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PES5模拟考试真题3
PartA
1.Sudiptochatterjeeisaplaywright,poet,scholar,andtheatre-workerfromCalcuttaandadoctoralcandidateinPerformancestudiesatNewYorkUniversity.
2.thequestionthatcomestomymindasapersonfromCalcutta,someoneinvolvedwiththetheatre,andatthesametimeassomeonewhoisintheUnitedStatesintheworldofacademics,ishowdoyoureconcileyourtwoimages,beingbothapreeminentscholarandatthesametimebeingveryinvolvedinthetheatreasaplaywrightandatheatreworker?
----it’sveryhardtoanswerthisquestion.IthinkthesearetwoverydifferenthatsthatIwear.
3.whenIamdoingtheatre,andasyouknowthistheatreisverymuchCalcuttatheatre,which,althoughinfluencedoverthelast150yearsbyWesterntheatre,itisstillverymuchsomethingthatislocalized,ithasverylocalresonances.
4.ontheotherhand,academicworkinIndiaisnecessarilycarriedoutintheEnglishlanguage,and,inspiteofallitsspecificIndia-centricnuances,itisstillverymuchapartofaninternationalacademiclife,whichtheatreisnot.
5.therefore,itisnotjustthedifferenceinlanguagewhichisimportant—thatmostofmyprofessionalacademicworkiscarriedoutinEnglishbuttheatreisnot,theatreisinBengali.
6.andpeopleinvolvedinthetheatreinCalcuttahaveverylittleideaoreveninterestinwhatIdoatothertimesandcertainlypeopleintheacademicworldknowverylittleaboutCalcuttatheatre.
7.thatpreciselyisthepurposeofthisinterviewwell,maybe,oneofthepurposeistopresentbothaspectsofyourpersonalityandwriting.
8.oneofthethingsIwoulddefinitelyemphasizeisthefactofbilingualism.ThewayinwhichweinIndiahavetoliveitoutnecessarilymeansadoptingallsortsofmeans,eveninone’spersonallife,intryingtoworkwithtwodifferentlanguages.
9.oneofthewaysinwhichItryanddoitistousetheatreasonesidewhichiscompletelycenteredaroundthatpartofmylifewhichislivedoutintheBengalilanguage.
10.dramaisreallythefieldinwhichIhavetrieditout.It’snotsomethingIwouldeverattempttodointheEnglishlanguagebecause,asIsaid,inmyprofessionallifeasanacademicclearlytherearecertainlimitations.
PartB
Passage1
1.weliveinaworldofquitedramaticchange.
2.butglobalizationisn’tjusteconomic:
itrefersalsototheincreasingintensityofcommunication,andtogreaterculturalandpoliticalintegration.
3.culturalglobalizationisevidentinthespreadoftheEnglishLanguagearoundtheworldandinthefilmsandTVprogramsthataresometimesseenbyhundredsofmillionsofpeopleindifferentcountries.
Passage2
1.fatherleaveshomeforworkinthemorningafterbreakfast.Thetwochildrentakethebustoschool,andmotherstayshomecookingandcleaninguntilfatherandthekidsreturnhomeintheevening.ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain.
2.thepast20yearshaveseenenormouschangesinthelivesandstructureoffamiliesinBritain.Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivorce.
3.therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowork.Thelargeriseindivorceshasmeantmanywomenneedtoworktosupportthemselvesandtheirchildren.
Passage3
1.recently,schoolsinsomeareasofthecountryhavebeguninvestigatingtheideaofholdingclassesforfourdaysaweek.ClasseswouldmeeteitherMondaythroughThursday,orTuesdaythroughFriday.
2.inthewesternStateofColorado,schoolsonthefour-dayweekholdclassesforsevenandahalfhoursadayforonehundred-forty-four-days.
3.manyschoolsonafour-dayscheduleofferspecialprogramsforstudentsorteachers,tripsorsportscompetitionsonthefifthday.
4.opponentsofthefour-dayschoolweeksaytheresearchisnotclearonthis,theysaythefour-dayweekhasnotbeenshowntoimprovestudents’learning.
Part3
1.independentcareers
2.farfewerscientists
3.Chinaandothercountries
4.graduatestudents
5.timeandallocation
6.competition
7.givingthemvisas/givethemvisas
8.Americanscientistsonly
9.producingscientists
10.producingcompetition/scientists
11.AspolicymakerswarnthattheUnitedStatesisnottrainingenoughscientiststomeetfutureneeds,scientistsinavarietyofdisciplinescontinuetostruggletostartindependentcareers.
12.IguessIwouldsayIseealotofquestionablenumbersabouthowmanyscientistswe’reproducingandwhatconstitutesascientistandanengineercomparedwithChinaandothercountries.
13.butIthinkitisclearthatweareproducingfarfewerscientistsandengineersthanwecanuseproductively.
14.whatIthinkweneedisbettersupportforgraduatestudents,butthat’salittlemorecomplicated,alittlehardertofigureoutthingtodois.
15.asIknowyouareaware,gettingagraduatedegreeinthesciencesisahugetimeinvestmentandaninvestmentinresources,too.---Iknow,andIwishIhadabetteranswerforyou.Therearemarketforces,andtheyworktoalargeextent.Theproblemisthatthere’satimelagof3to5years.Anditmakesforaninefficientallocationofpeople.I’mfromanareawhereitwaspossibletoshiftsubfields.Iwouldliketobelievethat’sstilltrue.
16.whatdoyouthinkistheimpactofforeignscientistsonthejobmarketforU.S.scientists?
---therecertainlyisalotofcompetitionnow,morethanever.
17.bydiscouragingstudyforforeignstudentshere,it’shardtogetvisas,thatkindofthing,wehavecreatedinstitutionsinotherpartsoftheworldthatarejustasattractiveastheinstitutionsintheU.S.usedtobe.
18.therearepeopleoutthereclearlywiththeprotectionistviewpointthatforeignscientistswhoarewillingtoworkforlowerwagesarelimitingopportunitiesforU.S.scientists.What’syourfeelingonthat?
19.thattherecertainlyissomeofthat,butwecan’tstopothercountriesfromproducingscientists
20.whatareyougoingtodo?
Wearejustgoingtohavetodobetter,that’sall,continuallydobetteraswehaveovertheyears.TraditionallyscienceintheUnitedStateshasbestedthecompetition.That’snottosaythattherehaven’tbeengoodscientistsandgoodresearchinstitutesinothercountriesbothinEuropeandinthedevelopingworld.Buttraditionally,overthedecades,theUnitedStateshasdonebetter.It’seasytosay,butwe’lljusthavetocontinuetodobetter.Ithinkthatistherightprescription.There’snowaythatwecanpunishtheothercountriesforproducingcompetitioninscienceandtechnology.