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Fifty years ago. big. Modern. Suburban high schools were established in the hope of __________.
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ensuring no child is left behind
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increasing economic efficiency
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improving students’ performance on SAT
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providing good education for baby boomers
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What happened as a result of setting up big schools?
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Teachers’ workload increased.
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Students’ performance declined.
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Administration became centralized.
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Students focused more on test scores.
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What is said about the schools forded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?
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They are usually magnet schools.
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They are often located in poor neighborhoods.
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They are popular with high-achieving students.
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They are mostly small in size.
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What is most noticeable about the current trend in high school education?
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Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
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A great variety of schools have sprung up in urban and suburban areas.
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Many schools compete for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds.
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Students have to meet higher academic standards.
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Newsweek ranked high schools according to .
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their students’ academic achievement
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the number of their students admitted to college
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the size and number of their graduating classes
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their college-level test participation
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What can we learn about Hillsdale’s students in the late 1990s?
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They were made to study hard like prisoners.
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They called each other by unaffectionate nicknames.
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Most of them did not have any sense of discipline,
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Their school performance was getting worse.
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According to Jeff Gilbert, the “advisory” classes at Hillsdale were set up so that students could .
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tell their teachers what they did on weekends
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experience a great deal of pleasure in learning
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maintain closer relationships with their teachers
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tackle the demanding biology and physics courses
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Trying to sketch a map
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Painting the dining room.
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Discussing a house plan.
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Cleaning the kitchen.
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She is tired of the food in the canteen.
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She often eats in a French restaurant.
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She usually takes a snack in the KFC.
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She in very fussy about what she eats.
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Listening to some loud music
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Preparing for as oral examination.
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Talking loudly on the telephone.
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Practicing for a speech contest.
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The man has left a good impression on her family.
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The man can dress casually for the occasion.
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The man should buy himself a new suit.
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The man’s jeans and T-shirts are stylish.
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Grey pants made from pure cotton.
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Fashionable pants in bright colors.
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100% cotton pants in dark blue.
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Something to match her brown pants.
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Its price.
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Its location
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Its comfort.
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Its facilities.
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Travel overseas.
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Look for a new job.
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Take a photo.
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Adopt a child.
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It is a routine offer.
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It is new on the menu.
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It is quite healthy.
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It is a good bargain.
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Hosting an evening TV program.
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Having her bicycle repaired.
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Lecturing on business management.
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Conducting a market survey.
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He repaired bicycles.
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He served as a consultant.
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He worked as a salesman.
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He coached in a racing club.
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He wanted to be his own boss.
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He found it more profitable
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He didn’t want to start from scratch.
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He didn’t want to be in too much debt.
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They work five days a week.
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They are all the man’s friends.
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They are paid by the hour.
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They all enjoy gambling.
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It has gradually given way to service industry.
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It remains a major part of industrial activity.
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It has a history as long as paper processing.
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It accounts for 80 percent of the region’s GDP.
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Transport problems.
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Shortage of funding.
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Lack of resources.
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poor management.
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Competition from rival companies.
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Product promotion campaigns.
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Possible locations for a new factory
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Measures to create job opportunities.
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They shared mutual friends in school.
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They had known each other since childhood.
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They shared many extracurricular activities.
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They had many interests in common.
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24、【
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At a local club.
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At the sports center.
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At Joe’s house.
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At the bearing school.
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Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain
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One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.
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It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends
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Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other
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26、【
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Near the entrance of a park.
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In his building’s parking lot
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At a parking meter.
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At a street corner.
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It had been taken by the police
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it had keen moved to the next block.
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In had been stolen by someone.
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it had been parked at a wrong place
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At the Greenville center.
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At a public parking lot.
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In a neighboring town.
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In a the city garage.
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29、【
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Famous creative individuals.
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The mysteriousness of creativity.
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A major scientific discovery.
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Creativity as shown in arts.
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It is something people all engage in.
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It helps people acquire knowledge.
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It starts soon after we are born.
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It is the source of all artistic work.
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Creative imagination.
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Logical reasoning
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Natural curiosity.
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Critical thinking.
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It is beyond ordinary people.
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It is yet to be fully understood.
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It is part of everyday life.
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It is a unique human trait.
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33、【
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In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.
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tear many troubled families apart
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contribute to enduring family ties
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bring about a drop in the divorce rate
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cause a lot of conflicts in the family
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34、【
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In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because
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starting a new family would be hard
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they expected things would turn better
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they wanted to better protect their kids
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living separately would be too costly
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In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?
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Mounting family debts
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A sense of insecurity
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Difficulty in getting a loan
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Falling housing prices
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36、【
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What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?
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It will force them to pull their efforts together
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It will undermine their mutual understanding
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It will help strengthen their emotional bonds
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It will irreparably damage their relationship
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37、【
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What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
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The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate
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Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships
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A stable family is the best protection against poverty.
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Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage
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38、【
单选题
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What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?
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It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.
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It makes money by putting on advertisements.
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It profits by selling its users’ personal data.
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It provides loads of information to its users.
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39、【
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What does the author say about most Facebook users?
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They are reluctant to give up their personal information.
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They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.
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They don’t identify themselves when using the website.
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They care very little about their personal information.
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40、【
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Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?
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To render better service to its users.
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To conform to the Federal guidelines.
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To improve its users’ connectivity.
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To expand its scope of business.
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