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Part1UnderstandingShortConversations

（每小題：1分）

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearsomeshort

conversations.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerto

thequestionsyouhear.

1.

A.Themantakingsomethingfromher.

cB.Themanstealingfromhergrandmother.

C.Themanstealingfromhisgrandmother.

D.Themantellinghisgrandmotherthatshesteals.

A.Hefeelsheisn'tgoodenough.

_B.Hefeelsheisn'takidanymore.

_C.Hecan'tmakeitonthe12th.

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D.Hedoesn'tliketrying.

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Part1UnderstandingShortConversations（每小題：1分；滿分：2分）

（InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,Bfor

NandCforNG.）

小得對(duì)學(xué)生答案Correct

題分錯(cuò)

1.1?A

2.1?A

Subtotal:2

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Part2UnderstandingPassages

（每小題：1分）

Directions:Inthissectionyou'llhearapassageorpassages.

Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestions

youhear.

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

1.

A.Theresponsibilitiesofmarriedpeople.

cB.TheBritishsenseofsociety.

C.ThemastersofBritishfamilylife.

D.ThemeaningoffamilyinBritain.

A.Family.

B.Children.

C.Thehouse.

D.Duty.

A.Startaperson'sreallife.

B.Makeapersonindependent.

C.Startanewfamily.

cD.Supportapersonfinancially.

4.

cA.Britishchildrenhavearesponsibilitytotheirparents.

cB.Britishpeoplecaremoreforspousesthanforchildren.

C.Britishmenhavemoreresponsibilitiesthanwomendo.

D.Britishwomenhavemoreresponsibilitiesthanmendo.

A.Thewife'sparents.

cB.Thecouplethemselves.

C.Thecouple'ssisters.

D.Thehusband'sparents.

Part2UnderstandingPassages(每小題：1分；滿分：5分)

(InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,Bfor

NandCforNG.)

小|得對(duì)|學(xué)生答案Correct

題分錯(cuò)

1.0Xc

2.0XD

3.0XA

4.0XD

5.0XD

Subtotal:0

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Part3CompoundDictation

(每小題：1分)

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassageorpassages

threetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassage

isreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthe

blankswiththeinformationyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat

youhavewritten.

Questions1to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Ladiesandgentlemen,mayIhaveyourattention,please?I'm

sorrytohavetotellyouthatthepolicehave

X

(1)1____________ustoleavethebuildingasquicklyas

possible.Acarrierbag,possiblycontaininga(n)

X

(2)1____________device,hasbeenfoundinoneofthe

dressingroomsbackstage.Expertsareontheirwayto

X

(3)1____________it.Weaskyoutoleaveinaquietand

X

(4)1_____________way.Thereisabsolutelynoneedfor

onthecornerofKing'sRoad.Leaveyourseatsrowbyrow,as

Pleasedogiveanyassistancenecessarytoelderlyand

disabledpeoplewhenyouthinktheyareinneedofhelp.Ifyou

anything,suchasyourumbrella,yourcoat,orevenyour

handbag,pleasedonottrytogobackforit.

0

(9)1_____________I.Ifyouseeanysuspiciousobject—abag

cigarettes.Werelyonyourcooperationandhopethatyou'llbe

abletoreturntoyourseatsshortlytoenjoythelastactofthe

play.

Part3CompoundDictation（每小題：1分；滿分：10分）

小得對(duì)學(xué)生答案Correct

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1.1?demanded

2.1?explosive

3.1/examine

4.0Xordered

5.0Xpain

6.1/supermarket

7.0Xattendance

8.0?makesureyoudon'tsepratefromthem

9.0tochoosetheirmarriagepartnersof

10.0曾（未答）

Subtotal:4

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Part4MultipleChoice

（每小題：1分）

Directions:Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.

1.IwillholdyournoteuntilChristmasDay,you

certainlywillhavereceivedyourallowance.

4A.bythattime

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lB.atthattime

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區(qū)C.bywhichtime

_D.atwhichtime

2.Theypackedtheinstrumentscarefullytheywouldbe

brokenduringtransportation.

A.sothat

B.onconditionthat

C.forfearthat

D.providedthat

3.hostels（客棧）maynotofferthemostcomfortable

quarters,theyareconvenient,inexpensive,andattractiveto

travelingstudentsandyoungpeople.

A.When

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區(qū)B.While

_C.Nowthat

…D.If

4.Werethewireofasmallerdiameter（直徑），itsresistance

區(qū)A.hadbeenincreased

_B.wasincreased

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C.mighthavebeenincreased

D.wouldbeincreased

5.Hewenttoworkonfootyesterday,thoughheby

bus.

區(qū)A.musthavegone

B.mighthavegone

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C.wouldhavegone

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D.couldhavegone

6.AccordingtotheAmericanfederalgovernment,residentsof

Hawaiihavethelongestlife:77.2years.

區(qū)A.rank

廠B.scale

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lC.span

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D.scope

7.Ourhopesandfellinthesameinstant.

A.arose

cB.raised

cC.rose

D.aroused

8.Aseasontickettheholdertomakeasmanyjourneys

ashewisheswithinthestatedperiodoftime.

A.entitles

cB.grants

C.presents

D.promises

9.Rodisdeterminedtogetaseatfortheconcertit

meansstandinginaqueueallnight.

區(qū)A.asif

B.evenif

口

_C.provided

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_D.whatever

10.intheUnitedStates,St.Louishasnowbecomethe

24thlargestcity.

A.Beingthefourthbiggestcity

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區(qū)B.Itwasoncethefourthbiggestcity

4C.Oncethefourthbiggestcity

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D.Thefourthbiggestcityitwas

11.Wehurriedon,ourheadsagainstthewind,tothe

brightlightahead.

A.beingbent

cB.bent

C.wasbent

D.wasbending

12.Hehadaescapefromthegasexplosion.

cA.slim

cB.thin

C.small

D.narrow

13.Hehasrecentlygolfforrelaxation.

A.takenup

B.takenwith

cC.takenon

D.takenover

Part4MultipleChoice(每小題:1分；滿分:13分)

(InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,Bfor

NandCforNG.)

小得對(duì)學(xué)生答案Correct

題分錯(cuò)

1.1?C

2.1/c

3.1?B

4.0XA

5.0XA

6.0XA

7.0XD

8.1?A

9.0XA

10.1/B

11.1/C

12.1?D

13.1?A

Subtotal:8

Part5Cloze(withfourchoicesprovided)

(每小題：1分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenforeachblank.

Questions1to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ihavegoalsformylife,buttheyarenotfameorfortune.But

excitingandevendangeroussometimes.OnedreamIhaveis

twicethespeedofsound.Or,Icouldgointospaceand4.

parachute（跳*傘）totheground.OrmaybeI'llclimbsteep

mountain7.I____________inChina.It'salsopossibleforme

X

Icoulduncover13.

X

____________treasuresinthemysteriousBermudatriangle

orbecomeacaptainonanavalaircraftcarrierand14.

corporationsofterriblecrimes.Icouldcatchthemastheyare

foreigncountries.Icouldfindoutiftheyareplanninga(n)18.

X

Onsecondthought,thisallseemsquite19.

ItakebackeverythingthatIhavesaid.A(n)20.

X

lifeisforme.IthinkthatIwillsimplysitback

inmybigcomfortablechairwiththeair-conditioningsetata

perfect24degreescentigradeandreadaboutsomeoneelse

doingthosedangerousthings.Thisbookaboutminingforgold

willdofine.

Part5Cloze(withfourchoicesprovided)(每小題：1分；滿分：20分)

(InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,Bfor

NandCforNG.)

小得對(duì)學(xué)生答案Correct

題分錯(cuò)

1.1?still

2.1/adventure

3.1/strapped

4.1?defy

5.1?orbit

6.1?fiy

7.1/peaks

8.1/explore

9.1?desperate

10.1?conquest

11.1?boring

12.1?mission

13.1?submerged

14.1/cruise

15.1/accuse

16.1?cheating

17.1?spy

18.1?invasion

19.1/complicated

20.1?idle

Subtotal:20

Part6SkimmingandScanning(Multiple

Choice+BlankFilling)

(每小題：1分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthe

questions.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,

completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

Questions1to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

EndingSchoolViolence

SincethetragedyatColumbineHighSchoollastspring,schools

havebeenrushingtoaddnewsecuritymeasures.Willthesework?

Orareotherchangesneededtoprotectstudents?

Thebulletholesplacedinthewallshavebeencoveredover.The

hallshavebeenrepainted.Bloodycarpethasbeenreplaced.But

formanystudentsatColumbineHighSchoolinLittleton,Colorado,

noamountofredecorationcanwipeawaythebittermemoryofthe

shootingthattook15livesthereonApril20,1999.

SchoolshootingsfromMississippitoOregonhaveleftmany

studentsfeelingafraidfortheirsafetyinschool.Littletonwasnot

thefirstsuchtragedy.Butitwasthemostviolentinrecentyears.

AccordingtoRonaldStephens,presidentoftheNationalSchool

SafetyCouncil,"Littletonchangedthelandscape,"onschoolsafety

issues.

SinceApril,politicians,schooladministrators,parents,and

studentshavebeensearchingforanswersabouthowtoprevent

tragedieslikeLittletonfromhappeningagain.

HowViolentAreSchools?

AlthoughthestoriesfromLittletonandotherschoolshavebeen

horrifying,crimeinschoolsisactuallydeclining.In1993,therewere

164crimesforevery1,000studentsages12to18.In1996,the

numberhaddroppedto128per1,000.Furthermore,accordingto

theCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDCP),lessthan

onepercentofallmurdersamongschoolchildrenages5-19

happeninoraroundschoolgroundsoronthewaytoorfrom

school.Still,manyexpertsbelievethatisnotgoodenough.The

CDCPstudywarnsthat"theoccurrenceofyouthviolenceand

schoolviolenceisstillunacceptablyhigh."

StrongerSecurity

Whatareschoolsdoingtoreduceviolence?"We'vebeenin

numerousmeetingswithschoolcounselors,police,andother

principalstodevelopaplantomeettheneedsofourschools,"Bert

Ammerman,ahighschoolprincipalinNewJersey,said.

He*snotalone.AtWilliamsBayHighSchoolinWisconsin,the

policeheldpracticeschool-shootingdrillsoverthesummer.

InCowetaCounty,Georgia,studentsmustcarrybooksin

see-throughbagssothattheycan'thideguns.

Otherschoolsareadoptingstrictdresscodesandrequiringthat

backpacksbecheckedoften.Someschoolsaresettinguphotlines

orareencouragingstudentstotellateacherifaclassmate

threatenstohurthimselforherselforothers."Ourkidsarestillour

besteyesandears,"saidAmmerman.

Sometimes,schoolsecuritymeasuresconflictwithpersonalrights.

DebraJacobsoftheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnion(ACLU)saidthe

organizationhasbeen"flooded"bycallsfromparentsandstudents

whocomplainthatschoolshavebeenviolatingstudentFirst

Amendmentrightstofreeexpression.Forinstance,ahighschool

studentinMarbleHill,Missouri,wasfailedforawholesemester

becausehepostedaWebsiteonhishomecomputerthatwas

criticalofhishighschool."Banningallexpressionwillmakeit

difficulttoidentifykidswhoreallyneedhelp,"Jacobssaid.

HelpingTroubledTeens

Manyexpertssaythataddingmoresecuritymeasuresisnot

enough.RonaldStephensoftheNationalSchoolSafetyCouncil

saidthatonegoodwaytostopcrimeistohelpkidsbeforetrouble

starts."Teachersneedtolookforearlywarningsignsandprovide

counselingandsupportforkidswhoareatrisk.'1

Oneexampleishelpingprogramsthatpairatroubledteenwitha

caringgrown-up.Suchprogramshavebeenshowntoreducethe

riskthattroubledstudentswillbecomecriminals.Programsthat

giveyoungpeopleaplacetohangoutafterschoolhavehelpedto

reducecrime,becausemostcriminalactsbyyoungpeopletake

placebetween3:00and8:00p.m.

Manyschoolsareputtingprogramsinplacetoprotectchildrenfrom

bigger,strongerkids.Accordingtoexperts,childrenwhoare

pushedaroundandintimidatedbyotherchildren,andthosewhodo

theintimidating,areathigherriskforemotionalproblems.

ColumbineHighSchool,whichhashadproblemswiththisinthe

past,isaddingaprogramtopreventintimidatingbehavior.Frank

DeAngelis,theschool'sprincipal,said,*'AtColumbineHighSchool,

wewillhavezerotoleranceforcruelty,discrimination,violence,and

intimidation.',

Societ/sResponsibility

ManyexpertsbelievethattheshootingsatColumbineandother

schoolsarenotjustaschoolproblem.Theysaythatproblemsin

Americansocietyalsoplayarole.Someexpertssaythereistoo

muchviolenceinthemedia,includingmovies,music,andTV.The

AmericanAcademyofYoungPeople'sHealthhasurgedalimitto

theamountofTVkidswatchbecauseitistooviolent.

PresidentandMrs.Clintonrecentlymadeaseriesofpublicservice

announcementsfortelevision.Inonead,thePresidenttells

parents:nOurchildrenneedourhelptodealwithtoughissueslike

violence.Pleasetalktoyourkids.Helpthemunderstand."

PresidentClintonalsoannounced$15millioningrantstoschools

andorganizationsthatfightschool-relatedcrimes.

Noteveryoneagreesthatmediaviolenceisamajorcauseof

violencebykids."Manyyoungpeopleviewviolentmoviesand

videogames,butmostofthemdonotshootuptheirschoolsasa

result,"DebraJacobsoftheACLUsaid.SociologistBonnieBerry

agrees."Ithinktheproblemisguns,"shesaid."Alotofpeopleare

sayingthatyoungpeopletodayaremoresetapartthantheywere.I

don'tthinkso.Buttheydohaveaccesstolotsofguns,andto

dangerousguns.*'

Thestatisticspaintasadpicture.Nearly90percentofmurdersof

peopleages15to24arecausedbyguns.InJune,abillwas

proposedinCongresstolimitsellinggunsatgunshows.The

measurefailedtopass.

BobLevyoftheconservativeCatoInstitutesaidthathedoesn't

believeweneednewgunlaws."Wehaveallthelawsweneed,but

wedon'tenforcethem,"hesaid.EducationSecretaryRichardRiley

said,"Thiscountryhasreallycreatedacultureofviolenceinwhich

itisveryeasytohaveaccesstoguns.Americansreallydoneedto

stopandthinkaboutwhatishappening."

InexcusableBehavior

ManyexpertssaythatnomatterwhatprovokedtheLittleton

shooters,thekillingofyoungpeopleisinexcusable.Bert

Ammermansaid,"Youdon'tshootpeoplebecauseyourparents

aredivorced,oryou'reintimidated,oryourgirlfriendbrokeupwith

you.It'sunacceptable!"

StudentsTakeAction

Studentsaretakingactiontostopschoolviolence.

Ms.HeatherBeck'ssociologyclassesinLakewood,Colorado,

havestartedacampaigntocollect"Iwill*'pledgesfromstudents

aroundthecountry.Studentswhosignthepledgepromise,among

otherthings,to"bepartofthesolution"andto"domyparttomake

mycommunityasafeplacebybeingmoresensitivetoothers."

AftertheColumbinekillings,kidsinColoradostartedan

organizationcalledSaneAlternativestotheGunEpidemicin

Colorado,whichlobbiesforstrongergun-controllaws.Theyare

tryingtoexpandtheirorganizationacrosstheUSAsBenGelt,18,

oneoforganization'sfounders,toldtheDenverPost,"Ibelievethat

ifstudentscanorganize,theycanbringaboutchange."

1.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorisasking

A.whetherstudentswillworkwithnewsecurity

B.whethertragedieswillhappenatahighschool

C.whethernewsecuritymeasureswillbeeffective

D.whetherschoolswillchangesotheycanprotectstudents

2.TheLittletontragedywas.

_A.thefirstsuchtragedy

B.themostviolent

cC.themostrecent

D.theonewiththemostissues

WhatisPrincipalBertAmmermandoingtoreduceviolence?

A.Heishavingdresscodessetup.

B.Heishavingschool-shootingdrills.

C.Heishavingstudentscarrynewbags.

D.Heishavingmeetingstomakeplans.

4.ParentsarecomplainingtotheACLU,because

cA.classmatesarehurtingthemselves

cB.studentsarefailingtobesafe

C.theACLUispostingawebsite

D.schoolsareviolatingstudentrights

5.Whatneedteachersdotohelpkidsbeforetroublestarts?

A.Theyneedtoaddmoresecuritymeasures.

B.Theyneedtolookforearlywarningsigns.

C.Theyneedtofindgoodwaystostopcrime.

cD.TheyneedtoconsulttheNationalSchoolSafetyCouncil.

6.is/aretoocommoninthemedia,

accordingtomanyexperts.

_A.Problems

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過B.Violence

lC.Youngpeople

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D.Intimidation

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7.AccordingtosociologistBonnieBerry,schoolviolenceis

causedby.

A.mediaviolence

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B.shootinguptheschools

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區(qū)C.accesstodangerousguns

lD.youthsbeingsetapart

8.AccordingtoBobLevy,societydoesnotneed

Nomatterwhatthecauseis,itisinexcusableand

unacceptabletokill

10.SaneAlternativestotheGunEpidemicisastudentgroupthat

X

fightsfor

Part6SkimmingandScanning(MultipleChoice+BlankFilling)(每小題:1分;滿分：10

分)

(InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,Bfor

NandCforNG.)

小得對(duì)學(xué)生答案Correct

題分錯(cuò)

1.1?C

2.1/B

3.1/D

4.0XC

5.1?B

6.1/B

7.1/C

8.0newgunlaws

9.0?youngpeople

10.0strongergun-controllaws

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Part7ReadingComprehension(Multiple

Choice)

(每小題：1分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,to

haveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotlead

parentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacred(上帝的)texts.Itis

alwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifa

parentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetime

andtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,so

muchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildby

frighteninghimorarousinghissadistic（施虐狂的）impulses.To

provethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperiment

thatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyof

crueltythanthosewhohadnot.Astofear,Ithink,wealsoneed

well-documentedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrified（恐

懼）bysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechild

havingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetition

turnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedand

mastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds

thattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches（女巫），

two-headeddragons,magiccarpets（魔毯），etc.,donotexist;and

that,insteadofindulging（沉溺）hisfantasiesinfairytales,thechild

shouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryand

mechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympathetic

andpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircase

weresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtofly

fromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstick（女巫乘騎的掃帚柄）

orcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheir

enchanted（中魔法的）girl-friend.

Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworld

andnosane（精神健全的）childhaseverbelievedthatitwas.

1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhen

itis.

lA.repeatedwithoutvariation

B.treatedwithrespect

C.adaptedbytheparent

cD.setinthepresent

Somepeopledislikefairystoriesbecausetheyfeelthatthey

A.temptpeopletobecrueltochildren

B.showtheprimitivecrueltyinchildren

C.lendthemselvestoundesirableexperimentswithchildren

D.increaseatendencytohavesadisticimpulsesinchildren

3.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcanbestimulatedina

childwhenthestoryis.

A.setinreality

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0B.heardforthefirsttime

廠C.repeatedtoooften

D.dramaticallytold

4.Theauthor'smentionofbroomsticksandtelephonesismeant

tosuggestthat.

A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeup

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區(qū)B.thereisconfusionaboutdifferentkindsoftruth

4C.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystories

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D.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

LA.Fairystoriesareanythingbutbeneficialtothegrowthof

children.

B.Fairystoriesteachchildrenthewaytoadapttothesociety.

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區(qū)C.Nofairystoryshouldbetakenasthetruedescriptionofthe

reality.

匚D.Nofairystoryshouldbetoldtothechildrenwithout

modification.

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,old

issuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmerica

meansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom（生育高峰）

generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation'selderly

populationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.

By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom

14percentin1995.Thechangeposesseriousquestionsfor

governmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareer

opportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawand

businessaswell.'Inadditiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneed

moresociologists,biologists（4二.物學(xué)家），cityplannersand

specializedlawyers,"saysProfessorEdwardSchneiderofthe

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia's（USC）SchoolofGerontology（老

年學(xué)）.

Lawyerscanspecializein"elderlaw",whichcoverseverythingfrom

trustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination

（歧視）.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarket

becausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethe

wealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.uAnystudentwho

combines