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[B]implying
[C]symbolizing
[D]claiming
8.[A]handedout
[B]turnover
[C]broughtback
[D]passeddown
9.[A]pushed
[B]got
[C]made
[D]managed
10.[A]ever
[B]never
[C]either
[D]neither
11.[A]disguised
[B]disturbed
[C]disputed
[D]distinguished
12.[A]company
[B]collection
[C]community
[D]colony
13.[A]employed
[B]appointed
[C]interviewed
[D]questioned
14.[A]ethical
[B]military
[C]political
[D]human
15.[A]ruined
[B]commuted
[C]patrolled
[D]gained
16.[A]paralleled
[B]counteracted
[C]duplicated
[D]contradicted
17.[A]neglected
[B]avoided
[C]emphasized
[D]admired
18.[A]stages
[B]illusions
[C]fragments
[D]advances
19.[A]With
[B]To
[C]Among
[D]Beyond
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[B]bythismeans
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SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Text1
Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.
Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.
Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:
teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?
Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.
Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.
Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.
21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1that
nowadayshomework_____.
[A]isreceivingmorecriticism
[B]isnolongeraneducationalritual
[C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses
[D]isgainingmorepreferences
22.L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoorstudents_____.
[A]tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducation
[B]haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard
[C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomework
[D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework
23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay____.
[A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomework
[B]resultinstudents'
indifferencetotheirreportcards
[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests
[D]restrictteachers'
powerineducation
24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkiswhether______.[A]itshouldbeeliminated
[B]itcountsmuchinschooling
[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers
[D]itisimportantforgrades
25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.
[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy
[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents
[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework
[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework
Text2
Prettyinpink:
adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Itisnotthatpinkintrinsicallybad,butitisatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusedgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,despairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.
Girls'
attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,it'
snot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:
intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What'
smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren'
smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminnatelyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.
Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren'
sbehaviour:
wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketinggimmickbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.
Tradepublicationscounseleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea"
thirdsteppingstone"
betweeninfantwearandolderkids'
clothes.Itwasonlyafter"
toddler"
becamecommonshoppers'
termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.
26.Bysaying"
itis...Therainbow"
(line3,Para1),theauthormeanspink_______.
Ashouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood
Bshouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'
innocence
Ccannotexplaingirls'
lackofimagination
Dcannotinfluencegirls'
livesandinterests
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?
AColorsareencodedingirls'
DNA
BBlueusedtoberegardedasthecolorforgirls
CPinkusedtobeaneutralcolorinsymbolizinggenders
DWhiteispreferredbybabies
28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'
spsychologicaldevotementwasmuchinfluencedby________.
[A]themarketingofproductsforchildren
[B]theobservationofchildren'
snature
[C]researchesintochildren'
sbehavior
[D]studiesofchildhoodconsumption
29.WemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvised________.
Afocusesoninfantwearandolderkids'
clothes
Battachequalimportancetodifferentgenders
Cclassifyconsumersintosmallergroups
Dcreatesomecommonshoppers'
terms
30.Itcanbeconcludedthatgirl'
sattractiontopinkseemstobe_____.
Aclearlyexplainedbytheirinborntendency
Bfullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturers
Cmainlyimposedbyprofit-drivenbusin