III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Nothing can better illustrate the failure of education in this country than the contrast between millions of college graduates finding it hard to get a proper job every year and the lack of workers in the more industrialized regions.

According to news from Dongguan (东莞), one of the __50__ manufacturing centers in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) region in South China, “over 90 percent” factories have said they are finding __51__ difficult to employ people from the second half of 2009, when the __52__ began picking up and overseas orders restarted pouring in. Running to full capacity seems a dream that the factories had__53__. 

An awkward reality is that only few, __54__, of the new college graduates could really fill the vacancies because the trainings they have received are entirely __55__ from the demands of the jobs. Nor will Chinese cities have enough workforce if they pursue a development model other than export-based manufacturing.

The __56__ for that is simple: The knowledge about management graduates gather is totally out of step with reality, __57__ of them can hardly express themselves in English or compose an email message properly, and __58__ handle even paper work in a law service with the legal knowledge they have.

I __59__ some college teachers, whom I went to college with, that the amount of time an average college student spends on studies today is less than half of what we __60__ in the late 1970s when proper college education was recovered after the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).

“They (the administrations) have enrolled so many students just to __61__ from their parents (tuition and other charges)”, one of the teachers said embarrassedly. “It's a nationwide phenomenon, you know.”

It is hard to believe that a country should not __62__ education so seriously when there are no longer as many young people as before and view its opportunities only in terms of immediate financial gains, which greatly affects the quality of education. __63__, vocational education faces a double threat: frequent ups and downs in the business cycle and that of a flooding of cheap college certificates.

It is __64__ in a country with rapid development in many fields to see little reform and progress in its education system. When colleges are reduced to money-making machines, they cannot help a society create enough workers, thinkers and leaders.

50. A. necessary                   B. key                          C. new                         D. remote

51. A. this                           B. that                         C. it                             D. as

52. A. economy                    B. country                    C. city                          D. industry

53. A. in the near future        B. at present time          C. from time to time      D. in the long past

54. A. and some                   B. but none                   C. if any                       D. because such

55. A. different                   B. same                        C. opposite                   D. similar

56. A. result                         B. method                    C. reason                      D. expectation

57. A. some                         B. most                        C. few                          D. all

58. A. can                            B. must                        C. can’t                        D. mustn’t

59. A. took from                  B. picked out                C. caught sight of          D. learned from

60. A. spent                         B. cost                         C. wasted                            D. detected

61. A. cost money                B. make money             C. create money            D. deal with

62. A. put                                   B. set                           C. make                       D. take

63. A. Although                   B. Besides                    C. However                  D. Therefore

64. A. common                    B. likely                       C. worthwhile               D. surprising

 

2010年， 第十六届亚运会将在广州举行。 广州亚组委正在为宣传册征集稿件。 请你根据以下信息，用英语写一篇介绍主办城市 --- 广州市的文章参与投稿。

概况	中国第三大城市；别称：花城；广东省省会，政治，经济，科学，教育，文化中心; 全市面积7434．4平方公里：人口1100多万。
地理	广东省中部．珠江三角洲北缘，珠江从市中心穿过，气候温暖湿润。
历史	2,200多年历史的名城, 历史上海上丝绸之路的始发港。
旅游	凤光旖旎，旅游资源丰富。

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参考词汇: 珠江三角洲 the Pearl River Delta    海上丝绸之路  the Maritime Silk Road

          始发港 a starting port    

Nothing can better illustrate the failure of education in this country than the contrast between millions of college graduates finding it hard to get a proper job every year and the lack of workers in the more industrialized regions.

According to news from Dongguan (东莞), one of the __50__ manufacturing centers in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) region in South China, “over 90 percent” factories have said they are finding __51__ difficult to employ people from the second half of 2009, when the __52__ began picking up and overseas orders restarted pouring in. Running to full capacity seems a dream that the factories had__53__. 

An awkward reality is that only few, __54__, of the new college graduates could really fill the vacancies because the trainings they have received are entirely __55__ from the demands of the jobs. Nor will Chinese cities have enough workforce if they pursue a development model other than export-based manufacturing.

The __56__ for that is simple: The knowledge about management graduates gather is totally out of step with reality, __57__ of them can hardly express themselves in English or compose an email message properly, and __58__ handle even paper work in a law service with the legal knowledge they have.

I __59__ some college teachers, whom I went to college with, that the amount of time an average college student spends on studies today is less than half of what we __60__ in the late 1970s when proper college education was recovered after the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).

“They (the administrations) have enrolled so many students just to __61__ from their parents (tuition and other charges)”, one of the teachers said embarrassedly. “It's a nationwide phenomenon, you know.”

It is hard to believe that a country should not __62__ education so seriously when there are no longer as many young people as before and view its opportunities only in terms of immediate financial gains, which greatly affects the quality of education. __63__, vocational education faces a double threat: frequent ups and downs in the business cycle and that of a flooding of cheap college certificates.

It is __64__ in a country with rapid development in many fields to see little reform and progress in its education system. When colleges are reduced to money-making machines, they cannot help a society create enough workers, thinkers and leaders.

50. A. necessary                   B. key                          C. new                         D. remote

51. A. this                           B. that                         C. it                             D. as

52. A. economy                    B. country                    C. city                          D. industry

53. A. in the near future        B. at present time          C. from time to time      D. in the long past

54. A. and some                   B. but none                   C. if any                       D. because such

55. A. different                    B. same                        C. opposite                   D. similar

56. A. result                         B. method                    C. reason                      D. expectation

57. A. some                         B. most                        C. few                          D. all

58. A. can                            B. must                        C. can’t                        D. mustn’t

59. A. took from                  B. picked out                C. caught sight of          D. learned from

60. A. spent                         B. cost                         C. wasted                            D. detected

61. A. cost money                B. make money             C. create money            D. deal with

62. A. put                                   B. set                           C. make                       D. take

63. A. Although                   B. Besides                    C. However                  D. Therefore

64. A. common                    B. likely                       C. worthwhile               D. surprising

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Nothing can better illustrate the failure of education in this country than the contrast between millions of college graduates finding it hard to get a proper job every year and the lack of workers in the more industrialized regions.

According to news from Dongguan (东莞), one of the __50__ manufacturing centers in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) region in South China, “over 90 percent” factories have said they are finding __51__ difficult to employ people from the second half of 2009, when the __52__ began picking up and overseas orders restarted pouring in. Running to full capacity seems a dream that the factories had__53__. 

An awkward reality is that only few, __54__, of the new college graduates could really fill the vacancies because the trainings they have received are entirely __55__ from the demands of the jobs. Nor will Chinese cities have enough workforce if they pursue a development model other than export-based manufacturing.

The __56__ for that is simple: The knowledge about management graduates gather is totally out of step with reality, __57__ of them can hardly express themselves in English or compose an email message properly, and __58__ handle even paper work in a law service with the legal knowledge they have.

I __59__ some college teachers, whom I went to college with, that the amount of time an average college student spends on studies today is less than half of what we __60__ in the late 1970s when proper college education was recovered after the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).

“They (the administrations) have enrolled so many students just to __61__ from their parents (tuition and other charges)”, one of the teachers said embarrassedly. “It's a nationwide phenomenon, you know.”

It is hard to believe that a country should not __62__ education so seriously when there are no longer as many young people as before and view its opportunities only in terms of immediate financial gains, which greatly affects the quality of education. __63__, vocational education faces a double threat: frequent ups and downs in the business cycle and that of a flooding of cheap college certificates.

It is __64__ in a country with rapid development in many fields to see little reform and progress in its education system. When colleges are reduced to money-making machines, they cannot help a society create enough workers, thinkers and leaders.

50. A. necessary                   B. key                          C. new                         D. remote

51. A. this                           B. that                         C. it                             D. as

52. A. economy                    B. country                    C. city                          D. industry

53. A. in the near future        B. at present time          C. from time to time      D. in the long past

54. A. and some                   B. but none                   C. if any                       D. because such

55. A. different                    B. same                        C. opposite                   D. similar

56. A. result                         B. method                    C. reason                      D. expectation

57. A. some                         B. most                        C. few                          D. all

58. A. can                            B. must                        C. can’t                        D. mustn’t

59. A. took from                  B. picked out                C. caught sight of          D. learned from

60. A. spent                         B. cost                         C. wasted                            D. detected

61. A. cost money                B. make money             C. create money            D. deal with

62. A. put                                   B. set                           C. make                       D. take

63. A. Although                   B. Besides                    C. However                  D. Therefore

64. A. common                    B. likely                       C. worthwhile               D. surprising

2010年，第十六届亚运会将在广州举行。假如你是亚运会的志愿者，请你用英语介绍主办城市—广州市。

【写作内容】

 

概况	中国第三大城市；别称：五羊城、花城等；广东省省会；全市面积7,434平方公里； 人口1,000多万。
历史	2,200多年历史的文化名城，历史上丝绸之路（海路）的始发港。
地理	珠江从市中心穿过，温暖湿润。
旅游	风光旖旎，旅游资源丰富。

【写作要求】

1.只能用5个句子表达全部内容；2.开头和结尾已经给出（不计入句数）

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。