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1、Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AQuestions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural 47_ for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of life.
2、Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn 48_ to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to 49_ from their own limited environment lea
3、d them to find in books food for the the mind and spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with a 50_of human experiences and come to 51_ other ways of thought and living. And while
4、 52_ their own relationships and responses to readers often find that the 53_ in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.Books provide 54_ material for readers imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivatin
5、g power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books 55_ their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure 56_. The social and educational significance of the readers books cannot be overestimated in an academic library.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A) abunda
6、nt I) establishing B) characters J) narrow C) communicating K) naturally D) completely L) personnel E) derive M) properly F) desire N) respect G) diversity O）widen H) escapeSection BPassage oneQuestion 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. If youre a male and youre reading this , congratulati
7、ons : youre a survivor. According to statistics, youre more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS . Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78years for men in Australia , youll die on average five years before a woman.
8、Therere many reasons for this -typically , men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smokebut perhaps more importantly , men dont go to the doctor. “men arent seeing doctors as often as they should ,” says Dr.Gullotta . “this is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases t
9、end to strike .” Gullotta say a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two . For those over 45,it should be at least once a year . Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year . “when I finally saw him it had already sprea
10、d and he has since died from lung cancer ,” he says. “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him but it would have prolonged his life .” According to a recent survey ,95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year , compared to 70% of men in the same age group. “A lo
11、t of men think theyre invincible (不可战胜的),” Gullatta says . “they only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think ,Geez,if it could happen to him , ” Then theres the ostrich approach .”Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know ,” says Dr.Ross Cartmil
12、l. “most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies ,” Garmill says .He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-us for men would inevitably lace strain on the public purse , Cartmill says . “but preventio
13、n is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the disease . Besides , the ultimate cost is far greater :its called premature death .”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答57Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage ? A)They are more likely to survive serious diseases today B）T
14、heir average life span has been considerably extended C)They have lived long enough to read this article D)They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life58.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women ? A)men drink and smoke much more tha
15、n women B)men dont seek medical care as often as women C)men arent as cautious as women in face of danger D)men are more likely to suffer from fatal disease59.Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez ,if it could happen to him, .”(line 2, para.8) A)it could happen to me ,too B）I should avoid playing golf C)I should consider myself lucky D)it would be a big misfortune6
