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71. What can be the best title for the text? A. Life in Ireland
B. A Very Difficult History C. Ireland, Past and Present D. The Independence of Ireland
【解析】选C。文章标题题。通读全文可知，本文从地理状况、人口发展、经济情况以及社会生活等方面介绍了爱尔兰共和国的过去及现在，故C项最为全面。 E
George Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):
“We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”
“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor.”
“Deaf people are very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each
other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(开裂声). It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”
【文章大意】文章介绍了George Prochnik的新著Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
和他的观点：在喧嚣的世界中创造一方不太纷扰的环境，这个世界会更美好。
【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial和it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet及第三段During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art等句可以判断得出，我们生活在一个喧闹的世界，寂静才是我们的追求，故选择C项。
74. Which of the following is true according to Prochnik? A. We need more sounds in our lives
B. There is nothing to be learned from the deaf C. We are not aware how rich the world around us is D. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate on teaching children something really useful. Here is what our schools should teach.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.
How will we test students on these? We can’t. But that’s not a reason to avoid teaching what is important. Our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it.” Title Introduction Advice Very Useful(76)Teaching/Education/Schooling Education should be a (77) preparation for life. Important things should be taught in (78)school(s) ●How to behave(80)politely/properly/well Teaching ●The basic skill of(81)managing money (79)Contents/contents ●How to(82)think in a critical way /Subjects/subjects/ ●How to keep(83)healthy/fit Topics/topics ●The rights and responsibilities one has in (84)society Conclusion Children should be taught what (85) life is and how to deal with it. 【文章大意】本文意在说明教育的功能，及我们在教育过程中应该注意的方面。 76. Teaching/Education/Schooling
【解析】捕捉信息题。由文章第一段可知答案。本空只要和“教育”含义有关的词汇皆可。 77. preparation
【解析】捕捉信息题。由句子the function of education is to prepare us for life可知答案。答此题时注意空前有冠词a，故应用名词preparation