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Doyourfeelingsof________
(1)inthatschoolhaveanythingtodowithwhetherornotyourschoolwassingle-sexorcoed?
________
(2)tosendtheirchildrentosingle-sexschools,becausetheyfeelboth________(3)whentheystudyinthecompanyofstudentsofthesamesex.They________(4).
Foryears,onlyparentswhocouldaffordtosendtheirchildrentoprivateschools,orwhohad________(5),chosesingle-sexeducationfortheirchildren.Single-sexschoolingwas________(6)formostAmericanfamilies.Today,however,alongwith________(7),publicschoolsareexperimentingwiththeideaof________(8).
Girlsmaybetheoneswhobenefitmostfromsingle-sexschooling.Studieshaveshownthat________(9)incoedclassroomsbecauseteacherssometimespaymoreattentiontoboys.Girls’________(10)towardtheirstudiestendstodisappearastheybegintofeellesssuccessful.Theystartto________(11)outperformtheminmathandscience.Asboys________(12),girlsstarttoloseit.Moreover,adolescenceis________(13)forgirls.Astheyexperienceadolescentchanges,somegirlsbecomedepressed,developanaddiction,orsufferfrom________(14).
Intheearly1990s,someinfluentialpeoplesaidthatbeinginsingle-sexclassescould________(15).Schoolsacrossthecountrybegancreatingsingle-sexclassroomsandschools.Butmanycriticsclaimthat________(16)manyactuallybedetrimentaltoagirl’seducationbecausethey________(17)ofsexdifferences.
Therenewedinterestinsingle-sexschooling________(18)amongAmericans.Thosewhogiveitfullendorsementbelivegirlsneedanall-femaleenvironmenttotakerisksandfindtheirownvoices.Thosewho________(19)ofsingle-sexschoolingwonderwhetherstudents’lackofachievementwarrantsreturningtoaneducationalsystemthatdividesthesexes.Theybelievethereisno________(20).
PartB:
ListeningComprehension
Inthispartofthetesttherewillbesomeshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachone,youwillbeaskedsomequestions.Thetalks,conversationsandquestionswillbespokenONLYONCE.NowlistencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheardandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
1.(A)Acourierforatouroperator.
(B)Anagentformodels.
(C)Anagencymanager.
(D)Apersonalassistant.
2.(A)Tokeeptheaccounts.
(B)Towritelettersandanswerthetelephone.
(C)Toorganizebusinesstripsandconferences.
(D)Tolookafterthemodelsandkeepthemhappy.
3.(A)SpanishandFrench.
(B)FrenchandItalian.
(C)ItalianandEnglish.
(D)EnglishandSpanish.
4.(A)Around15,000.
(B)Notlessthan18,000.
(C)Somewherebetween20,000and22,000.
(D)Atleast25,000.
5.(A)Shehasauniverstitydegreeinaccountingandeconomics.
(B)Sheisinherearlytwenties.
(C)Sheisapplyingforthejobofaconferencecoordinator.
(D)Shehasadequateformalqualificationsforthejob.
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingnews.
6.(A)11(B)57
(C)106(D)175
7.(A)Thetradedesicithitanall-timehighinthepreviousquarter.
(B)Theriseingrossdomesticproductwasequalto6.8percentinthethirdquarter.
(C)TheimbalancebetweenimportsandesportsimprovedfromJulytoSeptember.
(D)TherateortheBritishcurrencyagainsttheUSdollarsurgedtoarecordhign.
8.(A)AcarbombwasexplodedneartheAssociatedPressoffice.
(B)ASpanishbusinessmanwaskidnappedbyunidentifiedarmedmen.
(C)AdealerinVokswagencarswasarrestedbyPalestinianpolice.
(D)AnA.P.photographerwastakenawaybymaskedgunmen.
9.(A)Dealinginlionsandotherbigcatswillberetrained.
(B)Killinglargepredatorsbredincaptivetywillbemadeillegal.
(C)Thebiggamehuntingwillbeoutlawedthroughoutthewholecountry.
(D)Tranquilizinganimalsinacontrolledenvironmentwillbeforbidden.
10.(A)Thegovernormobilizedthestate’sNatingalGuardatshortnotice.
(B)Theearthquakecausedextensivedamageandseriousinjuries.
(C)Thestatereceivedfederalemergencyfundsimmediatelyafterthequake.
(D)Landandairtraffic,andcommunicationswereconsiderablyaffected.
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowinginterview.
11.(A)Peoplewanttousetheirsickdayswhenthey’renotactuallysick.
(B)Peoplegetintroublewiththeirbossattheirplaceofwork.
(C)Employeesarededicatedtotheirjobalthoughthey’reundernopressure.
(D)Employeesgotoworkevenwhentheyaresick.
12.(A)Itcostsmoreproductivityforcompaniesthanactuallyabsenteeism.
(B)Itcanbetakenasanindicationthatthereissomuchpressuretogotowork.
(C)Thecompanieshavetopaysickemployeesagreatdealtostayhome.
(D)Theremightbetoomanypeoplewhostayhomewhenthey’renotsick.
13.(A)22%
(B)40%
(C)56%
(D)72%
14.(A)Educatingtheirworkersabouttheimportantceofstayinghomewhensick.
(B)Lettingpeopletelecommutesothattheycanstayathome.
(C)Announcingdisciplinarymeasuresagainstthoseworkingwhensick.
(D)Fosteringanenvironmenttoencourageandpayingsickemployeestostayhome.
15.(A)Telephones(B)Respiratorydroplets.
(C)Door-knobs.(D)Computerkeyboards.
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingtalk.
16.(A)ThewidespreaduseofillegaldrugsisthegreatestconcernoftheAmericans.
(B)Almostalldrugsaresoldinthepoorestneighborhoodsinthecountry.
(C)MostAmericansagreethattheyhavewonamajorvictoryinthedrugwar.
(D)Thelengthydebateoverlegalizingdrugshasbeenrecentlyresolved.
17.(A)$15million.
(B)$50million
(C)$15billion.
(D)100timesgreaterthanthecostofproducingthesedrgs.
18.(A)Opiumbeingmadelegalinmid-nineteenth-centuryChina.
(B)TheendofprohibitionofalcoholinAmericainthe1920sand1930s.
(C)Drugpushersmakingbillionsofdollarseachyear.
(D)Moremoneybeingneededineducationandmedicalcare.
19.(A)Legalizingdrugswouldbeconsideredunconstitutional.
(B)Decriminalizingdrugswouldbeasurrenderinadrugwarthathasnotreallyevenbegun.
(C)Theblackmarketwouldnotreallydisappearwiththelegalizationofdrug.
(D)Legalizationwouldleadtoanincreaseinviolentcrimeandchildabuse.
20.(A)Americationshavenotchosenlegalizationasasolutiontothedrugproblem
(B)Thecurrentdrugwarisnotworkingandlegalizationmaybetheonlysolution.
(C)Theblackmarketwouldreallydisappearwiththelegalizationofdrugs.
(D)Politicianswhohaveanswerstothedrugproblemclaimthemostvotes.
SECTION2:
READINGTEST(30minutes)
Inthissectionyouwillreadseveralpassages.Eachoneisfollowedbyseveralquestionsaboutit.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1-5
Yearsago,whenIfirststartedbuildingwebsitesfornewspapers,manyjournaliststoldmethattheysawtheInternetastheendofreliablejournalism.Sinceanyonecouldpublishwhatevertheywantedonline,“realjournalism”wouldbeoverwhelmed,theysaid.Whowouldneedprofessionalreportersandeditorsifanyonecouldbeareporteroraneditor?
Iwouldtellthemnottoworry.Whilemypersonalbeliefisthatanyonecanbeareporteroreditor,Ialsoknowthatqualitycounts.Andthatthe“viral”natureoftheInternetmeansthatwhenpeoplefindquality,theyletotherpeopleknowaboutit.Evennontraditionalmediasitesonlinewillsurviveonlyifthequalityoftheirinformationistrusted.Thefutureofonlinenewswilldemandmoregoodreportersandeditors,notfewer.
SoIwasintriguedwhenNewsweekrecentlypublishedastorycalled“RevengeoftheExpert.”Itarguedthatexpertisewouldbethemaincomponentof“Web3.0.”“Thewisdomofthecrowdshaspeaked,”saysJasonCalacanis,founderoftheMaholo“people-poweredsearchengine”andaformerAOLexecutive.“Web3.0istakingwhatwe’vebuiltinWeb2.0–thewisdomofthecrowds–andputtinganeditoriallayeronitoftrulytalented,compensatedpeopletomaketheproductmoretrustedandrefined.”Well,yesandno.Sure,itisimportantforpeopletotrusttheinformationtheyfindonline.AndastheNewsweekarticleargues,theneedforpeopletofindtrustedinformationonlineisincreasing,thustheneedformoreexpertise.Butthearticlefailstomentionthemostimportantfeatureoftheworldofdigitalinformation.It’snotexpertise–it’schoice.
Inmanycasesthesitesthatpeoplecometotrustarebuiltonnontraditionalmodelsofexpertise.LookatsiteslikeD,R,orS.There,usersprovidetheexpertiseonwhichothersdepend.Whenmanyusersselectaparticularstory,thatstoryaccumulatesvotesofconfidence,whichoftenleadotheruserstochoosethatstory.Thechoicesoftheaccumulatedcommunityareseenasmoretrustworthythanthe“gatekeeper”modeloftraditionalnewsandinformation.Sometimessuc