I do desire to help my Chinese students to find a better way of learning. I once

I do desire to help my Chinese students to find a better way of learning. I once

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I do desire to help my Chinese students to find a better way of learning. I once divided my Chinese MBA students into six groups and set them an assignment: brainstorming on “two-hour business plans”, for example: a restaurant chain. Originality would be valued most. As a result, five groups proposed projects for restaurant chains. The sixth showed a catering service. I couldn’t help expressing my disappointment, though the time limit had been rather challenging.
Those middle managers and financial analysts from state-owned enterprises and global companies were not untalented or without opinions, but they had been accustomed to an educational system that rarely rewarded critical thinking or Originality. Papers were often copied from the Internet and the Harvard Business Review. Students insisted that copying was a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.
In China, you can see almost all kinds of products you can imagine have been made and sold, but so few well developed marketing and management minds have been produced that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand!
Partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established so as to solve the problem mentioned above. And there’s also the “thousand talent scheme”: this new government program is designed to improve technological modernization by inviting top foreign trained scientists to the mainland with large sums of money. But there are concerns about China’s research environment, which is known for lacking in encouraging independent thinking and inventiveness, and even high salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.
If China wants to become a major world creator, it is no good just seeking partnerships with top Western universities or gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It’s time to establish a rich learning environment for young minds. Yes, new way of learning is the key!
小题1:The author feels disappointed when the students hand in their plans because_____
A.there’s one group presenting a catering service.
B.all groups followed his idea of restaurant chains.
C.the students’ ideas were lacking in creativeness.
D.the time limit had been rather challenging.
小题2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.China can make and sell all kinds of product all over the world
B.High pay can solve the problem of China’s research environment
C.Foreign trained scientists are expected to invent a Chinese brand
D.The new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination
小题3:Which can serve as the best title of the passage?
A.Look for a New Way of Learning
B.Develop MBA Students’ Creative Thinking
C.Help China to Become a Creator
D.Improve China’s Research Environment

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
解析

试题分析:本文主要描述中国的管理人员缺少创造性,因循守旧。问题在于中国的教育方式和学习的方式,现在是时候人们采取不同的学习方式的时候了。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第二段Students insisted that copying was a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.they had been accustomed to an educational system that rarely rewarded critical thinking or Originality说明他们的想法确实创造性。让我很失望。故C正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据Partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established so as to solve the problem mentioned above. And there’s also the “thousand talent scheme”: this new government program is designed to improve technological modernization by inviting top foreign trained scientists to the mainland with large sums of money.说明政府这样做是为了鼓励人们进行创新,故D正确。
小题3:A 主旨大意题。根据文章最后2行It’s time to establish a rich learning environment for young minds. Yes, new way of learning is the key!说明本文主要说明的要寻找一个新的学习方式,这样才可以锻炼出创造性。故A正确。
点评:本文测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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The internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website(非法网站). Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care Online shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.
The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computer hackers(黑客)have broken down security(安全) system, raising questions about the safety of card holder information.
Several months ago, 25,000 customers of a CD universe, an online music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay US $ 157,828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against online fraud. Master-card is working on plans for Web only credit-card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping online. However , there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm’s online rules: under British law, cardholders are responsible for the first US $ 78 of any fraudulent spending. And shop only at secure sites: send your credit-card information only if the Website offers advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start http://--the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your password with care.
小题1:The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A.cheatingB.saleC.paymentD.use
小题2:According to this passage most people worry about shopping on the Internet because ______.
A.a great number of stolen credit-cards are sold on the Internet every day
B.fraud on the Internet happens very often
C.many Websites break down every day
D.there are too many illegal Websites on the Internet
小题3:Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card ______.
A.because many customers lost their cards
B.by paying money for people working in the information companies
C.because of the carelessness of the customers
D.by stealing the information from Websites
小题4:If the passwords of your credit-cards are not probably kept, _____.
A.the bank and the shop will suffer great losses
B.you will not be able to get back your information
C.you might suffer great losses
D.the bank will answer for your loss
小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.How to Beat Online Credit-card Thieves
B.How to Shop on the Internet
C.Never Use Credit-card Without an Advanced Computer
D.Why Thieves Steal Credit-card Information

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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.
Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.
Professor John Beath, the president of the society, and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures—which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.
“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done.” He added.
University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the public sector, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.
Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”
小题1:Professor John Beath’s lectures are              .
A.given in a traditional way
B.open to both students and their parents
C.connected with the present situation
D.warmly received by economics
小题2:Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their              .
A.greater stabilityB.higher pay
C.fewer applicationsD.better reputation
小题3:In the opinion of most parents              .
A.economics should be the focus of school teaching
B.more students should be admitted to universities
C.children should solve financial problems themselves
D.the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened
小题4:According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters          .
A.have access to better equipmentB.wiser in money management
C.confident about their future careers D.get jobs in Child Trust Funds
小题5:What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Universities have received more applications.
B.College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.
C.Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students.
D.Parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

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Did Steve Jobs kill the music industry? That’s the question on many people’s lips since rock star Jon Bon Jovi accused the Apple boss of personally destroying the music industry.Bon Jovi centers his criticism on how he believes music downloading has robbed young people of what he calls the “beauty of buying an album”. “Kids today have missed the beauty of taking your pocket money and making a decision based on the jacket (封面), not knowing what the record sounded like,” he said.
But far from killing the industry, many young people today think Jobs has been a blessing (带来幸运的人), offering you instant, and selective access to a whole world of music.
Keith Staskiewicz at Enthertainment Weekly speaks for the feelings of many music lovers. He believes listening to MP3s rather than records or CDs “just save money” and doesn’t “remove the sense of discovery they get from new music”. Staskiewicz also argues that it’s wrong to blame Jobs and Apple for destroying anything. “Change is just part of the business,” Staskiewicz said. “No doubt in 50 years, Justin Bieber will complain about how kids don’t listen to ipods anymore.”
For now, though, it appears that music downloading is set to continue for the near future.
According to Summer Redstone, chairman of media company Viacom, iTunes has “resurrected(复兴) the music industry by creating a legal, affordable purchasing system for fans”.
But recent surveys suggested that, despite the “legalizing(合法化)” of music downloading through sites like iTunes, young people are still choosing to download music illegally. A report by Jupiter Research suggested that illegal downloading sites are used three times as much as legal ones. The problem, according to its analyst Mark Mulligan, is how today’s youth grow up viewing music as something they can get for free.
He said, “Unless the musci industry can shift these consumers while they are young away from free consumption to paid music formats(格式), they may never develop music purchasing behavior and the recording industry could suffer long-term harm.”
小题1:Which one is TRUE about young people nowadays?
A.They are music lovers and are willing to save money to enjoy music.
B.The majority of them download music through legal sites like iTunes.
C.They are most likely to go back to the store to buy albums in the near future.
D.They are robbed of the change of enjoying music by Apple.
小题2:According to Mark Mulligan, the best solution to the problem of illegal music downloading is to_______.
A.legalize music downloading through sites like iTunes
B.help young people get used to paying for music
C.offer young people instant and selective access to a variety of music
D.create an affordable purchasing system for fans
小题3:What is the main point of the article?
A.How Steve Jobs and Apple destroyed the music industry.
B.Why young people prefer downloading music to buying albums.
C.The problem of illegal downloading of music.
D.Different opinions on effects of music downloading.

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Throughout the world, boys and girls prefer to play with different types of toys. Boys typically like to play with cars and trucks, while girls typically choose to play with dolls. Why is this? A traditional sociological explanation is that boys and girls are socialized and encouraged to play with different types of toys by their parents, peers, and the “society”. Growing scientific evidence suggests, however, that boys’ and girls’ toy preferences may have a biological origin.
In 2002, Gerianne M. Alexander of Texas A&M University and Melissa Hines of City University in London surprised the scientific world by showing that monkeys showed the same sex typical toy preferences as humans. In the study, Alexander and Hines gave two masculine toys (a ball and a police car), two feminine toys (a soft doll and a cooking pot), and two neutral toys (a picture book and a stuffed dog) to 44 male and 44 female monkeys. They then assessed the monkeys’ preference for each toy by measuring how much time they spent with each. Their data showed that male monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the masculine toys, and the female monkeys showed significantly greater interest in the feminine toys. The two sexes did not differ in their preference for the neutral toys.
If children’ s toy preferences were largely formed by gender socialization, as traditional sociologists’ claim, in which their parents give “gender appropriate” toys to boys and girls, how can these male and female monkeys have the same preferences as boys and girls?They were never socialized by humans, and they had never seen these toys before in their lives.
小题1:Traditional sociologists believe boys’ and girls’ toy preferences ________
A.are passed down from their parents
B.are largely formed in later life
C.have nothing to do with gender socialization
D.have a biological origin
小题2:The study by Alexander and Hines shows that monkeys________
A.also have a sex typical toy preference
B.also play toys as humans do
C.have no toy preferences
D.like to play different toys at different time
小题3:Alexander and Hines carried out the study to ________
A.find more evidence for traditional sociology
B.test the intelligence of monkeys
C.test whether monkeys like to play toys
D.find out why boys and girls prefer different toys
小题4:According to the study, if given a stuffed dog, _______
A.only the male monkeys showed interest
B.the female monkeys showed more interest
C.the male and female monkeys showed the same interest
D.neither the male nor the female monkeys showed any interest

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"Beating is a sign of affection, cursing (骂)is a sign of love."
Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern times—with parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever been-but experts say they still ring true.
Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way tosuccess.
"Good education doesn"t mean letting your child enjoy privileges, especially our boys," said Song Wenming, an entrepreneur(企业家)in Jinhua, East China"s Zhejiang province." They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future."
In August, Song sent his 17-year-old son to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Pennsylvania. And he is far from alone, even though it takes a lot of money - around $48,000 per year —to send a child to a strict military school.
Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.
A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28."All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled," said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.
Song"s only son, Song Siyu, had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager said he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.
Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.
"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals," said Song Siyu."The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal."
But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.
But for those who stick with it, there is a reward for all the hard work.
小题1:From the second paragraph, we can know the old Chinese saying _____.
A.is out of date in modern times.
B.is disagreed by rich parents.
C.is still worth trusting
D.is deeply believed by better educated parent.
小题2:The underlined sentence means that _____
A.Song sent his only son to military school, so he feels lonely.
B.Song is the only one who sends his child t to military school.
C.There are other people sending their children to military school besides Song.
D.The fee of the military school is so high that only Song can afford it.
小题3:Song Siyu got some achievements in the military school except _____.
A.taking a bath in a short time
B.having his meal with his eyes closed
C.taking unreasonable criticism
D.improving his character
小题4:How many Chinese students are there at Valley Forge before this year?
A.10B.13C.15D.25
小题5:Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A.   It"s likely that more and more Chinese students will attend VFMA.
B.    Most Chinese parents approve of educating their children by beating and cursing nowadays.
C.   Song Siyu had no difficulty in adjusting to the life at VFMA.
D.   Most Chinese students support the way of education at VFMA.
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