Though you have a great deal of freedom in constructing the image of who you are in your personal statement,you account should always be based on truth.（）

Part B (10 points)

You are going to read a text about the tips on preparing a new garden, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list for each numbered subheading. There is one extra example, which you do not need to use.

Whether you recently moved into a new home or you've just got the gardening itch, planning a new garden can be a great deal of fun. The opportunity to act as creator can be very appealing. But anyone who has gardened for long has learned the necessity of accommodating nature and has developed a sense of humility in the process.

(41) Weather matters

The first thing to determine is what will grow in the spot available for your garden. This is where many gardeners make their first mistake. Too often plants are purchased before thought has been given to the conditions under which they will have to grow. One of chief factors determining what will grow in a particular spot is the weather conditions the plants will be subjected to.

(42) Lay of the land

Next, you will need to determine what type of soil you'll be working with. The three main constituents of soil are sand, silt and clay, Silt particles are of intermediate size. An ideal garden soil, or loam, would be about 40% sand, 40% silt and 20% clay.

(43) Amend your soil

The best way to amend a poor soil, whether sandy, clay or silty, is to add organic matter. Add a combination of topsoil and peat moss or compost will do a great help.

(44) Keep a watch on moisture

Soil moisture is obviously tied to the climate of the area where you live, but even in a small yard there can be wide variations. If your garden is at the bottom of a hill, the soil may remain wet for long periods of time. In this situation, you can try creating a raised bed, but it is best to stick to plants that enjoy having their feet wet.

(45) Don't fight mother nature

While some measures can be taken to make your garden a hospitable place for particular plants, your experience will be much more rewarding if you learn to work with nature. You will save yourself a lot of time, money and grief.

The hardest thing to convince new gardeners of is the need for patience. With the first warm day of spring they are eager to begin planting and nothing can stop them. Many of these bursts of enthusiasm yield ill-conceived gardens doomed to failure. The plants wither and the would-be gardeners become convinced that they lack some secret knowledge or inherent skill. In most of these cases, however, a few hours of planning and preparation would have made all the difference. It is quite easy to dig up a plot and throw some plants in the ground. It is another thing entirely to create a healthy, living garden.

A. Azaleas in bloom might look great when the sun's out, but if they were planted beneath some protection from the glare, they might not be constantly infested with bugs. Of course, you can spray them regularly with insecticide, but now your garden is becoming about as environmentally friendly as an oil refinery.

B. A colleague of mine had just bought a new house, and was brimming with excitement about his new garden. He planted a splendid garden, filled with plants unsuitable for our comparatively cold climate, and in a few months, most of his plants had either withered or become diseased. He thought he lacked some secret knowledge, but I knew why!

C. My neighbor complained that the earth in his garden was poor and didn't drain easily. I advised him to do as I had done, and go down to the beach for his solution.

D. The water table is very high in my area. At first I tried to fight this in my garden, but eventually I realized that I could use this to my advantage—now I have a beautiful pond full of lilies.

E. Unfortunately, my own garden does not have the bes

If you walk through the streets of any big city at six or seven in the morning, the chances are you will see women hurrying along, pushing prams(婴儿推车). You may see more than one women【C1】______on tile same door and, as it opens, quickly kiss the child,【C2】______a package of nappies and hurry off down the street to clock on the early【C3】______in an office, leaving their children to a child-minder -- a woman who may be doing the job legally or illegally, well or【C4】______Brian Jackson, director of the Child-minding Researching Unit, and his【C5】______have done a great deal of work in finding out【C6】______it means for a child to spend the first years of life【C7】______the care of a child-minder.

【C8】______law, anyone who looks after a child for more than two hours a day and【C9】______paid must be registered.【C10】______the punishment is a 50 pounds【C11】______Local authorities are responsible for the【C12】______and supervision of minders. The regulations【C13】______adequate provision for fire, safety and health. Very few minders can【C14】______these. Yet, not many boroughs give【C15】______assistance. "This means," Brian Jackson says, "that【C16】______you have one registered minder tested and proved by the local authorities, you can be sure that you will get a dozen unregistered,【C17】______minders at work."

The researchers found themselves【C18】______into the role of private investigators when they conduct their【C19】______Getting up early to do a" Dawn Watch" following mothers through cold, dark streets and【C20】______where they left their babies, Jackson says, was a long, slow process.

【C1】

A．knock

B．stop

C．stick

D．insist

听力原文： If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend a great deal of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are hardly concerned with important things like warmth, comfort and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.

(33)

A．Change of fashion in women's clothes.

B．Change of fashion in man's clothes.

C．Change of fashion in fashion designers.

D．Women's clothes and fashion industry.

听力原文： Have you ever heard of bungee jumping? It is a rather thrilling and breath-taking sport of leaping from a high place with a rubber band tied around some part of one's body. The places you jump from can be a bridge, crane, tower, or even a cliff.

As we already know, the modern day bungee was started in England by Oxford Dangerous Sports Club. It was later commercialized most successfully in New Zealand, although the name of the sport was changed into "bungy", instead of "bungee". Now it becomes more and more popular in other European countries, as well as in the United States and Japan, in particular, among young people who are looking for thrill and excitement.

There are several ways to jump. The most common ways to attach yourself to the rubber band are by using a body harness, or a leg harness, that is, to tie the rubber band to your body, or to tie the rubber band to your legs only. If you're jumping with just a body harness, you are afforded quite a bit of freedom to move around. Your arms and legs are free to move around. The rubber band will be attached to a point close to your belly. As you jump, you can do many flips on the way down. If you're jumping with a leg harness, either one of your legs or both of your legs will be tied to the rubber band. The leg harness can really give you the feeling of flying. And it is especially favored for water touchdowns, and swallow dives. You take a nice leap away from the platform. of a high place. Your arms stretched out wide, and soar like a bird down towards the earth.

One more thing, if you intend to try bungee jumping, most countries require that you be over the age of 18, and join a bungee jumping club, or be properly and duly instructed for the sport.

(43)

A．In New Zealand.

B．In the USA.

C．In England.

D．In Japan.

听力原文： When you want to know more about someone you often ask "What do you do?" This means "What is your job?" It is a common question, and we do not think there is anything strange about it. But it is possible that in the future we will ask a different question. We might ask, "What do you play?."

Computers and such things are making jobs more automatic and less demanding. Scientists tell us that one day very few people will have to work. Our society will be run by computers. And so we will all have a great deal of free time. And then games will be more important than jobs.

Today games and play are a very important part of life. Today people are divided into social classes because of the type of work they do. To morrow they may be divided because of the types of games they play.

In the future, we may have "fun specialists", just as we now have specialists in different types of work. It would be their job to show us how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our spare time. And our society may be made up of sub-groups, such as surfers, skydivers, joggers, skiers, etc Many of these sub-groups may rely on technology to provide the equipment fro their games.

(33)

A．What do you play?

B．What do you do?

C．What is your name?

D．What is your job?