Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please write the corresponding letter for each item on the Answer Sheet. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.(答案请写在答题纸上)
A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural (36) ___________ for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn (37) ___________ to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to (38) ___________ from their own limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with a (39) ___________ of human experiences and come to (40) ___________ other ways of thought and living. And while (41) ___________ their own relationships and responses to life, the readers often find that the (42) ___________in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.
Books provide (43) ___________ material for readers’ imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books (44) ___________ their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure (45) ___________. The social and educational significance of the readers’ books cannot be overestimated in an academic library.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by writing a corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.(答案请写在答题纸上)
Boomerang Children(归巢族)
A) Jennifer Bliss was no inexperienced lawyer when she moved back in with her parents. At 39, she had burned through her retirement funds after losing her law-firm job in July 2007. She gave the bank the keys to the home she was unable to sell in Grand Rapids, Mich., and last November, she packed up her two Great Danes and moved about 60 miles, to Lansing, to live with her mother and stepfather. “This has been awful,” says Bliss, who has sent out some 600 resumes nationwide looking for legal work or a managerial position in another field. “I went to law school to have a solid profession so that I wouldn’t wind up in a situation like this.”
B) The term boomerang children used to refer to young adults moving back in with their parents, but the recession is forcing people in their 30s and 40s and older--often with a spouse and kids in tow--to stay with the parents until they regain their financial footing. Since the recession began in December 2007, the US has lost 3.6 million jobs. An AARP survey released in May found that more than a third of retirees have had to help a child pay bills in the last year. And the number of multigenerational households has increased from 5 million in 2000 to 6.2 million in 2008, according to AARP. Crowded quarters, wounded pride and general anxiety about the global economic crisis do not make the most pleasant living situation. But there are ways to ease the transition.
Talk about Expectations
C) And be sure to discuss one another’s needs up front, says Brian Carpenter, a psychology professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Failure to do so can lead to a lot of conflicts. That’s what happened when Michael Gallagher, 40, moved in with his mother in Los Angeles in October 2007 after he was fired from his job as an audio engineer. “When he came home to live, I was thinking ‘family’, and he was thinking ‘roommate’,” says BJ Gallagher, 59, an author and a video producer. “I would feel bad when he wouldn’t say hello when he walked in the door.” At the same time, her son felt she was checking up on him and “lurking”(潜伏)around, she says. “We both ended up disappointed and annoyed until we discussed it and dealt with it.”
D) Donna Butts, executive director of Generations United, an intergenerational advocacy group based in Washington, says it’s a good idea to create an approximate timetable for achieving specific goals, such as “get a job”, “move out”.
Build in Privacy
E) If possible, everyone should have at least some space of his or her own. For instance, when Michael Gallagher took over the part of his mother’s house that she had been using as an office, she moved her computer and video equipment into a much smaller room adjoining her bedroom. “We each needed our own space. There was no way around that,” BJ says of the rearranging she had to accommodate her son.
Share Household Expenses
F) Pay parents rent, or help with bills, and take over housework like mowing the lawn. “This way, everyone is helping in some way, and no one feels taken advantage of,” says Elizabeth Carll, a psychologist in Huntington, N. Y., who is an expert on dealing with stress. Bliss does all the cooking and cleaning. Michael Gallagher buys his own food, and beyond that, his mother says, he has “paid in trade” by persuading her to have the hip replacement she had needed for a while and by taking care of her after the operation.
G) In late 2006, John Kreuzer, 30, and his wife moved from Portland, Ore., into his in-laws’ house in San Jose, Calif., because he got a public relation job in Silicon Valley. They decided to keep staying there--with their two little kids--because Kreuzer’s father-in-law was laid off. As the job market got tighter, it just made sense for everyone to share living expenses in such a high-cost area, Kreuzer says.
H) Along the way, there have been differences of opinion when it comes to bringing up children. Kreuzer has explained to his children that they must abide by their grandparents’ rules, e.g., no roughhousing(打闹的)indoors. “My in-laws really help out with the kids while my wife and I are working,” he says. “I know that once we move out, my children will miss their time together with Grandma and Pop-pop.” Once we move out? That brings up one last point.
Be Realistic
I) The economy has to turn around someday, and in the meantime, rents are falling. In March, Kreuzer and his family are moving into a nearby town house with rent so cheap, he can continue to help his in-laws pay their monthly bills. Michael Gallagher also found a killer deal on a rental. He moved out of his mom’s place in November, but she has yet to rearrange her stuff. “I’m not moving anything back just yet,” she says. “With this awful economy, he could boomerang(回来)right back in here.”
46. Failure to discuss each other’s needs can result in a lot of conflicts.
47. Michael Gallagher helped his mother by caring for her after her surgery.
48. Michael Gallagher’s mother moved her computer into a smaller room in order to provide personal space for her son.
49. The children have been told that they have to comply with their grandparents’ rules.
50. The economy will recover sooner or later, and at the same time, rents will fall.
51. With the job market becoming tighter, it is sensible for people living in the high-cost area to share living expenses.
52. A female lawyer said she went to law school for the purpose of finding a decent job.
53. The number of families sharing one house between different generations has increased by 1.2 million.
54. A lawyer used up her pension funds when she lost her job.
55. Michael Gallagher was thinking they were just roommates when he moved to live with his mother.
Section C
Directions: There is 1 passage in this section. It is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. There are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Like a needle climbing up a bathroom scale, the number keeps rising. In 1991, 15% of Americans were obese(肥胖); by 1999, that proportion had grown to 27%. Youngsters, who should have activity on their side, are growing larger as well: 19% of Americans under 17 are obese. Waistbands have been popping in other western countries too, as physical activity has declined and diets have expanded. By and large, people in the rich world seem to have lost the fight against flab(松弛).
Meanwhile, poorer nations have enjoyed some success in their battles against malnutrition and famine. But, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, it is more a case of being out of the frying pan and into the fire. The most striking example actually in the poor world comes from the Pacific islands, home of the world’s most obese communities. In 1966, 14% of the men on this island were obese while 100% of men under the age of 30 in 1996 were obese.
This increase in weight has been uneven as well as fast. As a result, undernourished and over-nourished people frequently live cheek by jowl(面颊). The mix can even occur within a single household. A study of families in Indonesia found that nearly 10% contained both the hungry and the fat. This is a mysterious phenomenon, but might have something to do with people of different ages being given different amounts of food to eat.
The prospect of heading off these problems is bleak. In many affected countries there are cultural factors to contend with, such as an emphasis on eating large meals together, or on food as a form of hospitality. Moreover, there is a good measure of disbelief on the part of policymakers that such a problem could exist in their countries. There appears to be a general reluctance on the part of governments to spend resources on promoting diet and exercise while starvation is still a real threat, and the result is a recipe for inaction. Unless something is done soon, it might not be possible to turn the clock back.
56. The first sentence of the passage most probably implies that ___________.
A) many Americans are obsessed with the rising temperature in their bathroom
B) more people are overweighed in the United States
C) people are doing more physical exercises with the help of scales
D) youngsters become taller and healthier thanks to more activities
57. As physical exercise declines and diet expands,___________.
A) other western countries has been defeated by fat
B) obesity has become an epidemic(流行病)of the rich world
C) waistbands begin to be popular in other western countries
D) western countries can no longer fight against obesity
58. Which is NOT the point of the example of the Pacific Islands?
A) The poor community has shaken off poverty and people are well-fed now.
B) Obesity is becoming a problem in the developing world too.
C) Excessive weight increase will cause no less harm than the food shortage.
D) The problem of overweight emerges very fast.
59. Of tackling obesity in the poor world, we can learn from the passage that ___________.
A) the matter is so complex as to go beyond our capacity
B) no matter what we do, the prospect will always be bleak
C) it is starvation, the real threat, that needs to be solved
D) we should take immediate actions before it becomes incurable
60. What is the main idea of this passage?
A) Obesity is now a global problem that needs tackling.
B) The weights increase fast throughout the whole world.
C) Obesity and starvation are two main problems in the poor world. D) Obesity has shifted from the rich world to the poor world.
Part IV Translation (20%)
Directions: For this part, you are required to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
一位美国医生的研究发现，平均每天发送120多条信息的青少年更有可能饮酒、吸烟、有其他不良习惯。调查涉及近4000名13至18岁的高中生，确定其中20%的青少年是“超级短信族”(n. hyper-texter)。这项研究的结果表明，短信正在严重危害青少年健康;父母们要帮助孩子们，引导他们避免过度(adj. excessive)使用手机。
