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__________________. So in two thousand three the day was renamed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work.Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (50 minutes。 45 points)Section 1: True/False/Not Given and Multiple Choice Questions (30 points)Directions: There are two passages in this part. Each passage has ten questions or unfinished statements. The first five statements in each passage are True/False/Not given statements. You should mark “A)”, for True, “B)”, for False and “C)” for Not Given。 the next five questions or unfinished statements are multiple choices. You should decide the correct answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 55 are based on the following passage.Free and Easy? One Man39。s Experiment in Living without Money1 For most of us it seems that money makes the world go round. 2 But not for Mark Boyle, who has turned his life into a radical experiment and pledged(發(fā)誓)to live without cash, credit cards, loans or any other form of finance. 3 The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi39。s call to be the change you want to see in the world. After six years working as the manager of an organic food pany in Bristol, UK, he decided to strike out in a bold new direction. 4 I was sitting around with a friend one night in 2007 discussing the world39。s problems, and we were trying to work out which one to dedicate our lives to helping solve, he told CNN. 5 Then it hit me, at the root of it all was money, which creates a kind of disconnection between us and our actions, whether that39。s through sweatshops, industrial agriculture, or war, and so I decided to see if it was possible to do without. 6 Mark sold his houseboat and set about preparing himself for his new life. He posted an advert on Freecycle asking for a tent, a yurt (圓頂帳篷), a caravan (可供居住的拖車) or any other type of shelter and was immediately rewarded by his first taste of human kindness. 7 Then a friend made him a cheap woodburning stove from an old gas can to heat the caravan, and with a few other budget purchases, including solar panels (太陽能電池板) and a trailer (拖車) for his bike, he was ready to go. 8 His food would be cooked on a rocket stove made from two old catering tins (餐盒), and he would wash in a solar shower, essentially a black plastic bag suspended from a tree, and warmed by the sun. 9 His lavatory would be a hole in the ground screened by a wooden modesty structure to protect the sensibilities of any walkers using a nearby footpath. 10 Then, with his pockets empty he didn39。t even carry keys as he decided not to lock his caravan and start trusting the world a bit more Mark was ready to go. 11 Everything was about to change. 12 Even breakfast on the first day would be different, with morning coffee no longer an option, and the ingredients for his breakfast beverage now gathered in the hedges (籬笆) around his caravan. 13 I drink nettle and cleaver tea (蕁麻與豬殃殃泡成的茶) , sometimes with some fresh lemon verbena (防臭木) when I find it, he says. 14 Although it hasn39。t always been easy, and there have been many challenges and sacrifices, 18 months later, Mark is still living this way. He told CNN he has really loved it and never been happier or fitter. 15 Mark39。s remarkable journey is relayed in his new book, The Moneyless Man, which along with detailing the practical challenges on the rocky road towards his new world, also explains the philosophy that drives him that human society is fairer, happier and more secure when relationships are not mediated (以…為媒介) by money. 16 Any profits from the book will be invested in buying land to create a Freeconomy munity, where people can experiment living together without money. 17 Public interest in his project has been divided. While a huge number of people are very supportive, there has been harsh criticism of him, particularly on Internet forums.18 People tend to be either very positive about what I39。m doing or very negative。 I think it39。s about 70 percent/30 percent. But I try not to get too worked up about it。 it’s early days and we live in a very money orientated world. 19 Of course not everyone can, or is ready to, live like Mark a point he is happy to concede. But he does believe people can live more like him, and be happier as a result. 20 There39。s no one solution for everyone, and everyone has different needs, says Mark. 21 It39。s about reducing your consumption however that is appropriate for you, and there are lots of small ways people can do that which will benefit themselves and the environment, like car sharing. 22 With this in mind, he put the money from the sale of his houseboat towards setting up , a social networking Web site that aims to help reconnect people in their local munities through the simple act of sharing. 23 So far Mark39。s adventure without money has taught him a lot, and he has inspired many others along the way, but he remains philosophical about his success. 24 I just get up each morning and try and say if it happens, it happens, he says. 25 I39。m just trying to take life as it es and enjoy it along the way. (803 words)For questions 4650, choose A) (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage。B) (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage。C) (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.46. Economics graduate Mark Boyle has lived for over 3 years without money.47. To encourage others to shun (避開,躲避) money bounds, Mark has set up a freeconomy munity. 48. Mark says he feels freer, fitter and happier than ever before. 49. Mark has more critics than supporters of his project. 50. Mark believes everyone can live like himself live without money. For questions 5155, choose the one that b