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Passage1WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel1aboutitafterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We’re2withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity(肥胖).Perhapsthe3tothisambivalence(矛盾情结)liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscametothiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop(经济作物)wasn’teatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,intendedtoprohibitdrinkingbutactuallyencouragingmore4waysofdoingit.Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeanseatingwhat“realAmericans”eat,butournation’sfoodhascometobe5byimports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry’smosttreasuredcookingcomesfrompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation’sdefiningstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit-insatsouthernlunchcounters.Itisintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholforreligiousreasonsorevadesmeatforpolitical6.Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought7.Americansareambivalentaboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome8ofourfoods,especiallyaswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.The9infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It’snocoincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuchbondage(束缚).It’swhatweeat—andhowwe10itwithfriends,family,andstrangers—thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.A)answerI)creativeB)resultJ)beliefC)shareK)suspiciousD)guiltyL)certaintyE)constantM)obsessedF)definedN)identifyG)vanishO)idealsH)adaptedKeys:1.D2.M3.A4.I5.F6.B7.L8.K9.J10.CPassage2LindaJones’stwo-year-oldson,Reilly,wassharingahotdogonthedeckoverlookingherfriendLisaRoth’sswimmingpool.OnemomentJoneswaswatchingReillygoofaroundwiththeotherchildrenatthis1ofmomsandkidslastJuly.Thenextmomenthewasgone.JonesturnedtoherfriendMaschelRawlingsandasked,“HaveyouseenReilly?”Rawlingsstood,scannedthepooland2screamed.Reillywas3facedowninthedeepend.Whathappenednextwasa4textbookresponse:AsRawlingsdoveinthepool,5theboy,rolledhimoverandswamhimtotheedge,theirhost,LisaRoth,rushedintothehouseandcalled911.Atthepool’s6,RawlingshandedReillyuptohismother.Hisskinwasblue,hiseyeshadrolledbackinhishead.Hewasn’tbreathing.Joneslaidhimnexttothepool,andRawlings,who’dtakenaCPRcoursewithJonesjustfourmonthsearlier,7beganrescuebreathing.Hangingupthephone,Roth,aformerflightattendantwho’dhadsevenCPRcoursesovertheyears,ranbackouttothepoolandtookoverCPRfromRawlings.ThreelongminuteswentbywithRothbreathingintoReilly’smouthandperformingchestcompressionswhileRawlingsandJones8hiscondition.Graduallyhiscolorreturned,andthen,justasparamedicswerearrivingonthescene,RawlingslookedatRoth.“He’sbreathing,”shesaid.The9withwhichthewomenactedsavedReilly’slife.LindaJonesfindsithardtoexpressherfeelingsforhertwofriends.“I’meternally10,”shesayssimply.“Theydideverythingright.”A)noticeableI)floatingB)decisivenessJ)initiallyC)immediatelyK)edgeD)monitoredL)gratefulE)expandingM)gatheringF)typicalN)resumedG)precautionO)suddenlyH)graspedKeys:1.M2.O3.I4.F5.H6.K7.C8.D9.B10.LPassage3Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Butrelaxationis__1__forahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto__2__it.Infact,itisnotthebadthingasitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutof__3__thatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuch__4__areobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightof__5__difficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothphysicallyand__6__.Infactwemakechoicebetween“flightorfight”andinmore__7__daysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesame__8__.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinued__9__tostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecannot__10__stressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.A)exposureI)unusualB)charactersJ)controlC)answerK)removeD)chemicallyL)escapeE)avoidM)responseF)psychologicallyN)backwardG)primitiveO)essentialH)transferKeys:1.O2.E3.J4.B5.I6.F7.G8.M9.A10.KPassage4Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwagesandsalariesareverycomplex.Generallyspeaking,theAccountsDepartmentis__1__forcalculationsofpay,whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussionswiththeemployeesaboutpay.Ifafirmwantsto__2__anewwageandsalarystructure,itisessentialthatthefirmshoulddecideona__3__ofjobevaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofitsemployees.Inordertobe__4__,thatnewpaystructurewillneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefinedinadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsisgivenavalue,usuallyin“points”,whichare__5__togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleandhighermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluatemanagersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,andtheir__6__tosolve