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　　Eachstatewaspermittedtoselllargetractsoffederalland,andusetheproceedstoendowatleastonepubliccollege.

　Second,competitionbreedssuccess.Overtheyears,thedecentralizationanddiversityoftheAmerica'

scollegesanduniversitieshavepromotedcompetitionforstudentsandresources.

　CompetitivepressurefirstaroseduringtheCivilWar,whenPresidentLincolncreatedtheNationalAcademyofScience,toadvicecongressonanysubjectofscienceandart.

　　Theacademy'

simpactreallygrewafterWorldWar2,whenalandmarkreportcommissionedbythethenpresident,arguethatitwastheFederalgovernment'

sresponsibilitytoprovideadequatefundsforbasicresearch.

　　Insteadofbeencentralizedingovernment'

slaboratories,scientificresearchesbecamedecentralizedintheAmericanuniversities,andgeneratedincreasinginvestment.

　　Italsogavegraduatestudentsresearchopportunities,andhelpspreadscientificdiscoveriesfarandwide,tothebenefitofindustry,medicine,andsocietyasawhole.

　　Thirdly,investinginthefuture.TheendofWorldWar2,sawthepassageofServicemen'

sReadjustmentActof1944.

　　Thelaw,whichprovidedforcollegeorvocationaleducationforreturningveterans,madethehighereducationsystemaccessibleinwaysthatwereinconceivableinEurope,openingthedoorofthebestuniversitiestomenandwomenwhohadneverdreamedofgoingtocollege.

　　Finally,promotingdiversity.Thecreationoffederalloanandsubsidyprograms,aswellasoutrightgrandforcollegestudents,broughtmuchneededdiversitytohighereducation,andfurtherhelptodemocratizeaccess.

　　Sinceit'

sfundedin1965,FederalFamilyEducationLoanProgramhasfundedmorethan74millionstudentloans,worthmorethan180billiondollars.

ListeningComprehension

Questions1-5

A:

Grace,what'

sinterestingtoyouaboutlivinginthecity?

Whydoyoulikeit?

B:

Well,I'

mjustacitygirl.OnetimeIboughtahouseinthecountrytoescapefromtheurbanills,andthenfoundmyselftotallyboredwithcountrylife.Becauseyouhavetodriveeverywhere,andthere'

snotmuchtodo.I'

musedtothefastpaceofthecity.There'

sawholevarietyofmuseums,movies,coffeeshops,andplacestointeractwithpeople.Butsittingaloneinthecountry,youknow,unlessyouliketogrowagarden,orpatteraroundandbuildthingswithyourhands.

Okay,butwhataboutyourvacation?

Imean,alotofcitypeoplerentvacationhousesinthecountry.

Buttome,goingtothecountryforavacationmakesnosenseatall.There'

ssomuchworktodo.Firstyouhavetogetthere,andthen,Idon'

tknow.IthinkIcanrelaxbetterinthecity.Besides,thecountryhasbugs.Thereyouaresupposedlyenjoyingyourselfinthefreshcountryair,butyouarebeeneatenalivebyavarietyofdifferentbugs.Youcan'

tenjoyyourself.Youarebeenstungandeatentodeath.Youcan'

trelax.Let'

sputitthisway.Ifyoulikeboredom,you'

lllikethecountry.Peoplewholikealotofstimulation,youknow,can'

thackit.Andthenthere'

sthetransportationthing,Imean,togetacartonofmilk,youhavetodrivethreemiles.Sothewholecarculturethingkicksin.Givesmethecityanytime.

Well,whatwouldyousayistheonethingyoulikemostaboutthecity?

Theinteractivesociallife.Peoplegettogether.Ilikeitwhenyoucallupandpeoplesay"

comeonover"

andyouhangouttogether.Andit'

sjustfun.

Yah,andwhataboutthesuburbs?

Well,that'

sevenmorehatefulthanthecountrytome.

Why?

Well,thesuburbsdon'

tevenhaveanyofthegoodcountryair.There'

snothingtodo.Youjuststuckthere.Andforyoungpeople,thereareallsortsofproblems,alcohol,drugs,youhavetodriveeverywhere...Look,Igotomyfriend'

shouseinthesuburbs.Doyoueverseeanyonewalkinginthestreet?

No,it'

stotallyzero.There'

snothinggoingon.WhatcanIsay?

!

Youknow,it'

snotforme.Idohaveoneortwosuburbanfriendswholikeit,becausetheymakeabarbequeandthebirdsarechirping,butnotme.Andthenthere'

sanotherthingIreallyhate,inthecity,youcanmakemistakesbutyoualwaysgetasecondchance;

Butinthecountryandthesuburbs,youarelabeled.Youfeellike"

wow,that'

sit!

"

youarelabeled.Andthatlabeldoesn'

tcomeoffeasily.

Well,doyouthinkthecityislonely,ordangerous?

NO!

Inthecity,peopleliveinlittlecommunities,theyhaveinteractivesociallives.AndIdon'

tthinkthecityisparticularlydangerous.

Q1Thereareseveralreasonswhythewomanlikeslivinginthecity,whichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasons?

Q2Whatdoesthewomanthinkofvacationinthecountry?

Q3Whatdoesthewomanlikemostaboutthecity?

Q4Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutlivinginthesuburbsaccordingtothewoman?

Q5Howdoesthewomandescribethecitylife?

Questions6-10

London,theUnitedKingdom

　　TheLeft-LeaningThinkTank,theinstituteforpublicpolicyresearch（IPPR）,haswarnedUKchancellornottousegreentaxestoplugtheholeingovernmentfinances.Itsnewresearchshowsthatthegovernmentcouldgain3.5billionpoundsayearthroughacarbontaxonhomesandvehicles.ButIPPRsaysthiswouldharmthepoor,unlessministersgivebackallthecashintheformofbenefits,taxbreaksandhomeinsulation.IPPRhasdevelopedacomputermodeltoassessthebenefitsanddrawbacksofenvironmentaltaxes.Thepreliminaryfindingssuggestthattaxescanproveausefultoolandachievingenvironmentalobjectives.ButIPPRsaysitwouldbeamistaketousethemtoraisemoneybecauseunlesstheyarecounter-balanced,theyinevitablyhitthepooresthardestandaremistrustedbythepublic.

Munich,Germany

　　GermanbusinessconfidenceroselessthanexpectedinMay,assluggishdemandweighedonconstructionandmanufacturing.Gooutlookforthesix-monthaheadimproved,acloselywatchedsurveyshowed.

　　TheMunich-basedIFOinstitute'

sbusinessclimateindexincreasedto84.2pointsinMayfrom83.7pointsinApril.That’sasteadyincreasefrom82.2pointsinMarch,thelowestlevelin26years.IFOsaidinareleasethatmanufacturersreportedapoorerbusinesssituationthismonththaninApril,butexpectingimprovementinthenext6months.Germany’seconomywentintorecessionlastfallastheglobaleconomiccrisissappeddemandforitsexports.

Washington,theUnitedStates

　　PresidentObama’stoughernewfuelefficiencystandardsbringindustry,environmentalistsandstatestogethertostartcuttinggreenhousegasemissionsfromcards.Butthereductionswouldrepresentonlyadropinthebucketofwhat’sneededtoaddressglobalwarming.WhiteHouseofficialssaytheproposalwouldcutgreenhousegasemissionsbyabout9oomillionmetrotons,asthetotalreductionofpollutionfromthe5modelyearsofcarsandtruckscoveredbytheproposal.EnvironmentalprotectionagencychiefLisaJacksonnotesthateventhoughthepollutionreductionsarebig,theyaredwarfedbythemassivechallengeofglobalwarming,"

Thisactionalone,Idon’twanttomisleadanyone,isnotgoingtochangeglobaltemperatures."

Obviously,itisonesteponthelongroad.

OPEC,Asia

　　Althoughitaddslowerlastweek,oilpriceroseto61dollarsabarrelMondayinAsia,asinvestorsaddanOPECmeetingthisweekandwaitevidenceofaglobaleconomicrecovery.TradingwaslightbecauseUSmarketsareclosedMondayforMemorialDay.BenchmarkcrudeforJulydeliverywas61dollars32centsabarrelbymiddayontheNewYorkMercantileexchange.OnFriday,thecontractrosetosettleat61dollars67cents.Oilhasralliedoninvestoroptimismthattheworstoftheglobaleconomicdownturnisover.InAsia,therearesignsthatthedropinexportshasbottomed,althoughtheoutlookremainsmurky.

L‘Aquila,Italy

　　ScoresofpeoplewerekilledandtensofthousandslefthomelessincentralItalytodayafterapowerfulearthquakeshookamountainregion,severelydamagingahistoriccityadleavinghundredsfearedtrappedinrubble.Atleast92peoplewereknowntohavedied,andmorethan1,500peoplehadbeeninjured,theItalianPrimeMinister,SilvioBerlusconi,toldapressconferenceinL’aquila,thebadlydamagedcapitaloftheAbruzzoregion,closetotheepicenter.The6.3-magnitudetremorwasthecountry’sdeadliestsincetheIrpiniaquakeinthesouthinNovember1980,whichkilledmorethan2,500people.

Q6Whyhastheleft-leaningIPPRwarnedthegovernmentnottousegreentaxestoraisemoney?

Q7WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGermany’scurrenteconomy?

Q8WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutPresidentObama’sproposalaboutnewfuelefficiencystandards?

Q9WhatpricewasoilonMondayinAsia?

Q10AtleasthowmanypeoplewereknowntohavediedintherecentearthquakeincentralItaly?

Questions11-15

BMW,STARBUCKSandNOKIA,theyareallbrandseasilyrecognizablearoundtheworldandgettingevenmoreso,accordingtoanewsurveyofthetop100globalbrands.Ofall,Tech.companyseemtobeginningdominants.CocaColas