大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷69（共220题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷69（共9套）

（共220题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第1套

一、仔细阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Therearcthreekindsof^oals:slioil-lcmi,iiicdium-iaiigcandiuiig-lcrnigoals.Sliorl-

rangegoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyona

dailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossible

months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,

ourlong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort­

termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthen

addnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.The

intermediategoalsbulkonthefoundationoftheshort-rangegoals.Theymightdealwith

justonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveral

years.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecome

discouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefin

yourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,your

motivationanddesirewillincrease.Long-rangegoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthe

future.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Wcshouldnever

allowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

1、Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A^ifwecompleteourshort-rangegoals

B>ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

C、ifwewritedownthedates

D^ifweputforwardsomeplans

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。短文第一段指出ourlong-termgoalscannotamounttovery

muchvvithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoalso意为:长期目标是否有意

义，取决于我们是否打好了基础，即是否完成了短期目标。故选项A正确。

2、Newshort-termgoalsarebuildupon.

A^twoyears

B、long-termgoals

C、currentactivities

D、thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。短文第一段最后一句指出thenaddnewshort-lermgoalsthal

willbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted。由此可知.我们应该根据已完成的目标

来确立新的短期目标。故答案为D。

3、Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A、wewillwinfinalsuccess

B、wearcoverwhelmed

C、weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

D^weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。短文第二段指出Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforce

thebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed,即每完成一步。你就会更加相信你成长

和成功的能力。故选项C正确。

4、Onceourgoalsaredrawnup,.

A、weshouldsticktothemuntilwecompletethem

B、wemaychangeourgoalsaswehavenewideasandopportunities

C、wehadbetterwaitfortheexcitingnewsofsuccess

D、wehavemadegreatdecision

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。短文最后两句指出LifeisnolasiaticIhing.Weshouldnever

alIowalong-termgoaltoimitusorourcourseofaction.即人生不会静【卜不变c我们

决不应当让目标束缚我们的手脚，限制我们的行动进程。由此可.知目标不是固定不

变的，人们根据需要改变目标。故选项B正确。

5、Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.

A、thosewhohavelong-termgoalswillsucceed

B、writingdownthedatesmaydiscourageyou

C>thegoalisonlyaguideforustoreachourdestination

D、everyoneshouldhaveagoal

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。短文主要讲述了三种目标的特点和作用，同时也指出了树立

目标的重要性。由此可推断，作者认为每一个人都应该确立一个目标。故选项D

正确。

Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefighters.Wcarepushingourkids

togetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetinto

thecollegeofourfirstchoice.I'vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,

somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids'collegebackgroundasaprize

demonstratinghowwellwe'veraisedthem.Butwecan'tacknowledgethatourobsession

ismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe'vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobe

half-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn'tmattermuchwhetherAaronand

NicolegotoStanford.Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;weworrythattherewon'tbe

enoughprizestogoaround.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschools

thanever.Underlyingthehysteriaisthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighly

valuable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducation

anddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisplausible,andmostlywrong.Wehaven'tfoundany

convincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.Selectiveschoolsdon't

systematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschools.Ontwo

measures-professors'feedbackandthenumberofessayexams-selectiveschoolsdo

slightlyworse.Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates'lifetime

earnings.Thegainisreckonedat2%~4%fbrevery100-pointincreaseinaschool's

averageSATscores.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke.Awell-

knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwent

elsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.Kidscount

morethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemaysignifyintelligence,talentandambition.

Butit'snottheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason

isthatsomanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisnotlifeonly

competition.Old-boynetworksarcbreakingdown.PrincetoneconomistAlanKrueger

studiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGREhelpedexplain

whogotin;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn't.So,parents,lightenup.Thestakes

havebeenvastlyexaggerated.Uptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americais

acompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat,buttoomuchpushinesscanbe

destructive.TheveryambitionweimposeonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbut

mayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.Onestudyfoundthat,otherthingsbeingequal,

graduatesofhighlyselectiveschoolsexperiencedmorejobdissatisfaction.Theymay

havebeensoconditionedtobeingontopthatanythinglessdisappoints.

6、Whydoparentsurge(heirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolthanever?

ANTheyhopetheirchildrencanenterauniversitythatoffersattractivescholarships.

B、Theywanttoincreasetheirchildren'schancesofenteringaprestigiouscollege.

C^Theirchildrenwillhaveawiderchoiceofwhichcollegetogoto.

D、Eliteuniversitiesnowenrollfewerstudentsthantheyusedto.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文中第二段提到,Underlyingthehysteriaisthebeliefthat

scarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable,即家长让孩子申请更多的学校，是因为

他们相信稀有的精英学历一定更有价值。中请更多的好学校，被录取的机会就会更

多，故选B。其中C选项很有迷惑性，申请更多的学校，主要是为了孩子可以进

更好的大学，而不仅仅是有更多的选择。

7、Whydoestheauthorsaythatparentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissions

wars?

A^Theyhavethefinalsayinwhichuniversitytheirchildrenaretoattend.

BNTheyknowbestwhichuniversitiesaremostsuitablefortheirchildren.

C、Theyhavetocarryoutintensivesurveysofcollegesbeforechildrenmakean

application.

D、Theycaremoreaboutwhichcollegetheirchildrengotothanthechildren

themselves.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：在大学入学这件事上，Wearepushingourkidsiogetgoodgrades,

takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofour

firstchoice,即家长为了孩子可以进他们为孩子选的学校，督促孩子拿高分、做简

历等，可见家长比学生还要在意这些事情，故选D。

8、WhatdoesKrueger'sstudytellus?

A、Connectionsbuiltinprestigiousuniversitiesmaybesustainedlongaftergraduation.

B、Degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdonotguaranteeentrytograduateprograms.

C>GraduatesfromprestigiousuniversitiesdonotcaremuchabouttheirGREscores.

D、GettingintoPh.D.programsmaybemorecompetitivethangettingintocollege.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文中倒数第二段提到，AlanKruegerstudiedadmissionsto

onetopPh.Dprogram.HighscoresontheGREhelpedexplainwhogotin；degrees

ofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn't,即更高一些的GRE考试成绩比好的大学更有说服

力,故选B。

9、Whatdoestheauthormeanbykidscountmorethantheircollege?

A^Kids'actualabilitiesaremoreimportantthantheircollegebackground.

B、Kids'happinessshouldbevaluedmorethantheireducation.

C、Continuingeducationismoreimportanttoapersonsuccess.

D^Whatkidslearnatcollegecannotkeepupwithjobmarketrequirements.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：推断题。好的大学并不是以后孩子更好发展的筹码，在实际工作中孩

子们的能力比他们的教育背景更加重要，故选Ao

10^Onepossibleresultofpushingchildrenintoeliteuniversitiesisthat.

A、theyearnlessthantheirpeersfromotherinstitutions

B、theyturnouttobelesscompetitiveinthejobmarket

C、theyoveremphasizetheirqualificationsinjobapplication

D、theyexperiencemorejobdissatisfactionaftergraduation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文中最后一段提到，graduatesofhighlyselectiveschools

experiencedrnorejobdissatisfaction,即更好的学校教育使得他们在工作中会经历更

多的不满意，D选项符合题意。

Manisendlesslyinventive.Buthisgreatestinventionisnon-invention,theskillof

transmittingintact（完美无损的）andunchangedfromonegenerationtothenextthe

fundamentalwaysofdoingthingswhichhelearnedfromthegenerationwhichpreceded

him.Childrenareconceivedandreared,housesbuilt,fishcaught,andenemieskilledin

muchthesamewaybymostofthemembersofanysociety;andthesepatternsare

maintainedforrelativelylongperiodsoftime.Fromtheperspectiveofthoseineachnew

generation,andforthesocietyasanenduring,historicalenlity（统一体），thisprocessof

culturaltransmissionyieldsenormouseconomy.Thankstoit,eachgenerationneednot

rediscoveratgreatcostintimeandsubjecttogreatriskoffailure,whatthosecoming

beforehavealreadylearned.Notonlyisknowledgethusconserved,butthebasisfor

communallife,restingoncommoninformationandunderstandingisthusestablished.

Sinceallthoseineachgenerationreceivemoreorlessthesameculturalheritagefromthe

precedinggeneration,theycanmoreeasilyrelatetooneanotherandmoreeffectively

coordinatetheiractions.Thegrandtotalofalltheobjects,ideas,knowledge,waysof

doingthings,habitsvalues,andattitudeswhicheachgenerationinasocietypassesonto

thenextiswhattheanthropologistoftenreferstoasthecultureofagroup.The

transmissionofcultureisman'ssubstitutefortheinstincts（本能）wherebymostother

livingcreaturesareequippedwiththemeansforcopingwiththeirenvironmentand

relatingtooneanother.Yetitismoreflexiblethaninstinct,andcangrow;thatis,itcan

storenewinformation,infinitelymorerapidlythantheprocessofmutationandbiological

evolutioncanenrichtheinstinctualstorehouseofanyotherspecies.

11Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A、Therelationbetweencultureandinvention.

Thetransmissionofhumanculture.

C、Thehistoryofhumancivilization.

D、Thebiologicalevolutionofman.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。通读全文可发现，文中多处提到transmitting,cultural

transmission,thetransmissionofculture等关键词。故选项B正确。

12^WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthemeaningofcultureaccordingtothe

passage?

A、Knowledgeofvariousdisciplines.

B、Productiontechnology.

C、Waysofliving,lifehabitsandvalues.

D、Biologicalinstincts.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据短文第二段第一句Thegrandtotalofalltheobjects,

ideas,knowledge,waysofdoingthings,habitsvalues,andattitudeswhicheach

generationinasocietypassesontothenextiswhattheanthropologistoftenreferstoas

Ihecukureofagroup.可知选项A、B、C中提到的知识，生产技术，生活方式价值

观念都属于文化概念的范畴。而D选项biologicalinstincts不属于文化范畴。故选

Do

13、Theword"heritage"asusedinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A、history

B、civilization

C、tradition

D、feature

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词汇题。艰据句子意思并且联系上下文可知，可传给下一代的并且与

文化有关的事物很可能是“文化遗产或传统习俗故选项C正确。

14、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,allofthefollowingstatementscanbeaccepted

EXCEPTthat.

A、manisalwaysinventive

learningfromtheprecedinggenerationsavesmucheffort

C、non-inventionisatechniqueoflearningskillsfromtheprecedinggeneration

Dxnon-inventinnisalwayscontrarytoinvention

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。短文第一段第一、二句指出Manisendlesslyinvenlive.But

hisgreatestinventionisnon-invention,theskilloftransmittingintactandunchanged

fromonegenerationtothenextthefundamentalwaysofdoingthingswhichhelearned

fromthegenerationwhichprecededhim.由此可知选项A、B、C均符合文中表述，

故选D。

15、Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,theauthorimplies,butdoesnotdirectlystate,

that.

A、humanculturecanfurtherdevelopandgrow

B、biologicalevolutioncanimprovetheinstinctofcreatures

C^Culturetransmissionismoreflexibleandcangrowmorerapidlythaninstinc

D、theinstinctoflivingcreaturesmayalsogrow,butatamuchslowerpace

标准答案：D

知识点解析:推断题。短文最后一句Yetitismoreflexiblethaninstinct,andcan

grow；thatis,itcanstorenewinformation,infinitelymorerapidlythantheprocessof

mutationandbiologicalevolutioncanenrichtheinstinctualstorehouseofanyother

species.看出选项A、B、C表述的内容都是作者明确指出的，而选项Dthe

instinctoflivingcrcaturcsmayalsogrow,butatamuchslowerpace作者并没有明确提

出，只是一种暗示，故选D。

Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-knownEnglishclass

system.ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople,andonetheytendtobe

ashamedof,thoughduringthepresentcenturyclass-consciousnesshasgrownlessand

less,andtheclasssystemlessrigid.Butitstillexistsbelowthesurface.Broadly

speaking,itmeanstherearctwoclasses,the"middleclass"andthe"workingclass".(Wc

shallignoreforamomenttheold"upperclass",includingthehereditaryaristocracy,

sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers;butsomeofitsmembershavetherighttositinthe

HouseofLords,andsomenewspaperstakesurprisinginterestintheirprivatelife.)The

middleclassconsistschieflyofwell-to-dobusinessmenandprofessionalpeopleofall

kinds.Theworkingclassconsistschieflyofmanualandunskilledworkers.Themost

obviousdifferencebetweenthemisintheiraccent.Middle-classpeopleuseslightly

varyingkindsof"receivedpronunciation"whichisthekindofEnglishspokenbyBBC

announcersandtaughttooverseaspupils.Typicalworking-classpeoplespeakinmany

differentlocalaccentswhicharegenerallyfelttoberatheruglyanduneducated.Oneof

thebiggestbarriersofsocialequalityinEnglandistheIwo-classeducationsystem.To

havebeentoaso-called"publicschool"immediatelymarksyououtasoneofthemiddle

class.Themiddleclassestendtoliveamoreformallifethanworking-classpeople,and

areusuallymorecultured.Theirmiddaymealis"lunch"andtheyhavearatherformal

eveningmealcalled"dinner",whereastheworkingman'sdinner,ifhisworkinghours

permit,isatmidday,andhissmaller,latc-evcningmealiscalledsupper.Aswchavesaid,

however,theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas,andforalongtimeithasbeen

governmentpolicytoreduceclassdistinctions.Working-classstudentsverycommonly

receiveauniversityeducationandentertheprofessions,andworking-classincomeshave

grownsomuchrecentlythatthedistinctionsbetweenthetwoclassesarebecomingless

andlessclear.However,regardlessofone'ssocialstatus,certainstandardsofpoliteness

areexpectedofeverybody,andawell-bredpersonispolitetoeveryonehemeets,and

treatsalaborerwiththesamerespecthegivesanimportantbusinessman.Servility

inspiresbothembarrassmentanddislike.Eventheword"sir",exceptinschoolandin

certainoccupations(e.g.commerce,thearmy,etc.)soundstooserviletobecommonly

used.

16>Themiddleclassmainlyreferstopeople.

A、whowerebornasaristocrat

B、whohavetherighttositintheHouseofLords

C>whospeakinmanydifferentlocalaccents

D、whoareprosperousbusinessmenorwhoworkinsomeprofessions

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。短文第一段倒数第二句指出Themiddleclassconsistschiefly

ofwell-to-dobusinessmenandprofessionalpeopleofallkinds.即中产阶级主要包括富

有商人和各种专业人士。故选项D正确。

17、Themostobviousdifferencebetweentheworkingclassandthemiddleclassin

Englishistheir.

A、dress

B、work

C、accent

D、meal

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第二段开头指出Themostobviousdifferencebetweenthemis

intheiraccent,故选项C正确。

18>Whyisn'ttheword"sir"commonlyusedinBritain?

A、Becauseitsoundstooservileandislikelytocauseembarrassment.

B、Becauseitcanonlybeusedinsomecertainoccupations.

C、Becauseitisanimpoliteword.

D、Becauseitshowsthatthespeakerisnotawell-bredperson.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。短文最后两句提到Servilityinspiresbothembarrassment

anddislike.Eventheword“sir”，exceptinschoolandincertain

occupations(e.g.commerce,thearmy,etc.)soundstooserviletobecommonly

used.由此可看出“sir”这个词听起来显得过于卑下，会引起尴尬和不悦，所以无法

广为使用。故选项A正确。

19^The"upperclass"inEnglandtoday.

ANarcextremelysmallinnumbersothatmediapaysnoattentiontothem

B、stilluseoldwordslikesirintheireverydayliie

C、includethehereditaryaristocracy

D、referonlytotheroyalfamily

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第一段中间括号部分指出…由eold“upperclass”，including

thchcrcditaryaristocracy,sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers...故选项C正确。

20、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheEnglishclasssystem?

A、ItisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople.

B、Working-classstudentscannotreceiveauniversityeducation.

C^Theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas.

D、Theclasssystemstillexistsbelowthesurface.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。由ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople可知选项

A符合文中表述；由theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas可知选项C符合文

中表述;由Butitstillexistsbelowthesurface可知选项D符合文中表述。而根据第

三段第二句Working-classstudentsverycommonlyreceiveauniversityeducationand

entertheprofessions可知出身工人阶级的学生也非常普遍地接受大学薪育。选项B

与文章不符，故选B。

大学英语四级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷第2套

一、长篇阅读（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

UniversitiesBranchOut|A]Asneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshave

becomeinstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyarethe

placeofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeans

ofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthe

sametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,information

andespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforceforglobalintegration,

mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability|B]Inresponsetothesameforcesthat

havediiventhewuiIdecunuiny,uiiiveisilieshavebecomemureself-consciouslyglobal;

seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesand

values,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offering

coursesofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative

（合作的）researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.[C]Ofthe

forcesshapinghighereducationnoneismoresweepingthanthemovementacross

borders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeario

studyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.9percent,from800,000in1975to2.5

millionin2004.Mosttravelfromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfrom

developingtodevelopedcountriesisgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdeveloped

todevelopingcountries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthe

doctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseintheUnited

Kingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudyisgrowingaswell,

to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica'sbestinstitutionsand10percentofall

undergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessors

inscienceandengineeringareforeign-born,andinChinamanynewlyhiredfaculty

membersatthetopresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationabroad.[D]

Universitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsin

anothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmus

programeachyear,takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutions

acrossthecontinent.AndintheUnitedStates,institutionsarehelpingplacestudentsin

summerinternships（实习）abroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvard

haveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateatleastoneinternationalstudyor

internshipopportunity-endprovidingthefinancialresourcestomakeitpossible.[E]

Globalizationisalsoreshapingthewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolves

sourcingportionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHoward

HughesMedicalInstituteinvestigatorTianXudirectsaresearchcenterfocusedonthe

geneticsofhumandiseaseatShanghaiFudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfaculty

colleaguesfrombothschools.TheShanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduate

studentsworkingina4,300-square-meterlaboratoryfacility.Yalefaculties,post-doctors

andgraduatestudentsvisitregularlyandattendvideoconferenceseminarswithscientists

frombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsbothcountries;Xu'sYalelabismore

productive,thankstothelowercostsofconductingresearchinChina,andChinese

graduatestudents,post-doctorsandfacultygeton-the-jobtrainingfromaworld-class

scientistandhisU.S.team.|F|Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshas

consistentlyledtheworldinthecommercializationofmajornewtechnologies,fromthe

mainframecomputerandintegratedcircuitofthe1960stotheInternetinfrastructure（基

础设施）andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.Thelinkbetweenuniversity-based

scienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimeshighlyvisible:Silicon

ValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128outsideBoston

haslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,

governmentshaveencouragedcopyingofthismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyin

Cambridge,England,whereMicrosoftandscoresofotherleadingsoftwareand

biotechnologycompanieshavesetupshoparoundtheuniversity.|G]Forallitssuccess,

theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingtheresearch-universitymodel.

Mostpoliticiansrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceandnationaleconomic

strength,butsupportfbrresearchfundinghasbeenunsieady.ThebudgetoftheNational

InstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythan

inflationssincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpace

withinflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundiswelcome,

butthenationwouldbebetterservedbysteady,predictableincreasesinsciencefunding

attherateoflong-termGDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentper

year.[H]Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultyrecognizingthatadmittingmore

foreignstudentscangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternational

understanding.Adjustedtorinflation,publicfundingfbrinternationalexchangesand

foreign-languagestudyiswellbelowthelevelsof40yearsago.Inthewakeof

September11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramaticdeclineinthenumberof

foreignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.universities,andacorrespondingsurgein

enrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericanuniversity

andbusinessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandareversalofthedecline,but

theUnitedStatesisstillseenbymanyasunwelcomingtointernationalstudents.[I]Most

Americansrecognizethatuniversitiescontributetothenation'swell-beingthroughtheir

scientificresearch,butmanyfearthatforeignstudentsthreatenAmerican

competitivenessbytakingtheirknowledgeandskillsbackhome.Theyfailtograspthat

welcomingforeignstudentstotheUnitedStateshastwoimportantpositiveeffects:first,

theverybestofthemstayintheUnitedStatesand-likeimmigrantsthroughout

history—strengthenthenation;andsecond,foreignstudentswhostudyintheUnited

Statesbecomeambassadorsformanyofitsmostcherishedvalueswhentheyreturn

home.Oratleasttheyunderstandthembetter.InAmericaaselsewhere,fewinstruments

offoreignpolicyareaseffectiveinpromotingpeaceandstabilityaswelcoming

internationaluniversitystudents.

1、InChina,manynewlyhiredmembersatgoodresearchuniversitieshavereceived

theirgraduateeducationabroad.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、MostAmericansworrythattheenrollmentofinternationalstudentswillthreatentheir

competitiveness.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、ThenumberofforeignstudentsapplyingtostudyinAustraliahassurgedafter

September11duetochangesinthevisaprocessintheU.S.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、From1975to2004,theenrollmentofoverseasstudentshasincreasedatanannual

rateof3.9percent.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Intheworld,governmentsencouragethemodeloflinkinguniversity-basedscience

andindustrialapplication.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、Thewaythattheresearchisdoneinuniversitieshaschangedduetoglobalization.

标准答室.F

知识点露斤：暂无解析

7、WhenfbieigiisludenlsleaveAmerica,theywillbringAmericanvaluesbackLuiheii

homecountries.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、Nowadays,universitieshavebecomeapowerfulforceforglobalintegration.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、Mostpoliticiansrecognizeinvestmentinsciencecanimprovenationaleconomic

strength,buttheirfundingforresearchhasbeenunsteadyforyears.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、Americanuniversitiesprovidetheirundergraduateschancestostudyorpractice

abroad.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

SomeCollegeStudentsAreAngryThatTheyHavetoPaytoDoTheirHomework[A]

Digitallearningsystemsnowchargestudentsforaccesscodesneededtocomplete

coursework,takequizzes,andturninhomework.Asuniversitiesgodigital,studentsare

complainingofanewhittotheirfinancesthat'sreplacing—andsometimesjoining一

expensivetextbooks:priceyonlineaccesscodesthatarerequiredtocompletecoursework

andsubmitassignments.|B|Thecodes—whichtypicallyrangeinpricefrom$80to$155

percourse-givestudentsonlineaccesstosystemsdevelopedbyeducationcompanies

likeMcGrawHillandPearson.Thesecompanies,whichlongreapedbigprofitsas

textbookpublishers,haveboastedthattheirnewonlineofferings,whenpushedto

studentsthroughuniversiiiestheypartnerwith,representthefutureoftheindustry.[C]

Butcriticssaythedigitalaccesscodesrepresentthesameprofit-seekingethos（观念）of

thetextbookbusiness,andarcevenhar