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Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

　　Heroesarecantalysts（催化剂）forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

　　11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.

A）generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsB）probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

　　C）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsD）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

　　12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.

　　A）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopB）theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions

　　C）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesD）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

　　13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_________.

　　A）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleB）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

　　C）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

　　14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___________.

　　A）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharactersB）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

　　C）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipsD）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

　　15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.

　　A）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

　　B）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

　　C）takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

　　D）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

PassageTwo

　　Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today'

straditionalagecollegefreshmenare"

morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）"

thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

　　Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'

smajorobjective"

istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife."

Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

　　Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"

altruistic"

fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

　　That'

snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwoyearassociatedegree.

　　Whileit'

struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

　　Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:

nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!

　　Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;

oneofthemistalkingontheintercom（对讲机）：

"

MissBaxter,"

hesays,"

couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?

　　Fromthelongtermpointofview,that'

swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

　　16.Accordingtotheauthor'

sobservation,collegestudents__________.

　　A）haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayB）haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

　　C）haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayD）haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

　　17.Thestudents'

criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.

　　A）theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsB）thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

　　C）theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesD）theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

　　18.Bysaying"

Whileit'

struethat...betheyscientificorartistic"

（Lines1-3,Para.5）,theauthormeansthat_____.

　　A）businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

　　B）humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

　　C）humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

　　D）theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

　　19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.

　　A）createvaryingartisticinterestsB）helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective

　　C）helpimproveconnectionsamongpeopleD）regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople

　　20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A）Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrowminded.

　　B）Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.

　　C）Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.

　　D）Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.

PassageThree

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'

snowa"

globalvillage"

wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphonesatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.

　　Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpsupportdomesticbusinessefforts.

　Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing"

outofsightandoutofmind."

Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'

splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedSateswherecrossculturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent（普遍的）.

　　Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

　　Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanevergrowingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn'

tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.

　　Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'

sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofastforwardcertainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.

　　21.Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?

　　A）Critical.B）Indifferent.C）Prejudiced.D）Positive.

　　22.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople__________.

　　A）havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyB）aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

　　C）areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessD）areeagertoworkoverseas

　　23.Inthispassage,"

outofsightandoutofmind"

（Lines23,Para.3）probablymeans________.

　　A）beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightB）beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

　　C）missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadD）leavingallcareandworthybehind

　　24.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

　　A）Connectionswithbusinessoverseas.B）Abi