共用题干Rising Tuition in the USEvery spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones .They run the numbers and conclude-it seems,inevitably-that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.______(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing uni-versity checkbooks.“Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year.”said the university's president,Dr. Bill Brown.“Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the university's operating costs.”Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.______(47)Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the school's board of trustees (董事）.______( 48 ) This board oversees（监管）all of a state's public institutions.John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.______(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost ev-ery university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans______(50)______(47)A: The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.B: At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state edu-cation committee,sometimes called the board of governors.C: The school currently charges US$23,410 a year for tuition.D: Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.E: That's more than double the rate of inflation.F: The state government covers the rest.
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Rising Tuition in the US
Every spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.
They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones .They run the numbers and conclude-it seems,inevitably-that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.
According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.______(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.
According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing uni-versity checkbooks.“Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year.”said the university's president,Dr. Bill Brown.“Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the university's operating costs.”Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.______(47)
Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the school's board of trustees (董事）.______( 48 ) This board oversees（监管）all of a state's public institutions.
John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.______(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.
Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost ev-ery university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans______(50)
Rising Tuition in the US
Every spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget.
They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones .They run the numbers and conclude-it seems,inevitably-that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.
According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.______(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.
According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing uni-versity checkbooks.“Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year.”said the university's president,Dr. Bill Brown.“Student tuition pays for 78 percent of the university's operating costs.”Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.______(47)
Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to the school's board of trustees (董事）.______( 48 ) This board oversees（监管）all of a state's public institutions.
John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state law says that public institutions must make their services available whenever possible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.______(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.
Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost ev-ery university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans______(50)
______(47)
A: The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
B: At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state edu-cation committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
C: The school currently charges US$23,410 a year for tuition.
D: Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
E: That's more than double the rate of inflation.
F: The state government covers the rest.
A: The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.
B: At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state edu-cation committee,sometimes called the board of governors.
C: The school currently charges US$23,410 a year for tuition.
D: Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.
E: That's more than double the rate of inflation.
F: The state government covers the rest.
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解析：空格前面一句话讲的是1993～ 2004年间四年制私立大学学费上涨的情况，后面一句讲的是2005和2006年的涨价情况，两句话之间在时间上没有间隔。所以要填入的内容很可能是对学费涨价的一种说明或比较。在六个选项中E项把学费上涨的幅度和同期的通货膨胀率作了一个比较，说明学费的上涨率超过了通胀率。
这一段的后半段讲的是一所大学即Cedarville University的收费和支出情况。在六个选项中只有C项以The school…开头，也就是说这句话是针对某一所大学的。就其内容而言，也符合本段的需要。
这一段先讲了私立大学的学费是怎么定的，选项B讲的是公立大学的学费是怎么定的，中间还包含了however这个词，表示了转折，即讲过私立，下面要讲公立了。所以这军很适合填入。
这段讲的是州政府对大学的投入。按理来说，一个州的公共机构应该尽可能为这个州的居民提供免费的服务。北卡罗来纳州的居民只支付教育费用的22%，下面一句话自然就该讲州政府出多少钱了。
文章的最后一段讲的是学生如何向联邦政府申请资助，空格的前一句话说联邦政府决定学生是否有资格申请奖学金或货款，然后该申请送到学生所在的学校，由学校决定该学生是否可以得到资助。
这一段的后半段讲的是一所大学即Cedarville University的收费和支出情况。在六个选项中只有C项以The school…开头，也就是说这句话是针对某一所大学的。就其内容而言，也符合本段的需要。
这一段先讲了私立大学的学费是怎么定的，选项B讲的是公立大学的学费是怎么定的，中间还包含了however这个词，表示了转折，即讲过私立，下面要讲公立了。所以这军很适合填入。
这段讲的是州政府对大学的投入。按理来说，一个州的公共机构应该尽可能为这个州的居民提供免费的服务。北卡罗来纳州的居民只支付教育费用的22%，下面一句话自然就该讲州政府出多少钱了。
文章的最后一段讲的是学生如何向联邦政府申请资助，空格的前一句话说联邦政府决定学生是否有资格申请奖学金或货款，然后该申请送到学生所在的学校，由学校决定该学生是否可以得到资助。
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Passage FourEvery culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的) New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒 ) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rimIn the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often gather together at a party on New Year's Eve, and when the new year comes, all ring bells, blow' whistles, sing songs, and kiss each other. A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Sync. The words tell of old friends and good times.In all cultures, New Year's Day is a time when people think of new beginnings. They want to make the coming year better than the last one. Many people in the United States make New Year resolutions. These are specific promises that they make to improve their behavior, change their habits, and become better people. There are many jokes about how a person keeps his or her New Year resolutions.48. In ancient times, the practice of making noise was meant ______.A. to keep the evil spirits awayB. to have funC. to celebrate the coming of the new yearD. to keep to a custom
Chinese New Year()the Spring Festival, as it is the first day of the spring season a calendar. A、is known asB、is called asC、is names asD、is regarded as
No deductions“______” shall be made from the cost of temporary repairs allowable as general average．A.old for newB.new for oldC.oldD.new
请阅读短文，完成此题。Results showed that at least a tenth of the Harvard first-year undergraduates polled admitted tohaving cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheatingon their homework. An anonymous survey by Harvard's newspaper has revealed a surprisingpattern of academic dishonesty among students entering the US universities.The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to the incoming first year undergraduates;1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted tohaving cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheatingon their homework.Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating.20 percent of students who played auniversity sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not.The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely toadmit to it.The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheatingmay be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheatingin an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test.32 percent ofthe seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years.The surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 studentsinvestigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012. One recent graduate stated: "Cheating wascommonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would sayas many as 60 percent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared the faculty, wellsome of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem."In an email to NBC News, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee,made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which "is a nationalproblem in American education".He added: "While the vast majority of Harvard and other students do their work honestly,beginning this year Harvard College has implemented a new, more robust strategy of communicatingwith all students, particularly first-year students, about the importance--and the ways to achieve--academic integrity."In a rebuff to critics who say university has become little more than an expensive party,84 percentof therespondingundergraduatesfullyexpectedtoprioritizetheiracademicsoverextracurricular activities, sport, employment and their social lives. Not a single student putacademics at the bottom of their list. Not content with confining themselves to their degree subject, 59 percent of incoming students expressed a desire to pursue a secondary field of study, and 36 percent hoped to learn a language.What can we learn from the last paragraph?查看材料A．Most students prefer extracurricular activities to academics.B．Most students of Harvard University still pay attention to academics.C．The tuition fee of Harvard University is quite high.D．Cheating phenomenon mean no enterprise of students.
请阅读Passage2，完成第小题。Passage 2Results showed that at least a tenth of the Harvard first-year undergraduates polled admitted to having cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework. An anonymous survey by Harvard's newspaper has revealed a surprising pattern of academic dishonesty among students entering the US universities.The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to the incoming first year undergraduates;1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted to having cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheating on their homework.Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating. 20 percent of students who played a university sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not.The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely to admit to it.The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheating may be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheating in an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test. 32 percent of the seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years..The surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 students investigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012. One recent graduate stated: "Cheating was commonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would say as many as 60 per cent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared the faculty,well some of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem."In an email to NBC News, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee,made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which "is a national problem in American education".He added: "While the vast majority of Harvard and other students do their work honestly,beginning this year Harvard College has implemented a new, more robust strategy of communicating with all students, particularly first-year students, about the importance--and the ways to achieve--academic integrity."In a rebuff to critics who say university has become little more than an expensive party, 84 per cent of the responding undergraduates fully expected to prioritize their academics over extracurricular activities, sport, employment and their social lives. Not a single student put academics at the bottom of their list. Not content with confining themselves to their degree subject,59 percent of incoming students expressed a desire to pursue a secondary field of study, and 36percent hoped to learn a language.Which of the following is not the measure taken by Harvard University?查看材料A．The university has set up a committee made up of faculty, staff and students.B．Communicate with students about the importance of academic honesty.C．Punish the students who cheat and if cheat, with no diploma.D．Communicate with students about how to achieve academic integrity.
请阅读短文，完成此题。Results showed that at least a tenth of the Harvard first-year undergraduates polled admitted tohaving cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheatingon their homework. An anonymous survey by Harvard's newspaper has revealed a surprisingpattern of academic dishonesty among students entering the US universities.The survey by The Harvard Crimson was emailed to the incoming first year undergraduates;1,600 students responded. Results showed that at least a tenth of the students polled admitted tohaving cheated on an exam prior to starting at the university, while almost half admitted to cheatingon their homework.Athletes were apparently the most prone to cheating.20 percent of students who played auniversity sport admitted to cheating on an exam compared to 9 percent of students who did not.The survey also revealed that men were not only more likely to cheat but were also more likely toadmit to it.The results, compared to a previous survey done on the class of 2013, suggested that cheatingmay be becoming more commonplace. Of the outgoing seniors only 7 percent admitted to cheatingin an exam and another 7 percent said they had been dishonest on a take-home test.32 percent ofthe seniors said they had cheated on homework during their undergraduate years.The surveys come in the wake of a cheating scandal at the university which saw 120 studentsinvestigated for sharing answers on an exam in 2012. One recent graduate stated: "Cheating wascommonplace when I was at Harvard, especially with students in their first year or two. I would sayas many as 60 percent of students took notes into some exams. No one really cared the faculty, wellsome of them at least, seemed to recognize and yet ignore the problem."In an email to NBC News, Jeff Neal, a Harvard representative, explained that a committee,made up of faculty, staff and students had been established to tackle cheating, which "is a nationalproblem in American education".He added: "While the vast majority of Harvard and other students do their work honestly,beginning this year Harvard College has implemented a new, more robust strategy of communicatingwith all students, particularly first-year students, about the importance--and the ways to achieve--academic integrity."In a rebuff to critics who say university has become little more than an expensive party,84 percentof therespondingundergraduatesfullyexpectedtoprioritizetheiracademicsoverextracurricular activities, sport, employment and their social lives. Not a single student putacademics at the bottom of their list. Not content with confining themselves to their degree subject, 59 percent of incoming students expressed a desire to pursue a secondary field of study, and 36 percent hoped to learn a language.Which of the following is not the measure taken by Harvard University?查看材料A．The university has set up a committee made up of faculty, staff and students.B．Communicate with students about the importance of academic honesty.C．Punish the students who cheat and if cheat, with no diploma.D．Communicate with students about how to achieve academic integrity.
根据下列内容，回答203-206题。Chinese and US students will have greater access to educational exchange programmes as thetwo countries have agreed to expand and promote educational co-operation.Further co-operation in higher education, language learning and teaching, and primary andsecondary education were highlighted in a memorandum of understanding signed by educationministers from both countries on Thursday.Margaret Spellings, US secretary of education, described the memorandum as historic at abreakfast panel discussion hosted by the China Chamber of Commerce on Friday in Beijing, thelast stop of her East Asia tour following Tokyo and Seoul.She said the United States is"deadly serious" about promoting educational co-operation andexchange with China. Her delegation, consisting of 12 US university presidents, is the first everhigh-profile delegation of us college and university presidents to China."It's even more compelling that on this first ever delegation, China is one of the firsts of thefirst, as our trip starts from East Asia," Spellings said.Education co-operation and exchanges between the United States and China have beendeveloping rapidly in recent years. More than 63,000 Chinese students are currently studying inthe United States, while there has also been a rise in the number of US students studying in China.A recent report from the New York--based Institute of International Education, one of theworld's largest international education organizations shows that 6,389 US students came to Chinain the 2005-2006 academic year, up 35 percent year-on-year. The report also lists China as theonly Asian country among the top 10 popular destinations for US students to study abroad.Spellings said she was pleased with the numbers but not satisfied."US students do want tocome to study in China, and we need to help them do that as well as to help Chinese students tocome to our country."On Friday, Premier Wen Jiabao met with Spellings and her delegation in Beijing. The passage suggests that__________.A.following Beijing, Margaret Spellings and her delegation will visit Tokyo and Seoul in EastAsia.B.the US will further streamline the visa application process, making it easier for Chinesestudents.C.the US often send delegations of college and university presidents to China in recent years.D.China as well as Japan are among the most popular countries that the US students want tostudy in.
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West".The closeness ofStanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university adecidedly cosmopolitan（世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fiftystates send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.Andstandards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter theuniversity from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of thedesirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's mostrespected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel Prize winners in variousfields.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law,and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for bothstudents and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performedin the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations arealso held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers frompublic and academic life frequently appear on campus.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling andjogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from thegovernment and from private charities.In recent years,government grants have madepossible advanced studies in the fields of history,psychology,education,and atomicenergy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in partby the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physicsbuilding,new school of business,new graduate school of law,new student union,andundergraduate library. Paragraph 3_________A:Colorful Life on CampusB:Intelligent Student BodyC:Excellent AdministrationD:Distinguished FacultyE:Substantial Financial SupportF:Rich European Flavor
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West".The closeness ofStanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university adecidedly cosmopolitan（世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fiftystates send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.Andstandards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter theuniversity from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of thedesirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's mostrespected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel Prize winners in variousfields.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law,and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for bothstudents and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performedin the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations arealso held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers frompublic and academic life frequently appear on campus.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling andjogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from thegovernment and from private charities.In recent years,government grants have madepossible advanced studies in the fields of history,psychology,education,and atomicenergy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in partby the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physicsbuilding,new school of business,new graduate school of law,new student union,andundergraduate library. Stanford University attracts students from_________.A:both indoors and outdoorsB:both home and abroadC:most distinguished scholarsD:desirable climateE:cultural activitiesF:external financial support
共用题干On May 1,2006,New York's Empire State Building celebrated its 75th birthday.When it was built in 1931 it was over 61 m taller than its nearest rival,the Chrysler Building,and at 381m remained the tallest in the world for 41 years,until the World Trade Center was completed in 1972- 1973.The story of the Empire State Building begins with two men's race to build the highest man-made structure in the world.In 1889 the central feature of the World's Fair in Pairs was Gustav Eiffel's massive tower,constructed with wrought iron,and standing 300m high.Architects in the United States viewed this as something of a challenge,and by the early 20th century the race was on to erect taller buildings than ever before.Soon skyscrapers were springing up along the New York sky-line.In 1928 the founder of the Chrysler Corporation,Walter Chrysler,announced the building of a huge new skyscraper,taller than anything so far constructed in New York.It soon became clear that the new building was part of Chrysler's aim to challenge the motoring giant General Motors.So John Jakob Raskob,of General Motors,decided to race Chrysler to the top.The final height of Chrysler's building was kept secret until it was completed,so Raskob instructed his architects to construct the highest tower they could.Their architectural plans had to be modified as the Chrysler Building grew ever higher,but when it topped 77 stories the Empire State Building team knew that they could beat it.No building project has yet exceeded the Empire State Building's record for speed of construclion.From the beginning of construction in March 1930 it took 410 days and approximately 7 million man-hours to build.It rose at an astonishing speed of 4.5 stories per week,thanks to careful planning and quality of work.The building was officially opened on May 1,1931,by President Hoover. The New York's Empire State Building was constructed with such a high speed that workers fin-ished it within a year.A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West".The closeness ofStanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university adecidedly cosmopolitan（世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fiftystates send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.Andstandards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter theuniversity from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of thedesirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's mostrespected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel Prize winners in variousfields.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business, law,and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for bothstudents and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performedin the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations arealso held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers frompublic and academic life frequently appear on campus.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling andjogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from thegovernment and from private charities.In recent years,government grants have madepossible advanced studies in the fields of history,psychology,education,and atomicenergy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in partby the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physicsbuilding,new school of business,new graduate school of law,new student union,andundergraduate library. The faculty of the university boasts some of the world's______.A:both indoors and outdoorsB:both home and abroadC:most distinguished scholarsD:desirable climateE:cultural activitiesF:external financial support
Text 3 University used to be for a privileged few.In some countries it is now almost a rite of passage.Although that is excellent news,rew countries have worked out how to pay for it.In some of continental Europe,where the state often foots the bill,the result has usually been under investment.In America,where students themselves pay,many have little choice but to take on huge debts.English policymakers thought they had struck the right balance,with a mix of student fees and generous state loans.But,nearly two decades after youngsters were first required to contribute to tuition costs,the system has dwindling support at home.Jeremy Corbyn,Labour's leader,speaks as though it were designed to keep the poor from spoiling the ivory towers.He has called for an end to the"debt burden"on students,and has claimed that"fewer working-class young people are applying to university,"Labour's showing at the recent election suggests many young voters agree.Mr Corbyn's argument betrays a disregard for the facts and a poor understanding of student finance.Twenty years ago English students could go to university free,with the state covering the cost.The result was many struggling institutions and strict limits on the numbers of students universities were allowed to take.Annual tuition fees allowed an expansion of higher education,from around 30%of 18-year-olds to more than 40%-and the proportion of youngsters going to university from poor parts of the country has grown from one-in-ten to three-in-ten.That is because loans for tuition are combined with gentle repayment terms.Graduates only pay back based on their income above￡21,000 a year,meaning that their debts never become unmanageable.Outstanding loans are written off after 30 years.Critics argue that tuition fees aggravate inequality between generations（rich oldsters attended university free,after all）,but the alternative would be greater inequality within generations-as poorer students were once again frozen out when capacity fell,and relatively wealthy graduates were subsidised from general taxation.The real problem with the English system is not fairness,but that fees have not driven up standards.Almost all universities charge the maximum,whatever the course-not because they are a"cartel",but because no university wants to suggest that it offers a cut-price,second-rate degree.Nevertheless,surveys indicate that students have seen little improvement in teaching.One answer would be to promote competition by giving students better information.The government has relaxed the rules for new institutions in the hope that they will develop new teaching methods and drive down prices.It could also encourage students to hold universities to account,with devices such as learning contracts specifying what undergraduates should expect,and by helping them switch courses if they are dissatisfied.If students think they are not getting value for money,support for a scheme that is fair and progressive will dwindle.And that could lead to the most regressive step of all:scrapping tuition fees.By"fees have not driven up standards",the author means"high tuition fees____".A.are beyond students'affordabilityB.contribute little to university rankingsC.fail to satisfy the needs of universitiesD.are meant to meet what students expect
共用题干Rising Tuition in the USEvery spring,US university administrators gather to discuss the next academic year's budget. They consider faculty salaries,utility costs for dormitories,new building needs and repairs to old ones. They run the numbers and conclude一it seems,inevitably一that,yet again,the cost of tuition must go up.According to the US's College Board,the price of attending a four-year private university in the US rose 81 percent between 1993 and 2004.________(46)In 2005 and 2006,the numbers continued to rise.According to university officials,college cost increases are simply the result of balancing university checkbooks."Tuition increases at Cedarville University are determined by our revenue needs for each year."said the university's president,Dr Bill Brown."Student tuition pays for 78 percent ofthe university's operating costs." Brown's school is a private university that enrolls about 3,100 undergrads and is consistently recognized by annual college ranking guides like US News and World Report's and The Princeton Review's.________(47)Tuition at private universities is set by administration officials and then sent for approval to theschool's board of trustees (董事）.________(48)This board oversees（监管）all of a state's publicinstitutions.John Durham,assistant secretary to the board of trustees at East Carolina University(ECU), explains that state Law says that public institutions must make their services available wheneverpossible to the people of the state for free.Durham said that North Carolina residents only pay 22 percent of the cost of their education.________(49)State residents attending ECU pay about US $10,000 for tuition,room and board before financial aid.Amid the news about continued increases in college costs,however,there is some good news. Tuition increases have been accompanied by roughly equal increases in financial aid at almost every university.To receive financial aid,US students complete a formal application with the federal government. The federal government then decides whether an applicant is eligible（有资格的）for grants or loans.________(50)__________（50）A:The application is then sent to the student's university,where the school itself will decide whether free money will be given to the student and how much.B:At public universities,however,tuition increases must also be approved by a state education committee,sometimes called the board of governors.C:The school currently charges US $23,410 a year for tuition.D:Many American people are simply unable to pay the growing cost of food.E:That's more than double the rate of inflation. F: The state government covers the rest.
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University,famous as one of northern California's several institutions of higher learning,is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West."The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan （世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.And standards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen per cent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's most respected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel prize winners such as Dr.Felix Bloch,Dr.Robert Hofstadter,and Dr.William Shockley in physics,Dr.Author Kornberg and Dr.Joshua Lederberg in medicine,and Dr.Paul J.Flory and Dr.Linus Pauling in chemistry.The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business,law, and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performed in the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations are also held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus.In the evenings,many students gather to socialize in the Student Union's coffee house ; here the beverages（饮料）and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling and jogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic（慈善的）foundations.In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology,education,and atomic energy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in part by the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physics building,new school of business,newgraduate school of law,new student union,and undergraduate library.Paragraph 5_________A:Colorful Life on CampusB:Intelligent Student BodyC:School AdministrationD:Distinguished FacultyE:Substantial Financial SupportF:The Harvard of the West
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University,famous as one of northern California's several institutions of higher learning,is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West."The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan （世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.And standards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen per cent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's most respected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel prize winners such as Dr.Felix Bloch,Dr.Robert Hofstadter,and Dr.William Shockley in physics,Dr.Author Kornberg and Dr.Joshua Lederberg in medicine,and Dr.Paul J.Flory and Dr.Linus Pauling in chemistry.The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business,law, and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performed in the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations are also held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus.In the evenings,many students gather to socialize in the Student Union's coffee house ; here the beverages（饮料）and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling and jogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic（慈善的）foundations.In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology,education,and atomic energy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in part by the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physics building,new school of business,newgraduate school of law,new student union,and undergraduate library.Financial support from both private organizations and the government has made possible_________.A:they can find the best studentsB:the university's academic advancement and physical extensionC:some of the most distinguished scholars of the worldD:where a sports meet is held every yearE:must have been the top students in their classesF:must be hard working
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University,famous as one of northern California's several institutions of higher learning,is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West."The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan （世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.And standards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen per cent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's most respected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel prize winners such as Dr.Felix Bloch,Dr.Robert Hofstadter,and Dr.William Shockley in physics,Dr.Author Kornberg and Dr.Joshua Lederberg in medicine,and Dr.Paul J.Flory and Dr.Linus Pauling in chemistry.The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business,law, and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performed in the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations are also held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus.In the evenings,many students gather to socialize in the Student Union's coffee house ; here the beverages（饮料）and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling and jogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic（慈善的）foundations.In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology,education,and atomic energy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in part by the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physics building,new school of business,newgraduate school of law,new student union,and undergraduate library.On the faculty of the university there are________.A:they can find the best studentsB:the university's academic advancement and physical extensionC:some of the most distinguished scholars of the worldD:where a sports meet is held every yearE:must have been the top students in their classesF:must be hard working
共用题干Stanford University1 Stanford University,famous as one of northern California's several institutions of higher learning,is sometimes called"the Harvard of the West."The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco,a city thirty-two miles to the north,gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan （世界性的）flavor.2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States.But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford,and many foreign students study here,as well.And standards for admission remain high.Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen per cent of their high school classes.3 Not only because of the high caliber（素质）of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate,Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the world's most respected scholars.The university staff has included many Nobel prize winners such as Dr.Felix Bloch,Dr.Robert Hofstadter,and Dr.William Shockley in physics,Dr.Author Kornberg and Dr.Joshua Lederberg in medicine,and Dr.Paul J.Flory and Dr.Linus Pauling in chemistry.The Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenistsyn has been in residence.Stanford's undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business,law, and medicine are especially well-regarded.4 What is student life like on"The Farm"?Culturally,the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities.Plays,concerts,and operas are performed in the university's several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater,where graduations are also held.Several film series are presented during the school year.Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus.In the evenings,many students gather to socialize in the Student Union's coffee house ; here the beverages（饮料）and the atmosphere both have a decidedly European flavor.For the sports-minded,the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities.Team sports,swimming,and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture.So are bicycling and jogging.5 In addition to financial support from alumni（校友）,Stanford receives grants from the government and from private philanthropic（慈善的）foundations.In recent years, government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history, psychology,education,and atomic energy.At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program,financed in part by the Ford Foundation's 25 million grant.Recently added to the campus are a new physics building,new school of business,newgraduate school of law,new student union,and undergraduate library.Those high school graduates who can enter Stanford University_______.A:they can find the best studentsB:the university's academic advancement and physical extensionC:some of the most distinguished scholars of the worldD:where a sports meet is held every yearE:must have been the top students in their classesF:must be hard working
A customer needs a 2-way Xeon system today but plans on expanding to a 4-way early next year. The customer is looking to limit the initial costs as much as possible but may not be as budget constrained next year. Which of the following is the best solution to all the customer’s needs？（）A、An x445 with 2 Xeon DP processors. Plan on adding 2 more Xeon DP processors next year.B、An x445 with 2 Xeon MP processors. Plan on adding 2 more Xeon MP processors next year.C、An x366 with 2 Xeon MP processors. Plan on adding 2 more Xeon MP processors next year.D、An x366 with 2 Xeon DP processors. Plan on adding 2 more Xeon DP processors next year.
A storage specialist discovers that a new customer likes the technical aspects of the IBM SystemStorage DS8000 and they plan to recommend it to their vice president. Which of the following isthe next logical step for the storage specialist?（）A、give a product presentation to the board B、meet with the president to discuss total cost of ownership C、provide a demonstration of the DS8000 to the network and database administrators D、schedule a meeting with the higher-level executives to discuss budget and leasing options
单选题A community college is experiencing high turnover rates among its computer science faculty members. To rectify this problem, the computer science department head has proposed to the dean that beginning next year starting salaries for computer science instructors be increased by 10 percent to provide a more competitive pay package. Which of the following indicates a flaw in the department head’s plan?AComputer science faculty members generally indicate satisfaction with the number and type of classes they are given to teach.BThe community college is in a relatively safe area of town with affordable housing.CLocal technology companies provide good supplemental consulting work to many faculty members.DYearly pay increases for instructors in all departments are set at a level below the current inflation rate.EThere are several academic institutions nearby with similar pay structures to the department head’s proposal.
单选题What does the graph show?AThe sales figures of an industryBThe trading volume of a company’s sharesCThe forecast of the next fiscal year’s profitsDThe effect of a new product on a company’s sales
单选题The John Hopkins Hospital was established as a subsidiary of John Hopkins University in order to provide medical service to the university's faculty and students.AhallBrivalCpatronDbranch
问答题Practice 1Directions: You are asked to write in no less than 150 words about the title of Is It a Good Idea for Poor Students to Live Separately? And you should base your composition on the information given in English below: At the beginning of this new semester, a university in Jiangsu Province has found a visible way to help some of its poorer students: It has built some special dormitories for poor students. More than 100 of the school’s relatively poor students are now housed in these buildings. Besides simple facilities, the major difference between these and other dormitories is that the housing costs 500 yuan a year, but in other residence halls students have to pay 1200 yuan. 1. Do you think this is a good idea to help the poorer students? 2. Give at least two reasons to support you argument. 3. Give some suggestions as to how to solve the problem.
单选题The first paragraph tells us that a new product is _____.Anot easily accepted by the publicBoften inferior to old ones at firstCoften more expensive than old onesDusually introduced to satisfy different tastes