47）While a single divorce didn‘t block either Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole from seeking the most highly scrutinized job in America—the US presidency—modern society still raises an eyebrow at more than one matrimonial mistake.
Indeed，there are signs that attitudes are changing.Even the language is softening.Clinical papers in social science journals no longer probe for“neurosis”or mental depressive disorder among the“divorce prone”。More and more marriages are said to“end，”not“fail，”and one author has coined the term“encore marriages”。
“It‘s coming out of the closet or becoming more accepted，”says Glenda Riley，a Ball State University professor who wrote a book on the history of divorce in the US.48）“There’s still embarrassment on the personal level，while there is growing acceptance on the public level”for three or more marriages in a lifetime.
49）Some experts say that the trend toward multiple marriages shows an erosion in Americans‘capacity for commitment.“We live in the age of light.We have light cream cheese，light beer，light mayonnaise，”says Wayne Sotile，a psychologist and marriage counselor in WinstonSalem，North Carolina.But，he adds，“There’s no such thing as light，longterm，intimate，romantic marriage.You‘ve got to commit yourself to those things.”
There‘s no guarantee，of course，that the third time is the best.50）To the contrary，second and third marriages run an equal or greater risk of divorce than first marriages，which today are given 4outof10 odds of failing，and they tend to end more quickly.Divorce statistics show that failed second marriages typically end two years sooner than first marriages，lasting six years on average rather than eight.That leaves some doubly divorced people open for a third try at a relatively young age.
SectionⅢ Writing
Part A
51.Direction：
You‘ve just come back from a tour in JiuZhaiGou，and you’re writing to your friend Mary.
1）tell her that you‘ve been back at the very day
2）share your travelling experience with her
3）invite her to a tour in ZhangJiajie in the coming year
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use“Jane”instead. You do not need to wirte the address.（10 points）
Part B
52.Direction：study the following picture carefully and write an essay of about 200 words.In the essay you should
1）interpret the picture‘s meaning
2）give your comments on the phenomenon
3）give your suggestions to solve the problem
参 考 答 案
SectionⅠUse of English
1Aassumed
根据题意，“早期的科学家，假定非人类动物的社会生活几乎完全是天生的，或是由遗传决定的”，assume多用于未证实的假定；adopt意为“采用，接受”；believe意为“相信”；surmise意为“猜测，推测”，相当于“guess”。如：She surmised as much.她如此猜测。
2Cconsiderable
considerate意为“体谅的，为别人着想的”；considered意为“经过考虑的，被尊重的”；considerable意为“相当多的，可观的”；considering意为“就……而论”。显然A、B、D项意思不符。
