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B.thefunctionofuniversities

C.theroleofimaginationinourlives

D.therelationshipbetweenimaginationandexperience

22.Accordingtothepassage,thejustificationforauniversityisthat____.

A.itpresentsfactsandexperiencetoyoungandold

B.itimpartsknowledgetoimaginativepeople

C.itcombinesimaginationwithknowledgeandexperience

D.itenablesmentoconstructanintellectualvisionoftheworld

23.Theword“eliciting”inparagraph2probablymeans____.

A.applyingB.challengingC.drawingforthD.preserving

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasoneofthethingsimaginationcando?

A.Itmakesourlifeexcitingandworthwhile.

B.Ithelpsustounderstandtheworld.

C.IthelpsustoformulateLawsaboutthefacts

D.Itprovidesinspirationtotheartists.

25.Accordingtotheauthor,thetragedyoftheworldisthat____.

A.ourenergyofimaginationcannotbepreserved

B.ourimaginationisseldomdisciplined

C.wegrowoldinevitably

D.toomanypeopleareeitherfoolsorpedants

21-25BCCDD

Passage2

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamong“situationsvacant”,althoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajob,andsometimesitappearsamong“situationswanted”,althoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajobeither.Whatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplyingforajob.

“Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication.”Or“Makeuseofourlongexperienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitaeorjobhistory.”ishowitisusuallyexpressed.Thegrowthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthecurrenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportanceofthecurriculumvitae（orjobhistory）,withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartforminitsownright.

Therewasatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication.“Justputdownyourname,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams.”wasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.Theletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalledfor.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufromtherest.Itmightbetheaggressiveapproach.“Yoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouarelookingfor.”wasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceeded.Oritmightbesomespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinterview.

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitistheincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversityeducationintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterimportanceofthecurriculumvitae.

26.Thenewtypeofadvertisementintheclassifiedcolumnsofnewspapers____.

A.offersjobopportunities

B.informspeoplewheretheycanfindajob

C.givesusefuladvicetothoselookingforemployment

D.dividesjobsavailableintovarioustypes

27.Suchspecializedserviceisbecomingpopularwithpeoplebecause____.

A.theunemploymentproblemisserious

B.itcanoffermorejobopportunities

C.itcantellyouwhatjobisfitforyou

D.ittellsyoutheknow-howtofindajob

28.Later,asonewentontoapplyformoreimportantjobs,onewasadvisedtoincludeintheletter____.

A.somethingthatwouldimpresstheemployer

B.theadmirationforthejoboneappliedfor

C.somethingthatwouldinformtheemployerofhisjobhistory

D.apersonalopinionabouthowtoimprovetheefficiencyofacompany

29.Theemphasisonthejobhistoryisduetothefactthat____.

A.universitydegreesarenotimportant

B.moreandmorejobhuntershaveuniversitydegrees

C.fewemployersarewell-educated

D.successdependsmoreonexperience

30.Atatimeinthepast,jobhunterswereexpectedto____.

A.handinaletterwithalldetailedinformationaboutthemselves

B.haveaninterviewwithanemployerafterpassingawrittenexam

C.demonstratetheirwritingabilityonly

D.givedetailedinformationlaterinaninterview

26-30CAABD

Passage3

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatistical-evidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become‘better’people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.

Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;

collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropout–oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.

Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves–theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddon'

texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen–year–olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-olds,either.

Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupside-down,itseems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,orquicktolearnthings-maybeit’sjusttheotherwayaround,andintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy（异端邪说）tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.

31.Accordingtotheauthor________.

A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation

B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation

C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege

D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege

32.Inthe2ndparagraph,‘thosewhodon’tfitthepattern’refersto________.

A.highschoolgraduateswhoaren’tsuitableforcollegeeducation

B.collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis

C.collegestudentswhoaren’tanybetterfortheirhighereducation

D.highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege

33.Thedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemstogoupbecause_________.

A.youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege

B.manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy

C.youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation

D.youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool

34.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthat_______.

A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedcollegegraduates

B.highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation

C.toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving

D.collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout

35.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat__________.

A.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates

B.collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful

C.collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligent,ambitious,andquick-learningpeople