第三篇

Trying to Find a Parther

　　One of the most striking findings of a recent poll? in the UK is that of the people inbterviewed,one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.

　　Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships?Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love?Or are we making it harder for ourselves?

　　It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships.Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status.A man doesn't expect his spouse to be? in sole charge of running his household and raising his children.

　　But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means? that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.

　　In theory,finding a partner should be much simpler these days.Only a few generations ago,your choice of soulmate （心上人） was constrained（限制） by geography,social convention and family? tradition.Although it was never explicit,many marriages were essentially? arranged.

　　Now those barriers have been broken down.You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon? in any bar in any city on any given evening.When the world is your oyster （牡蠣）,you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.

　　But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint:the tyranny of choice.

　　The expectations of partners are inflated（提高） to an unmanageable degree:good looks,impressive salary,kind to grandmother,and right socks.There is no room for error in the first impression.

　　We think that a relationship can be perfect.If it isn't,it is disposable.We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don't put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship.Of course,this is complicated by realities.The cost of housing and child-rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.

　　41.What does the recent poll show?
　　A.It is getting more difficult for a woman to find her husband.
　　B.It is getting increasingly difficult to start a familyl.
　　C.It is getting more difficult for a man to find his wife.
　　D.It is? getting increasingly difficult to develop an intimate relationship with your spouse.

　　42.Which of the following is NOT true about a contemporary married couple?
　　A.The wife doesn't have to raise the children all by herself.
　　B.The husband doesn't have to support the family all by himself.
　　C.The wife is no longer the only person to manage the household.
　　D.They will receive a large sum of money from the govemment.

　　43.Which of the following was NOT a constraint on one's choice of soulmate in the old days?
　　A.The health condition of his or her grandmother.
　　B.The geographical environment.
　　C.The social convention.
　　D.The family tradition.

　　44.Which of the following is NOT expected of a partner according to this passage?
　　A.Good looks.
　　B.An impressive career.
　　C.A high salary.
　　D.A fine sense? of humor.

　　45.The word"sustain"（paragraph 2）could be best replaced by
　　A."reduce".
　　B."shake".
　　C."maintain".
　　D."weaken".

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A Heroic Woman

　　The whole of the United States cheered its latest hero,Ashley Smith,with the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation saying it was planning to give a big reward to her for having a brave heart and wise mind.

　?。?6）She was moving into her apartment in Atlanta,Georgia early on the morning of March 12,when a man followed her to her door and put a gun to her side."I started walking to my door,and I felt really,really afraid,"she said in a TV interview last week.The man was Brian Nichols,33.He was suspected of killing three people at an Atlanta courthouse（法院）on March 11 and later of killing a federal agent.（47）

　　Nichols tied Smith up with tape,but released her after she repeatedly begged him not to take her life."I told him if he hurt me,my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,"she? said.In order to calm the man down,she read to him from"The Purpose-Driven Life",a best-selling religious book.He asked her to repeat a paragraph"about what you thought your purpose in life was-what talents were you given."（48）

　　"I basically just talked to him and tried to gain his trust,"Smith said.

　　Smith said she asked Nichols why he chose her."He said he thought I was an angel sent from God,and we were Christian sister and brogher,"she said."And that he was lost,and that God led him to me to tell him that he had hurt a lot of peopole."（49）She said Nichols was surprised when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched television coverage（報道）of the police hunt for him."I cannot believe that's me,"Nichols told the woman.Then,Nichols asked Smith what she thought he should do.She said,"I think you should turn yourself in.If you don't,lots more people are going to get hurt."

　　Eventually,he let her go.（50）A US$60,000 reward had been posted for Nichols' capture.Authorities said they did not yet know if Smith would be eligible（有資格的）for that money.

　　A　The local police were searching for him.
　　B　Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter.
　　C　Smith tried very hard to kill Nichols.
　　D　She even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave.
　　E　And the two of them discussed this topic.
　　F　Then she called the police.

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Hitchhiking（搭車旅游）

　　When I was in my teens（十幾歲）and 20s,hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport.The kindness or curiosity of strangers（51）me all over Europe,North America,Asia and southern Africa.Some of the lift-givers became friends,many provided hospitality（52）the road.

　　Not only did you find out much more about a country than（53）traveling by train or plane,but also there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture.It has books and songs about it.So what has happened to （54）?

　　A few years ago,I asked the same question about hitchhiking in a column on a newspaper.（55）of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking.

　　"If there is a hitchhiker's （56）it must be lran,"came one reply.Rural lreland was recommended as a friendly place for hitchhiking,（57）was Quebec,Canada-"if you don't mind being berated（嚴厲指責）for not speaking French."

　　But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in many parts of the world,the （58）feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed（消亡）.

　　With so much news about crime in the media,people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger.But do we（59）to be so wary both to hitchhike and to give a lift?

　　In Poland in the 1960s,（60）a Polish woman who e-mailed me,"the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker's Booklet.The booklet contained coupons for drivers,so each time a driver（61）somebody,he or she received a coupon.At the end of the season,（62）who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes.Everybody was hitchhiking then."

　　Surely this is a good idea for society.Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down（63）between strangers.It would help fight（64）warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels.It would also improve eductional standards by delivering instant（65）in geography,history,politics and sociology.

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2007年度職稱外語等級考試標準答案

英語—綜合類A卷（B級）

　　1.A　2.C　3.D　4.B　5.B　6.A　7.C　8.C　9.A　10.D　11.B
　　12.C　13.A　14.D　15.A　16.A　17.A　18.B　19.C　20.A　21.B
　　22.C　23.B　24.C　25.E　26.F　27.B　28.C　29.A　30.E　31.A
　　32.B　33.D　34.C　35.D　36.A　37.B　38.D　39.C　40.C　41.B
　　42.D　43.A　44.D　45.C　46.B　47.A　48.E　49.D　50.F　51.B
　　52.D　53.A　54.C　55.A　56.D　57.B　58.C　59.D　60.A　61.B
　　62.C　63.B　64.A　65.D