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PartA

Text1

商业经济

445

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Text2

文化教育

471

Text3

科普知识

397

Text4

社会生活

400

PartB

598

PartC

381

Directions：

Readthefollowingtexts.Answerthequestionsbloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretosay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuturework.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?

Shouldwenotratherencouragemanywaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?

Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?

Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople’sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectsofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople’shomes.Later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople’sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylive.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamiliestohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.

Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthetext?

[A]Employmentbecamewidespreadinthe17thand18thcenturies.

[B]Unemploymentwillremainamajorproblemforindustrializednations.

[C]Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend.

[D]Effortsandresourcesshouldbedevotedtohelpingpeopletotakeotherformsofwork.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedotocopewithhighunemployment?

[A]Createsituationinwhichpeopleworkforthemselves.

[B]Continuetotreatemploymentasthenorm.

[C]Endeavortorevivethefactoryandtheofficeascentersofproduction.

[D]Encouragepeopletoworkinnormalworkingconditions.

3.Theword“daunting”（Line3,Para.3）mostprobablymeans

[A]shocking.[B]interesting.

[C]confusing.[D]stimulating.

4.Whichofthefollowingsisafactorcontributingtothespreadofemployment?

[A]Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturies.

[B]Thedevelopmentofworkpatterns.

[C]Relieffromhouseworkonthepartofwomen.

[D]Thedevelopmentofeconomicfreedom.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

[A]Mostpeoplepolledbelievethatweshouldpayattentiontothehighunemployment.

[B]Manyfarmerslosttheirlandwhennewfacilitieswerebeingconstructed.

[C]Inpre-industrialsocieties,houseworkwasmainlycarriedoutbywomen.

[D]Someofthechangesinworkpatternhavebeenreversed.

Gettingreadytogobacktoschoolinthegoodolddaysof,say,1997meantafewtripstothemallandthestationeryaisleandaquickcheckofthebusroute.Thisyear,formanyparents,therearesomenewthingstoremember:

Theteacher’se-mailaddress,theschool’swebsiteandwhichnightonlinehomework-helpchatwillbeoffered.“The1999-2000schoolyearwillbetheonewherethemajorityofparentsreallyfeeltheInternet’sinfluenceontheirchildren’seducationattheeverydaylevel,”saysJonathanCarson,chairmanandCEOoftheFamilyEducationCo.,whichoffersaparentingwebsiteatandaframeworkforlocalschoolstocreateandmaintaintheirownsites.

Thisyearpromisestoshowaquantumleapinthespreadofschooltechnology:

Parentsinmanydistrictscanexpecttobeabletochecktheschoollunchmenu,readclassnotes,seeactivitycalendarsandviewnightlyhomeworkassignments—allonline.“Theschoolsarewired,”saysCarson.“Amajorityofparentsnowhaveaccessandtheeducatorsarereadytogo.”

Overthesummer,parentsofhighschoolGermanstudentsinIthaca,N.Y.gottobepartofaclasstriptoEurope,throughtheirhomecomputers.TheclassbroughtadigitalcameraandlaptopwiththemtoGermanyanddocumentedtheirvisitontheirwebpage.HarryAsh,fatherof16-year-oldtravelerBrian,founditreassuringtoseehisson’ssmilingfacefromhalfaworldaway.Beforetheirkidsleft,parentshadcheckedthesiteforschedulinginformation,alistofactivitiesandadviceonculturaldifferences.

Whenit’sdesignedwell,adistrict,schoolorclassroomwebsitecanchangetherelationshipbetweentheparentandtheschool,saysCynthiaLapier,Ithaca’sdirectorofinformationandinstructionaltechnology.“Themoreyoucaninvolveparentsinschool,thebetter.”Lapiersays.“Thetechnologygivesusanotherwaytoreachthem,especiallyparentsofsecondaryschoolstudents,whotendtobelessinvolved.”

IthacahighschoolphysicsteacherSteverWirtgetse-mailfromparentsregularly,somefrommomsanddadshebelievesmightotherwisenotpickupthephonewithaconcern.UsingsoftwarecalledBlackboardCourseInfo,Wirtconductsonlinechatswithhisstudentsoftenreviewingforaquizordiscussinghomeworkproblems.

Thewaythingsaregoing,bytheendofthisyear,manyparentsmaybefullyconverted—andinfactdependentupontheirschools’technologicalcapabilities.AtarecentlywiredschoolinNovi,Michigan,theschoolwebmasterwasjustafewhourslatepostingthelunch-menucalendaronthewebsite.Inthattime,morethanadozenparentscalledhimbytelephonetorequesttheinformation.“Ayearago,itneverwouldhavebeenthere,”saysCarson.“Andnowparentsarefindingit’stoughtogetbywithoutit”

6.Manyparentsnowremembertheteacher’se-mailaddressandtheschool’swebsitebecause

[A]bydoingsotheyneedn’tgotothestoretobuystationeryfortheirchildren.

[B]theycangettheinformationoftheirchildren’sschoolandtheteachers.

[C]thee-mailandthewebsitecanhelpthemfindoutwhattheirchildrendo.

[D]theycanobservehowtheInternetaffecttheirchildren’seducationeveryday.

7.Thesentence“Amajorityof…”（Line4,Para.2）meansthat

[A]theschoolsandparentsareconnectedbytheInternetsothatteacherswillleaveschool.

[B]parentscanfindoutwhathappenswiththeirchildreninschoolbyvisitingInternetandsowilltheteachers.

[C]parentsandeducatorsmaydiscoverthatschoolsarestrangebyusingcomputers.

[D]parentsnowcanteachtheirchildrenandtheteachersaretogo.

8.Accordingtothetext,whatwillbechangedmost?

[A]Therelationshipbetweenteachersandschools.

[B]Theconnectionbetweenstudentsandschools.

[C]Therelationshipbetweenparentsandschools.

[D]Theassociationbetweenwebsitesandschools.

9.TheexampleofIthacahighschoolisusedtoshow

[A]howimportanttheschoolwebsiteisforparentstobeinvolvedineducation.

[B]thattheschoolonlinecanreassuretheparentsaboutwhattheirchildrendo.

[C]howtheparentsofthestudentsgettobepartofaclasstriptoEurope.

[D]itismorelikelyforparentstosendteacherse-mailsthantophonethem.

10.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]GetReadytoGotoSchool.

[B]SpreadSchoolOnlineTechnology.

[C]StartSchoolwithaClick.

[D]BecomeSchoolWebmaster.

Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmoderntimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfused,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossible,supposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge（facts）.

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientistcontinuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited.Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Man