The Saturday Evening Post "became symbolic of the reading fare of middle-class America". In 1897 Curtis began to revive (重振) the Post on the proposition that a man's chief interest in life is the fight for livelihood -- business. Fiction and articles about romantic business and successful businessmen filled its pages, and products backed by its advertisements directed at the needs and desires of the business world. The general interest weekly reached new audiences. Its conservative viewpoint and strong admiration for material success appealed to the tastes of the millions who settled in an easy chair with it each Thursday evening. As a more commercial, mass-circulation magazine than The New Yorker, the widely readable Post set out to interpret America to itself.
As a national and international institution, The Saturday Evening Post made its mark in the lives of massive numbers of men and women, and served society as a stabilizing influence. Its editorial matter addressed the problems and interests of the readers as never before. Neither highbrow nor lowbrow, the Post set out to interpret average middle-class America, for that was its audience. However, this magazine lost touch with the mood of the American people in the 1930s. The Post's editor Lorimer, opposed Roosevelt and the New Deal and changed his magazine from an organ of entertainment and enlightenment into a weapon of political warfare. He believed that in opposing the New Deal he had spoken for the majority of voters, but the 1936 election proved him wrong. His conservatism extended beyond politics, it dominated the magazine's content and style causing a decline in reputation and authority. The Post met its greatest success when it went beyond the tastes of the masses, challenging its readers to acknowledge the genius of contributors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner. It was later reformed in an effort to fulfill its responsibility to awaken lethargic (昏昏欲睡的)America, however, The Saturday Evening Post seemed to play to conventions while The New Yorker took off to redefine the character of American Humor.
第52題單選 According to Paragraph 1, who are primarily the readers of the Post?
A. Businessmen.
B. College students.
C. Housewives.
D. Politicians.
參考答案：A
參考解析：這篇文章講了一份雜志的變化。第一段。介紹《郵報(bào)》是為商業(yè)世界的需求和欲望服務(wù)的。
第53題單選 What is the earliest time that readers can read the Post every week?
A. Monda
B. Thursda
C. Saturda
D. Sunda
參考答案：B
參考解析：第一段。文中說人們?cè)谥芩耐砩暇涂勺诎矘芬紊峡础多]報(bào)》了。
第54題單選 Why did the Post lose much of its audience in the 1930s?
A. Because it changed its original Style and was heavily involved in politic
B. Because readers couldn't afford a newspaper because of the Depressio
C. Because the new editor was not interested in Roosevelt's politic
D. Because it failed to absorb sufficient advertisement
參考答案：A
參考解析：第二段。文中說，主編反對(duì)羅斯福和他的新政，使報(bào)紙過分地涉入政治，也因此使雜志的聲譽(yù)大大降低。選項(xiàng)A是正確的。選項(xiàng)B和D文中沒有提及。選項(xiàng)C與文中所說程度不同，主編不是對(duì)羅斯福的政策不感興趣，而是極力反對(duì)。
第55題單選 What makes the Post so commercially successful?
A. Presenting American style humo
B. Sticking to the tastes of the middle-clas
C. Carrying articles and novels by local writer
D. Staying in close contact with the business worl
參考答案：B
參考解析：第一、二段。文中說，《郵報(bào)》成功時(shí)期的內(nèi)容都是美國中產(chǎn)階級(jí)感興趣的。
五、Daily Conversation(10 points)Directions：Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根據(jù)下面選項(xiàng)回答下面試題：
A. When do you need it
B. Do you have any available
C. What do you mean
D. May I come over tomorrow to take a look
E. Can I leave a message
F. Can you give me the details about it
G. that's probably it
H. that's exactly what you want
Sarah: Hello. I'm calling to rent an apartment you advertised.
Manager: Yes. What kind of apartment are you interested in?
Sarah: I' m interested in a one-bedroom apartment. 56__________?
Manager: Yes, I have one. 57__________?
Sarah: Sometime around next week. 58__________ ?
Manager: Well, it's a one-bedroom apartment. The monthly rent is $650, with a $300 security
deposit. You pay electricity only. Gas and water is included. You can use a sheltered parking space at no extra charge. And ... __________59
Sarah: Sounds good. 60__________?
Manager: Sure. See you tomorrow then.
第56題簡(jiǎn)答 填入(56)處的最佳答案是()。
參考答案：B
第57題簡(jiǎn)答 填入(57)處的最佳答案是()。
參考答案：A
第58題簡(jiǎn)答 填入(58)處的最佳答案是()。
參考答案：F
第59題簡(jiǎn)答 填入(59)處的最佳答案是()。
參考答案：G
第60題簡(jiǎn)答 填入(60)處的最佳答案是()。
參考答案：D
六、Writing(25 points)Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a notice in about 100-120 words based on the following situation.Remember to writer it clearly.
第61題 請(qǐng)以低碳生活(a low carbon life)為主題寫一篇100-120詞的短文，內(nèi)容包括:
·流行低碳生活的背景(如:極端氣候、各種災(zāi)害、環(huán)境污染等)
·實(shí)施低碳生活的若干方式(如家庭生活、工作學(xué)習(xí)、外出旅行中的節(jié)約行為等)
.低碳生活帶來的積極影響。
參考答案：略。
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