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-.z.PassageOneI'lladmitI'veneverquiteunderstoodtheobsession〔难以破除的成见〕surroundinggeneticallymodified(GM)crops.Toenvironmentalistopponents,GMfoodsaresimplyevil,anunderstudied,possiblyharmfultoolusedbybigagriculturalbusinessestocontrolglobalseedmarketsandcrushlocalfarmers.TheyarguethatGMfoodshaveneverdeliveredontheirsupposedpromise,thatmoneyspentonGMcropswouldbebetterchanneledtoorganicfarmingandthatconsumersshouldbeprotectedwithwarninglabelsonanyproductsthatcontaingeneticallymodifiedingredients.Tosupporters,GMcropsareakeypartoftheefforttosustainablyprovidefoodtomeetagrowingglobalpopulation.Butmorethanthat,supportersseetheGMoppositionofmanyenvironmentalistsasfundamentallyanti-science,nodifferentthanthosewhoquestionthebasicsofman-madeclimatechange.Forbothsides,GMfoodsseemtoactasasymbol:you'repro-agriculturalbusinessoranti-science.Butscienceise*actlywhatweneedmoreofwhenitcomestoGMfoods,whichiswhyIwashappytoseeNaturedevoteaspecialseriesofarticlestotheGMfoodcontroversy.Theconclusion:whileGMcropshaven'tyetrealizedtheirinitialpromiseandhavebeendominatedbyagriculturalbusinesses,thereisreasontocontinuetouseanddevelopthemtohelpmeettheenormouschallengeofsustainablyfeedingagrowingplanet.Thatdoesn'tmeanGMcropsareperfect,oraone-size-fits-allsolutiontoglobalagricultureproblems.Butanythingthatcanincreasefarmingefficiency一theamountofcropswecanproduceperacreofland一willbee*tremelyuseful.GMcropscanandalmostcertainlywillbepartofthatsuiteoftools'butsowilltraditionalplantbreeding,improvedsoilandcropmanagement一andperhapsmostimportantofall,betterstorageandtransportinfrastructure〔根底设施〕,especiallyinthedevelopingworld.(Itdoesn'tdomuchgoodforfarmersinplaceslikesub-SaharanAfricatoproducemorefoodiftheycan'tgetittohungryconsumers.)I'dliketoseemorenon-industryresearchdoneonGMcrops—notjustbecausewe'dworrylessaboutbias,butalsobecauseseedcompanieslikeMonsantoandPioneershouldn'tbetheonlyentitiesworkingtoharnessgeneticmodification.I'dliketoseeGMresearchonlesscommercialcrops,like.Idon'tthinkit'svitaltolabelGMingredientsinfood,butIalsowouldn'tbeagainstit一andindustrywouldbesmarttogoalongwithlabeling,justasawayofremovingfearsaboutthetechnology.Mostofall,though,Iwishatenthoftheenergythat'sspentendlesslydebatingGMcropswasfocusedonthosemorepressingchallengesforglobalagriculture.Therearemuchbiggerbattlestofight.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。56.HowdoenvironmentalistopponentsviewGMfoodsaccordingtothepassage"A)Theywilleventuallyruinagricultureandtheenvironment.B)Theyareusedbybigbusinessestomonopolizeagriculture.C)Theyhaveprovedpotentiallyharmfultoconsumers'health.D)Theyposeatremendousthreattocurrentfarmingpractice.57.Whatdoestheauthorsayisvitaltosolvingthecontroversybetweenthetwosidesofthedebate"A)BreakingtheGMfoodmonopoly.B)Morefriendlye*changeofideas.C)RegulatingGMfoodproduction.D)MorescientificresearchonGMcrops.58.WhatisthemainpointoftheNaturearticles"A)FeedingthegrowingpopulationmakesitimperativetodevelopGMcrops.B)PopularizingGMtechnologywillhelpittoliveuptoitsinitialpromises.C)MeasuresshouldbetakentoensurethesafetyofGMfoods.D)Bothsupportersandopponentsshouldmakecompromises.59.Whatistheauthor'sviewonthesolutiontoagriculturalproblems"A)IthastodependmoreandmoreonGMtechnology.B)Itisvitaltothesustainabledevelopmentofhumansociety.C)GMcropsshouldbealloweduntilbetteralternativesarefound.D)Whateverisusefultoboostfarmingefficiencyshouldbeencouraged.60.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheongoingdebatearoundGMcrops"A)Itarisesoutofignoranceofandprejudiceagainstnewscience.B)Itdistractsthepublicattentionfromotherkeyissuesoftheworld.C)Effortsspentonitshouldbeturnedtomoreurgentissuesofagriculture.D)Neithersideislikelytogiveinuntilmoreconvincingevidenceisfound.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment,thatperson'sinfluenceisgreatlye*panded.ThatisthepositioninwhichJanetYellen,whoise*pectedtobeconfirmedasthene*tchairoftheFederalReserveBank(Fed)inJanuary,nowfindsherself.Ifyoubelieve,asmanydo,thatunemploymentisthemajoreconomicandsocialconcernofourday,thenitisnostretchtothinkYellenisthemostpowerfulpersonintheworldrightnow.Throughoutthe2008financialcrisisandtherecessionandrecoverythatfollowed,centralbankshavetakenontheroleofstimulatorsoflastresort,holdinguptheglobaleconomywithvastamountsofmoneyintheformofassetbuying.Yellen,previouslyaFedvicechair,wasoneoftheprincipalarchitectsoftheFed's$3.8trillionmoneydump.Astareconomistknownforhergroundbreakingworkonlabormarkets,Yeilenwasakindofprophetessearlyoninthecrisisforherwarningsaboutthesubprime〔次级债〕meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFedandthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetaryprograminhistorywithoutderailingthefragilerecovery.ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67,isparticularlywellsuitedtomeetthesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets,anappreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathumansufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse.Somee*pertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemploymenttotheneglectofinflation.Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatandtheeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-termunemployed'morepeopleworryabouttheopposite,deflation〔通货紧缩〕thatwouldaggravatetheeconomy'sproblems.Eitherway,theincomingFedchiefwillhavetowalkafinelineinslowlyendingthestimulus.Itmustbesteadyenoughtodeflatebubbles〔去泡沫〕andbringmarketsbackdowntoearthbutnotsoquickthatitcreatesanothercreditcrisis.UnlikemanypastFedleaders,Yellenisnotonetobuyintothefinanceindustry'sargumentthatitshouldbeleftalonetoregulateitself.SheknowsallalongtheFedhasbeentooslackonregulationoffinance.Yellenislikelytoaddressrightaftershepushesunemploymentbelow6%,stabilizesmarketsandmakessurethattherecoveryismoreinclusiveandrobust.AsPrincetonProfessorAlanBlindersays'"She'ssmartasawhip,deeplylogical,willingtoarguebutalsoagoodlistener.Shecanpersuadewithoutcreatinghostility."AHthosetraitswillbeusefulastheglobaleconomy'snewpowerplayertakesonitsmostannoyingproblems.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。61.WhatdomanypeoplethinkisthebiggestproblemfacingJanetYellen"A)Lackofmoney.B)Subprimecrisis.C)Unemployment.D)Socialinstability.62.WhatdidYellenhelptheFeddototacklethe2008financialcrisis"A)Takeeffectivemeasurestocurbinflation.B)DeflatethebubblesintheAmericaneconomy.C)Formulatepoliciestohelpfinancialinstitutions.D)Pourmoneyintothemarketthroughassetbuying.63.Whatisagreaterconcernofthegeneralpublic"A)Recession.B)Deflation.C)Inequality.D)Income.64.WhatisYellenlikelytodoinherpositionastheFedchief"A)Developanewmonetaryprogram.B)Restorepublicconfidence.C)Tightenfinancialregulation.D)Reformthecreditsystem.65.HowdoesAlanBlinderportrayYellen"A)Shepossessesstrongpersuasivepower.B)Shehasconfidenceinwhatsheisdoing.C)Sheisoneoftheworld'sgreatesteconomists.D)SheisthemostpowerfulFedchiefinhistory.PartVITranslation(30minutes)2011年是中国城市化(urbanization)进程中的历史性时刻，其城市人口首次超过农村人口。在未来20年里，预计约有3.5亿农村人口将移居到城市。如此规模的城市开展对城市交通来说既是挑战，也是机遇。中国政府一直提倡"以人为本〞的开展理念。强调人们以公交而不是私家车出行。它还号召建立"资源节约和环境友好型〞社会。有了这个明确的目标，中国城市就可以更好地规划其开展，并把大量投资转向平安、清洁和经济型交通系统的开展上。PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Technologycanmakeussmarterorstupider,andweneedtodevelopasetofprinciplestoguideoureverydaybehaviorandmakesurethattechisimprovingandnothinderingourmentalprocesses．Oneofthebigquestionsbeingdebatedtodayis:Whatkindofinformationdoweneedtohavestoredinourheads,andwhatkindcanweleave"inthecloud,"tobeaccessedasnecessary"Anincreasinglypowerfulgroupwithineducationarechampioning"digitalliteracy"．Intheirview,skillsbeatknowledge,developing"digitalliteracy"ismoreimportantthanlearningmerecontent,andallfactsarenowGoogle-ableandthereforeunworthyofcommittingtomemory．Buteventhemostsophisticateddigitalliteracyskillswon'thelpstudentsandworkersnavigatetheworldiftheydon'thaveabroadbaseofknowledgeabouthowtheworldactuallyoperates．Ifyoufocusonthedeliverymechanismandnotthecontent,you'redoingkidsadisservice．Indeed,evidencefromcognitivesciencechallengesthenotionthatskillscane*istindependentoffactualknowledge．Datafromthelastthirtyyearsleadstoaconclusionthatisnotscientificallychallengeable:thinkingwellrequiresknowingfacts,andthat'struenotonlybecauseyouneedsomethingtothinkabout．Theveryprocessesthatteacherscareaboutmost--criticalthinkingprocesses—areintimatelyinterwined(交织)withfactualknowledgethatisstoredinlong-termmemory．Inotherwords,justbecauseyoucanGooglethedateofBlackTuesdaydoesn'tmeanyouunderstandwhytheGreatDepressionhappenedorhowitcomparestoourrecenteconomicslump．Thereisnodoubtthatthestudentsoftoday,andtheworkersoftomorrow,willneedtoinnovate,collaborateandevaluate．Butsuchskillscan'tbeseparatedfromtheknowledgethatgivesrisetothem．Toinnovate,youhavetoknowwhatcamebefore．Tocollaborate,youhavetocontributeknowledgetothejointventure．Andtoevaluate,youhavetocomparenewinformationagainstknowledgeyou'vealreadymastered．Sohere'saprincipleforthinkinginadigitalworld,intwoparts．First,acquireabaseoffactualknowledgeinanydomaininwhichyouwanttoperformwell．Thisbasesuppliestheessentialfoundationforbuildingskills,anditcan'tbeoutsourced(外包)toasearchengine．Second,takeadvantageofcomputers'invariablememory,butalsothebrain'selaborativememory．Computersaregreatwhenyouwanttostoreinformationthatshouldn'tchange．Butbrainsarethesuperiorchoicewhenyouwantinformationtochange,ininterestingandusefulways:toconnectupwithotherfactsandideas,toacquiresuccessivelayersofmeaning,tosteepforawhileinyouraccumulatedknowledgeande*perienceandsoproducearichermentalbrew．注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。56．Whatistheauthor'sconcernabouttheuseoftechnology"A．Itmayleaveknowledge"inthecloud"．B．Itmaymisguideoureverydaybehavior．C．Itmaycauseadivideinthecirclesofeducation．D．Itmayhinderthedevelopmentofthinkingskills．57．Whatistheviewofeducatorswhoadvocatedigitalliteracy"A．Ithelpskidstonavigatethevirtualworldatwill．B．Ithelpskidstobroadentheirscopeofknowledge．C．Itincreaseskid'sefficiencyofacquiringknowledge．D．Itliberateskidsfromtheburdenofmemorizingfacts．58．Whatdoesevidencefromcognitivescienceshow"A．Knowledgeisbetterkeptinlong-termmemory．B．Criticalthinkingisbasedonfactualknowledge．C．Studyskillsareessentialtoknowledgeacquisition．D．Criticalthinkingmeanschallenginge*istingfacts．59．Whatdoestheauthorthinkiskeytomakingevaluations"A．Gatheringenoughevidencebeforedrawingconclusions．B．Masteringthebasicrolesandprinciplesforevaluation．C．Connectingnewinformationwithone'saccumulatedknowledge．D．Understandingbothwhathashappenedandwhyithashappened．60．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage"A．Towarnagainstlearningthroughmemorizingfacts．B．Topromoteeducationalreformintheinformationage．C．Toe*plainhumanbrains'functioninstoringinformation．D．Tochallengetheprevailingoveremphasisondigitalliteracy．PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage．America'srecenthistoryhasbeenapersistenttilttotheWest--ofpeople,ideas,commerceandevenpoliticalpower．CaliforniaandTe*asarethetwinpolesoftheWest,butverydifferentones．Formostofthe20thcenturythehomeofSiliconValleyandHollywoodhasbeenthebrainierandtrendierofthetwo．Te*ashastrailedbehind:itsstereotypehasbeenaconservativeChristianincowboyboots．Buttwinscanchangeplaces．Isthathappeningnow"ItiseasytofindevidencethatCaliforniaisinapanic．AtthestartofthismonththeoncegoldenstatestartedpayingcreditorsinIOUs(欠条)．Thegapbetweenprojectedoutgoingsandincomeforthecurrentfiscal(财政的)yearhasleapttohorrible$26billion．Withnosignofanewbudgettoclosethisgulf,onecreditagencyhasalreadydowngradedCalifornia'sdebt．Asbudgetsarecut,universitieswillletinfewerstudents,prisonerswillbereleasedearlyandschemestoprotectthevulnerablewillberolledback．Bycontrast,Te*ashascopedwellwiththerecession,withanunemploymentratetwopointsbelowthenationalaverageandoneofthelowestratesofhousingrepossession．InpartthisisbecauseTe*anbanks,hardhitinthelastpropertybust,didnotovere*pandthistime．Te*asalsoclearlyoffersadifferentmodel,basedonsmallgovernment．Ithasnostatecapital-gainsorincometa*,andabusiness-friendlyandimmigrant-tolerantattitude．ItishometomoreFortune500companiesthananyotherstate．Despiteallthis,itstillseemstooearlytohandoverAmerica'sfuturetoTe*as．Tobeginwith,thatleanTe*anmodelhasitsownproblems．Ithasnotinvestedenoughineducation,andmanye*pertsrightlyworryabouta"lostgeneration"ofmostlyHispanicTe*answithinsufficientskillsforthedemandsoftheknowledgeeconomy．Second,ithasneverpaidtobetagainstastatewithasmanyinventivepeopleasCalifornia．EvenifHollywoodhasgoneintodepression,itstillboastsanunequalledarrayofsunriseindustriesandthemostbriskventure-capitalindustryontheplanet．Thestatealsohasanawesomeabilitytoreinventitself--asitdidwhenitsdefenceindustrycollapsedattheendofthecoldwar．Thetruthisthatbothstatescouldlearnfromeachother．Te*asstilllacksCalifornia'sgreatuniversitiesandlagsintermsofculture．CaliforniacouldadoptnotjustTe*as'sleanerstate,butalsoitsmorebipartisan(两党的)approachtopolitics．Thereisnoperfectmodelofgovernment:itisAmerica'sgeniustohave50public-policylaboratoriescompetingtofindoutwhatworksbest．注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。61．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutCaliforniaandTe*asinParagraph1"A．Theyhavebeencompetingfortheleadingposition．B．CaliforniahasbeensuperiortoTe*asinmanyways．C．Theyarebothmodelsofdevelopmentforotherstates．D．Te*as'scowboycultureislessknownthanCalifornia's．62．Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttoday'sCalifornia"A．Itsdebtsarepushingitintobankruptcy．B．Itsbudgetshavebeencutby$26billion．C．Itisfacedwithaseriousfinancialcrisis．D．Itistryinghardtoprotectthevulnerable．63．InwhatwayisTe*asdifferentfromCalifornia"A．Itpracticessmallgovernment．B．Itishometotraditionalindustries．C．IthasalargeHispanicpopulation．D．Ithasanenviablewelfaresystem．64．WhatproblemisTe*asconfrontedwith"A．ItsHispanicpopulationismostlyilliterate．B．Itssunriseindustriesareshrinkingrapidly．C．Itseducationcannotmeettheneedsoftheknowledgeeconomy．D．Itsimmigrantshaveahardtimeadaptingtoitscowboyculture．65．WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanpoliticsfromthepassage"A．Eachstatehasitsownwayofgoverning．B．Moststatesfavorabipartisanapproach．C．Partiescollaborateindrawingpublicpolicies．D．Allstatesbelieveingovernmentforthepeople．中文热词通常反映社会变化和文化，有些在外国媒体上愈来愈流行。例如，土豪和大妈都是老词，但已获取了新的意义。土豪以前指欺压佃户和仆人的乡村地主，现在用于指花钱如流水或喜欢炫耀财富的人，也就是说，土豪有钱，但是没有品位。大妈是对中年妇女的称呼，但是现在特指不久前金价大跌时大量购置黄金的中国妇女。土豪和大妈可能会被收入新版的牛津(O*ford)英语词典，至今约有120中文加进了牛津英语词典，成了英语语言的一部分。PassageOneItiseasytomissamidtheday-to-dayheadlinesofglobaleconomicrecession,butthereisalessconspicuouskindofsocialupheaval(剧变)underwaythatisfastalteringboththefaceoftheplanetandthewayhumanbeingslive.Thatchangeistherapidaccelerationofurbanization.In2008,forthefirsttimeinhumanhistory,morethanhalftheworld’spopulationwaslivingintownsandcities.Andasarecentlypublishedpapershows,theprocessofurbanizationwillonlyaccelerateinthedecadestocome—withanenormousimpactonbiodiversityandpotentiallyonclimatechange.AsKarenSeto,theledauthorofthepaper,pointsout,thewaveofurbanizationisn’tjustaboutthemigrationofpeopleintourbanenvironments,butabouttheenvironmentsthemselvesbecomingbiggertoaccommodateallthosepeople.Therapide*pansionofurbanareaswillhaveahugeimpactonbiodiversityhotspotsandoncarbonemissionsinthoseurbanareas.Humansaretheultimateinvasivespecies—whenthemoveintonewterritory,theoftendisplacethewildlifethatwasalreadylivingthere.Andaslandisclearedforthosenewcities—especiallyinthedensetropicalforests—carbonwillbereleasedintotheatmosphereaswell.It’struethataspeopleindevelopingnationsmovefromthecountrysidetothecity,theshiftmayreducethepressureonland,whichcouldinturnbegoodfortheenvironment.Thisisespeciallysoindesperatelypoorcountries,whereresidentsinthecountrysideslashandburnforestseachgrowingseasontoclearspaceforfarming.Buttherealdifferenceisthatindevelopingnations,themovefromruralareastocitiesoftenleadstoanaccompanyingincreaseinincome—andthatincreaseleadstoanincreaseintheconsumptionoffoodandenergy,whichinturncausesariseincarbonemissions.Gettingenoughtoeatandenjoyingthesafetyandcomfortoflivingfullyonthegridiscertainlyagoodthing—butitdoescarryanenvironmentalprice.Theurbanizationwavecan’tbestopped—anditshouldn’tbe.ButSeto’spaperdoesunderscoretheimportanceofmanagingthattransition.Ifwedoittherightway,wecanreduceurbanization’simpactontheenvironment."There’sanenormousopportunityhere,andalotofpressureandresponsibilitytothinkabouthowweurbanize,〞saysSeto."Onethingthat’sclearisthatwecan’tbuildcitiesthewaywehaveoverthelastcoupleofhundredyears.Thescaleofthistransitionwon’tallowthat.〞We’reheadedtowardsanurbanplanetnomatterwhat,butwhetheritbecomesheavenorhellisuptous.56.Whatissuedoestheauthortrytodrawpeople’sattentionto"A.Theshrinkingbiodiversityworldwide.B.Therapidincreaseofworldpopulation.C.Theongoingglobaleconomicrecession.D.Theimpactofacceleratingurbanization.57.Inwhatsensearehumanstheultimateinvasivespecies"A.Theyaremuchgreedierthanotherspecies.B.Theyareauniquespeciesborntoconquer.C.Theyforceotherspeciesoutoftheirterritories.D.Theyhaveanurgetoe*pandtheirlivingspace.58.Inwhatwayisurbanizationinpoorcountriesgoodfortheenvironment"A.Morelandwillbepreservedforwildlife.B.Thepressureonfarmlandwillbelessened.C.Carbonemissionswillbeconsiderablyreduced.D.Naturalresourceswillbeusedmoreeffectively.59.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutlivingcomfortablyinthecity"A.Itincursahighenvironmentalprice.B.Itbringspovertyandinsecuritytoanend.C.Itcausesabigchangeinpeople’slifestyle.D.Itnarrowsthegapbetweencityandcountry.60.WhatcanbedonetominimizethenegativeimpactofurbanizationaccordingtoSeto"A.Slowingdownthespeedoftransition.B.Innovativeuseofadvancedtechnology.C.Appropriatemanagementoftheprocess.D.Enhancingpeople’ssenseofresponsibility.PassageTwoWhenHarvardstudentMarkZuckerberglaunchedthefacebook.inFeb.2004,evenhecouldnotimaginetheforcesitwouldletloose.Hisintentwastoconnectcollegestudents.Facebook,whichiswhatthiswebsiterapidlyevolvedinto,endedupconnectingtheworld.Tothechildrenofthisconnectedera,theworldisonegiantsocialnetwork.Theyarenotbound—aswerepreviousgenerationsofhumans—bywhattheyweretaught.Theyareonlylimitedbytheircuriosityandambition.Duringmychildhood,allknowledgewaslocal.Youlearnedeverythingyouknewfromyourparents,teachers,preachers,andfriends.Withthehigh-qualityandtimelyinformationattheirfingertips,today’schildrenarerisingnormallytamemiddleclassisspeakingupagainstsocialills.SiliconValleye*ecutivesarebeingshamedintoaddingwomentotheirboards.Politicalleadersaremarshallingtheenergyofmillionsforelectionsandpoliticalcauses.AllofthisisbeingdonewithsocialmediatechnologiesthatFacebookanditscompetitorssetfree.Asdoeseveryadvancingtechnology,socialmediahascreatedmanynewproblems.Itiscommonlyaddictiveandcreatesrisksforyoungerusers.Socialmediaisusedbye*tremistsintheMiddleEastandelsewheretoseekandbrainwashrecruits.Andite*posesusandourfriendstodisagreeablespying.Wemayleaveourlightsoninthehousewhenweareonvacation,butthroughsocialmediawetellcriminalse*actlywhereweare,whenweplantoreturnhome,andhowtoblackmail(敲诈)us.Governmentsdon’tneedinformersanymore.Socialmediaallowsgovernmentagenciestospyontheirowncitizens.Werecordourthoughts,emotions,likesanddislikesonFacebook;weshareourpoliticalviews,socialpreferences,andplans.Wepostintimatephotographsofourselves.Nospyagencyorcriminalorganizationcouldactivelygatherthetypeofdatathatwevoluntarilypostforthem.Themarketersarealsoseeingbigopportunities.Amazonistryingtopredictwhatwewillorder.Googleistryingtojudgeourneedsandwantsbasedonoursocial-mediaprofiles.Weneedtobeawareoftherisksandkeepworkingtoalleviatethedangers.Regardlessofwhatsocialmediapeopleuse,onethingiscertain:weareinaperiodofacceleratingchange.Thene*tdecadewillbeevenmoreamazingandunpredictablethanthelast.Justasnoonecouldpredictwhatwouldhappenwithsocialmediainthelastdecade,noonecanaccuratelypredictwherethistechnologywilltakeus.Iamoptimistic,however,thataconnectedhumanitywillfindawaytoupliftitself.61.WhatwasthepurposeofFacebookwhenitwasfirstcreated"A.Tohelpstudentsconnectwiththeoutsideworld.B.Tobringuniversitystudentsintoclosercontact.C.Tohelpstudentslearntoliveinaconnectedera.D.Tocombinetheworldintoanintegralwhole.62.Whatdifferencedoessocialmediamaketolearning"A.Localknowledgeandglobalknowledgewillmerge.B.Studentwillbecomemorecuriousandambitious.C.Peopleareabletolearnwherevertheytravel.D.Sourcesofinformationaregreatlye*panded.63.Whatistheauthor’sgreatestconcernwithsocialmediatechnology"A.Individualsandorganizationsmayuseitforevilpurposes.B.Governmentwillfindithardtoprotectclassifiedinformation.C.Peoplemaydisclosetheirfriends’informationunintentionally.D.People’sattentionwillbeeasilydistractedfromtheirworkinhand.64.Whatdobusinessesusesocialmediafor"A.Creatingagoodcorporateimage.B.Conductinglarge-scalemarketsurveys.C.Anticipatingtheneedsofcustomers.D.Minimizingpossiblerisksanddangers.65.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocialmediaasawhole"A.Itwillenablehumansocietytoadvanceatafasterpace.B.Itwillposeagravethreattoourtraditionalwaysoflife.C.Itisboundtobringaboutanotherinformationrevolution.D.Itbreaksdownthefinalbarriersinhumancommunication.PassageOneQuestion56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasinglyworklongerthantheless-skilled.Some65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce,comparedwith32%ofmenwithonlyahigh-schoolcertificate.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educationwelloffandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvanceha