事实上每个族群的文化虽有不同和独特的习俗,却有共通的做人宗旨。(inreality)

原文:Inreality,thelinesofdivisionbetweensciencesarebecomingblurred,andscienceisagainapproachingthe“unity”thatithadtwocenturiesago---althoughtheaccumulatedknowledgeisenormouslygreaternow,andnoonepersoncanhopetocomprehendmorethanafractionofit.译文:虽然人类积累的知识越来越多,但没有人能够懂得太多。实际上,学科之间的界限变得越来越模糊,又再一次接近两百年前的“统一体”了。

如果我没有去汶川会怎么样?(Whatif)__________________________________________________________________________2.作为成年人,我们应该要照顾好自己。(takecareof)3.事实上,玩手机占据了我们太多时间。(inreality)__________________________________________________________________________4.这条河过去很干净。(usedto)__________________________________________________________________________5.海伦凯勒的经历深深鼓舞了我。(inspire;HelenKeller)____________________________________________________________________

SECTION5:READINGTEST(30minutes)<br/>Directions:<em>ReadthefollowingpassagesandthenanswerINCOMPLETESENTENCESthequestionswhichfolloweachpassage.UseonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhavejustreadandwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.</em><br/><em>Questions1~4</em><br/>AFormercolleaguerelishedtellingmelastweekabouttwoforthcomingnewadditionstothepopulation.Hiswifeisfittopopwithidenticaltwingirls.<br/>Heandoursisterpublication,TheTimes,gotmethinking:couldthetwinslivetobe150?Times2posedthisveryquestionalongsideaphotographofathumb-suckingnewborn.Decrepitudeisnolongerinevitable,itsaid.Sciencewillhelpustostoptherot.Thereis,somescientistssay,arealDorianGrayamongus—someonewho,throughamixtureofgoodgenes,healthylifestyleandtimelymedicalinterventions,willgivetheimpressionofstayingyoungthroughoutanextraordinarilylonglife.<br/>Iwasstillponderingthelikelihoodoflivingto150whenIwaspresentedwithanotherbigquestion:justhowdidDerrenBrowndoit?Inatelevisionstunt,heclaimedtohavepredictedthesixwinningLottonumbers,sparkinganonlineguessinggameabouthowitwasachieved.&nbsp;Indeed,”DerrenBrown”and“lottery”werethetwotopsearched-forkeywordsonthewebthatleduserstotimesonline.co.uk.Dozensoftheorieswereoffered—fromcameratrickerytosimplesleightofhand.<br/>Evenactuarieswerespeakingaboutit.CliveGrimley,apartneratBarnettWaddingham,boughtintothemostpopulartheory.“AccordingtosomeoneonYouTube,heusedsplit-screentechnologytogivetheimpressionthattheballswereintheliveshot,wheninfacttheywereastaticimage,”hemused.“Theleft-handsideo&#91;thescreen,whichshowedthenumberedballsinarow,wasafrozenimage.Inreality,anassistantwasputtingthebailsinplaceduringthe30-seconddelaybetweenthembeingdrawnandBrownrevealinghisnumbers.LikeEdwardNortoninTheIllusionist,it’sallatrick.“Justasillusory,hesays,areprotectionsofretirementincome.Pensionerstodaycanexpecttospendathirdoftheirlivesinretirement—afigurethatcouldgrowtohalfourlifeormore,aswealldielater.<br/>Itmaysoundgoodintheory,butGrimleyhassomesoberingviews:thestatepensionagewillhavetorocket,agrowingnumberofpeoplewillbeforcedtotake“theglidepath”—graduallywindingdownintoretirementratherthanstoppingworkaltogetherimmediately—andtheonusforfundingourlatteryearswillincreasinglyfallonourownshoulders.TheNHSwillcrumbleunderthepressure,with100-pluspensionersbatteringdownthedoorsatdoctors’surgeries.<br/>Earlyevidencestacksuphisargument.Itisalreadyproposedthatthestatepensionageforwomenwillriseto65by2020,makingitequaltothatofmen.Forbothsexes,itwillriseto68by2046.Thatwillhefarfromsufficient,though.“Increasestostateretirementagearegoingtohavetobefairlyradical—Idon’tthinkanyonewantstoadmitjusthowradical,”saidGrimley.<br/>Whenyoureachthemagicage-whateverthatmayhe—youcouldbesorelydisappointed.TheInstituteofDirectorssaidlastweekthatthegovernmentshouldfreezethestatepensiontohelpcutitsgrowingbudgetdeficit,andfreezes—orcuts—couldsoonbecomethenorm.<br/>Howmuchyoustandtogetfrompersonalpensionsavingscouldbeashock,too:Annuityrateshavedroppedalmost10%sincelastsummer,pusheddownbythegovernment’sattemptstoreflatetheeconomy.Ithaspumped$175billionintothefinancialsystembybuyingupgilts.Thishaspushedgiltpricesupandyieldsdownbyasmuchas50to100basispoints,anditisthesethatdetermineannuityrates.<br/>Moreover,thesortofincomeyoucanexpectfromyourpensionpotisalsodeterminedbylifeexpectancy.Clearly,thelongeryou’reexpectedtolive,thelowertheannuityrate.Threedecadesago,in1980,benchmarkannuityratesfora65-year-oldmanwerealmost16%.Today,they’relessthanhalfthatat7%—knocking$9,000ayearoffwhatyou’dgetfora$100,000pot.Whatifinanother30yearsthey’rejust3%?Thatwouldknockoffanother$4,000,givingyouapitiful$3,000ayearforevery$100,000ofpensionsavings.Nevermindthetwins.I’dbettergetonwithcrackingthecodeforpredictingthenumbersofthoseLottoballs.<br/>1.Whydoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthelikelihoodoflivingto150atthebeginningofthepassage?<br/>2.Whatis“theglidepath”(para.5)?Whatisthepossibleeffectoftaking“theglidepath”?<br/>3.WhydoestheauthormentionthepredictionofLottonumbersinthepassage?<br/>4.GiveabriefsummaryoftheissueofpersonalpensionsavingsintheUnitedKingdomintroducedinthepassage.