DearSir/Madam,

IampleasedtowritealetterofrecommendationonbehalfofSandRiveranditsCEO,Mrs.JaneKing.Iamveryfamiliarwiththecompany.Mynextbookdealswithitindetail,whichistobepublishedinautumnof2018.IamalsofamiliarwithEuropeanconsumer.AsaDutchcitizen,IhavelivedinEuropefor46yearsandstudiedEuropeanconsumerbehaviorfordecades.IbelievethatSandRiverofferssomethinguniquetotheEuropeanmarket.Ithasestablishedlong-termsupplyrelationswithherdsman(牧民)familiesandownsadvancedGermanmachinery.Thusitcombinesnaturalresourceswithmodernmanufacturingtechniques.Butequallyimportant,SandRiverworkswithmodernfashiondesignerstocreatetrulycontemporaryandappealingdesigns.Theresultisanewly-establishedcashmere(羊绒)brandthatappealstoatargetgroupofhigh-incomewomen.ImetMrs.Kingthefirsttimein2013.Sincethen,wehavemetseveraltimesandtalkedaboutSandRiver'sphilosophy,strategy,andappealtobothChineseandinternationalconsumers.Iwasstruckbyherdeepknowledgeaboutknitting(针织)technology,herenthusiasmforthebrand,andherdeepunderstandingofthecashmereshopper.Iregardherasa"womanofherword."Tosummarize,IbelieveSandRiverproductsdeserveaplaceinluxuriousEuropeandepartmentstoresandMrs.Kingisareliablepartner.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactme.Sincerely,JoanSmith

36、JoanSmithwrotetherecommendationletteronbehalfof______.

A.aDutchcitizen

B.herdsmanfamilies

C.theEuropeanconsumer

D.SandRiveranditsCEO

37、FromtheletterwecanlearnthatSandRiver______.

A.haslong-termlinkswithherdsmen

B.employsmanyherdsmanworkers

C.manufacturesadvancedmachines

D.sellshand-madeproducts

38、Thetargetconsumersofthenewly-establishedcashmerebrandare______.

A.collegestudents

B.blue-colorworkers

C.high-incomewomen

D.averageherdsmanfamilies

39、Bysaying"awomanofherword"(Para.3),thewritermeansthatMrs.King______.

A.alwayskeepsherpromise

B.isagoodpublicspeaker

C.knowscustomerswell

D.iswelleducated

40、AsfarastheEuropeanmarketisconcerned,thewriterthinksthatSandRiverproducts______.

A.arefitforsupermarketsinbigcities

B.arelikelytoenjoyabigmarketshare

C.willappealtodifferentkindsofcustomers

D.deserveaplaceinluxuriousdepartmentstores

Directions:

Inthissection,thereare10incompletesentences.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachonebydecidingonthemostappropriatewordorwordsfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21、62%ofthepeoplesurveyedsaidtheyalwaysavoided______theirsmartphonesduringmeals.

A.useB.usingC.touseD.used

22、TheHRdepartmentisacriticalpartofemployeewell-beinginanybusiness,nomatter______smallitis.

A.howB.whatC.whereD.which

23、Accordingtotheregulation,inspections______toensurethatthesystemsareingoodcondition.

A.demandedB.havedemandedC.bedemandedD.aredemanded

24、Beforeyouthinkaboutaskingforapromotion,makesurethateitherapositionopeningexists______anewpositionisneededtobecreated.

A.andB.norC.orD.but

25、ThetrafficwasmakingsomuchnoisethatIcouldn'thearwhathe______.

A.issayingB.wassayingC.hassaidD.willsay

26、Ourcompanycultureis______makesussuccessfulincreatingafriendlyandexcitingenvironment.

A.whereB.howC.whatD.why

27、Mostpeopleweregreatlyshockedbythenews______theITcompanyhadgonebankrupt.

A.whatB.howC.whyD.that

28、IwouldprobablytrytofindabetterjobifI______inyourposition.

A.amB.wereC.havebeenD.be

29、Ifyouare______busytoattendthemeeting,youcansendyourassistanttotakeyourplace.

A.veryB.soC.tooD.more

30、Ihadtowaitforanothertwomonthstobeabletohavethecar______.

A.fixingB.fixC.tofixD.fixed

Onceitwaspossibletodefinemaleandfemaleroleseasilybythedivisionoflabor.Menworkedoutsidethehomeandearnedtheincometosupporttheirfamilies,whilewomencookedthemealsandtookcareofthehomeandthechildren.Theseroleswerefirmlyfixedformostpeople,andtherewasnotmuchopportunityforwomentoexchangetheirroles.Butbythemiddleofthiscentury,men’sandwomen’sroleswerebecominglessfirmlyfixed.

Inthe1950s,economicandsocialsuccesswasthegoalofthetypicalAmerican.Butinthe1960sanewforcedevelopedcalledthecounterculture.Thepeopleinvolvedinthismovementdidnotvaluethemiddle-classAmericangoals.Thecounterculturepresentedmenandwomenwithnewrolechoices.Takingmoreinterestinchildcare,menbegantosharechild-raisingtaskswiththeirwives.Infact,someyoungmenandwomenmovedtocommunalhomesorfarmswheretheeconomicandchildcareresponsibilitiesweresharedequallybybothsexes.Inaddition,manyAmericansdidnotvaluethetraditionalmaleroleofsoldier.SomeyoungmenrefusedtobedraftedassoldierstofightinthewarinVietnam.

Intermsofnumbers,thecounterculturewasnotaverylargegroupofpeople.ButitsinfluencespreadtomanypartsofAmericansociety.Workingmenofallclassesbegantochangetheireconomicandsocialpatterns.Industrialworkersandbusinessexecutivesalikecutdownon“overtime”worksothattheycouldspendmoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.Somedoctors,lawyers,andteachersturnedawayfromhighpayingsituationstopracticetheirprofessionsinpoorerneighborhoods.

Inthe1970s,thefeministmovement,orwomen’sliberation,producedadditionaleconomicandsocialchanges.Womenofallagesandatalllevelsofsocietywereenteringtheworkforceingreaternumbers.Mostofthemstilltooktraditionalwomen’sjobsaspublicschoolteaching,nursing,andsecretarialwork.Butsomewomenbegantoentertraditionallymaleoccupations:policework,banking,dentistry,andconstructionwork.Womenwereaskingforequalwork,andequalopportunitiesforpromotion.

Todaytheexpertsgenerallyagreethatimportantchangesaretakingplaceintherolesofmenandwomen.Naturally,therearedifficultiesinadjustingtothesetransformations.

1.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Womenusuallyworkedoutsidethehomeforwages.

B.Menandwomen’sroleswereeasilyexchangedinthepast.

C.Men’srolesathomeweremorefirmlyfixedthanwomen’s.

D.Menandwomen’sroleswereusuallyquiteseparatedinthepast.

2.WhichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Thefirstsentence.

B.Thesecondandthethirdsentences.

C.Thefourthsentence.

D.Thelastsentence.

3.Inthepassagetheauthorproposesthatthecounterculture___.

A.destroyedtheUnitedStates.

B.transformedsomeAmericanvalues.

C.wasnotimportantintheUnitedStates.

D.broughtpeoplemoreleisuretimewiththeirfamilies.

4.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.

A.menandwomenwillneversharethesamegoals.

B.somemenwillbewillingtoexchangetheirtraditionalmaleroles.

C.mostmenwillbehappytosharesomeofthehouseholdresponsibilitieswiththeirwives.

D.moreAmericanhouseholdsareheadedbywomenthaneverbefore.

5.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe___.

A.ResultsofFeministMovements

B.NewinfluenceinAmericanLife

C.CountercultureandItsconsequence

D.TraditionalDivisionofMaleandFemaleRoles.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat.Someresearchhasshowntat40percentofcancerisrelatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.Differentculturesatemorepronetogetcertainillnessesbecauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitratesandnitrites,commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfoodadditives,causedcancer.Yetthesecarcinogenicadditivesremaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetimetoknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfoodarehelpfulorharmful.Theadditivesthatweeatarenotallsodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandpoultry,andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkoftreatedcows.Sometimessimilardrugsareadministeredtoanimalsnotformedicinalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinordertoobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hastriedrepeatedlytocontroltheseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.

6.Howhassciencedoneadisservicetomankind?

A.Becauseofscience,mostofthefoodsweeattodayarecontaminated.

B.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalueoffood.

C.Asaresultofscientificintervention,somepotentiallyharmfulsubstanceshasbeenaddedtoourfood.

D.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,butnotofvegetables.

7.Whatarenitratesusedfor?

A.Theypreservesflavorinpackagedfoods.

B.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.

C.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.

D.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.

8.TheFDAhastriedrepeatedlytocontrol.

A.theattempttofattentheanimals

B.theattempttocuresickanimals

C.theusingofdrugstoanimals

D.theusingofadditivestopreservethedoloroffood

9.Theword“carcinogenic”meansmostnearlythesameas.

A.trouble-makingB.color-retaining

C.money-savingD.cancer-causing

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.

B.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefooditselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimals.

C.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialhazardsofthefoodadditivesforoverthirty-fiveyears.

D.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.

PartIVTranslation：

Oneofthemwasfrommyschooldays,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber,wouldpickoutwordsfromtheReader’sDigesttotestourvocabulary.(PassageFour)