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2.[A]actual
3.[A]bore
4.[A]necessities
[B]served[B]common[B]cased
[B]facilities
[C]rebelled[C]special[C]removed
[C]commodities
[D]betrayed[D]normal[D]loaded
[D]properties
5.[A]and
[B]nor
[C]but
[D]hence
6.[A]for
[B]into
[C]from
[D]against
7.[A]meaning
[B]implying
[C]symbolizing
[D]claiming
8.[A]handedout
[B]turnedover
[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
20.[A]onthecontrary
[B]bythismeans
[C]fromtheoutset
[D]atthatpoint
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.
Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotcompleteontheirownorthattheycannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.
Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapartofschooling:
teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeverylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?
Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.
Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkmatters,itshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsreceiveismeaningfulorappropriatetotheirageandthesubject,orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.
Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.Itisnottoolatefor
L.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.
21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework.
[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.Itisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.
Girls’attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:
intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.
Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.
Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehaviour:
wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularizedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.
Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolderkids’clothes.Itwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.
26.Bysaying"
itis...therainbow"
(Line3,Para.1),theauthormeanspink.[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood
[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'
innocence[C]cannotexplaingirls'
lackofimagination[D]cannotinfluencegirls'
livesandinterests
27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?
[A]Coloursareencodedingirls'
DNA.
[B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.
[C]Pi