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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblackandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeG.I.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat’snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho1inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theG.I.wasthe2mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5anaverageguy,up6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.
Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle8tosoldiers.AndJoe?
Acommonnameforaguywhonever9ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrac…aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10hadapresidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.
G.I.joehada11careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappersasacharacter,ora12ofamericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofG.I.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle13portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports16the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen17thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:
coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,20themostimportantpersonintheirlives.
1.[A]performed[B]served[C]rebelled[D]betrayed
2.[A]actual[B]common[C]special[D]normal
3.[A]bore[B]cased[C]removed[D]loaded
4.[A]necessities[B]facilitice[C]commodities[D]propertoes
5.[A]and[B]nor[C]but[D]hence
6.[A]for[B]into[C]form[D]against
7.[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming
8.[A]handedout[B]turnover[C]broughtback[D]passeddown
9.[A]pushed[B]got[C]made[D]managed
10.[A]ever[B]never[C]either[D]neither
11.[A]disguised[B]disturbed[C]disputed[D]distinguished
12.[A]company[B]collection[C]community[D]colony
13.[A]employed[B]appointed[C]interviewed[D]questioned
14.[A]ethical[B]military[C]political[D]human
15.[A]ruined[B]commuted[C]patrolled[D]gained
16.[A]paralleled[B]counteracted[C]duplicated[D]contradicte
17.[A]neglected[B]avoided[C]emphasized[D]admired
18.[A]stages[B]illusions[C]fragments[D]advancea
19.[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond
20.[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]atthatpoint
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.
Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:
teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?
Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.
Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkmatters,itshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsreceiveismeaningfuloraooropriatetotheirageandthesubject.orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.
Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.
21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_____.
[A]isreceivingmorecriticism
[B]isnolongeraneducationalritual
[C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses
[D]isgainingmorepreferences
[A]tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducation
[B]haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard
[C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomework
[D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework
23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay____.
[A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomework
[B]resultinstudents'indifferencetotheirreportcards
[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests
[D]restrictteachers'powerineducation
24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkiswhether______.
[A]itshouldbeeliminated
[B]itcountsmuchinschooling
[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers
[D]itisimportantforgrades
25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.
[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy
[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents
[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework
[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework
Text2
Prettyinpink:
adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Itisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.
Girls’attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:
intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.
Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehaviour:
wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.
Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdstepping,stone”betweeninfantwearandolderkids’clothes.Itwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences-orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.
26.Bysaying"itis...therainbow"(Line3,Para.1),theauthormeanspink______.
[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood
[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'innocence
[C]cannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination
[D]cannotinfluencegirls'livesandinterests
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?
[A]Coloursareencodedingirls'DNA.
[B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.
[C]Pinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders.
[D]Whiteispreferedbybabies.
28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'spsychologicaldevelopmentwasmuchinfluencedby_____.
[A]themarketingofproductsforchildren
[B]theobservationofchildren'snature
[C]researchesintochildren'sbehavior
[D]studiesofchildhoodconsumption
29.WemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvisedto_____.
[A]focusoninfantwearandolderkids'clothes
[B]attachequalimportancetodifferentgenders
[C]classifyconsumersintosmaller
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