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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Nextyearmarksthe150thanniversaryofwhenlargenumbersofChinesestartedworkingonahugeprojectintheUnitedStates.TheyhelptobuildAmerica’sfirsttranscontinentalrailroadbetween1863and1869,connectingtheEastCoastwiththeWest.

PeopleknowlittleabouttheChineserailroadworkersandwhathappenedtothemaftertheprojectwasfinished.StanfordUniversityinCaliforniawantstolearnmoreaboutthelivesofthesemenbyreachingouttotheirfamilies.

BillYee’sancestorscamefromsouthernChina.Hesaid,“Mygreat-great-grandfathercametoAmericaduringthe‘goldrush’daysandhereturnedtoChinaasawealthyman.Andthenmygreat-grandfathercametoworkontherailroadanddiedthere.”

ButthatdidnotstophisgrandfatherfromcomingtotheUSonfalsepapers.Heoperatedalaundry.BillYee’sfathercontinuedtorunthebusinessandhasneverreturnedtoChina.

“ThingswereprettybadinsomepartsofChinainthe1860’s.TheycametoAmericaatallcostsinorderthattheynolongerhadtobearhunger,”BillYeesaid.

ShelleyFisherFishkinishelpingtodirecttheChineseRailroadWorkersinNorthAmericaProjectatStanfordUniversity.Shesaid,“ManyoftheChineseworkerswhocametoworkonthetranscontinentalandotherrailroadsreturnedtoChinaaftertheirworkwasdoneandcreatedfamiliesthere.SomeofthemsettledinAmericaandcreatednewfamilies,buttheyhadfamilieswhotheyleftwhentheycamehereandtheymayhavedescendantsinChina.”

Thereisaneedtocreatearecordoftheobjectandspokenhistoryfromthefamiliesoftherailroadworkers.

“TheUScouldnothavebecomethemodernindustrialnationwithouttherailroads.AndtherailroadswouldnothavecometogetherwithouttheworkoftheseChineseworkers,”saidShelleyFisherFishkin.

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutBillYee?

A.Hisfamilywasrichinthe1860’s.

B.HisfathersettledintheUSA.

C.Heknowslittleabouthisancestorsandhopestoknowmore.

D.HisgrandfathercametoAmericawithhisgreat-grandfather.

2.AccordingtoBillYee,manyChinesewenttoAmericainthe1860’smainly.

A.toruntheirownbusinessesB.tofindtheirancestors

C.tomakealivingD.todiggold

3.AccordingtoShelleyFisherFishkin,.

A.thedescendantsoftheChineserailroadworkersallliveagoodlife

B.theyexpecttofindallthedescendantsoftheChineserailroadworkers

C.someChineserailroadworkershopetheycanfindtheirdescendantsinChina

D.someChineserailroadworkershavedescendantsbothinChinaandtheUS

4.WhydidStanfordUniversitycarryouttheproject?

A.BecausetheywanttohelptheChineserailroadworkers’descendantstogettogether.

B.BecausetheywanttoshowtheimportanceofAmerica’sfirsttranscontinentalrailroad.

C.BecausetheywanttolearnmoreabouthowtobuildarailroadinthepastinAmerica.

D.BecausetheywantAmericanstoremembertheChineserailroadworkers’roleinUShistory.

B

TheWorldBankhaslookedatthedistinguishingfeaturesofsuccessfulschoolsystem.

AccordingtotheWorldBank’seducationspecialist,HarryPatrinos,thisinclude:

improvingthequalityofteachersandmakingsurethatteachersarehighlyregarded;

providinginformationtomakeschoolsaccountableandgivingautonomytoschoolsandheadteachers.

Thismattersnotonlyforindividualpupilsbutalsoforthewell-beingofcountries,hesays,becauseimprovingeducationalperformancehasadirectimpactonimprovingeconomicperformance.

China’seducationperformance—atleastincitiessuchasShanghaiandHongKong—seemstobeasspectacularasthecountry’sfastgrowingeconomy.

Certainlyboththeseopenandoutward-lookingcitiesconsidereducationtobeimportantandarewillingtoadoptthebesteducationalpracticesfromaroundtheworldtoensuresuccess.InHongKong,educationaccountsformorethanone-fifthofentiregovernmentspendingeveryyear.

“ShanghaiandHongKongaresmalleducationsystems,withaconcentrationofideas,manpowerandresourcesforeducation,”saysProfCheng.

Underthebanner“Firstclasscity,firstclasseducation”,Shanghaisetaboutsystematicallyre-equippingclassroom,upgradingschoolsandimprovingthecurriculuminthelastdecade.

Itgotridofthe“keyschools”systemwhichconcentratedresourcesonlyontopstudentsandtopschools.Insteadstaffweretrainedinmoreinteractiveteachingmethodsandcomputerswerebroughtin.

About80%ofShanghaischoolleaversgotouniversitycomparedtoanoverallaverageof24%inChina.

Meanwhile,dynamicHongKongwasforcedintoeducationalimprovementsasitsindustriesmovedtocheapermainlandChineseareasinthe1990s