11A卷试题及答案.docx

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11A卷试题及答案

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet。

Passage1

QuestionsIto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursthanemployeesdidin1979.Theyalsotakeshortervacationsthanemployeesin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Orarethey?

Amanagementconsultant.BillMeyer,decidedtofindout.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim.Whatdidtheyfindout?

Theydiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingunnecessarywork.Forexample,heattendedunnecessarymeetings,maderedundant（多余的）telephonecalls,andspenttimepackingandunpackinghistwobigbriefcases。

（76）Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork.themoreheorsheaccomplishes.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.Althoughmanyworkingpeoplecandotheirjobeffectivelyduringaregular40-hourworkweek,theyfeeltheyhavetospendmoretimeonthejobafternormalworkinghourssothatthepeoplewhocanpromotethemseethem。

Agroupofheadhunters（猪头）wereaskedtheiropinionaboutasituation.Theyhadachoiceoftwocandidatesforanexecutivepositionwithanimportantcompany.Thecandidateshadsimilarqualificationsforthejob.Forexample,theywerebothreliable.Onecoulddothejobwellina40-hourworkweek.Theotherwoulddothesamejobinan80-hourworkweekjustaswell.Accordingtoaheadhuntingexpert,the80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejob.Thetimethiscandidatespendsonthejobmayencourageotheremployeestospendmoretimeatwork,too.Employersbelievethatiftheemployeesstayatworklater,theymayactuallydomorework。

However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivity（生产率）isnotalwayspositive.（77）Infact,manystudiesindicatethatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Someemployeesarenotwillingtospendsomuchextra,unproductivetimeattheoffice.Oncetheyfinishtheirworksatisfactorily,theywanttorelaxandenjoythemselves.Forthesepeople,thesolutionistofindacompanythatencouragespeopletodoboth。

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutdonotalwaysdoalotofwork。

B.Mostpeoplecangetmoreworkdonebyworkinglongerhours。

C.MostAmericanswork80hoursaweek,andsomeworkevenlonger。

D.Peoplecanmakemoremoneybyworkinglongerhours。

2.Themanagementconsultantwantedtofindout______。

A.howhardtheinvestmentbankerworkedduringhisworkhours

B.whenpeoplespenttimedoingunnecessaryworkintheiroffice

C.ifpeopleneededvacationafterworkinghardforacertainperiodoftime

D.whetherAmericanswerereallyworkingharderthantheyhaddonebefore

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Themoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes。

B.Employersdonotjudgetheiremployees'jobperformanceaccordingtotheamountofworkingtime。

C.Somepeopleworkmorethan40hoursaweekinthehopeofgettingpromotion。

D.Allemployeesarewillingtospendextratimeatwork。

4.The80-hour-a-weekcandidatewouldgetthejobbecauseemployersbelieve______。

A.thatheismorereliable

B.hisexamplewouldleadotheremployeestoworklongerhours

C.hehasbetterqualifications

D.hecouldencourageotheremployeestodoabetterjob

5.Theexpression“todoboth”inthelastparagraphis______。

A.tofinishtheirworksatisfactorilyandrelaxandenjoythemselves

B.topayattentiontobothperformanceandproductivity

C.toworklonghoursandhaveshortvacations

D.torelaxandenjoythemselvesquitefrequently

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenoobligationtosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.Butmanythrivinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialdifficulty,withnowaytoreducerisingcostsorincreaserevenues（收入）significantly.Raisingfeesdoesn'tbringinmorerevenue,foreachtimefeesgoup,theenrollment（注册人数）goesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.（78）Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate.notusuallybecauseofbadmanagementbutbecauseofthenatureofthebusiness.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness。

Itissuchcolleges,thrivingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollments,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.（79）Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareboundtobebetterthanpublicschools.Thereareplentifulexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversity（多样性）isanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous.Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Eagersupportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofkeepingprivatehighereducationhealthy。

6.Inthepassage,theauthorasksthepublictosupport_____。

A.privatehighereducationingeneral

B.publichighereducationingeneral

C.high-qualityprivateuniversitiesandcolleges

D.high-qualitystateuniversitiesandcolleges

7.Accordingtothepassage,schoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof____。

A.thenatureofschoolB.poorteachers

C.badmanagementD.toofewstudents

8.Thephrase“gounder”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____。

A.havelowfeesB.getintodifficulties

C.doabadjobeducationallyD.havelowteachingstandards

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Therearemanycasesindicatingthatprivateschoolsaresuperiortopublicschools。

B.Theauthorthinksdiversityofeducationispreferabletouniformityofeducation。

C.Ahigh-qualityuniversityisalwaysagoodbusiness。

D.Eachtimefeesareraised,theenrollmentgoesup。

10.Intheauthor'sopinion,thewaythatcansaveprivateschoolsliesin____。

。

A.fullenrollmentB.raisingfees

C.reducingstudentaidD.nationalsupport

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thefourth-gradersatChicago'sMcCormickElementarySchooldon'tknowChineseissupposedtobehardtolearn.Formost,whospeakSpanishathome,it'sbecomingtheirthirdlanguage.They'vebeenhearingandusingChinesewordssincenursery,andit'snaturaltogivea"nihao"whenstrangersentertheclassroom,“It'sreallyfun!

”saysMirandaLucas,takingabreakfromalessonthatincludesaChineseinterviewwithJackieChan.“I'mteachingmymomtospeakChinese。

”

TheclassroomsceneatMcCormickisunusual,butitmaysoonbeacommonphenomenoninAmericanschools,whereChineseisrapidlybecomingthehotnewlanguage.GovernmentofficialshavelongwantedmorefocusonusefullanguageslikeChinese,andpressurefromthem—aswellasfrombusinessleaders,politicians,andparents—hasproducedaquickgrowthinthenumberofprograms。

ChicagocityofficialsmaketheirbestefforttoincludeChineseintheirpublicschools.Theirprogramhasgrowntoinclude3,000studentsin20schools,withmoreschoolsonawaitinglist.ProgramshavealsospreadtoplaceslikeLosAngeles,NewYorkCity,andNorthCarolina.SupportersseeknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandcultureasanadvantageinaglobaleconomywhereChinaisgrowinginimportance.“Thisisaninterestingwaytobegintoengagewiththeworld'snextsuperpower,”saysMichaelLevine,directorofeducationattheAsiaSociety,whichhasstartedfivenewpublichighschoolsthatofferChinese.“Globalizationhasalreadychangedthearrangementsintermsofhowchildrentodayaregoingtothinkabouttheircareers.Thequestioniswhen,notwhether,theschoolsaregoingtoadjust”

（80）ThenumberofstudentslearningChineseistinycomparedwithhowmanystudySpanishorFrench.Butonereportshowsthatbefore-collegeenrollment（报名人数）nearlyquadrupledbetween1992and2002,from6,000to24,000.Despitethedemand,though,developingprogramsisn'teasy.AndtheNo.onedifficulty,everyoneagrees,ishavingenoughteachers.Findingteacher"isthechallenge,"saysScottMcGinnis,anacademicadviserforalanguageinstituteandaChineseteacherfor15yearsatthecollegelevel."Materialsareeasyincomparison.Orgettingschoolsfunded."

11.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe______。

A.NextHotLanguagetoStudy:

Chinese

B.NextHotLa