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单选题It is Du Bois’s belief that ______.A the blacks have a priority in terms of education.B higher education should be free for all races.C everyone has an equal right to education.D development in education should be gradual.
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It is Du Bois’s belief that ______.
A
the blacks have a priority in terms of education.
B
higher education should be free for all races.
C
everyone has an equal right to education.
D
development in education should be gradual.
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第1题：
in britain，children from the age of 5 to 16_______________.
A. can not receive free education at all.
B. can legally receive partly free education.
C. can not receive free education if their parents are rich.
D. can legally receive completely free education.
参考答案：D
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第2题：
根据下列文章，回答31～35题。The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike. Progress in both areas is undoubtedly necessary for the social, political and intellectual development of these and all other societies; however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong. We are fortunate that is it, because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations. The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living.
Ironically, the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States. Not long ago, with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its prebubble peak, the U.S. workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S. economic performance. Japan was, and remains, the global leader in automotiveassembly productivity. Yet the research revealed that the U.S. factories of Honda, Nissan, and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts—a result of the training that U.S. workers received on the job.
More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry’s work.
What is the real relationship between education and economic development? We have begun to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don’t force it. After all, that’s how education got started. When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago, they didn’t have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food. Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.
As education improved, humanity’s productivity potential increased as well. When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education. This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance. Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education. A lack of formal education, however, doesn’t constrain the ability of the developing world’s workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future. On the contrary, constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn’t developing more quickly there than it is.
第31题：The author holds in paragraph 1 that the importance of education in poor countries
A．is subject to groundless doubts.
B．has fallen victim of bias.
C．is conventionally downgraded.
D．has been overestimated.
正确答案：D
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第3题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that__________.
查看材料A．they are expected to be leaders of the society
B．they might become a burden of the society
C．they should fully develop their potentials
D．disabled children deserve special consideration答案：C解析：根据文章第三段最后一句“The great interest in exceptional children…indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens…．deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities．"可知，C项正确。 -
第4题：
Text 3 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;however,the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.We are fortunate that is it,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.Ironically,the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States.Not long ago,with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.The U.S.workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S.economic performance.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.Yet the research revealed that the U.S.factories of Honda,Nissan,and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts--a result of the training that U.S.workers received on the job.More recently,while examining housing construction,the researchers discovered that illiterate,non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston,Texas,consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.What is the real relationship between education and economic development?We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it.After all,that's how education got started.When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.As education improved,humanity's productivity potential increased as well.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.A lack of formal education,however,doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.On the contrary,constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.35.According to the last paragraph,development of education__________.A.results directly from competitive environments
B.does not depend on economic performance
C.follows improved productivity
D.cannot afford political changes答案：B解析：文章最后一段第一句谈到“随着教育提高人类的生产潜能，人类可以负担更多的教育”，由此可以看出，教育促进经济的发展，而经济发展则反过来促进教育发展，两者之间是一种相互促进的作用，故本题答案为B。 -
第5题：
Text 3 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;however,the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.We are fortunate that is it,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.Ironically,the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States.Not long ago,with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.The U.S.workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S.economic performance.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.Yet the research revealed that the U.S.factories of Honda,Nissan,and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts--a result of the training that U.S.workers received on the job.More recently,while examining housing construction,the researchers discovered that illiterate,non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston,Texas,consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.What is the real relationship between education and economic development?We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it.After all,that's how education got started.When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.As education improved,humanity's productivity potential increased as well.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.A lack of formal education,however,doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.On the contrary,constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.32.It is stated in Paragraph 1 that construction of a new education system__________.A.challenges economists and politicians
B.takes efforts of generations
C.demands priority from the government
D.requires sufficient labor force答案：B解析：文章第一段第四句谈到“我们很幸运的是这样的（把教育放在最优先的地位是错误的），因为新的教育体系以及把足够的人集中在一起通过他们来提升经济的表现将需要几代人的努力。”而B项正是反映了这一句话的内容，故答案为B。A的内容是对文章第一段出现的政治家和经济学家内容的错误对应；C是传统观点，不是作者观点；D是谈到问题的现象而不是内容的本质。 -
第6题：
Text 3 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;however,the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.We are fortunate that is it,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.Ironically,the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States.Not long ago,with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.The U.S.workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S.economic performance.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.Yet the research revealed that the U.S.factories of Honda,Nissan,and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts--a result of the training that U.S.workers received on the job.More recently,while examining housing construction,the researchers discovered that illiterate,non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston,Texas,consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.What is the real relationship between education and economic development?We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it.After all,that's how education got started.When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.As education improved,humanity's productivity potential increased as well.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.A lack of formal education,however,doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.On the contrary,constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.31.The author holds in paragraph 1 that the important of education in poor countries___________.A.is subject groundless doubts
B.has fallen victim of bias
C.is conventional downgraded
D.has been overestimated答案：D解析：文章第一段谈到“正式教育和经济增长之间的关系在经济学家和政治家产生同样的误解。在这两个领域的进步毫无疑问对社会、政治以及知识领域等所有社会其他方面都是必须的；但是，在促进穷国快速经济发展中，教育应该放在最优先的地位的传统观点是错误的。”从这句我们可以看出，教育是重要的，但把它放在第一位则是错误的，因此我们可以得出穷国把教育放在经济最优先发展的地位是高估教育了，故答案为D。 -
第7题：
单选题By saying “While it’s true that ..., be they scientific or artistic” (Lines 1-3, Para.5), the author means that _____.Abusiness management should be included in educational programs
Bhuman wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed
Chuman intellectual development has reached new heights
Dthe importance of a broad education should not be, overlooked
正确答案： C解析：
推论题。此长句表面上在讲述人类文明知识之浩瀚、广袤。其根本目的在于下文所列举的原则。发展广泛教育的呼唤，应该突破眼前的实利主义，从长远的观点重视道德教育。A项与文章内容无关。B项“人类知识以极其高速积累”是表面意思不是作者根本心声。C项“人类知识发展到了新的高度”是表面含义。D项“拓宽教育视野的重要性不容忽视”接近作者的意图。因此答案为D项。 -
第8题：
单选题The community college embodies _____ belief that an education should be practical as well as liberal.AGeorge Washington’s
BThomas Jefferson’s
CAbraham Lincoln’s
DFranklin Roosevelt’s
正确答案： A解析：
社区学院代表了托马斯·杰斐逊的教育不仅要自由还要实用的思想。 -
第9题：
问答题Globalization for Change in Higher Education What is globalization and how does it affect higher education policy and academic institutions? The answer is deceivingly simple and the implications are surprisingly complex. For higher education, globalization implies the social, economic, and technological forces that shape the realities of the 21st century. These elements include advanced information technology, new ways of thinking about financing higher education and a concomitant acceptance of market forces and commercialization, unprecedented mobility for students and professors, and other developments. Significantly, the idea of mass access to higher education has meant unprecedented expansion of higher education everywhere—there are about 134 million students in postsecondary education worldwide, and many countries have seen unprecedented and sustained expansion in the past several decades. These global trends are for the most part inevitable. Nations, and academic institutions, must constructively cope with the implications. MassificationMassification is without question the most ubiquitous global influence of the past half century or more. The United States had the first mass higher education system, beginning as early as the1920s. Europe followed in the 1960s, and parts of Asia a decade or so later. The developing countries were the last to expand. Most of the growth of the 21st century is taking place in developing and middle-income countries. North America, Europe, and a number of Pacific Rim nations now enroll 60 percent or more of the relevant age group6 in higher education. What has massification brought? Public good vs. private good.Stimulated in part by the financial pressures of massification and also by broader changes in economic thinking, including the neoliberal agenda, higher education is increasingly considered in economic terms a private good—a benefit accruing mainly to individuals who should pay for it rather than a public good that contributes benefits to society and thus should be financially supported by the state.Varied funding patterns.For most countries, the state has traditionally been the main funder of higher education. Massification has placed great strains on state funding, and in all cases governments no longer believe they can adequately fund mass higher education. Other sources of funding need to be found—including student tuition and fees (typically the largest source), a variety of government-sponsored and private loan programs, university income generating programs (such as industry collaboration or consulting), and philanthropic support.Decline in quality vs. conditions of study. On average in most countries, the quality of higher education has declined. In a mass system, top quality cannot be provided to all students. 11 It is not affordable, and the ability levels of both students and professors necessarily become more diverse. University study and teaching are no longer a preserve for the elite—both in terms of ability and wealth. While the top of a diversified academic system may maintain its quality12 (although in some countries the top sector has also suffered), the system as a whole declines. Globalization of the Academic MarketplaceMore than 2 million students are studying abroad, and it is estimated that this number will increase to 8 million in a few years. Many others are enrolled in branch campuses and twinning programs, There are many thousands of visiting scholars and postdocs studying internationally. Most significantly, there is a global circulation of academics. Ease of transportation, IT, the use of English, and the globalization of the curriculum have tremendously increased the international circulation of academic talent. Flows of students and scholars move largely from South to North—from the developing countries to North America and Europe. And while the “brain drain” of the past has become more of a “brain exchange”, with flows of both people and knowledge back and forth across borders and among societies, the great advantage still accrues to the traditional academic centers at the expense of the peripheries. Even China, and to some extent India, with both large and increasingly sophisticated academic systems, find themselves at a significant disadvantage in the global academic marketplace. For much of Africa, the traditional brain drain remains largely a reality.正确答案： 【参考译文】
改变高等教育的全球化 什么是全球化? 它又是如何影响高等教育政策和学术机构的?这个问题的答案看似简单,但实际上却极为复杂,超乎想象。对于高等教育而言,全球化意味着决定21世纪现状的社会力量、经济力量和科技力量,其中包括先进的信息技术、为高等教育筹措资金的新思路以及随之而来的对市场力量和商业化的接受、教师和学生史无前例的高流动性及其他发展和变化。特别值得关注的是,高等教育大众化的理念带来了高等教育史无前例的扩张——现今全世界大约有1.34亿学生在接受高等教育,而且在过去的几十年里,很多国家的高等教育都经历了前所未有的持续扩张。这些全球性的趋势多半是不可避免的,各国和教育机构都必须建设性地处理全球化所带来的各种新局势。
大众化
毫无疑问,在过去的半个多世纪,高等教育大众化是全世界最具影响力的事物,其影响力无所不在。美国早在20世纪20年代就首先实行了高等教育普及制度。之后是欧洲,始于20世纪60年代。亚洲部分国家和地区则在十年以后甚至更晚才开始普及高等教育。发展中国家在这方面则是最晚起步的。因此,21世纪高等教育的增长大多集中在发展中国家和中等收入国家。如今,在北美、欧洲和许多环太平洋国家,接受高等教育的适龄人群已达百分之六十以上。高等教育大众化究竟给我们带来了什么呢?
公共利益与个人利益。一方面,由于高等教育大众化所带来的金融压力,另一方面,由于经济思考,包括新自由主义的进程所带来的广泛变化,高等教育从经济学角度来说正越来越多的被视为应由个人来购买的私人利益,而不是由国家来提供经济支持的公共利益,因为它主要是为个体,而不是为社会带来好处。
多元的资金募集模式。对大多数国家而言,政府历来是高等教育的主要出资人。然而,高等教育的大众化给政府拨款这种方式带来了很大压力,政府认为他们实在无力为大众化的高等教育提供足够的资金。因此,必须找到其他资金来源——包括向学生收取的学费和其他费用(这通常是最大的经费来源),各类政府资助及个人贷款项目,高校创收项目(如产研合作或为企业提供咨询)以及慈善捐助。
教学质量的下降与教学环境的退化。大多数国家的高等教育普遍存在质量下降的情况。在大众化的体系下,并非所有学生都能接受到最高质量的教育。一方面,高质量的教育不是人人都能负担得起的;另一方面,学生和教师的能力水平也必然会变得更为参差不齐。从能力和财力上来说,大学的教与学已不再是社会精英们的专利。在多样化的高等教育体系下,尽管最高端的大学仍然可以维持很高的教学质量(尽管在一些国家,最高端的大学也有同样的困境),但其总体质量是在下降的。
学术市场的全球化
目前,有200多万名学生出国留学,而且这一数字几年后就将增至800万。另外,还有很多学生被外国大学设在本国的分校或是与外国大学联办的双联课程项目录取。成千上万名访问学者和博士后研究人员也在国外深造。而其中学术人才在全球范围内的流动影响更为深远。便捷的交通、信息技术的发展、英语的广泛使用以及课程的全球化使得学术人才在国际间的流动大大增多。学生和学者流动的方向大多为从南向北——即从发展中国家流向北美和欧洲等发达国家。尽管以往的“人才外流”越来越多地转变为“人才交流”,人才和知识在各国和社会之间游走,然而,传统的学术中心依然以损害周边地区的利益为代价获得了更多的好处。虽然中国,在一定程度上还有印度,拥有规模庞大、日益先进的高等教育体系,但在国际学术市场上明显处于弱势。而对于非洲大多数国家来说,传统意义上的人才外流依然是其主要现实。解析： 暂无解析 -
第10题：
单选题It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.Amany blacks are prepared for leadership.
BDu Bois was in favor of “elite education” for blacks.
CWashington and Du Bois had never been friends.
Donly the top 10 percent are worth educating.
正确答案： C解析：
推理判断题。根据最后一段杜·波依斯的“有才华的10％”的概念，10％的黑人会接受传统的大学教育，从而为成为未来的领导者作准备，但这并没有表明这些人已经准备好，故A不正确；C项文中无中生有；D项与杜·波依斯协助制定所有的美国儿童和青年都应该拥有真正平等的受教育机会的教育政策相悖。用排除法，故答案为B项。 -
第11题：
问答题Part of the reform in university education is collecting tuition from students. University education used to be almost free, but since a few years ago, many universities have required their students to pay for their education, and mostly at very high price. What do you think is the result of this? Write a composition of about 400 words to explain some of the important consequences. You may discuss both positive and negative ones. The title has been provided for you.Results of Collecting Tuition In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring, what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.正确答案：
Results of Collecting Tuition As a proverb goes, there is no free lunch in this world. But this did not apply to China's higher education in the past, as students virtually paid nothing for their study. With the economic booming and growing demand for talents, universities are required to admit more students, and are allowed to collect tuition from students as well. Viewing this policy more than a decade later, we may find that it has brought about quite mixed consequences.
The first obvious consequence is that schools can offer better teaching resources. In the past, universities got their money from the government, but it was usually not much. Now with the large amount of money from students, most universities are spending generously on teaching facilities such as teaching and dormitory buildings, multimedia equipment, and on acquisition of more books and internet access for students and teachers. These have greatly improved the hardware and software of university education, and both schools and students may profit from it.
Another important consequence is that students' motivation in study is enhanced. This may be unexpected, but easy to understand. When students enjoyed free education, they did not view it as a hard-earned opportunity, and many who disliked their majors simply idled away their stay on campus. But when students have to pay a lot for having their classes, they will liken idling as wasting their money, consequently most of them are studying hard. It is just like you won't throw away your dishes if you eat in a luxurious restaurant. A questionnaire given to juniors and seniors in 100 universities across the nation has also supported this explanation.
However, this policy has also placed a heavy financial burden on students' parents. The average tuition for university students now is about 5000 yuan every year, which means that parents have to prepare about 20,000 yuan to cover the education of one child. This is too heavy a load for parents in rural areas as well underdeveloped cities. There have been reports that some parents committed suicide because they felt ashamed for not being able to provide their children's tuition.
In general, collection tuition has brought about a quite complex picture. While helping schools improve their teaching resources and encouraging students to study harder, it also creates heavy financial burden for parents. Method must to be found to tap the advantages and resolve threats from the disadvantages. Only when both aspects are taken into consideration can the new policy bring real profit to university students and the whole society.解析：
本题的话题是高校收学费带来的影响。文章引言段的开头使用了“天下没有免费的午餐”的谚语，很容易吸引读者注意。作者使用了过去与现在的对比，自然引出了话题。中心思想句写得简洁而又准确。正文段的衔接非常流畅，尤其是在第二段和第三段的衔接很成功，把读者的注意力从优点顺利地转移到了缺点上。结论段用了两句作总结，这样会比较全面。由于文章是谈正反两方面的结果，所以作者选用简单的建议作最终评论，同样非常流畅。 -
第12题：
单选题In the name of justice, all men should be equal and should have an equal right for everything.Aunification
Btradition
Ctransmission
Dfairness
正确答案： D解析：
句意：以公平的名义，所有人都应该是平等的，且对任何事享有平等的权利。fairness公正。unification统一。tradition传统。transmission传递。 -
第13题：
The community college embodies ________ belief that an education should be practical as well as liberal.A.George Washington's
B.Thomas Jefferson's
C.Abraham Lincoln's
D.Franklin Roosevelt's
正确答案：B
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第14题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
This passage mainly deals with__________.
查看材料A．the differences of children in their learning capabilities
B．the definition of exceptional children in modern society
C．the special educational programs for exceptional children
D．the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children答案：D解析：本文开头第一段概括了全文的主题思想。下文详细地阐述了家庭和社会对超常孩子的重要性．教育对所有孩子的重要性和所有孩子平等地受教育的法律保证。这些细节都说明了教育适应超常孩子的必要性。B项本文未涉及．A、C虽有涉及．但不是全文的主题思想。故选D。 -
第15题：
请阅读Passage 2，完成第小题。
Passage 2
Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age, for the same age, for these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding the knowledge,hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
"All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children--the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children--disabled or not--to an appropriate education,and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response,schoolsaremodifying theirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoare exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
查看材料A．Exceptional children refer to those with mental or physical problems.
B．The author use"All men are created equal" to counter the school program for the
exceptional children.
C．Recent court decisions confirm the rights of the exceptional children to enjoy the equal rights to learn with the normal ones.
D．Regular school programs fail to meet the requirements to develop the potential of exceptional children.答案：D解析：文章首段中的“…to develop to their full adult potential”和文章最后一句中的“…to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs．"清楚地表明了“exceptional children”指的是智力超常的儿童，因此A项不正确。文章的第四段对“All men are created equal”在教育中的含义给予了具体的解释，即“每个孩子具有得到帮助、学到能力极限的权利”．因此B项错误。本文的宗旨是赞同学校对超常儿童与普通儿童采用不同的教学计划：法律确认的是所有孩子享有适当的教育的权利．这包括超常儿童的潜能得以最大发挥的权利．因此C项不对。D项意为“学校通常的教学计划不能满足超常儿童充分发挥潜能的需要”。“调整教学计划适应超常儿童的必要性”是本文的中心，这与D项内容一致，故选D。 -
第16题：
Text 3 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;however,the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.We are fortunate that is it,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.Ironically,the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States.Not long ago,with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.The U.S.workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S.economic performance.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.Yet the research revealed that the U.S.factories of Honda,Nissan,and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts--a result of the training that U.S.workers received on the job.More recently,while examining housing construction,the researchers discovered that illiterate,non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston,Texas,consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.What is the real relationship between education and economic development?We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it.After all,that's how education got started.When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.As education improved,humanity's productivity potential increased as well.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.A lack of formal education,however,doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.On the contrary,constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.33.A major difference between the Japanese and U.S workforces is that__________.A.the Japanese workforce is better disciplined
B.the Japanese workforce is more productive
C.the U.S workforce has a better education
D.the U.S workforce is more organize答案：B解析：文章第二段谈到“具有讽刺意味的是，证明这种思想（把教育放在促进经济发展动力的第一位是错误的）最早的证据在美国。不久以前，随着这个国家进入衰退而日本处于泡沫经济破灭之前的顶峰，美国劳动力被讥笑为差火的教育，而这种教育情况也被视为美国经济不好表现的主要原因之一。日本在自动化生产效率方面，现在仍然是全球的领导者。而最新的研究显示，本田、尼桑、丰田等美国的工厂取得了大约95%他们日本工厂的生产效率。”由此，显然B是正确答案。A的内容是无中生有；C和D的内容和文章的观点相反。 -
第17题：
Text 3 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike.Progress in both area is undoubtedly necessary for the social,political and intellectual development of these and all other societies;however,the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.We are fortunate that is it,because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and,as a result,radically higher standards of living.Ironically,the first evidence for this idea appeared in the United States.Not long ago,with the country entering a recessing and Japan at its pre-bubble peak.The U.S.workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary cause of the poor U.S.economic performance.Japan was,and remains,the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity.Yet the research revealed that the U.S.factories of Honda,Nissan,and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts--a result of the training that U.S.workers received on the job.More recently,while examining housing construction,the researchers discovered that illiterate,non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston,Texas,consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.What is the real relationship between education and economic development?We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it.After all,that's how education got started.When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago,they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food.Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.As education improved,humanity's productivity potential increased as well.When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential,they could in turn afford more education.This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary,but not a sufficient,condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.A lack of formal education,however,doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.On the contrary,constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.34.The author quotes the example of our ancestors to show that education emerged__________.A.when people had enough time
B.prior to better ways of finding food
C.when people on longer went hung
D.as a result of pressure on government答案：C解析：文章第三段谈到our ancestor时说到“我们不得不怀疑是不断增长的经济促进了教育的发展，即使在没有政府的强制政策下。毕竟，这正是教育的起源。当我们的祖先在10，000年前还是狩猎者时，除了寻找食物，他们没有时间对其他的事情产生好奇。仅仅当人类以更高生产率的方式生产食物时，他们才有时间来关注其他的事情。”由这句话可以看出，不再饥饿才是教育起源的直接因素，故答案为C。A只是表征现象的内容，不是本质；B则是和文章内容相反；D是教育到了一定阶段才有的结果，不是教育出现的原因。 -
第18题：
America's emphasis on the importance of education for everyone has spurred scientific research.A:encouraged
B:endangered
C:endorsed
D:enlarged答案：A解析：本句意思：美国对于全民教育重要性的强调，促进了科学研究。spur促进，激励。en- courage鼓励，促进；endanger危及，危害；endorse签名，批准；enlarge扩大，放大。 -
第19题：
单选题The following contribute to the expected 4% “real terms” deficit EXPECT the fact that ______.Aindustry has provided less cost funding
Bstaffing costs has risen too fast
Cglobal economy crisis has occurred
Dsome countries have overtaken the UK in terms of investment in higher education
正确答案： D解析：
题目问的是：下列哪一项不是导致预期的4%“实际”赤字的事实？D项意为“就高等教育投资而言，一些国家已经超过了英国”，与题意无关。故选D。 -
第20题：
问答题Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Which view do you agree with and why?正确答案：
Most universities require the completion of a secondary, or high school education for admission. They also require proof of academic performance to guarantee that the student has the knowledge and skills needed to successfully complete their higher education. I believe that if a student has a poor academic record through their primary and secondary education,they should not be allowed to attend university.
In the first place, a university education should be considered a privilege, not a right. A consistent effort must be made through the first two lower stages of a person’s education in order for them to earn the right to study in university. When I was in high school, I saw many students skip class regularly to shop, smoke drugs, or just because they “didn’t feel like” going to class. The obvious result was low grades. These students were all at least 17 or 18 years old, old enough to understand the value of their education. However, they did not value their secondary education and therefore,in my opinion, should not have the opportunity to study in university.
In the second place, because education is cumulative, a student must work consistently through primary and secondary school to master facts and establish a foundation of knowledge in order to meet the demanding academic requirements of university courses. In primary and secondary school, students have the opportunity to develop their writing skills and analytical abilities, both essential to learn to cope with the challenges of higher learning. For students without the appropriate skills,success is unlikely. One university I attended published statistics showing a 50% dropout rate for first year students; the main reason listed was that the students were unprepared for the rigor of university life.
In the third place, the limited educational resources at present in China make it almost impossible to provide every student with a college or university education. This means that students have to fight for their admission to the colleges and universities. As long as the present competition for higher education goes, it is not realistic to talk about letting every student have higher education. Competition for a successful walk through the single—plank bridge of college entrance examination is the most fair way to determine that privilege to higher education in China.
Many people take their education for granted. In my high school, most people only needed to make a little effort to maintain an A or B average, but there were still many people who weren’t willing to make any effort at all. I am sure that these people without proven track records should not, have the privilege of attending university’ especially when higher education resources are not abundant.解析：
文章引文段作者用I believe that…明确表明了论点，即初等和中等教育阶段成绩差的学生不应被大学录取。正文部分作者从三方面论证自己的观点：高等教育应该是特权，而不是权利；上大学应该具有足够的知识积累；中国的现状不允许给每个人都提供高等教育。在论据方面用到了逻辑推理、举例、列数字等方法。文章结尾部分简洁明了，与首段形成了照应。 -
第21题：
单选题It can be concluded that_____.Aevery young man and woman Should go to college if possible
Bcollege education has become increasingly worse in recent years
Cpeople with a college education should get a higher salary
Dfewer students should go to college but more be trained for skilled workers
正确答案： A解析：
文章第一段谈到大学毕业生因供大于求而找不到工作，第二段谈到市场上紧缺技术工人，第三、四段谈到很多人因为迷信大学文凭去上大学却完不成学业。由此可以看出，文章暗示更多的人应该接受职业技术教育而不是大学教育，因此选D。 -
第22题：
单选题It can be concluded that _____.Aevery young man and woman should go to college if possible
Bcollege education has become increasingly worse in recent years
Cpeople with a college education should get a higher salary
Dfewer students should go to college but more be trained for skilled workers
正确答案： C解析：
文章第一段谈到大学毕业生因供大于求而找不到工作，第二段谈到市场上紧缺技术工人，第三、四段谈到很多人因为迷信大学文凭去上大学却完不成学业。由此可知，文章暗示更多的人应该接受职业技术教育而不是大学教育，因此选D。 -
第23题：
单选题What is the author’s argument in this essay?AEducators who advocate a rounded-education should be supported.
BIt is natural for science students to learn less liberal arts.
CScience students ought to have enough knowledge about society.
DTechnical training must be reinforced in science education.
正确答案： B解析：
主旨大意题。作者在文章首段就开门见山地指出，理科生很容易脱离人文和社会学研究。该段尾句揭示了文章主旨：如果科学家想要解决社会问题，就要对政治、经济和文化领域有更多的了解，尽管这可能意味着他们要少学一些科学知识。接下来又分析了英国理科教育中存在的不合常理之处，并以人口过剩问题为例，指出由于缺乏人文知识，科学家在解决问题的过程中容易忽略社会因素。由此可以判断，作者论述的观点是科学家想要更好地解决问题就要先更好地了解社会，故答案为C项。选项A项只是作者用于证明论点的一个论据，与题意不符，可排除。B、D两项不是作者观点，故排除。