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3.___himtomorrow?
A.WhynottocallonB.Whydon’tcallon
C.WhynotcallingonD.Whynotcallon
4.Thereisnodoubt___thecompanyhasmadetherightdecisiononthesalesproject.
A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.when
5.Intellectistothemind___sightistothebody.
A.whatB.asC.thatD.like
6.___Isympathize,Ican’treallydoverymuchtohelpthemoutofthedifficulties.
A.AslongasB.AsC.WhileD.Even
7.Thepatient’sprogresswasveryencouragingashecould___getoutofbedwithouthelp.
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.barely
8.Hewas__totellthetrutheventohisclosestfriend.
A.toomuchofacowardB.toomuchthecowardC.acowardenoughD.enoughofacoward
9.Barryhadanadvantageoverhismother___hecouldspeakFrench.
A.sincethatB.inthatC.atthatD.sothat
10.Youneedn’tworry___regardsthecostoftheoperation.
A.withB.whichC.asD.about
11.___isnotaseriousdisadvantageinlife.
A.TobenottallB.NottobetallC.BeingnottallD.Notbeingtall
12.Duringthefamine,manypeoplewere___togoingwithoutfoodfordays.
A.sunkB.reducedC.forcedD.declined
13.Thecomputercanbeprogrammedto___awholevarietyoftasks.
A.assignB.tackleC.realizeD.solve
14.Theteam’seffortstoscorewere___bytheopposinggoalkeeper.
A.frustratedB.preventedC.discouragedD.accomplished
15.Ionlyknowthemanby___butIhaveneverspokentohim.
A.chanceB.heartC.sightD.experience
16.Beingcolour-blind,Sallycan’tmakea___betweenredandgreen.
A.differenceB.distinctionC.comparisonD.division
17.Youmustinsistthatstudentsgiveatruthfulanswer___withtherealityoftheirworld.
A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical
18.Inordertoraisemoney,AuntNicolahadto___withsomeofhermosttreasuredpossessions.
A.divideB.separateC.partD.abandon.
59.Thecarwasingoodworking___whenIboughtitafewmonthsago
A.orderB.formC.stateD.circumstance
20.Thecustomerexpressedher___forthatbroadhat.
A.disapprovalB.distasteC.dissatisfactionD.dismay
21.Inordertorepairbarns,buildfence,growcrops,andcareforanimalsafarmermustindeedbe___.
A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile
22.Hisexpenditureonholidaysandluxuriesisratherhighin___tohisincome.
A.comparisonB.proportionC.associationD.calculation
23.Althoughhehasbecomerich,heisstillvery___ofhismoney.
A.economicB.thriftyC.frugalD.careful
24.Asthemanagerwasawayonabusinesstrip,Iwasaskedto___theweeklystaffmeeting.
A.presideB.introduceC.chairD.dominate
25.The___ofthewordisunknown,butitiscertainlynotfromGreek.
A.originB.generationC.descentD.cause
二阅读理解(每小题2分,共50分)
Passage1
Notlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.TheenvelopewasaddressedtoamannamedRaoul,who,Iwasrelativelycertain,didnotlivewithus.Theenvelopewasn'
tsealed,soIopenedit.Theinsideofthecardwasblank.Ed,myhusband,explainedthatthecardwasbothfromandtothenewspaperdeliveryman.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinsidethecardandthendroptheenvelopeinthemail.Whenyourservicesarerenderedat4a.m.,youcan'
tsimplyhangaround,likeahotelbellboyexpectingatip.Youhavetobedirect.
SoIwroteaniceholidaygreetingtothismanwho,inmyimagination,firesTheNewYorkTimesfromhisbikeaimedatourfrontdoor,causingmorenoisewithmerenewsprintthanmostpeoplemanagewithsophisticatedblackmarketfireworks.
Withastart,Irealizedthatperhapsthereasonforthe4a.m.wake-upnoisewasnotordinaryrudenessbutcarefullyexecutedspite:
IhadnottippedRaoulinChristmasespast.Ihonestlyhadn'
trealizedIwassupposedto.Thiswasthefirsttimehe'
dusedthecardtactic.SoIgotoutmycheckbook.Somewherealongtheline,holidaytippingwentfromanoptionalthank-youforayearofservicestoaMafia-styleprotectionracket.
Severaldayslater,IwasbringingourgarbagebinsbackfromthecurbwhenInoticedanenvelopetapedtooneofthelids.TheoutsideoftheenvelopesaidMICKEY.Ithadtobeanothertiprequest,thistimefromourgarbagecollector.UnlikeRaoul,Mickeyhadn’tenclosedhisownChristmascardfromme.Inaway,Iappreciatedthedirectness.“Iknowyoudon'
tcarehowmerrymyChristmasis,andthat’sfine,”thegesturesaid.“Iwant$30,orI'
ll‘forget’toemptyyourgarbagebinsomehotsummerday.”
Iputacheckintheenvelopeandtapeditbacktothebin.Thenextmorning,Ednoticedthattheenvelopewasgone,thoughthetrashhadn'
tyetbeenpickedup:
"
SomeonestoleMickey'
stip!
"
Edwasquitecertain.Hemademecallthebankandcancelthecheck.
ButEdhadbeenwrong.Twoweekslater,Mickeyleftaletterfromthebankonoursteps.TheletterinformedMickeythatthecheck,whichhehadtriedtocash,hadbeencancelled.ThefollowingTuesdaymorning,whenEdsawatruckoutside,heranoutwithhiswallet.“AreyouMickey?
”
Themanlookedathimwithscorn.“Mickeyisthegarbageman.Iamtherecycling.”NotonlyhadEdinsultedthismanbyhintingthathewasagarbageman,buthehadobviouslyneglectedtotiphim.Edranbackinsideformorefunds.Thenhenoticedthatthedriverofthetruckhadbeenwatchingthewholetransaction.Hepeeledoffanothertwentyandlookedaround,wavingbillsintheair.“Anyoneelse?
HadweconsultedthewebsiteoftheEmilyPostInstitute,thisembarrassingbreachofetiquettecouldhavebeenavoided.Under“trash/recyclingcollectors”intheinstitute'
sHolidayTippingGuidelines,itsays:
“$10to$30each.”Youmayormaynotwishtoknowthatyourpetgroomer,hairdresser,mailmanandUPSguyallexpectaholidaytip.
26.Thenewspaperdeliverymanputablankcardinsidetheenvelopebecause______.
A.heforgottowriteafewwordsonit
B.hewantedthecoupletosenditback
C.heusedittoaskforaChristmastip
D.hewasafraidofaskingforatipinperson
27.Fromthepassage,welearnthattheauthor______.
A.didn'
tlikeRaoul'
swayofdeliveringthepaper
B.didn'
trealizewhyRaouldeliveredthepaperthatway
C.didn'
tknowthatRaoulcameveryearlyinthemorning
D.didn'
tfeelitnecessarytomeetRaoulwhenhecame
28.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorfelt______togiveRaoulaholidaytip.
A.excitedB.delightedC.embarrassedD.forced
29.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECTaboutMickey,thegarbagecollector?
A.Hewrotealettertothecoupleafterwards.
B.Hefailedtocollectthemoneyfromthebank.
C.HewantedthecoupletosendhimaChristmascard.
D.Hecollectedboththecheekandthegarbagethatday.
30.Ed'
sencounterwiththerecyclingteamshowsthat______.
A.Edwasdesperatetocorrecthismistake
B.EdonlywantedtogivemoneytoRaoul
C.Edwasunwillingtotipthetruckdriver
D.Ednolongerwantedtogivethemmoney
Passage2
TheUniversityinTransformation,editedbyAustralianfuturistsSohailInayatullahandJenniferGidley,presentssome20highlyvariedoutlooksontomorrow’suniversitiesbywritersrepresentingbothWesternandnon-Westernperspectives.Theiressaysraiseabroadrangeofissues,questioningnearlyeverykeyassumptionwehaveabouthighereducationtoday.
ThemostwidelydiscussedalternativetothetraditionalcampusistheInternetUniversity—avoluntarycommunitytoscholars/teachersphysicallyscatteredthroughoutacountryoraroundtheworldbutalllinkedincyberspace.Acomputerizeduniversitycouldhavemanyadvantages,suchaseasyscheduling,efficientdeliveryoflecturestothousandsorevenmillionsofstudentsatonce,andreadyaccessforstudentseverywheretotheresourcesofalltheworld’sgreatlibraries.
YettheInternetUniversityposesdangers,too.Forexample,alineoffranchisedcourseware,producedbyafewsuperstarteachersmarketedunderthebrandnameofafamousinstitution,andheavilyadvertised,mighteventuallycometodominatetheglobaleducationmarket,warnssociologyprofessorPeterManicasoftheUniversityofHawaiiatManoa.Besidesenforcingarigidlystandardizedcurriculum,sucha“collegeeducationinabox”couldunderselltheofferingsofmanytraditionalbrickandmortarinstitutions,effectivelydrivingthemoutofbusinessandthrowingthousandsofcareeracademicsoutofwork,noteAustraliancommunicationsprofessorsDavidRooneyandGregHearn.
Ontheotherhand,whileglobalconnectivityseemshighlylikelytoplaysomesignificantroleinfuturehighereducation,thatdoesnotmeangreateruniformityincoursecontent—orotherdangers—willnecessarilyfollow.Counter-movementsarealsoatwork.
Manyinacademia,includingscholarscontributingtothisvolume,arequestioningthefundamentalmissionofuniversityeducation.Whatif,forinstance,insteadofreceivingprimarilytechnicaltrainingandbuildingtheirindividualcareers,universitystudentsandprofessorscouldfocustheirlearningandresearcheffortsonexist