第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）
下面的短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个最佳标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
Memory Test
1"I am going to give you five techniques that will enable you to remember anything you need to know at school," promised lecturer lan Robinson to a hundred schoolchildren. He slapped his hand down on the table. "When I've finished in two hours' time, your work will be far more effective and productive. Anyone not interested，leave now." The entire room sat still.
2Robinson calls himself the Mind Magician （魔术师）. He specializes in doing magic tricks that look totally impossible, and then he reveals that they involve nothing more mysterious than good old-fashioned trickery （骗术） have always been interested in tricks involving memory-being able to reel off （一口气 说出） the order of cards in a pack，that sort of thing," he explains.
3Robinson was already lecturing to schools on his magic techniques when it struck him that students might find memory techniques even more valuable. "It wasn't difficult area to move into, as the stuff's all there in books." So he summarized everything to make a two-hour lecture about five techniques.
4"You want to learn a list of a hundred things？A thousand？No problem," says Robinson. The scandal is that every child is not taught the techniques from the beginning of their school life. The schoolchildren who were watching him thought it was brilliant. "I wish I'd been told this earlier," commented Mark，after Robinson had shown them how to construct "mental journeys".
5Essentially, you visualize （想象） a walk down a street, or a trip round a room, and pick the points where you will put the things you want to remember-the lamppost, the fruit bowl. Then in each location you put a visual representation of your list-phrasal verbs, historical dates, whatever-making them as strange as possible. It is that simple, and it works.
6The reaction of schools has been uniformly enthusiastic. "The pupils benefited enormously from lan's presentation," says Dr Johnston，head of the school where Robinson was speaking. "ldeally we should run a regular class in memory techniques so pupils can pick it up gradually."
23.Paragraph 2 ____________
24.Paragraph 3 ____________
25.Paragraph 4 ____________
26.Paragraph 5 ____________
A Good results
B An ancient skill
C Gaining attention
D Memory tricks
E A lecture on memory techniques
F Ways to improve memory
27.The memory techniques used are no more complex than the old.____________
28.Robinson taught children to use" mental journeys" to improve.____________
29.Robinson told the pupils that all the memory techniques could be found in.____________
30.The schoolchildren got a lot from the magician's.____________
A books
B lecture
C tricks
D facts
E memory
F list
第4部分：阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇
Trying to Find a Parther
One of the most striking findings of a recent poll in the UK is that of the people inbterviewed，one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with.
Why are many finding it increasingly difficult to start and sustain intimate relationships？Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love？Or are we making it harder for ourselves？
It is certainly the case today that contemporary couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn't expect his spouse to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children.
But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence.
In theory，finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago，your choice of soulmate （心上人） was constrained by geography，social convention and family tradition. Although it was never explicit，many marriages were essentially arranged.
Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster （牡蛎），you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl.
But it seems that the old conventions have been replaced by an even tighter constraint：the tyranny of choice.
The expectations of partners are inflated to an unmanageable degree：good looks，impressive salary，kind to grandmother，and right socks. There is no room for error in the first impression.
We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn't，it is disposable. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don't put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Of course，this is complicated by realities. The cost of housing and child-rearing creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership.
31.What does the recent poll show？
A.It is getting more difficult for a woman to find her husband.
B. It is getting increasingly difficult to start a familyl.
C. It is getting more difficult for a man to find his wife.
D.It is getting increasingly difficult to develop an intimate relationship with your spouse.
32.Which of the following is NOT true about a contemporary married couple？
A. The wife doesn't have to raise the children all by herself.
B. The husband doesn't have to support the family all by himself.
C. The wife is no longer the only person to manage the household.
D. They will receive a large sum of money from the govemment.
33.Which of the following was NOT a constraint on one's choice of soulmate in the old days？
A. The health condition of his or her grandmother.
B. The geographical environment.
C. The social convention.
D. The family tradition.
34.Which of the following is NOT expected of a partner according to this passage？
A. Good looks.
B. An impressive career.
C. A high salary.
D. A fine sense of humor.
35.The word"sustain"（paragraph 2）could be best replaced by
A. "reduce"".
B. "shake".
C. "maintain".
D. "weaken".
