2024年8月26日发(作者：厍琪)
2007年6月
You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel
good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates
at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的)
52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society? B
B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.
53. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because __D__.
D) materialism has run wild in modern society
54. Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably? A
A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.
55. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)? D
D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs.
56. What has affluence brought to American society? C
C) New conflicts and complaints.
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which
dominates conservative gender norms in Japan.
57. The first paragraph describes in detail ____B____.
B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
58. What change has been observed in today’s young Japanese women? B
B) The use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms.
59. How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in
the Japanese media? D
D) They express strong disapproval.
60. According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women
_____B___.
B) has been true of all past generations
61. The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is
_____C___.
C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society
2007年12月
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession
is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ___________________.
C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?
A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?
D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference
between server and servant” (Lines 3-4, Para.7)?
B) Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.
56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to _______.
A) see what kind of person they are
Passage Two
What’s hot for 2007 among the very rich? A S7.3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt
wild animals. Oh. and income inequality.
57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America? C
C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth.
58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation? C
C) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth.
59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ______B______.
B) the very rich are politically sensitive
60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class? C
C) They want to gain support for global economic integration.
61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and
foreign goods? D
D) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.
2008年6月
Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you’re not an
investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely.
52. Why do Americans feel humiliated? C
C) Their currency has slumped
does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans? C
C) They have to spend more money when buying imported goods.
54 How do many Europeans feel about the U.S with the devalued dollar? D
D) They think of it as a good tourist destination.
55 what is the author’s advice to Americans? C
C)They vacation at home rather than abroad
56 What does the author imply by saying “currencies don’t turn on a dime” (Line 2,Para 7)? A
A)The dollar’s value will not increase in the short term.
Passage Two
In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fights. We are pushing our kids to get good
grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our
first choice.
dose the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars? D
care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.
do parents urge their children to apply to more school than ever?A
want to increase their children chances of entering a prestigious college.
does the author mean by kids count more than their college(Line1,para.4? C
actual abilities are more importang than their college background.
does Krueger study tell us? B
s of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.
possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that__C____
experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation
2008年12月
Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and
economic growth,
52. How do people often measure progress in agriculture? B
[B] By its sustainability.
53. Specialization and the effort to increase yields have resulted in __D______.
[D] the decrease of biodiversity
54. What does the author think of traditional farming practices? C
[C] They are not necessarily sustainable.
55. What will agriculture be like in the 21st century? A
[A] It will go through radical changes.
56. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? D
[D] To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is.
Passage Two
The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been
creeping upward for years. At 12.6 percent,
57. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in the early days? A
[A] They were of inferior races.
58. What does the author think of the new immigrants? B
[B] They can do just as well as their predecessors.
59. What does Edward Tells’ research say about Mexican-Americans? D
[D] They may forever remain poor and underachieving.
60. What should be done to help the new immigrants? C
[C] Prevent them from being marginalized.
61. According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is____B___.
[B] How to help immigrants to better fit into American society
2009年6月
For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on
sandy beaches,
52. We can learn from the first paragraph that ___B_____.
B．efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out
53. What does the author mean by “Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness” (Line 1,
Para. 2)? D
D．The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.
54. What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin? B
B．Unregulated commercial fishing.
55. How does global warming affect the survival of turtles? A
A．It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.
56. The last sentence of the passage is meant to _C_______.
C．call for effective measures to ensure sea turtles’ survival
There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition
calculators
57. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college? C
C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.
58. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century,
_____D___.
D．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed
59. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ____A____.
A．save more on tuition
60. In this consumerist age, most parents ___D_____.
D．consider college education a consumer product
61. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today? B
B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.
2009年12月份
There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the
over-educated, eco-conscious type
52. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal? C
C) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.
53. What response did USA Today’s report draw? C
C) Widespread panic.
54. How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies? C
C) They didn’t know who to believe.
55. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics? D
D) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.
56. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from
_______A___.
A) the uncertain
Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary
care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.
57. The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is _ C_________.
C) the shrinking primary care resources
58. We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that ____D______.
D) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better
59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care
physicians have to _________D_ .
D) see more patients at the expense of quality
60. Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career? B
B) The current system works against primary care.
61. What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care? A
A) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.
2010年6月
Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care
for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia,
52. What do we learn about paid family leave from the first paragraph? A
A) America is now the only developed country without the policy.
53. What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States? D
D) The opposition from business circles.
54. What is Professor Anne Alstott's argument for parental support? B
B) Good parenting benefits society.
55. What does the author think of America's large body of family laws governing children's
B) The fail to provide enough support for parents
56. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice? D
D) It is basically a social undertaking.
A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement (CIRCLE)
57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE? A
A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.
58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O? C
C) Whether young people will continue to support Obama's policy.
59. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts? D
D) Their lives in relation to Obama's presidency.
60. What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry C
C) Their utilization of the Internet.
61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation X? D
D) They are indifferent to politics.
2010年12月
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific
knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization,
52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______.
[A] solve virtually all existing problems
53. Why did many American scholars become enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World
[D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.
54. Why are American scholars worried about education today?
[C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.
55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today?
[A] Insufficient funding.
56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?
[C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.
Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein
memorial meetings throughout the year.
57. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?
[B] It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.
58. What was critical to Einstein’s success?
[B] His independent and abstract thinking.
59. What does the author tell us about physicists today?
[D] They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.
60. What does Brian Greene imply by saying “... it would be a lot harder for him to be heard”
[C] Papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.
61. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein _______.
[B] was little known in academic circles
2011年6月
Minority Report
1. What is the author's main concern about American higher education?
B) The low graduation rates of minority students.
2. What was the pride of President Barry Mills of Bowdoin College?
D) Its increased enrollment of minority students.
3. What is the risk facing America?
B) The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.
4. How many African-American students earned their degrees in California community colleges
according to a recent review?
C) Fifteen percent
5. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton show almost no gap between black and white graduation rates
mainly because .
B) they recruit the best students
6. How does Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust view minority students' failure to get a degree?
A) Universities are to blame.
7. Why do some students drop out after a year or two according to the author?
B) They cannot afford the high tuition.
Passage One
At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or
bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus
among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to
the economy.
52. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
D) The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of
immigration.
53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?
B) They can get consumer goods at lower prices.
54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration?
C) They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.
55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled, better-educated employees about the inflow
of immigrants?
D) It may place a great strain on the state budget.
56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?
C) People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.
Passage Two
Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have
conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class
today, however, and you'll get a completely different impression. For a start, you will now see
plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, for example, boasts that
40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals
of practically every country.
57. What characterises the business school student population of today?
A) Greater diversity.
58. What is the author's concern about current business school education?
B) It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.
D) It stresses competition rather than cooperation.
59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?
C) Attitude and approach to business.
60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmes should consider recruiting?
C) Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.
61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style?
D) It is shifting towards more collaborative models.
2011年12月
Google's Plan for World's Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy Or Act of Piracy?
1. Google claims its plan for the world's biggest online library is _____.
D) to promote its core business of searching
2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Google's book-scanning project will _____.
D) make full use of the power of its search engine
3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's books should be
controlled by _____.
A) non-profit organizations
4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored _____.
A) the copyright of authors of out-of-print books
5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that _____.
B) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders
6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?
D) It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.
7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?
C) Google's further exploitation of its database.
Passage one
What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college
graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
52. How do pessimists interpret the U.S. trade deficit in June?
D) It could lead to slower growth of the national economy.
53. What does the author say about the trade data of the past two years?
A) It indicates that economic activities in the U.S. have increased.
54. Who particularly benefit from the rising volume of trade?
C) Producers of agricultural goods and raw materials.
55. What is one of the challenges facing the American economy?
B) People's reluctance to spend.
56. What is the author's advice to U.S. companies and individuals?
C) To increase their market share overseas.
Passage two
A recurring criticism of the UK's university sector is its perceived weakness in translating
new knowledge into new products and services.
57. What does the author think of UK universities in terms of commercialization?
C) They still have a place among the world leaders.
58. What does the author say about the national data on UK universities' performance in
commercialization?
C) It does not reflect the differences among universities.
59. We can infer from Paragraph 5 that "policy interventions" (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _____.
D) concentration of resources in a limited number of universities
60. What does the author suggest research-led universities do?
B) Fully utilize their research to benefit all sectors of society.
61. How can the university sector play a key role in the UK's economic growth?
C) By promoting technology transfer and graduate school education.
2012年6月
The Three-Year Solution
1. Why did Hartwick College start three-year degree programs?
B) To cut students’ expenses.
2. By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg the author wants to say that .
C) college facilities could be put to more effective use
3. The author thinks the tenure system in American universities .
A)suppresses creative thinking
4. What is said about the new three-year degree program at Hartwick?
A) Its students have to earn more credits each year.
5. What do we learn about Judson College’s three-year degree program?
A) It has been running for several decades.
6. What changes in high schools help students earn undergraduate degrees in three years?
B) More students have Advanced Placement credits.
7. What is said to be a drawback of the three-year college program?
B) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually.
Passage One
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best
results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more
efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.
52. What message does the author try to convey about goal-setting?
A) Its negative effects have long been neglected.
53. What does Maurice Schweitzer want to show by citing the example of Enron?
D) Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.
54. How did Sears’ goal-setting affect its employees?
C) They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.
55. What do advocates of goal-setting think of Schweitzer’s research?
C) Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence.
56. What is Schweitzer’s contention against Edwin Locke?
D) Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices.
Passage Two
For most of the 20th century, Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating
West. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish (经济
滞长的) nations learn from a flourishing Asia?
57. What has contributed to the rapid economic growth in China and India?
D) Free market plus government intervention.
58. What does Ronald Reagan mean by saying “government is the problem” (line4, Para. 3)?
C) Government action is key to solving economic problems.
59. What stopped the American economy from collapsing in 2007?
D) Effective measures adopted by the government.
60. What is the author’s suggestion to the American public in face of the public government
deficit?
C) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation.
61. What’s the problem with the European Union?
D) Excessive borrowing.
2024年8月26日发(作者：厍琪)
2007年6月
You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel
good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates
at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的)
52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society? B
B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.
53. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because __D__.
D) materialism has run wild in modern society
54. Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably? A
A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.
55. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)? D
D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs.
56. What has affluence brought to American society? C
C) New conflicts and complaints.
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which
dominates conservative gender norms in Japan.
57. The first paragraph describes in detail ____B____.
B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan
58. What change has been observed in today’s young Japanese women? B
B) The use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms.
59. How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in
the Japanese media? D
D) They express strong disapproval.
60. According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women
_____B___.
B) has been true of all past generations
61. The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is
_____C___.
C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society
2007年12月
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession
is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ___________________.
C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?
A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.
54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?
D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.
55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference
between server and servant” (Lines 3-4, Para.7)?
B) Those working in the service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.
56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to _______.
A) see what kind of person they are
Passage Two
What’s hot for 2007 among the very rich? A S7.3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt
wild animals. Oh. and income inequality.
57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America? C
C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth.
58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zuckerman’s lamentation? C
C) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth.
59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ______B______.
B) the very rich are politically sensitive
60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class? C
C) They want to gain support for global economic integration.
61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and
foreign goods? D
D) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.
2008年6月
Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you’re not an
investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely.
52. Why do Americans feel humiliated? C
C) Their currency has slumped
does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans? C
C) They have to spend more money when buying imported goods.
54 How do many Europeans feel about the U.S with the devalued dollar? D
D) They think of it as a good tourist destination.
55 what is the author’s advice to Americans? C
C)They vacation at home rather than abroad
56 What does the author imply by saying “currencies don’t turn on a dime” (Line 2,Para 7)? A
A)The dollar’s value will not increase in the short term.
Passage Two
In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fights. We are pushing our kids to get good
grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our
first choice.
dose the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars? D
care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.
do parents urge their children to apply to more school than ever?A
want to increase their children chances of entering a prestigious college.
does the author mean by kids count more than their college(Line1,para.4? C
actual abilities are more importang than their college background.
does Krueger study tell us? B
s of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.
possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that__C____
experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation
2008年12月
Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and
economic growth,
52. How do people often measure progress in agriculture? B
[B] By its sustainability.
53. Specialization and the effort to increase yields have resulted in __D______.
[D] the decrease of biodiversity
54. What does the author think of traditional farming practices? C
[C] They are not necessarily sustainable.
55. What will agriculture be like in the 21st century? A
[A] It will go through radical changes.
56. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? D
[D] To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is.
Passage Two
The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been
creeping upward for years. At 12.6 percent,
57. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in the early days? A
[A] They were of inferior races.
58. What does the author think of the new immigrants? B
[B] They can do just as well as their predecessors.
59. What does Edward Tells’ research say about Mexican-Americans? D
[D] They may forever remain poor and underachieving.
60. What should be done to help the new immigrants? C
[C] Prevent them from being marginalized.
61. According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is____B___.
[B] How to help immigrants to better fit into American society
2009年6月
For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on
sandy beaches,
52. We can learn from the first paragraph that ___B_____.
B．efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out
53. What does the author mean by “Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness” (Line 1,
Para. 2)? D
D．The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.
54. What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin? B
B．Unregulated commercial fishing.
55. How does global warming affect the survival of turtles? A
A．It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.
56. The last sentence of the passage is meant to _C_______.
C．call for effective measures to ensure sea turtles’ survival
There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition
calculators
57. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college? C
C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.
58. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century,
_____D___.
D．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed
59. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ____A____.
A．save more on tuition
60. In this consumerist age, most parents ___D_____.
D．consider college education a consumer product
61. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today? B
B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.
2009年12月份
There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the
over-educated, eco-conscious type
52. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal? C
C) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.
53. What response did USA Today’s report draw? C
C) Widespread panic.
54. How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies? C
C) They didn’t know who to believe.
55. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics? D
D) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.
56. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from
_______A___.
A) the uncertain
Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary
care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.
57. The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is _ C_________.
C) the shrinking primary care resources
58. We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that ____D______.
D) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better
59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care
physicians have to _________D_ .
D) see more patients at the expense of quality
60. Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career? B
B) The current system works against primary care.
61. What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care? A
A) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.
2010年6月
Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care
for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia,
52. What do we learn about paid family leave from the first paragraph? A
A) America is now the only developed country without the policy.
53. What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States? D
D) The opposition from business circles.
54. What is Professor Anne Alstott's argument for parental support? B
B) Good parenting benefits society.
55. What does the author think of America's large body of family laws governing children's
B) The fail to provide enough support for parents
56. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice? D
D) It is basically a social undertaking.
A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement (CIRCLE)
57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE? A
A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.
58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O? C
C) Whether young people will continue to support Obama's policy.
59. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts? D
D) Their lives in relation to Obama's presidency.
60. What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry C
C) Their utilization of the Internet.
61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation X? D
D) They are indifferent to politics.
2010年12月
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific
knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization,
52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______.
[A] solve virtually all existing problems
53. Why did many American scholars become enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World
[D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.
54. Why are American scholars worried about education today?
[C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.
55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today?
[A] Insufficient funding.
56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?
[C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.
Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein
memorial meetings throughout the year.
57. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?
[B] It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.
58. What was critical to Einstein’s success?
[B] His independent and abstract thinking.
59. What does the author tell us about physicists today?
[D] They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.
60. What does Brian Greene imply by saying “... it would be a lot harder for him to be heard”
[C] Papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.
61. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein _______.
[B] was little known in academic circles
2011年6月
Minority Report
1. What is the author's main concern about American higher education?
B) The low graduation rates of minority students.
2. What was the pride of President Barry Mills of Bowdoin College?
D) Its increased enrollment of minority students.
3. What is the risk facing America?
B) The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.
4. How many African-American students earned their degrees in California community colleges
according to a recent review?
C) Fifteen percent
5. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton show almost no gap between black and white graduation rates
mainly because .
B) they recruit the best students
6. How does Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust view minority students' failure to get a degree?
A) Universities are to blame.
7. Why do some students drop out after a year or two according to the author?
B) They cannot afford the high tuition.
Passage One
At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or
bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus
among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to
the economy.
52. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
D) The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of
immigration.
53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?
B) They can get consumer goods at lower prices.
54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration?
C) They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.
55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled, better-educated employees about the inflow
of immigrants?
D) It may place a great strain on the state budget.
56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?
C) People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.
Passage Two
Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have
conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class
today, however, and you'll get a completely different impression. For a start, you will now see
plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, for example, boasts that
40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals
of practically every country.
57. What characterises the business school student population of today?
A) Greater diversity.
58. What is the author's concern about current business school education?
B) It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.
D) It stresses competition rather than cooperation.
59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?
C) Attitude and approach to business.
60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmes should consider recruiting?
C) Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.
61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style?
D) It is shifting towards more collaborative models.
2011年12月
Google's Plan for World's Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy Or Act of Piracy?
1. Google claims its plan for the world's biggest online library is _____.
D) to promote its core business of searching
2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Google's book-scanning project will _____.
D) make full use of the power of its search engine
3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's books should be
controlled by _____.
A) non-profit organizations
4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored _____.
A) the copyright of authors of out-of-print books
5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that _____.
B) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders
6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?
D) It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.
7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?
C) Google's further exploitation of its database.
Passage one
What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college
graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
52. How do pessimists interpret the U.S. trade deficit in June?
D) It could lead to slower growth of the national economy.
53. What does the author say about the trade data of the past two years?
A) It indicates that economic activities in the U.S. have increased.
54. Who particularly benefit from the rising volume of trade?
C) Producers of agricultural goods and raw materials.
55. What is one of the challenges facing the American economy?
B) People's reluctance to spend.
56. What is the author's advice to U.S. companies and individuals?
C) To increase their market share overseas.
Passage two
A recurring criticism of the UK's university sector is its perceived weakness in translating
new knowledge into new products and services.
57. What does the author think of UK universities in terms of commercialization?
C) They still have a place among the world leaders.
58. What does the author say about the national data on UK universities' performance in
commercialization?
C) It does not reflect the differences among universities.
59. We can infer from Paragraph 5 that "policy interventions" (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _____.
D) concentration of resources in a limited number of universities
60. What does the author suggest research-led universities do?
B) Fully utilize their research to benefit all sectors of society.
61. How can the university sector play a key role in the UK's economic growth?
C) By promoting technology transfer and graduate school education.
2012年6月
The Three-Year Solution
1. Why did Hartwick College start three-year degree programs?
B) To cut students’ expenses.
2. By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg the author wants to say that .
C) college facilities could be put to more effective use
3. The author thinks the tenure system in American universities .
A)suppresses creative thinking
4. What is said about the new three-year degree program at Hartwick?
A) Its students have to earn more credits each year.
5. What do we learn about Judson College’s three-year degree program?
A) It has been running for several decades.
6. What changes in high schools help students earn undergraduate degrees in three years?
B) More students have Advanced Placement credits.
7. What is said to be a drawback of the three-year college program?
B) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually.
Passage One
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best
results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more
efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.
52. What message does the author try to convey about goal-setting?
A) Its negative effects have long been neglected.
53. What does Maurice Schweitzer want to show by citing the example of Enron?
D) Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.
54. How did Sears’ goal-setting affect its employees?
C) They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.
55. What do advocates of goal-setting think of Schweitzer’s research?
C) Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence.
56. What is Schweitzer’s contention against Edwin Locke?
D) Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices.
Passage Two
For most of the 20th century, Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating
West. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish (经济
滞长的) nations learn from a flourishing Asia?
57. What has contributed to the rapid economic growth in China and India?
D) Free market plus government intervention.
58. What does Ronald Reagan mean by saying “government is the problem” (line4, Para. 3)?
C) Government action is key to solving economic problems.
59. What stopped the American economy from collapsing in 2007?
D) Effective measures adopted by the government.
60. What is the author’s suggestion to the American public in face of the public government
deficit?
C) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation.
61. What’s the problem with the European Union?
D) Excessive borrowing.