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201坪全国硕士研究生入学统一谖英培二）试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)geMillionsofAmericanandforeignersseeGIJoeasamindlessvartoy,thesymbolofAmericamilitaryadventurism,butthat'snothowitneectobe.Tothemeandwomenwho1W(orldWarnandthepeopletheyliberated,theGIwasthe2magrownintohero,thepoorfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3atheburdensofbattles,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeoneweaid,5anaveragguyup6theesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesincenturies.Hisnamei^much.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticles8tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhoneverittothetop.JoeBlow,JoePalooka,JoeMagr?caworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10hadapresidentorvice-presidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.GI.Joeha(a11careefightingGerman,JapanesedKoreartroops.Heappearsasacharacterora12ofAmericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,based)nthelastdaysofwarcorrespondenEmiePyleSomeofhesoldiersPoly13portrayedthemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewar,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated.Hisreports16theWillie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMauldenBothmen1thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,GI.JoewasAmericanldiers,20themostimportantpersorintheirlives.[A]performed[B]served[C]rebelled[D]betrayed[A]actual[B]commor[C]special[D]normal[A]bore[B]caused[C]removed[D]loaded[A]necessities[B]facilities[C]commodities[D]properties[A]and[B]nor[C]but[D]hence[A]for[B]into[C]from[D]against[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming[A]handedout[B]turnedover[C]broughtback[D]passeddown[A]pushed[B]got[C]made[D]managed[A]ever[B]never[C]either[D]neither[A]disguised[B]disturbed[C]disputed[D]distinguished[A]company[B]collection[C]community[D]colony[A]employed[B]appointed[C]interviewed[D]questioned[A]ethical[B]military[C]political[D]human[A]ruined[B]commuted[C]patrolled[D]gained[A]paralleled[B]counteracted[C]duplicated[D]contradicted[A]neglected[B]avoided[C]emphasized[D]admired[A]stages[B]illusions[C]fragments[D]advances[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]atthatpointSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthfollowingfourtexts.AnswethequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentlyyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schoodistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonthiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudenacademicgrade.ThisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighaveincompletingtheirhomeworButthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotcompleteontheirownorthattheycannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapartofschooling。

teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchoitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeverylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.Atthesametimethepolicyaddressesioneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.thedistrictfindshomeworkbeunimportartbitsstudentsacademicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsreceiveismeaningfubrappropriatetotheirageandthesubject,orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheshoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.1. Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework.[A] isreceivingmorecriticismisnolongeraneducationalritualisnotrequiredforadvancedcoursesisgainingmorepreferences2. L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoorstudents.3. tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducationhaveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandardmayhaveproblemsfinis。