PES5模拟考试真题3.docx

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PES5模拟考试真题3

PartA

1.Sudiptochatterjeeisaplaywright,poet,scholar,andtheatre-workerfromCalcuttaandadoctoralcandidateinPerformancestudiesatNewYorkUniversity.

2.thequestionthatcomestomymindasapersonfromCalcutta,someoneinvolvedwiththetheatre,andatthesametimeassomeonewhoisintheUnitedStatesintheworldofacademics,ishowdoyoureconcileyourtwoimages,beingbothapreeminentscholarandatthesametimebeingveryinvolvedinthetheatreasaplaywrightandatheatreworker?

----it’sveryhardtoanswerthisquestion.IthinkthesearetwoverydifferenthatsthatIwear.

3.whenIamdoingtheatre,andasyouknowthistheatreisverymuchCalcuttatheatre,which,althoughinfluencedoverthelast150yearsbyWesterntheatre,itisstillverymuchsomethingthatislocalized,ithasverylocalresonances.

4.ontheotherhand,academicworkinIndiaisnecessarilycarriedoutintheEnglishlanguage,and,inspiteofallitsspecificIndia-centricnuances,itisstillverymuchapartofaninternationalacademiclife,whichtheatreisnot.

5.therefore,itisnotjustthedifferenceinlanguagewhichisimportant—thatmostofmyprofessionalacademicworkiscarriedoutinEnglishbuttheatreisnot,theatreisinBengali.

6.andpeopleinvolvedinthetheatreinCalcuttahaveverylittleideaoreveninterestinwhatIdoatothertimesandcertainlypeopleintheacademicworldknowverylittleaboutCalcuttatheatre.

7.thatpreciselyisthepurposeofthisinterviewwell,maybe,oneofthepurposeistopresentbothaspectsofyourpersonalityandwriting.

8.oneofthethingsIwoulddefinitelyemphasizeisthefactofbilingualism.ThewayinwhichweinIndiahavetoliveitoutnecessarilymeansadoptingallsortsofmeans,eveninone’spersonallife,intryingtoworkwithtwodifferentlanguages.

9.oneofthewaysinwhichItryanddoitistousetheatreasonesidewhichiscompletelycenteredaroundthatpartofmylifewhichislivedoutintheBengalilanguage.

10.dramaisreallythefieldinwhichIhavetrieditout.It’snotsomethingIwouldeverattempttodointheEnglishlanguagebecause,asIsaid,inmyprofessionallifeasanacademicclearlytherearecertainlimitations.

PartB

Passage1

1.weliveinaworldofquitedramaticchange.

2.butglobalizationisn’tjusteconomic:

itrefersalsototheincreasingintensityofcommunication,andtogreaterculturalandpoliticalintegration.

3.culturalglobalizationisevidentinthespreadoftheEnglishLanguagearoundtheworldandinthefilmsandTVprogramsthataresometimesseenbyhundredsofmillionsofpeopleindifferentcountries.

Passage2

1.fatherleaveshomeforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast.Thetwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheevening.ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain.

2.thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain.Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce.

3.therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork.Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren.

Passage3

1.recently,schoolsinsomeareasofthecountryhavebeguninvestigatingtheideaofholdingclassesforfourdaysaweek.ClasseswouldmeeteitherMondaythroughThursday,orTuesdaythroughFriday.

2.inthewesternStateofColorado,schoolsonthefour-dayweekholdclassesforsevenandahalfhoursadayforonehundred-forty-four-days.

3.manyschoolsonafour-dayscheduleofferspecialprogramsforstudentsorteachers,tripsorsportscompetitionsonthefifthday.

4.opponentsofthefour-dayschoolweeksaytheresearchisnotclearonthis,theysaythefour-dayweekhasnotbeenshowntoimprovestudents’learning.

Part3

1.independentcareers

2.farfewerscientists

3.Chinaandothercountries

4.graduatestudents

5.timeandallocation

6.competition

7.givingthemvisas/givethemvisas

8.Americanscientistsonly

9.producingscientists

10.producingcompetition/scientists

11.AspolicymakerswarnthattheUnitedStatesisnottrainingenoughscientiststomeetfutureneeds,scientistsinavarietyofdisciplinescontinuetostruggletostartindependentcareers.

12.IguessIwouldsayIseealotofquestionablenumbersabouthowmanyscientistswe’reproducingandwhatconstitutesascientistandanengineercomparedwithChinaandothercountries.

13.butIthinkitisclearthatweareproducingfarfewerscientistsandengineersthanwecanuseproductively.

14.whatIthinkweneedisbettersupportforgraduatestudents,butthat’salittlemorecomplicated,alittlehardertofigureoutthingtodois.

15.asIknowyouareaware,gettingagraduatedegreeinthesciencesisahugetimeinvestmentandaninvestmentinresources,too.---Iknow,andIwishIhadabetteranswerforyou.Therearemarketforces,andtheyworktoalargeextent.Theproblemisthatthere’satimelagof3to5years.Anditmakesforaninefficientallocationofpeople.I’mfromanareawhereitwaspossibletoshiftsubfields.Iwouldliketobelievethat’sstilltrue.

16.whatdoyouthinkistheimpactofforeignscientistsonthejobmarketforU.S.scientists?

---therecertainlyisalotofcompetitionnow,morethanever.

17.bydiscouragingstudyforforeignstudentshere,it’shardtogetvisas,thatkindofthing,wehavecreatedinstitutionsinotherpartsoftheworldthatarejustasattractiveastheinstitutionsintheU.S.usedtobe.

18.therearepeopleoutthereclearlywiththeprotectionistviewpointthatforeignscientistswhoarewillingtoworkforlowerwagesarelimitingopportunitiesforU.S.scientists.What’syourfeelingonthat?

19.thattherecertainlyissomeofthat,butwecan’tstopothercountriesfromproducingscientists

20.whatareyougoingtodo?

Wearejustgoingtohavetodobetter,that’sall,continuallydobetteraswehaveovertheyears.TraditionallyscienceintheUnitedStateshasbestedthecompetition.That’snottosaythattherehaven’tbeengoodscientistsandgoodresearchinstitutesinothercountriesbothinEuropeandinthedevelopingworld.Buttraditionally,overthedecades,theUnitedStateshasdonebetter.It’seasytosay,butwe’lljusthavetocontinuetodobetter.Ithinkthatistherightprescription.There’snowaythatwecanpunishtheothercountriesforproducingcompetitioninscienceandtechnology.