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TalMngaboutstartinganewonlinepany-maybetogether.
Hewasthendevelopingaplanandhewantedmetobeapartofit:
wewouldgivepeoplewonderful,wholeelectronichousesonaCD-ROMandletthemmodifythosehomestotheirownneeds.Tryoutdifferentwindowsanddoors,differentpaintcolorsandfurnishings.Whentheyweresatisfied,wewouldenablethemtogoonlinetomaketheprojecthappen,togettheproducts
andthefinancingandthe。
professionaldesignandconstructiontohelptodoitoutright.
BuildingBlockswasthenameRollycameupwithforhisnewenterprise.Rollytooktheplungefirst.Hesimplydroppedhisprofitableenergy—consultingbusinesstomithimselffulltimetoBuildingBlocks.IsoonjoinedhimafterIquitmywell—paidjobatanewspaper.
TogetherwedevelopedademotoshowthefeaturesofourCD—ROM,“TheNewAmericanDreamHome”.ThenwetookittotheannualconventionoftheNationalAssociationofHomeBuildersinBoston.Allthebigpanieswerethereshowingofftheir。
latestproducts.
Toourdelight,nearlyeveryonewaseagertoseewhatwewereshowing,.includingthetopexecutivesofsomeenormouspanies.Whenweleft,wehadinvitationsfromthemtoetotheirofficestothemmoreaboutBuildingBlocks.
ThatwasthestartofmyreallifetimedreamandBuildBlocks,ourpany,hasbeenprosperingeversince.
46.By“somethinghugewashappening”,thewriterrefersto.
[A]housedesigning
[B]homedecoration
[C]furnitureproduction
[D]high-techdevelopment
47.ThetextshowsthatRollyRouseis.
[A]creative
[B]cautious
[C]considerate
[D]conservative
48.BuildingBtocksisapanythathelpspeopleto.
[A]rentidealhouses
[B]buyidealhouses
[C]findidealhouses
[D]ownidealhouses
49.Rollyandthewriterdecidedtostartapanytogetherbecausetheywereboth.
[A]expeginarchitecture
[B]underRaidattheirjobs
[C]outofworkatthetime
[D]interestedine-business
50.AttheBostonconvention,Rollyandthewriterwerehappybecause.
[A]theyarousedpeople’sinterestintheirproducts
[B]theysoldsomeoftheirownproductsrightthere
[C]theygottheirfirstordersfromsomefamousbuildingfirms
[D]theyhadtheopportunitytovisitsomefamousbuildingfirms
Text2
Anxietydisordersaremonandrangefromlopercentt020percentofchildrenandteens.Girlareusuallymorelikelythanboystoreportanxietysymptomsorsigns.Anxietyrunsinfamilies,duetoabinationofinherentandenvironmentalfactors.Anxiousparentsmayproduceanxiouschildren.Whensignsaresoseverethattheyinterferewithdailylifeactivities,itistimetoseekanevaluationfromamentalhealthprofessional.
Considerthefollowingexampleofachildwhosufferedstressdisorder.Maria,agel2,wasatherphysician’sofficeawaitingheryearlycheckup.Abulletfromagunbattleinthenextbuildingtorethroughthewallandstruckhermotherintheshoulder.severelywoundingher.Themotherwasrushedtothehospital,butMariadidnotknowherfateforseveraldays.
Unableorunwillingtospeak,visiblyanxiousandfearful,MariawasevaluatedbyachilddoctorintheSalllehospitalseveraldayslater.HeremendedabrieftreatmentandbeganbytakingMariatohermother’sbedside.
Maria,reassuredthathermotherwasalive,neveRhelesscouldnotbeseparatedfromher.Duringthefollowingweekssheinsistedonsleepingwithhermotherandwouldnotletheroutofher
sight.Hermotherwasequallyshocked,andtoldherdaughtershewassufferinggreatpain.
ThedoctorbeganaseriesofplaytreatmentsessionsusingdollsandpalysurgicalinstrumentsinwhichMariaperformedoperationsinherdollhospital.Shebegantogetgreatpleasureinhersessions.Hermotherdidnotrecoversoquickly,sothedoctorremendedindividualtreatmentforher.
ThefinalsessionsinvolvedMafiaperformingtheoperationon,notadoll,buthermother,whosubmittedtopatientstatusonceagain.Playingoutthepainfulthemewasextremelybeneficial,andwithaminimumofinterpretation,bothwerebacktotheirnormalfunctioningbythemonth’send.Mariadidnotneedanymedication.
Therearemanywaysofhelpinganxiouschildrencopewiththeirfearsandworries.Acarefa,tevaluationandspecifictreatmentplancanhelpthesechildrengetbackonthepathofnormaldevelopment.
51.Welearnfromthetextthatanxietyinafamilyatmosphereisoften.
[A]analyzable
[B]unavoidable
[C]uncontrollable
[D]municable
52.Peopleshouldseekprofessionalhelpwhenanxietybeginsto.
[A]appearintheirkids
[B]affecttheirjudgments
[C]appearintheirfamilies
[D]affecttheirlifeactivities
53.Aordingtothetext.Mafiasufferedfromstressdisorderbecause.
[A]shewitnessedagunbattle
[B]shewaswoundedbyabullet
[C]sheworriedabouthermother
[D]shewasscaredofhercheckup
54.Mariawastakentohermother’sbedsideinthehospitalto.
[A]startherinitialtreatment
[B]keephermominhersight
[C]sleeptogetherwithhermom
[D]helpwithhermom’srecovery
55.Tohelpallanxiouskidout,itissuggestedto.
[A]toleratehisfearsandworries
[B]pointouthisnormalgrowpath
[C]puthiminaparticulartreatment
[D]askhimtomakeaself-evaluation
Text3
Lately,presidentsofsomeAmericanuniversitieshaveaddedinflationtotheirworrylist.Theyarenotconcemedaboutinflationofprices,butofacademicgrades.LarrySummers,presidentofHarvard.recentlycausedastormwhenhetoldoneoftheuniversity’sprofessorshedidn’tlikegradeinflation.
InsiderssaythatnearlyhalfthegradesHarvardawardshavelatelybeenAorAminus—alotmoremaninthel980s.Isthistrendabadthing,infact2Andisthisgradeinflationreally“inflation”?
Totakethesecondquestionfirst,theanswerisN0,notstricdyspeaking.”Inflation”ingradesoughttomeanthatworkofagivenstandardwouldbeawardedaneverhighergrade,yearbyyear.Thehighestpermissiblegradewouldthereforehavetokeeprisinginaceaselessprocesslonofnon-improvement.Becauseinrealitythetopgradeisfixed,theprocessisnotsomuchgradeinflationasgradepression.Thisisworse:
adistortioninrelativepricesismoreconfusingthanauniformupwarddrift.Gradepressionsqueezesinformationoutofthesystem.
Butisgradeinflationnecessarilyabadthing?
Theanswerdependsonwhoyouare.WhenstudentsleaveHarvard,theycarrygradesasasortofcurrency:
apocketfulofinectualcapital,tobidforjobsorplacesingraduateschoolsagainstgraduatesfromotheruniversitieswithothercurrencies.Thesepositionsgotothosewhocanputthemostacademiccashonthetable。
Employersandgraduateschoolsmustdecideontheexchangerate,asitwere,betweenaHarvardCstudent
andanAstudentfromalessdistinguishedplace.
Again.overallgradeinflation-theuniformdevaluationofthestudents’capital-wouldbetelativelyeasytocopewith,workinginprincipleneithertotheadvantageordisadvantageofHarvard
graduates.Recruiters.inapositiontoseethemarketforgraduatesasawhole,wouldsimplyadjusttheirexchangerate.Compression,however,hasdistributionalconsequences.ThebestHarvardstudentsseetheirgradesdevaluedrelativetothoseofsecond.rateHarvardstudents.Thatisbadwithrespecttoencouragingstudentstoworkharder.
56.ThetexttalksabouttherecentstormconcerninggradeinflationinAmericanuniversitiesbyfocusingon.
[A]itscauses
[B]itsfeatures
[C]itsimpacts
[D]itspurposes
57.Inthewriter’sopinion,realgradeinflationcanourwhenthehighestpermissiblegrade
[A]israisedaordingly
[B]iscautiouslygranted
[C]isstrictlyadministered
[D]islimitedappropriately
58.Thewriterthinksthatgradepressioncharacterizes.
[A]ajustpolicyinevaluation
[B]adistortedgradingsystem
[C]afixedcriterionfortheworkdone
[D]arelativedifferenceamongstudents
59.Asfarasjob—seekingisconcerned,Harvardgradeinflationwillbenefit.
[A]itsbestgraduates
[B]itsordinarygraduates
[C]thejobrecruiters
[D]theschoolauthorities
60.WithgradeinflationgoingoninHarvard,itislikelythat.
[A]itsbeststudentswilllacktheurgetomakeprogress
[B]itsrankingintheUSuniversitieswillgoingdown
[C]itsadvantageswillbeovertakenbyitsdisadvantages
[D]itssystemofschoolscoredistributionwillbeinchaos
PartB
Directions:
Readthetextsinwhichfivepeoplearementingonamagazinearticlecalled“TheGlobalFishCrisis”。
Forquestion61to65,matchthenameofeachperson(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersANSWERSHEET.
TomHagen:
IamamercialfishermaninAlaska.Itwasaneye—openertoseethedestructionandwasteintheworld’sfisheries.T