Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
The fourth-graders atChicago's McCormick Elementary School don't know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it's becoming their third language. They've been heating and using Chinese words since nursery, and it's natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.“It's really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “I'm teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them -- as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents -- has produced a quick growth in the number of programs.
Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China is growing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world's next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. “Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers, The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”
(76) The number of students leaming Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment (报名人数) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though, developing programs is
1、The best title for this passage might be__ .
A Next Hot Language to Study: Chinese
B Next Hot Language to Study: Spanish
C Next Hot Language to Study: French
D Chicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章最好的标题可能是。
A:下一个要学习的热门语言是:汉语
B:下一个热门语言是:西班牙语
C:下一个热门语言是:法语
D:芝加哥是学习汉语的地方
2、The most difficult thing to do is finding __ .
A enough textbooks for the Chinese programs
B enough money for the Chinese programs
C enough teachers for the Chinese programs
D enough students for the Chinese programs
答案解析：
题目:最困难的事情是找到。
A:有足够的语文教材
B:给中国项目足够的钱
C:有足够的汉语教师
D:有足够的学生学习中文课程
3、We learn from the passage that__ .
A Scott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 years
B Jackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary School
C Chicago officials ire required to learn Chinese
D Scott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything
答案解析：
题目:我们从文章中得知。
A:斯科特·麦金尼斯(Scott McGinnis)已经当了15年的中文老师
B:成龙是麦考米克小学的语文老师
C:芝加哥官员要求学习中文
D:斯科特·麦金尼斯对每件事都很擅长发表意见
4、According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT__ .
A the number of students learning Chinese is small
B Chinese programs have found their way in several major Cities in the U.S.
C g0vernment officials don't like the pressure from business
D China is becoming more and more influential in the world
答案解析：
题目:根据这篇文章，下列所有的陈述都是正确的，除了。
A:学汉语的学生人数很少
B:中国的项目已经在美国的几个主要城市找到了出路
C:政府官员不喜欢来自商业的压力
D:中国在世界上的影响力越来越大
5、The word "quadrupled" in the last paragraph is close in meaning to“multiplied by_____”.
A three times
B four times
C five times
D six times
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not ail will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quaiity schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simply because .they exist. But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues (收入) significantly. Raising fees doesn't bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the, enrollment (注册人数) goes down, or the mount that must be given away in student aid goes up. (77) Schools are bad businesses, whether rmblic or orivate, not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. (78) There is no basis. for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity (多样性) is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In ah imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, ha an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy.
6、In the passage, the author asks the public to support__ .
A private higher education in general
B public higher education in general
C high-quality private universities and colleges
D high-quality state universities and colleges
答案解析：
题目:在这篇文章中，作者要求公众支持。
A:一般的私立高等教育
B:一般的公立高等教育
C:优质民办高校
D:高质量的州立大学和学院
7、According to the passage, schools are bad businesses because of__ .
A the nature of school
B poor teachers
C
D too few students.
答案解析：
题目:根据这篇文章，学校是不好的生意，因为。
A:学校的性质
B:可怜的老师
C:
D:学生太少。
8、The phrase “go under” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A have low fees
B get into difficulties
C do a bad ]ob educationally
D have low teaching standards
9、Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A There are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools.
B The author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity of education.
C A high-quality university is always a good business.
D Each time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up.
答案解析：
题目:下列哪个陈述是正确的?
A:许多例子表明私立学校比公立学校好。
B:作者认为教育的多样性优于教育的统一性。
C:高质量的大学总是一笔好生意。
D:每次学费提高，注册人数就会增加。
10、In the author's opinion, the way that can save private schools lies in__ .
A full enrollment
B raising fees
C reducing student aid
D national support
答案解析：
题目:在作者看来，拯救私立学校的方法在于。
A:完整的登记
B:提高费用
C:减少学生援助
D:国家支持
Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based onthe following passage:
According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker's activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
(79) Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. (80) In fact. many stud
11、What is the main idea of this passage?
A Many people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.
B Most people can get more work done by working longer hours.
C Most Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.
D People can make more money by working longer hours.
答案解析：
题目:这篇文章的主旨是什么?
A:许多人工作很长时间，但并不总是做很多工作。
B:大多数人可以通过延长工作时间来完成更多的工作。
C:大多数美国人每周工作80小时，有些人甚至更长。
D:人们可以通过延长工作时间来赚更多的钱。
12、The management consultant wanted to fmd out
A how hard the investment banker worked during his work hours
B when people spent time doing unnecessary work in their office
C if people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period of time
D whether Americans were really working harder than they had done before
答案解析：
题目:管理顾问想要退出
A:投资银行家在工作时间工作有多努力
B:当人们花时间在办公室做不必要的工作时
C:如果人们在辛苦工作一段时间后需要休假
D:美国人是否真的比以前更加努力工作了
13、Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A The more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.
B Employers do not judge their employees' job performance according to the amount of working time.
C Some people work more than 40 hours a week in the hope of getting promotion.
D Allemployees are willing to spend extra time at work.
答案解析：
题目:下列哪个陈述是正确的?
A:一个人在工作上花的时间越多，他或她完成的就越多。
B:雇主不会根据工作时间长短来判断员工的工作表现。
C:有些人为了升职，每周工作40多个小时。
D:所有的员工都愿意花额外的时间在工作上。
14、The 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employers believe__ .
A that he is more reliable
B his example would lead other employees to work longer hours
C he has better qualifications
D he could encourage other employees to do a better job
答案解析：
题目:每周工作80小时的求职者会得到这份工作，因为雇主们相信这一点。
A:他更可靠
B:他的例子将导致其他员工工作更长时间
C:他有更好的条件
D:他可以鼓励其他员工做得更好
15、The expression “to do both” in the last paragraph is_____.
A to finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselves
B to pay attention to both performance and productivity
C to work long hours and have short vacations
D to relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently
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