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sometimes,itisdamagedbeyondrepair,itsabilitytocontinuecompletelycrushed.

　　Almostalways,asmallbusinessmanwouldfinditimpossibletohandlethefullburdenofhispotentialrisk.Theamountofmoneyhewouldhavetosetasidetocoverpossiblelosseswouldleavehimnothing,oralmostnothing,torunhisbusinesswith.Iflossweretooccurwhichhecouldrepairbyusinghisreservefund,whatassurancewouldhehavethatanotherloss—thesamekindordifferent—mightnotoccurnextweek,nextmonth?

Butthenhewouldhavenoreservefundandlittlelikelihoodofstayinginbusinessatall.

1.Thisselectiondealsmainlywith_______.

　　A.therelationbetweeninsuranceandsociety

　　B.accidentsandlosses

　　C.businessfailures

　　D.theimportanceofinsurancetobusiness

2.InParagraph3,"

forcedtothewall"

means"

_______"

.

　　A.driventodespairB.stayinginastrongposition

　　C.doingwellD.climbingup

3.Theauthorthinksthat_______.

　　A.accidentsalwayshappen

　　B.abusinessmanshouldtakerisks

　　C.businessesshouldhaveadequateinsurance

　　D.insuranceisasocialwelfareproject

4.AdequateinsurancewilldoallofthefollowingEXCEPTthatitwill_______.

　　A.freesomebusinessfundsB.addtobenefitsforemployees

　　C.relievesomemanagementproblemsD.provideforunexpectedincidents

5.Theword"

curbed"

inParagraph3isnearestinmeaningto_______.

　　A.checkedB.advanced

　　C.expandedD.disturbed

答案：

1.D2.A3.C4.B5.A 

Inrecentyears,wehaveallwatchedtheincreasingcommercializationofthecampus.Thenumerousadvertisingpostersandthegoldenarchesoffastfoodoutletsmaybeaninsulttoouraestheticsensibilities,buttheyare,arguably,noworsethanugly.Someoftheothernewfeaturesofcommercializedcampuslifedo,however,constituteaseriousthreattothingswerightlyrespect."

Privatization"

andthe"

businessmodel"

arethepotentialmenace.

Whatdothesenotionsmean?

Tome,theyinvolveanincreaseddependenceonindustryandcharitableactionsforoperatingtheuniversity;

anincreasedamountofourresourcesbeingdirectedtoappliedorso-calledpracticalSubjects,bothinteachingandinresearch;

aproprietary（所有权的，所有人的）treatmentofresearchresults,withthecommercialinterestinsecrecyoverridingthepublic'

sinterestinfree,sharedknowledge;

andanattempttoruntheuniversitymorelikeabusinessthattreatsindustryandstudentsasclientsandourselvesasserviceproviderswithsomethingtosell.Wepayincreasingattentiontotheimmediateneedsanddemandsofour"

customers"

and,astheoldsayinggoes,"

thecustomerisalwaysright"

Privatizationisparticularlyfrighteningfromthepointofviewofpublicwell-being.Aresearcheremployedbyauniversity-affiliatedhospitalinCanada,workingundercontractwithamedicine-makingcompany,madepublicherfindingsthataparticulardrugwasharmful.Thisviolatedthetermsofhercontract,andsoshewasfired.Herdismissalcausedascandal,andshewassubsequentlyrestoredtoherpreviousposition.Theuniversityandhospitalinquestionarenowworkingoutsomethingsimilartotenure（终身任职）forhospital-basedresearchersandguidelinesforcontracts,sothatmorepublicexposureofprivatelyfundedresearchwillbecomepossible.Thisisararevictoryandasmallstepintherightdirection,butthegeneraltrendistheotherway.Thankstoprofit-drivenprivatefunding,researchersarenotonlyforcedtokeepvaluableinformationsecret,theyareoftencontractuallyobligedtokeepdiscovereddangerstopublichealthunderwraps,too.Ofcourse,wemustnotbetoonaiveaboutthis.Governmentscanunwiselyinsistonsecrecy,too,asdidtheBritishMinistryofAgriculture,Fisheries,andFoodintheworktheyfundedinconnectionwiththebovinespongiformencephalopathy（牛脑海绵体病）epidemic.Thispreventedothersfromreviewingtherelevant,dataandpointingoutthatproblemsweremoreserousthangovernmentwaslettingon.

57.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthecampuslifehasbecome

[A]moreconvenient　　[B]ratherugly[C]somewhatharmful　　[D]nomoreaestheticthanbefore

58."

inthispassagemostprobablymean

[A]potentialmenacetolife　[B]newfeaturesofcampuslife

[C]newtrendoncampus　[D]dependenceonindustryandcharities

59.Theauthorbelievesthatweshouldpay

[A]littleattentiontoappliedsubjects　

[B]dueattentiontothepublicinterestinfree,sharedknowledge

[C]moreattentiontotheimmediateneedsanddemandsofourcustomers

[D]considerableattentiontothecommercialinterestinthesecrecyofresearchresults

60.Theresearchermentionedinthethird.paragraphwasfiredbecause

[A]sheworkedfortherivalofthecompany

[B]shefailedtokeepherresearchresultssecret

[C]shewasobligedtokeepherdiscoveriessecret

[D]shewascommittedtoacontractwithacompany

61.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat

[A]thegeneralpublicistoonaivetoacceptthe"

privatization"

[B]thenotionthat"

isoutofdate

[C]itisageneraltrendthattherewillbemorepublicdisclosureofprivatelyfundedresearch

[D]thebovinespongiformencephalopathyepidemicinBritainwasmoreseriousthanwhatwasdisclosed

CBBDD

PresidentBushtouchedoffafirestormofcriticismfromcongressionalDemocrats,civilfightsgroupsandnewspapereditorialistsWednesdaywhenhedecidedtointerveneinaSupremeCourtcasechallengingracialpreferencesintheUniversityofMichiganadmissionspolicy.Thehowlsofprotestwerequickandloud.Judgingfromthenoise,onemightconcludethatthispresidentisinbigpoliticaltroubleashelookstoreelectionin2004.Afterall,withpublicuncertaintyabouttheeconomy,thepossibilityofwarwithIraq,increasedtensionswithNorthKoreadominatingtheheadlines,andDemocratshurlingbrickbatsatBushforeverythingfromhiseconomicstimulusplanthattheysayfavorstherichtowhattheyseeashisabandonmentofminoritiesbyopposingtheMichigancase,hewouldappeartobepoised（使平衡）onthebrinkofpoliticaldisaster.

Butishe?

Notyet.Hisstandingwiththepublicisstrongerthanoutwardpollnumberssuggest.MuchwasmadethispastweekofaUSATODAYCNNGallupPollthatshowedBush'

sjobapprovalratingdippingbelow60%forthefirsttimesinceSept.11,to58%.Thatcausedmanytocommentthathemightbefollowingdownapathhisfatherpreviouslytrod.TheelderBushachievedsuccessinthePersianGulfWarbutsawhisjobratingserodesteadily,largelybecauseofwhatmanyreadasaninadequateresponsetoaslumpingeconomy.Hewasdeniedasecondterm.ButfortheyoungerBushtobeindangerofarepeat,hewouldhavetodosomethingthatbreaksthebondhehasformedwiththeAmericanpubliconapersonallevelsinceSept.11thattranscends

hispositionsonvariousissues.

ThesameUSATODAYpollthatshowedBush'

soveralljob-approvalslipping,butstillgood,alsofoundthathisso-calledpolitical"

vitalsigns"

areremarkablystrong.TheysuggestthatregardlessofwhetherpeopleagreeordisagreewithBush'

shandlingofspecificproblemsorissues,heretainsahighdegreeofrespect,trustandsupportforpushingboldlyaheadasheseesfit.MostwhosaidthequalitiesdonotapplyareDemocrats,WhomorethanlikelyarenotgoingtovoteforBushanyway.ItistheswingvotersthatBushmusthold,andthepollshowsthatmostindependentsrankBushpositivelyonthesemeasures,Healso"

getssomeprettystrongratingsfromwomen,whotraditionallyleantowardDemocraticpresidentialcandidates.

SowhenBushmakesabolddecisiontofightterrorism,opposetheMichiganadmissionspolicyorforceSaddamHusseintodisarm,manymaydisagree.Buttheyratehimhighforleading,which,afterall,iswhatweelectourpresidentstodo.Andmostseehimashonest,willingtogetalongwithhispoliticalopponentsandaneffectivegovernmentmanager.AnalystssaythosevitalsignswillseeBushthroughtheroughtimes.

52.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheUniversityofMichigan

[A]carriesoutapreferentialpolicyforrecruitingminoritystudents

[B]comesintoopenconflictswithBush'

seconomicstimulusplan

[C]putsBushintroublebyabandoningminoritystudentsinitsadmission

[D]isstronglyopposedtoBush'

sforeignpolicies

53.Accordingtothepassage,thepollnumbersindicatethat

[A]Bush'

sstandingwiththepublicisverystrong　　

[B]Bush'

seconomicpackagewinswidespreadsupport

[C]publicsupportforBushisdeclining　

[D]Bushison