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C.adulationD.recommendation

3.Theadventurousmission______hisspirits.

A.exaltedB.inspired

C.gladdenedD.exhilarated

4.Thegirlmadeonelast______toherfatherforpermissiontogototheparty.

A.appealB.pray

C.suggestionD.attraction

5.Workingwithone’sheadcausesasensationofhungerquiteasmuchas______work.

A.futileB.muscular

C.diligentD.aggressive

6.Heaskedhowcommittedtheleadershipwasto______itspeoplefrompoverty.

A.deliveringB.liberating

C.dismissingD.compelling

7.Thejudgetoldhimto______fromthreateninghiswife.

A.desistB.persist

C.denounceD.persevere

8.Theconservationgroupwas______initsoppositiontothenewairport.

A.roughB.troublesome

C.tenaciousD.uninterrupted

9.Theterroristsenteredthebuilding______asmedicalworkers.

A.disguisingB.distorting

C.disorderingD.distinguishing

10.Itseemedimpossiblethatthese______boatscouldsurviveinsuchastorm.

A.frailB.fragile

C.wailfulD.delicate

11.Hisarrival______newlifeandenergyintotheteam.

A.drenchedB.animated

C.infusedD.saturated

12.Thegovernmentisreadyto______housestothehomelessinthatarea.

A.locateB.allot

C.donateD.divide

13.Heaskedmetolookatbothsidesofacasebeforemakinga（n）______decision.

A.brutalB.rational

C.absurdD.courteous

14.She______themarkonthewallforages,butitwouldn’tcomeoff.

A.scrubbedB.brushed

C.sweptD.removed

15.Somefreshfruitsarehighly______andshouldbekeptincoolplaces.

A.perishableB.eligible

C.permissibleD.affordable

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsII,IV,V.

（1）Ariftisgrowingbetweengovernmentandhighereducation,withdebatesoverfunding,missionsandaccountability.

（2）Inthatcontext,itisallthemoreworthwatchingIndianaGovernorMitchDaniels,whoassumesthepresidencyofPurdueUniversityonJanuary14.Othergovernorshavebecomecollegepresidents.Some,likeTomKean,havebeenverysuccessful.However,Daniels—whobringstothejobanunusualblendofleadershipexperiencesingovernmentatthestateandnationallevel,publicpolicy,business,andnowacademe—iscomingtoofficeatatimeofunusualtension.

（3）Governorsincreasinglycharacterizetherisingcostsofhighereducationanditslimitedaccessasunsustainable.Manyfinditimperativethatuniversitiesincreasetheirproductivity,affordability,access,graduationrates,andaccountability.Incontrast,universitypresidentssaythatquality,notcost,istherealissueinanerainwhichexcellenceinhighereducationismoreurgentthaneverbeforeinhistory.Thequestion,academicleaderssay,shouldnotbethepriceofcollege,butwhopays,criticizinggovernmentfordisinvestinginhighereducation.Bottomline:

Betweenthegovernorsandthepresidents,thereisincreasinglylittleifanycommongroundotherthanrecognizingtheimportanceofhighereducation.Theyhaveentirelydifferentviewsoftheproblem,noagreementonresponsibility,andnothinginthewayofasharedsolution.

（4）InhisfirstpublicactionaspresidentofPurdue,Danielshasbridgedthechasmwithasalarypackagethatincorporatesthegoalsofboththegovernorsandthepresidents.Hedidthisintwoways.Thefirstwasconciliatory,eliminatingtheredflagthatsetsoffbothgovernmentandtheacademy:

Herejectedpresidentialsalaryinflation.Hissalarypackageissmallerthanhispredecessor’s,placinghimtenthamongthe12BigTenuniversitypresidentsintermsofsalary.Thereisnodeferredcompensation.

（5）Second,andmoreimportantlyintermsofnationalmodels,isthatGovernorDanielsaskedforasalarybaseduponachievinghisgoalsfortheuniversity.Thepackageisdividedintotwobuckets—basesalaryandbonus.Thebonusistiedtograduationrates,affordability,studentachievement,philanthropicsupport,facultyexcellence,andstrategicprograminitiatives.Inestablishingthisbonussystem,Danielsmarriedtraditionalnotionsofacademicquality—asmeasuredbyexcellenceinfaculty,programsandresources—withanequalemphasisoneffectiveoutcomesandpricecontrols:

graduationrates,affordability,andstudentachievement.

（6）Insodoing,Danielshasdemonstratedhisbeliefthatthereiscommongroundtobefoundbetweentheuniversityandgovernment.Thechoiceisnotqualityoreffectiveness,notexcellenceoraffordability;

thefutureofhighereducationisnotazero-sumgameinwhichonesidewinsandtheotherloses.Rather,hebelievesitispossibletobalancetheseeminglyconflictinggoalsofgovernmentandhighereducation.

（7）Danielsisnotthefirstpresidenttohavehissalarytiedtoachievinginstitutionalgoals,butheisprobablythemostvisible.Moreover,althoughDanielsisrenouncinginvolvementinpartisanpoliticsasheentersthePurduepresidency,heisaformerRepublicangovernorandpartyleaderknownasafrugalfiscalconservative.Historically,thedivisionshavebeengreaterbetweenRepublicansandtheacademythanhasbeenthecasewithDemocrats.Inaveryrealsense,whatDanielshaschosentodoissomewhatakintoNixongoingtoChina.Hehasundertakenanexperimenttobecloselywatched.Ifsuccessful,hewillhaveestablishedapotentialmodelforthecountry.

（8）Typically,presidentsreservesuchpowerfulstatementsfortheirinauguraladdresses.Thoughsuchaddressesaresincereinintent—Icanvouchforthat,assomeonewhohasgiventwoandlistenedtomanymore—theyaregenerallyaspirational;

theyarticulatehopesanddreamsforwhataninstitutioncanbecome.Danielshasalreadydonesomethingverydifferent.Heisputtinghimselfonthelineinaverypublicfashion.Yearafteryearhissalarywillbedeterminedbyhissuccess.Andperhapsevenmoreimportantly,hissuccessorfailurewillbepublicwhenhisboardannouncesthesizeandrationaleforhisbonus.

（9）It’saboldstep—andGovernorDanielsshouldbeapplaudedfortakingit.

II.Inthissection,therearetenincompletestatementsorquestions,followedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（20points,2pointsforeach）

16.Theword“rift”inParagraph1means______

A.gapB.dilemma

C.painD.headache

17.Astohighereducation,thegovernmentismoreandmoreconcernedabout______.

A.costsandproductivityB.accountability

C.costsandaccessD.graduationrates

18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutDaniels’salarypackage?

A.Heappliesforsalaryinflation.

B.Thesalaryshouldbemorethanbonus.

C.Thesalaryshouldbebasedonhisachievement.

D.Hissalarypackageisthesmallestamonguniversitypresidents.

19.Theword“married”inParagraph5means______

A.meltedB.combined

C.arrangedD.acknowledged

20.Accordingtotheauthor,thefutureofhighereducationisnotazero-sumgamebecause______.

A.neithergovernmentnorhighereducationcanwin

B.highereducationcanachievebothqualityandeffectiveness

C.excellencecanonlybeattainedatthecostofaffordability

D.governmentandhighereducationcanneverreachagreement

21.Nixon’svisittoChinaismentioned______.

A.tohighlightDaniels’pioneeringwork

B.toextolNixon’scontributiontothecountry

C.topointoutthedivisionbetweenRepublicansandDemocrats

D.toshowtheimportanceoftherelationshipbetweenthetwonations

22.Theword“articulate”inParagraph8means______.

A.designB.cultivate

C.fosterD.express

23.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph8thattheauthorisprobably______.

A.afarmerB.afreelancer

C.acompanyemployeeD.apresidentofanorganization

24.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsDaniels’reformationis______.

A.expectantB.indifferent

C.negativeD.critical

25.Whichofthefollowingismostappropriateasatitleforthispassage?

A.AHardTimeB.ALoyalPresident

C.APowerfulStatementD.APromisingIndustry

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III.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoY.Choosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentences

andwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionfor

eachblankonly.（25points,1pointforeach）

BetweenElvisandAlice,rockcriticssay,anumberofrockstarshavehelpedoursociety26itsbeliefsandattitudes.BobDylantoucheda27ofdisaffection.Hespokeof

28rights,nuclearfallout,andloneliness.Hespokeofchangeandofthebewildermentofan

29generation.“Something’s30here,”hesang.“Youdon’tknowwhatitis,doyou,Mr.Jones?

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Thefiguresarephotocopiedanddistributedthroughoutthecompanytoallthepeopleanddepartmentswhoseworkisrelatedtoselling.Theresultofthisphotocopyinganddistributingisthatthereisalmostcontinuouspublic31anddiscussion32thecompanyofhowwellor33thesalesmenin