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The fourth-graders atChicago's McCormick Elementary School don't know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. For most, who speak Spanish at home, it's becoming their third language. They've been heating and using Chinese words since nursery, and it's natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.“It's really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “I'm teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”
The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them -- as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents -- has produced a quick growth in the number of programs.
Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list. Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina. Supporters see knowledge of the Chinese language and culture as an advantagein a global economy where China is growing in importance. “This is an interesting way to begin to engage with the world's next superpower,” says Michael Levine, director of education at the Asia Society, which has started five new public high schools that offer Chinese. “Globalization has already changed the arrangements in terms of how children today are going to think about their careers, The question is when, not whether, the schools are going to adjust.”
The number of students leaming Chinese is tiny compared with how many study Spanish or French. But one report shows that before-college enrollment (报名人数) nearly quadrupled between 1992 and 2002, from 6,000 to 24,000. Despite the demand, though, developing programs isn't easy. And the No. one difficulty, everyone agrees, is having enough teachers. Finding teacher “is the challenge,” says Scott McGinnis, an academic adviser for a language institute and a Chinese teacher for 15 years at the college level. “Materials are easy comparison. Or getting schools funded.”

1. The best title for this passage might be（）.

ANext Hot Language to Study: Chinese

BNext Hot Language to Study: Spanish

CNext Hot Language to Study: French

DChicago Is the Place to Learn Chinese

2. The most difficult thing to do is finding （）.

Aenough textbooks for the Chinese programs

Benough money for the Chinese programs

Cenough teachers for the Chinese programs

Denough students for the Chinese programs

3. We learn from the passage that（）.

AScott McGinnis has been a Chinese teacher for 15 years

BJackie Chan is a Chinese teacher at McCormick Elementary School

CChicago officials ire required to learn Chinese

DScott McGinnis is good at giving his opinions on everything

4. According to the passage, all the following statements are true EXCEPT（）.

Athe number of students learning Chinese is small

BChinese programs have found their way in several major Cities in the U.S.

Cgovernment officials don't like the pressure from business leaders and parents to start Chinese programs

DChina is becoming more and more influential in the world

5. The word "quadrupled" in the last paragraph is close in meaning to“multiplied by（）”.

Athree times

Bfour times

Cfive times

Dsix times

Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not ail will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quaiity schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simply because .they exist. But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial difficulty, with no way to reduce rising costs or increase revenues (收入) significantly. Raising fees doesn't bring in more revenue, for each time fees go up, the, enrollment (注册人数) goes down, or the mount that must be given away in student aid goes up.Schools are bad businesses, whether rmblic or orivate, not usually because of bad management but because of the nature of the business. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, that I worry about. Low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Efforts to save them, and preferably to keep them private, are a national necessity. There is no basis. for arguing that private schools are bound to be better than public schools. There are plentiful examples to the contrary. Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity (多样性) is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In ah imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous, ha an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Eager supporters of public higher education know the importance of keeping private higher education healthy.

6. In the passage, the author asks the public to support（） .

Aprivate higher education in general

Bpublic higher education in general

Chigh-quality private universities and colleges

Dhigh-quality state universities and colleges

7. According to the passage, schools are bad businesses because of（）.

Athe nature of school

Bpoor teachers

Cbad management

Dtoo few students.

8. The phrase “go under” in the second paragraph is closest inmeaning to （）.

Ahave low fees

Bget into difficulties

Cdo a bad ]ob educationally

Dhave low teaching standards

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?（）

AThere are many cases indicating that private schools are superior to public schools.

BThe author thinks diversity of education is preferable to uniformity of education.

CA high-quality university is always a good business.

DEach time fees are raised, the enrollment goes up.

10. In the author's opinion, the way that can save private schools lies in（）.

Afull enrollment

Braising fees

Creducing student aid

Dnational support

According to a recent surv, ey, employees in many companies today work longer hours than employees did in 1979. They also take shorter vacations than employees in 1979. It seems that Americans are working harder today than ever before. Or are they? A management consultant, Bill Meyer, decided to find out. For three days, he observed an investment banker hard at work. Meyer wrote down everything the banker did during his long workday. At the end of the three-day period, Meyer reviewed the banker's activities with him. What did they find out? They discovered that the man spent 80 percent of his time doing unnecessary work. For example, he attended unnecessary meetings, made redundant (多余的) telephone calls, and spent time packing and unpacking his two big briefcases.
Apparently many people believe that the more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes. When employers evaluate employees, they often consider the amount of time on the job in addition to job performance. Employees know this. Although many working people can do their job effectively during a regular 40-hour work week, they feel they have to spend more time on the job after normal working hours so that the people who can promote them see them.
A group of headhunters (猎头) were asked their opinion about a situation. They had a choice of two candidates for an executive position with an important company. The candidates had similar qualifications for the job. For example, they were both reliable. One could do the job well in a 40-hour work week. The other would do the same job in an 80-hour work week just as well. According to a headhunting expert, the 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job. The time this candidate spends on the job may encourage other employees to spend more time at work, too. Employers believe that if the employees stay at work later, they may actually do more work.
However, the connection between time and productivity (生产率) is not always positive. In fact. many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone's productivity and creativity begin to decrease. Some employees are not willing to spend so much extra, unproductive time at the office. Once they finish their work satisfactorily, they want to relax and enjoy themselves. For these people, the solution is to find a company that encourages people to do both.

11. What is the main idea of this passage?（）

AMany people work long hours but do not always do a lot of work.

BMost people can get more work done by working longer hours.

CMost Americans work 80 hours a week, and some work even longer.

DPeople can make more money by working longer hours.

12. The management consultant wanted to fmd out（）

Ahow hard the investment banker worked during his work hours

Bwhen people spent time doing unnecessary work in their office

Cif people needed vacation after working hard for a certain period of time

Dwhether Americans were really working harder than they had done before

13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?（）

AThe more time a person spends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.

BEmployers do not judge their employees' job performanceaccording to the amount of working time.

CSome people work more than 40 hours a week in the hope of getting promotion.

DAllemployees are willing to spend extra time at work.

14. The 80-hour-a-week candidate would get the job because employers believe（）.

Athat he is more reliable

Bhis example would lead other employees to work longer hours

Che has better qualifications

Dhe could encourage other employees to do a better job

15. The expression “to do both” in the last paragraph is（）.

Ato finish their work satisfactorily and relax and enjoy themselves

Bto pay attention to both performance and productivity

Cto work long hours and have short vacations

Dto relax and enjoy themselves quite frequently

1. Rabbits are quiet animals,（）they are able to make 20 different sounds.

Ahow

Bin spite of

Cbecause of

Deven though

2. There are two rooms in the house, （）serves as a kitchen.

Athe smaller of which

Bthe smaller of that

Cthe smallest of which

Dthe smallest of that

3. I was so tired then that I fell（）in class.

Aasleep

Bsleep

Csleeping

Dslept

4. I can only stay here for a while, but I'll come again in （） days.

Aa few

Bfew

Ca little

Dlittle

5. Given the choice between work and play, Tom would surely prefer the （）.

Alate

Blater

Clatter

Dlast

6. He began to work for a big company （） an early age.

Aon

Bat

Cof

Dwith

7. James doesn't like pop music,（）does his sister.

ASo

BAlso

CEither

DNeither

8. The driver was at（）loss when（）word came that he wasforbidden to drive for speeding.

Aa; /

Ba; the

Cthe; the

D/; /

9. My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice（）expensive.

Aas

Bso

Ctoo

Dvery

10. This magazine is very ______ with young people who like its content and style.

Afamiliar

Bpopular

Csimilar

Dparticular

11. The art show was （） being a failure; it was a great success.

Afar from

Balong with

Csecond to

Dregardless of

12. Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a（）of exercise.

Alimit

Black

Cneed

Ddemand

13. In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then.It is how you react that makes a（）.

Adevelopment

Bdifference

Cprogress

Dpoint

14. The hotel was awful!（）, our room was far too small.Thenwe found that the shower didn't work.

ATo begin with

BAfter all

CIn reality

DAs a whole

15. Don't worry if you can't understand everything.The teacher will （） the main points at the end.

Arecover

Breview

Crequire

Dremember

16. It is reported that the police will soon look（）the case of thetwo missing children.

Aupon

Bafter

Cinto

Dout

17. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to（）healthy eating habits:

Agrow

Bdevelop

Cincrease

Draise

18. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to new customers to its stores.（）

Ajoin

Battract

Cstick

Dtransfer

19. Over the past decades, sea icein the Arctic(北极) as a result of global warming.（）

Ahad decreased

Bwill decrease

Chas been decreasing

Dis decreasing

20. （） twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog.

ABeing bitten

BBitten

CHaving bitten

DTo be bitten

21. He（） have completed his work; otherwise, he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.

Ashould

Bmust

Cwouldn't

Dcan't

22. Many children,（）parents are away working in big cities, are taken good care of in the village.

Atheir

Bwhose

Cof them

Dwith whom

23. If it（）tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training class.

Arains

Brain

Cwill rain

Drained

24. The college sports meet was （） till next week because of the heavy rain.

Aput out

Bput on

Cput off

Dput up

25. Lord Jim（）a private school five years ago with the money he earned through hard work.

Afinds

Bfound

Cfounds

Dfounded

26. When Bob and his friends came, we（）our supper then.

Ahad

Bwere having

Chave

Dare having

27. That big dictionary（）Tom two hundred dollars.

Aspent

Bpaid

Ccost

Dtook

28. It was in 2005 （）we began to introduce this new technique into our company.

Awhich

Bthen

Cwhen

Dthat

29. He（）the maths examination if he had worked hard enough,but he didn't.

Awould pass

Bhas passed

Cwould have passed

Dpassed

30. Since it is already midnight, we（）now.

Ahad better leaving

Bhad better leave

Chad better to leave

Dhad better have left

1. 请选出句中不正确的一项：In big cities there is an increasingly need for cheap apartments for the lower middle class.（）

Acities

Bis

Cincreasingly

Dfor

2. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The price of meat was much more higher than expected.（）

Aprice

Bof

Cmore higher

Dexpected

3. 请选出句中不正确的一项：Joe's father has died ten years ago, so he has lived with his mother since then.（）

Ahas died

Bso

Chas lived

Dsince then

4. 请选出句中不正确的一项：How an interesting role she played in the film! No wonder she has won an Oscar.（）

AHow

Bplayed

CNo wonder

Dhas won

5. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The famous scientist, in his honor a dinner party will be held tonight, is to arrive soon.（）

AThe

Bin his honor

Cwill be held

D is to

6. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The old man was so angry and spoke so fast that none of his children understood that he meant.（）

Awas so

Bso fast

Cnone of

Dthat

7. 请选出句中不正确的一项：The young man, to make several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping,decided to have another try.（）

Ato make

Battempts to

Cworld

Ddecided to

8. 请选出句中不正确的一项：In the town was found many old people who badly needed money and care.（）

AIn

Bwas

Cwho

Dneeded

9. 请选出句中不正确的一项：As early as the 12thcentury boys in England enjoyed to play football.（）

AAs early as

Bthe 12thcentury

Cin

Dto play

10. 请选出句中不正确的一项：So absorbed she was in her work that she didn't realize it was time that she picked up her daughter.（）

ASo

Bshe was

Cthat

Dit was

There (56) a king who had twelve beautiful daughters. They (57) in twelve beds all in one room and when they went to bed, the (58) were shut and locked up. (59) , every morning (60) shoes were found to be quite worn through as if they had been danced in all night. Nobody could (61) how it happened, or (62) the princesses had been.
So the king made it (63) to all that if any person could discover the (64) and find out where it was that the princesses danced in the (65), he would have the (66) he liked best to take as his wife, and would be king (67) his death. But whoever tried and did not succeed, after three days and nights, would be (68) to death.
A prince from a nearby country soon came. He was well entertained, and in the evening was taken to the chamber (大房间) next (69) the one where the princesses lay in their twelve (70) . There he was to sit and (71) where they went to dance; and, in order (72) nothing could happen without him hearing it, the door of his (73) was left open. But the prince soon went to sleep; and when, he (74) in the morning he found that the princesses had all been dancing, (75) the soles of their shoes were full of holes.

1. 56（）

Aare

Bwere

Cis

Dwas

2. 57（）

Adid

Bslept

Cwashed

Dkicked

3. 58（）

Achairs

Bdesks

Cdoors

Droofs

4. 59（）

ASo

BTherefore

CThen

DHowever

5. 60（）

Atheir

Byour

Cour

Dher

6. 61（）

Amake out

Btake out

Cfind out

Dspeak out

7. 62（）

Awhen

Bwhat

Cwhy

Dwhere

8. 63（）

Aknow

Bknowing

Cknows

Dknown

9. 64（）

Astory

Bsecret

Cnews

Didea

10. 65（）

Anight

Bday

Cafternoon

Dmorning

11. 66（）

Aone

Bit

Csome

Dthat

12. 67（）

Abefore

Bafter

Cof

Dbelow

13. 68（）

Amade

Bpassed

Cput

Dhanded

14. 69（）

Aby

Bat

Cto

Don

15. 70（）

Aboxes

Bbuckets

Csofas

Dbeds

16. 71（）

Anotice

Bkeep

Cwatch

Dhit

17. 72（）

Awho

Bwhich

Cthat

Dwhose

18. 73（）

Akitchen

Bclassroom

Cchamber

Drestaurant

19. 74（）

Aate

Bran

Cslept

Dawoke

20. 75（）

Afor

Bso

Cbut

Dthough

1. The number of students learning Chinese is tiny compared withn how many study Spanish or French..

2. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of.bad management but because of the nature of the business.

3. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are bound to bebetter than public schools.

4. Apparently, many people believe that the more time a personspends at work, the more he or she accomplishes.

5. In fact, many studies indicate that after a certain point, anyone's productivity and creativity begin to decrease.

6. 她将成功归因于努力工作。

7. 村里的每个人都喜欢他，因为他对人很友好。

8. 我们期待和你一起工作。

9. 他一到上海就给我打了一个长途电话。

10. 你知道会议开始的确切时间吗?

2009年11月21日成人本科学位英语统一考试

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