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Section 111 Reading Comprehension
( 50 minutes)
Part A
Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany., them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $17, 000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton ( she' s threatening), where one year' s tuition, room and board-almost $ 34, 000 in 2007-will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits it' s a little scary, especially since she' 11 retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.
Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in financial aid, the most ever. Most families pay less than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aid-mostly, these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for lower-income families, because schools are changing their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, they' re throwing more aid at smarter kids--whether they need it or not.
The best way to prepare is to start saving early. A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for "qualified educaion expenses" like tuition, room and board. The plans aren' t for everyone. For tax reasons, some lower and middle income families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital.
When' s the best time to start? "Sometime, " says Jack Joyce of the College Board, "between the maternity ward and middle school. "
Aid packages usually come in some combination of grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for "unsubsidized" federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans or "subsidized" Staffords, where the government pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower' s market. "Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans, " says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when they' re reviewed this summer.
Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families' planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. He' 11 almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, "we would really be in a bind, " says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, it' s worth the effort to pick through' local .and national scholarship offerings, which can be found Ol—— Web sites like college-board, com.
51. What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts?
A. The difficulty of paying the tuition.
B. The far-sight of the parents.
C. The promising future of Katie.
D. The increasing tuition in the university.
52. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.
B. The parents do not favor the form of loans.
C. Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble.
D. Those who are in great need may not get what they need.
53. The last paragraph suggests that __
A. many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarships
B. Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the trouble
C. traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some families
D. Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship
54. What does the author mean by "better off" ( Line 4, Paragraph 3 ) ?
A. Richer.
B. Wiser.
C. Happier.
D. Luckier.
55. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The Harts prefer a public university to a private one.
B. It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.
C. All students can get the aid package.
D .Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families.
Text 2
It was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, andit seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out:
Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.
I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company' s Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in.some unnamed, far-off land. I fred it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don' t know what continent they' re standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we've been having when there was a monsoon at the otber end of the phone? So I got right to the point.
"My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don' t have the Windows Setup CD. "
"So you' re having a problem with your Windows Setup CD. " She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.
It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.
To make me disappear, the woman:gave me the phone number for Windows' creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don' t know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn't have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.
When my voice hit a certain decibel (分貝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.
"You don' t have the Windows Setup CD, ma' am, because you don' t need it, " he explained cheerfully.
"Windows came preinstalled on your computer!"
"But I do need it. "
"Yes, but you don't have it. " We went on like this for a while. ,Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. "Of course, you' d lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos. " It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. "You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive. " He sounded delighted. "And it' s not coveted by the warranty ( 產(chǎn)品保證書(shū)) !" The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.
I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I' d heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn't be a problem. An hour later, be called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.
56. Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly?
A. She had saved what she had written.
B. She couldn't move the cursor.
C. The computer refused to work.
D. The computer offered to repair itself.
57. Which of the following is the author' s opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?
A. She sounded helpful and knowledgeable.
B. She was there to make callers frustrated.
C. She was able to solve her computer problem. ,
D. She was quick to pass her along to a technician.
58. According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was __
A. effective
B. economical
C. unpractical
D. unacceptable
59. "It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache" in the last but one paragraph means that
A. the technician's proposal would make things even worse
B. the technician' s proposal could eventually solve the problem
C. files stored on her computer were like a safe
D. erasing the entire system was like curing a headache
60. It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the following EXCEPT
A.efficiency
B. location
C. Setup CDs
D. attitude
Text 3
Women' s minds work differently from men' s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.
There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.
The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibers than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?” and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong?
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for wordhanding, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.
But it isn' t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at "language subjects" and boys better at maths and physics. If these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, there is an unalterable dis- tinction between the sexes.
We shah' t know for a while, partly because we don' t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves inter-act via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.
61. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.
B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.
C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.
D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.
62. According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by __ factors.
A. biological B. psychological C. physical I D ] social
63. "these differences" in paragraph 5 refer to those in __
A. skills of men and women
B. school subjects
C. the brain structure of men and women
D. activities carried out by the brain
64. At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on __
A. the brain structure as a whole
B. the functioning of part of the brain
C. the distinction between the sexesE D] the effects of the corpus callosum
65. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To outline the research findings on the brain structure.
B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure.
C. To. discuss the various factors that cause brain differences.
D. To suggest new areas in brain research.
Section HI Reading Comprehension《共計(jì)35分，權(quán)重35%)
PartA(每小題1分，共計(jì)l5分)
Textl
短文賞析
本文采用提出問(wèn)題——分析問(wèn)題的模式，指出支付高昂的大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)對(duì)很多家庭來(lái)說(shuō)都有些力不從心，以及一些助學(xué)貸款及其他資助項(xiàng)目所起的作用。第一段提出問(wèn)題，以哈特家為例，說(shuō)明支付大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)對(duì)家庭造成的壓力;第二段指出大多數(shù)家庭支付大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)的方式以及存在的一些問(wèn)題：第三段指出家庭存錢(qián)的作用;第四段指出資助項(xiàng)目的形式;第五段指出傳統(tǒng)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的吸引力。
答案及解析
51.A【解析】原文對(duì)應(yīng)信息是：“Even...Tally admits it’S a little scary， especially since she’11 retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.”意為“面l臨自己將要退休，同時(shí)孩子要上大學(xué)，這確實(shí)有點(diǎn)令人害怕。”我們可知Tally對(duì)支付自己女兒的學(xué)費(fèi)有點(diǎn)害怕。B、C、D均不是作者想要表達(dá)的原因。所以本題應(yīng)選A。
52.D【解析】原文對(duì)應(yīng)信息是：“Eager to boost their magazine rankings，which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen，they’re throwing mole aid at smarter kids--whether they need it or not.”該句話說(shuō)明“學(xué)校為了提高其雜志排名，就在經(jīng)濟(jì)上給予那些比較聰明的孩子較大的幫助，不管他們需不需要幫助”。由此可以看出，急需幫助的學(xué)生并不一定就能獲得幫助。所以A、B、C均不符合題意。所以本題應(yīng)選D。
53.C【解析】原文對(duì)應(yīng)信息是：“Traditional scholarships，academic or athletic.are still a part of many families’planning.”意為“許多家庭還在依賴傳統(tǒng)的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，不管是學(xué)習(xí)上的還是體育上的。”所以本題應(yīng)選C。
54.B 【解析】文中提到的方案有助于存錢(qián)，但這樣的方案并不適用于每一個(gè)人，然后給出了其中的一個(gè)原因，來(lái)說(shuō)明對(duì)于低收入和中等收入的家庭來(lái)講，選擇其他投資方式會(huì)比這種方式好。由此可猜出詞義。所以本題應(yīng)選B。
55.D 【解析】選項(xiàng)A意思不準(zhǔn)確，文中提到公立大學(xué)和私立大學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)問(wèn)題，但并沒(méi)有表明家長(zhǎng)的態(tài)度和傾向;選項(xiàng)B意思不對(duì)，文中對(duì)應(yīng)信息是第二段;申請(qǐng)貸款并不是無(wú)條件的，這是選項(xiàng)C的錯(cuò)誤所在。綜觀全文，可以看出傳統(tǒng)意義上的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金還是很有吸引力的。所以本題應(yīng)選D。
Text2
短文賞析
本文講述了作者在對(duì)自己認(rèn)為非常滿意的一篇文章收尾時(shí)，電腦出問(wèn)題了，之后與全球技術(shù)支持中心的客服聯(lián)絡(luò)的過(guò)程。作者認(rèn)為那個(gè)女客服一點(diǎn)都不合格，她的解釋只會(huì)令人越聽(tīng)越糊涂。但是接下來(lái)女客服把微軟的電話號(hào)碼告訴作者之后，技術(shù)人員的解釋依然令人費(fèi)解，甚至最后試圖敷衍了事。經(jīng)過(guò)一番折騰之后，作者送到附近的小店里維修之后，一切恢復(fù)正常。文章帶有幽默諷刺的意味，以兩個(gè)人在同一地點(diǎn)談?wù)撏惶鞖饨Y(jié)束。
答案及解析
56.B【解析】第一段中，作者說(shuō)自己想保存文件，但是光標(biāo)不動(dòng)了，死機(jī)了。只有把電池拔出強(qiáng)行關(guān)機(jī)，所以排除A，D。c中說(shuō)電腦拒絕工作，不合題意。所以本題應(yīng)選B。
57.B【解析】此題是有關(guān)作者態(tài)度的問(wèn)題。由第5、6段可以看出女客服的回答令人很不滿，很沮喪。所以本題應(yīng)選B。
58.D【解析】此題問(wèn)技術(shù)員的回答如何。文章中“But I do need it.”“Yes.but you don’t have it.”We went on like this for a while.Fi-nally.he offered to walk me through…可以看出“技術(shù)員最后是在敷衍作者，沒(méi)有提出一個(gè)合理的解決辦法”。所以本題應(yīng)選D。
59.A【解析】“It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache.”意為“就像給我提供一個(gè)保險(xiǎn)箱放我頭上來(lái)治愈我的頭痛一樣。”含蓄諷刺地說(shuō)技術(shù)員提供的建議不可采取。所以本題應(yīng)選A。
60.C【解析】由文中可知全球技術(shù)支持中心跟當(dāng)?shù)匦蘩淼甑膮^(qū)別在于，當(dāng)?shù)匦蘩淼晷矢撸攸c(diǎn)近，態(tài)度好。題目問(wèn)的是除了哪個(gè)選項(xiàng)以外，其他都是二者的不同。所以本題應(yīng)選C。
Text3
短文賞析
這篇有關(guān)大腦結(jié)構(gòu)的文章，介紹男性、女性大腦結(jié)構(gòu)及工作方式的不同，以及科學(xué)家的研究成果。男女大腦的工作方式有別不是指哪個(gè)好哪個(gè)壞，而是在處理復(fù)雜事件時(shí).腦的不同部分起的作用不同。男女大腦的結(jié)構(gòu)不同，科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)女性的胼胝體的神經(jīng)元比男性的要大，要豐富。左右大腦控制的部位各不相同。左大腦是用來(lái)文字處理。分析和進(jìn)行邏輯動(dòng)的;而右大腦是對(duì)圖片、圖式和形式起作用的。我們需要兩邊協(xié)調(diào)共同作用。兩半腦連接得越好，那么兩半邊在一起的協(xié)調(diào)就越好。據(jù)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，女性的兩半腦之間的連接更好一些。作者說(shuō)我們不知道學(xué)校學(xué)生的能力和大腦兩半球功能之間的確切關(guān)系。我們不懂大腦兩半球是如何通過(guò)胼胝體相互作用的。最后作者間接地提出期望，希望能對(duì)胼胝體對(duì)人體的影響多做研究工作。
答案及解析
61.c【解析】選項(xiàng)A即心理學(xué)家已經(jīng)放棄，而生物學(xué)家正在展開(kāi)研究工作。而文中第三句話說(shuō)“Psychologists view the subject either as a matter of frustration or a joke，”即心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為這個(gè)研究不是一件沮喪的事，就是一個(gè)笑話，此句和選項(xiàng)A含義不一樣。選項(xiàng)B即大腦區(qū)別顯示出一個(gè)性別優(yōu)于另外一個(gè)性別。而文中第一段最后一句話說(shuō)“But being different，they point out hurriedly，is not the same as being better or worse.”即他們指出盡管有區(qū)別，但并不能說(shuō)明誰(shuí)優(yōu)誰(shuí)劣，此句和選項(xiàng)B含義不一樣。選項(xiàng)D兩性大腦結(jié)構(gòu)的區(qū)別早已為人所知。而文中第三段第三句話說(shuō)“This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men...”即這是第一次人們發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩性大腦結(jié)構(gòu)的不同，此句和選項(xiàng)D含義不一樣。所以本題應(yīng)選C。
62.D【解析】根據(jù)這篇文章，普遍認(rèn)為大腦的區(qū)別由什么因素引起的?短文第三段倒數(shù)第二句話說(shuō)“We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences.”即我們認(rèn)為社會(huì)的影響造成了這些區(qū)別。A、B、C均不符合題意。所以本題應(yīng)選D。
63.A【解析】“這些區(qū)別”指的是什么?短文第五段主題句說(shuō)“But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis.”即在此基礎(chǔ)上解釋兩性技能的區(qū)別并不是很容易的事。由此可見(jiàn)，“這些區(qū)別”指的是兩性技能。所以本題應(yīng)選A。
64.D【解析】文章的結(jié)尾，作者說(shuō)我們不知道學(xué)校學(xué)生的能力和大腦兩半球功能之間的確切關(guān)系;我們不懂大腦兩半球是如何通過(guò)cor-pus callosum相互作用的;間接地提出對(duì)于corpus callosum的影響，多作研究工作。所以本題應(yīng)選D。
65.A【解析】文章的主要目的是什么?短文介紹科學(xué)家在有關(guān)大腦結(jié)構(gòu)方面的研究成果。B、C、D只是片面上的。所以本題應(yīng)選A。
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