2014年同等學(xué)力人員申請(qǐng)碩士學(xué)位外國(guó)語(yǔ)水平全國(guó)統(tǒng)一考試英語(yǔ)試卷一及參考答案考生須知本考試分試卷一和試卷二兩部分。試卷一滿分75分，考試時(shí)間為100分鐘，9:00開始，10:40結(jié)束:試卷二滿分25分，考試時(shí)間為50分鐘，10:40開始，11:30結(jié)束。請(qǐng)考生務(wù)必將本人姓名和考號(hào)填寫在本頁(yè)方框內(nèi)。3?請(qǐng)將試卷一答案用2B鉛筆填涂在試卷一答題卡上，答在試卷上的無(wú)效。4?在答題卡上正確的填涂方法為在代表答案的字母上劃線，如[A][B][C][D]。5?監(jiān)考員宣布試卷一考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)停止答試卷一，將試卷一和試卷一答題卡反扣在自己的桌面上繼續(xù)做試卷二。監(jiān)考員將到座位上收取試卷一和試卷一答題卡。6?監(jiān)考員收卷過程中，考生須配合監(jiān)考員驗(yàn)收，并請(qǐng)監(jiān)考員在準(zhǔn)考證上簽字(作為考生交卷的憑據(jù))，否則，若發(fā)生答卷遺失，責(zé)任由考生自負(fù)。PartIOralCommunication(10points)SectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,BandC,takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.DialogueOneTheyhadbeeninthereforabout5minutesIt'stheothermanI'mtalkingaboutIthoughtyousaidtherewerethreemenBurney:Thereweretwomen,Ithink.No,three.Theyranintothebankandtheonewiththegu，nthetallone,herunsuptothewindow,andstartsshoutingsomething,Idon'tknow,"Givemeallyourmoney"andtheotherone-Policeofficer:1?Burney:No,thereweretwomenandagirl.2theonecarryingthesuitcase,well,hegoesuptotheotherguy-Policeofficer:Theonewiththegun?Burney:Yes,andheopensthesuitcaseandthecashier,well,she-well,alltheotherpeoplebehindthewindow-theyhandoverpilesofmoneyandtwomenputitintothesuitcaseandtheyrunout.Itwasl:35.3DialogueTwoIlikeagoodstoryTheystillmakemovieslikethatPeopletodaydon'tlikethatSpeakerA:IlikewatchingoldlmoviesandIthinktheyarethebest.SpeakerB:Iagreewithyou,eventhoughthey'reinblackandwhite.Ithinkagoodstoryismoreimportantthancolor.SpeakerA:Andtherewasnoviolenceinoldmovies.SpeakerB:No,therewasn't.4SpeakerA:Theylikelotsofaction.SpeakerB:5SpeakerA:Iliketoseeactorswhoarelikerealpeople.SpeakerB:Likerealpeoplewithrealproblems.SpeakerA:___6SpeakerB:Yes,buttheynevermakemuchmoney.SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.IdoalotofresearchontheInternettooIdocumenteverythingOfcoursetheymailtheirfriendsendlesslyIdoalotofmyshoppingonthenetnowInterviewer:Ms.Chen,canyoutelluswhichpiecesoftechnologyareimportanttoyou?Interviewee:Threethings:mySharplaptop;myiphone5;andmyOlympusdigitalcamera.7:thekids,art,buildings,clothes,scenesthatcatchmyeyeasIwalkpast.Interviewer:Whatdoyouuseyourcomputerfor?Interviewee:Well,Isendemailsallthetime.ButIdoalotofmydesignworkonscreennowandIcansendmyideasstraighttodirectorsandproducers.8-therearesomefantasticsitesaroundnow.Interviewer:Whousesthecomputerathome?Interviewee:Thekidsusethecomputerallthetimeathome.9-andontopofthatthey'realwaystextingontheirmobilephones!TheyplaycomputergameswhentheythinkIortheirfatheraren'tlooking!Theydon'tlikedoinghomework,ofcourse,buttherearesomereallygoodrevisionsitesontheInternet.10-15minutesforawholesupermarket"visit"!Thatfeelsreallygood.Part口Vocabulary(10points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Nowandinthefuture,wewillliveasfreepeople,heinterestofB.underthecontrolofC.forthesakeofD.atthecostofPublicacceptanceofrabbitasaneconomicalsourceofproteindependshowaggressivelyproducersmarketit.vigorouslyB.effectivelyC.efficientlyD.rigorouslyManyNewEnglandcommunitiesdonotpermittheconstructionofa"modernist"building,lestitaltertheiroverallarchitecturalintegrity.incasethatB.inspitethatC.forfearthatD.inorderthatEssentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationofwhatisconceivedtobereality.imaginationB.impressionC.presentationD.expressionTelevisioncommercialhavebeenunderconstantscrutinyforthelastfewyears.pressureB.reflectionC.examinationD.attackThemayorhasspentahandsomeamountoftimeinhislastternworkingtobringdownthetaxrate.sufficientB.plentyC.considerableD.moderateHispoorperformancemaybeattributedtothelackofmotivation.causedbyB.focusedonC.takenforD.viewedasThenewcutininterestrateismeanttopromotedomesticinvestment.encourageB.obtainC.publicizeD.advertiseConditionsforthegrowthofthisplantareoptimuminearlysummer.mostacceptableB.mostexpressiveC.mostfavoriteD.mostdesirableSheoftensayshergreatesthappinessconsistsinhelpingthedisadvantagedchildren.isproportionatetoB.iscomposedofC.liesinD.reliesonPartIIIReadingComprehension(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneOfallthelessonstaughtbythefinancialcrisis,themostpersonalhasbeenthatAmericansaren'tsogoodatmoney-management.Wetakeouthomeloanswecan'tafford.Werunupsky-highcredit-carddebt.Wedon'tsavenearlyenoughforretirement.Inresponse,supportersoffinancial-literacyeducationaremovingwithrenewedenthusiasm.SchooldistrictsinstatessuchasNewJerseyandIllinoisareaddingmoney-managementcoursestotheircurriculums.TheTreasuryandEducationdepartmentsaresendinglessonplanstohighschoolsandencouragingstudentstocompeteintheNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengethatbeginsinMarch.Studentswithtopscoresonthatexamwillreceivecertificates-butchancesforlong-termbenefitsareslim.Asitturnsout,thereislittleevidencethattraditionaleffortstoboostfinancialknow-howhelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsoutsidetheclassroom.Evenasthefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteamoverthepastdecade,scoreshavebeenfallingonteststhatmeasurehowwellstudentslearnaboutthingssuchasbudgeting,creditcards,insuranceandinvestments.ArecentsurveyofcollegestudentsconductedfortheJumpStartCoalitionforPersonalFinancialLiteracyfoundthatstudentswho'dhadapersonal-financeormoney-managementcourseinhighschoolscorednobetterthanthosewhohadn't."Weneedtofigureouthowtodothistherightway,"saysLewisMandell,aprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonwhoafter15yearsofstudyingfinancial-literacyprogramshascometotheconclusionthatcurrentmethodsdon'twork.Agrowingnumberofresearchersandeducatorsagreethatamoreradicalapproachisneeded.Theyadvocatestartingfinancialeducationalotearlierthanhighschool,puttingrealmoneyandspendingdecisionsintokids'handsandtalkingopenlyabouttheemotionsandsocialinfluencestiedtohowwespend.Otherinitiativesaretackingsuchreal-worldissuesasthecommercialandsocialpressuresthataffectpurchasingdecisions.Whyexactlydoyouwantthoseexpensivebrand-nameshoessobadly?"Ittakesconfidencetotakeastandandtothinkdifferently,"saysJerooBillimoria,founderofAflatoun,anonprofitwhosecurriculum,usedinmorethan30countries,aimstohelpkidsgetalegupintheirfinanciallives.”“Thisgoesbeyondmoneyandsavings"Thefinancial-literacyeducationisintendedto.helpAmericanstoovercomethefinancialcrisisenableAmericanstomanagemoneywiselyincreaseAmericans'awarenessofthefinancialcrisisrenewAmericans'enthusiasmaboutmoney-managementAccordingtotheauthor,theNationalFinancialCapabilityChallengewillbe.well-receivedB.costlyC.rewardingD.ineffectiveBysayingthat"thefinancial-literacymovementhasgainedsteam"(Para.3),theauthormeansthatthemovement.hasgonethroughfinancialdifficultieshasreceivedmuchcriticismhasbeenregardedasimaginativehasbeenmoreandmorepopularLewisMandellsuggeststhatweshouldfigureouthowto.helpstudentsscorebetterinmoney-managementcoursesimprovethesocialawarenessoffinancialeducationcarryoutfinancial-literacyeducationproperlymanagemoneyinamoreefficientwayJerooBillimoriaismostlikelytoagreethatcommercialandsocialpressuresmakeone'spurchasingdecisions.A.difficultB.feasibleC.unwiseD.acceptablePassageTwoCheatingisnothingnew,buttoday,educatorsandadministratorsarefindingthatinstancesofacademicdishonestyonthepartofstudentshavebecomemorefrequent-andarelesslikelytobepunished-thaninthepast.Cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike.Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?Noonereallyknows.Someblamethetrendonagenerallooseningofmoralvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Othershaveattributedincreasedcheatingtothefactthattoday'syoutharefarmorepragmatic(實(shí)用主義的)thantheirmoreidealisticpredecessors.Whereasinthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies,studentswerefilledwithvisionsaboutchangingtheworld，today'sstudentsfeelgreatpressuretoconformandsucceed.Ininterviewswithstudentsathighschoolsandcollegesaroundthecountry,bothyoungmenandwomensaidthatcheatinghadbecomeeasy.Somesuggestedtheydiditoutofspiteforteacherstheydidnotrespect.Otherslookedatitasagame.Onlyiftheywerecaught,somesaid,wouldtheyfeelguilty."Peoplearecompetitive,"saidasecond-yearcollegestudentnamedAnna,fromChicago.There'sanunderlyingfear.Ifyoudon'tdowell,yourlifeisgoingtoberuined.Thepressureisnotonlyformparentsandfriendsbutfromoneself.Toachieve.Tosucceed.It'salmostasthoughwehavetooutdootherpeopletoachieveourowngoals,EdwardWynne,amagazineeditor,blamestheriseinacademicdishonestyontheschools.Heclaimsthatadministratorsandteachershavebeentoohesitanttotakeaction.DwightHuber,chairmanoftheEnglishdepartmentatAmarillo.seesthematterdifferently,blamingtheriseincheatingonthewaystudentsareevaluated."IwouldcheatifIfeltIwasbeingcheated,"Mr.Hubersaid.Hefeelsthataslongasteachersgivesshort-answertestsratherthanessayquestionsandratestudentsbythenumberoffactstheycanmemorizeratherthanbyhowwelltheycanputinformationtogether,studentswilltrytobeatthesystem."Theconceptofcheatingisbasedonthefalseassumptionthatthesystemislegitimateandthereissomethingwrongwiththeindividualwhoaredoingit,"hesaid."That'stooeasyananswer.We'vegottostartlookingatthesystem."Educatorsarefindingthatstudentswhocheat.arenotonlythoseacademicallyweaktendtobedishonestinlateryearsaremorelikelytobepunishedthanbeforehavepooracademicrecordsAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Reforminthetestingsystemwilleliminatecheating.Punishmentisaneffectivemethodtostopcheating.Students'cheatinghasdeepsocialroots.Studentsdonotcheatonessaytests.WhichofthefollowingpointsofviewwouldMr.Huberagreewith?Cheatingwouldbereducedthroughaneducationalreform.Studentswhocheatshouldbeexpelledfromschool.Punishmentforcheatersshouldbesevereinthiscountry.Parentsmusttakeresponsibilityfortheriseincheating.Theexpression"theindividuals"(thelastparagraph)referstoA.schooladministratorsstudentswhocheatparentsteachersThepassagemainlydiscussesA:waystoeliminateacademicdishonestyB:factorsleadingtoacademicdishonestyC:thedeclineofmoralstandardsoftoday'syouthD:people'stoleranceofstudents'cheatingPassageThreeLastweek,Ireadastoryabouta34-year-oldBritishwomanwhoisextremelyafraidofmetalforks.She'sbeenusingplasticonesfor17yearsbecausethesoundofaforkrubbingagainstaplategivesherapanicattack.Strange,right?Butshe'snotalone.Whilepopularphobias恐懼癥)aboutsnakesandspidersmightgetalloftheattention,thereareawidevarietyofnot-so-obvioushorrorsthatmakepeoplenervous.Whilesomephobiasmightseemabitsilly,theycancauseseriousemotionaldistress.Myco-workerMagdaisterrifiedofpigeons,aphobiathatistakingoverherlife.Shewon'twalkincertainpartsofthecityandrunsscreamingfromthesubwaywhenoneofthese"ratswithwings"findsitswayontotheplatform.Anotherfriendisdisgustedwithcheese.OnceIsawherrunawayfromasliceofit.Sowheredoesanirrationalfearofcheesecomefrom?Arephobiassomethingweinheritfromourgenesordoweacquiretheseunusualanxietiesovertime?EversinceIcanrememberIhavebeenunreasonablyfrightenedofelevators.TherewasnoterriblechildhoodexperienceandIamfinewithconfinedspaces,butsomethingaboutelevatorsmakesmenervous.Andso,whenmyboyfriendandIfoundourselvesstrappedinanelevatorlastyear-becausethesesortsofthingsalwayshappeneventually-Iwasanticipatingtheworst.Whilehegavemeasuggestiveeyebrowraiseandproposedwe"takeadvantageofthesituation,"Ibeganscreaminguncontrollably.Iwasfarfromturnedonbythewholefacingmyworstnightmarething.However,afterthefearsubsided（肖退）1realizedthat,yes,thiswasmygreatestfearcometrue,andyet-itwasn'tallthatbad.Nervousandinconvenientmaybe,butterrifying?Notsomuch.Liberatingyourselffromadeep-seatedphobiacanbealonganddifficultprocess,butsometimesitcanbeassimpleasconfrontingitheadon.The34-year-oldBritishwomanisextremelyafraidofmetalforksbecauseshehasneverusedthembeforeshehasbeeninjuredbythembeforeshecouldn'tbeartheirsoundonplatesheisafraidthattheymayhurtherThephrase"ratswithwings"（Para.3）referstostrangebirdsB.pigeonsC.devilsD.exoticratsTheauthor'sfearofelevatorsistheresultofherphobiafornoreasonhernervousnessofbeingaloneherdislikeofbeinginclosedspacesherterribleexperienceAfterthefearsubsided,theauthorrealizedthatherboyfriend'shelpwasimportantshecouldhavehadagoodtimewithherboyfriendanelevatorridecouldbeexcitingitwasnotashorribleasshehadthoughtThepurposefortheauthortoshareherexperienceistoillustrateconqueringafearcanbedifficultencouragepeopletoovercometheirfearsintroducewhatstrangefearspeoplehaveexplainwhypeoplehavestrangefearsPassageFourTheAmericanpublic'sobsessionwithdietinghasledtooneofthemostdangeroushealthmisconceptionsofalltimes.Manytelevisionads,movies,magazinearticles,anddiet-foodproductlabelswouldhaveconsumersbelievethatcarbohydrates（碳水化合物）arebadforthehumanbodyandthatthosewhoeatthemwillquicklybecomeoverweight.Weareadvisedtoavoidfoodssuchaspotatoes,riceandwhitebreadandoptformeatsandvegetablesinstead.Somecompaniespromotethisideatoencourageconsumerstobuytheir"carb-free"foodproducts.Butthetruthis,thehumanbodyneedscarbohydratestofunctionproperly,andabodythatreliesoncarbohydratesbutisexhaustedofthisdietaryelementisnotingoodshapeafterall.Mostfoodsthatweconsumeonadailybasislikepotatoesandriceareloadedwithcarbohydrates.Contrarytopopularbelief,carbohydrateshavemanyhealthbenefitssomefightdiseasessuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease,andothershelptopreventcancerandstroke.Cuttingthesefoodsoutofyourdietmaydepriveyourbodyofthemanyhealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates.Oneofthebestbenefitsofcarbohydratesistheirabilitytohelptomaintainthehealthofourorgans,tissues,andcells.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatonetypeofcarbohydratecalledfiberreducestheriskofheartdisease.Carbohydratesalsocontainantioxidants（抗氧化劑）,whichprotectthebody'scellsfromharmfulparticleswiththepotentialtocausecancer.Thisdoesnotmeanthatthehumanbodycansurviveonadietcomposedentirelyofcarbohydrates.Wealsoneedcertainpercentagesofproteinsandfatstomaintainhealthybodies.Butcarbohydratescertainlyshouldnotbeavoidedaltogether.Infact,thefoodpyramid,therecommendedbasisofahealthydiet,showsthatapersonshouldconsumesixtoelevenservingsofbreadsandgrains,aswellasthreetofourservingseachoffruitsandvegetables-allcarbohydrate-containingfoods.Itiseasytoseewhycuttingcarbohydratesoutofaperson'sdietisnotagoodidea.Theonlywaytoknowwhatistrulyhealthyforyourownbodyistotalktoanutritionistordietician,whocanhelpyouchoosefoodsthatarerightforyouaswellasguideyoutowardaproperexerciseprogramforweightloss,ormusclegain.Theseprofessionalswillnevertellyoutocutoutcarbohydratesentirely!Thebottomline:listentotheexperts,nottheadvertisers!AsisusedinParagraphl,theword"exhausted"mostpossiblymeansA.derivedB.deprivedC.startledD.starvingAccordingtotheauthor,advertiserswhosell“carb-free”productsA.offerhealthyoptionsB.areresponsibleforobesityC.arenottellingthetruthD.valueconsumers'well-beingWhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthehealthbenefitsofcarbohydrates?A.Preventionoffiberreduction.B.Preventionofheartdisease.C.Preventionofstroke.D.Preventionofcancer.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatahealthydiet.A.needsenoughproteinsbutnofatforustomaintainenergyisbalancedbetweencarbohydrates,andproteinsandfatsislowincarbohydratesandhighinproteinsandfatsD.containsequalamountsofcarbohydratesandproteinsThemainpurposeofthepassageistoA.promotemorephysicalexerciseadvocateahealthydietdescribethevarietyofcarbohydratesexplainhowtoliveahealthylifeSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetOneofthecentralprinciplesofraisingkidsinAmericaisthatparentsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation:meetingwithteachers,volunteeringatschoolhelpingwithhomework,anddoingahundredotherthingsthatfewworkingparentshavetimefor.TheseobligationsaresobakedintoAmericanvaluesthatfewparentsstoptoaskwhetherthey'reworththeeffort.UntilthisJanuary,fewresearchersdid,either.Inthelargest-everstudyofhowparentalinvolvementaffectsacademicachievement,KeithRobinsonandAngelL.Harris,twosociologyprofessorsatDuke,foundthatmostlyitdoesn't.Theresearcherscombedthroughnearlythreedecades'worthofsurveysofAmericanparentsandtracked63differentmeasuresofparentalparticipationinkids'academiclives,fromhelpingthemwithhomework,totalkingwiththemaboutcollegeplans.Inanattempttoshowwhetherthekidsofmore-involvedparentsimprovedovertime,theresearchersindexedthesemeasurestochildren'sacademicperformance,includingtestscoresinreadingandmath.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.Mostmeasurableformsofparentalinvolvementseemtoyieldfewacademicdividendsforkids,oreventobackfire適得其反)-regardlessofaparent'srace,class,orlevelofeducation.Doyoureviewyourdaughter'shomeworkeverynight?RobinsonandHarris'sdatashowthatthiswo'nthelpherscorehigheronstandardizedtests.Oncekidsentermiddleschool,parentalhelpwithhomeworkcanactuallybringtestscoresdown,aneffectRobinsonsayscouldbecausedbythefactthatmanyparentsmayhaveforgotten,ornevertrulyunderstood,thematerialtheirchildrenlearninschool.Comment1:Basicallythechoiceiswhetheronewantstoletkidstobekids.Persistentparentalinvolvementandconstantlycommunicatingtothekidsonwhattheparentswantconsciouslyorunconsciouslywouldhelpthekidsgrowuporthinkliketheparentssoonerthanotherwise.Comment2:Italsodependsonthekid.Emotionalandsocialmaturityhavealottodowithsuccessincollegeandinlife.Somekidsmayhavethebrainsandareboredbyhighschool,butthatdoes'ntmeantheyarereadyforcollegeortheworkplace.Comment3:Thearticledoesn'tclearlydefine“helping,”butIunderstooditasactuallyassistingchildrenintheexercises(e.g.helpingthemtosolveamathproblem)and/orreviewingtheirworkforaccuracyratherthansimplymakingsurethey'vecompletedtheirwork.Ithinkthelatterismorehelpfulthantheformer.Iwouldalsocertainlyhopethatnostudywoulddiscourageparentsfrommonitoringtheirchildren'sperformance!Theword“they”(Para.1)refersto.A.studiesB.principlesC.valuesD.obligationsWhatisthemainconclusionoftheRobinsonandHarris'sstudy?Thekidsofmore-involvedparentsimproveovertime.Parentalinvolvementmaynotnecessarilybenefitchildren.Parentalinvolvementworksbetterwithlow-achievers.Schoolsshouldcommunicatewithparentsregularly.Comment1suggeststhatA.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalonekidsshouldbekidsafterallparentsmayinfluencechildren'sthinkingpersistentparentalinvolvementisamustThewriterofComment2wouldprobablyagreethatA.highintelligencedoesnotguaranteesuccessgettingreadyforcollegeisanemotionalprocesssocialmaturityissufficienttoachievesuccessinlifehighschoolisoftenboringintheU.S.WhichofthefollowingparentalhelpswillthewriterofComment3considerproper?A.Reviewingkids'homeworkforaccuracy.Monitoringkids'classperformance.Assistingkidsintheirexercises.MakingsurekidshavefinishedtheirworkPartIVCloze(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked,A,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Ironically,astudyfindsthatwe'reawfulgift-giverspreciselybecausewespendtoomuchtimetryingtobeconsiderate.Weimagineourfriends_46_agiftthatisimpressive,expensive,andsentimental.Weimaginethelookofhappinessandsurpriseontheirfacesandthewarmthwefeel._47_.Butthere'ssomethingthatthemostsentimental-gift-giverstendnottothinktoomuchabout:_48_thegiftispracticalinthefirstplace._49_,practicalityseemslikeanenemyofgreatgiftgiving.Beautifuljewelry,lovelywatches,perfectrugs,finelycraftedkitchenhardware:Thesethings_50_greatgiftsbecausetheycommunicatesomethingbeyondpracticality.Theycommunicatethatthegivercares.Butdothereceiverscare?Often,no."Giftreceiverswouldbe_51_ifgiversgavethemexactlywhattheyrequested_52_.attemptingtobe'thoughtfulandconsiderate'bybuyinggiftstheydidnotexplicitlyrequest"tosurprisethem,theresearcherswrite.Theircleverpaperasksgiversandreceiversto_53_giftsfromtwoperspectives:desirability(e.g.thecostofacoffeemaker)andfeasibility(e.g.the_54_ofthecoffeemaker).Acrossseveralexperiments,theyfindthatgiversconsistentlygivegiftsbasedondesirabilityandreceivers_55_favorgiftsbasedonfeasibility.A.toopenB.openingC.haveopenedD.openedA.inpersonB.inturnC.inplaceD.inreturnA.WhetherB.WhenC.WhyD.HowA.TobesureB.TosumupC.InmanywaysD.InmanycasesA.workoutB.leadtoC.makeforD.takeupA.happierB.moresurprisedC.happyD.surprisedA.regardlessofB.ratherthanC.astoD.butforA.decideB.classifyC.selectD.measureA.lookB.qualityC.neverthelessD.easeA.unexpectedlyB.whereasC.neverthelessD.continuouslyPartVTextCompletion(20points)Directions:Inthispart,therearethreeincompletetextswith20questions(Rangingfrom56to75).Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfourphrasestobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletethephrases.Second,usethecompletedphrasestofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TextOneA.accelerateB.otherwiseC.betweenD.imitatePhrases:A.wouldbedifficultto_56_from_57_itsfeathersenablingthebirdto_58_it_59_couldTheemperorpenguintrapsairinitsfeathers.Notonlydoesthisinsulatethebirdagainstextremecoldbutitalsoenablesittomovetwoorthreetimesfasterthan__60__.How?Marinebiologistshavesuggestedthanitdoessobyreleasingtinyairbubbles__61__.Asthesebubblesarereleased,theyreducefrictiononthesurfaceofthepenguin'swings,__62___.Interestingly,engineershavebeenstudyingwaystomakeshipsgofasterbyusingbubblestoreducefrictionagainsttheirhulls(船身).However,researchersacknowledgethatfurtherinvestigationischallengingbecause“thecomplexityofpenguin'swings__63___.”TextTwoA.beyondB.aswellasC.sendingPhrases:__64__thewagesofaveragefamilies__65__youngpeopletocollege__66__thereachofmostAmericansAresearchgroupinCaliforniahasreleaseda“nationalreportcardonhighereducation.”Thereportsaysthepriceofcollegehasincreasedmorethanfourhundredpercentsince1982.Costshaveclimbedmuchfasterthanotherprices-__67_.Thegroupwarnsthatacontinuationofthesetrendswouldputhighereducation__68__.Anditwouldmeangreaterdebtforthosewhodogotocollege.ThereportalsoexpressesconcernthattheUnitedStatesislosingitsleadershipin__69__.TextThreeA.soB.hirethemC.watchingTVPhrases:andunderstandably__70__thatcouldbespent__71__thatthecompaniesthat__72__wantmoneyChildrenareaspecialtargetofadvertisers,_73_.Youngpeopleareshoppingandspendingmorethaneverbefore.Researcherssuggestthatchildrenwhoarehighlyinvolvedinconsumerculturearemorepronetochildhooddepressionandanxietyandhaveworserelationshipswiththeirparents.Theysaid:"Youcannottotallyprotectyourkidsfromadvertisingbecauseitiseverywhere.Soyoucanexplaintoyourkidsthatadvertisershaveanagendaand_74_.Theydon'thaveourbestinterestsinmind."Theyalsosuggestthatfamilyshouldwatchverylittletelevision.Youcanfillthetime_75_withotheractivities,suchasreadingandplayinggamestogether.PaperTwo(50minutes)PartVIs(10points)Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.WriteyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Thesocialcostsofunemploymentgofarbeyondthewelfareandunemploymentpaymentsmadethegovernment.Unemploymentincreasesthechancesofdivorce,childabuse,andalcoholism,anewfederalsurveyshows.Someexpertssaytheproblemisonlytemporary-thatnewtechnologywilleventuallycreateasmanyjobsasitdestroys.ButfuturologistHymenSeymoursaystheastonishingefficiencyofthenewtechnologytherewillbeasimplenetreductionintheamountofhumanlaborthatneedstobidone“.weshouldtreatthisasanopportunitytog