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Part 1:Reading and Summary (35 points) Questions 1-5 are based on the following task.(10 points) Filling in the blanks: The following paragraph is taken from an article about the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton, but the discourse markers are taken out.Read it carefully and filkin the blanks with appropriate words from the list below.There is ONE discourse marker that you will not need. another however for example which even if also Over the years when he was working on his Laws of Motion and his theory of gravity, Newton made important contributions to other aspects of science.A major outcome of his study, was the discovery that white light could be broken up (by passing it through a prism)into the colors of the rainbow.achievement which has been of enormous value to later generations of scientists was the design of a new type of telescope, which used a curved mirror instead of a lens to gather in the light. By the age of fifty,,his main scientific work was finished and he had become a Member of Parliament,representing Cambridge University (like Oxford University,was allowed at that time to elect its own MPs).Not long after the publication of "The Principia",he had had a nervous breakdown.In 1727,Newton died at the age of eighty-five and was buried in Westminster Abbey in London. Questions 6-9 are based on the following task.(10 points) Identifying the topic sentences: Read the following description of the culture and customs of western countries.The topic sentence for each paragraph is omitted.Choose the correct topic sentence for each paragraph from the list of A-E provided.There is ONE sentence that you will NOT need.Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the answer sheet. 6 The family has been the focus of the individual's loyalty and affection,of his economic interest,and even of his legal duty.Many an older Frenchman has spent his youth in a world where he was expected to regard cousins,uncles and grandparents as more important to him than friends of his own age,and where the family's needs and demands 203

Part 1:Reading and Summary (35 points) Questions 1一5 are based on the following task.(10 points) Filling-in the blanks; The following paragraph is taken from an article about the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton but the discourse markers are taken out. Read it carefully and fill"'n the blanks with appropriate words from the list below. There is ONE discourse marker that you will not need. another however for example which even if also Over the years when he was working on his Laws of Motion and his theory of gravity, Newton of his study, made important contributions to other aspects of science. A major outcome ，wasthe discovery that white light could be broken up(by passing it through a prism)into the colors of the rainbow. achievement which has been of enormous value to later generations of scientists was the design of which used a curved mirror instead of a lens to gather in the light. a new type of telescope， By the age of fifty, his main scientific work was finished and he had become a Member of Parliament，representing Cambridge University (_ ，like C)xford University，was allowed at that time to elect its own MPs).Not long after the publication of "The Principia"，he had had a nervous breakdown. In 1727，Newton died at the age of eighty-five and was buried in Westminster Abbey in London. Questions 6一9 are based on the following task. Identi行ing the topic sentences; Read the following description of the culture points) customs of western countries. The topic sentence for list each paragraph is omitted. Choose correct topic sentence for each paragraph O d 比 1 l h Jf、 a from the of A-E provided. There is ONE sentence that you will NOT need. Put your answer in the proper box and then transfer your answers to the answer sheet. 6 The family has been the focus of the individual’s loyalty and affection, of his econom ic interest in a world where and even of his legal duty. Many an older Frenchman has spent his youth he was expected to regard cousins, uncles and grandparents as more important to hire than friends of hisown age，and where the family s needs and demands 203

were put before those of the local community or even of the State:"I cannot pay my taxes, because I've a duty to support Aunt Louise,"has been a common French attitude. 7 In the rural areas the traditionally big peasant families have been losing their influence as the young drift away to the town.And in the upper bourgeoisie,as property gives way to income and family management disappears,the tight network of the big family gathering has become less necessary for the individual's future,and also less easy to maintain.Many younger couples today prefer pleasure traveling,or a weekend cottage shared with a few friends,to the traditional big family reunions on Sundays and in August. 8 Once a girl teacher had said:"I had to cancel my holiday in Italy this winter:you see,my grandmother got ill and my mother was worried."This sense of duty is difficult to be seen in the English youth.In other words,though clan loyalties towards more distant relatives become weak,an adult's ties with his own parents and even with their parents often remain remarkably strong.And if many younger people are today trying to lead more emotionally independent lives,it is often not without a sense of guilt,or an awareness of the pain it causes to their parents.This may be so in any country:it is especially sharp in France. 9 Granny or grandpa is now expected to stay in a flat of her or his own.This has caused a good deal of heartache;but society has finally come to recognize this independent status of the elderly,and has begun to help.In recent years many clubs for old people have been created-a new departure for France.The old people themselves are adapting to the change and even beginning to group to build their own social life. A.In all classes,couples no longer accept so readily that an elderly widowed parent should come to live with them. B.But the old values still linger there. C.Another phenomenon is that for several decades the birth-rate has been falling steadily. D.Daily social relations in France have always been dominated by family ties. E.The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily narrowing from the“extended family"to the“nuclear family.” 204

were put before those of the local communi tq or even of the State: "I cannot pay my taxes, because I've a duty to support Aunt Loui se.”has been a common French attitude. __上 _In the rural areas the traditionally big peasant families have been losing their influence as the young drift away to the town. And in the upper bourgeoisie，as property gives way to income and family management disappears，the tight network of the big family gathering has become less necessary for the individual’s future，and also less easy to maintain, Many younger couples today prefer pleasure traveling, or a weekend cottage shared with a few friends, to the traditional big family reunions on Sundays and in August. 一旦一Once a girl teacher had said:"I had to cancel my holiday in Italy this winter:you see, my grandmother got ill and my mother was worried.”"This sense of duty is difficult to be seen in the English youth, In other words, though clan loyalties towards more distant relatives become weak, an adult’s ties with his own parents and even with their parents often remain renLarkably strong. And if many younger people are t-oday trying to lead more emotionally independent lives，it is often nor without a sense of guilt，or an awareness of the pain it causes to their parents. This may be so in any country:it is especially sharp in France. _9_ -Cranny or grandpa is now expected to stay in a flat of her or his own, "hhis has caused a good deal of heartache; but society has finally come to recognize tlris independent status of the elderly，and has begun to help. In recent years many clubs for old people have been created一 a new departure for France. The old people themselves are adapting to the change and even beginning to group to build their own social life. A. In all classes，couples no longer accept so readily that an elderly widowed parent should come to live with them. B. But the old values still linger there. C. Another phenomenon is that for several decades the birth-rate has been falling steadily. D, Daily social relations in France have always been dominated by family ties. E. The main change since the war is that the focus of loyalty has been steadily narrowing from the "extended family" to the "nuclear family.” 204