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ofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.Someofthesoldiers

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were（15）orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports（16）the“willie”

cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen（17）thedirtand

exhaustionofwar,the（18）ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachother

andthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.（19）Egypt,France,and

adozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,（20）themostimportant

personintheirlives.

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6.[A]for[B]into[C]form[D]against

7.[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming

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SectionIIResdiongComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionaftereachtextbychoosing

A,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,

butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthe

country,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhis

educationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicy

whichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmayno

longercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.

Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverished

orchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclear

andcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannot

dowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapass

tostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,it

isgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoor

children.

Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcounting

fornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomework

andseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowell

onstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudents

whoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?

Itisquitepossiblethat

thehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfor

theirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.

Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestions

abouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’

academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmake

themcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethat

thehomeworkstudentsarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewand

correct.

Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichis

responsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconducts

publichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.

21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_____.

[A]isreceivingmorecriticism

[B]isnolongeraneducationalritual

[C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses

[D]isgainingmorepreferences

22.L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoor

students_____.

[A]tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducation

[B]haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard

[C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomework

[D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework

23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay____.

[A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomework

[B]resultinstudents'

indifferencetotheirreportcards

[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests

[D]restrictteachers'

powerineducation

24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkis

whether______.

[A]itshouldbeeliminated

[B]itcountsmuchinschooling

[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers

[D]itisimportantforgrades

25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.

[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy

[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework

[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework

Text2

Prettyinpink:

adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,

yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Ttisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,

butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodin

oneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Then

itpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonly

innocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingular

lackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.

Girls’attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,

butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.

Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:

intheerabefore

domesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonly

wayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlswore

whatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,

pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,which

wasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,

constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,

whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’s

marketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseem

inherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastfor

thefirstfewcriticalyears.

Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionof

whatisnaturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheir

psychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomething

expertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehaviour:

wrong.Turns

out,acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,it

waspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurersinthe1930s.

Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincrease

sales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolder

kids’clothes.Ttwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthat

itevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,

oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.And

oneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–or

inventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.

26.Bysaying"

itis...therainbow"

（Line3,Para.1）,theauthormeanspink______.

[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood

[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'

innocence

[C]cannotexplaingirls'

lackofimagination

[D]cannotinfluencegirls'

livesandinterests

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours？

[A]Coloursareencodedingirls'

DNA.

[B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.

[C]Pinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders.

[D]Whiteispreferedbybabies.

28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'

spsychological

developmentwasmuchinfluencedby_____.

[A]themarketingofproductsforchi