47. What influences the birth rate most in the United States is _____. A. highly paid jobs B. women's working for independence C. expenses of child raising D. high divorce rate
48. The sentence \implies that _____.
A. food and clothing for babies are becoming incredibly expensive B. prices are going up dramatically all the time
C. to raise children, women have to give up interesting and well-paid jobs D. social development has made child-raising inexpensive
49. A chief factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century is_____. A. birth control B. women’s strong desire for working C. the instability of marriage D. the changed place of women 50. The population in 21st century, according to the writer _____. A. will be smaller than a few year ago B. will not be as small as people expect C. will prove to be threat to the world
D. will not continue as serious a problem as expected
C Researchers in London and Bristol have found that men are particularly likely to give way to depression if their partners are also depressed.
The finding highlights the importance of paying attention to the partners of depressed mothers, as young children themselves vulnerable (容易受伤的) to social problems if both parents are depressed.
Researchers in London and at the University of Bristol launched their study to investigate whether family structure affects the likelihood of depression in men around the time their child is born. They looked at men from traditional families, men with children from a previous relationship, men whose partners had children by a former partner, and men who were not living with their partners.
All 7018 participants filled out a questionnaire on depression, and answered questions about their age, education level and employment status. Details about the quality of their relationships with their partners, networks of friends and previous life events were also recorded.
About 3.5 per cent of the men and 13 per cent of their partners suffered depression around the time their child was born. While men in step-families or who were not living with their partners were twice as likely to get depressed as those in traditional families, this could be explained by other factors that are more common in non-traditional families, such as poor education and relationship conflicts.
Even allowing for all these factors, however, the partners of women who were suffering from prenatal (产前的) depression were significantly more likely to become depressed themselves, the researchers report in an American Journal. Ten per cent of women who were depressed had depressed partners. For the healthy women, the figure was only 2.6 per cent.
Previous research suggests that families with two depressed parents may need special attention. A researcher in Atlanta has found that primary schoolchildren with two troubled parents have difficulty relating to their peers. \says.
51. What can we conclude from paragraphs one and two of this passage? A. Men often beat their children.
B. Depressed women often have depressed partners. C. All young children are vulnerable to social problems. D. Women with children often have depressed partners.
52. Why did researchers in London and Bristol carry out such and investigation? A. To see what kind of family environment is ideal for children to grow up in.
B. To study whether family structure affects depression in men when their child is born. C. To investigate why so many men get depressed when a child is born.
D. To see whether it is true that behind every depressed man there is a depressed woman. 53. What kind of men were NOT included as objects in the study? A. Men from traditional families.
B. Men with children from a previous relationship. C. Men who were not living with their partners. D. Men who have no children.
54. What kind of men are least likely to get depressed when their child was born? A. Men in stepfamilies.
B. Men who were not living with their partners. C. Men in traditional families. D. Men in nontraditional families.
55. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Ten per cent of women who were depressed had depressed partners. B. 2.6 per cent of healthy women were depressed.
C. Special attention should be paid to families in which both the father and the mother were depressed.
D. Primary schoolchildren whose parents were both depressed couldn't get along well with their peers.
第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。选E涂AB; 选F涂CD。
The people below are all looking for entertainments to amuse themselves in March in Shanghai. After the description of these people, there is information about six advertisements of activities A－F. Decide what activities would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 56－60 and then mark the correct letter (A－F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one activity which you do not need to use.
( ) 56. Raymond, a foreign student studying history in Shanghai Fudan University, is planning for his weekend in the first week of March. As he has a phone from his father from home, he is surely to return to his dormitory before 9:00 p.m.
( ) 57. Vanessa, has been working in Shanghai for a couple of months and has got a number of friends, who are interested in western music and dance. What they want to do is to amuse themselves and learn something new.
( ) 58. Jack and his friends usually enjoy their joyful weekend by attending late night activities. As they are music fans, they would like to listen to a live concert.
( ) 59. Smith is interested in a variety of music and he is free in early March. He would like to
amuse himself by attending concerts, no matter what price they might be.
( ) 60. Alice, a French girl of 26, is returning home in 2 days. She and her companies want to do shopping in the evening and bought some presents for their family and friends back home.
This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There’s a lot to do. Here are the highlights. A. Brightman’s Solo Concert
Brightman, the versatile singer who shifts freely between opera, musicals, trip hop and folk songs, is to give a solo concert in Shanghai in March. The event will be part of a global tour promoting her new album “Harem”.
Her concert in Shanghai has outrageously high ticket price between 2,500 and 380 yuan, but “hardcore” fans have bought tickets worth 2 million yuan in just one week. Place: Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Beilu Tel: 6652- 7750 Time: 7:30p.m.- 9:30 pm, March 4 Price: 380-2,500 yuan Ticket Hotline: 6377-1099 B. Raffles City Shanghai
Positioning the mall in the middle and middle upper income group, the target consumers are of 20-35 age groups. Each floor presents a specific theme like popular young fashion, casual wear and beauty gallery, lifestyle, food and kids, international collections, health and fine dining, etc. Price. No. 268 Xizangzonglu, Shanghai Tel: 64247260 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 p.m. C. Exhibitions －Shanghai Museum There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It’s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you’ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move! Place: Shanghai Museum Price: ￥30 (￥15 for students) Tel: 6888-6888 Dates: daily Time: Monday－Friday 9:00 a.m. － 5:00p.m., Weekends 9:00a.m.－9:00p.m. D. Dining – Sushi chef in town
Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it’s become an art form. The most famous Sushi artist is Yuki Kamura. She’s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She’ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month. Place: Sushi Scene in the Shanghai Hotel Time: lunchtime Tel: 6690-3211 Dates: all month PRICE: ￥200 E. Live Music- Late Night jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly. Place: The Jazz Club Dates: 15- 23 March Tel: 6466-8736 Price: ￥80,120 Time: 10:00p.m. till late! F. Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Wee frees, are also excellent.
Place: Jack Stein’s Dates: every Monday Tel: 6402-1877 Price: ￥60 including one drink Time: 7:00- 0.00p.m. Ⅳ 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
你们学校团委最近组织了一次“有烦恼向谁倾诉”的调查活动。请用英语给校报写一篇新闻稿，反映调查结果。
百分比 61% 22% 17% 理 由 同龄人容易交流和理解 老师家长阅历丰富，有生活和教育经验 不愿和别人说自己的事或难以与别人相处
[写作内容]
请根据以上的调查数据，写一篇短文。 [写作要求]
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容； 2．短文的开头已为你写好。
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Recently our League Committee has carried out a survey－ “To whom do you go when in trouble?” The results are as follows. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
January 10, 2008 Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to reflect some problems I came across recently and appeal to the improvement of the service industry. This weekend I bought an English dictionary in a bookstore near my home since its cover is elaborately designed. But when I went home and carefully, I found that several pages of the dictionary have been cracked and befouled. What is worse, the misprints spread everywhere in the dictionary and seriously affect my comprehension. Since there was such damage and misprints to the dictionary, I went to the bookstore to require for a replace. But to my surprise, the staff of the bookstore turns down my request rudely and even denied the poor quality of the dictionary. Today’s fast-paced and market-oriented economy calls for much higher standard for service industry. However, to my regret, many of the commercials fail to achieve this standard and the quality of the staff needs to be improved. It’s self-evident that the poor quality of practitioners in the service industry will not only deeply disappoint customers but also hamper the development of our country’s economy. As a result, I expect your newspaper to appeal to the service industry to attach more importance to the service improvement.
Thank you for you attention! Sincerely yours Mary [写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括这封信中，作者与书店交涉的经过； 2． 假如你是书店的经理John Harder, 请你以约120个词就以上顾客提出的问题给顾客一封回信，并包括下面要点：
(1) 我们接受顾客的批评，并同情顾客的感受；
(2) 我们同意上门道歉，并带另一本新的词典给顾客； (3) 我们同意顾客对改进服务的观点，并将努力改进服务。 [写作要求]
1．作文中可使用实例或其它方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接
引用原文中的句子；
2．信中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。信的开头已为你写好。 [评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
Dear Mary, Thank you for your letter, which the editor sent to me yesterday. In your letter, _________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely,
John Harder The Manager