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Jane Brown, has been married for 12 years, she has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio. When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work. She felt that she should contribute to the household finances. Her salary could make the difference between the financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a home maker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. Jane was worried about the children’s adjustment to the new situation, but she arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon. They seemed to be .happy with the arrangement. The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband Bill.
When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook the two or three meals each day. She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in g
A. Because she was bored with her husband.
B. Because she would like to help with the family’s finances.
C. Because she was offered a good job.
D. Because she was bored with her children.

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Jane Brown, has been married for 12 years, she has three children and lives in a suburb outside Columbus, Ohio. When her youngest child reached school age, Jane decided to go back to work. She felt that she should contribute to the household finances. Her salary could make the difference between the financial struggle and a secure financial situation for her family. Jane also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a home maker and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home. Jane was worried about the children’s adjustment to the new situation, but she arranged for them to go to stay with a woman nearby after school each afternoon. They seemed to be .happy with the arrangement. The problem seemed to be between Jane and her husband Bill.
When Jane was at home all day, she was able to clean the house, go grocery shopping, wash the clothes, take care of the children and cook the two or three meals each day. She was very busy, of course, but she succeeded in g
A. Watching TV.
B. Taking good care of her husband.
C. Doing housework.
D. Reading newspaper.

[填空题]How many years has she been married
She has been married （）.

[单项选择]She has been in Tianjin for ten years. Tianjin has become her second ______.
A. house
B. family
C. hometown

[单项选择]How long has she been there

[单项选择]In recent years the climate has been generally cool in northern Asia. But during periods when the average daily temperature and humidity in northern Asia were slightly higher than their normal levels the yields of most crops grown there increased significantly. In the next century, the increased average daily temperature and humidity attained during those periods are expected to become the norm. Yet scientists predict that the yearly yields of most of the region’s crops will decrease during the next century.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent paradox in the information above
A. Crop yields in southern Asia are expected to remain constant even after the average daily temperature and humidity there increase from recent levels.
B. Any increases in temperature and humidity would be accompanied by higher levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which is vital to plant respiration.
C. The climate in northern Asia has generally been too cool and dry in recent years for populations of many crop insect pests to become established.
D. In many parts of Asia, the increased annual precipitation that would result from warmer and wetter climates would cause most edible plant species to flourish.
E. (E) The recent climate of northern Asia prevents many crops from being farmed there during the winter.

[单项选择]In recent years special attention has been paid developing the students’ productive skills.
A. over B. to C. on D. in

[多项选择]For years, television has been blamed for harming children’s eyes and taking away adults’ precious life. Is television a source of troubles or a provider of happiness Write an essay of about 400 words to state our view.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organizations, grammar and appropriateness.
Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.

[简答题]In recent years corporate downsizing has been on the rise throughout the world. Downsizing, which is usually called restructuring, rightsizing, reallocating resources, or job separation, is reducing costs by dismissing employees and reassigning their duties to the employees who remain. In their quest to lower costs to stay competitive, companies often wield the ax with little or no regard for the well-being of people involved. Industry analysts assert that if organizations wish to consider themselves responsible, moral corporate citizens, they must demonstrate concern for their employees, even when they have to tell them they are no longer employed. Employees who know what is going on can prepare themselves for the inevitable and are much better able to cope when the ax finally does fall.

[单项选择]In recent years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inadequacies of the judicial system in the United States. Costs are staggering both for the taxpayers and the litigants—and the litigants, or parties, have to wait sometimes many years before having their day in court. Many suggestions have been made concerning methods of ameliorating (改善) the situation, but as in most branches of government, changes come slowly. One suggestion that has been made in order to maximize the efficiency of the system is to allow districts that have an overabundance of pending cases to borrow judges from other districts that do not have such a backlog. Another suggestion is to use pretrial conferences, in which the judge meets in his chambers with the litigants and their attorneys in order to narrow the issues, limit the witnesses, and provide for a more orderly trial. The theory behind pretrial conferences is that judges will spend less time on each case and parties will more readily settle before trial when they realize the adequacy of their claims and their opponents" evidence. Unfortunately, at least one study has shown that pretrial conferences actually use more judicial time than they save, rarely result in pretrial settlements, and actually result in higher damage settlements. Many states have now established another method, small-claims courts, in which cases over small sums of money can be disposed of with considerable dispatch. Such proceedings cost the litigants almost nothing. In California, for example, the parties must appear before the judge without the assistance of counsel. The proceedings are quite informal and there is no pleading (辩护)—the litigants need to make only a one-sentence statement of their claim. By going to this type of court, the plaintiff (原告) waives (放弃) any right to a jury trial and the right to appeal the decision.What is the main topic of the passage
A. All states should follow California"s example in using small-claims courts in order to free judges for other work
B. The legislature needs to formulate fewer laws so that the judiciary can catch up on its older cases
C. Nobody seems to care enough to attempt to find methods for making the judicial system more efficient
D. While there are many problems with the court system, there are viable suggestions for improvement