Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.?

In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery” — feeling important and worthwhile — and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”— finding life enjoyable — are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children — what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.

A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles — marriages, motherhood, and employment — were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

65. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”

B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”

C. women can’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same time

D. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women

66. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is________.

A. negative                   B. positive                    C. indifferent                D. realistic

67. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, ________.

A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

B. she will be more successful in her career

C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater

D. her life will be richer and more meaningful

68. Which of the following can be considered as a source of “pleasure” for women?

A. Family life                                                  B. Multiple roles in society

C. Regular employment                                    D. Freedom from anxiety

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。?

During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.

One day I was   36   some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily   __37   a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 38   to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).

Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby,   39__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things  _40   he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself,   41   by this man.

Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 42__  three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __43__ their eyes.

Our __44__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __45_  she had told me about the __46__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me    how they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 47 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”

“We’ve _ 48__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __49__, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5^U consider himself to be the __50__ man.”

Then she gently lifted the  _51_  fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.

At that time I realized that we would not be  _52   by our words, but by our kind  _53 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a  _54_  person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _55  him.

A.buying                   B. selling                      C. borrowing                D. hunting

A.reaching for            B. glancing at               C. staring at                  D. picking up

A. astonished              B. pleased                     C. annoyed                   D. worried

A.turned over      B. went over                 C. came over                D. looked over

A.but                         B. otherwise                 C. or                            D. although

A.suspected         B. impressed               C. regretted          D. embarrassed

A.discovering             B. watching           C. finding                     D. seeing

A.closing                   B. rolling                            C. cleaning                   D. wiping

A. time                   B. chance                      C. turn                         D. decision

A. the story          B. the proverb            C. the legend                D. the joke

A. marbles                B. men                         C. debt                         D. life

A. talked           B. traded                      C. shared                      D. left

A. ever                    B. always                         C. never                       D. seldom

A. laughed            B. cried                        C. sighed                      D. added    

A. honest                 B. happiest                   C. coldest                         D. richest

A. lifeless                 B. regretless                  C. useless                     D. hopeless

A. thought                B. touched                    C. remembered             D. affected

A. deeds                   B. things                      C. remarks                    D. rewards

A. strict                   B. honest                      C. special                         D. learned

A. ignore                 B. forget                      C. recognize                 D. remind

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

— I'm tired, Larry. Can we have a break?

—1._____

一 I know, but I'm really tired, and my stomach hurts.

—2._____.

—  I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night. I fell asleep at about 2 o'clock in the morning.

—  Oh, Susie. I told you that you wouldn't be able to climb the mountain unless you got enough sleep!

—3._____

—  This is a one-day trip. We'll have to keep going and try to reach the top by noon or give up

right now and go home. Which do you want? 一 Which one do I choose?4._____

一 Well, you need to make up your mind soon-whether we should keep going or give up.

—5._____ OK, I think I will not give up.

A.Yes, you did, but I couldn't help it.

B.I don't want to give up, but I'm so tired.

C.Sorry, but we're supposed to be meeting alone.

D.Let me think about it.

E.Yes. Of course.

F.But we just started about twenty minutes ago.

G What's the matter?

 

“Your honor（法官大人）! Let me say a few words for myself．What they have told you is just not true．I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible to try to kill three strong young men at the same time．I didn’t have anything to tell people that night and was quite alone．I didn’t know them and needn’t hate them．I was attacked by them, and I knocked one of them down, it’s true, but Iｗas made to do it, or I might be killed by them．I did this not because I hated the white men as they said．I just had to do so．While I was beaten in the dark street by the three men, a policeman came, caught me and took me here．I know why I was beaten．I have just moved into a house next to these three white men．I have felt that I am not welcome and I have tried to be quiet．I think, as an American, I have the right to choose where to live．I am guilty．What makes me guilty is my color opposite to theirs and I can’t enjoy justice．Yes, I am not guilty．This is all I want to say．Thank you, your honor.”

1．What color was the speaker?

A．Black．        B．White．       C．Brown．       D．Yellow.

2．Why did he speak for himself?

A．He wanted to live in the house next to the whites.

B．He wanted to have the right to choose where to live.

C．He wanted to show he was not guilty.

D．He wanted to show he didn’t hate the whites.

3．The speaker was caught because ____.

A．the policeman wanted to save him

B．he was black and was fighting with the whites

C．he killed the three men in a dark street

D．he lived in a house next to the whites

4．What’s the right order of the story?

a．The speaker said something for himself.

b．The three men said something.

c．The speaker knocked down one of the three men.

d．The speaker was beaten by the three men.

e．He was caught by the policeman.

f．The speaker moved into a house near the whites.

A．a-b-f-d-c-e      B．b-a-f-c-d-e         C．f-d-c-e-b-a    D．f-c-d-e-a-b

 

This morning as I was getting the children ready or school, I helped them prepare breakfast and pack their lunches. I reviewed spelling words with them and made sure that their homework was collected in their bags. I had seen the weather forecast for the day and knew it was going to remain cool all day. I suggested they wear sweaters for the walk to the us stop. My kids chose to repulse my advice. My son decided that all he needed was a T-shirt, not a sweater.

I didn’t force(强迫) them to wear sweaters and we went to the bus stop. It is a full kilometer walk to the top of a treeless hill and the wind felt like a knife cutting through the skin. My children endured(忍受) the cold until halfway, when I gave them with the sweaters I had quietly carried under my arm. Then took them without complaint, and I bit my tongue from saying, “I told you so.”

What I was asking my children to do was to trust me. Trust Mom to have their best interests in mind. Trust Mom to know what she is talking about. Even though they didn’t know that I had read the outdoor thermometer (温度计) before they woke up and I had seen the day’s weather forecast, I wanted them to trust me. By ignoring me, they were saying that they didn’t believe I knew what was best for them. What they knew was that yesterday was a warm enough day for shorts. What they knew was that it was warm enough in the house to wear shorts. Therefore, they felt sure enough to make their own decision on what to wear outside.

Too many times we depend on what we know of yesterday, and how we feel today, and so we make decisions based on them. Too many times we think that we know better, so we can deal with things better. But we are wrong.

1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that      .

A．the author didn’t believe in her children

B．the author took her children to school every morning

C．the author’s children always followed her advice

D．the author had a very busy morning that day

2.The underlined word  “repulse” in the first paragraph means      .

A．refuse            B．follow            C．seek             D．doubt

3.What can be learned from the passage?

A．The author’s children always ignore her.

B．The author takes great care of the children in life.

C．The author’s children always make wrong decisions.

D．The author always force her children to wear sweaters.

4.The author writes this passage to      .

A．tell the readers how to ask for advice

B．offer advice on how to teach children

C．explain the importance of trusting others

D．give advice on how to make decisions