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01.[A]credit[B]praise[C]respect[D]contempt

02.[A]Likewise[B]Rather[C]Therefore[D]Even

03.[A]explain[B]ignore[C]understand[D]display

04.[A]forinstanc[B]alongwith[C]inparticular[D]suchas

05.[A]concept[B]heritage[C]worship[D]structure

06.[A]one[B]any[C]none[D]some

07.[A]rest[B]act[C]draw[D]bring

08.[A]from[B]of[C]for[D]in

09.[A]quest[B]probe[C]enter[D]boost

10.[A]figures[B]means[C]methods[D]sources

11.[A]without[B]onto[C]outside[D]among

12.[A]Provided[B]Although[C]Since[D]Unless

13.[A]uncovered[B]displayed[C]revealed[D]designed

14.[A]identifiable[B]comprehensive[C]occasional[D]peculiar

15.[A]more[B]so[C]less[D]even

16.[A]rarely[B]only[C]barely[D]sometimes

17.[A]which[B]how[C]that[D]what

18.[A]incidence[B]stability[C]pattern[D]property

19.[A]sustaining[B]penetrating[C]retrieving[D]composing

20.[A]traditions[B]careers[C]experiences[D]ethics

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Eightinthemorning,andseatsarefillingupfastatthecoffeehouseonthecornerof3rdStreetandAvenueAinNewYork.Alldaylong,thecafé

swarmswithyoungprofessionalsclickingawayatlaptopcomputersandgabbingonmobilephones.Businessisbeingdone.Butthere’sahitch:

manyofthesefreneticpatronsareoutofwork.

ThestoryisthesameattheTorrefazioneItalia,onachicstretchofBoston’sNewburyStreet.AlanaRaftery,whousedtobeinsoftwaresales,sitsthereforhourswithanicedcoffeeandpaperwork.OnFridays,shepushestablestogetherwithfiveotherwomentoplanasoftware-servicesventure.

Americaisbecomingacafé

culture.ButthereasonislessStarbucksmarketingthantheeconomicdownturn.Thewhite-collararmyoftheunemployedaremakingcafé

stheirofficesandjob-searchcenters.Goingthereeverydayprovidesthesamesortofstructureandroutineasaformaloffice—butwithmuchbettercoffee.

Ofcourse,café

shavelongservedasthelocusofbusinessactivityforindependentconsultants,creativetypesandteleworkers（aswellasbrewing-placesfornovels,coupsandrevolutions）.Butthenewclientè

leisdifferent.Incontrasttopreviousrecessions,moreprofessionalsareoutofwork.Technologyhaschanged,too,allowingpeopletojob-huntordevisenewbusinessplansuntetheredfromtheirclunkydeskcomputersandtangled-cordhomephones.Moreover,withthenumberofcafé

sgrowingfromunder2,000in1991toover14,000today,thesepeoplenowhaveplentyofplacestogo.

Theirhabitmayalsoheraldadeepertrendintheworkforce:

aneraofnomadicteleworkers,whosejobsarenolongertiedtooneparticularspot.QuinnMills,aprofessorofeconomicsattheHarvardBusinessSchool,believesthatcompanies,“withtheirurgetoregiment”,areunpreparedforthis.Notonlytheunemployed,butworkerstoo,mayprefertodecamptoStarbucks:

greatforreducingoverheads,butperhapslessgoodforproductivity.

Forcoffeehousesthemselves,theirnewstatusasjobcentershashelpedtheindustrybucktheslumpingeconomy.In2008,thegourmet-coffeesectorearnedarecord$8.40billioninrevenue,withcafé

saccountingformorethanhalfthesales.Manycoffeehouses,belongingbothtopublicly-tradedcompaniesandindependentretailers,arereportingsalesgrowthofroughly7%.Andthough$4foracappuccinomayseemsteep,it’sprettygoodforaNewYorkperdiemofficerent.

21.Thefirsttwoparagraphsarewrittento

[A]highlighttheinfluenceofeconomiccrisis.

[B]introducethetopicofAmerica’scafé

culture.

[C]bringtolightthetrendoftheworkforce.

[D]definetheproblemofyoungprofessionals.

22.Accordingtothepassage,youngprofessionalsarenotpreparedfor

[A]marketingstrategies.

[B]loweredproductivity.

[C]technologicalrevolutions.

[D]moresevereunemployment.

23.Accordingtothepassage,café

cultureemergedinAmericaasaresultof

[A]theeconomicsituation.

[B]thequickpaceoflife.

[C]thecrazeforjob-hunting.

[D]thepursuitfornewtaste.

24.Theworkofprofessionalsincafé

housesischaracterizedby

[A]greatrigidity.

[B]standardization.

[C]moreflexibility.

[D]independence.

25.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe

[A]AdepressingfutureoftheUSeconomy.

[B]AnewroleofAmerica’scoffeehouses.

[C]Apolicyofdeliberateunderstaffing.

[D]Asuddenboomofcoffeehouses.

Text2

CongresshasbeentryingforseveralyearstoexpandMedicare（thefederalprogrammethatprovidesmedicalinsuranceforalmostallelderlyAmericans）toincludeprescriptiondrugs.Nowitmaybeonthevergeofsucceeding,withtheHouseandSenateconvergingonsimilarplans.Soputouttheflags?

Notatall.Inreality,thenear-agreementmarksyetanotherdefeatforprudentgovernment.

NothingcouldbemoreirresponsiblethanexpandingoneofAmerica’sbiggestentitlementprogrammeswithouttryingtointroducestructuralreform.YetthisiswhataRepublican-dominatedWashingtonisabouttodo.Thenewdrugsbenefitcouldcostbetween$350billionand$400billionoverthenextdecade—andproducenostructuralreformsworthyofthename.

TheimpendinglegislationmarksadefeatfortheWhiteHouse.Inhisstate-of-the-unionaddressinJanuary,GeorgeBushunveiledaschemetolinkdrugsbenefitwithstructuralreform:

oldfolkwhoagreedtojoinprivatehealthplanswouldgetmoremoneyformedicines.ButtheSenatebalkedattheideaofa“two-tier”system.AndonJune9ththeWhiteHouseagreedtoacceptequaldrugsbenefitsforpeopleintheordinaryMedicareprogramme.

WhyhavetheRepublicansfailedtosupportstructuralreform?

OnereasonisthestrengthoftheruralcontingentintheRepublicancaucus–—andparticularlytheinfluenceofCharlesGrassley,asenatorfromIowaandthechairmanoftheFinanceCommittee.Ruralpoliticians（whohavelongcomplainedthattheyfailtogettheirfairshareofthenation’smedicalbudget）havenoenthusiasmforprivatehealthplans,sincesuchplansdonotexistintheemptyreachesofthecountryside.

Theotherreasonisthepressuretogetsomethingdone.Republicanshavebeenmakingever-louderpromisestoprovidedrugbenefitsfortheelderlyforseveralyears.TheoldareoneofAmerica’smostpowerfullobbies,capableoftiltingelectionsinanybattlegroundstate,notleastFlorida.

Foritspart,theWhiteHouseisanxioustoburnishthepresident’sreputationasamanwhogetsthingsdoneathome,aswellasindesertsandMiddleEasternseasideresorts.ThiswillingnesstoabandonprinciplesintheblinddesiretoproduceresultsisbecomingathemeoftheBushpresidency.

Congress’swillingnesstoaddanewentitlementtoMedicarewithouttacklingitsstructuralproblemsisadisasterinthemaking.NotonlyisthenumberofpeopleclaimingMedicaresettodoubleby2030,butthecostofprovidinghealthcareforeachbeneficiaryislikelytodoubletoo.JosephAntos,ahealth-carespecialistattheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute,hasahorrifyingverdictonthe“reforms”workingtheirwaythroughCongress:

“Wearedescendingtothelowestdepthsofhell.”

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheexpansionofMedicareprogram?

[A]Closeathand.

[B]Nowherenearsuccess.

[C]Farfromcertain.

[D]Onlyamatteroftime.

27.ThebasicproblemofMedicareprogramexpansionaspointedoutthewriterliesinits

[A]overallinclusion.

[B]slightinequality.

[C]structuralreforms.

[D]excessivecosts.

28.Th