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Anythingnewgoesthroughaspeciallensofevaluation,"

saysLeeStetson,admissionsdeanattheUniversityofPennsylvania,whichjudiciouslywilluseresultsfromthenewwritingsectionuntilofficialshaveachancetostudytherevisedSAT'

spredictivevalidity.

　　Anumberofadmissionsdeansareskepticalthatthenewexamwillbeanimprovement.CharlesDeacon,deanofundergraduateadmissionsatGeorgetownUniversity,saysaddingtheessay"

willcreatemorebarrierstopoorkidswhoarelesswell-prepared"

.ThetestwasrushedtomarketbecausetheUniversityofCaliforniasystem,amajorCollegeBoardcustomer,threatenedtostoprequiringtheSAT,hesays.Thetest"

wasdevelopedandmarketedforallthewrongreasons"

.Deacon,whosayshehasbeen"

badgered"

bytheCollegeBoardtoendorsethenewexam,hasrefusedtodoso.

　　Someschools,includingGeorgetown,Iowa'

sGrinnellCollegeandPennsylvania'

sFranklinandMarshallCollege,saythatatleastfornow,theywillnotevenlookatscoresfromthewritingsectionwhenmakingadmissiondecisions."

Wehaveadoptedawait-and-seeattitude,"

saysDennisTrotterofFranklinandMarshall.

　　CollegeBoardofficialscounterthatbasedonextensivefieldtests,theyareconfidentthetestisasreliableapredictoroffreshman-yearperformanceastheoldSAT.Moreover,theysay,well-trainedscorers,manyofthemhighschoolEnglishteachers,willgradetheessays,whichstudenthave25minutestowrite.

　　Amidstalltheconfusion,whatshouldstudentsdo?

Admissionsdeansandschoolcounselorssaytobesuretocheckwitheachcollegeforrequirements.

　　1.IfastudenttooktheSATinOctoberlastyear,hehastotakeanothertestifheappliesfor.

　　A）UniversityofVirginiaB）GeorgetownUniversity

　　C）theUniversityofCentralFloridaD）HarvardUniversity

　　2.WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutHarvardUniversity?

　　A）ItwillonlyacceptthenewSATthisfall.

　　B）IthasnotmadeadecisiononwhethertoaccepttheoldSATthisfall.

　　C）Itwillrequirescoresfromthewritingsectionthisfall.

　　D）Itwillaskallapplicantstotakethenewtestayearlater.

　　3.Animportantreasonfornegativeattitudestowardsthenewwritingexaminationisthat.

　　A）theexaminationwilladdtothedifficultyforthosestudentsfromfinanciallyunderprivilegedfamilies

　　B）theexaminationwasmarketedmuchtooquicklywithoutcarefulconsideration

　　C）theexaminationwillcauseshort-termconfusionandleadtonolong-termbenefits

　　D）theexaminationwasaproductoftheCollegeBoardandvariousuniversities

　　4.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldstudentsdoatthemoment?

　　A）Studentsshouldmakeclearwhichtestisacceptable.

　　B）Studentsshouldcontacttheuniversityforthearrangementofthetest.

　　C）StudentsshouldasktheCollegeBoardforthelatestinformationabouttheprogram.

　　D）Studentsshouldgetpreparedforthenewexaminationinlessthatayear.

　　5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutthetest?

　　A）Studentswhohavetakentheoldtestarestronglyadvisednottotakethenewtest.

　　B）Ascomparedwiththeoldtest,thenewonerequiresthestudenttowriteanessayinashorterperiodoftime.

　　C）TheCollegeBoardhasdecidedtoinviteuniversityteacherstogradetheessays.

　　D）TheCollegeBoardhasappealedtomanyuniversitiestosupportthenewexamination.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　WouldGeorgeW.Bushhavebeenreelectedpresidentifthepublicunderstoodhowmuchresponsibilityhisadministrationbearsforallowingthe9/11attackstosucceed?

　　Theanswerisunknowableand,atthisdate,meaningless.YetitwasappallingtolearnthattheWhiteHousesuppresseduntilaftertheelectionareportthatexposestheadministrationaswoefullyincompetentifnotcriminallynegligent.Belatedlydeclassifiedexcerptsfromthe9/11commissionreport,whichfocusonthefailureoftheFederalAviationAdministrationtoheedmultiplewarningsthatAlQaeda（基地组织）terroristswereplanningtohijackplanesassuicideweapons,makeclearthatthistragedycouldhavebeenavoided.

　　Forthelastthreeyears,administrationapologistshavetriedtomaketheFAAthescapegoatforthe9/11attacks.Butitisthepresidentwhoultimatelyisresponsiblefornationalsecurity.

　　Theterriblefactisthattheadministrationtooknoneofthestepsthatwouldhaveputtheprotectionofhumanlifeaheadofadiversesetofeconomicandpoliticalinterests,whichincludednotoffendingourfriendstheSaudisandnothurtingthesharepricesofairlinecorporations.

　　ThewarningsprovidedbyintelligenceagenciestotheFAAwerefarclearerandmorespecificthansuggestedbyCondoleezzaRice'

stestimonybeforethe9/11commissionwhenshereluctantlyconcededtheexistenceofapresidentialbriefingthatwarnedofimpendingAlQaedaattacks.

　　Giventhisshockingrecordofindifferenceonthepartoftheadministration,itispoliticallyunderstandablethatittriedtopreventtheformationofthe9/11commissioninthefirstplace,andthenforfivemonthspreventedthedeclassificationofkeysectionsofthefinalreport.

　　Hadthebusiness-friendlyadministrationputsafetyfirst,nearly3,000peoplemightnothavediedthatday.AndhadthepresidentoftheUnitedStatestakensometimefromhisranchvacationthatAugusttoorderanationwideairportalert,twobloodywarsabroadprobablywouldnothavehappened.

　　Instead,anadministrationthatresistedspendingthetensofmillionsrequiredtofortifyairlinesecuritybefore9/11isnearingthe$300-billionmarkonAfghanistanandIraq.Anddeclassifieddocumentshaveunmistakablysaidthelatterhadnothingtodowith9/11,whilethosecountriesthatatleastindirectlydidhavebeenletoffthehook.

　　Indeed,the9/11commissionwasnotallowedtogetnearthatstory:

Thebasicnarrativeonthetragedyderivesfromtheinterrogationsofkeydetaineeswhomthe9/11commissionerswerenotallowedtointerview.NorweretheypermittedtoeventaketestimonyfromtheU.S.intelligencepersonnelwhointerrogatedthoseprisoners.

　　Asaresult,thepublicissimplyincapableofmakinginformeddecisionsonthemostcrucialdecisionsweface-startingwithwhomweelectasourcommanderinchief.

　　6.Accordingtotheauthor,whoshouldshoulderthemajorresponsibilityforallowingthe9/11tragedytohappen?

　　A）SaddamHussein.B）FAA.

　　C）GeorgeW.Bush.D）CondoleezzaRice.

　　7.Whatdoestheword"

declassify"

（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablymean?

　　A）TohidetheimportantdetailsofB）Toreportorrepresentinauntrueway

　　C）ToformalargegroupD）Tobecomenolongersecret

　　8.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutAfghanistanandIraq?

　　A）AlQaedaterrioristshadgainedsupportfromatleastoneofthegovernments.

　　B）9/11wasthechiefreasonfortheBushgovernmenttoinitiatebothwars.

　　C）ThetwowarshadalreadycosttheAmericanstensofmillionsofdollars.

　　D）Thesetwocountriesshouldbeheldresponsiblefor9/11.

　　9.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

　　A）TheFederalAviationAdministrationwasnottoblameinthistragedy.

　　B）Considerationofeconomicinterestshadhinderedlifeprotection.

　　C）TheBushgovernmenthadpaidsuchahighpriceforpoorinformationcollection.

　　D）SomegovernmentofficialshadbeenbribedbyAlQaedaterrorists.

　　10.Whatistheauthor'

sopiniontowardsPresidentBush?

　　A）Hehadbeenintentionallymisleadingastothereasonsofinitiatingthetwowars.

　　B）Hehadbeenlateinpreventingtheattacksbecauseofapersonalvocation.

　　C）Hehaddoneeverythingtohelpthe9/11commissiondoabetterjob.

　　D）Hewillhaveprobablyfailedtobereelectedifthepublichadbeenwellinformed

　　PassageThree

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Pollscanprovideimportantguidanceforpoliticians,buttherearetimeswhenitisfoolishanddangeroustorelyonatemporarilymisinformedpublicforapoliticalcompass.ThecurrentdebateoverSocialSecurityprovidesoneofthemostcompellingexamplesinmodernhistoryofthepitfallsofpoll-drivenpoliticalstrategy.

　　YesterdaytwoleadingDemoc