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57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE?
A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.
B) The young generation supports traditionally liberal causes.
C) Young voters played a decisive role in Obama's election.
D) Young people in America are now more diverse ideologically.
58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O?
A) How Obama is going to live up to young people's expectations.
B) Whether America is going to change during Obama's presidency.
C) Whether young people will continue to support Obama's policy.
D) How Obama's agenda is going to affect the life of Americans.
59. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts?
A) Their own interpretation of American politics.
B) Policy changes to take place in Obama's administration.
C) Obama's presidency viewed from a global perspective.
D) Their lives in relation to Obama's presidency.
60. What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry Flores?
A) Their embrace of radical ideas.
B) Their desire to change America.
C) Their utilization of the Internet.
D) Their strong sense of responsibility.
61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation X?
A) They are politically conservative.
B) They reject conventional values.
C) They dare to take up challenges.
D) They are indifferent to politics.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
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A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such __62__ tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people __63__ it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that can't be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been __64__ us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were __65__ to something in the environment," says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a __66__ of the green.
The new research, __67__ in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer __68__ identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood __69__ means more places for kids to play – which is __70__ since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children's activity levels. But green space is good for the mind __71__: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive __72__ for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading __73__ in a green setting improved kids' symptoms.
__74__ to grassy areas has also been linked to __75__ stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an __76__ of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.
Glass cautions that most studies don't __77__ prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives __78__ the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.
Finding green space is not __79__ easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take __80__ of what's there. Your children in particular will love it – and their bodies and minds will be __81__ to you.
62. A) findings B) theses C) hypotheses D) abstracts
63. A) adapt B) attribute C) allocate D) alternate
64. A) amongst B) along C) beside D) with
65. A) glued B) related C) tracked D) appointed
66. A) scraping B) denying C) depressing D) shrinking
67. A) published B) simulated C) illuminated D) circulated
68. A) at B) to C) for D) over
69. A) fully B) simply C) seriously D) uniquely
70. A) vital B) casual C) fatal D) subtle
71. A) still B) already C) too D) yet
72. A) benefits B) profits C) revenues D) awards
73. A) outward B) apart C) aside D) outside
74. A) Immunity B) Reaction C) Exposure D) Addiction
75. A) much B) less C) more D) little
76. A) installment B) expedition C) analysis D) option
77. A) curiously B) negatively C) necessarily D) comfortably
78. A) relieved B) delegated C) approved D) performed
79. A) merely B) always C) mainly D) almost
80. A) advantage B) exception C) measure D) charge
81. A) elevated B) merciful C) contented D) grateful
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.Please write you translation on Answer Sheet 2.
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82. __________________ (他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.
83. Before you take any action, please remember to __________________ (权衡你的决定会产生的后果).