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 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 center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. Parents of Millennials (children born in and after 1982) are confused. These moms and dads are giving their children more time and (26)________ than their parents gave them, but these kids don’t seem to (27)________ any of their efforts. It is a truism to say every generation of parents is uncomfortable with age offspring. Today, however, that statement carries even more (28)________. On the wide cultural plain, the efforts of parents are being counterbalanced by the (29)________ to post-Christian post-modernism. Our parents might have felt (30)________ about EIis and the Beatles, or Debby Boone and Andy Gibb, but parents today don't understand how (31))________ can be so entertained but so bored, so filled with information sources but so (32)________ pampered (娇生惯养的) but so untrusting of authority. Actually, there are some specific (33)________ about parenting Millennials. One of them is to make time to talk and listen to them, which has prove (34)________. Great conversations sometimes can be planned, but often the unguarded moments (35)________ the deepest level of heart-to-heart talks. Remember: if you say you want to listen but your voice has the taint of condemnation（责备）, the door will be shut. A) unbelievable B) attention C) awkward D) appreciate E) agers F) weight G) unwise H) trust I) shift J) equation K) principles L) effective M) consistent N) yield O) purpose Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. Caught in the Web A) A few months ago, it wasn't unusual for 47-year-old Carla Tocbe to spend 15 hours per day online. She'd wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant messaging programs-leaving her bed for only brief intervals. Her household bills piled up, with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughter before she realized she had a problem. "I was starting to feel like my whole world was falling apart-kind of slipping into a depression," said Carla. "I knew that if I didn't get off the dating sites, I'd just keep going." detaching(使脱离) herself further from the outside world. Tocbe's conclusion: She felt like she was "addicted" to the Internet. She's not alone. B) Concern about excessive Intenet use isn't new. As far back as 1995, articles in medical journals and the establishment of a Pennsylvania treatment center for overusers generated interest in the subject. There's still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible. But as reliance on the Web grows, there are signs that the question is getting more serious attention: Last month, a study published in CNS Spectrums claimed to be the first large-scale look at excessive Internet use. The American Psychiatric Association may consider listing Internet addiction in the next edition of its diagnostic manual. And scores of online discussion boards have popped up on which people discuss negative experiences tied to too much time on the Web. C) "There's no question that there’re people who're seriously in trouble because they 're overdoing their Internet involvement,” said psychiatrist(精神科医生) Ivan Goldberg. Goldberg calls the problem a disorder rather than a true addiction, Jonathan Bishop, a researcher in Wales specializing in online communities, is more skeptical. "The Internet is an environment,” he said. “You can't be addicted to the environment.” Bishop describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online. D) The new CNS Spectrums study was based on results of a nationwide telephone survey of more than 2,500 s. Like the 2005 survey, this one was conducted by Stanford University researchers. About 6% of respondents reported that “their relationships suffered because of excessive Internet use.” About 9% attempted to conceal “nonessential Internet use,” and nearly 47 reported feeling “preoccupied by the Internet when offline.” About 8% said they used the Internet as a way to escape problems, and almost 14% reported they "found it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time. E) "The Internet problem is still in its infancy, "said Elias Aboujaoude, a Stanford professor. No single online activity is to blame for excessive use, he said."They re online in chat rooms, checking e-mail, or writing blogs. The problem is not limited to ()or gambling"websites. Excessive Internet use should be defined not by the number of hours spent online but “in terms of losses,” said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor. If it's a loss where you're not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then it's too much. F) People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorders, Orzack said. When she discusses Internet habits with her patients, they often report that being online offers a"sense of belonging, and escape, excitement and fun. "she said. “Some people say relief.. because they find themselves so relaxed. " Some parts of the Internet seem to draw people in more than others. Internet rs spend countless hours competing in s against people from all over the world. One such , called World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a"gaming addiction”. G) Andrew Heidrich, an education network administrator from Sacramento, palys World of Warcraft for about two to four hours every other night, but that's nothing compared with the 40 to 60 hours a week he spent playing online s when he was in college. He cut back only after a full-scale family intervention (FBO), in which relatives told him be'd gained weight. "Theres this whole culture of competition that s people in" with online gaming, said Heidrich, now a father of two. "People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives "Heidrich now visits websites that discuss gaming addiction regularly “to remind myself to keep my love for online s in check.” H) Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August, when she first realized she had a problem, she posted a message on a Yahoo internet addiction group with the subject line: “I have an Internet Addiction.” “I'm self-employed and need the Internet for my work, but I'm failing to accomplish my work, to take care of my home, to give attention to my children,” she wrote in a message sent to the group. “I have no money or insurance to get professional help; I can't even pay my mortgage(抵押贷款) and face losing everything.” Since then, Toebe said, she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use. "I have a boyfriend now, and I'm not interested in online dating,” she said by phone last week. "It's a lot better now.” 36. Andrew Heidrich cut back online gaming with the help of his family. 37. Jonathan Bishop believes that the Internet overuse problem can be solved if people can realize what is the priority in life. 38. Carla Toebe posted a message online, admitting she had an Internet addiction. 39. According to Maressa Orzack, those who are suffering excessive Internet use may feel depressed or have other mood disorders. 40.Carla Toebe spent 15 hours per day online, which caused constant complaints from her four daughters. 4l. People haven't yet reached an agreement on the time limit of excessive Internet use. 42. As Heidrich states, it is the culture of competition which s people into the online gaming. 43. More and more people talk about their negative experiences of overusing Internet on online discussion boards. 44. In a survey conducted by Stanford University, about 6% of respondents reported that their relationship suffered because of excessive Internet use. 45. Professor Maresa Arrack believes excessive Internet use should be measured in terms of losses. Section C Directions: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some question 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 center. Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, "The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford's statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in som