All her time _______ experiments, she has no time for films.

A. devoted to do               B. devoted to doing

C. devoting to doing         D. is devoted to doing

A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早戀) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression(憂郁癥). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “l(fā)oss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “l(fā)ose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “l(fā)oss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.

Dr. Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression.

She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

Parents should watch for signs of depression---eating or mood changes---and if they see signs from their daughter or son, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity(成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

57. What’s the main idea of the passage?

   A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.

   B .Parents should forbid their children’s love lives.

   C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.

   D. Romance is good for young people.

58. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

   A . Young people who have a strong sense of self.

   B . Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.

   C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

   D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

59.What can be inferred from the passage?

   A .Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.

   B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.

   C .Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

   D .The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

60. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

A. Confused.   B. Disapproving.   C. Disinterested.   D. Scared.  

Susan Sontag (1933 — 2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.

Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords（格言）, but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasures of pop culture. In ‘‘Notes on Camp”, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous. ‘“Notes on Camp”, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’ ,‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.

By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感覺論者）, but by nature she was a moralist（倫理論者）, and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor — published in 1978, after she suffered cancer — she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities （被壓抑的個(gè)性）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.

In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame. “Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending ... is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.

58. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means Sontag _____ .

A. was a symbol of American cultural life            

B. developed world literature, film and art

C. published many essays about world culture

D. kept pace with the newest development of world culture      

59. She first won her name through _____ .

A. her story of a Polish actress                               

B. her book Illness as Metaphor

C. publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review

D. her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

60. According to the passage, Susan Sontag ______.

A. was a sensualist as well as a moralist        

B. looked down, upon the pop culture

C. thought content was more important than form      

D. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed

61. As for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit, she ______.

A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness              B. re-examined old positions

C. argued for an openness to pop culture       D. preferred morals to beauty

62. Susan Sontag’s lasting fame was made upon _____ .

A. a tireless, all-purpose cultural view      B. her lifelong watchword: seriousness

C. publishing books on morals              D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing

    Here below are two pieces taken from a blog．

    ▲ Growing up as one of three girls I’ve always been keen on women’s issues．And now with three daughters to raise，I have the responsibility of ensuring that they grow up without any preconceived(預(yù)想的) ideas of their capabilities ＆ potential based on their gender．Earlier this year I read an article that indicated that women surpassed men in the workforce for the first time in history．That is a milestone! And while we still don’t have equality in leadership positions or pay (especially if you’re a mom)，we have made significant progress over the past couple of decades．All this prompted me to do some digging around to see what else I could learn．Here are some fun facts from the census bureau for you：

●29％ of women aged 25 or older had obtained a bachelors degree in 2008 vs．18％ in 1987．

●55％ of all college students were women in the Fall of 2008．

●60％ of women 20 years or older participate in the workforce today vs．34％ in 1950．

●14％ of the armed forces were women in 2008．compared to 2％ in 1950．

    ▲We’re all looking to stretch the value of our dollar as much as possible．Every day as you juggle the needs of your family，remember to eat right，take your vitamins and keep up with laundry and bills－you probably also look for budget friendly，family appropriate activities．A day trip to a national park is a great way to explore all the wonders of nature，without breaking the bank．Once or twice a month，my wife and I will prepare for a leisurely hike in one of our favorite parks close to home．The night before，she makes some homemade granola and I make sure our reusable water bottles are full and on ice．Next time you’re looking for an inexpensive adventure that your family isn’t soon to forget，take a hike! To find a national park near you，just visit www．nps．gov

43．According to the first blog，_____．

      A．the blogger has three sisters

      B．there are more women than men at work this year

      C．14％ of women are working in the army

      D．women has got equality in leadership position

44．What is mainly talked about in the first blog?

      A．Responsibility． B．Women’s potential．   C．Workforce． D．Women’s issues．

45．The underlined words“breaking the bank”in the second blog means_____．

      A．robbing the bank                    B．getting some money from the bank

      C．using up the money in the bank        D．going to the bank

46．What’s the writer’s suggestion in the second blog?

      A．We all have to think about the needs of our family．

      B．All the wonders of nature are in the national park．

      C．To go hiking once or twice a month will be an inexpensive adventure．

      D．Each of us will have to make our budget friendly．

第II卷 非選擇題 （兩部分，共35分）

第四部分 任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

注意：每空格1 個(gè)單詞。

Wealthy Chinese do not have a good reputation（=fame）, a survey by China Youth Daily and Sina.com has found.

The poll（民意調(diào)查）, conducted last week, showed about 70 percent of 3,990 interviewees believe the well-off are immoral and not worthy of respect. Only 4 percent thought rich people are good, the survey said.

For the rich, to become popular, they need to do three things, the survey suggested.

First, they need to have a sense of social responsibility. Second, they need to be self -disciplined, and third, they need to have a caring heart.

The number of people who make at least $50,000 a year increases by 15 percent a year and, according to the China Economic Times, the country now has 1.5 million rich people.

The China Youth Daily and Sina.com survey found interviewees questioned how the rich became rich in the first place.

      “Some rich people are thought to have accumulated（積累） their wealth through illegal means, such as bribery,” said a post-graduate student at the Communication University of China.

     Even so, the survey found wealthy people who abide by（遵守） the law, have a sense of social responsibility and a caring heart, are respected.

     The poll showed about 60 percent thought these kinds of wealthy people were worthy of respect.

     The survey suggested many voters were much better disposed（懷有好感的）toward rich people from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Western economies——rather than the mainland.

      Hong Kong property tycoon（大亨） Li Ka-shing was most highly regarded, followed by Bill Gates, mainland property tycoon Wang Shi and basketball player Yao Ming.

      “Rich people on the mainland invest too little in charity and gain too much,” a student from Beijing Sports University said.

      Yu Guoming, a professor at Renmin University of China, called on the heads of Chinese companies to think and invest in a long-term way. “Social responsibility is not only about charity, it also connects the company with the government and the public.”

The users of this new mobile phone can check e-mails _____ they happen to be.

A. whatever    B. wherever    C. what    D. where

She was educated at Beijing University, _______ she went on to have her advanced study abroad.

 A. after that               B. from that           C. from which              D. after which

.—Can he take charge of the computer company?

   —I’m afraid it’s___________his ability.

       A. beyond                    B. within                      C. of                     D. to

—Is there any vaccine(疫苗) against H1N1 flu that can be used on humans?

—No, but scientists are working to develop ________ .

A. that       B. it        C. one      D. so

Ali said that she wouldn’t mind _________ alone at home.

A. left            B. being left             C. to be left               D. leaving