【正文】 family expenses. C) The balance between work and family. D) The selection of a good daycare center. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 2. Earlier this month, it was reported that the cost of enrolling an infant or small kid at a childcare center rose 3% in 2022, faster than the overall cost of living. There are now large strips of the country where daycare for an infant costs more than a tenth of the average married couple39。s ine. 85 Section C 57. What does the author feel puzzled about? A) Why the prices of childcare vary greatly from state to state. B) Why increased childcare prices have not led to better service. C) Why childcare workers39。 pay has not increased with the rising childcare costs. D) Why there is a severe shortage of childcare professional in a number of states. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 3. Yet during that time, pay for professional childcare workers has stood still. Actually caregivers make less today, in real terms, than they did in 1990. 86 Section C 58. What prevent childcare centers from saving money? A) Steady increase in labor costs. B) Strict government regulations. C) Lack of support from the state. D) High administrative expenses. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 5. States lay down rules about how many children each employee is allowed to watch over, the space care centers need per child, and other minute details. And the stricter the regulations, the higher the costs. 87 Section C 59. Why is the average cost of childcare in Mississippi much lower than in Massachusetts? A) The overall quality of service is not as good. B) Payments for caregivers there are not as high. C) Living expenses there are paratively low. D) Each teacher is allowed to care for more kids. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 5. In Massachusetts, where childcare centers must hire one teacher for every three infants, the price of care averaged more than $16,000 per year. In Mississippi, where centers must hire one teacher for every five infants, the price of care averaged less than $5,000. 88 Section C 60. What is the author39。s view on daycare service? A) Caregivers should receive regular professional training. B) Less elaborate rules about childcare might lower costs. C) It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs. D) It is better for different states to learn from each other. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 最后 . But I wouldn39。t be surprised if as the rules have bee more elaborate, prices have risen. 89 Section C 61. Alex Pang39。s new book is aimed for readers who ________. A) find their work online too stressful B) go online mainly for entertainment C) are fearful about using the cellphone or puter D) can hardly tear themselves away from the Inter 真題解析 2（ ） √ 1. Alex Pang39。s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or puter. 90 Section C 62. What does Alex Pang try to do in his new book? A) Offer advice on how to use the Inter effectively. B) Warn people of the possible dangers of Inter use. C) Predict the trend of future technological development. D) Examine the influence of technology on the human mind. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 2. It39。s a thoughtful examination of the danger of our puting overdose and a historical overview of how technological advances change consciousness. 91 Section C 63. What is the mon view on multitasking? A) It enables people to work more efficiently. B) It is in a way quite similar to switchtasking. C) It makes people39。s work and life even harder. D) It distracts people39。s attention from useful work. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 3. Pang39。s first job is to free you from mon misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is monly called multitasking is, in fact, switchtasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. 92 Section C 64. What does the author think of puteraided design? A) It considerably cuts down the cost of building design. B) It somewhat restrains architects39。 productive thinking. C) It is indispensable in architects39。 work process. D) It can free architects from laborious drawing. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 4. For architects, puteraided design has bee essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process. As one architect puts it, Architecture is first and foremost about thinking... and drawing is a more productive way of thinking than puteraided design. 93 Section C 65. What is Ales Pang39。s remendation for Inter users? A) They use the Inter as little as possible. B) They keep a record of their time. C) They exercise selfcontrol over their time online. D) They entertain themselves online on offdays only. 真題解析 2（ ） √ 最后 . He remends the usual behaviormodification approaches, familiar to anyone who has pleted a quitsmoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program like Freedom that locks you out of your browser, … 94 Any Questions？ 95 ?Practice makes perfect! ?Your efforts will pay off! 96 See you