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1、英語試卷2015考生注意條形碼粘貼位置” 2B英語試卷2015考生注意條形碼粘貼位置” 2B（以下信息考生必須認(rèn)真填寫UseofRead the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered markA, B,CorD onANSWERSHEET1.(10A recent parliamentary report blames the for the growth in obesity.UseofRead the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbere

2、d markA, B,CorD onANSWERSHEET1.(10A recent parliamentary report blames the for the growth in obesity.The Department of Transport is blamed for promote facilities for pedestrians and cyclists anizationsrepresenting motorernment and the food not fulfilling enough 1 2 to re from The Ministry of Educati

3、on is of selling off school playing fields and ng enough to ensure adequate facilities for education and games. people in Britain e crazy about football (soccer and rugby) and sportsevent, toooften asor “couch The food industry is criticized for promoting low-nutrition food to children and ng adequa

4、te to sugar, fats as well as salt in prepared instant foods. The industry, encouraged by the current 7 of the low-carbohydrate diet in markets, has begun to 8 , but it will have to do considerably 9 if it is to ward off the increased regulations or even laws.Japan seems less affected so far by the 1

5、0 of obesity. 11 , as the es increasingly 12 , with burgers, butter, cream and doughnuts, problem will y grow to erestingly and cuisine e highly 13 in Britain and other EU nations. And it regarded as in a different way fromthe Mediterranean diet with itstomatoesand oliveegratedwithred t a fairly sma

6、ll amount of red wine is l Is now been the heart， its other l properties. But Britain has to do more to the problems of alcoholism linked with the indulge-drinking culture, 英語（二）.2.（共17頁and vandalism. Limited consumption of alcohol，as long as it combined withdriving，is siblyCand vandalism. Limited c

7、onsumption of alcohol，as long as it combined withdriving，is siblyCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAbutAAABBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBletBBBDDDDDDDDDCCCCCCCCCCCCCDeDDDDDDnoDDDCCregardlessCCCReadingPart A Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answer thequestionsbelow each textbychoosing B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40英語（二）.3.（共17頁

8、California has launched a n known as “Digital Initiative”. “Starting the coming fall semester with high school nd we will be oneer e California has launched a n known as “Digital Initiative”. “Starting the coming fall semester with high school nd we will be oneer e nationwide to render schools e-app

9、roved of digital textbooks,” so ernor in June, talking about his and effort to boost and inspire schools to use materials available online instead of r textbooks without paying.He t digital textbooks can include and present the information, lighten the load of school bags of students, lessen the l b

10、urden of paying for textbooks, economize r and therefore ion, make learning more entertaining eractive, and above ve schools of their concern about . In addition, the e has had make severe cuts in school expenditure because of deep l problems. all, sixmillionstudentsattendCaliforniapublicr this year

11、, California recruited a number of content developers to and then offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These east 90%ofthe eslearningrequirements. lly trained canvassed 16 textbooks and approve ten of them,six of which have been by the CK 12 Foundation, a non-profit t had been

12、science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers other education als to compile and edit them and the funds came from group backed by theKhosia California cannot compel schools to turn to the digital books and so leave the option to individual school districts. Susan Martimo,

13、 a California Department Education l, claims she has only a ipation of extensive adoption digital textbooks and her best guess t some schools lot of 英語（二）.4.（共17頁technologies will be oneers to use them, panied by their School administrators ed t the texts may be free online but technologies will be

14、oneers to use them, panied by their School administrators ed t the texts may be free online but do not sarily have a channel to s them. And even they have, everyone owns sesses an electronic reader. Furthermore, schools could oopies twouldnotsoundenvironmentally, andmorepracticallyimmense cost is ca

15、lled for to discipline the faculty to utilize digital textbooks Accordingtothetext, theDigitalTextbookInitiativewilltakeeffectsixmonthswillteachdigitalC isanin D isareformoftheschoolThemeritsofdigitaltextbooksmentioned except reducingstudents conservinghetext include allthe arousing 23.Which ofthefo

16、llowingistrue accordingtoparagraph 4 Ally trainedteachers compiledigitalB ContentdevelopersgetnopayfortheirworkindigitalC CK12FoundationhasedsomedigitalD KhosiaFamilyhasaskedcontentdeveloperstodo24.Susan Martimo t digital textbooks willbeunlikelytobewidelywillparalleltraditionalwillequipschoolswith英

17、語（二）.5.（共17頁Dwillbeused bytraditionaltechnologyAccording to the text, school administrators are not optimisticDwillbeused bytraditionaltechnologyAccording to the text, school administrators are not optimistic about digital textbooks because thecontentofdigitaltextbooksarenotsufficientandnoteasilyequ

18、ipmentandskillsarenotfullypreparedfortheuseofdigitaldigitaltextbooksproduceanot-so-goodeffectofteachingandteachersand studentsareusedtoand thenstick totraditional For decades, there has been an t the poor, often black, living in some of the worlds biggest and best off ch as New York, Angeles and Lon

19、don face too many challenges to learn. And there was little t school could make any difference to their future unless the problem impoverishment be “solved”, which it couldnt. Such attitudes wholegenerationsto thejunk But 20 years ago, of Americas charter schools started a There are now 5,600 of the

20、m. They are publicly funded, but largely independent of the local educational administrations and the teachers unions tlive in unhealthy mutual-benefit relation. Charter schools are controversial. They represent an “experiment” or “privatization”. They largely bypass the unions. And their are mixed.

21、 In some s es the results of charter pupils in math and English significantly they have done nthose of raditional publicschools, whileinYet the virtue of experiments t you can learn from them; and it is ing clear how and where charter schools work best. Poor pupils, those in urban environments and E

22、nglish-language learners fare better in charters. In tmonitorthem carefully and closedownfailingschools quickly, they work英語（二）.6.（共17頁And one great advantage t partly because most are free of union control, can beclosed down moreeasily if theyareThis revolution is now spreading round the world. In

23、And one great advantage t partly because most are free of union control, can beclosed down moreeasily if theyareThis revolution is now spreading round the world. In Britain academies, free from local-authority control, oneered by the last overnment. they were restricted to inner-city areas where exi

24、sting schools had failed. the Conservative-Liberal Democrat s has turbocharged their extention. schools”, ed on a sful Swedish experiment, which have even independence, werelaunched. Andwill be academiesorfree of thisyear half of allBritish It is pretty clear t giving schools independence so long as

25、 it is herightway,withtherightmonitoring,regulation and safeguardsfromthe works. Yet it remains politically difficult to t is why it needs strong push from ernments. Britain is giving school independence drive it needs. In America, l limits on the number of charter schools beended, and theymust gett

26、hesame levelsoffunding asother 26.For a longtime, people havet childrenfrompoorfamilypreferto livein big andwealthy povertyistheprimarybarriertopoorfamilychildrensC schoolscannotdotheirjobwelliftheyarellyD childrengenerallyperformwellin schooliftheirs are 27.Which of thefollowingisNOT true hartschoo

27、lsaccordingto Theychallengetheprejudice against poorfamilyTheyarenotdominatedbyauthoritiesorteachingCTheirstudentsinschoolvaryD Theircomingandexistence arousedifferent.28. It t whether achart school workswell depends mainly on A urban英語（二）.7.（共17頁Bofdependenceonclosetime ofThe word“turbocharge”(para

28、. 4)isclosest toThe authors attitude towardschartschools isBofdependenceonclosetime ofThe word“turbocharge”(para. 4)isclosest toThe authors attitude towardschartschools isLots of es would love to be California, having their own little and then film crews would come to town and spend money in hair sa

29、lons and hoLast year, n 40 es had incentives like huge tax credits to lure producers, costing them a record $1.4 justified in no way.California is reluctant but has billion. Yet, the huge tax credits can way but to be t game, with at it has to take to defend itself against ters. In 2003, when only a

30、 handful of es offered incentives, California two-thirdsofAmericasbig-studio,butnow it makesfarnhalf. LA, t t co-ordinates permits for hoots in Los Angeles, alifornias own tax credit, “2010 would have been the worst sincethemid-1990sforfilmingin英語（二）.8.（共17頁All this costs money, which legislators te

31、er on behalf of taxpayers. tax credits exceed the filmmakers total tax liability tAll this costs money, which legislators teer on behalf of taxpayers. tax credits exceed the filmmakers total tax liability t e. The credits e an industry unto themselves. In Iowa filmmakers were their credits until the

32、 se shut its program in 2009. Last month an Iowa judge sentenced a producer to ten years in prison for cheating credits. Incentives do sarily have to call for the involvement of tax credits. Some es simplify prwork by just giving ash and others remit film-makers from sales or ive themother As Joseph

33、 Hen an at the Tax Foundation putsit, even when a s e succeeds in luring film crews, they rarely boost the economy or tax revenues enough to justify the costs of the incentives. Film companies usually import their staff and export them again when the shoot is over, and thus the local jobs they creat

34、e are mostly temporary.In addition, since virtually all s es are at it, the programs largely cancel out one another and no s e gets a lasting advantage. The craze resembles a war with mutually destructive tariffs with its loopholes for every lobby and thus higher for all.Theonlywinner isthe film Is

35、begun sinking in. Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, New and Washington have recently ended, suspended or shrunk their programs, many others, struggling with budget end to do the same, diverting osomething permanentoreven leavingit to 31.ThetCaliforniamakesfeweris mentioned toshow itA losesits

36、advantagesinhootB doesnotregardhootasamaingivesimportancetotheattackanddefendiscompelled toattractfilmcrewswithAccording to paragraph3, some filmmakers arewillingto shouldersome tax of英語（二）.9.（共17頁spendmoreinfilmmakingtogetselltheirtaxcreditsforprofitsD doveto payfortheir33.Accordingto paragraphspen

37、dmoreinfilmmakingtogetselltheirtaxcreditsforprofitsD doveto payfortheir33.Accordingto paragraph4,Joseph an ves filmcompaniescreatespermanentitisnotwise toattract filmcrewsbyfilmcompanieshelplocalinimportsandDhootingsastingadvantagetoa34. By saying s begun sinking in” (last paragraph), the author sts

38、omesomesomesomeesrefuse toacceptesreducetheeesreconsiderattractingesoCaliforniain35.The most appropriate titleforthistextwould behooting:ThrivingBusiness hooting: Hard to Lovehooting:Enginefor hooting:High-cost“TheHeartoftheMatter,”thejust-released reportbytheAmerican Academy Arts and (AAAS), deserv

39、es praise for affirming the importance of humanities and l to the prosperity and security of liberal in America. Regrettably, however, the reports failure to address the true nature thecrisis facingliberaleducation maycause moren 英語（二）.10.（共17頁In 2010, some leading al democrats and republicans sent

40、letters the AAAS t it identify t could be taken by federal, e ernments, universities, foundations, educators, individual In 2010, some leading al democrats and republicans sent letters the AAAS t it identify t could be taken by federal, e ernments, universities, foundations, educators, individual be

41、nefactors others to ain national excellence in humanities and l scholarship and education. In response, the American Academy established on the Humanities and l . Among the s members are top-tier-s, scholars, lawyers, judges, and executives, as well as prominent figures from diplomacy, filmmaking, m

42、usic and ernment es an informed citizenry, the report full literacy, stresses the study of history ernment, particularly history and ernment, and encourages the use of new technologies. To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls increased investment in research, the crafting of cohere

43、nt t studentsability tosolveproblems andcommunicate he21st increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The report also greater study of foreign ernational irs and the of y, despite 2 hemaking, “The Heart of the Matter

44、” gets to the heart of the matter: the illiberal nature of liberal education at our colleges and universities. The t for several Americas colleges and universities have produced graduates who dont know content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits. Sadly, the spiri

45、t of inquiry once at home on us has been replaced bythe use the humanities and left-liberall as vehicles for publicizing “progressive,” 英語（二）.11.（共17頁Today, professors routinely treat the ion of history progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while conservative or classicalToday, pr

46、ofessors routinely treat the ion of history progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while conservative or classical liberal ideas such as free markets and self-reliance as falling outside the boundaries of routine, and sometimes The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal educati

47、on. Yet its report well stop or even reverse reform by obscuring the depth and breadth of tCongressasked it to According to Paragraph 1, what the authors attitude toward the AAASs report is BInfluentialfiguresA retainhe Congress t the AAAS report on how erestinliberalB showernmentsconcernonC keepait

48、ioninliberalD ensureindividualsreceivinggoodAccording to Paragraph 3,thereport anexclusivestudyofAmerican agreateremphasisontheoreticaltheapplicationofemergingfundingforthestudyofforeign.The authors inParagraphsupportiveoffreetprofessors.B cautiousellectual英語（二）.12.（共17頁conservativeaboutpublicbiased

49、againstclassicalliberalWhich of thefollowingwouldconservativeaboutpublicbiasedagainstclassicalliberalWhich of thefollowingwouldbe the besttitleforthe IlliberalEducationand“TheHeartoftheWaystoGrasp“TheHeartoftheTheAAASsContributiontoLiberalProgressivePolicyvs.LiberalPart B Read the following text and

50、 find the main ideas or headlines of paragraph 2 to from theabove marked A,B,Cand D. Therearetwo extra rightcolumn. Markyour answersonANSWERSHEET1.(10Aernational SetupmyownBuildanetworkofStartanewEarnmoreExpandNottobreak Obtaining a degree of MBA still matters, but for many s, getting MBA from the r

51、ight school is a way of landing a better job and of accelerating career. Finding the right school is not just about looking at ings, or one considered as “prestigious”. The key to making the right choice understandingwhyyouwanttotakeanMBA,andwhatyouexpectittodofor英語（二）.13.（共17頁The majority of MBA gr

52、aduates use the qualification to build on skills and experience they alreadyhave. Veryfewemployerswillrecruit youtodosomething you have never done before. But if you are really set The majority of MBA graduates use the qualification to build on skills and experience they alreadyhave. Veryfewemployer

53、swillrecruit youtodosomething you have never done before. But if you are really set on a complete change career direction, you will need to aim for one of the very top schools, anizationsareoftenbuyingfuturepotentialnyourcurrentNo serious business school l t they can create entrepreneurs of thin air

54、, but they can develop any entrepreneurial whose faculty combines academics with their own t you already sful businesses. Its also worth looking for a school, whose students are from a wide range of cultures and nationalities. Start-up businesses can go global, so its essential to get -hand knowledg

55、e of how business is conducted in key marketsaround theMany veteran MBA graduates l t the most useful thing they out of business school was an address book. Many of the highly ed have invested heavily in creating diverse around the globe. Great if you are planning t will generate ernational business

56、 career, useful,however,ifyouaregoingtofocusonthepublicsectorinyourownAn increasing number of students are opting to take their MBA abroad. But you decide to follow them, dont just be wonover by such immediate attractions a good climate and pleasant surroundings. You can check an credentials by look

57、ing at ch as the availability ernational or study trips, and the number of countries in which students get jobs when 英語（二）.14.（共17頁As we have seen, an MBA is expensive. But if you are willing to of the obvious big names and consider one of ingAs we have seen, an MBA is expensive. But if you are willing to of the obvious big names and consider one of ing players, there some attractive deals available. A number of schools have kept fees relatively low. Furthermore, mos