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考研英語(yǔ)閱讀理解模擬題Unit14

Passage1

"Fathersshouldbeneitherseennorheard.'1wroteOscarWilde."Thisistheonlyproperbasisfor

familylife/*It*shardtosaywhatWildewouldhavethoughtofthisweek'scoverphotoorthepictures

insideofdadsandtheirchildren.Severalclearlydefytheoutdatedideaoffathersasdetachedfromthe

parentingprocess.Andthat'sjustwhatthephotographersintended.

GregoryHeisler,whodidthecoverphotograph,sayshewantedtheimagetoshowgenuine

affection.So,ratherthanuseprofessionalmodels,hewentoutandfoundsome''realdadsandtheirreal

kids."AddsHeisler.11Insteadofdoingsomeslick,over-producedshot,Iwantedsomethingmore

authentictotheexperienceofbeingafather.*'Thisisn'tthefirsttimethatHeisler,39,hasconveyed

complexideasforthecoverofTIME.Hisphotographshavegracedthefrontofthemagazinesome20

times,rangingfromOlympicathleteJackieJoyner-KerseeanddirectorDavisLynchtoformerPresident

GeorgeBushandTedTurnerfortheManoftheYearissuesin1991and1992,respectively.Butthis

week'sTIMEcoverhasspecialmeaning,hesays,becauseheandhiswifePrudencehadtheirfirstchild,

Lucy,16monthsago.

ThepicturesappearinginsidewerealldonebyphotographerJeffreyLowe.AlthoughLowehasnot

experiencedfatherhoodyet,heobservedmanyintimatemomentsofparentingbyspendingalotof

privatetimewitheachdadandchild.Ofallthepictures.Lowewasmostdeeplytouchedbythe

father-to-beembracinghispregnantwife.

Whilemostofthecreditforthepicturesrightlygoestothosebehindthecamera,covercoordinator

LinaFreemanandassistantpictureeditorMaryWorrellBousquette,whoworkbehindthescenes,also

deserveaccolades.Freeman,forinstance,hadthechallengingtaskofmakingarrangementsforthegroup

portraitofchildmoviestarsbyHeislerthatappearsonpage62.Saysshe:uMygreatestrewardis

workingwiththesetalentedartists.'1Bousquetteeditedthepicturesthatappearinside.MIwantedour

storytoshowthemanyfacesoffatherhood,"shesays.Atleastinthisissue,thosefathersareseenas

wellasheardsorry,Oscar.

1.InOscarWilde'sview,

A)distancebetweenfathersandtheirchildrenisessentialinfamilylife

B)fathersshouldplayagreaterroleinfamilylife

C)familylifeissomethingthatfathersenjoymost

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D)fathersareneversureaboutwhattheyshoulddoathome.

2.Thephotographersofthisweek'sTIMEintended

A)tosupportOscarWilde'sview

B)toprovethatOscarWildewaswrong

C)toapologizetoOscarWilde

D)toshowtheirrespectforOscarWilde

3.Theword'graced'inthesecondparagraphmeans

A)decoratedB)substituted

C)turnedoutD)mixedup

4.HowdidJeffreyLowemanagetoportrayfathers'feelingsaccurately?

A)Hetriedtoexperiencefatherhoodhimself.

B)Hespentmostofhistimewithhispregnantwife.

C)Hemixedwithmanyfathersandtheirchildren.

D)Hestudiedtherelationshipbetweeneachmemberinafamily.

5.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat

A)covercoordinatorandassistantpicturedonotsharethesameideawithHeisler

B)makingarrangementforthegroupportraitofchildmoviestarsisnotaneasyjob

C)freeman'sjobiswellpaid

D)thesestuffsareallsorryaboutOscar*sfather

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Childrenareinneedofadoptionbecausesomebirthparentsareunableorunavailabletoprovide

adequatelyfortheneedsoftheirchild.Therearenumerousreasonsformakinganadoptionplan.Birth

parentsmayfeeltheycannottakeontheresponsibilityofanunplannedchildbecausetheyaretooyoung

orbecausetheyarefinanciallyoremotionallyunabletoprovidepropercare.Theydonotfeelreadyor

abletobegoodparents.

Inothercaseschildrenareinneedofadoptionbecausecourtshavedecidedthattheirbirthparents

areunabletofunctionadequately.Manyofthesechildrenarevictimsofabuseorneglect.Regardlessof

howchildrencometoneedadoption,theyareputwithadoptiveparentsthroughprivateorpublicsocial

serviceagencies.Otheradoptionsmaybearrangedindependently,aswhenbirthparentsandadoptive

parentscometoknoweachotheroutsideofanagencyandthencompletetheadoptionaccordingtothe

lawsandregulationsoftheirstatesofresidence.

WhichChildrenNeedAdoption

Childrenfromallcountriesandallwalksoflifeneedadopting.Althoughinternationaladoptions

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occur,thelargestnumberofadoptionsintheUnitedStatesinvolveAmericanparentsadoptingAmerican

infants.Statisticsontheethnicityofbothpartiesareincomplete.

Intheearly1970stherewasadramaticincreaseinthenumberoffamiliesseekingtoadopt,a

conditionwhichpersiststoday.Forthisreason,thenumberofthosewhowishtoadoptregularly

exceedsthenumberofinfantsavailable.Reasonsforthisdramaticincreasearevaried.Amajorfactor

hasbeenthechoiceofmanypeopletodelaythestartofafamilyuntillaterinlife.Manyofthesepeople,

inturn,havefoundthemselvestobelessfertileatthattime,andsotheyhavedecidedthattheirdesireto

havechildrenmightbestbefulfilledthroughadoption.

Ineverystate,however,therearechildrenwhoarelegallyfreetobeadoptedbutaredesperately

waitingforparents.Thechildreninthisgroupareusuallyolderandoftenhavespecialneeds.Theymay

requireadditionalcarefromaparentbecauseoftheirphysical,emotional,ormentaldisabilities(which

mayhavebeencausedbyabuse,neglect,ormedicalorgeneticfactors).Becauseoftheirspecialneeds,

thesechildrenarechallengingtorear.Infact,adoptionexpertsbelievethatpeoplewhoadoptthese

childrenneedspecialtrainingandpreparationinordertosuccessfullyrearthechildandtointegratethe

childintothefamilyandeventuallyintosociety.

Incasesofinternationaladoption,Americanshaveadoptedorphanedchildrenfromplaceslike

Korea,India,andLatinAmerica.UnitedStatesimmigrationlawsallowsuchchildrentoresideinthe

UnitedStatesthroughaspecialvisaunderwhichthechildrenareclassifiedasimmediaterelativesofthe

adoptingfamily.Thelaws,regulations,andattitudestowardinternationaladdoptionvaryagreatdeal

fromonecountrytoanother.Becauseofthis,peoplewishingtoadoptshoulduseexperiencedagencies

ororganizationsinordertoadoptachildfromanothercountrysuccessfully.

Stepparentadoptionisalsoverycommon.Mostoften,thistypeofadoptionoccurswhenoneofthe

child'sbirthparentshasremarriedandthenewspouseadoptsthechild.Insuchadoptions,theconsentof

theotherbirthparentisusuallyrequired,becauseitentailstheterminationofthatparent'srights.

6.Theauthorthinksofadoptionas.

A)illegalB)unethical

C)unavoidableD)necessary

7.Whatisthemostimportantreasonfortheadoptionboominthe1970s?

A)Intheearly1970s,adoptioncameintovogueamongyoungAmericancouples.

B)Manywomenchoseadoptionforfearthattheirfiguremightbeadverselyaffectedaftergiving

birthtobabies.

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C)Manypeoplewhomarriedlatefoundtheywerelessfertileandhadtoadoptchildren.

D)Duetothebabyboominthe1960s,theAmericangovernmentcarriedoutfamilyplanningand

manypeoplehadtoadoptchildren.

8.Bysaying"thesearechildrenwhoarelegallyfreetobeadoptedbutaredesperatelywaitingfor

parents",theauthorsuggeststhat.

A)fewpeoplewouldliketoadoptthesechildrenfortheyarehardtorear

B)thechildrenwereeagertobelovedbytheirbirthparents

C)althoughsomepeoplewouldliketoadoptthem,thesechildrenwouldratherwaitfortheirbirth

parents.

D)theirbirthparentsabandonedthembutthesechildrenstilllovedthem

9.Accordingtothepassage,internationaladoption.

A)occursmoreoftenthanadoptionsofAmericaninfants

B)mostlyinvolvesEuropeanorphans

C)shouldbedonethroughexperiencedagencies

D)shouldbebannedrightaway

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonformakinganadoptionplan?

A)Birthparentsdonothaveenoughmoney.

B)Birthparentsarenotemotionallyprepared.

C)Birthparentshavealreadyhadababy.

D)Thecountdon*tthinkthatthebirthparentshavetheabilitytoraisethechild.

passage3

JoshuaDeShaneyisparalyzedandprofoundlyretarded,thevictimofbrutalpummelingsatagefour

byhisfather.Joshua,nownine,isalsothevictimofinactionbyWisconsin'sWinnebagoCounty

departmentofsocialservices.Theagencyfailedtoremovethechildfromhisdivorcedfather'scustody

despitecontinualreportsofabusefornearlytwoyears,repeatedhospitalizationsforseriousinjuries,and

regularobservationsbyacaseworkerofsuspiciousbumpsandlesions.Joshua'sfatherwasconvictedof

childabusein1984andparoledfromprisonafterlessthantwoyears.Lastweek,inarulingthatstunned

children'srightsadvocatesai,oundthecountry,theU.S.SupremeCourtvoted6to3toabsolve

WinnebagoCountyofconstitutionalresponsibilityforJoshua'sfate.

"Astate'sfailuretoprotectanindividualagainstprivateviolence,"declaredChiefJusticeWilliam

Rehnquist,wasnotadenialofthevictim'sconstitutionalrights."Whilethestatemayhavebeenawareof

thedangersthatJoshuafacedinthefreeworld,itplayednopartintheircreation,nordiditdoanything

torenderhimanymorevulnerabletothem.'1Themajority'srulingprovokedanemotionaldissentfrom

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JusticeHarryBlackmun.HPoorJoshua!Victimofrepeatedattacksbyanirresponsible,bullying,

cowardlyandintemperatefather,andabandonedbycountyofficialswhoplacedhiminadangerous

predicament,"hewrote."ItisasadcommentaryuponAmericanlifeandconstitutionalprinciples."

Governmentchild-welfareagenciesexpressedreliefoverthedecision.nAcontraryrulingwould

haveseriouslyaffectedprogramsandbudgetarypriorities,"explainedBennaRuthSolomonoftheState

andLocalLegalCenterinWashington.Forchildadvocates,theopinionwasdeeplytroubling.Said

JamesWeilloftheChildren'sDefenseFund:"It'spartofalineofdecisionsinwhichthecourthas

indicatedsignificanthostilitytolegalprotectionsforchildren."Suitsagainstagenciesmaystillbefiled

insomestatecourts,butlocallawsoftenpermitlittleornorecourse.InJoshua'scase,aWisconsin

statutelimitsdamagesto$50,000—lessthanthecostofayear'smedicalcareforthetragicallybattered

youngster.

11.Bysaying“JoshuaisalsoavictimofinactionbyWisconsin'sWinnebagoCountydepartmentof

socialservices",theauthormeans.

A)theagencyshouldhavesentsomeonetoJoshua'shometotakecareofhim

B)thecourthadmadetherulingthatthechildshouldberemovedfromhisfather,theagencyfailed

todoso

C)theagencyshouldhavetakenactionstoremovethechildfromhisfather'scustody

D)theagencyfailedtosendthechildtohismother

12.WhichofthefollowingwasthereasongivenbyChiefJusticeWilliamRehnquistforabsolving

WinnebagoCountyofconstitutionalresponsibilityforJoshua'sfate?

A)Theagencyhadnoresponsibilityoftakingcareoftheabusedchild.

B)Theagencydidn'tplayapartinthechildabuse.

C)TheagencywassobusythatithadnotimetodealwithJoshua'scase.

D)Theagencycouldn'tintrudeuponotherpeople'spersonalaffairs.

13.AccordingtojusticeHarryBlackmun,Joshua'sfate.

A)reflectsthesadaspectsofAmericanlifeandconstitutionalprinciples

B)provokespeopletocommentonAmericanlifeandconstitutionalprinciples

C)makespeopledisappointedwithAmericanlifeandconstitutionalprinciples

D)hasaprofoundimpactonAmericanlifeandconstitutionalprinciples

14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)theauthordefinitelyagreeswithChiefJusticeWilliamRehnquist'spointofview

B)governmentchild-welfareagenciesexpresseddissenttotherulingmadebytheSupremeCourt

C)Joshuawouldget$50,000damagesfromtheWisconsin'sWinnebagoCounty

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D)U.S.children'srightsadvocatesweredissatisfiedwiththerulingmadebytheSupremeCourt

15.What'stheattitudeofchildren'sadvocatedtowardstheruling

A)critical

B)indifferent

C)positive

D)neutral

Passage4

Istherealinkbetweencrimeandpopulationgrowth?Andhowdoessocialchangeaggravatethe

currentcrimesurge?JamesQ.Wilson,professorofmanagementandpublicpolicyatUCLAandauthor

ofThinkingAboutCrimeandTheMoralSense,gavehisviewslastweekinaninterviewwithTIME

assistanteditorSusanneWashburn.

Anyhistorianknowsthatcrimewaves,infact,arecyclical.Earlieronesoccurredinthe1830s,the

late1860sandthe1920s.Thequestionis,whatcausesthecycles,andwhataffectstheirtiming?Crime

wasabnormallylowinthe1940sand1950sandbegantorisearound1963andpeakedinthelate1970s.

Theincreaseincrimefrom1963to1980wasenormous—anditoccurredinaperiodofgeneral

prosperity.Partoftheexplanationisthatthepopulationgotyounger,becauseofthebabyboom一and

youngermenaremorelikelytocommitcrimethanolderones.

Thenintheearly1980s,almostallformsofcrimebegantodeclineforawhile.Thebabyboomgot

old,sothebabyboomerswerenolongerinthecrime-proneyears.Wesawthisindeclining

public-schoolenrollments.Now,however,ifyoulookatwhat'shappeninginelementaryschools,

enrollmentsaregoingupbecausethechildrenofbabyboomersarestartingtomovethroughthecycle.

Myguess—andtheguessofmanyothercriminologists—isthatbytheendofthisdecadewewillsee

anincreaseinthegeneralcrimerateregardlessofwhatthegovernmentdoes.

Obviously,wewanttodoeverythingpossibletomoderateitsseverity.Andpublicpolicyoughtto

bedirectedtowardthatend.Thepublicexpectsit.Ithingpoliticianswillfaceuptoit.Butwesimply

havetorealizeweareinanerawhenourabilitytomoderatetheseverityofcrimesissubstantially

reducedfromwhatitoncewas.Wearemuchmorereliantonpublicpolicy,whichisacrudeandnotvery

effectiveinstrument.Andwearemuchlessdependentoninformalsocialcontrols,which,whenthey

work,arethemostpowerfulcon-trols.

Themostsignificantthinginthelasthalf-centuryhasbeenthedramaticexpansioninpersonal

freedomandpersonalmobility,individualrights,thereorientingofculturearoundindividuals.We

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obviouslyvaluethat.Butlikeallhumangains,ithasbeenpurchasedataprice.Mostpeoplefacedwith

greaterfreedomfromfamily,law,village,clan,haveuseditforgoodpurposes-artisticexpression,

economicentrepeneurship,self-expression-butasmallfractionofpeoplehaveuseditforbad

purposes.Sojustaswehavehadanartisticandeconomicexplosion,wehavehadacrimeexplosion.I

thinkthetwoareindissolublyentwined.Whenthatprosperityputscars,drugsandgunsintothehandsof

evenrelativelypoor18-year-olds,youngpeoplecandoagreatdealmoredamagetodaythantheycould

inthe1940sor1950s.

16.AccordingtoJamesQ.Wilson,whichstatementistrue?

A)There'snodefiniteconnectionbetweencrimesandpopulation.

B)Babyboommayleadtoanincreaseincrime.

C)Theincreaseincrimefrom1963to1980wascompletelyduetoeconomicprosperity.

D)Betterpublicpolicywilldefinitelyresultinadeclineincrime.

17.Whenwascrimeextremelyhigh?

A)Intheearly1960s.B)Inthelate1960s.

C)Intheearly1970s.D)Inthelate1970s.

18.Wilsonbelievesthatbytheendofthisdecadewewillseeanincreaseinthegeneralcrimebecause

A)aneconomicprosperityisaroundthecomer

B)enrollmentsaregoingupinhighschools

C)crimewavesarecyclical

D)therewillbeanewgenerationofbabyboomers

19.Inmoderatingtheseverityofcrimes,whichofthefollowingisthemosteffective?

A)Prisons.

B)Thepolice.

C)Publicpolicy.

D)Informalsocialcontrols.

20.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.

A)thelinkbetweencrimeandpopulationgrowth

B)whatcanwedotomoderatetheseverityofcrimes

C)thebabyboom

D)whathasthecarsdonetous

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Unit15

Passage1

InHollywood,asinwar,truthisoftenthefirstcasualty.Storiestoldonscreendemandheroes,

villainsandanintelligibleplotline.Reallife,ontheotherhand,tendstogetmessy—thelinesbetween

goodandbadoftencross.Twoyearsago,directorOliverStonewasexcoriatedinthepressforplaying

fastandloosewithcertainfactsinJFK.JimSheri-dan'sIntheNameoftheFatherhaslargelyescaped

suchcriticismintheU.S.,butonlybecauseAmericansareunfamiliarwiththestoryitisbasedon.In

Britain,wherepeoplehavelivedwiththecaseoftheGuildfordFourfor20years,thefilm'sreception

hasbeenconsiderablystormier.

ThemovietellsthetaleofGerryConlon,whoalongwiththreeotheryouthswasfalselyaccusedof

killingfivepeopleina1974I.R.A.bombingoftwopubsinGuildford,England.Thefour—threemen

andawoman-served14yearsinprisonbeforetheirconvictionswereoverturned.Sevenfriendsand

relativesofConlon's(theMaguireSeven),includinghisfather,alsoservedmanyyearsontrumped-up

chargesofhavingmadethebombs.

ThoughSheridanneversetouttomakeadocumentary,hehasbeenattackedforneedlessly

distortingthefactsofthecase.Thefilm,forinstance,showstheMaguireSevenontrialwiththe

GuildfordFour,thoughthecasesweretriedseparately.Insomeofitsmostaffectingscenes,itshows

Conlon,playedbyDanielDay-Lewis,sharingajailcellwithhisfather,thoughthetwowereoftennot

eveninthesameprison.AgrandandheroicpartiscarvedforactressEmmaThompson,playing

Conlon*ssolicitor,GarethPeirce,butinrealityPeircewasaminorfigureandanotherattorney.Alastair

Logan,deservesmostofthecreditforfreeingtheFour.ApivotalsceneinwhichPeircesmugglesa

crucialpieceofsuppressedevidencefromapolicefilewasfabricatedforthefilm;itwasapolice

investigationthatuncoveredtheburiedevidenceofConlon'sinnocence.

Sheridaninsiststhathewasseekingan"emotionalhonesty**andthattherealsubjectofhisfilmwas

ason'schangingrelationshipwithhisfather.Butifthatwashisintendedsubject,saysomeclosetothe

case,thedirectorshouldhaveusedsomeoneelse'sstory.uThetruthisthatGerryConlonhadverylittle

timeforhisfather,"saysSeanSmyth,anuncle."It'sagoodfilm,wellactedandeverything,"concedes

Conlon'saunt,AnneMaguire."ButIthinkifthey'dputmoreofthetruefactsin,itwouldhavebeena

muchmorepowerfulfilm.'1

1.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A)filmsoftenreflectreallife

B)OliverStone,awell-knowndirector,deservedhighpraiseforhisworkinJFK

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C)ThefilmIntheNameoftheFatherisbasedonthecaseofGuildfordFour

D)UnlikeAmericans,BritishpeoplethinkhighlyofthefilmIntheNameoftheFather

2.Accordingtothecontext,uexcoriatedn(paraI,line4)means"

A)praisedB)severelycriticized

C)awardedprizeD)advertised

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A)GerryColonandthreeotheyouthswereprovedinnocentafter14years'imprisonment.

B)Colon*sfatherwasalsosentencedtoseveralyears*imprisonment.

C)ItistruethatColonandhisfatherweretriedtogetheratthecourt.

D)Colon,infact,didn'tstayinthesamejailcellashisfather.

4.WhoplayedthemostimportantroleingettingColon'sconvictionoverturned?

A)Colon'sfather.B)Thepolice.

C)Garethpeire.D)AlastairLogan.

5.ThereasonwhySheridanwasattackedisthat.

A)hewantedtomakeadocumentary

B)peoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeperformanceoftheactors

C)hehasalteredthefactsofcaseinhisfilm

D)americansareunfamiliarwiththestory

Passage2

EveryBritishcitizenwhoisemployed(orself-employed)isobligedtopaysweeklycontributionto

thenationalinsuranceandhealthschemes.Anemployeralsomakesacontributionforeachofhis

employees,andtheGovernmenttoopaysacertainamount.Thisplanwasbroughtintobeingin1948.Its

aimistopreventanyonefromgoingwithoutmedicalservices,ifheneedsthem,howeverpoorhemay

be;toensurethatapersonwhoisoutofworkshallreceiveaweeklysumofmoneytosurvive;andto

provideasmallpensionforthosewhohavereachedtheageofretirement.

Everyonecanregisterwithadoctorofhischoiceandifheisillhecanconsultthedoctorwithout

havingtopayforthedoctor'sservices,althoughhehastopayasmallchargeformedicines.Thedoctor

may,ifnecessary,sendapatienttoaspecialist,ortoahospital;inbothcasestreatmentwillbegiven

withoutanyfeebeingpayable.Thosewhowishmaybecomeprivatepatients,payingfortheirtreatment,

buttheymuststillpaytheircontributionstothenationalinsuranceandhealthschemes.

Duringillnessthepatientcandrawasmallamounteveryweek,tomakeupforhislostwages.

Everyonewhoneedstohavehiseyesseentomaygotoastate-registeredoculistandifhissightisweak

hecangetspectaclesfromanopticianatamuchreducedprice.Forasmallpaymenthemaygotoa

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dentist,ifheneedsfalseteeth,hecanobtaindentures(假牙)forlessthantheywouldcostfromaprivate

dentist.Variousothermedicalappliancescanbeobtainedinmuchthesameway.

Whenamanisoutofwork,hemaydrawunemploymentbenefituntilhefindsworkagain;thishe

willprobablydobygoingtoaJobCentre(anofficerunbytheStatetohelppeoplefindjobs).Ifheis

married,theallowancehereceiveswillbelarger.Obviouslytheamountpaidiscomparativelysmall,for

theStatedoesnotwantpeopletostopworkinginordertodrawahandsomesumofmoneyfordoing

nothing!

Whenamanreachestheageofsixty-five,hemayretirefromworkandthenhehastherightto

drawaStatepension.Forwomen,theageofretirementissixty.

Mothers-to-beandchildrenreceivespecialbenefitssuchasfreemilkorcertainfoodstuffsfor

whichonlyaminimumchargeismade.TheStatepaystothemotherasmallweeklysumforeachchild

inafamily.Thereisalsoanallowanceforfunerals,fortheStateboaststhatitlooksafterpeople"from

thecradletothegrave"!Therearespecialbenefitsforcertainpeople,suchastheblindandthe

handicapped.

MostpeopleinBritainagreethattherearestillmanyimprovementstobemadeinthenational

insuranceandhealthschemes,butitisalsotruethattheyhavebecomeasocialinstitutionthatthegreat

majorityofthepopulationwishestoseemaintained.

6.Themoneyforthenationalinsuranceandhealthschemescomesfrom.

A)onesourceB)twosources

C)threesourcesD)foursources

7.EverycitizeninBritain.

A)receivespayfromthegovernment

B)registerswithadoctorandbecomesaprivatepatient

C)hasaccesstomedicalservicesalmostfreeofcharge

D)retiresfromworkintheearlysixties

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A)unemploymentbenefitmakespeoplestayidleathome.

B)unemploymentbenefitissupposedtohelppeoplepullthroughadifficulttime.

C)unemploymentbenefitisinsufficienttokeepafamilyalive.

D)unemploymentbenefitisavailabletomarriedpeopleonly.

9.Inthelastparagraph,utheynrefersto.

A)mostpeopleinBritain

B)nationalinsuranceandhealthschemes

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C)people'swishes

D)improvementstobemade

10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)amanwhoisoutofworkcangetalargesumofmoneyfromtheJobCentreifheismarried

B)allpeoplewillretiredattheageof65inBritain

C)doctorsthemselvesdonotnecessarilyhavetopaytheircontributionstothenationalinsurance

andhealthschemes

D)themajorityofthepopulationfavorthesocialinsuranceandhealthschemes.

Passage3

Therewillbeplentytotalkaboutwhen35RomanCatholicArchbishopsoftheU.S.meetwithPope

JohnPaulIIattheVaticanthisweek.Thepurposeofthegathering,infact,istocleartheaironanumber

ofnettlesomeissues,rangingfromdoctrinaldisciplinetotheroleofwomeninthechurch,onwhichthe

PontiffandtheU.S.prelatesdonotseeeyetoeye.Bycoincidence,oneoftheirmostvexingdisputes

wassettledjustdaysearlier,inDistrictofColumbiaSuperiorCourt.JudgeFrederick