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Test6

PartIVReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theargumentconcerningtheuse,orthestatus,ortherealityofblackEnglishisrootedinAmericanhistoryandhasabsolutelynothingtodowiththequestionwhichtheargumentsupposesitselftobeposing.51.Theargumenthasnothingtodowithlanguageitselfbutwiththeroleoflanguage.47.Language,incontestably,revealsthespeaker.Language,also,farmoredubiously,ismeanttodefinetheother—and,inthiscase,theotherisrefusingtobedefinedbyalanguagethathasneverbeenabletorecognizehim.

Peopleevolvealanguageinordertodescribeandthuscontroltheircircumstances,orinordernottobesubmergedbyarealitythattheycannotarticulate.（And,iftheycannotarticulateit,theyaresubmerged.）AFrenchmanlivinginParisspeaksasubtlyandcruciallydifferentlanguagefromthatofthemanlivinginMarseilles;neithersoundsverymuchlikeamanlivinginQuebec;andtheywouldallhavegreatdifficultyinapprehendingwhattheman48.fromGuadeloupe,orMartinique,issaying,tosaynothingofthemanfromSenegal—althoughthe“common”languageofalltheseareasisFrench.Buteachhaspaid,andispayingadifferentpriceforthis“common”language,inwhich,asitturnsout,theyarenotsaying,andcannotbesaying,thesamethings.Theyeachhaveverydifferentrealitiestoarticulate,orcontrol.

Whatjoinsalllanguages,andallmen,isthenecessitytoconfrontlife,inorder,notinconceivably,tooutwit（智胜）death.Thepriceforthisistheacceptance,andachievement,ofone’stemporalidentity.Sothat,forexample,thoughitisnottaughtintheschoolsthesouthofFrancestillclingstoitsancientandmusicalProvencal,whichresistsbeingdescribedasa“dialect.”AndmuchofthetensionintheBasquecountries,andinWales,isduetotheBasqueandWelshdeterminationnottoallowtheirlanguagestobedestroyed.ThisdeterminationalsofeedstheflamesinIreland,foramongthemanyindignitiestheIrishhavebeenforcedtoundergoatEnglishhandsistheEnglishcontemptfortheirlanguage.

49.Itgoeswithoutsaying,then,thatlanguageisalsoapoliticalinstrument,means,andproofofpower.Itisthemostvividandcrucialkeytoidentity:

itrevealstheprivateidentity,andconnectsonewith,ordivorcesonefromthelargerpublic,orcommunalidentity.Therehavebeen,andare,timesandplaces,50whentospeakacertainlanguagecouldbedangerous,evenfatal.Or,onemayspeakthesamelanguage,butinsuchawaythatone’santecedentsarerevealed,or（onehopes）hidden.

47.Accordingtothepassage,languagerevealsthespeakerinthewaythat_______

48.AFrenchmanlivinginParishasgreatdifficultyinapprehendingwhatthemanfromGuadeloupe,orMartinique,issayingbecause_____.

49.WhatdoestheexampleofBasqueandWelshillustrate?

__________________________________________________________.

50.Insomeplaces,speakingacertainlanguagemaycause______.

51.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithdiscussing_____.

SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hardlyaweekgoesbywithoutanewstudyofthenation’spublicschools.Thelatestsuchreport,bytheCarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching,maybethemostthoughtfulandspecificofthelot.52.Itwasproducedoveraperiodofthirtymonthsbyateamoftwenty-threeeducatorsandtrainedobserverswhospent2,000hoursexaminingfifteenrepresentativehighschools.54.CarnegiePresidentErnestBoyer,formerU.S.CommissionerofEducation,collectedtheirjournalsandwrotethefinalaccount,beingpublishedbyHarper&Row.SaysBoyer,“ThisreportontheAmericanhighschoolbeginswith53.convictionthatthetimeforrenewingeducationhasarrived.Ifwedonotseizethisspecialmoment,wewillfailthecominggenerationandthenation.”

Thereportticksoffacrisp,twelve-point"agendaforaction"withfourmainpriorities.

First,allstudentsshouldmasteroralandwrittenEnglishandshouldbetestedbeforetheyenterhighschooltomakesuretheyareproficientinthesubject.

Next,allstudentsshouldtakeacorecurriculum.Inadditiontostrengtheningtraditionalcoursesinliterature,history,mathematics,andscience,schoolsshouldrequireclassesinaforeignlanguage,thearts,civics,non-Westernculture,health,andtechnology.

55.Then,thelotofthenation’sbeleagueredteachersshouldbeimproved,notonlybyhigherpayandgreaterrecognitionbutbyallowingthemtoconcentrateonprofessionaltasks.

Finally,studentsshouldbetrainedtoberesponsiblecitizensbybeingrequiredtospendatleast30hoursayeardoingvolunteerworkoncommunityprojects.

TheCarnegieFoundationalsocallsforfederalfundsandparticipationinsettingupanetworkofresidentialmathandscienceacademiesforgiftedstudentsandestablishingaNationalTeacherServicethatwouldprovidescholarshipsfortopstudentswhowanttobecometeachersthemselves.TheU.S.SecretaryofEducationTerrelBellhaspraisedtheCarnegiereportforits“breadthandcreativity.”

52.Thereportontheschoolswasputforwardby_____.

A）23expertsafter30months’observation

B）CarnegiePresidentErnestBoyer

C）Harper&Row

D）23observersin2,000hours

53.ThestudywasdonebecauseCarnegieFoundation’spresidentbelieved__

A）thatnotenoughreportshadbeenmade

B）thatre-evaluationofeducationisalwaysagoodidea

C）thatthetimetochangethetrendofAmericaneducationhasarrived

D）thatnotenoughpeopleknowaboutourhighschoolcurriculum

54.Thefinalreportwaswrittenby_____.

A）thecurrentU.S.SecretaryofEducation

B）thepresidentoftheCarnegieFoundation

C）thenation’sbeleagueredteachers

D）theNationalTeacherService

55.Thenation’sbeleagueredteachersmayprobablymean_______.

A）teacherswhodon’tliketeaching

B）teacherswithaheavyteachingload

C）teacherswithlowermotivations

D）teacherswhoworryalot

56.InitsmainpointstheCarnegiereportstressedasthemostimportant.

A）thateachstatemusthaveascienceandmathacademy

B）thateachstudentmustworkeverysummeronvolunteerschoolprojects

C）thateachstudentmustmasteraforeignlanguage'

D）thateachstudentmusthaveagoodperformanceinEnglish

PassageTwo.

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

57.WashingtonIrvingwasAmerica’sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally.HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates.Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeineithercountry,delightingalargegeneralpublicandatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainandPoeandHawthorneintheUnitedStates.58.Therespectinwhichhewasheldwaspartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hisurbanity,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,hisloveofboththeOldWorldandthenew.ThackeraydescribedIrvingas“60.agentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans.”InEnglandhewasrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford—anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung,unculturednation—andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature;AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain.

59.Irving’sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryachievements.Agiftedbutdeliberatechild,hehadlittleschooling.Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidpracticeseriously.HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterianhomeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgatheringsandtheater.

WashingtonIrving,inhisdroll"HistoryofNewYork",writes:

61.“Thedeathofagreatmanisofverylittleimportance.Muchaswemaythinkofourselves,andmuchaswemayexcitetheemptyplauditsofthemillion.Itiscertainthatthegreatestamongusdoactuallyfillbutanexceedingsmallspaceanditisquicklysuppliedwhenweleaveitvacant...”

“Themostgloriousandpraiseworthyherothateverdesolatednationsmighthavemoulderedintooblivionamongtherubbishofhisownmonument,didnotsomehistoriantakehimintofavorandbenevolentlytransmithisnametoposterity.”

57.ThemainpointofthefirstparagraphisthatWashingtonIrvingwas.

A）America’sfirstmanofletters

B）awriterwhohadgreatsuccessbothinhisowncountryandoutsideit

C）amanwhowasabletomovefromliteraturetopolitics

D）amanwhosepersonalcharmenabledhimtosucceed

58.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheeffectofIrving’spersonalqualitiesonhisliterarysuccess?

A）Hispersonalqualitieswereentirelyresponsibleforhisliterarysuccess.

B）Hispersonalqualitieswereprimarilyresponsibleforhisliterarysuccess.

C）Hispersonalqualitieshadsomeeffectonhisliterarysuccess.

D）Hispersonalqualitieshadnoeffectonhisliterarysuccess.

59.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheeffectofIrving’sPresbyterianbackgroundonhislife?

A）Itfosteredhisloveforthetheater.

B）Itdevelopedhisskillinsocial