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Soatleastthehistoricalevidenceseemstosuggest.WhenIwasgraduatingfromcollege,my
1alsofoundtheworldinamess.Theeconomicmachineryhad2downalmosteverywhere:
Inthiscountry3aquarterofthepopulationwasoutofwork.Amajorwarseemedalltoo4.Asacollegenewspapereditoratthattime,Iprotested5thisjustasvehementlyasstudent6areprotestingtoday.
Buttodayshepassedthebaker’sby,climbedthe7,wentintothelittledarkroom—herroomlikeacupboard—andsatdownontheredeiderdown.Shesat8foralongtime.Thebox9thefurcameoutofwas10thebed.Sheunclaspedtheneckletquickly;
quickly,11looking,laiditinside.Butwhensheputthe12onshethoughtsheheardsomethingcrying.
TheWatts-as-a-way-stationmentalityhasafirmholdon13thosewhoremainandthosewholeave.Suchas14is,theghettoisregardedas15placetomakeacareerforthosewhohaveafuture.Without16,theprimeAmericanvaluesunderscorethe17.Negroes,insideitorout,andwhitestoo,behavetowardthe18liketravelers.
IknowthatAmericantechnicalgenius,and19ofallthemoonlanding,seemstogivethe20totoosummaryacondemnationofthe21system,butthereismoretoeducation22thesegmentalequippingofthemind.Thereisthattransmissionofthevalueofthe23asaforcestillmiraculouslyfertileandmoving—mostly24fromAmericaneducationatalllevels.
II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.(15points,1pointforeach)
25.Likeallartists,theserockmusicians_____feelingsandbeliefsthathelpusseeandformourown.
26.Ifyoudon’tdowhatthedoctorsaysyou’llhavetogotothehospital,themotheradmonishedher_____.
27.Ihopethattheexampleofmy_____willconvinceotherwomentogetintopolitics—andnotjusttostuffenvelopes,buttorunforoffice.
28.Therewasalittlepathbesidetherockyroad,andMrs.Flowerswalked_____swingingherarmsandpickingherwayoverthestones.
29.Ithasbecome_____tothinkthat,likefastfood,fastideasarethewaytogettoafast-moving,impatientpublic.
30.Allskilledworkcanbepleasurable,providedtheskill_____iseithervariableorcapableofindefiniteimprovement.
31.Shefrowned,conscientiouslyworryingoverwhat_____hemightsecretlybelongingforwhichshehadbeentoobusyortoocarelesstoimagine.
32.Whensalesmenaredoingwell,thereispressureuponthemtobegin_____better,forfeartheymaystartdoingworse.
33.Televisionalsoprovidesawide_____ofopinionbysettingupfourorfiveexpertsandlettingthemknockeachotherdown.
34.Iguessbeforewe’re_____shemayhavesomethingmoreseriousthanpreservestoworryabout.
35.Shebroughtacigaretteoutofherapronpocketandtuckeditdeepintoone_____ofhermouth,thewayshedidwhensomethingpleasedher.
36.ExceptforsomeexclusiveclubsinLondon,therewere_____occasionswhereraciallinesweredrawn.
37.Undoubtedlythedesireforfoodhasbeen,andstillis,oneofthemaincausesofgreat_____events.
38.Atthesametime,ofcourse,theproducermustdohisbitbyproducingnothingbutthemostperishable_____.
39.Thenorthernwindblowsviciouslytoday,andthere’sno_____heatingtoturnon,butitwillbepleasantwhenthewinddrops.
III.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.Choosethe
rightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.(15points,1pointforeach)
40.His_____andunwillingnesstolearnfromotherspreventhimfrombeinganeffectivememberoftheteam.
A.arroganceB.advantage
41.Wemusttrytocreateamorecaring,more_____society.
A.compassionateB.competitive
42.Itwas_____andshedidnotknowenoughtoanalyzeeachproblemproperly.
A.encouragingB.exhausting
43.AlthougheachTVserieswillberatedonthebasisofitsusualcontent,theratingscan_____fromweektoweek.
A.flowB.fluctuate
44.This_____factormeansthatthereisoftenaconnectioninappearanceandtemperamentbetweenparentsandchildren.
A.historicalB.hereditary
45.Thoughshe_____andpleaded,herefusedtogotothedance.
A.coaxedB.admonished
46.Jackmanagedtoget147tapesand100bookspluslotsofmagazinesthroughcustomsina(n)_____way.
A.incredulousB.miraculous
47.Thesedayspeoplearebecomingmoreandmore_____aboutthefoodtheyeat.
A.sophisticatedB.selective
48.ThequestionofgoingtotheUnitedStatesforadoctor’sdegree_____hismind.
A.preoccupiedB.intruded
49.Inthelasttwentyyears,breakthroughsintechnologyhave_____advancedthewaywecommunicate,bringinguscomputers,cellphonesandtheInternet.
A.profoundlyB.deeply
50.Inourculture,weareaccustomedtosophisticatedprescriptiondrugscontaininga_____ofchemicalingredients.
A.plentyB.variety
51.Wecannot_____thecountry’stelecommunicationstounqualifiedpeople.
A.trustB.entrust
52.Imaginehowmanytimesrestaurantsandmerchantshadtochangetheirpostedpricesduringthe_____1970s,whenpricesalmostdoubled.
A.inflationaryB.extraordinary
53.Comparedwiththe_____periodlastyear,averagetemperatureshavebeenlow.
A.correspondingB.related
54.Inthemiddleoftheseotherwise_____plainsisastrikingrangeofmountains.
A.featurelessB.pointless
ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsIV,VandVI.
BrightSparks
(1)BythetimeLaszloPolagar’sfirstbabywasbornin1969healreadyhadfirmviewsonchild-rearing.AneccentriccitizenofcommunistHungary,hehadwrittenabookcalled“BringupGenius!
”andoneofhisfavoritesayingswas“Geniusesaremade,notborn”.
(2)Anexpertonthetheoryofchess,heproceededtoteachlittleZsuzsaathome,spendinguptotenhoursadayonthegame.Twomoredaughtersweresimilarlyhot-housed.Allthreeobligedtheirfatherbybecomingworld-classplayers.Theyoungest,Judit,iscurrentlyranked13thintheworld,andisbyfarthebestfemalechessplayerofalltime.
(3)WouldtheexperimenthavesucceededwithadifferenttrioofchildrenIfanychildcanbeturnedintoastar,thenalotoftimeandmoneyarebeingwastedworldwideontryingtopickwinners.
(4)Americahaslongheld“talentsearches”,usingtestresultsandteacherrecommendationstoselectchildrenforadvancedschoolcourses,summerschoolsandotherextratuition.Thisprovisionissettogrow.Inhisstate-of-the-unionaddressin2006,PresidentGeorgeBushannouncedthe“AmericanCompetitivenessInitiative”,which,amongmuchelse,wouldtrain70,000high-schoolteacherstoleadadvancedcoursesforselectedpupilsinmathematicsandscience.Justasthesuperpowers’spaceracemadeCongressputmoneyintoscienceeducation,thethoughtofChinaandIndiaturningouthundredsofthousandsofengineersandscientistsisscaringAmericaintostimulatingitsbrightesttodotheirbest.
(5)Thephilosophybehindthistalentsearchisthatabilityisinnate;
thatitcanbediagnosedwithconsiderableaccuracy;
andthatitisworthcultivating.
(6)InAmerica,brightchildrenarerankedas“moderately”,“highly”,“exceptionally”and“profoundly”gifted.Theonlychancetoinfluenceinnateabilityisthoughttobeinthewomborthefirstcoupleofyearsoflife.Hencethecrazefor“teachingaids”suchasvideosandflashcardsfornewborns,and“whalesounds”ontapewhichapregnantmothercanstraptoherbelly.
(7)InBritain,thereisabroadlysimilarbeliefintheexistenceofinnatetalent,butalsoanegalitarian(平等主义的)sentimentwhichmakespeoplequeasyabouttheideaofinvestingresourcesingroomingintelligence.
(8)Teachersareoftenopposedtoseparateprovisionforthebest-performingchildren,sayinganyextrahelpshouldgotostragglers.In2002,inabidtohelptheablewhileleavingintactthebanonmostselectionbyabilityinstateschools,thegovernmentsetuptheNationalAcademyforGiftedandTalentedYouth.Thisoutfitrunssummerschoolsandmasterclassesforchildrennominatedbytheirschools.Todate,though,onlysevenintensecondaryschoolshavenominatedevenasinglechild.Lastyearallschoolsweretoldtheymustsupplythenamesoftheirtop10%.
(9)Pickingwinnersisalsotheorderofthedayinexcommuniststates,ahangoverfromthetimeswhentalentedindividualswerepluckedfromtheirhomesandruthlesslytrainedforthegloryofthenation.Butinmanyothercountries,oppositiontotheideaofsinglingouttalentandgroomingitrunsdeep.InScandinavia,abeliefinvirtueslikemodestyandsocialsolidaritymakespeopleflinchfromtheideaoftreatingbrainychildrendifferently.
(10)AndinJapanthereisawidespreadbeliefthatallchildrenarebornwiththesameinnateabilities-andshouldthereforebetreatedalike.Allaretaughttogether,coveringthesamesyllabusatthesamerateuntiltheyfinishcompulsoryschooling.Thosewholearnquickestareexpectedthentoteachtheirclassmates.
(11)