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【题目】 Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) is a private and comprehensive research institute located in the beautiful city of Hangzhou, China. WIAS aims to become a top research institute in the world, pushing the frontiers of science, and technology. English' is an official language of WIAS.

WIAS has four research institutes:

●NATURAL SCIENCES (covering math, physics, chemistry, astronomy and emerging fields of science)

●ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ( covering all branches of engineering)

●BIOLOCY (covering all branches of modern experimental biology and computation biology)

●BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES ( covering all branches of medical sciences)

Each institute has 50 faculty positions at all ranks, to be filled in the next 5-10 years.

WIAS offers equal opportunities and encourages qualified individuals of all ethnic backgrounds and from all countries to be applicants. Applicants must have doctoral degrees.

Each hired faulty member will receive an internationally competitive salary, generous housing, extra benefits and ample start-up funds, Long term, stable research funds are available for faculty members who are at the forefront of their chosen research fields. All faculty members are encouraged to attack scientific problems of the most challenging and most significant type.

Please send your application to talent@ wias.org.cn

Please also arrange three letters of references to be sent directly to the above email address.

Please remember to mark your application for one of the four research institutes: Natural Sciences, Advanced Technology, Biology, Basic Medical Sciences.

Additional Information

Ms TTN Lingfang

Department of Human Resources

Westlake Institute for Advanced Study

18 Shilongshan Road, Cloud Town Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for the “Thousand Talents Program” or the “Youth Thousand Talents Program” through WIAS.

For more information please visit: http:/ / www.wias.org.cn/

【1】What is the goal of WIAS?

A.To set up four research institutes.

B.To fund its members to attack scientific issues.

C.To become a pioneer of research institutes in the world.

D.To free humans from labour through science and technology.

【2】Who might be qualified for a position in WIAS?

A.An accounting major to achieve his doctor's degree.

B.A graduate from USA, who has a master's degree in art.

C.A Chinese graduate obtaining a doctor's degree in architecture.

D.An African doctor graduating from School of Engineering of MIT.

【3】Which of the following will WIAS provide each hired faculty member?

A.Equal salary.B.Shared housing.

C.Stable benefits.D.Ample start- up funds.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇应用文，是一则西湖研究院的招聘启事。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的“WIAS aims to become a top research institute in the world, pushing the frontiers of science, and technology.”可知，西湖研究院 的目标是成为世界顶尖的研究机构，推动科学和技术的前沿，故C项正确。

【2】细节理解题。根据WIAS has four research institutes:”部分中的内容以及第四段中的“Applicants must have doctoral degrees.”可知，申请人应获得博士学位，专业应为自然科学、先进技术学（涵盖所有工程学分支）、生物学或基础医学，因此一位从麻省理工学院工程学院毕业的非洲博士符合条件，故D项正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Each hired faulty member will receive an internationally competitive salary, generous housing, extra benefits and ample start-up funds,”可知，每一位被聘用的研究人员都将获得具有国际竞争力的薪水、宽敞的住房、额外的福利和充足的启动资金，由此可知，西湖研究院将为被聘用的研究人员提供充足的启动资金，故D项正确。