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07-2

ButnowherehasabiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingtheranksof

theuninsuredanduushinehueefirmsandperhapseventhe口overnmevttowardsbankruptcy.Ford'sarmoimcementthis

weekthatitwouldcutupto30.000jobsby2012wasasmuchasignofits“l(fā)egacy"health-carecostsasoftheillsofthecar

industry.Pushedbypollsthatshowhealthcareisoneofhismaindomesticproblemsandbyforecastsshowingthattheretiring

baby-boomerswillcrushthegovernment'sfinances,GeorgeBushistounveilareform,planinnextweek'sstate-of-the-union

address.

47.Ford'sannouncementofcuttingupto30,000jobsby2012indicatesthatFord.

A.hasthebiggesthealthproblemofthecarindustry

B.hasmadeprofitsfromitshealth-carelegacy

C.hasaccumulatedtooheavyahealth-careburden

D.owesagreatdealofdebttoitsemployees

07-3

What'smore,consumersseemteforgetthatthetipincreasesasthe〔billincreases』Thus,thetippingsystemisanopen

invitationtowhatrestaurantprofessionalscall“upselling”:everybottleofimportedwater,everyespressoandeverycocktailis

extramoneyintheserver'spocket.Aggressiveupsellingfortipsisoftenrewardedwhilelow-key,qualityserviceoftengoes

unrecognized.

54.Wemayinferfromthecontextthat“upsening”(Line2,Para6)probablymeans

A.sellingsomethingup

B.sellingsomethingfancy

C.sellingsomethingunnecessary

D.sellingsomethingmoreexpensive

11-2

Whateverhappenedtothedeathofnewspapers?Ayearagotheendseemednear.Therecessionthreatenedtoremovethe

advertisingandreadersthathadnotalreadyfledtotheinternet.NewspapersliketheSanFranciscoChroniclewerechronicling

theirowndoom.America'sFederalTradeCommissionlaunchedaroundoftalksabouthowtosavenewspapers.Shouldthey

becomecharitablecorporations?Shouldthestatesubsidizethem?Itwillholdanothermeetingsoon.Butthediscussionsnow

seemoutofdate.

26.Bysaying'"Newspaperslike...theirowndoom^^(Lines3-4,Para.1),theauthorindicatesthatnewspapers.

[A]neglectedthesignofcrisis

[B]failedtogetstatesubsidies

[C]werenotcharitablecorporations

[D]wereinadesperatesituation

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10-2

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,they

oftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessman

reportsinhernewbookDivorceTalkthatmostofthewomensheinterviewed-butonlyafewofthemen-gavelackof

communicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsof

casesintheUnitedStateseveryyear-avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase"wreakinghavoc^^（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablymeans.

[A]generatingmotivation

[B]exertinginfluence

[C]causingdamage

[D]creatingpressure

05-1

Workingatnonstandardtimes-evenings,nights,orweekends—istakingitstallonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofall

employedAmericansworkvariableorrotatingshifts,andone-thirdworkweekends,accordingtoHarrietB.Presser,sociology

professorattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresultisstressonfamilialrelationships,whichislikelytocontinueincoming

decades.

36.WhichofthefollowingdemonstratesthatworkingatnonstandardtimesistakingitstollonAmericanfamilies?

A.Stressonfamilialrelationships.

B.Rotatingshifts.

C.Evenings,nights,orweekends.

D.Itsconsequences.

07-1

Formanyendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeathisextremelythin.LanHuaeeisremarkably

resilient（有活力的），however,it'snotjustatoolforcommunicating,butalsoapowerfulwayofseparatingdifferentgroups,or

ofdemonstratinggroupidentity,Manyindigenous（原生的，土著的）communitieshaveshownthatitispossibletoliveinthe

modernworldwhilereclaimingtheiruniqueidentitiesthroughlanguage.

45.Intheauthor'sview,manyendangeredlanguagesare.

A.remarkablywell-keptinthismodemworld

B.exceptionallypowerfultoolsofcommunication

C.quitepossibletoberevivedinsteadofdyingout

D.auniquewayofbringingdifferentgroupstogether

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11-1

Outsidedirectorsaresupposedtoserveashelpful,yetlessbiased,advisersonafirm'sboard.Havingmadetheirwealth

andtheirreputationselsewhere,theypresumablyhaveenoughindependencetodisagreewiththechiefexecutive'sproposals.If

thesky,andtheshareprice,isfalling,outsidedirectorsshouldbeabletogiveadvicebasedonhavingweatheredtheirown

crises.

TheresearchersfromOhioUniversityusedadatabasethatcoveredmorethan10,000firmsandmorethan64,000different

directorsbetween1989and2004.Thentheysimplycheckedwhichdirectorsstayedfromoneproxystatementtothenext.The

mostlikelyreasonfordepartingaboardwasage,sotheresearchersconcentratedonthose"surprise"disappearancesby

directorsundertheageof70.Theyfoundthatafterasurprisedeparture,theprobabilitythatthecompanywillsubsequently

havetorestateearningsincreasesbynearly20%.Thelikelihoodofbeingnamedinafederalclass-actionlawsuitalsoincreases,

andthestockislikelytoperformworse.Theeffectztendedtobelargerforlargerfirms.Althoughacorrelationbetweenthem

leavingandsubsequentbadperformanceatthefirmissuggestive,itdoesnotmeanthatsuchdirectorsarealwaysjumpingoffa

sinkingship.Oftenthey"tradeup,"leavingriskier,smallerfirmsforlargerandmorestablefirms.

23.AccordingtotheresearchersfromOhioUniversity,afteranoutsidedirector'ssurprisedeparture,thefirmislikely

to.

[A]becomemorestable

[B]reportincreasedearnings

[C]dolesswellinthestockmarket

[D]performworseinlawsuits

2.識別文章Point幾大黃金原則:

i)|轉(zhuǎn)折后重于轉(zhuǎn)折瓦-

07-2

Everyone,itseems,hasahealthproblem.AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService,Britishpeoplemoan

aboutdirtyhospitals,longwaitsandwastedmoney.InGermanythenewchancellor,AngelaMerkel,isunderfireforsuggesting

changingthefinancingofitshealthsystem.Canada'snewConservativeprimeMinister,StephenHarper,madeabigfussduring

theelectionaboutreducingthecountry'slengthymedicalqueues.Acrosstherichworld.affluence,ageingandadvancing

technologyaredrivinguphealthspendingfasterthanincome.

ButnowherehasebiggerhealthproblemthanAmerica.Soaringmedicalbillsaresqueezingwages,swellingthe

ranksoftheuninsuredandpushinghugefirmsandperhapseventhegovernmenttowardsbankruptcy.

07-2

Thankstoanaccidentofhistory,mostAmericansreceivehealthinsurancethroughtheiremployer,withthegovernment

pickingupthebillforthepoorandtheelderly.

Thiscurioushybrid(混合物)certainlyhasisstrengths.Americanshavemorechoicethananybodyelse,andtheir

health-caresystemismuchmoreinnovative.Europeans5billscouldbemuchhigherifAmericamedicinewerenotdoingmuch

oftheirResearchandDevelopment(R&D)forthem.Buttherearealsohugeweaknesses.Theonemostoftencited-especially

byforeigners-isthearmyofuninsured.Some46millionAmericansdonothavecover.Inmanycasesthatisoutofchoiceand,

iftheyfallseriouslyill,hospitalshavetotreatthem.Butitisstilldeeplyunequal.Andtherearealsoshockinginefficiencies:

bysomemeasures,30%ofAmericanhealthspendingiswasted.

48.Intheauthor'sopinion,America'shealthsystemis.

A.inefficientB.feasible

C.unpopularD.successful

07-3

WhenThomasKeller,oneofAmerica'sforemostchefs,announcedthatonSept.1hewouldabolishthepracticeoftipping

atPerSe,hisluxuryrestaurantinNewYorkCity,andreplaceitwithEuropean-styleservicecharge,Iknewthreegroups

wouldbeopposed:customers,serversandrestaurantowners.Thesethreegroupsareallcommittedtotipping-astheyquickly

madeclearonWebsites.Toopposetipping,itseems,istobeanticapitalist,andmaybeevenalittleFrench.

ButMr.Kellerisrighttomoveawayfromtinping—andit'sworthexploringwhyjustabouteveryoneelseinthe

restaurantworldiswrongtostickwiththepractice.

55.Thispassageismainlyabout

A.reasonstoabolishthepracticeoftipping

B.economicsenseoftipping

C.consumersattitudestowardstipping

D.tippingforgoodservice

06-1

Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation（計算機自動化）.Wordprocessorsandtypistswilllose

about93,000jobsoverthenextfewyears,while57,000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:Today,manyexecutives

typetheirownmemosandcarrytheir"secretaries"inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranks

areexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwith

computerizedsystems.

Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheimemplenmentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithin

theirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursued

retraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64,000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou'vebeenatollbooth

collectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE-Zpassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation（安慰）to

knowthatthetelecommfieldisbooming.

44.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscomputer?

A.positive

B.negative

C.neutral

D.prejudiced

45.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BlamingthePC

B.Theboomingtelecommfield

C.Internetdistancelearning

D.Keepingupwithcompumation

11-2

Whateverhappenedtothedeathofnewspapers?Ayearagotheendseemednear.Therecessionthreatenedtoremovethe

advertisingandreadersthathadnotalreadyfledtotheinternet.NewspapersliketheScmFranciscoChroniclewerechronicling

theirowndoom.America'sFederalTradeCommissionlaunchedaroundoftalksabouthowtosavenewspapers.Shouldthey

becomecharitablecorporations?Shouldthestatesubsidizethem?Itwillholdanothermeetingsoon.|But|thediscussionsnow

seemoutofdate.

Inmuchoftheworldthereislittlesignofcrisis.GermanandBrazilianpapershaveshruggedofftherecession.Even

Americannewspapers,whichinhabitthemosttroubledcorneroftheglobalindustry,havenotonlysurvivedbutoftenreturned

toprofit.Notthe20%profitmarginsthatwereroutineafewyearsago,butprofitallthesame.

30.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextwouldbe.

[A]AmericanNewspapers:StrugglingforSurvival

[B]AmericanNewspapers:GonewiththeWind

[C]AmericanNewspapers:AThrivingBusiness

[D]AmericanNewspapers:AHopelessStory

08-1

LastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeinexchangefora

redpaperclip.Startingayearago,MacDonaldbarteredtheclipforincreasinglyvaluablestuff,includingacampstoveandfree

rentinaPhoenixflat.Havingannouncedhisaim(thehouse)inadvance,MacDonaldlikelygotaboostfromtechieseagertosee

theInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworkingpower."Mywholemotto(座右銘)was"Startsmall,thinkbig,andhavefun,“

saysMacDonald,26,“Ireallykeptmyeffortonthecreativesideratherthanthebusinessside.”

YetasoddastheMacDonaldexchangewas,barterisnowbigbusinessontheNet.Thisyearmorethan400,000

companiesworldwidewillexchangesome$10billionworthofgoodsandservicesonagrowingnumberofbartersites.

08-2

Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships,36percentofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheir

partner,Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationship,intruthitmayjustbeafromoffinancial

protection.

2)|群體觀點不懈一顧原則：

07-3

Customersbelieveintippingbecausetheythinkitmakeseconomicsense."Waitersknowthattheywon'tgetpaidifthey

don'tdoagoodjob“ishowmostadvocatesofthesystemwouldputit.Tobesure,thisisatempting,apparentlyrational

statementabouteconomictheory,butitappearstohavelittleapplicabilitytotherealworldofrestaurants.

05-3

Manysportsexecutives,largelytoooldandtooconservativetofeelathomewiththenewtechnologieswillbelievethat

sportmustcontroltheexpansionoftelevisioncoverageinordertosurviveandensurethatspectatorsattendmatches.Theydo

notevenaccepttheevidencewhichcontradictstheirview:whilethereismorebasketballthaneverontelevision,for

example,itisalsocertainthatbasketballismorepopularthanever.

Itisalsotheargumentofthesesportsexecutivesthattelevisionisharmingthemodestteams.Thisistrue,butthefuture

ofthoseteamsisalsomodest.Theyhavereachedtheirceiling.Itisthelawofthemarket.Thegreateventscontinuallyattract

largeraudiences.

10-4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includinqthe

principlesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;that

jurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedthe

righttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;

andthatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletterofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobe

thebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverning

themselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1968,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.Insomestates,for

example,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,andmoralcharacter.Althoughthe

SupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationinjuryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseof

Strauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthis

andotherantidiscriminationlaws.

04-1

Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeof

heat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary.Thecommonsensenotionthatthebesticeboxwas

onethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoursemistaken,foritwasthemeltingoficethatperformedthecooling.

Nevertheless,earlyeffortstoeconomizeiceincludedwrappingtheiceinblankets,whichkepttheicefromdoingitsjob.Not

untilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceofinsulationandcirculationneededfor

anefficienticebox.

3）有身份專家觀點緊扣主旨原貝!j

MBA閱讀論據(jù)中常見專家名稱:：

expert,specialist,professor,associateprofessor,sociologist,

economist,linguist,consultant,psychologist,behaviorist,philosopher,

*anthropologist,*archaeologist

07-3

ButMr.Kellerisriehttomoveawayfromtinping-andit'sworthexploringwhyjustabouteveryoneelseinthe

restaurantworldiswrongtostickwiththepractice.

MichaelLynn,anassociateprofessorofconsumerbehaviorandmarketingatCornelFsSchoolofHotelAdministration,has

conducteddozensofstudiesoftippingandhasconcludedthatconsumers'assessmentofthequalityafservicecorrelate

weaklytotheamounttheytip.

06-3

Nameshavegainedincreasingimportanceinthecompetitiveworldofhighereducation.Ascollegesstriveformarket

share,theyarelookingfornamesthatprojecttheimagetheywantorreflectthechangestheyhopetomake.TrentonState

College,forexample,becametheCollegeofNewJerseynineyearsagowhenitbeganraisingadmissionsstandardsand

appealingtostudentsfromthroughoutthestate.

“AllIhearinhighereducationis/Brand,brand,brand「saidTimWesterbeck,whospecializesinbrandingandis

managingdirectorofLipmanHearne,amarketingfirmbasedinChicagothatworkswithuniversitiesandothernonprofit

organizations."Therehasbeenaseachangeoverthelast10years.Marketingusedtobealmostadirtywordinhigher

education.”

05-1

Workingatnonstandardtimes-evenings,nights,orweekends-istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.One-fifthofall

employedAmericansworkvariableorrotatingshifts,andone-thirdworkweekends,accordingtoHarrietB.Presser,sociology

professorattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresultisstressonfamilialrelationships,whichislikelytocontinueincoming

decades.

Workingnonstandardhoursislessachoiceofemployeesandmoreamandateofemployers.Presserbelievesthattheneed

forswingshiftsandweekendworkwillcontinuetoriseinthecomingdecades.ShereportsthatinsomeEuropeancountries

therearesubstantialsalarypremiumsforemployeesworkingirregularhours-sometimesasmuchas50%higher.The

convenienceofhavingservicesavailable24hoursadaycontinuestodrivethistrend.

Unfortunately,saysPresser,theissueisvirtuallyabsentfrompublicdiscourse.Sheemphasizestheneedforfocused

stuzdieson|costsendbenefits|ofworkingoddhours,thephysicalandemotionalhealthofpeopleworkingnightsandweekends,

andthereasonsbehindthenecessityforworkingthesehours,"Nonstandardworkschedulescotonlyarehighlyprevalent

amongAmericanfamiliesbutalsogeneratealevelofcomplexityinfamilyfunctioningthatneedsgreaterattention,“shesays.

40.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsworkingirregularhours?

A.Positive.

B.Negative.

C.Indifferent.

D.Objective.

4）老舊觀點批判修正原則

舊觀點后常常有作者的評價和修正，作者對舊觀點的評價往往成為考點

09-3

Shouldaleaderstrivetobelovedorfeared?Thisquestion,famouslyposedbyMachiavelli,liesattheheartofJoseph

Nye*snewbook.Mr.Nye,aformerdeanoftheKennedySchoolofGovernmentatHarvardandone-timechiimaoofAmerica's

NationalInteHigenceCouncil,isbestknownforpromotingtheideaof"softpower",basedonpersuasionandinfluence,asa

counterpointto"hardpower",basedoncoercion（強迫）andforce.

Havinganalyzedtheuseofsoftandhardpowerinpoliticsanddiplomacyinhispreviousbooks,Mr.Nyehasnowturned

hisattentiontotherelationshipbetweenpowerandleadership,inboththepoliticalandbusinessspheres.Machiavelli,henotes,

concludedthat"oneoughttobebothfearedandloved,butasitisdifficultforthetwotogotogether,itismuchsafertobe

fearedthanloved."Inshort,hardpowerispreferabletosoftpower.Butmodemleadershiptheoristshavecometothe

oppositeconclusion.

51.FromthefirsttwoparagraphswemaylearnthanMr.Machiavelli'sideaofhardpoweris.

A.wellacceptedbyJosephNye

B.veryinfluentialtillnowadays

C.basedonsoundtheories

D.contrarytothatofmodemleadershiptheorists

08-4

Fordecades,Westernleadershavebelievedthatloweringtradebarriersandtariffswasanaturalgood.Doingso,they

reasoned,wouldleadtogreatereconomicefficiencyandproductivity,whichinturnwouldimprovehumanwelfare.

Championingfreetradethusbecameamoral,notjustaneconomic,cause.

Theseleaders,ofcourse,weren'tactingbutunselfishness,Theyknewtheir|economies^werethemostcompetitive,so

they'dprofitmostfromliberalization.

57.TheWesternleaderspreachfreetradebecause.

A.itisbeneficialtotheireconomies

B.itissupportedbydevelopingcountries

C.itmakesthemkeepfaithintheirprinciples

D.itisadvocatedbyJosephSchumpeterandAdamSmith

08-4

That'swhySarkozy'swordsweresoimportant:hefinallyinjectedsomehonestyintothetradedebate.Thetruthisthat

largepartsoftheWestarelosingfaithinfreetrade,thoughfewleadersadmitit,Someeconomistsaremorehonest.Paul

Krugmanisoneofthefewwillingtoacknowledgethatprotectionistargumentsarereturning.Intheshortrun,therewillbe

winnersandlosersunderfreetrade.This,ofcourse,iswhatcapitalismisallabout.Butmoreandmoreofthesewillbeinthe

West.lEconomis虱inthedevelopedworld|usedlovequoting[osephSchumpeterjwhosaidthat"creativedestruction"wasan

essentialpartofcapitalistgrowth.〔Bu]theyalwaysassumedthatdestructionwouldhappenoverthere.WhenWesternworkers

beganlosingjobs.Suddenlytheirleadersbegantolosefaithintheirprinciples.Thingshaveyettoreversecompletely.But

there'sclearlyanegativetrendinWesterntheoryandpractice.

59.TheWesterneconomistsusedtoliketheideaof"'creativedestruction^^becauseit..

A.setalong-termratherthanshort-termgoal

B.wasanessentialpartofcapitalistdevelopment

C.entailedapositiveratherthannegativementality

D.wasmeanttobethedestructionofdevelopingeconomies

3.反向解題技巧:[適用于正向解題困難時1

1）相反有解,同質(zhì)排除原則[適用指數(shù)80%]

真題回放

07-1-2

Itremainstobeseenwhethertheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversityinthecenturiesahead.Many

powerfulforcesappeartoworkagainstit:populationgrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworld'slastisolated,

locations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.Allof

theseforcesappeartosignifyafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecome

similar.AlreadyEnglishandafewothermajortongueshaveemergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.

Formanyoftheworld'speoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedasthekeytoeducation,economicopportunity,and

abetterwayoflife.

42.Accordingtheparagraph2,thattheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticdiversityinthefutureis

A.uncertainB.unrealisticC.foreseeableD.definite

08-2-4

Someareskeptical,SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitutenotesthatNewarkhasdeepsocialproblems:

over60%ofchildrenareinhomeswithoutfathers.Theschoolsystem,takenoverbythestatein1995,isamess,Butthereis

alsosomecauseforhope.SinceMrBookerwaselected,therehasbeenariseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.

Onlyaround7%ofnearbyNewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark:now,ayearlater,thefigureis30%.MrBooker

haslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crimehasfallen11%andshootingsaredown30%（thoughthe

murderratelookslikelytomatchlastyear'shigh）.

49.MayorBooker'seffortsagainstcrimeseemtobe..

A.idealisticB.impracticalC.effectiveD.fruitless

06-1-3

Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma（畢業(yè)證書），ifsgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewer

factoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable,what'sleftwillbethejobsthatcompumationcan'tkill:Computerscan'tclean

offices,orcareforAlzheimer'spatients（老年癡呆病人）.But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,the

wagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcompumpationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge（楔子）betweentherichandpoor.The

bestadvicenow:Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.

43.Bysaying"...compumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedgebetweentherichandpoor"

（Line5,Para.4）theauthormeans.

A.peoplearegettingricherandricher.

B.therewillbeasmallgapbetweenrichandpoor

C.thegapbetweenrichandpoorisgettinglargerandlarger.

D.it*stimetocloseupthegapbetweentherichthepoor

06-3-5

BeaverCollegeturneditselfintoArcadiaUniversityin2001forseveralreasons:tobreaktheconnectionwithitspastasa

women'scollege,topromoteitsgrowthintoafull-fledged(完全成熟的)universityand,officialsacknowledged,toeliminate

somejokesaboutthecollege'soldnameonlate-nighttelevisionand“morningzoo“radioshows.

Manycollegeofficialssaidchanginganameandimagecouldproducesubstantialresults.AtArcadia,inadditiontothe

riseinapplications,theaveragestudent'stestscorehasincreasedby60points,JuliRoabeck,anArcadiaspokeswoman,said.

55.Accordingtothespokeswoman,thenamechangeofBeaverCollege.

A.turnsoutverysuccessful.

B.failstoattainitsgoal.

C.haseliminatedsomejokes.

D.hastransformeditsstatus.

08-1-1

LastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefactthathegothisnewhomeinexchangefora

redpaperclip.Startingayearago,MacDonaldbarteredtheclipforincreasinglyvaluablestuff,includingacampstoveandfree

rentinaPhoenixflat.Havingannouncedhisaim(thehouse)inadvance,MacDonaldlikelygotaboostfromtechieseagertosee

theInternetpassthisdaringtestofitsnetworkingpower.<4Mywholemotto(座右銘)was"Startsmall,thinkbig,andhavefun,“

saysMacDonald,26,“Ireallykeptmyeffortonthecreativesideratherthanthebusinessside.”

41.Theword“techies”(Line4,Para.1)probablyreferstothosewhoare.

A.afraidoftechnology

B.skilledintechnology

C.ignorantoftechnology

D.incompetentintechnology

07-4-2

Whyislearninglessimportantthanahighergrade-pointaverage(GPA)?Whenwe5rethreatenedorsick,wemake

conditionalpromises."ifyouletmepassmathIwill...'"'Lord,ifyougetmeoverthisbeforethebighomecominggame

I'11...”O(jiān)ncethesituationisbehindus,soarethepromises.Humannature?Perhaps,|but|wedousethatclich&陳詞濫調(diào))to

getusoutofuncomfortablebargains.Divineinterferenceduringdistressisasked;gratitudeisunpaid.Afterall,fewfulfillthe

contract,sowhyshouldanyonebetheexcept