(Reading in Depth)

　　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 the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

　　Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually ____47___ you money or can add to the cost. Take the ____48___ example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might think that you are making the ____49___ buy if you choose one whose look you like and which is also the cheapest ____50___ price. But when you get it home you may find that it takes twice as long as a more expensive ____51___ to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well make your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

　　So what principles should you ____52___ when you go out shopping? If you keep your home, your car or any valuable ____53___ in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long run. Before you buy a new ____54___ , talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular purpose. Before you buy an expensive ____55___, or a service, do check the price and what is on offer. If possible, choose ____56___ three items or three estimates.

　　[A]possession [B]save [C]best [D]appliance [E]material

　　[F]from [G]simple[H]with [I]in [J]element

　　[K]model [L]item [M]easy [N]adopt [O]reasonable

　　Section B

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C]and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

　　Friendship is one of the basic bonds between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them.

　　Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been shown that teenagers, perhaps more than any other age group, need companionship and a sense of belonging. The negative consequences of loneliness have also been observed among the elderly. The death of a spouse often leaves a widow or a widower totally bereft. If, however, they are surrounded by friends and relatives and if they are able to articulate their feelings, they are more likely to recover from their grief.

　　“No man is an island.” In other words, we are all parts of society. We all need the love, admiration, respect and moral support of other people. If we are fortunate, our friends will provide us with all of these necessary aspects of life.

　　As most people observe, there are many levels of friendship. The degree of intimacy of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals involved and the context of the relationships. Extroverts enjoy being surrounded by many people whereas introverts are perhaps content with fewer but more intense friendships.

　　Everyone is not equally open with all their friends. The degree of intimacy is determined by many factors. Close friends can be formed at any stage in one’s life but they are usually very rare. Not very many people have more than a few really close friends. Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on reciprocity, honesty and a certain amount of love and affection.

　　57.The second paragraph implies that_____________ .

　　[A]teenagers without friends will suffer from psychological problems

　　[B]a widow or a widower will die very soon without companionship

　　[C]human beings need companionship and a sense of belonging

　　[D]both A and B

　　58. “No man is an island”(Line 1, Para. 3) implies that ______________.

　　[A]everyone is a part of an island

　　[B]man cannot be an island

　　[C]everyone is just a part of society

　　[D]society is an island

　　59. The degree of intimacy of friendship mainly depends on_____________.

　　[A]age [B]belonging [C]personality [D]culture

　　60. The author thinks that close friends_____________________.

　　[A]can be easily formed when one is young

　　[B]cannot be long-lasting

　　[C]are not rare for everyone

　　[D]are rare for most people

　　61.The word “irrespective”(Last sentence, Para. 5) means______________________.

　　[A]not respecting [B]dishonoring [C]regardless [D]considering

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

　　Sixteen years ago, Eileen Doyle’s husband, an engineer, took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea, packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again. Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair. They had been a happy family and, as far as she knew, there had been nothing wrong with their marriage.

　　Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a good-bye close the front door for the last time, leaving their debts, their worries and their confused families behind them.

　　Last year, more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women were reported missing from home—the highest in 15 years. Many did return home within a year, but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.

　　To those left behind this form of desertion is a terrible blow to their pride and self-confidence. Even the finality of death might be preferable. At least it does not imply rejection or failure. Worse than that, people can be left with an unfinished marriage, not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.

　　Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departures of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive. “It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties. Running away, like killing yourself, is a highly aggressive act. By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty, upset and empty.”

　　62.When her husband left home, Eileen Doyle_________.

　　[A]could not forgive him for taking the children

　　[B]had been expecting it to happen for some time

　　[C]could not understand why

　　[D]blamed herself for what had happened

　　63. Most people who leave their families behind them___________.

　　[A]do so without warning [B]do so because of their debts

　　[C]come back immediately [D]change their names

　　64. Some people would even prefer the death to the running away of their spouse because __.

　　[A]their spouse would feel no pain during the death

　　[B]their spouse’s death would not blow their pride and confidence

　　[C]a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection or failure

　　[D]their spouse’s death would make them feel less painful

　　65.The man or woman left behind with an unfinished marriage usually______________.

　　[A]admits responsibility for the situation

　　[B]wishes the person who has left were dead

　　[C]comes back within a year

　　[D]will have no legal marriage life for seven years

　　66. Paul Brown regards leaving home in such circumstances as___________________.

　　[A]an act of despair [B]an act of selfishness

　　[C]the result of a sudden decision [D]the result of the enormous sense of guilt

　　Section A

　　47.【解析】[B]save 本文主要講理智的購物可以省很多錢的問題。你購買一件物品或者一份服務(wù)的方式真的可以給你省錢或者讓你多花錢，所以此處空格填save，“節(jié)省”。

　　48.【解析】[G]simple 就拿吹風(fēng)機作一個簡單的例子�？崭裉幱胹imple形容例子符合文章所表達(dá)的意思。

　　49.【解析】[C]best 如果你要買一個吹風(fēng)機，當(dāng)你選了一個外觀你非常喜歡而且價格又是最便宜的，你一定認(rèn)為你買了最好的東西。make the best buy即是說買了最好的東西。

　　50.【解析】[I]in 以怎樣的價格用固定短語in price。最便宜的價格就是the cheapest in price。

　　51.【解析】[K]model 意為“樣式，型”。當(dāng)你把它買回家，你才發(fā)現(xiàn)它要花兩倍于較貴的吹風(fēng)機所花的時間來吹干你的頭發(fā)。a more expensive model更貴的一款。

　　52.【解析】[N]adopt 意為“采用”。那么你外出購物時應(yīng)該采用什么樣的原則呢?adopt principles “采用原則”，principles 需要用adopt 來搭配。

　　53.【解析】[A]possession 意為“擁有物”。如果你保持你的家、你的車，或者任何一件值錢的物品處于一種良好的狀態(tài)中，從長遠(yuǎn)的眼光來看你會省錢。

　　54.【解析】[D]appliance 意為“用品，器具”。在你買一個新的用品之前，先與有這個物品的人交流一下。

　　55.【解析】[L]item 在買一個貴的東西之前，要看好價格和正在出售的物品。item可用來指代物品。

　　56.【解析】[F]from 這個空格前是動詞choose，從中作出選擇即用介詞from來搭配。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　57.【解析】[C]推斷題。本文討論了友誼的重要性。不論是青少年還是老年人，都需要朋友的陪伴。沒有人是孤立的，每個人都是社會的一部分，都需要他人的愛、陪伴和關(guān)心。文章第二段表明人都需要陪伴和歸屬感。文章第二段提到?jīng)]有朋友的青少年和喪偶的老年人常常會有心理問題，并提到陪伴和歸屬感是他們共同的需求，所以C為正確答案。答案A和B都過于武斷，作者只是說一般而言，并沒有說一定會，所以不對。

　　58.【解析】[C]細(xì)節(jié)題�！癗o man is an island” (Line 1, Para. 3) 的意思是，每個人都是社會的一部分。第三段第二句話解釋了這句引言的意思， “In other words, we are all parts of society”，所以C為正確答案。

　　59.【解析】[C]細(xì)節(jié)推理題。友誼的親密程度主要取決于人的個性。見第四段第二句，“The degree of intimacy of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals ...”，所以C為正確答案。

　　60.【解析】[D]細(xì)節(jié)推理題。作者認(rèn)為多數(shù)人的親密朋友并不多。見第五段第三句，“Close friends can be formed at any stage in one’s life but they are usually very rare”在人生的任何階段都可以交到親密的朋友，但數(shù)量通常很少，由此推斷D為正確答案。

　　61.【解析】[C]詞匯題�！癷rrespective”(第五段最后一句)這個詞語的意思是“不論，不考慮”。見最后一句，“Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on ...”不論親密的程度如何，任何友誼都是建立在互惠、誠實和一定的友愛和關(guān)懷的基礎(chǔ)之上的。根據(jù)上下文，可推測出這個詞語的意思是“不論，不考慮”。所以C為正確答案。

　　Passage Two

　　62.【解析】[C]細(xì)節(jié)題。問題問“當(dāng)她的丈夫離家出走時，Eileen Doyle怎么樣?”根據(jù)第一段第二行“Eileen was astonished...”可以斷定C“(她)不明白為什么”應(yīng)該是正確答案。其余三項均不符合文章意思。

　　63.【解析】[A]細(xì)節(jié)題。問題問“離開家庭的大多數(shù)人”。該題較簡單，解題依據(jù)應(yīng)該是文章第二段，其大意為:一年中的每一天都有一小幫男人和女人悄然收拾幾件行李，沒有留下任何紙條或說一聲再見(“...without so much as a note or goodbye...”，其中without so much as為重要句型，表示“甚至……都沒有”)，最后一次關(guān)上前門離家出走了，把他們的債務(wù)、他們的憂慮，還有迷惑不解的家庭拋在身后。A項正確。

　　64.【解析】[D]細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第四段第二、三句說明那些被遺棄的人甚至寧愿自己的配偶已經(jīng)死亡，至少死亡不會意味著自己被拋棄或失敗，所以要比被遺棄的感覺好點。B、C兩項屬于四級考試中典型的陷阱式干擾項，因為B項中的“pride and confidence”及C項中的“rejection or failure”在原文中皆有出現(xiàn)，馬虎的考生可能不假思索就選了B或C，正好中了圈套，其實稍微細(xì)心一點就會發(fā)現(xiàn)B、C和文章所說的并不是一回事。第四段第三句“At least it...”中的it是指death而不是題干中主語所指。

　　65.【解析】[D]推斷題。問題的題干應(yīng)該在第四段最后一句，所以答案在此“...Worse than that,... an unfinished marriage,...wait seven years before...”，D項正是這種意思。

　　66.【解析】[B]細(xì)節(jié)題。依據(jù)第五段第二行“It’s typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other people’s pain and difficulties.” B項說“這是一種自私行為”，為正確答案。A “這是種絕望行為”;C “這是突然決定的結(jié)果”;D “這是沉重負(fù)疚感的結(jié)果”。

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