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QUESTIONBOOKLET
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2023)
-GRADEEIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:150MIN
PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]
SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE
Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.Youwillhearthemini-lectureONCEONLY,
Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEET
ONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword(s)you
fillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheet
fornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheck
yourwork.
SECTIONBINTERVIEW
InthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.At
theendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeinterviewand
thequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-second
pause.Durhigthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebest
answertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.
Now,listentothePartOneoftheinterview.Questions1to5arebasedonPartOneofthe
interview.
1.A.Maggie'suniversitylife.
B.Hermom'slifeatHarvard.
C.Maggie'sviewonstudyingwithMom.
D.Maggie'sopiniononhermom'smajor.
2.A.Theytakeexamsinthesameweeks.
B.Theyhavesimilarlecturenotes.
C.Theyapplyforthesameinternship.
D.Theyfollowthesamefashion.
3.A.Havingroommates.
B.Practicingcourttrails.
C.Studyingtogether.
D.Takingnotesbyhand.
4.A.Protection.
B.Imagination.
C.Excitement.
D.Encouragement.
5.A.ThinkingofwaystocomfortMom.
B.OccasionalinterferencefromMom.
C.UltimatelycallswhenMaggieisbusy.
D.FrequentcheckonMaggie'sgrades.
NOW9listentothePartTwooftheinterview.Questions6to10arebasedonPartTwoofthe
interview.
6.A.Becauseparentsneedtobereadyfornewjobs.
B.Becauseparentslovetoreturntocollege.
C.Becausekidsrequiretheirparentstodoso.
D.Becausekidsfindithardtoadapttocollegelife.
7.A.Realestateagent.
B.Financier.
C.Lawyer.
D.Teacher.
8.A.Delighted.
B.Excited.
C.Bored.
D.Frustrated.
9.A.Howtomakeacake.
B.Howtomakeomelets.
C.Toacceptwhatistaught.
D.Toplanafuturecareer.
10.A.Unsuccessful.
B.Gradual.
C.Frustrating.
D.Passionate.
PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[45MIN]
SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreach
multiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone
thatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
(1)Thcrewasmusicfrommyneighbor'shousethroughthesummernights.Inhisblue
gardensmenandgirlscameandwentlikemothsamongthewhisperingsandthechampagneand
thestars.AthightideintheafternoonIwatchedhisguestsdivingfromthetowerofhisraftor
takingthesunonthehotsandofhisbeachwhilehistwomotor-boatsslitthewatersofthe
Sound,drawingaquaplanes(滑水板)overcataractsoffoam.OnweekendsMr.Gatsby's
Rolls-Roycebecameanomnibus,bearingpartiestoandfromthecitybetweennineinthe
morningandlongpastmidnight,whilehisstationwagonscamperedlikeabriskyellowbugto
meetalltrains.AndonMondayseightservants,includinganextragardener,toiledalldaywith
scrubbing-brushesandhammerandgarden-shears,repairingtheravagesofthenightbefore.
(2)EveryFridayfivecratesoforangesandlemonsarrivedfromafruitererinNewYork-
everyMondaythesesameorangesandlemonslefthisbackdoorinapyramidofpulplesshalves.
Therewasamachineinthekitchenwhichcouldextractthejuiceoftwohundredorangesinhalf
anhour,ifalittlebuttonwaspressedtwohundredtimesbyabutler'sthumb.
(3)Atleastonceafortnightacorpsofcatererscamedownwithseveralhundredfeetof
canvasandenoughcoloredlightstomakeaChristmastreeofGatsby'senormousgarden.On
buffettables,garnishedwithglisteninghors-d,oeuvre(冷盘),spicedbakedhamscrowded
againstsaladsofharlequindesignsandpastrypigsandturkeysbewitchedtoadarkgold.Inthe
mainhallabarwitharealbrassrailwassetup,andstockedwithginsandliquorsandwith
cordials(力□香甜酒)solongforgottenthatmostofhisfemaleguestsweretooyoungtoknow
onefromanother.
(4)Byseveno'clocktheorchestrahasarrived-nothinfive-pieceaffairbutawholepitful
ofoboesandtrombonesandsaxophonesandviolsandcometsandpiccolosandlowandhigh
drums.Thelastswimmershavecomeinfromthebeachnowandaredressingupstairs;thecars
fromNewYorkareparkedfivedeepinthedrive,andalreadythehallsandsalonsandverandas
aregaudywithprimarycolorsandhairshorninstrangenewways,andshawlsbeyondthe
dreamsofCastile.Thebarisinfullswing,andfloatingroundsofcocktailspermeatethegarden
outsideuntiltheairisalivewithchatterandlaughterandcasualinnuendoandintroductions
forgottenonthespotandenthusiasticmeetingsbetweenwomenwhoneverkneweachother's
names.
(5)Thelightsgrowbrighterastheearthlurchesawayfromthesunandnowtheorchestrais
playingyellowcocktailmusicandtheoperaofvoicespitchesakeyhigher.Laughteriseasier,
minutebyminute,spilledwithprodigality,tippedoutatacheerfulword.
(6)Thegroupschangemoreswiftly,swellwithnewarrivals,dissolveandforminthesame
breath-alreadytherearewanderers,confidentgirlswhoweavehereandthereamongthe
stouterandmorestable,becomefbrasharp,joyousmomentthecenterofagroupandthen
excitedwithtriumphglideonthroughthesea-changeoffacesandvoicesandcolorunderthe
constantlychanginglight.
(7)Suddenlyoneofthesegypsiesintremblingopal,seizesacocktailoutoftheair,dumpsit
downforcourageandmovingherhandslikeFriscodancesoutaloneonthecanvasplatform.A
momentaryhush;theorchestraleadervarieshisrhythmobliginglyforherandthereisaburstof
chatterastheerroneousnewsgoesaroundthatsheisGildaGray'sunderstudyfromtheFolies.
Thepartyhasbegun.
(8)1believethatonthefirstnightIwenttoGatsby'shouseIwasoneofthefewguestswho
hadactuallybeeninvited.Peoplewerenotinvited-theywentthere.Theygotintoautomobiles
whichborethemouttoLongIslandandsomehowtheyendedupatGatsby\door.Oncethere
theywereintroducedbysomebodywhoknewGatsby,andafterthattheyconductedthemselves
accordingtotherulesofbehaviorassociatedwithamusementparks.Sometimestheycameand
wentwithouthavingmetGatsbyatall,cameforthepartywithasimplicityofheartthatwasits
ownticketofadmission.
(9)1hadbeenactuallyinvited.Achauffeurinauniformcrossedmylawnearlythat
Saturdaymorningwithasuiprisinglyformalnotefromhisemployer-thehonorwouldbe
entirelyGatsby's,itsaid,ifIwouldattendhis“littleparty*,thatnight.Hehadseenmeseveral
timesandhadintendedtocallonmelongbeforebutapeculiarcombinationofcircumstances
hadpreventedit-signedJayGatsbyinamajestichand.
(10)DressedupinwhiteflannelsIwentovertohislawnalittleaftersevenandwandered
aroundratherill-at-easeamongswirlsandeddiesofpeopleIdidn'tknow-thoughhereand
therewasafaceIhadnoticedonthecommutingtrain.Iwasimmediatelystruckbythenumber
ofyoungEnglishmendottedabout;allwelldressed,alllookingalittlehungryandalltalkingin
lowearnestvoicestosolidandprosperousAmericans.Iwassurethattheywereselling
something:bondsorinsuranceorautomobiles.Theywere,atleast,agonizinglyawareofthe
easymoneyinthevicinityandconvincedthatitwastheirsforafewwordsintherightkey.
(1l)AssoonasIarrivedImadeanattempttofindmyhostbutthetwoorthreepeopleof
whomIaskedhiswhereaboutsstaredatmeinsuchanamazedwayanddeniedsovehemently
anyknowledgeofhismovementsthatIslunkoffinthedirectionofthecocktailtable-theonly
placeinthegardenwhereasinglemancouldlingerwithoutlookingpurposelessandalone.
11.ItcanbeinferredformPara.1thatMr.Gatsbythroughthesummer.
A.entertainedguestsfromeverywhereeveryweekend
B.invitedhisgueststorideinhisRolls-Royceatweekends
C.likedtoshowoffbylettingguestsrideinhisvehicles
D.indulgedhimselfinpartieswithpeoplefromeverywhere
12.InPara.4,theword“permeate“probablymeans.
A.perish
B.push
C.penetrate
D.perpetrate
13.ItcanbeinferredformPara.8that.
A.guestsneedtoknowGatsbyinordertoattendhisparties
B.peoplesomehowendedupinGatsby'shouseasguests
C.Gatsbyusuallyheldgardenpartiesfbrinvitedguests
D.guestsbehavedthemselvesinaratherformalmanner
14.AccordingtoPara.10,theauthorfeltatGatsby'sparty.
A.dizzy
B.dreadful
C.furious
D.awkward
15.WhatcanbeconcludedfromPara.11aboutGatsby?
A.Hewasnotexpectedtobepresentattheparties.
B.Hewasbusyreceivingandentertainingguests.
C.Hewasusuallyoutofthehouseattheweekend.
D.Hewasunwillingtomeetsomeoftheguests.
PASSAGETWO
(1)TheTerm"CYBERSPACE"wascoinedbyWilliamGibson,ascience-fictionwriter.He
firstuseditinashortstoryin1982,andexpandedonitacoupleofyearslaterinanovel,
t6Neuromancer,\whosemaincharacter,HenryDorsettCase,isatroubledcomputerhackerand
drugaddict.InthebookMrGibsondescribescyberspaceas“aconsensualhallucination
experienceddailybybillionsoflegitimateoperators^^and“agraphicrepresentationofdata
abstractedfromthebanksofeverycomputerinthehumansystem.^^
(2)Hisliterarycreationturnedouttoberemarkablyprescient(有先见之明的I).Cyberspace
hasbecomeshorthandforthecomputingdevices,networks,fibre-opticcables,wirelesslinksand
otherinfrastructurethatbringtheinternettobillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Themyriad
connectionsforgedbythesetechnologieshavebroughttremendousbenefitstoeveryonewho
usesthewebtotapintohumanity'scollectivestoreofknowledgeeveryday.
(3)Butthereisadarkersidetothisextraordinaryinvention.Databreachesarebecoming
everbiggerandmorecommon.Lastyearover800mrecordswerelost,mainlythroughsuch
attacks.AmongthemostprominentrecentvictimshasbeenTarget,whosechiefexecutive,
GreggSteinhafel,stooddownfromhisjobinMay,afewmonthsafterthegiantAmerican
retailerrevealedthatonlineintrudershadstolenmillionsofdigitalrecordsaboutitscustomers,
includingcredit-anddebit-carddetails.Otherwell-knownfirmssuchasAdobe,atechcompany,
andeBay,anonlinemarketplace,havealsobeenhit.
(4)Thepotentialdamage,though,extendswellbeyondsuchcommercialincursions.Wider
concernshavebeenraisedbytherevelationsaboutthemasssurveillancecaiTiedoutbyWestern
intelligenceagenciesmadebyEdwardSnowden,acontractortoAmerica'sNationalSecurity
Agency(NSA),aswellasbythegrowingnumbersofcyber-warriorsbeingrecruitedby
countriesthatseecyberspaceasanewdomainofwarfare.America'spresident,BarackObama,
saidinaWhiteHousepressreleaseearlierthisyearthatcyber-threats“poseoneofthegravest
national-securitydangers“thecountryisfacing.
(5)Securingcyberspaceishardbecausethearchitectureoftheinternetwasdesignedto
promoteconnectivity,notsecurity.Itsfoundersfocusedongettingittoworkanddidnotwony
muchaboutthreatsbecausethenetworkwasaffiliatedwithAmerica'smilitary.Ashackers
turnedup,layersofsecurity,fromantivirusprogramstofirewalls,wereaddedtotrytokeep
thematbay.Gartner,aresearchfirm,reckonsthatlastyearorganizationsaroundtheglobespent
$67billiononinformationsecurity.
(6)Onthewhole,thesedefenseshaveworkedreasonablywell.Forallthetalkabouttherisk
ofa“cyber9/11”,theinternethasprovedremarkablyresilient.Hundredsofmillionsofpeople
turnontheircomputerseverydayandbankonline,shopatvirtualstores,swapgossipand
photoswiththeirfriendsonsocialnetworksandsendallkindsofsensitivedataovertheweb
withoutilleffect.Companiesandgovernmentsareshiftingevermoreservicesonline.
(7)Butthetaskisbecomingharder.Cyber-security,whichinvolvesprotectingbothdataand
people,isfacingmultiplethreats,notablycybercrimeandonlineindustrialespionage,bothof
whicharegrowingrapidly.ArecentestimatebytheCentreforStrategicandInternational
Studies(CSIS),putstheannualglobalcostofdigitalcrimeandintellectual-propertytheftat
$445billion-asumroughlyequivalenttotheGDPofasmallishrichEuropeancountrysuchas
Austria.
(8)Toaddtotheworries,thereisalsotheriskofcyber-sabotage.Terroristsoragentsof
hostilepowerscouldmountattacksoncompaniesandsystemsthatcontrolvitalpartsofan
economy,includingpowerstations,electricalgridsandcommunicationsnetworks.Suchattacks
arehardtopulloff,butnotimpossible.Oneprecedentisthedestructionin2023ofcentrifuges
(离/(I?机)atanuclearfacilityinIranbyacomputerprogramknownasStuxnet.
(9)Butsucheventsarerare.Thebiggestday-to-daythreatsfacedbycompaniesand
governmentagenciescomefromcrooksandspookshopingtostealfinancialdataandtrade
secrets.Forexample,smarter,better-organizedhackersaremakinglifetougherforthe
cyber-defenders,butthereportwillarguethatevensoanumberofthingscanbedonetokeep
everyonesaferthantheyarenow.
(10)Oneistoensurethatorganizationsgetthebasicsofcyber-securityright.Alltoooften
breachesarecausedbysimpleblunders,suchasfailingtoseparatesystemscontainingsensitive
datafromthosethatdonotneedaccesstothem.Companiesalsoneedtogetbetterat
anticipatingwhereattacksmaybecomingfromandatadaptingtheirdefencesswiftlyin
responsetonewthreats.Technologycanhelp,ascanindustryinitiativesthatallowfirmstoshare
intelligenceaboutriskswitheachother.
(1l)Thereisalsoaneedtoprovideincentivestoimprovecyber-security,betheycarrotsor
sticks.Oneideaistoencourageinternet-serviceproviders,orthecompaniesthatmanage
internetconnections,toshouldermoreresponsibilityforidentifyingandhelpingtocleanup
computersinfectedwithmalicioussoftware.Anotheristofindwaystoensurethatsoftware
developersproducecodewithfewerflawsinitsothathackershavefewersecurityholesto
exploit.
(12)Anadditionalreasonforgettingtechcompaniestogiveahigherprioritytosecurityis
thatcyberspaceisabouttoundergoanothermassivechange.Overthenextfewyearsbillionsof
newdevices,fromcarstohouseholdappliancesandmedicalequipment,willbefittedwithtiny
computersthatconnectthemtothewebandmakethemmoreuseful.Dubbed“theinternetof
things”,thisisalreadymakingitpossible,fbrexample,tocontrolhomeappliancesusing
smartphoneappsandtomonitormedicaldevicesremotely.
(13)Butunlessthesesystemshaveadequatesecurityprotection,theinternetofthingscould
easilybecometheinternetofnewthingstobehacked.Plentyofpeopleareeagertotake
advantageofanyweaknessestheymayspot.Hackingusedtobeaboutgeekycollegekids
tappingawayintheirbedroomstoannoytheirelders.Ithasgrownupwithavengeance.
16.CyberspaceisdescribedbyWilliamGibsonas.
A.afunctiononlylegitimatecomputeroperatorshave
B.arepresentationofdatafromthehumansystem
C.animportantelementstoredinthehumansystem
D.anillusionheldbythecommoncomputerusers
17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTsummarizesthemeaningofthefirstfour
paragraphs?
A.Cyberspacehasmorebenefitsthandefects.
B.Cyberspaceislikeadouble-edgedsword.
C.Cyberspacesymbolizestechnologicaladvance.
D.Cyberspacestillremainsasci-finotion.
18.AccordingtoPara.5,thedesigningprinciplesoftheintemetandcyberspacesecurityare
A.controversial
B.complimentary
C.contradictory
D.congruent
19.Whatcouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?
A.CyberCrimeandItsPrevention.
B.TheOriginofCyberCrime.
C.HowtoDealwithCyberCrime.
D.TheDefinitionofCyberCrime.
PASSAGETHREE
(1)Youshouldtreatskepticallytheloudcriesnowcomingfromcollegesanduniversities
thatthelastbastionofexcellenceinAmericaneducationisbeingguttedbystatebudgetcutsand
mountingcosts.Whateverelseitis,highereducationisnotabastionofexcellence.Itisshot
throughwithwaste,laxacademicstandardsandmediocreteachingandscholarship.
(2)True,theeconomicpressures-fromtheIvyLeaguetostatesystems-areintense.Last
year,nearlytwo-thirdsofschoolshadtomakemidyearspendingcutstostaywithintheir
budgets.Itisalsotrue(asuniversitypresidentsanddeansargue)thatrelievingthosepressures
merelybyraisingtuitionsandcuttingcourseswillmakemattersworse.Studentswillpaymore
andgetless.Theuniversitypresidentsanddeanswanttobesparedfromfurthergovernment
budgetcuts.Theircaseisweak.
(3)Highereducationisabloatedenterprise.Toomanyprofessorsdotoolittleteachingto
toomanyill-preparedstudents.Costscanbecutandqualityimprovedwithoutreducingthe
numberofgraduates.Manycollegesanduniversitiesshouldshrink.Someshouldgooutof
business.Consider:
•Exceptforeliteschools,admissionsstandardsarelow.About70percentoffreshmenat
four-yearcollegesanduniversitiesattendtheirfirst-choiceschools.Roughly20percent
gototheirsecondchoices.Mostschoolshaveeagerlyboostedenrollmentstomaximize
revenues(tuitionandstatesubsidies).
•Dropoutratesarehigh.Halformoreoffreshmendon'tgetdegrees.Arecentstudyof
PhDprogramsat10majoruniversitiesalsofoundhighdropoutratesfordoctoral
candidates.
•Theattritionamongundergraduatesisparticularlysurprisingbecausecollegestandards
haveapparentlyfallen.Onestudyofseventopschoolsfoundwidespreadgradeinflation.
In1963,halfofthestudentsinintroductoryphilosophycoursesgotaB-orworse.By
1986,only21percentdid.Ifeliteschoolshaverelaxedstandards,thepracticeisalmost
surelywidespread.
•Facultyteachingloadshavefallensteadilysincethe1960s.Inmajoruniversities,senior
facultymembersoftendolessthantwohoursadayofteaching.Professorsare
"socializedtopublish,teachgraduatestudentsandspendaslittletimeteaching
(undergraduates)aspossible,concludesJamesFairweatherofPennStateUniversityina
newstudy.Facultypayconsistentlyrisesasundergraduateteachingloadsdrop.
•Universitieshaveencouragedanalmostmindlessexplosionofgraduatedegrees.Since
1960,thenumberofmasters'degreesawardedannuallyhasrisenmorethanfourfoldto
337,000.Between1965and1989,theannualnumberofMBAs(mastersinbusiness
administration)jumpedfrom7,600to73,100.
(4)Evenso,oursystemhasstrengths.Itboastsmanytop-notchschoolsandallowsalmost
anyonetogotocollege.Butmediocrityispervasive.Wepushasmanyfreshmenaspossible
throughthedoor,regardlessofqualifications.Becausebachelors,degreesaresocommon,we
createmoregraduatedegreesofdubiousworth.DoesanyonebelievetheMBAexplosionhas
improvedmanagement?
(5)Youwon'thearmuchaboutthisfromcollegedeansoruniversitypresidents.They
createdthismessandareitsbiggestbeneficiaries.Largeenrollmentssupportlargefaculties.
Moregraduatestudentsliberatetenuredfacultyfromundergraduateteachingtoconcentrateon
writingandresearch:thesourceofstatus.RichardHuber,aformercollegedean,writes
knowinglyinanewbook("HowProfessorsPlaytheCatGuardingtheCream:WhyWe're
PayingMoreandGettingLessinHigherEducation^^):Presidents,deansandtrustees...callfor
morerecognitionofgoodteachingwithprizesandsalaryincentives.
(6)TherealityisclosertotheexperienceofHarvardUniversity'sdistinguished
paleontologistStephenJayGould:4Tobeperfectlyhonest,thoughlipserviceisgivento
teaching,Ihaveneverseriouslyheardteachingconsideredinanymeetingforpromotion...
Writingisthecurrencyofprestigeandpromotion.,,
(7)Aboutfour-fifthsofallstudentsattendstate-subsidizedsystems,fromcommunity
collegestoprestigeuniversities.Howgovernorsandstatelegislaturesdealwiththeirbudget
pressureswillbedecisive.Privateschoolswill,forbetterorworse,beinfluencedbystateactions.
Thestatesneedtodothreethings.
(8)First,creategenuineentrancerequirements.Today'slowstandardstellhighschool
students:Youdon'thavetoworkhardtogotocollege.Statesshouldchangethemessageby
raisingtuitionssharplyandcouplingtheincreasewithgenerousscholarshipsbasedonmeritand
income.Togetscholarships,studentswouldhavetopassmeaningfulentranceexams.Ideally,
thescholarshipsshouldbeavailableforuseatin-stateprivateschools.Allschoolswouldthen
competeforstudentsonthebasisofacademicqualityandcosts.Today'ssystemofgeneral
tuitionsubsidiesprovidesaidtowell-to-dofamiliesthatdon'tneeditortounqualifiedstudents
whodon'tdeserveit.
(8)Next,statesshouldraisefacultyteachingloads,mainlyatfour-yearschools.(Teaching
loadsatcommunitycollegesarealreadyhigh.)Thiswouldcutcostsandreemphasizethe
primacyofteachingatmostschools.Whatweneedareteacherswhoknowtheirfieldsandcan
communicateenthusiasmtostudents.Notallprofessorscanbepath-breakingscholars.The
excessiveemphasisonscholarshipgeneratesmanyunreadbooksandmediocrearticlesin
academicjournals."Youcan'tdomoreofone(research)withoutlessoftheother(teaching),
saysFairweather.^Peopleareworkinghard-it'sjustwherethey'reworking.^^
(lO)Finally,statesshouldreduceoreliminatetheleastusefulgraduateprograms.
Journalism(nowdubbed“communications"),businessandeducationareprimecandidates.Alot
ofwhattheyteachcan-andshould-belearnedonthejob.Ifcollegesanduniversitiesdida
betterjobofteachingundergraduates,therewouldbelessneedforgraduatedegrees.
(1l)Ourcollegesanduniversitiesneedtoprovideabettereducationtodeservingstudents.
Thismaymeansmallerenrollments,butgiventoday'sattritionrates,thenumberofgraduates
neednotdrop.Highereducationcouldbecomeabastionofexcellence,ifwewouldonlytry.
20.ItcanbeconcludedfromPara.3thattheauthorwastowardstheeducation.
A.indifferent
B.neutral
C.positive
D.negative
21.ThefollowingarecurrentproblemsfacingallAmericanuniversitiesEXCEPT.
A.highdropoutrates
B.lowadmissionstandards
C.lowundergraduateteachingloads
D.explosionofgraduatedegrees
22.Inordertoensureteachingquality,theauthorsuggeststhatthestatesdoallthefollowing
EXCEPT.
A.setentrancerequirements
B.raisefacultyteachingloads
C.increaseundergraduateprograms
D.reduceuselessgraduateprograms
23.“Primecandidates^^inPara.10isusedas.
A.euphemism
B.metaphor
C.analogy
D.personification
24.Whatistheauthor'smainargumentinthepassage?
A.Americaneducationcanremainexcellentbyensuringstatebudget.
B.Professorsshouldteachmoreundergraduatesthanpostgraduates.
C.Academicstandardarethemainmeanstoensureeducationalquality.
D.Americaneducationcanremainexcellentonlybyraisingteachingquality.
SECTIONBSHORTANSWERQUESTIONS
InthissectionthereareeightshortanswerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSectionA.Answer
eachquestioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
25.Fromthedescriptionofthepartypreparation,whatwordscanyouseetodepictGatby's
party?
26.HowdoyousummarizethepartysceneinPara.6?
PASSAGETWO
27.WhatdothecasesofTarget,AdobeandeBayinPara.3show?
28.WhydoestheauthorsaythetaskisbecomingharderinPara.7?
29.Whatistheconclusionofthewholepassage?
PASSAGETHREE
30.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Theircaseisweak”inPara.2?
31.Whatdoes"gradeinflation^^inPara.3mean?
32.WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhequotesRichardHuberinPara.5?
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[15MIN]
ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.In
eachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproof-readthepassageandcorrectitinthe
followingway:
Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank
providedattheendoftheline.
Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"A"signandwritethe
wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendof
theline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslashVandputthewordinthe
blankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Example
WhenAartmuseumwantsanewexhibit,(1)an
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs(2)never
themonthewall.Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit.(3)exhibit
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.
PARTIVTRANSLATION
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