Part IV Cloze(10 points)

Directions:In this part,there is a passage with ten blanks.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Every day, they slowly accumulate. Plates covered in sauces and bread pieces. Bowls with a fine layer of who-knows-what. Forks, knives, and spoons all stuck with bits of this and that. At the end of a long day of work, cooking, cleaning, and, for many, negotiating with small children, a couple has to 46 the big question: Who is going to do the 47 ?

A recent report on family dynamics suggests that the answer to that question can have a significant impact 48 the health and long lasting of a relationship. The study examined a variety of different household tasks, 49_ shopping, laundry and housecleaning, and found that, for women in families, ifs more important to 50 the responsibility of doing the dishes than any other task. Women who wash the vast majority of the dishes themselves report 51 relationship conflict and less relationship satisfaction than women with husbands 52 help. Women are happier about sharing dishwashing 53 than they are about sharing any other household task.

What is it about dishes? Dan Carlson, assistant professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, and the lead author of the study, offers his own observations: “Doing dishes is gross. 54 , unlike some other household tasks such as cooking or gardening, doing dishes well does not 55 praises.”

46. A.make     B. ask      C.face     D.deal

47. A.cooking B. laundry      C.homework   D.dishes

48. A.on  B. for      C.to D.at

49. A.requiring       B. including    C.undertaking D.organizing

50. A.exchange       B. shoulder     C.take     D.share

51. A.less B. fewer  C.further D.more

52. A.which    B. who    C.what    D.whom

53. A.duties    B. problems    C.questions     D.troubles

54. A.Seemingly     B. However    C.Besides       D.Finally

55. A.demand  B. generate     C.mention      D.provide

Part V Text Completion(20 points)

Directions:In this part,there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions(Ranging from 56 to75).Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed.First,use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases.Second,use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text.Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Text One

A.so plentiful

B.showered with

C.exchange rings

Phrases:

                            A.the bride and groom often         56C       .

B.where the food is

                            C.the couple is often                       handfuls of uncooked rice

Wedding ceremonies in the United States vary as much as the people do. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs. For instance, 59A at the ceremony. The rings are usually worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, and are exchanged in the middle of the ceremony.

After the ceremony, 60C by friends and family. Rice, as we know, shows productivity and harvest. And then, there is often a party, 61B that it almost takes the attention away from the people.

Text Two

A.who

B.only

C.the way

Phrases:

A.That number 62B increases

B.they change 63C their brains work

C.children 64A use too much technology

More than a third of children under the age of two use mobile media. 65A as children age, with 95% of teens 12-17 spending time online.

The time spent with technology doesn't just give kids novel ways of doing things; it can lead to distraction and decreased memory. For example, while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli,   66B .

Children who always use search engines may become very good at finding information—but not very good at remembering it. In addition, 67C may not have enough opportunities to use their imagination or to read and think deeply about the material. Text Three

A.temperature

B.special

C.think

D.other

Phrases:

                            A.have created a        68B      technique

                            B.        69C     of eating the peel

                            C.at a freezing cold        70A             .

                            D.Similar to     71D      countries.

It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an eatable peel. Most people would never 72B of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan 73A for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees 74C of -60°C. The farmers then replant the trees in 27℃ temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. 75D , Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The new technique could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas.

Part VI Translation (10 points)

It's harder and harder to find peace and, especially, quiet.Even -in the most remote parts of Alaska the sound of a jet crossing overhead is all too common.Scientists set off across the U.S. to study the audio ecology. They recorded more than a million hours of sound from various sources.

They found that noise pollution is not good for people and it's even worse for animals with more sensitive ears. And the problem is not confined to land but echoes across the seas as well, where human-produced noise interferes with the live of various ocean dwellers.These days on Earth it's rare to hear “silence”.

Part Ⅶ Writing (15 points)

Directions: Write a composition in no less than 150 words on the topic: The Ideal Public Library. You could write according to the clues given below. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet.

A library is a place in which reading materials, such as books, periodicals, and newspapers and often other materials such as musical and video recordings, are kept for use or lending. Describe the public library you would like to have in your neighborhood.