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Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

Heroesarecatalysts（催化剂）forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

1.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_______.

A）generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B）probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

2.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat____.

A）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop

B）theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions

C）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples

D）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

3.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________.

A）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople

B）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

C）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests

D）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

4.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho_____.

A）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters

B）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

C）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships

D）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

5.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould______.

A）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

B）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

C）takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

D）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalitiesB）

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.

Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributionsmbetheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;

nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;

oneofthemistalkingontheintercom（对讲机）:

“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?

”

Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

6.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents_______.

A）haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday

B）haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

C）haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday

D）haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

7.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith_______.

A）theinfluencesoftheirinstructors

B）thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

C）theirowninterpretationsofthecourses

D）theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

8.Bysaying“Whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”（Lines1-3,Para.5）,theauthormeansthat_______.

A）businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

B）humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

C）humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

D）theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

9.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.

A）createvaryingartisticinterests

B）helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective

C）helpimproveconnectionsamongpeople

D）regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A）Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow-minded.

B）Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.

C）Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.

D）Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And.ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.

Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.

Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany’splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent（普遍的）.

Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal

Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?

A）Critical.C）Indifferent.

B）Prejudiced.D）Positive.

12.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople______.

A）havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

B）aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

C）areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

D）areeagertoworkoverseas

13.Inthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”（Lines2-3,Para.3）probablymeans____.

A）beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

B）beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

C）missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

D）leavingallcareandworrybehind

14.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

A）Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.

B）Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage.

C）Technicalknow-how.

D）Businessexperience.

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