TEXT K First read the questions. 59. The tome of the passage can be described as ____. A. dubious B. sardonic C. pessimistic D. critical 60. Why would the author like to go back to school? A. She intends to further her studies. B. She is fed up with the dull, routine life as a housewife. C. She wants to enrich her life and enjoy the freedom as a student. D. Shed like to support herself and even the family because education can provide the means. Now go through TEXT K quickly to answer question 59 and 60. I Want a Wife I belong to that classification of people known as wives. I am A Wife, and, not altogether incidentally, I am a mother. Not too long ago a male friend of mine appeared on the scene fresh from a recent divorce. He had one child, who is, of course, with his ex-wife. He is obviously looking for another wife. As I thought about him while I was ironing one evening, it suddenly occurred to me that I, too, would like to have a wife. Why do I want a wife? I would like to go back to school so that I can become economically independent, support myself, and, if need be, support those dependent upon me. I want a wife who will work and send me to school. And to keep track of mine, too. I want a wife to make sure my children are properly and are kept clean. I want a wife who will wash the childrens clothes and keep them mended. I want a wife who is a good nurturing attendant to my children, who arranges for their schooling, makes sure that they have an adequate social life with their peers, takes them to the park, the zoo, etc. I want a wife who takes care of the children when they are sick, a wife who arranges to be around when the children need special care, because, of course, I can not miss classes at school. My wife must arrange to lose time at work and not lost the job. It may mean a small cut in my wifes income from time to time, I guess I can tolerate that. Needless to say, my wife will arrange and pay for the care of the children while my wife is working. I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced when need be, and who will see to it that my personal things are kept in their proper place so that I can find that I need the minute I need it. I want a wife who cooks the meals, a wife who is a good cook. I want a wife who will plan the menus, do the necessary grocery shopping while I do my studying. I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I needed a rest and change of scene. I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wifes duties. But I want a wife who will listen to me when I feel the need to explain a rather difficult point I have come across in my course of studies. And I want a wife who will type my papers for me when I have written them. I want a wife who will take care of the details of my social life. When my wife and I are invited out by my friends, I want a wife who will take care of the babysitting arrangements. When I meet people at school that I like and want to entertain, I want a wife who will have the house clean, will prepare a special meal, serve it to me and my friends. I want a wife who will have arranged that the children are fed and ready for bed before my guests arrive so that the children do not bother us. I want a wife who takes care of the needs of my guests so that they feel comfortable, who makes sure that they have an ashtray, that they are passed the horsed oeuvres, that they are offered a second helping of the food, that their wine glasses are replenished when necessary, that their coffee is served to them as they like it. And I want a wife who knows that sometimes I need a night out by myself. I want a wife who is sensitive to my sexual needs, a wife who makes love passionately and eagerly when I feel like it, a wife who makes sure that I am satisfied. And, of course, I want a wife who will not demand sexual attention when I am not in the mood for it. I want a wife who assumes the complete responsibility for birth control, because I do not want more children. I want a wife who will remain sexually faithful to me so that I do not have to clutter up my intellectual life with jealousies. And I want a wife who understands that my sexual needs may entail more than strict adherence to monogamy. I must, after all, be able to relate to people as fully as possible. If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have. I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one. Naturally, I will expect a fresh, new life; my wife will take the children and be solely responsible for them so that I am left free. When I am through with school and have a job, I want a wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wifes duties. My God, who wouldnt want a wife?
59. The tome of the passage can be described as ____.
A) dubious
B) sardonic
C) pessimistic
D) critical
60. Why would the author like to go back to school?
A) She intends to further her studies.
B) She is fed up with the dull, routine life as a housewife.
C) She wants to enrich her life and enjoy the freedom as a student.
D) She'd like to support herself and even the family because education can provide the means.
PART IV TRANSLATION
Translate the following part of the text into English. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
我们历来不大相信裁军谈判会有什么效果，但是我们是赞成谈判的。有人说中国好战，其实中国最希望和平。中国希望至少二十年不打仗。我们面临发展和摆脱落后的任务。我们摆在第一位的任务是在本世纪末实现现代化的一个初步目标，这就是达到小康水平。如果能实现这个目标，我们的情况就比较好了。更重要的是我们取得了一个新起点，在花三十年到五十年时间，接近发达国家的水平。我们不是说赶上，更不是超过，而是接近。所以我们希望有一个和平的国际环境。
SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE
Translate the following underlined part of the text into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
My own first hint of spring comes when the greatest Balm of Gilead tree across the meadow from my kitchen window puts on a golden corona of buds. Then I know I can put on boots and mittens to climb to where the alpine flowerets are pushing their mauve way up through the snow, hundreds of hundreds of tiny blossoms clustered together, their feel trembling in icy moss. Lower along the creek ways and in boggy places beside the roads, the little red willows make purple shadows on the blue-white snow. The air is still chill (it is March), but the promise has been made. The creeks are low, but air pockets under the ice let small chuckling sounds through. April comes, fierce with buffeting winds and lashings of icy rain, and one begins to see the earth, brown and soggy beneath honeycombed snow banks. Horses, shaggy in their winter coats, roll in the fields, leaving patches of hair that the birds will pick up for their nests. Little colts appear as if by magic, and sheep men are up night after night with the lambing. As the laden cold begins to life, people seem warmer, too. "Think sprig will ever come." They shout to one another. The next day, it snows, covering the first timid crocuses, and the startled birds complain plaintively. Then a week of sunshine, pale and wan perhaps, but sun, nevertheless. And the earth knows. The snow retreats, exposing long, humped tunnels of pocket gophers and moles. Tiny two-bladed plants poke their way up, strong enough to push aside good-sized pebbles.
PART V WRITING
Directions: Write an essay of about 300 words within 60 minutes.
In the first paragraph you should present the advantages of studying abroad. In the second paragraph you should put forth the disadvantages of studying abroad. And in the last paragraph you should clearly state your own opinion about whether you prefer to study abroad or study in your own country.
Mark will be awarded for content, organization, grammar, and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Advantages And Disadvantages of Studying Abroad
