及在社会中的生活达成一致意见,因此A“对社会应当采取的社会形态缺乏一致性的意见”为正确选项。而选项B“对社会生活当中的共有组织缺乏分歧”,选项C“不接受基于个体多样性的社会”和选项D“由于国家道德衰败所导致的广泛存在的沮丧”都不是美国社会所面临的最大问题。

    22.【答案】B

    【解析】本文第二自然段已经说明了美国是一个多移民的国家,而在第一自然段作者所说的也是关于美国社会的多样性,并且这一思想在第三自然段又给予了重申和说明。而选项A“缺乏共同的宗教和祖先”,选项C“缺乏在生活中所拥有的共享的神话”和选项D“对自我陶醉的个性是一种抵触”都不符合题干的要求。

    23.【答案】B

    【解析】提到荷马史诗的目的是为了说明一种共享神话对社会形态的重要作用,关于神话或关于共享这个话题在文中是反复说明的。只有通过过去才能得到一种共同的思想,才能对社会形态达成一种共识,因此B为正确选项。而选项A“举证古代诗人做出的贡献”,选项C“说明社会永久发展的一种理想阶段”以及选项D“让‘社会应该是什么’的神话为人们所知”都不是作者列举荷马史诗的目的。

    24.【答案】C

    【解析】关于美国人在生活中有负面情绪的问题在文章的二、三段都有明显的提及,尤其是全文的最后一句。而选项A“导致他们文化的统一性”,选项B“重新获得关于共有经历的一致意见”和选项D“抵触关于社会的一致意见所带来的影响”都不符合原文的事实。

    25.【答案】D

    【解析】本题可以从两个角度来考虑:第一,作者谈论只有了解过去的历史才能为我们将来的思维做出一种果断和明确的判断;第二,整篇文章所讲的是一个社会方面的问题。因此D“一个社会历史学家”是最符合文章的选项。而选项A“一个改革的鼓吹者”,选项B“一个资深的心理学家”和选项C“一个很有名望的诗人”都不符合题意。

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    目前我们社会最痛心的就是缺乏对“社会应该是什么”以及“社会生活应该是什么”这类问题的一致意见。现阶段,不可能从社会获得这种一致意见,或者不可能从“社会应该是什么”的幻想中获得这样的一致意见。对于一致意见,现在太现实并且多样性太强,而未来又太不确定,所以不可能对它做出可信的断言。因此,目前的一致意见只能通过对过去共有的理解才能获得,就像荷马史诗告知几个世纪之后的人们一致意见对于希腊人来说意味着什么,他们又是依靠什么样的想像和理想生活和构造社会。

    大多数社会从悠久的历史、共同的语言、共同的信仰以及共同的祖先那里获得一致意见。他们赖以生活的神话就是基于所有这些东西。但是,美国是一个移民国家,这些移民来自于许多国家。近来,得到强调的是:以自我为中心的、自我陶醉的个性已经成为美国人的特性,正是这种个性导致了美国缺少安宁,因为这种个性妨碍了我们达成一致意见,而这种一致意见会抵制退回到私有社会的趋势。在研究自我陶醉的过程中,克里斯托夫?拉西说,现代人“由于受自我意识的折磨,转而求助新的疗法。他这样做并不是为了使自己摆脱个人的苦恼,而是为了弄清生活的意义和目的,是为了寻找盼望的东西。”由于整个国家的道德衰败,所以存在普遍的忧虑,我们国家早期的幻想和目的失去了理性。

    与严格的宗教或政治信仰相反,正如在极权主义社会所发现的那样,我们的文化是一种存在巨大个性差异的文化,至少在原则上和理论上是这样;但这导致了不和,甚至是混乱。美国人赞成多样性的价值观,但这只是因为我们的社会是一个以个体的差异为基础的社会,这个社会需要对一些主要的想法取得一致意见,而不是对以公民的相同来源为基础的社会取得一致意见。因此,如果我们要取得一致意见,那么这种一致意见应该基于一种神话——有关一种相同经历的幻想,一种使我们能够成为美国人的征服历程,就像对特洛伊的征服成就了希腊人一样。只有一种共有的神话才能减轻人们的这种恐惧:生活是没有意义或目的的。通过把它比作一种共有的观念,神话使得我们检验我们在世界上的位置。神话是共有的幻想,这些幻想构成了一种纽带,而这种纽带把个体同他所在群体的其他成员联系在一起。这样的神话帮助消除了孤立、内疚、焦虑以及漫无目的的感觉——简而言之,这些神话防止了孤立以及社会的道德标准和价值观的衰败。

Text 2

    26.【答案】C

    【解析】这一选项能概括说明文章的中心。而选项A“接种:福音或诅咒”,漏掉了关于接种疫苗的过程,是对中心的部分概括。选项B“接种所用的原理”,这是第二自然段的话题。选项D“一个受到攻击的奇迹的治疗方法”只涉及到最后一个自然段。

    27.【答案】A

    【解析】此题可定位于第三自然段,且第三、四自然段的主题就是使用疫苗可能会带来负面效果,因此选项A“使用疫苗可能会带来负面结果”为正确选项。而选项B“疫苗的实际使用以控制传染病”,选项C“疫苗在于消除某些疾病的有效性”和选项D“疫苗对付疾病所使用的方法”都不是这个举证所谈论的观点。

    28.【答案】B

    【解析】文中第二自然段讲述了在接种疫苗后,身体自然可以跟这种疾病进行对抗。因此选项B“很轻松地与之对抗”为正确选项。而选项A“自然地将其排除”,选项C“很不情愿地去管理它”和选项D“恰当地分解它”都不符合第二段所谈论的一个原理。

    29.【答案】B

    【解析】其实纵观全文,本文的中心讲的是免疫系统可以得到特殊的训练以应对疾病的较弱形式,因此选项 B“免疫系统可以得到特殊的训练以应对疾病的较弱形式”为正确选项。而选项A“挽救大多数的人必然造成少数人的死亡”,选项C“强制性的接种对于大众的生存是不可或缺的”和选项D“接种的过程仍然是一个应该解决的神秘”都不能说明原文的含义。

    30.【答案】D

    【解析】作者在这篇文章的语气是客观的,因此选项D“为了解释和告知信息”为正确选项。而选项A“评论和批判”,这是议论文、评论文的模式。选项B“论证和辩论”是议论文的模式。选项C“为了带来兴趣和娱乐”,但这篇文章是科普性的文章。      

    译文

    当传染病袭击民众时,科学家们就立即着手确认病源并想办法征服疾病。通常,我们是可以取得胜利的,因为医学可以隔离寄生虫、病原菌或者造成疾病的细胞,并发现有效的消灭或抑制疾病的方法。在非常严重的情况下,比方说一个地区或国家的全体民众都可能处境极其危险,就有必要通过接种疫苗来保护全部人口,确保疾病不会蔓延。

    接种疫苗是让人体对病毒或疾病产生免疫力。万一碰上病毒或疾病,人体可以自然战胜它。将弱小或死亡的菌株在监控环境下注入病人体内,这样他体内的免疫系统就可以培养出应对来犯之敌的能力。关于如何抵抗疾病的信息被传递到免疫系统的各个部位,这个过程由基因信息在细胞间传递而自然实现。可以肯定,万一该病人以后再碰上这类病毒,他的身体已全副武装并且训练有素,足以对付这一现实问题,因为已经有经验了。

    但是整个过程还有隐患。有时,即使疫苗中含有的病菌是弱化了的菌种,人体也接受不了,导致免疫系统失效,以致病人死亡。天花疫苗的情况就是这样。天花传染病一度席卷全美土著居民并造成大量移民死亡,该疫苗试图消灭这种传染病。一万个接种天花疫苗的人中约有一个因接种而感染天花死亡。也就是说,如果全体美国人都要接种天花疫苗的话,就有三千人将死亡。

    值得庆幸的是,在20世纪70年代初,天花病毒就已被消灭,也结束了对全美婴儿的强制接种。不过,该病若卷土重来,就还要实行强制接种,这必将造成由接种而带来更多的意外死亡。本是一件好事的接种工作背后隐藏着不少谩骂和非议。

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    31.【答案】B

    【解析】第一段大意:美国食品药品管理局(FDA)正在追踪386头仔猪(piglets),这些仔猪可能受过转基因实验,并且已经被错误地销售到了食品供应市场。第二段第一句讲到,FDA调查的焦点是位于Urbana Champaign的伊利诺伊大学的科研人员培育的猪。因此可以断定这些仔猪来自于美国科研机构。

    32.【答案】A

    【解析】 第二段第二句讲到:他们(科研人员)用两种基因对动物进行基因工程实验。一种是牛的基因,促使母猪多产奶;另一种是合成基因,使母猪产的奶更容易被仔猪消化。但这并不是实验的最终目的。接着,下一句讲到:目的(goal)是更快地培育更大的猪,这才是实验的最终目的,因而A项为正确答案。

    33.【答案】D

    【解析】第四段大意:美国食品药品管理局(FDA)在一个新闻发布会上宣称,伊利诺伊大学因其售猪行为将面临处罚(sanctions)和罚款(fines)。选项D意为:将可能被迫交纳一笔罚金,这与上面的意思相同,只是表达方法不同。

    34.【答案】C

    【解析】粗略浏览全篇,似乎都是对动物转基因实验的不利内容,选项C容易被忽略。FDA的举措只是为防范未知的可能危害。第五段第一句明确表示,FDA和伊利诺伊大学均声称进入市场的仔猪不会对消费者构成威胁。此题需要仔细读懂问题和选项,注意关键细节。

    35.【答案】B

    【解析】第七段大意:伊利诺伊大学称,FDA对每头仔猪做了8次检验以确保它们没有转基因遗传,检出的则被送回用于研究。因此,可以推测出选项B正确,即部分后代(offspring)具有母猪的遗传基因。选项A全部肯定、选项C全部否定,显然都错误。根据本文无法确认选项D所给的如此精确的比例。

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    食品和药物管理署(FDA)星期三说,他们正在追踪386头已经过基因改变的小猪,由于某种错误它们被卖到美国,流入食品市场。

    FDA调查的焦点是伊利诺伊大学Urbana Champaign校园的研究人员所养育的猪。他们改变了这些猪的两种基因:一种是能够增加母猪产奶的奶牛基因,另一种是合成基因,它可以使乳汁变得使小猪容易消化,其目的是使小猪长得更大、更快。

    迄今并没有证据显示经过基因改变的植物或动物事实上已造成人类疾病,但是批评家警告说,潜在的副作用目前还不清楚。大学官员说,他们的试验显示,小猪出生时并没有带有转基因,但是FDA章程要求即使转基因动物的后代也要被消灭,以保证它们不流入食品市场。

    在《今日美国》的督促下, FDA于星期三匆忙组织了一次新闻发布会,并宣布说:伊利诺伊大学因为将这些小猪卖给家畜中间商,而中间商又将它们转卖给肉食加工厂而面临制裁和罚款。

    FDA和大学都说,进入市场的猪肉对消费者不会有危险。该项调查是继美国农业部于12月对一家用转基因的玉米污染了50万蒲式耳大豆的德州公司进行了罚款后开始的,而这些转基因玉米原本是用来生产一种猪用疫苗的。

    批评家说,这些案例说明,政府对科研的这一新兴领域还需要更仔细的监管。美国食品制造业协会的Stephanie Childs说:“这只是一件小事,正是这种小事有可能破坏消费者的信任和出口诚信。我们已经因生物技术使欧洲不安,我们的出口国正在关注这件事。”

    伊利诺伊大学说,他们对每头小猪的DNA进行了8次试验,以确保小猪没有从它们的母亲那里继承转基因物质。那些发现带有转基因的小猪被重新用于研究,而那些没有转基因物质的小猪才卖给了中间商。主管研究的副校长Charles Zukoski说:“自1999年以来,试验呈阴性的小猪都卖到了市场。”

    但是FDA副专员Lester Crawford说,该大学和FDA的协议条款规定,没有FDA批准,研究人员不允许擅自处理这些小猪,而“伊利诺伊大学并没有就这些小猪是否可以销售进入市场事宜与FDA协商。不管在任何情况下,它们都不能被用作食物。”

    FDA负责控制和监管转基因动物,因为这种基因产品被认为是一种未经批准的动物药品。

Text 4

    36.【答案】B

    【解析】本题属于词义推断题。回答本题的关键是确定unfettered的词义。根据第四段第一句内容:美国人相信一旦经济力量unfettered,供求关系就决定商品和服务的价格。由生活常识可知,只有经济力量放开时(即自由市场经济),商品和服务的价格才能由供求关系来决定。此外,下一段第一句话又指出:然而,自由企业也有局限。线索词however(然而)清楚地表明此句以及此段的内容与上段内容恰好相反,由此也可推知unfettered应该是“limits”的反义词,即“自由的、不受限制的”。这样,只有选项B的意思符合句意,其他选项都是理解错误的干扰项。

    37.【答案】C

    【解析】本题属于主旨思想题。本题考查最后一段的主题思想。本段首句即是本段的主题句,后面的句子是具体的实例:在混合经济中,个人不仅可以通过自身作为消费者所做出的各种选择来指导经济走向,还可以通过投票选出经济政策的制订者来施加影响。由此可知,选项C的内容与此相符。其他选项A、B概括过头,D与本段最后一句的后半句意义相反。

    38.【答案】C

    【解析】本题属于事实细节题。题干中的关键词consumer economy 出现在第二段最后一句,其中so that (如此……以至于……)表明了句间存在的因果关系:美国之所以具有“消费者经济”的特点是因为消费者起着很重要的作用。原文= 题干 + 选项C,其中进行了因果句式转换,原文中的great换成了选项C中的major。

    39.【答案】D

    【解析】本题属于主旨思想题。本题考查全文的中心思想。一般来讲,了解段落的中心看它的首尾句,了解文章的主题只需重点阅读首尾段即可。本文开篇就点出了文章主题:美国私有企业和政府在经济中扮演着重要角色,因此美国经济是混合型的经济。下文是具体的展开、说明。由此可知,符合此意的只有选项D。选项A概括过头,超出了文章内容;B、C是文章中提到的部分细节,概括不够。

    40.【答案】A

    【解析】本题属于信息推断题。本题考查第三段第一句话的内容:私有制受到重视的部分原因是美国人崇尚个人自由。其中arise from(起因于, 由……而产生)表明了前后之间的因果关系。由此可推知选项A的内容:美国人的政治信仰影响了其经济体制。选项B的内容部分正确,C、D 中important和 basis的使用歪曲了原文的意思。

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    美国的经济结构是混合型的,据说这是因为私有企业和政府在经济中都扮演重要角色的缘故。的确,美国经济史上有些永恒的辩题主要讨论的就是公共部门和私有企业的作用。

    美国的自由企业制度强调的是私有制。社会大多数商品和服务是由私有企业生产和提供的,全国经济总产出中大约2/3流向个人消费者(其余的1/3由政府和企业予以采购)。消费者的作用至关重要,有时“消费经济”甚至成为美国的一个特点。

    美国人对个人自由的崇尚是私有制受到重视的渊源之一。从建国之日起,美国人就一直害怕政府的权力过大,一直试图限制政府对个人的管辖权,包括限制政府在经济领域的作用。此外,美国人大都认为私有制经济可能会比以公有制为主的经济运转效率更高。

    美国人相信一旦经济力量摆脱羁绊,获得自由,供求关系就决定商品和服务的价格,而价格反过来又能告诉各企业生产哪种产品。如果针对某种商品的需求大于供给,该商品的价格就上升。价格的上升吸引了新成立的公司或其他公司的注意,这些公司感觉到有利可图,开始生产更多的同类商品。相反,如果供给大于需求,商品价格就会下降,缺乏竞争力的企业不是倒闭就是转而生产别的商品。

    不过,自由企业也有局限。美国人总是认为某些行业由公共部门管理比私人企业管理要好。比如,美国政府主要负责司法、教育、公路系统、国防等方面的管理工作。

    在混合型经济结构中,个人不仅可以通过身为消费者所做出的各种选择来指导经济走向,还可以通过投票选出经济政策的制订者来施加影响。近年来,消费者对产品安全、某些工业行为对环境造成的威胁、国民面临的潜在健康危险等问题深表忧虑;政府对此做出反应,成立机构,保护消费者权益,推动公共福利事业的发展。

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    Sample One

    41.【答案】C

    【解析】本题要你判断教师首先必须具备的个人品质。从后文中应排除忧郁、冷漠、生性呆板等性格特征看,与之对应的应是“pleasantly live”,attractive, 从“does rule out” 我们应发现与之对应的“does not rule out”:所以C最符合原文。

    42.【答案】A

    【解析】与“tolerant”联系紧密的是什么。只有深刻地从内心理解对方,才能做到“tolerant of the frailty and immaturity of human nature”。显然A项与此联系最紧密。

    43.【答案】G

    【解析】表明诚实的含义,不是对做圣人,而是一种对一生准则的选择。

    44.【答案】B

    【解析】从后文“innumerable petty irritation”看,处理那些数不清的、琐碎的令人恼火的事情 infinite patience 当然是必须的,因此选B。

    45.【答案】F

    【解析】从 There are three principle objects of study 这段是要突出永远学习的必要性。而不是D中所单指的 “intelligence”。

    译文

    我在这儿会给你一个关于这个问题的答案:教师需要具有什么样的素质?也许没有两个人会得出完全相同的结论。不过我认为以下几点一般都会得到认同。

    第一,教师的性格应该活泼,具有个人魅力。这并不会排除长相平庸甚至丑陋的人,因为许多这样的人具有很强的个人魅力。不过这的确会排除过于激动、忧郁、刻板、喜欢挖苦人、愤世嫉俗、有挫败感和傲慢的人:我也认为这还会排除所有的无趣和性格不好的人。

    第二,教师必须具有同情心——按照这个词的本意:具有协调他人思想和感情的能力。与此紧密相关的是能够容忍别人——并不是容忍错误,而是容忍会导致人们、特别是儿童犯错误的脆弱和不成熟的本性。

    第三,我认为教师不仅学术上应该诚实,道德上也应该诚实。这并不是要求教师成为圣人。这意味着他应该知道自己学术上的优势和劣势,而且他思考过并决定了他一生要遵守的道德准则。这不与我认为教师应该在某种程度上是一个演员相矛盾。那是教学技巧的一部分,它要求教师经常要表演——上一堂生动的课,纠正一个错误,或者给予某人表扬。孩子,特别是年纪小的孩子,生活的世界远比他们的生活大得多。

    第四,另一方面,教师应该有无限的耐心。我认为这主要是自律和自我训练的结果,因为没有人是生来那样的。他必须很有活力,因为教学要求你有很好的体力。他还必须容忍每一个与小孩打交道的大人必须容忍的小麻烦。

    最后,我认为教师必须总是想要学习。教学是一种你永远都不会觉得完美的工作;你总是需要学习。主要要学习三样东西:教师教授的科目,将知识最好地传授给学生的方法以及到目前为止最重要的——你将要教授的孩子、年轻人或者成人。英国教育的根本准则是要教育整个人,要完成这个目标必须要教师和学生良好的配合。

Sample Two

    41.【答案】E

    【解析】第一段说明了我们要实现自己的目标必须通过枯燥、反复的磨练才能得出这样一个论点,接下来的一段应该有一个实例阐述作支撑,而E选项中Horace Bushell的说法及其接下来的对成功艰难历程的阐述正好是与首段形成文意上的承接。

    42【答案】A

    【解析】选项中A项提出了人们自信丧失这样一个现实,放在此处正好形成一个对比,作为行文的一个承上启下的段落,这样才能进入到接下来的文意讲述。

    43【答案】F

    【解析】F项提出了人们用于增加日常自信的练习方法,这正是针对承接段落A中提出人们丧失自信这样一个现实的回应,即提出解决问题的方法。

    44【答案】B

    【解析】在剩下的两个选项中作出选择时,我们必须前后兼顾。这里不妨先分析45题,再回首来解答44题。(通过对45题的分析,只有B项能作为此题答案了)。

    45【答案】G

    【解析】最后一段讲述了一个名叫Stevens的人的心灵之旅,从内容看,这之前此人不善于倾听别人提出的问题,凡事都是竭力给别人留个好印象等等,而且此段之前应该是引入Stevens这个人,因为文章其余部分从未提及他,这样G项就必然成为了本题的最佳选项。

    译文

    我们中的许多人对某个领域感兴趣,但是当遇到了困难时,我们发现别人更成功,我们就会气馁并且退出。但是我们必须反复训练,提高我们的技术(这也许会很乏味),我们才能最后达到我们的目标。

    新英格兰伟大的传教士Horace Bushnell曾经说过:“在星空之下的某处,上帝给了你一个任务去完成,只有你能够完成这个任务。”我们当中的一些人需要通过不断的尝试才能找到自己的位置。这需要时间,也会碰到困难。但是我们不应该气馁,因为其他人似乎更有经验。通常造成这种差异的不是天赋而是动力。

    你应该认为自己是成功的。如果我能够进入我的病人的内心,倾听他们对自己说的话,我确信他们当中的大多数都会很消极:“我像往常一样又迟到了。”“今天早上我的头发很糟。”“我说的那句话太蠢了,她也许会认为我很傻。”由于这样的话语每天都会在我们的大脑中闪现,我们对自己的肯定度降低也就不足为奇了。

    树立自信的每日训练被称为“成像”或“显像”。为了成功,你必须认为你自己是成功的。想像自己在遇到困难时是冷静和自信的。运动员经常在他们的脑海中反复显像一个动作。他们想像自己打高尔夫时挥杆完美或者是打网球时击球成功。当我们将这些成功的图像深深地印入脑海中时,他们就变成了我们的潜意识,然后我们开始期待成功。

    作家和编辑Norman Cousins写道:“当人们失去梦想时,他们就会被恐惧困扰,这时的人们是最没有安全感的。”毫无疑问,如果我们能够想像有益的事情发生,他们就有真正发生的可能。

    不要在意别人的期待。我们要得到解放就必须不去在意别人对我们的想法。尽管歌剧演员Rise Stevens在舞台上表演时镇定自若,但在现实生活中她在观众面前的自信却不见了。“我的不安”,她说:“来自于力图去扮演并不是我的角色——不论是在休息室还是在舞台上。如果一个聪明的人说了一个笑话,我试图去理解它,但失败了。我假装熟悉我并不了解的事物。”

    Stevens最后对她自己说了真心话:“我知道我并不是聪明人或有智慧的人,我只有做我自己才能成功。我开始在聚会上聆听并提出问题,而不是力图给客人留下深刻印象。当我说话的时候,我努力提出有益的见解,而不是炫耀自己。我马上就感觉到我的社交生活有了新的气象。他们更喜欢这个真实的我。”如果我们能够真实对待我们的本能,我们中的大多数会发现我们自然而然地发展出了自己的特点。我们发现并表现自己的特点就是我们存在于这个星球上的理由。不要与别人一样,发展自身的特点,你就会越来越独立并有自信。

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    41.【答案】C

    【解析】首先,从本语段话题概念来看,选项中的“carbohydrates(碳水化合物)”与原文中的“food”等构成了篇章的词汇衔接关系。第二,从论点和论据的论证关系来看,本论据说明的就是食物对于缓解压力的作用。第三,注意本段中上下义词的关系分析。

    42. 【答案】B

    【解析】先从本语段话题概念来看,选项中的“aerobic exercise”与原文中的“run”等构成了篇章的词汇衔接关系。再从论点和论据的论证关系来看,本论据说明的就是锻炼对于缓解压力的功能。其三,注意本语段“锻炼”概念在原文的表达方式分析。

    43. 【答案】D

    【解析】首先从本语段话题角度来看,归纳本选项中的内容,不难看出写作的主要目的是为了说明调整看待问题角度的好处。其二,注意作者在本语段的写作中大量使用了疑问句,分析其在段落中的功能或作者表达的深层含义。其三,本语段与原文的已知部分共同作为论据支持了该段标题的论点。

    44. 【答案】F

    【解析】我们从本语段话题概念来看,选项中的“laughter”、“comedian”与原文中的“the light side”、“joke”等构成了篇章的词汇衔接关系。再从论点和论据的论证关系来看,本论据阐明了轻松看待问题的效果。其三,注意分析本语段中“幽默”概念的相关表达。

    45.【答案】E

    【解析】通过选项中的“some breathing space”可以看出与原文中的“a timeout”等构成了篇章的词汇衔接关系。再从论点和论据的论证关系来看,本论据说明的就是留给自己休息时间对减轻压力的重要性。其三,注意分析各个发展段落与全文第一、二段之间的内在的、分析性的思维关系。

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    冬日恶劣的天气、白昼时间的缩短和家庭的需求等都可能加剧人的压力感。据美国压力学院院长保罗?罗施博士透露,美国中西部某头痛诊所曾报道,与一年中其他的六周时间段相比,在从感恩节到圣诞节这六周时间里,感到紧张和周期性偏头痛的人增加了40%。

    目前许多医生在接受缓解紧张和压力方面的技术培训。但他们自己又使用哪些方法呢?在这里,一些优秀的健康专家与我们分享他们最喜欢用的缓解压力的方法。方法共有六种,它们是:

    食物镇静法。当营养生化学家朱迪思?沃尔特曼受到压力困扰时,她所做的和这个季节里其他人所做的没什么两样:吃些东西。但她吃的是一两块有益于健康的米糕。“我的研究结果表明,碳水化合物能提高大脑中调节情绪的化学血清素的水平,这对整个人体都起到镇静作用,”这位麻省理工学院的科学家说,“因此压力的症状诸如愤怒、紧张、易怒、无法集中精力等便被缓解了。”

    用跑步来避开你的问题。肯尼思?H?库珀医生用每天下班后跑步的方法应付自己所面临的压力。这位专家认为:“增氧健身运动是驱除压力和从工作过渡到家庭生活的最佳方法。”但他提醒说,不要让运动本身变成压力。即使轻度的活动——譬如说每天散步半个小时——也有利于强健体魄,调节情绪。“这便是我告诉患者务必每天遛狗的原因,”他笑着说,“即使他们没有狗。”

    调整看问题的方法。梅奥诊所应付压力专家、心理学家约翰?泰勒驾车驶入医院准备投入一天紧张的工作时,他看到他的微型汽车的汽油更换指示灯啪地一声打开了。他面对的是不间断会见病人的日程表,下班后还要去接三岁的孩子。“我感到非常紧张”,他回忆说,接着他试用他驱赶压力的方法。他问自己,这是生死攸关的问题吗?不是,油完全可以下个星期去换。他告诉患者只做那些不做就会造成严重后果的事情。“你不洗那些衣服就会死去吗?”他问。他特别提出,每天应留半小时做你喜欢做的事情,给自己重新充电。尤其是在假日里,放下一些日常的家务事,为与家人和朋友相处多留些时间。

    朝轻松的方面看。作家兼教育家乔尔?古德曼和几位忧虑的病人亲戚们一起乘坐一辆旅馆免费接客车。司机开始给饱尝压力的乘客们讲笑话。“后来他变了几个小戏法使我和母亲都笑了起来。”古德曼说,“在乘车的五分钟内,他教会我们幽默可以缓解压力”。古德曼被自己这段经历所打动,对笑的力量进行了研究。他认为:“开心的笑可以放松肌肉、降低血压、抑制与压力有关的荷尔蒙的分泌并增强免疫系统。”在他的研讨会上,他让客人们自问他们最喜欢的喜剧演员会如何看待这个让人感到压力的处境。

    给自己留出休息时间。超负荷的日程表是导致忧虑的主要原因。这种压力的产生可以通过提前做准备加以阻止。心脏病学专家雷?罗森曼在旧金山芒特?蔡恩医院做内科副主任时,他每天在日程表中留出半小时。“如果有急诊,我就把这段时间留给病人,”《A类型行为与你的心脏》的合著者罗森曼说,“不然我就用这半小时回电话或翻看信件。你虽然不可能控制所有事情,但你可以控制你的日程表,给自己留出一点休息时间。”

    做点祷告。科罗拉多州博尔德市的心理学家和医学科学家琼?博里森科主张,因为大多数人花费太多时间为过去感到极度痛苦或为将来感到忧虑,所以减轻压力的关键在于学会如何使现在的生活富有激情。

    “要做到这一点,依靠某种仪式是有益处的,”博里森科说。她感到最放松的时候是“我每天早晨做祈祷时”。祷告已显示出可使新甲肾上腺素和肾上腺素这类造成压力的荷尔蒙减少。

    但要记住,博里森科说,医生无法打开病人的“内在愈合系统。”那种内在的平静只有通过你自己的努力才能达到。如果你饱受压力之苦,就自己行动起来吧。

Sample Four

    41. 【答案】C

    【解析】注意此段第一句中的“lifetime employment”与标题中的“permanency in employment”相对应。

    42. 【答案】E

    【解析】这一段话都在讲wage, bonus, 显然是在说薪酬结果。

    43. 【答案】A

    【解析】这一段主要讲述女性与公司的关系,注意与下一段的区别。

    44. 【答案】F

    【解析】这一段讲外资企业的招聘,与此相对应的标题是F。

    45. 【答案】B

    【解析】此段第一句就明确提出了男性辞职的问题,与标题B相对应。      

    译文

    每年秋季,当招聘新的毕业生的工作开始时,**的各大城市都挤满了寻找工作的学生。他们第一次穿着正装,从一个面试地点赶到另一个面试地点。这个季节对许多学生来说是很重要的,因为他们的整个人生可能就在这个时期被决定了。

    **的终生职业

    在**,大公司里的工作经常是终生的。尽管在小公司和为转包商工作的人一般不能享受到大公司的优厚待遇,雇员们通常都期待工作或多或少有稳定性。

    工资结构

    工资的多少是由你的受教育程度和原先的就业领域决定的,例如普通毕业生做行政工作,工程师搞工程技术和设计等。提升和加薪都与资历紧密相关,尽管由于个人能力和工作业绩不同,之后也会有所不同。工资每个月付一次,税后工资通常是直接打入一个银行帐户。此外,奖金一年发两次。

    女性与**公司

    许多女毕业生抱怨与男生相比她们没有得到平等的训练和机会。**公司通常都认为女性员工终究会结婚生子。女性中也的确存在着生孩子是最重要的事这种思想,但是工作就需要加班,这也使女性在婚后无法工作。

    外企的招聘策略

    对现状失望而有事业心的女性往往选择到外企工作。由于大多数男生倾向于到有保障的公司工作,外企经常愿意雇佣女生,因为她们的潜力比男生更大。

    男性为什么有时候会从公司辞职

    尽管前途似锦,有些男性还是会从公司辞职。一个原因就是接管家族生意。当父母退休时,长子通常会接管家族公司或生意,例如店铺。所以,一个商人在继承父母生意时完全改变他的职业方向,例如成为了一个店主,这是很常见的。

    工作中的人际关系会比较密切,因为他们共同工作的时间和年份都很长。实际上,一个人的社交经常是基于工作上的关系。饭店和酒家晚上总是挤满了与同事一起欢聚的人们。许多公司为职员组织旅游和体育活动。年长的职员经常扮演导师的角色。这意味着他们会对年轻员工的生活给予指导,例如结婚和孩子的教育。

    Part C

    46.这是殖民地人民为抗议英国对北美事务无法容忍的干预,争取独立自主的正义事业而进行的斗争。

    47.1775年底,“大陆会议”准许同西印度群岛进行有限定的贸易以获得武器和弹药,而到1776年春,与其他非英属地区的贸易已放开进行。

    48.甚至沿海地区的贸易也由于缺乏船只、海上封锁以及战时的高昂运费而缩减。英国占领的港口,如纽约港,只有少许的进口活动,出口量则几乎为零。

    49.工作作坊也大量涌现,相同的原因刺激了啤酒、威士忌及其他国产酒类的生产。

    50.只有那些远离商业活动的乡村地区免受战争炮火硝烟与战时贸易封锁的影响。

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