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¡¡¡¡Directions:

¡¡¡¡In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41¡«45, choose the most suitable one from the list A¡«G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

¡¡¡¡Though most people don¡¯t seem to realize it, it¡¯s a disease, akin to alcoholism and drug addiction, and it has ruined more families and more relationships than statistics can accurately define. It¡¯s gambling-and it¡¯s one of the most underrated problems in America today.

¡¡¡¡Richie Martine can attest to this fact. As he speaks, his eyes tell the story as they transcend the excitement of a racetrack photo finish and the disappointment of losing this month¡¯s rent on a solitary basketball game. He¡¯s excited, then subtle. 41) .

¡¡¡¡Richie bets on anything, from the World Series to the presidential election. Hours before his sister delivered her first child, he attempted to bet his brother-in-law thirty dollars it would be a boy. 42) .

¡¡¡¡He once admitted, ¡°Over the last five years, I¡¯ve lost at least twenty-five thousand dollars, and even though it hasn¡¯t really broke me, I feel like I¡¯m always chasing what I¡¯ve lost.¡±

¡¡¡¡43) . ¡°I used to bring my ex-girlfriend to the racetrack and Atlantic City all the time,¡± he remembered, ¡°but when I¡¯d lose I¡¯d snap at her all the way home. She couldn¡¯t take it any more.¡± His gambling habits started early when, as a young boy, he¡¯d bet nickels with his father on TV bowling tournament. ¡°We¡¯d bet on every ball that went down the alley,¡± he recalled. ¡°It was just for fun.¡± Though it seemed harmless at the time, it led to a more serious and distressing involvement in gambling. And this, he feels, has thrust upon his father strong feelings of guilt. ¡°I¡¯ve never blamed him for my problem and he knows it, but I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll ever be satisfied until I quit.¡±

¡¡¡¡44) . ¡°When I win, it¡¯s like everything I touch turns to gold, but when I lose, I want to dig a hole and crawl right in it,¡± he said. It¡¯s these sensations, these extremes of emotion, that give his life a sense of meaning and keep him in constant touch with his bookie.

¡¡¡¡45) .

¡¡¡¡Lately, however, he has taken some drastic steps towards rehabilitation. He has quit his day job and taken a night one in the hope of isolating himself from the world of racetracks and ballparks, which operate primarily at night. ¡°What I don¡¯t know won¡¯t hurt me,¡± he says with a sad smile. He also hopes the changes in ¡°work friends¡± will influence his habits.

¡¡¡¡¡°It¡¯s a no-win situation, just like alcohol and drugs,¡± he concludes. ¡°And I¡¯m tired of it.¡± The world of sports will never go away, nor will the excitement of winning and losing, but with a little luck and a lot of self-control he may suppress his disease-but don¡¯t bet on it.

¡¡¡¡£ÛA£Ý He freely admits his affliction, which he feels is an important step towards recovery, but the exhilarating world of taking chances is not an easy place to leave.

¡¡¡¡£ÛB£Ý His mood changes reflect a man whose very life goes from ecstatic highs to severe doldrums-depending on Sunday¡¯s games.

¡¡¡¡£ÛC£Ý In his mind, gambling is a fine art requiring skill, strategy, and most importantly, a little grace from Lady Luck.

¡¡¡¡£ÛD£Ý At times, the stench of losing becomes so unbearable he vows to rehabilitate himself. Every Monday morning, after a weekend of gambling away half of Friday¡¯s paycheck, he takes an oath to change his destructive ways-so far without success. ¡°Every time I¡¯m ready to quit, I win a good buck. Then I¡¯m right back where I started.¡±

¡¡¡¡£ÛE£Ý But mainly he gambles on sports and, when playoff time arrives, Richie¡¯s money usually departs.

¡¡¡¡£ÛF£Ý His obsession with gambling has also had profound effect on several relationships.

¡¡¡¡£ÛG£Ý Gambling is to him a pleasurable activity. He goes to the racetrack, watches the pageantry of the horses, jockeys and silks, and enjoys the spectacle more because he has a $ 2 or $ bet on the outcome. He enjoys spending a day or two in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. But he goes only once every year or two, and sets himself a limit of $ 50 or $ 100 a day. When that¡¯s gone, he walks around and sees the sights.

¡¡¡¡section ¢òReading Comprehension--Part C

¡¡¡¡Directions:

¡¡¡¡Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)

¡¡¡¡46£© In an era when headlines shout about the latest cancer scare, Ames has a different message: the levels of most manª²made carcinogens are generally so low that any danger is trivial compared with the levels of natural carcinogens.

¡¡¡¡Ames is not a quack. At age 59, he is one of the nation¡¯s most respected authorities on carcinogenesis. 47£© His resume is packed with honors, including the Charles S.Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, one of the most prestigious awards in cancer research, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Even his critics say the Ames test-his simple, inexpensive laboratory procedure that helps determine whether a substance might cause cancer-is a remarkable achievement.

¡¡¡¡But Ames slaughters sacred cows. He¡¯s taking on the environmental movement, which some have called the single most important social movement of the 20th century. In April 1987, for instance, he and two colleagues, Renae Magaw and Lois Swirsky Gold, published a report in Science that ranked various possible cancer risks. 48£© Based on animal tests of nearly 1 000 chemicals, the data show that daily consumption of the average peanutª²butter sandwich, which contains traces of aflatoxin (a naturally occurring mold carcinogen in peanuts), is 100 times more dangerous than our daily intake of DDT from food, and that a glass of the most polluted well water in the Silicon Valley is 1 000 times less of cancer risk than a glass of wine or beer is. What he¡¯s saying is that most cancer risks created by man are trivial compared with everyday natural risks, and it¡¯s not clear how many of these are real risks. Both types distract attention from such enormous risk factors as tobacco.

¡¡¡¡Ames¡¯s cancer research began about 25 years ago over a bag of potato chips. Ames, then conducting research for the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, was reading the ingredients on the bag. 49£© It struck him that no one knew what each chemical did to human genes, and there was no easy way to find out.

¡¡¡¡At that time, scientists testing for carcinogenicity had to set up time-consuming and costly lab experiments on rats and mice. 50£© Armed with the knowledge that bacteria are sensitive to substances that cause mutation, and that carcinogens were likely to be mutagens, Ames developed a carcinogen test using bacteria. The Ames test was hailed as a major scientific development and is now used worldwide.