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PleasewritealltheanswersontheAnswerSheet.
PartIReadingcomprehension(30*2=60%)
Directions:
Thereare6passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.
PassageOne
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AsIwasreadingarecentstoryinSlateon20-somethingscomplainingabouthowtheeconomywasruiningtheirlifeplans,Icouldn'
thelpbutthinkthe20-somethingsquotedinthearticlesoundedlikeabunchofspoiledbrats(乳臭未干的小孩)whogrewupexpectingeverythingtobeeasyforthem.Asa20-somethingmyself,Icertainlysharetheirfrustration:
myhusbandandIprobablywon'
tbeabletobuyahouseuntilwe'
reinour40s,andwetooareburdenedbystudentloans.Butwhyshoulditbeanydifferent?
Isn'
tpartofbeingayoungpersoninAmericaaboutembracingallofthechallengesandopportunitiesthatthiscountryoffers?
ConsidersomeoftheseperspectivessharedintheSlatestory:
Jennifer,29,ownerofatwo-bedroomapartmentwithherhusband,worriesthatshewon'
tbeabletohavechildrenforatleastadecadebecausetheycan'
taffordtobuyahouseyet.IreadthatandIthought:
whatplanetisshelivingonwhereyouneedtoownahouseinordertohavekids?
Hassheevervisitedadevelopingcountryorevendowntownareasinthisone?
Homeownershipisaluxury,notafertilityrequirement.
A26-year-oldinthestorycomplainsbitterlythatshecan'
taffordtogetaPh.D.inliteratureandwomen'
sstudiestostudyMargaretAtwood'
swork.Well,thatsoundsabitlikeexpressingdisappointmentthatnoonewillpayyoutowritepoetryonthebeachinThailandforfiveyears.Ifyouwanttobeabletofeedandclotheyourself,youhavetofindworkthatpeoplearewillingtopayyoutodo.
Yes,it'
ssadthattheseyoungpeoplefeelsolost.ButIthinktheproblemistheirextremelyhighexpectations,noteconomicreality.BethKobliner,authorof"
GetaFinancialLife:
PersonalFinanceinYourTwentiesandThirties"
saysthatshethinkspeople'
sexpectationsareslowlyadjusting,buttoday'
s20-somethingsgrewupatatimewheneveryone'
swealthappearedtobeexpanding.Theirparentsprobablysawtheirhomevaluesrisealongwiththeirinvestments."
Soyouhavepeoplewhohavegrownupinanenvironmentwherepeoplehadgreatexpectationsofwhatlivingwellmeans,"
saysKobliner.
Thisrecessionwillcertainlyplayaroleinforcingthoseexpectationsintomorerealisticalignment(行列).Inthemeantime,itseemsalotbetterforourmentalhealthtofocusonbeinggrateful–forourone-bedroomapartments,forlivinginmoderncities,orperhapsjustforbeingabletoeatthreemealsaday–thanonlustingaftersomekindofmythicalluxelife.
1.
Whydidthe20-somethingsquotedinthemagazinesoundlike"
abunchofspoiltbrats"
?
A)Theyfeltsadaboutthebadeconomy.
B)Theyusedmoneyinanunplannedway.
C)Theydidn'
tconsiderotherpeople'
sfeelings.
D)Theydidn'
twanttoworkhardtoearnagoodlife.
2.
Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceofthefirstparagraph?
A)20-somethingsshouldnotworryabouttheirfuture.
B)20-somethingsshouldstopcomplainingandworkharder.
C)20-somethingsarenotdifferentfromthe40-somethings.
D)Americaisacountryfullofopportunities.
3.
Whatworriesthe26-year-oldinthestory?
A)Shedoesn'
thaveinterestsinherwork.
B)Shedoesn'
thaveinterestsinherstudy.
C)Shecannotaffordtofurtherherstudy.
D)ShecannotaffordMargaretAtwood'
swork.
4.
WhatofthefollowinginformationabouttheauthorCANNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?
A)Sheisinhertwentiestoo.
B)Shethinkstheeconomicrecessionishopeless.
C)Shethinksitimportanttobethankfulforwhatwe'
vealreadygot.
D)Sheandherhusbandcan'
taffordahouseuntiltheyareintheir40s.
5.
Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A)WhenYoungPeople'
sHighHopesCreateDespair
B)GetAJobThatCanFeedYou
C)CraveforALargerHouse
D)YoungPeopleinOldPeople'
sEyes
PassageTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Conventionalwisdomaboutconflictseemsprettymuchcutanddried.Toolittleconflictbreedsapathy(冷漠)andstagnation(呆滞).Toomuchconflictleadstodivisiveness(分裂)andhostility.Moderatelevelsofconflict,however,cansparkcreativityandmotivatepeopleinahealthyandcompetitiveway.
RecentresearchbyProfessorCharlesR.Schwenk,however,suggeststhattheoptimallevelofconflictmaybemorecomplextodeterminethanthesesimplegeneralizations.Hestudiedperceptionsofconflictamongasampleofexecutives.Someoftheexecutivesworkedforprofit-seekingorganizationsandothersfornot-for-profitorganizations.
Somewhatsurprisingly,Schwenkfoundthatopinionsaboutconflictvariedsystematicallyasafunctionofthetypeoforganization.Specifically,managersinnot-for-profitorganizationsstronglybelievedthatconflictwasbeneficialtotheirorganizationsandthatitpromotedhigherqualitydecisionmakingthanmightbeachievedintheabsenceofconflict.
Managersoffor-profitorganizationssawadifferentpicture.Theybelievedthatconflictgenerallywasdamagingandusuallyledtopoor-qualitydecisionmakingintheirorganizations.Schwenkinterpretedtheseresultsintermsofthecriteriaforeffectivedecisionmakingsuggestedbytheexecutives.Intheprofit-seekingorganizations,decision-makingeffectivenesswasmostoftenassessedinfinancialterms.Theexecutivesbelievedthatconsensusratherthanconflictenhancedfinancialindicators.
Inthenot-for-profitorganizations,decision-makingeffectivenesswasdefinedfromtheperspectiveofsatisfyingconstituents.Giventhecomplexitiesandambiguitiesassociatedwithsatisfyingmanydiverseconstituentsexecutivesperceivedthatconflictledtomoreconsideredandacceptabledecisions.
6.
Intheeyesoftheauthor,conventionalopiniononconflictis________.
A)wrong
B)oversimplified
C)misleading
D)unclear
7.
ProfessorCharlesR.Schwenk'
sresearchshows________.
A)theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofconflict
B)therealvalueofconflict
C)thedifficultyindeterminingtheoptimallevelofconflict
D)thecomplexityofdefiningtherolesofconflict
8.
WecanlearnfromSchwenk'
sresearchthat________.
A)aperson'
sviewofconflictisinfluencedbythepurposeofhisorganization
B)conflictisnecessaryformanagersoffor-profitorganizations
C)differentpeopleresolveconflictsindifferentways
D)itisimpossibleforpeopletoavoidconflict
9.
Thepassagesuggeststhatinfor-profitorganizations________.
A)thereisnoendofconflict
B)expressionofdifferentopinionsisencouraged
C)decisionsmustbejustifiable
D)successliesingeneralagreement
10.
Peopleworkinginanot-for-profitorganization________.
A)seemtobedifficulttosatisfy
B)arefreetoexpressdiverseopinions
C)arelesseffectiveinmakingdecisions
D)finditeasiertoreachagreement
PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Everyprofessionortrade,everyart,andeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabulary.Differentoccupations,however,differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.Intradesandhandicrafts,andothervocations,likefarmingandfishery,thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimes,thetechnicalvocabulary,isveryold.Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfibreofourlanguage.Hence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars,thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound,andmoregenerallyunderstood,thanmostothertechnicalities.Thespecialdialectsoflaw,medicine,divinity,andphilosophyhavealso,intheirolderstrata,becomeprettyfamiliartocultivatedpersonsandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yeteveryvocationstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeign,eventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears,particularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalscienceandinthemechanicarts.Herenewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedom,andabandonedwithindifferencewhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewcoinagesareconfinedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.
Yetnoprofessionisnowadays,asallprofessionsoncewere,acloseguild(行会).Thelawyer,thephysician,themanofscience,thedivine,associatedfreelywithhisfellow-creatures,anddoesnotmeettheminamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermore,whatiscalled"
popularscience"
makeseverybodyacquaintedwithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremoteorprovinciallaboratory,isatoncereportedinthenewspapers,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphy.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace.
11.
Specialwordsusedintechnicaldiscussion________.
A)neverlastlong
B)areconsideredartificiallanguagespeech
C)shouldbeconfinedtoscientificfields
D)maybecomepartofcommonspeech
12.
Itistruethat________.
A)aneducatedpersonwould
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