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PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteashortessayentitledDue

AttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyof

Chinese,Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.近年来大小写生中出现了忽视

中文学习的现象

2.出现这种现象的原因和后果

3.为了改变这种状况，我认

为……

DueAttentionShouldBeGivento

theStudyofChinese

PartIIReadingComprehension

(SkimmingandScanning)

Obama'ssuccessisn*tallgoodnewsforblack

Americans

AsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresults

headtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,she

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feltaburdenliftingfromhershoulders.HInthat

onesecond,itwasavalidationformywhole

race,"sherecalls.

'Tvealwaysbeenanachiever/*saysWhite,

whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbilt

UniversityinNashville,Tennessee."Butthere

hadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmy

mindquestioningwhetherIreallycanbewhoI

want.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearound

sayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowifslikea

barrierhasbeenletdown."

White*sexperienceiswhatmany

psychologistshadexpected-thatObamawould

provetobeapowerfulrolemodelforAfrican

Americans.Somehopedhisrisetoprominence

wouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,

too,challengingthosewhostillharbourracist

sentiments."Thetraitsthatcharacterisehim

areverycontradictorytotheracial

stereotypesthatblackpeopleare

aggressiveanduneducated,"saysAshby

PlantofFloridaStateUniversity."He'svery

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intelligentandeloquent.n

Stinginthetail

AshbyPlantisoneofanumberof

psychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacy

totesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrole

models.Theirworkisalreadystartingtoreveal

howthe"Obamaeffect"ischangingpeople's

viewsandbehaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itis

notallgoodnews:thereisastinginthetailof

theObamaeffect.

Butfirstthegoodnews.BaraekObama

reallyisapositiverolemodelforAfrican

Americans,andhewasmakinganimpacteven

beforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,the

Obamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediate

andpowerful,asRayFriedmanofVanderbilt

Universityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.

Theytestedfourseparategroupsatfour

keystagesofObama'spresidentialcampaign.

Eachgroupconsistedofaround120adultsof

similarageandeducation,andthetestassessed

theirlanguageskills.Attwoofthesestages,when

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Obama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetests

showedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresof

thewhiteandblackparticipants——anaverageof

12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.

WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,

however,theblackparticipantsperformed

muchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama's

acceptancespeechastheDemocrats,

presidentialcandidateperformedjustaswell,

onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Afterhis

electionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblack

participants.

Dramaticshift

Whatcanexplainthisdramaticshift?At

thestartofthetest,theparticipantshadto

declaretheirraceandweretoldtheirresults

wouldbeusedtoassesstheirstrengthsand

weaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthe

subjectswithnstereotypethreat"—ananxiety

thattheirresultswillconfirmnegative

stereotypes,whichhasbeenshowntodamage

theperformanceofAfricanAmericans.

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Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashield

againstthis."Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredand

energisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreat

wouldn*tproveadistraction/*saysFriedman.

Lingeringracism

IftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfrican

Americans,howisitaffectingtheirwhite

compatriots（同胞）？Istheexperienceofhaving

acharismatic（有魅力的）blackpresident

modifyinglingeringracistattitudes?Thereisno

easywaytomeasureracismdirectly;instead

psychologistsassesswhatisknownasnimplicit

bias”,usingacomputerbasedtestthat

measureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositive

andnegativewords——suchas''love''or

"evil"一withphotosofblackorwhitefaces.A

similartestcanalsomeasurehowquickly

subjectsassociatestereotypicaltraits——suchas

athleticskillsormentalability-witha

particulargroup.

InastudythatwillappearintheJournalof

ExperimentalSocialPsychology,Planfsteam

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tested229studentsduringtheheightofthe

Obamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashad

fallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwiththe

levelfoundinasimilarstudyin."That'san

unusuallylargedrop,1*Plantsays.

Whiletheteamcan*tbesuretheirresults

areduesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowedthat

thosewiththelowestbiaswerelikelyto

subconsciouslyassociateblackskincolourwith

politicalwordssuchasHgovernmentnor

''president''.ThissuggeststhatObamawas

stronglyontheirmind,saysPlant.

Dropinbias

BrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiain

Charlottesville,whorunsawebsitethat

measuresimplicitbiasusingsimilartests,has

alsoobservedasmalldropinbiasinthe700,000

visitorstothesitesinceJanuary,whichmight

beexplainedbyObama'srisetopopularity.

However,hispreliminaryresultssuggestthat

changewillbemuchslowercomingthanPlanfs

resultssuggest.

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Talkinghonestly

nPeoplenowhavetheopportunityof

expressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"says

DanielEffronatStanfordUniversityin

California."Ourresearcharousestheconcern

thatpeoplemaynowbemorelikelytoraise

negativeviewsofAfricanAmericans.nOnthe

otherhand,hesays,itmayjustencourage

peopletotalkmorehonestlyabouttheirfeelings

regardingraceissues,whichmaynotbesucha

badthing.

Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreis

atstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.The

Obamaeffectmayhaveanegativeside.Justone

weekafterObamawaselectedpresident,

participantswerelessreadytosupportpolicies

designedtoaddressracialinequalitythanthey

hadbeentwoweeksbeforetheelection.

Hugeobstacles

Itcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama's

successhelpspeopletoforgetthata

disproportionatenumberofblaekAmericans

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stillliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhen

tryingtoovercomethesecircumstances.

“BarackObama'sfamilyissuchasalient（出众

的）image,wegeneraliseitandfailtoseethe

largerpicture—thatthere*sinjusticeinevery

aspectofAmericanlife,"saysCherylKaiserof

theUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle.Those

tryingtoaddressissuesofracialinequalityneed

toconstantlyremindpeopleoftheinequalities

thatstillexisttocounteracttheObamaeffect,

shesays.

ThoughPlanfsfindingsweremorepositive,

shetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismand

racialinequalitiesarenolongeraproblem.

"ThelastthingIwantisforpeopletothink

everything*ssolved."

ThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,

orevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforany

rolemodelinanycountry."There'snoreason

wewouldn'thaveseenthesameeffectonour

viewsofwomenifHillaryClintonorSarah

Palinhadbeenelected,"saysEffron.Sothe

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electionofafemaleleadermighthavea

downsideforotherwomen.

Beyondrace

Wealsodon*tyetknowhowlongthe

Obamaeffect一bothitsgoodsideandits

bar一willlast.Politicalsentimentisnotoriously

changeable:Whatifthingsbegintogowrong

forObama,andhispopularityslumps?

AndwhatffAmericansbecomesofamiliar

withhavingObamaastheirpresidentthatthey

stopconsideringhisracealtogether?"Over

timehemightbecomehisownentity/*says

Plant.Thismightseemliketheultimatedefeat

forracism,butignoringtheraceofcertain

selectindividuals—aphenomenonthat

psychologistscallsubtyping-alsobasan

insidious（隐伏的）side."Wethinkithappensto

helppeoplepreservetheirbeliefs,sotheycan

stillholdontothepreviousstereotypes."That

couldturnouttobethecruellestofallthetwists

totheObamaeffect.

1.HowdidErinWhitefeeluponseeing

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BarackObama*svictoryintheelection?

A)Excited.B)Victorious.

C)Relieved.D)Anxious.

2.Beforetheelection,ErinWhitehadbeen

hauntedbythequestionofwhether.

A)shecouldgoasfarasshewantedinlife

B)shecouldobtainherMBAdegree

C)shewasreallyanachieverasastudent

D)shewasovershadowedbyherwhitepeers

3.WhatisihefocusofAshbyPlanfsstudy?

A)ThedualcharacterofAfricanAmericans.

B)Personalitytraitsofsuccessfulblacks.

C)RacistsentimentsinAmerica.

D)Thepowerofrolemodels.

4.Intheirexperiments,RayFriedmanand

hiscolleaguesfoundthat.

A)whites*attitudetowardsblackshas

dramaticallychanged

B)Obama'ssuccessimpactedblacks,

performanceinlanguagetests

C)Obama*selectionhaseliminatedthe

prejudiceagainstblacks

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D)blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferently

duringtheelection

5.WhatdoBrianNosek*spreliminary

resultssuggest?

A)Thechangeinbiasagainstblacksisslow

incoming.

B)Biasagainstblackshasexperiencedan

unusualdrop.

C)Obama*spopularitymaydeclineastime

passesby.

D)Websitevisitors*opinionsarefarfrom

beingreliable.

6.AnegativesideoftheObamaeffectisthat

A)relationsbetweenwhitesandAfrican

Americansmaybecometenseagain

B)whitepeoplearelikelytobecomemore

criticalofAfricanAmericans

C)morepeoplehavestartedtocriticise

PresidentObama'sracialpolicies

D)peoplearenowlessreadytosupport

policiesaddressingracialinequality

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7.CherylKaiserholdsthatpeopleshouldbe

constantlyremindedthat.

A)blacksstillfaceobstaclesinpolitical

participationB)Obama'ssuccessissound

proofofblacks*potential

C)racialinequalitystillpersistsinAmerican

societyD)Obamaisbutarareexampleof

blacks*excellence

8.AccordingtoEffron,ifHillaryClintonor

SarahPalinhadbeenelected,therewouldalso

havebeenanegativeeffecton.

9.ItispossiblethattheObamaeffectwillbe

short-livedifthereisachangeinpeople's

10.TheworstpossibleaspectoftheObama

effectisthatpeoplecouldignorehisrace

altogetherandcontinuetoholdontotheirold

racial.

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Bll.A)Thewomanhasapoormemory.

B)Themanfailedtokeephispromise.

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C)Thewomandoesnotneedthebook

anymore.

D)Themanborrowedthebookfromthe

library.

D12.A)Thewomanismakingtoobigafuss

abouthercondition.

B)Peopletendtoworklongerhourswith

artificiallighting.

C)Fatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackof

exercise.

D)Thewomanshouldspendmoretime

outdoors.

C13.A)Sheregretshavingboughtoneof

theT-shirts.

B)Itisnotinfashiontohavealogoona

T-shirt.

C)Itisnotagoodideatobuythe

T-shirt.

D)TheprintingonherT-shirthas

faded.

A14.A)Mostreadersdonotsharehis

viewpoints.

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B)Thewomanisonlytryingtoconsole

him.

C)Heregretshavingpublishedthe

article.

D)Notmanypeoplehavereadhis

article.

D15.A)BuyDaisyanewnotebook.

B)ApologizetoDaisyagainbyphone.

C)GoseeDaisyimmediately.

D)LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimebeing.

A16.A)Batteries.B)Cameras.C)

Lightbulbs.D)Gardentools.

D17.A)Thewomanfeelsluckytohavegota

ticket.

B)Thespeakerswillwatchthegame

together.

C)Themanplayscenteronthebasketball

team.

D)Themancangettheticketatits

originalprice.

B18.A)Thewomanisgoingtobuyanew

dressfortheconcert.

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B)Thespeakerswilldressformallyforthe

concert.

C)Themanwillreturnhomebeforegoing

totheconcert.

D)Itisthefirsttimethespeakersare

attendingaconcert.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

C19.A)Hewantstosignatong-termcontract.

B)Heisgoodatbothlanguageand

literature.

C)Heisundecidedastowhichjobtogo

for.

D)Heprefersteachingtoadministrative

work.

B20.A)Theyhateexams.

B)Theyarealladults.

C)Theyaregoingtoworkincompanies.

D)TheyallplantostudyinCambridge.

D21.A)Demandingandfrustrating.

B)Time-consumingandtiring.

C)Difficultbutrewarding.

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D)Variedandinteresting.

Questions22to25arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

A22.A)Hostingatelevisionshow.

B)Reviewinganewbiography.

C)Interviewingamoviestar.

D)Discussingteenagerolemodels.

B23.A)Hemissedhisaunt.

B)Helosthismother.

C)Hehadtoattendschoolthere.

D)HewasunhappyinCalifornia.

C24.A)Hedeliveredpublicspeeches.

B)HeplayedaroleinEastofEden.

C)Hegotseriouslyintoacting.

D)HehostedtalkshowsonTV.

B25.A)Hemadenumerouspopularmovies.

B)Hehaslongbeenalegendaryfigure.

C)HewasbestatactinginHollywood

tragedies.

D)Hewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhis

time.

SectionB

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PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

A26.A)Itcrashedwhenitwascirclingto

land.

B)18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.

C)Itcarriedpassengersleavinganisland.

D)AterroristforcedittolandonTenerife.

D27.A)Hefailedinhisnegotiationswiththe

Mrieans.

B)Helostlotsofmoney*inhisAfrican

business.

C)HewasassassinatedinCentralAfrica.

D)Hewaskidnappedeightmonthsago.

D28.A)Thetradeuniongaveupitsdemand.

B)Theworkersonstrikewereallfired.

C)Themanagementandunion

representativesreachedanagreement.

D)Tileworkers*paywasraisedandtheir

workinghourswereshortened.

D29.A)Sunny.B)Windy.C)

Cloudy.D)Rainy.

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PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

A30.A)Veryfewofthemknewmuchabout

geology.

B)Mostofthemlackedinterestinthe

subject.

C)Someofthemhadonceexperiencedan

earthquake.

D)Acoupleofthemhadlistenedtoa

similarspeechbefore.

A31.A)Bynotingwherethemostsevere

earthquakeinU.S.historyoccurred.

B)ByreflectingonAmericans1previous

failuresinpredictingearthquakes.

C)Bydescribingtiledestructivepowerof

earthquakes.

D)Byexplainingsomeessentialgeological

principles.

C32.A)Writedownanypointswherehe

couldimprove.

B)Focusontheaccuracyofthelanguage

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heused.

C)Stophimwhenhehaddifficulty

understanding.

D)Intemlpthimwheneverhedetecteda

mistake.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

B33・A)Itwasinventedbyagroupoflanguage

expertsintheyearof1887.

B)Itisatoolofcommunicationamong

speakersofdifferentlanguages.

C)Itisalanguagethathasitsoriginin

ancientPolish.

D)Itwascreatedtopromoteeconomic

globalization.

C34.A)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworking

languageintheU.N.

B)Ithasincreaseditspopularitywiththe

helpofthemedia.

C)Ithassupportersfrommanycountries

intheworld.

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D)Ithasencounteredincreasinglytougher

challenges.

B35.A)Ithasarousedtheinterestofmany

younglearners.

B)Ithashadagreaterimpactthaninany

othercountry.

C)Itisusedbyanumberofinfluential

sciencejournals.

D)Itiswidelytaughtatschoolsandin

universities.

SectionCintelligentfoundationgreflects

romantichendedprofoudrecerchshowsthat

communicationwithothersdeasesandearly

death.Agupofrecercheesothers.Lonely

harms

GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansare

talkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegain

personalidentityaswecommunicatewith

others.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,our

parentstelluswhoweare."You're(36)W

“You'resostrong.1*Wefirstseeourselves

throughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessages

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formimportant(37)ofourself-concepts.

Laterweinteractwithteachers,friends,(38)

partners,andco-workerswhocommunicate

theirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves

(39)theviewsofusthatotherscommunicate.

The(40)connectionbehveenidentity

andcommunicationis(41)evidentin

childrenwhoare(42)ofhumancontact.

Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfrom

othersrevealthatiheylackafinnself-concept,

andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopment

isseverely(43)bylackoflanguage.

Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffects

oursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluences

ourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.

Consistently,(44)Peoplewholackclose

friendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyand

depressionthanpeoplewhoareclosetoothers.

(45).Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolation

isstatisticallyasdangerousashighblood

pressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctors

andresearchersbelievethat(46).

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PartIVReadingComprehension(Reading

inDepth)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Question:Myninth-gradeartteacher

doesn*tgiveanygradeabove94%because,she

says,"There'salwaysroomforimprovement.n

Inpreviousyears,Iearneda99%anda100%.

The94Ireceivedthistermdoesnotreflectthe

hardworkthatIputintothiscourse.Becauseof

her''improvement''theory,Igotalowergrade

thanIdeserve.Ishergradingphilosophyethical

(符合职业道德规范的)？

Answer:Yourteacher*sgradingsystem

maybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.Ateacher

deserveswidelatitudeinselectingthemethodof

gradingthatbestpromoteslearninginher

classroom;thatis,afterall,theprimefunction

ofgrades.Itisshewhohasthetrainingand

experiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthat

yourteacherisneitherbiasednorcorruptand

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thathersystemconformstoschoolrules,you

can*tfaultherethics.

Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100

neednotimplythatthereisnopossibilityof

improvement,onlythatastudentsuccessfully

completedthecoursework.Aninthgrader

couldgetawell-earned100inEnglishclassbut

stillhaveawaytogobeforeshewritesaswellas

JaneAusten.Whafsmore,gradesarenotonly

aneducationaldevicebutarealsopartofa

screeningsystemtohelpassignkidstotheirnext

classorprogram.Bycappinghergradesat94

whilemostotherteachersgradeonascalethat

topsoutat100,yourteachercouldjeopardizea

studenfschanceofgettingascholarshipor

gettingintoatopcollege.

Whatitiswrongtocondemnherforis

overlookingyourhardwork.Yourdiligenceis

worthyofencouragement,buteffortdoesnot

equalaccomplishment.Ifscholarssuddenly

discoveredthatRembrandthaddashedoff"The

NightWatch"inanafternoon,itwouldstillbe

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"TheNightWatch."Icouldspendmonths

sweatingovermyown''paintings'',butI'd

producesomethingyouwouldn'twanttohang

inyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.

Onefeatureofagoodgradingsystemis

thatthosemeasuredbyitgenerallyregardit

asfairandreasonable—notthecasehere.

Simmering（难以平息的）resentmentisseldom

anaidtoeducation.Andsoyournextstep

shouldbetodiscussyourconcernswithyour

teacherortheprincipal.

47.Theninth-graderthoughtthathisart

teachershouldhavegivenhim.

48.Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershould

havethefreedomtotoencourage

learning.

49.Welearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwho

getsa100shouldstillworkhardandkeep

50.TheexampleofRembrandfspainting

suggeststhatadistinctionshouldbemade

between.

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51.Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohis

teacherortheprincipalto.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

AnewstudyfromtheCenterfor

InformationandResearchonCivicLearning

andEngagement(CIRCLE)atTuftsUniversity

showsthattoday*syouthvoteinlargernumbers

thanpreviousgenerations,andastudyfrom

theCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthat

increasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivists

supporttraditionallyliberalcauses.Butthere*s

noeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeanin

reallife.Duringthepresidentialcampaign,

BarackObamaassembledaraciallyand

ideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessage

ofhopeandchange;astherealityoflifeundera

newadministrationsettlesin,someofthose

supportersmightbecomedisillusioned.Asthe

nationmovesfurtherintotheObamapresidency,

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willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinue

tosupportthepresidentandhisagenda,orwill

theygraduallydriftaway?

ThewritersofGenerationO(shortfor

Obama),anewNewsweekblogthatseeksto

chroniclethelivesofagroupofyoungObama

supporters,wanttoanswerthatquestion.For

thenextthreemonths,MichelleKremerand11

otherObamasupporters,ages19to34,willblog

aboutlifeacrossmainstreamAmerica,withone

twist:bytyingalloftheirideasandexperiences

tothenewpresidentandhisadministration,the

bloggerswilltrytostartaconversationabout

whatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactive

inAmericatoday.MalenaAmusa,a24-year-old

writeranddancerfromSt.Louisseesthe

projectasawaytopreservehistoryasit

happens.Amusa,whoistravelingtoIndiathis

springtofinishabook,thentoSenegaltoteach

English,hasongoingconversationswithher

friendsabouthowtheObamapresidencyhas

changedtheirdailylivesandhopestoputsome

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ofthoseideas,alongwithherglobalperspective,

intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause,assheputs

it,nIdon'thavetowaituntil15yeasfrom

now“tomakesenseoftheworld.

HenryFlores,apolitical-scienceprofessor

atSt.Mary*sUniversity,creditsthisyounger

generation'spoliticalstrengthtotheirembrace

oftechnology."[TheInternet]exposesthemto

morethinking/*hesays,“andgroupsthatare

like-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountry

starttocometogether.nThafsexactlywhatthe

GenerationObloggersarehopingtodo.Tile

resultcouldbeagroupofyoungpeoplethat,

liketheirboomer（二战后生育高峰期出生的美

国人）parents,growsupwithastrongsenseof

purposeandshedstheimageofapathy（冷漠）

they*veinheritedfromGenerationX（60年代后

期70年代出生的美国人）.It，snosmallchallenge

forablogrunbyagroupofordinary-if

ambitious—youngpeople,butthemembersof

GenerationOareuptothetask.

52.Whatisthefindingofanewstudyby

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CIRCLE?

A)Moreyoungvotersaregoingtothe

pollsthanbefore.

B)Youngvotersplayedadecisiverolein

Obama*selection.

C)Theyoungergenerationsupports

traditionallyliberalcauses.

D)YoungpeopleinAmericaarenowmore

diverseideologically.

53.Whatisamainconcernofthewritersof

GenerationO?

A)HowObama'sagendaisgoingtoaffect

thelifeofAmericans.

B)WhetherAmericaisgoingtochange

duringObama'spresidency.

C)Whetheryoungpeoplewillcontinueto

supportObama*spolicy.

D)HowObamaisgoingtoliveupto

youngpeople'sexpectations.

54.WhatwilltheGenerationObloggerswrite

aboutintheirposts?

A)Obama'spresidencyviewedfroma

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globalpe/spective.

B)Policychangestotakeplacein

Obama'sadministration.

C)TheirowninterpretationofAmerican

politics.

D)TheirlivesinrelationtoObama's

presidency.

55.Whataccountsfortheyoungergeneration's

politicalstrengthaccordingtoProfessorHenry

Flores?

A)TheirutilizationoftheInternet.

B)Theirembraceofradicalideas.

C)TheirdesiretochangeAmerica.

D)Theirstrongsenseofresponsibility.

56.Whatcanweinferfromthepassageabout

GenerationX?

A)Theyrejectconventionalvalues.

B)Theyarepoliticallyconservative.

C)Theyareindifferenttopolities.

D)Theydaretotakeupchallenges.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowing

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passage.

Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworld

providenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromwork

tocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneof

thetwo,Australia,gaveupthatdubious

distinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleave

startingin.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthis

didn*tmakethenewshereintheUnited

States——we*renowtheonlywealthycountry

withoutsuchapolicy.

TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicit

familypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,

passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas

12weeks*unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornor

dealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despite

themodestyofthebenefit,theChamberof

Commerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtit

bitterly,describingitas*1government-run

personnelmanagement"anda"dangerous

precedent."Infact,every*stepoftheway,as

(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedto

introducework-familybalancemeasuresinto

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thelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstrongly

opposed.

AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,

justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefining

thefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,

societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit:What

ParentsOweTheirChildrenandWhatSociety

OwesParents,shearguesthatparentsare

burdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis

''noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Society

expects——andneeds——parentstoprovidetheir

childrenwithcontinuityofcare,meaningthe

intensive,intimatecaredhathumanbeingsneed

todeveloptheirintellectual,emotional,and

moralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects——and

needs-parentstopersistintheirrolefor18

years,orlongerifneeded.n

Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove,

therearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcare.

Whatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeep

concerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthat

caringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgent

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butessentialforthefutureofsociety.Thestate

recognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylaws

thatgovernchildren's