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Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
ThenorthernItaliancityofMilanbannedalltrafficfromitsstreetsfor10hoursonSundayinanattempttoreducesmog.
Themeasurewhichwasfirst26__________onatrialbasisintheyear2021istriggeredwheneverpollutionexceedsthestatutorylimitfor12consecutivedays.
Satellite27__________showsMilantobeoneofthemostpollutedcitiesinEurope.An28__________120,000vehicleswillbeaffectedbythemove,accordingtothemajordailynewspaperinthecity.
ThemostpollutingvehicleshavebeenbannedfromdrivingthroughthecitycentersinceThursday.ButonSunday,there29__________benotrafficbetween8:
00and18:
00.
Thebanisimposedwhenpollutionexceeds5030__________ofparticulatespercubicmeterofairover12days.ThelasttimethefullbanwasinforcewasinFebruary.
Themoveisnotpopularwithall31__________,whoarguethatthecity!
spublictransportsystemshouldbeimprovedto32__________theircars.LocalGreenPartycouncilorEnricoFedrighinisaidcarswiththreeorfourpeopleinsideshouldbeoffered33__________,forexample.“Oneortwocar-freeSundayseachmonthwillnotdoanythingto34__________thesmogcrisis,”hetoldthedailynewspaperinthecity.
Publictransportwastobebolsteredduringtheday,withanextrametrotrainsandbuses35__________.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionB(原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解,篇章长度和难度不变。
篇章后附有10个句子,每句一题。
每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落,要求考生找出与每句所含信息相匹配的段落。
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Caringforelderlyparentscatchesmanyunprepared
[A]LastJuly,JulieBaldocchi,smotherhadamassivestrokeandwasparalyzed.Baldocchisuddenlyhadtobecomeafamilycaregiver,somethingthatshewasn"
tpreparedfor.“Iwasflyingbytheseatofmypants,”saysBaldocchi,anemploymentspecialistinSanFrancisco.Bothofherparentsare83,andsheknewherfathercouldn'
thandlehermother'
scare.Thehospitalrecommendedputtinghermotherinanursinghome.Baldocchiwasn'
twillingtodothat.Butmovingherbackintoherparents'
homecreatedotherproblems.Baldocchi,48,ismarriedandlivesaboutamileawayfromherparents.Shehasafull-timejobandhasbackproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforhertolifthermother.“Icouldn'
tdoitall,”shesays.“ButIdidn'
tevenknowhowtofindhelp.”
[B]WithhelpfromtheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,sheeventuallyhiredalive-incaregiver.“Butevenifyouplanintellectuallyandlegally,you'
reneverreadyfortheemotionalimpact,”Baldocchisays.Inthefirsttwomonthsafterhermother'
sstroke,shelostabout30poundsasstressmounted.Morethan42millionAmericansprovidefamilycaregivingforanadultwhoneedshelpwithdailyactivities,accordingtoa2021surveybytheAARP.Anadditional61.6millionprovidedatleastsomecareduringtheyear.Andmanyareunprepared.
[C]Whilemanyparentslackanadvancecaredirective,it'
sthemostbasicandimportantsteptheycantake.Thedirectiveincludesseveralparts,including:
adurablepowerofattorney,whichgivessomeonelegalauthoritytomakefinancialdecisionsonanother'
sbehalf;
ahealthcareproxy,whichissimilartothepowerofattorney,exceptitallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment;
andalivingwillthatoutlinesinstructionsforend-of-lifecare.(Forexample,parentscansayiftheywanttobekeptalivebyartificialmeasures.)“It'
sinvaluableforthekids,becauseit'
shardtomakethosedecisionsforaparent,”saysJenniferCona,anelder-lawattorneyatGenserDubowGenser&
ConainMelville,N.Y.Anadvancecaredirectiveisthefirstlineofdefenseifasituationarises,saysKathleenKelly,executivedirectoroftheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,whichsupportsandeducatescaregivers.Withoutanadvancedirective,thefamilywillhavetopetitionthecourttobeappointedtheparent'
slegalguardian,saysAgingC.
[D]It'
simportantforfamiliestotalkaboutlong-termcaresotheadultchildrenknowtheirparents,preferences,wishesandgoals,saysLynnFeinberg,acaregivingexpertatAARP.Butit'
snotaneasyconversation.Elderlyparentsaresometimessuspiciousoftheirchildren'
sfinancialmotives,saysSusanJohn,afinancialplanneratFinancialFocusinWolfeboro,N.H.OneclientaskedJohntoholdafamilymeetingbecausetheyneededanintermediarytotalkaboutfinancialissues,shesays.Andwhentherearemanysiblings,thefamilydecisionscanbecomeathree-ringcircuswithmuchacrimony,saysAnn-MargaretCarrozza,anelder-lawattorneyinGlenCove,N.Y.Familieswhoneedinformationandhelpsortingoutdisagreementscancallonelder-lawattorneys,financialplanners,geriatriccaremanagersandcaregiversupportgroups.InFebruary,AARPsaiditwillofferitsmembersanewcaregivingsupportservicethroughfinancialservicesfirmGenworth.
[E]Manyfamiliesareunpreparedforquickdecisions,especiallywhentheyfindoutthatMedicaredoesn'
tpayforlong-termcare,Feinbergsays.Themediancostofayearinaprivateroomatanursinghomein2021was$77,745,accordingtoGenworth.AndonlythosewhohavespentmostoftheirassetscanqualifyforMedicaidtopayforthenursinghome.
[F]Assistedlivingisanotheroption.Residentscanhavetheirownapartmenttomaintainsomeindependence.Butthefacilitiesgenerallyprovidepersonalcareservices,suchasmeals,housekeepingandassistancewithactivities.Still,it'
snotcheap:
Thenationalmediancostin2021was$39,135,accordingtoGenworth.Assistedlivingisn'
tcoveredbyMedicaid.
[G]Iftheyhaveachoice,atleast90%ofelderlyparentsprefertostayathomeaslongastheycan,accordingto
AARPresearch.Butiftheparentscannolongersafelyliveathome,itcanbehardforchildrentomovethemintoanadultcarefacility.Theremaybeanotheroption.Sometimesthehomecanbemodifiedsoaparentcanstaythere.Forexample,Baldocchiputinachairliftforhermother.Shealsoarrangedforahomecaregiver.
[H]Familycaregiverstakeovermanyresponsibilities.Onemightmanageaparent'
sfinances,whileanothersiblingwilltaketheparenttodoctors"
appointmentsandshopping.Thosewhomoveinwithaparenttakeonasignificantandsustainedburdenofcare.JanWalkermovedintohermother'
shomeinLeesburg,Fla.Afterhermother,whois83,hadfallen,shewasn'
tabletogetaroundaswell.Walker,55,hasthreebrothers.Butsheistheonlydaughter,isdivorcedandhasnochildren.“IalwaysknewthatthiswastherolethatIwouldhave,andIguessmymindwaspreparedforit,”saysWalker,whonowisafull-timecaregiverandworksfromhomeasatutorialinstructorforadigitalscrapbookingwebsite.“Whenyougetintothetrenches,it'
sliterallybaptismbyfire,”shesays.“Newthingscomeup.It'
snotjustaboutadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare.It'
severything,”shesays.
[I]Caregiversneedtoalsowatchtheirownhealth.“Thereissuchathingascaregiverburnout,”Conasays.Amongfemalecaregivers50andolder,20%reportedsymptomsofdepression,accordingtoa2021studyonworkingcaregiversbyMetLife.“It'
sahardjob,”Walkersays.“Butmostworthwhilethingsarehard.ShewasalwaysthereformewhenIneededahelpinghand.It'
sonlynaturalthatIbehereforhernow.”
46.Whenelderlyparentscannotliveathomesafely,theirchildrencanchangetheirhomeinsteadofsendingthemtoanadultcarefacility.
47.Totalkaboutlong-termcareisnoteasybecausesometimesagedparentsaresuspiciousoftheirchildren'
sfinancialmotives.
48.Besidesadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare,familycaregiverstakeovermanyotherresponsibilities.
49.Thedifferencebetweenadurablepowerofattorneyandahealthcareproxyisthatthelatterallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment.
50.Baldocchididnotwanttosendhermothertoanursinghome,butshehaddifficultytakingcareofher.
51.Over42millioncaregivershelpedanadultwitheverydayactivitiesintheUSAin2021.
52.Ifafamilyneedsinformationorhelptosortoutdisagreements,therearemanypeopletheycancallon.
53.Caregiversshouldpayattentiontotheirownhealth,ortheymayburnoutorbecomedepressed.
54.Onewillhavetopetitionthecourttobetheparent'
slegalguardian,ifthereisnoadvancedirective.
55.Thenationalmediancostofassistedlivingin2021was$39,135anditisnotcoveredbyMedicaid.
PartⅣTranslation(30minutes)(原单句汉译英调整为段落汉译英。
翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经济、社会发展等。
四级长度为140-160个汉字。
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
中国的传统节庆膳食是节日必不可少的伴侣。
例如,我国的端午节(theDragonBoatFestival)是纪念古代诗人屈原的日子。
那一天,人们通常要赛龙舟、吃粽子(zongzi)。
中秋节是观赏满月的日子。
圆圆的月亮象征着圆满,象征着家庭团聚。
因此,中秋节(TheMid-autu
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