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Ontheonehand,…OntheotherhandThereisnoconsensusofopinionsamongpeopleasto…somepeopletendtohaveaattitudetoward…While,othershaveanunpleasantassociationMostofus，however，haveformedadifferentpictureof…somepeoplethinktheyarebeneficial,whileothersholdtheoppositeview.AndwerarelyreachanabsoluteconsensusonsuchacontroversialPeoplefromdifferentbackgroundswouldputdifferentinterpretationsonthesame不業(yè)的人對(duì)同一種問題的解釋不盡相同harbortheideathat,taketheattitudethat,holdtheviewthat,PerhapsthereisanelementoftruthinboththeseAsfarasIamconcerned,IaminclinedtobeonthesideoftheformerAfterathoroughconsideration,formypart,Iaminfavoroftheformer四、SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.UniversitiesBranchAsneverbeforeintheirlonghistory,universitieshave einstrumentsofnationalcompetitionaswellasinstrumentsofpeace.Theyaretheceofthescientificdiscoveriesthatmoveeconomiesforward,andtheprimarymeansofeducatingthetalentrequiredtoobtainandmaintaincompetitiveadvantage.Butatthesametime,theopeningofnationalborderstotheflowofgoods,services,informationandespeciallypeoplehasmadeuniversitiesapowerfulforglobalintegration,mutualunderstandingandgeopoliticalstability.Inresponsetothesamesthathavedriventheworldeconomy,universitieshave emoreself-consciouslyglobal:seekingstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhorepresenttheentirerangeofculturesandvalues,sendingtheirownstudentsabroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers,offeringcoursesofstudythataddressthechallengesofaninterconnectedworldandcollaborative(合作的)researchprogramstoadvancescienceforthebenefitofallhumanity.Ofthesshahighereducationnoneismoresweethanthemovementacrossborders.Overthepastthreedecadesthenumberofstudentsleavinghomeeachyeartostudyabroadhasgrownatanannualrateof3.9percent,from800,000in1975to2.5millionin2004.Mosttravelfromonedevelopednationtoanother,buttheflowfromdevelotodevelopedcountriesisgrowingrapidly.Thereverseflow,fromdevelopedtodevelocountries,isontherise,too.Todayforeignstudentsearn30percentofthedoctoraldegreesawardedintheUnitedStatesand38percentofthoseintheUnitedKingdom.Andthenumbercrossingbordersforundergraduatestudyisgrowingaswell,to8percentoftheundergraduatesatAmerica’sbestinstitutionsand10percentofallundergraduatesintheU.K.IntheUnitedStates,20percentofthenewlyhiredprofessorsinscienceandengineeringareforeign-born,andinmanynewlyhiredfacultymembersatthetopresearchuniversitiesreceivedtheirgraduateeducationUniversitiesarealsoencouragingstudentstospendsomeoftheirundergraduateyearsinanothercountry.InEurope,morethan140,000studentsparticipateintheErasmusprogrameachyear,takingcoursesforcreditinoneof2,200participatinginstitutionsacrossthecontinent.AndintheUnitedStates,institutionsarehelcestudentsinsummerinternships(實(shí)習(xí))abroadtopreparethemforglobalcareers.YaleandHarvardhaveledtheway,offeringeveryundergraduateatleastoneinternationalstudyorinternshipopportunity—andprovidingthefinancialresourcestomakeitpossible.Globalizationisalsoreshathewayresearchisdone.Onenewtrendinvolvessourcingportionsofaresearchprogramtoanothercountry.YaleprofessorandHowardHughesMedicalInstituteinvestigatorTianXudirectsaresearchcenterfocusedonthegeneticsofhumandiseaseatShanghai’sFudanUniversity,incollaborationwithfacultycolleaguesfrombothschools.TheShanghaicenterhas95employeesandgraduatestudentsworkingina4,300-square-meterlaboratoryfacility.Yalefaculty,postdoctorsandgraduatestudentsvisitregularlyandattendconferenceseminarswithscientistsfrombothcampuses.Thearrangementbenefitsbothcountries;Xu’sYalelabismoreproductive,thankstothelowercostsofconductingresearchin ,and graduatestudents,postdoctorsandfacultygeton-the-jobtrainingfromaworld-classscientistandhisU.S.team.Asaresultofitsstrengthinscience,theUnitedStateshasconsistentlyledtheworldinthecommercializationofmajornew,fromthemainframecomputerandtheintegratedcircuitofthe1960stotheInternetinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)andapplicationssoftwareofthe1990s.Thelinkbetweenuniversity-basedscienceandindustrialapplicationisoftenindirectbutsometimeshighlyvisible:SiliconValleywasintentionallycreatedbyStanfordUniversity,andRoute128outsideBostonhaslonghousedcompaniesspunofffromMITandHarvard.Aroundtheworld,ernmentshaveencouragedcopyingofthismodel,perhapsmostsuccessfullyinCambridge,England,where andscoresofotherleadingsoftwareandbiotechnologycompanieshavesetupshoparoundtheuniversity.Forallitssuccess,theUnitedStatesremainsdeeplyhesitantaboutsustainingtheresearch-universitymodel.Mostpoliticiansrecognizethelinkbetweeninvestmentinscienceandnationaleconomicstrength,butsupportforresearchfundinghasbeenunsteady.ThebudgetoftheNationalInstitutesofHealthdoubledbetween1998and2003,buthasrisenmoreslowlythaninflationsincethen.Supportforthephysicalsciencesandengineeringbarelykeptpacewithinflationduringthatsameperiod.Theattempttomakeuplostgroundis e,butthenationwouldbebetterservedbysteady,predictableincreasesinsciencefundingattherateoflong-termGDPgrowth,whichisontheorderofinflationplus3percentperyear.Americanpoliticianshavegreatdifficultyrecognizingthatadmittingmoreforeignstudentscangreatlypromotethenationalinterestbyincreasinginternationalunderstanding.Adjustedforinflation,publicfundingforinternationalexchangesandforeign-languagestudyiswellbelowthelevelsof40yearsago.InthewakeofSeptember11,changesinthevisaprocesscausedadramaticdeclineinthenumberofforeignstudentsseekingadmissiontoU.S.universities,andacorrespondingsurgeinenrollmentsinAustralia,SingaporeandtheU.K.ObjectionsfromAmericanuniversityandbusinessleadersledtoimprovementsintheprocessandareversalofthedecline,buttheUnitedStatesisstillseenbymanyas 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contented,withnotimeforSth（6）SthdoesnotoccupystudentstoomuchtimeInfactitisunhealthyforthemtospendalloftimeontheirstudyAsanoldsayinggoes:AllworkandnoymakesJackadullboy.What‘smore,livinginschoolcansavethemagreatdealoftimeonthewaybetweenhomeandschooleveryday,sotheywouldbeabletoconcentratemoretimeandenergyontheiracademicwork.而且，學(xué)校里能節(jié)省大量每天往返于學(xué)校和家的的時(shí)間，這會(huì)使他們有的時(shí)間和精力Furthermore,studentslivingintheirownhomewouldhaveaccesstoacomfortablelifeandhavemoreopportunitiestocommunicatewiththeirparents,whichhavebeneficialimpactondevelopmentoftheir 而且，學(xué)生自己家中，有舒適的生活，并有機(jī)會(huì)和父母交流，這對(duì)他們個(gè)性的培養(yǎng)是有利Littlebylittle,ourknowledgewillbewellenriched,andourhorizonswillbegreatlyForpeoplewhowanttoadoptahealthyandmeaningfullifestyle,itisimportanttofindtimetolearncertainnewknowledge.Justasanoldsayinggoes:itisnevertoolatetolearn.Themajorityofstudentsbelievethatpart-timejobwillprovidethemwithmoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirinteralskills,whichmayputtheminafavorablepositioninthefuturejobmarkets.大部分學(xué)生相信業(yè)余工作會(huì)使他們有機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)展人際交往能力，而這對(duì)他們未來找工作是非常有好Manyparentsbelievethatadditionaleducationalactivitiesenjoyobviousadvantage.Byextrastudies,theymaintain,theirchildrenareabletoobtainmanykindsofpracticalskillsandusefulknowledge,whichwillputtheminabeneficialpositioninthefuturejobmarketswhentheygrowup.Bytakingamajor-relatedpart-job,studentscannotonlyimprovetheiracademicstudies,butgainmuchexperience,experiencetheywillneverbeabletogetfromthetextbooks.Nowpeopleingrowingnumbersarebeginningtobelievethatlearningnewskillsandknowledgecontributesdirectlytoenhancingtheirjobopportunitiesorpromotionopportunities.Inthefirstce,extrastudiesbringaboutunhealthyimpactsonphysicalgrowthofchildren.Educationalexpertspointoutthat,itisequallyimportanttotakesomesportactivitiesinsteadofextrastudieswhenchildrenhavespentthewholedayinaboringclassroom.首先，額外的學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)孩子們的身體發(fā)育是不利的。教育專家，孩子們?cè)诳菰锏慕淌依锎袅艘徽霳owpeopleingrowingnumbersarebeginningtobelievethatsomecertainsportscontributedirectlytoourhealthbygivingussomephysicalexercises.Asamatteroffact,travelhas epartofourlife.Thissituationisencouraging,foritnotonlybroadenspeople'smindstotheextendwhichmaynotbereachedpreviously,butalsorelaxesthemphysically,whichhelppeopleworkoutmentalproblemsmoreactively.(3)PollutionposesagreatthreattoourSomeofthe…arepoisonousanddangerousto（4）Environmentalexpertspointoutthatincreasingpollutionnotonlycausesseriousproblemssuchasglobalwarmingbutalsocouldthreatentoendhumanlifeonournet.環(huán)境學(xué)家：持續(xù)增加的污染不僅會(huì)導(dǎo)致像全球變暖這樣嚴(yán)重的問題，而且還將到人類在這個(gè)…Underconsiderablepressurefrom…therefore…willonlyaddtotheirIseethreekindsofpressureworkingonpeopletoday:pressurefromeducation,familyandcareer.Itiseasytoblametheschoolforchargingtoomuchmoney,thefamilymembersfortheheavyburden,thesocietyforthefiercecompetition.Ithinkpeopleshouldrelax.Itisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmoodunderwhatever（7）Moreover,childrenwillhavelesstimetoyandcommunicatewiththeirpeersduetoextrastudies,consequently,itisdifficulttodevelopandcultivatetheircharacterandinter alskills.Theymay 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