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　　Passage Two

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Just over a decade into the 21st century, women’s progress can be celebrated across a range of fields. They hold the highest political offices from Thailand to Brazil, Costa Rica to Australia. A woman holds the top spot at the International Monetary Fund; another won the Nobel Prize in economics. Self-made billionaires in Beijing, tech innovators in Silicon Valley, pioneering justices in Ghana—in these and countless other areas, women are leaving their mark.

　　But hold the applause. In Saudi Arabia, women aren’t allowed to drive. In Pakistan, 1,000women die in honor killings every year. In the developed world, women lag behind men in pay and political power. The poverty rate among women in the U.S. rose to 14.5% last year.

　　To measure the state of women’s progress. Newsweek ranked 165 countries, looking at five areas that affect women’s lives; treatment under the law, workforce participation, political power, and access to education and health care. Analyzing data from the United Nations and the WorldEconomic Forum, among others, and consulting with experts and academics, we measured 28 factorsto come up with our rankings.

　　Countries with the highest scores tend to be clustered in the West, where gender discrimination is against the law, and equalrights are constitutionally enshrined(神圣化). But there were some surprises. Some otherwise high-ranking countries had relatively low scores for political representation. Canadaranked third overall but 26th in power, behind countries such as Cuba and Burundi. Doesthissuggest that a woman in a nation’s top office translates to better lives for women in general? Not exactly.“Trying to quantify or measure the impact of women in politics is hard because in very few countries have there been enough women in politics to make a difference,”says Anne-Marie Goetz, peace and security adviser for U.N. Women.

　　Of course, no index can account for everything. Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities. Some things simply can’t be measured. And cross-cultural comparisons can t account for difference of opinion.

　　Certain conclusions are nonetheless clear. For one thing, our index backs up a simple but profound statement made by Hillary Clinton at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

　　summit. “When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world,” she said. “There’s a stimulative effect that kicks in when women have greater access to jobs and the economic lives of our countries: Greater political stability. Fewer military conflicts.More food.More educational opportunity for children. By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.”

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　61. What does the author think about women’s progress so far?

　　A) It still leaves much to be desired.

　　B) It is too remarkable to be measured.

　　C) It has greatly changed women’s fate.

　　D) It is achieved through hard struggle.

　　62. In what countries have women made the greatest progress?

　　A) Where women hold key posts in government.

　　B) Where women’s rights are protected by law.

　　C) Where women’s participation in management is high.

　　D) Where women enjoy better education and health care.

　　63. What do Newsweek rankings reveal about women in Canada?

　　A) They care little about political participation.

　　B) They are generally treated as equals by men.

　　C) They have a surprisingly low social status.

　　D) They are underrepresented in politics.

　　64. What does Anne-Marie Goetz think of a woman being in a nation’s top office?

　　A) It does not necessarily raise women’s political awareness.

　　B) It does not guarantee a better life for the nation’s women.

　　C) It enhances women’s status.

　　D) It boosts women’s confidence.

　　65. What does Hillary Clinton suggest we do to make the world a better place?

　　A) Give women more political power.

　　B) Stimulate women’s creativity.

　　C) Allow women access to education.

　　D) Tap women’s economic potential.

　　Part IVTranslation (30 minutes)

　　Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

　　中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收。这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似。过中秋节的习俗于唐代早期在中国各地开始流行。中秋节在农历八月十五，是人们拜月的节日。这天夜晚皓月光空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日。月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食。人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿(longevity)”、“福”或“和”等字样。

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　答案

　　1~5 ADCBB 6~10 CDBCA 11~15 ACCAD 16~20 ABDBD 21~25 CDDBA

　　26. abused 27. industrial 28. extremes 29. extinguished 30. mysteries

　　31. tear apart 32. toxic 33. capable of 34. manifested 35. a multitude of

　　36~40 FLIBK 41~45 AEHDN 46~50 GCHFA 51~55 GDKIJ 56~60 CACBA

　　61~65 ABDBD