When I was a kid, I never knew what my parents—or anyone else—did for a living. As far as I could tell, all grownups had mysterious jobs that involved drinking lots of coffee and arguing about Richard Nixon. If they had job-related stress, they kept it private. Now American families are expected to be more intimate. While this has resulted in a lot more hugs, "I love you," and attendance at kids’ football games, unfortunately we parents also insist on sharing the frustrations of our work lives. While we have complained about our jobs or fallen asleep in car-pool lines, our children have been noticing. They are worried about us. A new survey, "Ask the children," conducted by the Families and Work Institute of New York City, queried more than 1,000 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 about their parents’ work lives. "If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents’ work affected your life," the survey asked kids, "what would that wish be" Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them, but only 10% did. Instead, the most common wish (among 34%) was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work. Allison Kevin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of "work/life quality". Kevin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments—not only at the office but at home and in the community too—and start paring them down. "It’s not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done," she says. "It’s about saying no and making choices." We can start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip home. Do something to get yourself in a good mood, like listening to music, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clothes, let the answering machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail. When your kids ask about your day, tell them about something good that happened. (In the survey, 69% of moms said they liked their work, but only 42% of kids thought their mothers really did.) Parents can also destress by cutting back on their children’s activities. If keeping up with your kid’s schedule is killing you, insist that he chooses between karate lessons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to have some fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my car. I might never be able to fix everything at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot.Which of the following sentences can be the best title of this passage（） A. Kids Say. Chill B. Kids Stress Parents C. Parents Complain about work D. Parents Get in Good Mood

ll.Grammar and vocabulary (20分)-|||-Section A(10分)-|||-Directions:Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given-|||-words to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct-|||-All of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food is left not (1) __-|||-(eat) as garbage.We all waste food,you and me, tan xof it.Across the country,ll.Grammar and vocabulary (20分)-|||-Section A(10分)-|||-Directions:Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given-|||-words to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct-|||-All of us should keep a kitchen diary, showing how much food is left not (1) __-|||-(eat) as garbage.We all waste food,you and me, tan xof it.Across the country,

Passage ThreeFor many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines; a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself- words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization - sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.71. According to the passage, today many people no longer read for ______.A. news. B. their work. C. information. D. entertainment72. Most people can't read and comprehend quickly mainly because ______.A. they don't read groups of wordsB. they don't like to be trained in reading skillsC. they don't realize they have pour reading habitsD. they don't understand words when put together73. The following are all bad reading habits EXCEPT ______.A. regression. B. reading for ideas only.C. vocalization. D. word-by-word reading74. How does an accelerator help people to read?A. It helps people read at a comfortable speed.B. It makes people stretch their eyes when reading.C. It forces people to overcome bad reading habits.D. It lets people look back over

Section V (共20题，20.0分)题型说明：Directions: This section contains 20 target words. Each word is followed by four options marked A), B), C) and D). Select the option that serves as the antonym of the target word.60. (1.0分) efficiencyA capabilityB utilityC productivityD inefficiency

Nowadays there is an increasing _____ for women to have children later in life.A. promiseB. attitudeC. assumptionD. tendency

1(20分)、For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem lies in language itself-words. Single words have little meaning until they are combined into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to reread words or passages. Regression, or looking back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which slows down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as one reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called accelerator (加速器), which moves a bar down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and vocalization virtually impossible. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skills improved a lot after some training.Most people can't read and comprehend quickly mainly because____.A、they don't read groups of wordsB、they don't realize they have poor reading habitsC、they don't like to be trained in reading skillsD、they don't understand words when put together

When I was a kid, I never knew what my parents—or anyone else’s—did for a living. As far as 1 could tell, all grownups had mysterious jobs that involved drinking lots of coffee and arguing about Richard Nixon. If they had job-related stress, they kept it private. Now American families are expected to be more intimate. While this has resulted in a lot more hugs, "I love you’s," and attendance at kids’ football games, unfortunately we parents also insist on sharing the frustrations of our work lives. While we have complained about our jobs or fallen asleep in car-pool lines, our children have been noticing. They are worried about us. A new survey, "Ask the children, "conducted by the Families and Work Institute of New York City, queried more than 1, 000 kids between the ages of 8 and 18 about their parents’ work lives. "If you were granted one wish to change the way your parents’ work affected your life," the survey asked kids, "what would that wish be" Most parents assumed that children would want more time with them, but only 10% did. Instead, the most common wish (among 34%) was that parents would be less stressed and tired by work. Allison Levin is the mother of three young children and a professional in the growing field of "work/life quality". Levin counsels employees who are overwhelmed by their work and family obligations to carefully review their commitments-not only at the office but at home and in the community too—and start paring them down. "It’s not about getting up earlier in the morning so you can get more done," she says. "It’s about saying no and making choices." We can start by leaving work, and thoughts of work, behind as soon as we start the trip home. Do something to get yourself in a good mood, like listening to music, rather than returning calls on the cell phone. When you get home, change out of your work clothes, let the answering machine take your calls, and stay away from e-mail. When your kids ask about your day, tell them about something good that happened. (In the survey, 69% of morns said they liked their work, but only 42% of kids thought their mothers really did.) Parents can also de-stress by cutting back on their children’s activities. If keeping up with your kid’s schedule is killing you, insist that he choose between karate lessons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to have some fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my can. I might never be able to fix everything at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot.Which of the following is not the way to de-stress the parents’ heavy burden（） A．Forgetting about the job as soon as leaving the office. B．Reducing participating the activities for the office. C．Sharing with the children some happy experience. D．Taking part more actively in community activities.

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. You should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes: A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in nursing homes. Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches about 40 years of age, their parents are usually still alive. The statistics show the change in lifestyles and responsibilities of aging (老龄化) Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents sometime after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses(配偶) will probably take care of them because they have had fewer children than their parents did. Because Americans are living longer than ever, more social workers have begun to study ways of care-giving to improve the care of the elderly. They have found that all care-givers share a common characteristic: They believe that they are the best people for the job. The social workers have also discovered three basic reasons why the caregivers take on the responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. Many caregivers believe they had an obligation (职责) to help their relatives. Some think that helping others makes them feel more useful. Others hope that by helping someone now, they will deserve care when they become old and dependent.What is the main idea of the passage（） A. Most old people live longer today after an illness than people did years ago. B. Many old people are put into nursing homes by their families, who do not visit them regularly. C. Most elderly people are taken care of by their families, who assume the responsibility for different reasons. D. Most elderly people are satisfied with the better ways of care-giving that social workers have come up with.

22.Why are most non-smokers exposed tosmoking?A. Because they are not aware of the potential risk.B. Because non-smoking areas are too few in publicplaces.C. Because government encourages smoking foreconomic benefits.D. Because they are not protected by lawsagainst smoking.

Judith Prakash is a judge in Singapore. She is a judge on the Supreme Court. It is the highest court in the country. Being a judge is a serious job. It is a job with a lot of responsibility. Judges make important decisions. Their decisions can change people's lives. A big part of Judge Prakash's job is listening. In court, she listens and learns about disagreements between people. The people come to court with their lawyers, and the lawyers speak about the case. Judge Prakash was a lawyer herself for many years. The lawyers argue about the facts of each case. Sometimes they argue about the meaning of a law. Other people speak in court, too. Everyone promises to tell the truth.“Every case is different, so they're all interesting to me,” says Judge Prakash. She asks many questions in court. The cases give her a lot to think about. She likes this, but making a decision is never easy. She has to ask herself, “Do I have the whole story, or do I need to know more?” Another important question is: Who is telling the truth? She has to figure that out. She says, “That's the hardest part of my job.”Things are changing in Singapore. For many years, there were no women on the Supreme Court there. All the judges were men. Right now, there are only three women among the fourteen judges. However, in the lower courts, almost half the judges are women. These younger women can look at Judge Prakash as a role model. They can follow her example. She did not really have any role models to follow, but she felt confident about becoming a judge. She says, “I never doubted myself. I knew I had the ability to do the job.”In court, people speak to Judge Prakash with great respect. When she enters the courtroom, everyone stops talking. They all stand up. People bow to her. They call her “Your Honor” to show their respect. They always listen carefully to her. It is very different at home, she says. “I have four daughters, and they never listen!”(1) 单选题What is the hardest part of Judge Prakash's job? ( )A Listening to the lawyers.B Asking questions in court.C Finding out who is telling the truth.D Writing long reports.