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(1)Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas won't look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. Their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover that these graduates are semiliterate(半文盲). (2)Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shops—adult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. (3)I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure. Our youngest, a world-class charmer, did Utile to develop his intellectual talents but always got by. Until Mrs. Stifter. (4)Our son was a high-school senior when he had her for English. "He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends," she told me. "Why don't you move him to the front row?" I urged, believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down. Mrs. Stifter said, "I don't move seniors. I flunk(使......不及格)them." Our son's academic life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this. It was a radical approach for these times, but, well, why not? "She's going to flunk you," I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority(头等重要)in his life. He finished out the semester with an A. (5)I know one example doesn't make a case, but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up. Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school, concluding they were too dumb to finish. "I should have been held back," is a comment I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class, "I don't know how I ever got a high-school diploma." (6)Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids can't learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to stop to think that most kids don't put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk. They'd rather be sailing. (7)Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one they've got. They have a healthy fear of failure. (8)People of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have a reason to do so. Young people generally don't have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both.
Tom had been invited to the evening party but ______ on the grounds that he was too busy.
The shop assistant guaranteed that the antique is ______, not a very good fake.
Which of the italicized parts serves as an object?
The brilliance of his satire was ______ make even his victims laugh.
Which of the following italicized phrases indicates "purpose"?
It is reported that graduates are facing great difficulties in finding a job this year. Some people suggest that, against this backdrop, college graduates should lower their expectations and choose jobs that may seem menial, such as construction work, so as to make a living. However, some think college graduates deserve jobs that can match the higher education they have received. Should graduates lower their expectations? Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. YES Take constructing a building as an example. The final erection of a building is the fruit of many processes, from designing to construction. If someone insists that the job of an architect is more important than that of a construction worker, then he simply neglects the fact that without construction workers, what we'll see is nothing but a draft on the paper. In addition, every job contains something that requires knowledge. Some students, especially those from prestigious universities, think highly of themselves, and believe they are born to change the world. Thus, in the course of job-hunting, these students only focus on jobs that match their high education, but overlook the basic skills that they ought to master. NO Education is a kind of investment. Huge investment calls for large investment returns, which is in line with market rules. In this sense, college graduates should find jobs that are in accord with their majors and qualifications. Moreover, physical jobs are more suitable for lower levels of education. College graduates with a higher education should not enter this job competition since it would raise the threshold of the industry. If college students don't choose suitable jobs, there is no doubt that he won't be able to achieve self-fulfillment and with the passing of time, he may lose confidence in his career and life.
Both properties occupy a region long known as the "lung of Haikou" for its green ______ and fresh air.
"Everything is going to be fine," my mother said, ______ me on the head.
He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ______ that he paid me back the following week.[2005]
So badly ______ in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for a few months.
{{B}}SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the questions.{{/B}}
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
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{{B}}SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.{{/B}}
Thefollowingchartshowsdifferentattitudesofmenandwomentowardsdown-to-earthmarriage.Lookatthechartcarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout200words,inwhichyoushouldinterpretthechart,statethereasonsandgiveyourcomments.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
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{{B}}SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the questions.{{/B}}