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  ….An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children 
Urban mobility first appears in the sociological literature as term expressing rather generalized qualities of urban, as opposed to non-urban life. Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as the considerable sum of countless and continual sources of stimulation impinging upon the urban dweller, a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication, indifference, and a lowered level of affect in urban dwellers. There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller’s capacity is reduced to react in a “spontaneous” and “natural”a sort of的用法 way to urban existence . It is mobility in this sense that produces some of the special qualities of urban life, which appeal to migrants as an escape from the dullness and oppression of rural existence with its lack of change and stimulation, and, on the other hand, produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves.
  Q: The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _______.
  A. women care more about education
  B. parents can afford their daughters’ education
  C. girls can gain equal access to education
  D. a family has fewer but healthier children
  答案：选C。原文倒数第二句提到，如果女孩拥有了平等受教育的机会，将来她的女儿受教育的机会就会更大，这样一代一代便形成了良性循环。原文中的thus明确表明了这种关系。选项中的gain equal access to对应文中的are given a fair chance。
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  Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative. Or the
y may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.
  Q: The author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas _______.
  A. is usually creative and full of initiaitve
  B. aims to improve his foreign language skills
  C. seeks either his own or his children’s development
  D. is dissatisfied with his own life at home
  答案
  选C
  文中讲到了人们选择到国外工作的原因。一方面是求职者自身发展的需要：自我充电，用承担更多责任的职务来激发自己的创造力和独创性;另一方面是为孩子做打算：接受里另一种文化，获得学习第二种语言的机会。
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  ….Arthur von Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America. As a boy, he spent time in the larger cities of Italy, France and Switzerland where bottled water is consumed daily. Even then, he kept a water journal, noting the brands he liked best. “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,” he says……
  By saying “My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water”, von Wiesenberger wants to convey the message that _________.
  A. plain tap water is certainly unfit for drinking
  B. bottled water is clearly superior to tap water
  C. bottled water often appeals more to dogs’ taste
  D. dogs can usually detect a fine difference in taste
  选B
  文章提到von Wiesenberger从小就对瓶装水很有研究，并记录下那些他最喜欢和的瓶装水牌子。连狗都能分得清，足见主人对瓶装水的喜爱程度。不喜欢不等于说“自来水不能喝”，故A错。CD是单纯的字面理解，脱离主题。
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  ……As diners shirst for leading brands, bottlers and restaurateurs salivate over the profits. A restaurant’s typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it’s often 300 to 500 percent. But since water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the fancier brands aren’t available in stores, most dinner don’t notice or care……
  Q: The “fancier brands” refers to____
  A tap water from the Thames River.
  B famous wines not sold in ordinary stores.
  C PepsiCo’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani
  D expensive bottled water with impressive names
  选D。
  第一句提到，卖leading brands瓶装水能赚取巨额利润;第二句提到了饭店里面的瓶装水价格高;第三句中又提到许多fancier bands不在商店销售，消费者较少见到。可以推知，fancier brands的价格昂贵，fancier与impressive同义，D正确。

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