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-.z.PassageOneI'lladmitI'veneverquiteunderstoodtheobsession〔難以破除的成見(jiàn)〕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〔根底設(shè)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：此局部試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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〔次級(jí)債〕meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFedandthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetaryprograminhistorywithoutderailingthefragilerecovery.ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67,isparticularlywellsuitedtomeetthesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets,anappreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathumansufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse.Somee*pertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemploymenttotheneglectofinflation.Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatandtheeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-termunemployed'morepeopleworryabouttheopposite,deflation〔通貨緊縮〕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：此局部試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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年是中國(guó)城市化(urbanization)進(jìn)程中的歷史性時(shí)刻，其城市人口首次超過(guò)農(nóng)村人口。在未來(lái)20年里，預(yù)計(jì)約有3.5億農(nóng)村人口將移居到城市。如此規(guī)模的城市開(kāi)展對(duì)城市交通來(lái)說(shuō)既是挑戰(zhàn)，也是機(jī)遇。中國(guó)政府一直提倡"以人為本〞的開(kāi)展理念。強(qiáng)調(diào)人們以公交而不是私家車出行。它還號(hào)召建立"資源節(jié)約和環(huán)境友好型〞社會(huì)。有了這個(gè)明確的目標(biāo)，中國(guó)城市就可以更好地規(guī)劃其開(kāi)展，并把大量投資轉(zhuǎn)向平安、清潔和經(jīng)濟(jì)型交通系統(tǒng)的開(kāi)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(交織)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：此局部試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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(欠條)．Thegapbetweenprojectedoutgoingsandincomeforthecurrentfiscal(財(cái)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(兩黨的)approachtopolitics．Thereisnoperfectmodelofgovernment:itisAmerica'sgeniustohave50public-policylaboratoriescompetingtofindoutwhatworksbest．注意：此局部試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}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．中文熱詞通常反映社會(huì)變化和文化，有些在外國(guó)媒體上愈來(lái)愈流行。例如，土豪和大媽都是老詞，但已獲取了新的意義。土豪以前指欺壓佃戶和仆人的鄉(xiāng)村地主，現(xiàn)在用于指花錢如流水或喜歡炫耀財(cái)富的人，也就是說(shuō)，土豪有錢，但是沒(méi)有品位。大媽是對(duì)中年婦女的稱呼，但是現(xiàn)在特指不久前金價(jià)大跌時(shí)大量購(gòu)置黃金的中國(guó)婦女。土豪和大媽可能會(huì)被收入新版的牛津(O*ford)英語(yǔ)詞典，至今約有120中文加進(jìn)了牛津英語(yǔ)詞典，成了英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言的一部分。PassageOneItiseasytomissamidtheday-to-dayheadlinesofglobaleconomicrecession,butthereisalessconspicuouskindofsocialupheaval(劇變)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(敲詐)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