2020-2021學(xué)年某中學(xué)高一年級上冊英語10月月考試卷（部分解析版）

格致中學(xué)二O二。學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期第一次測驗

高一年級英語試卷(共12頁)

(測試100分鐘內(nèi)完成，總分100分，試后交答題卷)

第1卷

I.ListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:InSeclionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedabouiwhatwassaid.Theconversa'ionsandrhequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Hecanactasasubjectintheexperiment.

B.He'sbusyworkingonhisownexperiment.

C.He'swillingtohelpthewomanruntheexperiment.

D.Hethinksthewoman'sexperimentisdifficulttounderstand.

2.A.Lookforthemisplacedcheck.B.Askthebookstoreforarefund.

C.Borrowsomecashfromthewoman.D.Repairhisdesk.

3.A.Hehadn'theardthatKarenhadanewroommate.

B.Karenwouldn'tgivespecificreasonsforherfeelings.

C.HethinksthatKarenshouldn'tbeangry.

D.Karenwon'tbegettinganewroommateafterall.

4.A.Thewomandidn'tgivethethesisproposalto1limontime.

B.Hereturnedthethesisproposal(othewoman;iweekago.

C.Hehasn'treadthethesisproposalyet.

D.Thethesisproposalisn'tacceptable.

5.A.ItonlycostS400.B.Heboughtitayearago.

C.Itdoesn'tworkwellnow.D.Heexpectedittogowrong.

6.A.Purchasesomeingredients.B.Givethemanarecipe.

C.Writedownhowtogotothesupermarket.D.Checktoseeifthecakeisready.

7.A.Hearrivedatthetheaterlate.B.Hiswatchwasmissinginthetheater.

C.Theplayseemedshorterthanitwas.D.Hedidnotenjoytheplay.

8.A.Hecan'tunderstandtheinstruction.

B.Hedoesn'thaveacomputer.

C.Hehasadegreeincomputerscience.

D.Heneedstohavehiscomputerrepaired.

9.A.Makeaphonecalltohaveabucketdelivered.

B.Deliverthepapersherself.

C.Takeherpaperrecyclingtothetownoffice.

D.Return(hebuckettotherecyclingcompany.

10.A.Theharmoffattyfood.B.Foodforbreakfast.

C.Whyskipbreakfast.D.Thecauseofstomachache.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeasked

severalquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillheread

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Schoollife.B.Themedia.C.Theirfamilies.D.Computergames.

12.A.Havechildrenloseweight.B.Learnmoreaboutchildcare.

C.Letchildrengoouton(heirown.D.Makedecisionsforchildren.

13.A.Whetherkidshavegotenoughprotection.

B.Howkidsaredifferentfromwhattheyusedtobe.

C.Whetherparentsneedtoworrytoomuchaboutkids.

D.Howparentsadaptthemselvestothepresentsituation.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Apoet.B.Aprofessor.C.Astudent.D.Ahost.

15.A.Readsomepoemsoutloud.

B.ResearchthelifeofGertrudeStein.

C.CompareGertrudeStein'spoemstoJohnAshbcry's.

D.Writeafewlinesofpoetry.

16.A.Thelifeandtimesofanimportantmodernpoet.

B.Howapoem'simagesrelatetoitsmeaning.

C.Themusicalqualityofmodernpoetry.

D.ThepoemsofGertrudeStein.

Questions17through20arcbasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Aclasspresentationthey'repreparing.

B.Atelevisionprogramthemaniswatching.

C.Visitingaclosefriendoftheirs.

D.Studyingforatest.

18.A.Becausehe'stakingabreak.

B.Becausehehasalreadyfinishedstudying.

C.Becausehewasassignedtowatchaprogram.

D.Becausehe'slookingforsomeinformationfbrafriend.

19.A.Becausehedidn'tknowthatshewasenrolledinamathscourse.

B.Becausehethoughtshepreferredtostudyalone.

C.Becausehethoughtshehadmacleherownarrangements.

D.Becausehehadtoldherthathehaddonepoorlyonarecenttest.

20.A.BecauseheandElizabetharguedrecently.

B.BecauseheheardElizabethdidpoorlyonthelasttest.

C.Becausehedoesn'twanttobotherElizabethsolateintheevening.

D.Becausehe'dratherstudyinhisowndormitory.

II.Grammarandvocabulary(21%)

SectionA

Directions:Choosetheanswerthatmostfitsthesentencegrammatically.

21.borninToronto,Canada,iheauthorismostfamousforthestoriesaboutNewYorkcity.

A.ThoughB.SinceC.AsD.When

22.Englishisacourseforanyoneinuniversity,hisorhermajororpreviouseducationalqualifications

are.

A.nomatterB.whetherC.howeverD.whatever

23.-Isthereanythingwrong,Bob?Youlooksad.

-Oh,nothingmuch.Infact,iofmyfriendsbackhome.

A.havejust(houghB.wouldjust(hinkC.wasjustthinkingD.willjustbethinking

24.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchers,historianssay,theirreliabilitycanbe

confirmed.

A.thoughB.sothatC.whileD.because

25.Dellawasshockednottofindhercarshehadparkeditthenightbeforeandphonethepolice

immediately.

A.whereB.whichC.inwhichD.aroundwhich

26.theseactivitiesmightseemchildishandcauselaughterrathjrthanrespect,inrealitytheyrequire

enormousamountsofstrengthandfitnessaswellasdetermination.

A.SinceB.AsC.EvenD.While

27.Howtheloans;arepaidshouldheoflittleconcerntothehanktheynrepaidcntime.

A.asfarasB.assoonasC.aslongasD.aswellas

28.Manyglaucoma情光眼)patienlsareunawareofsymptomsagreatdealofusefulsighthasbeen

permanentlydestroyed.

A.sinceB.untilC.afterD.once

29.Attheendoftheprogram,thestudentsarepaid$600—awaythisprogramdiffersfromothers,

oftenchargeafee.

A.whoB.thatC.theyD.which

30.Heasamechanicfor10yearsbutnowheturnsbusinessmaninvestinginthestockmarket.

A.hasworkedB.hadworkedC.workedD.hasbeenworking

31.Hehadtohecalledtwoorthreetimehewouldswitchoffthecomputerandsitdowntodinner.

A.untilB.beforeC.whenD.as

32.Thecountryisnowtheworld'slargestexporterofgoodsandthesecondlargestimporter,has

createdmillionsofjobsinexportindustryandrelatedareas.

A.itB.whatC.thatD.which

33.You'dbetterconducttheexperimentyourprofessorhaveinstructedyou;otherwiseyoumayfailto

completeit.

A.thatB.whichC.asD.when

34.-DidyourememberiogiveTomihekeyioihcoffice?

-Yes.IgaveittohimIsawhim.

A.aslongasB.onceC.(hemomentD.while

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.flexibleB.functionC.accomplishedD.capable

E.initiativeF.valuedGfulfilH.pattern

Familyproblemscomeinallshapesandsizes;someareshort-livedandeasilymanaged,whileothersaremore

chronicanddifficulttohandle.Stresspointsincludeeventssuchasillnessandinjuiy,changingjobs,changing

schcols,movingandfinancialdifficulties.Eachfamilydevelopsitsownwaysofcopingwiththesestresses,some

ofwhichworkbetterthanothers.Unsuccessfulcopingcanberecognizedbyanumberofcharacteristics,includ.ng

thefollowing:

Thisusuallyoccursbecausefamilymembersavoiddiscussingproblemsorevenavoidadmitting(hatproblems

exist.Somefamiliesjusthavenotlearnedtheskillsofnegotiatingor,forsomeotherreason,cannotletgoofbad

orhurtfeelings.Childrenarclikelyto35theirbehavioraftertheirparents'behaviorandmaylearnto

refusetotalkaboutfeelingsandproblems.

Familiesoftenhavenotdecidedhowfamilyresponsibilitieswillbedividedamongfamilymembers.When

thathappens,familylifecanbecomechaotic,andmanythingsdonotget36.Attheotherextreme,some

familiesarenot37atall,andfamilymembersdonothelponeanotheroutorfairlyreass.gn

responsibilitiesasfamilycircumstanceschange.

Familiesare,especiallyforchildren,themostimportantsourceofemotionalsupport.Duringthemiddleyears,

childrenfindithardtoobtainthisemotionalsupportoutsidethefamily.Childrendonotperformordevelopwell

withoutthissupport.

Families38bestwhentheindividualityofeachfamilymemberisacknowledgedandappreciated.At

theleast,evenifsomeoneelse'spersonaltraitsorcharacteristicsarenothighly39,eachfamilymember

neecstotoleratethesetraitsandrespectthatindividual.Otherwisechildrenarelikelytohaveadifficulttime

developingahealthyself-image,andtheywillhavelowself-esteemandpoorsocialskills.

Childrenneed(osucceedinordertofeel40ofsuccessfullymanaginglife'sstressesandchallenges.

If(heyarc(aughtorencouragedtorelyonothers(withinthefamilyoroutsideit)tosolvetheirproblems,theyv/ill

havelowself-esteemandlack41andwillhavetroublesucceedingintheworld.

III.ReadingComprehension(29%)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankintheJbllowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fill

ineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestJitsthecontext.

Remainsofancientcivilizationareplaceswhichweredesignedandbuiltasalasting〃仍(致敬)tosome

individualsorevents.Byvisitingthese42monuments,youaresuretobeamazedbyhow43the

ancientcivilizationthatexistedcenturiesbeforeyouwas.Someofthefacilitieswhichcouldbedatedback

hundredsofyearsagoarestillinusetoday.Besides,youwillalso44atthemysteriousstoriesbehindit.The

GreatWall,45.isprobablythebest-knownmonumentofChina,whichconsistsofanetworkofwalls2nd

towersthroughwhichiheattackwarningscouldbereceivedwithinminutes.46thenhadenoughtimeto

prepare.Estimatesofthetotallengthofthemonument47.dependingonwhichsectionsareincludedand

how(heyarcmeasured.Oneofthe48mysteriesisthat,althoughsonicof(hewallis49inspecial

radarimagestakenbysatellites,astronautshaveconfirmedthattheexistingwallisnotseveralthousandyearsold,

norisit,asmanypeoplehad50,visibletothehumaneyefromouterspace.

EvenolderthantheGreatWallofChinaistheGreatPyramidofGiza.Overa20-yearperiod,thousandsof

workersmadethevisionbecome51withnumerousblocks,eachweighingmorethantwotons.It'sstilla(n)

52tomodempeoplehowancientmenhandled53ofthesegiantstonesinatimewhencarsorboats

neverexistedsome4500yearsago.Th?pyramidservednotonlyasatombforKingKhufu,butalsoaplaceof

54activity.ThenumberoftheGodssenantsatthattimeshowedtheimportanceofsuchactivities.After

Khufudied,hisbodywascarefullytreatedwithvariousmedicinesandmaterialsandwaswrappedinordertobe

55_forlong.AccordingtoancientEgyptianbelief,thepyramid,wherethemummywasplaced,provideda

placefor(hekingtopassintotheafterlife.Thenhisservantsperformed“aZvd義式)tobring56tothe

dcacking'ssoul,removingalltheunres:andpainfromhisnextlife.

42.A.modernB.historicC.officialD.commercial

43.A.advancedB.technicalC.overlookedD.energetic

44.A.stareB.wonderC.aimD.call

45.A.inadditionB.inotherwordsC.howeverD.forexample

46.A.MechanicsB.WorkersC.AstronautsD.Soldiers

47.A.extendB.remainC.varyD.progress

48.A.long-standingB.widely-usedC.carefully-chosenD.clearly-stated

49.A.recognizableB.rcasoniiblcC.reliableD.responsible

50.A.provedB.claimedC.threatenedD.requested

51.A.realityB.traditionC.mansionD.civilization

52.A.burdenB.secretC.solutionD.fortune

53.A.financeB.storageC.transportationD.production

54.A.sportsB.religiousC.fightingD.family

55.A.preservedB.recoveredC.buriedD.restored

56.A.leadershipB.peaceC.honourD.inspiration

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatJitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

TheglasswindowshookandMatthewplacedahandroughlythroughtheopeningtoliftthe(插銷)

slowly.Hethenclimbedintotheroom,landingonhisfeetwithasoftstep.Asuddenrushofcoldairsweptinto

theroomafterhim.Matthewtrembledandhequicklytightenedhisclothes.Glancingdown,hesawthedeepcut

onthebackofhishand.Sighingoverhisrottenluck,hetoreoffapieceofclothfromhiscoatsleeveand

bandagedit.Withhisheartbeatingfast,heinchedhiswayforward,hardlyabletoseeanythinginfrontofhim.

“Mmmm…,“camethemuffledsound.Wasitjusthisimagination?Ignoringthethought,hebeganiomove

slowlyforwardagain.Then,withoutanywarning,(henextthingheknewwasthathehadkickedsomethingsoft.

Matthewtookouthistorch.Switchingi；on,hefoundapairofroundeyesstaringathim.Theybelongedtoalictle

girl!Clothinmouth,shehadbeenboundsotightlythatmovementwasstrictlyoutofthequestion.Ashev/as

abouttoturnaway,hertear-streakedfacestoppedhim.FeelingsoiTyforthegirl,Matthewusedhispocketknifeto

cutherloose.

ThegirlstartedtocryasshebelievedMatthewtobetherescuerwhowastheretoendher“MeH(折磨).She

leanedonMatthewtightly.Thisconfusedhimfurther.Whatwashetodo?Afterafewseconds.Matthewspokein

agentlevoice.

uWhathappened,littlegirl?”

Fromhermumbledreply.Matthewcouldonlymakeoutthatthegirlhadbeen(herefortwodayswithout

foodandwater.1(seemed(hathercaptorshadtotallyneglectedher.Almostimmediately,Matthewcarriedthe

littlegirlbacktothewindowfromwhichhehadentered.Asheclimbedoutwiththegirl.Matthewsmiledand

whisperedunderhisbreath,UIcan'tbelievewhatI'vejustdone.Neitherwillthepolicc.^^

57.WhywasMatthewtrembling?

A.Hehadsurvivedacut.

B.Hisheadached.

C.Hefoundthatapolicemanfollowedhim.

D.Hehadjustenteredtheroomfromthecold.

58.Inthethirdparagraph,whydidthegirlstarttocry?

A.Shehadn'teatenanythingfbrlong.

B.ShewashurtbyMatthew.

C.Shewasinpain.

D.Shewasrelieved.

59.Fromthepassage,il'sknownthatMatthewwasakindthiefbecause.

A.hegaveherfoodandwaterimmediately.

R.hetreatedthegirlgenrlyandhelpedherescape.

C.heclimbedinonthepurposeofsavingthegirl.

D.hedecidedtotakerevengeforthegirl.

(B)

Youmayreadthequestionsfirst：

Amazonispresentingtoyouourbargainsfortheyear!

InSteveJobs,basedonmorethanfortyinterviewswithJobsconductedovertwo

years—aswellasinierviewswithmoreihanahundredfamilymembers,friends,

competitors,andcolleagues—WalterIsaacsonhaspicturedanappealing

up-and-downlifeandstrongpersonalityofacreativemanwhosepassionfor

兔perfectionrevolutionizedsixindustries:personalcomputers,animatedmovies,

SteveJobsmusic,phones,tabletcomputing,anddigitalpublishing.

HillaryRodhamClintonisknowntohundredsofmillionsofpeoplearoundthe

world.Yetfewbeyondherclosefriendsandfamilyhaveeverheardheraccount

ofherextraordinaryjourney.Shewriteswithhumorandpassionabouther

upbringinginsuburbanandhertransformationfromGoldwaterGirl(o

LivingHistory

controversialFirstLady.

LOOKNSSO5IInthehighlyanticipatedThinking,FastandSlow,Kahnemantakesusona

groundbreakingtourofthemindandexplainsthetwosystemsthatdrive(heway

F具wethink.System1isfast,andemotional;System2isslower,andmorelogical.

:、??Inthebook,Kahnemanalsoshowstheextraordinaiyabilities—andthefaultsand

f—tHAM

errors-ofthinking,andrevealstheinfluenceofpersonalimpressionsonour

Thinking,Fastthoughtsandbehavior.

andSlow

GregHeffleyisinbigtrouble.Schoolpropertyhasbeendamaged,andGregisthe

i堿溫mainsuspect.Buithecrazythingis,hehasdonenothingwrong.Theauthorilies

宵areclosingin,butwhenasurprisestormhits,theHeffleyfamilyis(rapped

indoors.Gregknowsthatwhenthesnowmeltshe'sgoingtohavetofacethe

Dia/yofamusic,butcouldanypunishmcnibeworsethanbeingstuckinsidewithyour

WimpyKidfamilyfortheholiday?

60.AboutthebookSteveJobs,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Themaincontentsofthebookaremainlybasedonvariousinterviews.

B.ThebookiswrittenbySteveJob$.

C.SteveJobshasexperiencedbothsuccessfulanddifficultperiodsinh:slifetime.

D.SteveJobshastotallychangedsixdifferentindustries.

61.WhatisthebookThinking,FastandSlowmainlyabout?

A.Twothinkingtypesandthinking-relatedfacts.

B.Differencebetweentwothinkingsystems.

C.Howtothinkfastandlogicallyatthesametime.

D.Thegreatpowerofpersonalimpressiononthinkingsystem.

62.Fromtheintroductionof(heBookDiary'ofaWimpyKid、itisimpliedthat,

A.Gregwascaughtdamagingtheschoolproperty

B.Gregknewwhoreallydamagedtheschoolproperty

C.itwashotduringtheholiday

D.Greghadapoorrelationshipwithhisfamily

(C)

Withthedeathofcongestionpricingwhichwasaimedtochargedriversfordrivingprivatecarsdowntownto

easetraffic,NewYorkCityisleftwithdriversstillstuckintrafficandriderspackedlikesardines.Howelsecan

wceasetrafficjamsandprovidedecentandaffordablebusandsubwayservice?

Gov.DavidPatersontookthefirststepyesterdaybythinkingofidentifyingnewwaystoimprovemass

transportation.Withtheincomefromcongestionpricinggone,thecitymeetswithheavyburdenfromitsproposed

$29.5billionfive-yearcapitalprogram.Inkillingcongestionpricing,thecityacknowledgedthattheprogramis

“severelyunderfunded“andthattheshartfallhastobethefirstareaofccncem.Nowweneedothersourcesof

fundingorincreasesrealestateandgasclinetaxesthatfinancetheauthority.

Thestateshouldnowconductadetailedenvironmentalreviewofallchoicesforreducingtraffic.Many

legislatorswhoopposedcongestionpricingexpressedconcernthatthepreviousplanhadbeengiventruncaied

environmentalreview,wheresufficientstudyundertheStateEnvironmentalQualityReviewActwascalledfor.

There'stimenowforanall-outstudyofalltraffic-reducingchoices,fromrestrictionsondrivingdaysbasedon

licenseplalenumberstomandatedcarpooling(強(qiáng)制共乘).Manypartiesofinterests,however,arguethatthe

measures,similartothecongestionpricing,makenobettersenseinsolvingtheproblem.

ThelegislatureshouldalsogiveNewYorkCity(hetoolsitneedstomakebusesgofaster.NewYorkhasthe

mosiupsettingbusesinAmerica:ittakesmoretimetotaketheMI5bus'romNewYork'sHarlemtoCityHall

thantotravelby<kAmtrak^^trainfromNewYorktoPhiladelphia.Itdoesn'thavetobethisway.Othercitieshave

demonstratedthatbusesgofasterwhenmorededicated(專用的)buslanesareprovided,whencamerasmounted

onbusesareusedtoissueticketstokeepcarsoutofbuslanesandwhentrafficsignalsaredesignedtogivebuses

priority.

Finally,thestateshouldallowthecitytoissueresidentialparkingpermits.Astudyshowedthat45percentof

trafficinBrooklynNewYork,consistsofcarslookingforparkingspots.Residentialparkingpermitswould

discouragedriversfromusingneighborhoodstreetsasaparkinglot,whichisdefinitelygoodnewstothetraffic.

63."Congestionpricing^^wasmainlyusedto.

A.increasefundtofinancerailwaysystem

B.reducethepricesfortakingpublictransportation

C.discouragedrivingprivatecarsinNewYorkcity

D.givemoreattentiontoenvironmentalqualityreview

64.Theunderlinedword^truncated''irthepassageisclosestinmeaningto.

A.incompleteB.outlinedC.flatD.adequate

65.Theauthorrefersto“Amtrek“inorcertodemonstrate(hat.

A.Americanrailwaysystemisveryefficient

B.TravelingbytrainstakeslesstimethanbybusinAmerica

C.BustransportationwithinNewYorkcityisslow

D.PublictrafficseniceinAmericaisofpoorquality

66.Accordingtothepassage,whichof(hefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Thelackoffinancialsupportisanimportantproblemthecityfaces.

B.Allcarsarcforbiddentodriveonparticulardaystohelprelievetraffic.

C.Finingprivatecardriversfortakingbuslanesmakesbusesfaster.

D.LackofparkingspotscontributedtotrafficjamsinBrooklyn.

(D)

Federaleffortstoaidminoritybusinessesbeganinthe1960'swhentheSmallBusinessAdniinistrat.on

(SBA)beganmakingfederallyguaranteedloansandgovernment-sponsoredmanagementandtechnicalassistance

availabletominoritybusinessenterprises.Whilethisprogramenabledmanyminorityentrepreneurstoformnew

businesses,theresultsweredisappointing,sincemanagerialinexperience,unfavorablelocations,andcapital

shortagesledtohighfailurerates.Even15yearsaftertheprogramwasimplemented,minoritybusinessreceipts

werenotquitetwopercentofthenationaleconomy'stotalreceipts.

Recentlyfederalpolicymakershaveadoptedanapproachintendedtoacceleratedevelopmentofthe

minoritybusinesssectorbymovingawayfromdirectlyaidingsmallminorityenterprisesandtowardsupport.ng

large,growlh-orientedminorityfirmsthroughintermediarycompanies.Inthisapproach,largecorporations

participateinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulandstableminoritybusinessesbymakinguseof

government-sponsoredventurecapital.ThecapitalisusedbyapanicipatingcompanytoestablishMinority

EnterpriseSmallBusinessesInvestmentCompanyorMESBIC.TheMESBICthenprovidescapitalandguidance

tominoritybusinessesthathavepotential(obecomefuturesuppliersofcustomersofthesponsoringcompany.

MESBIC'saretheresultofthebeliefthatprovidingestablishedfirmswitheasieraccesstorelevant

managementtechniquesandmorejob-specificexperience,aswellassubstantialamountsofcapital,givesthose

firmsagreateropportunitytodevelopsoundbusinessfoundationsthandoessimplymakinggeneralmanagement

experienceandsmallamountsofcapitalavailable.Further,sincepotentialmarketsfortheminoritybusinesses

alreadyexistthroughthesponsoringcompanies,theminoritybusinessesfaceconsiderablylessriskintermsof

kx?ationandmarketfluctuation.Followingearlyfinancialandoperatingproblems,sponsoringcorporationsbegan

tocapitalizeMESBIC'sfarabovethelegalminimumofS500.000inordertogeneratesufficientincomeandto

sustainthequalityofmanagementneeded.MESBIC'sarenowemergingasincreasinglyimportantfinancing

sourcesforminorityenterprises.

Ironically,MESBICstaff,whichusuallyconsistofHispanicandBlackprofessionals,tendtoapproach

investmentsinminorityfinnsmorepracticallythandomanyMESBICdirectors,whoareusuallyseniormanagers

fromsponsoringcorporations.Thelatteroftenstillthinkmainlyintermsofthe'socialresponsibilityapproach?

andthussccintopreferdeals(hatarcriskierandlessattractivethannormalinvestmentcriteriawouldallow.Such

differencesinviewpointhaveproduceduneasinessamongmanyminoritystaffmembers,whofeelthatminority

entrepreneursandbusinessesshouldtejudgedbyestablishedbusinessconsiderations.Thesestaffmembers

believetheirpointofviewisclosertotheoriginalphilosophyofMESBIC'sandtheyareconcernedthat,unlessa

morecarefulcourseisfollowed,MESBICdirectorsmayreverttopolicieslikelytore-createthedisappointing

resultsoftheoriginalSBAapproach.

67.Accordingtothepassage,theMESBICapproachdiffersfromtheSBAapproachinthatMESBIC's

A.seekfederalcontractstoprovidemarketfbrminoritybusinesses.

B.encourageminoritybusinessestcprovidemarketsforotherminoritybusinesses.

C.attempttomainta