Part I Writing
One possible version:
A High Diploma and a Good Job
Nowadays, a vast majority of people are inclined to believe that if a person has a higher education diploma, he will surely have a promising career. That is why so many university students are working so hard to become master or doctor candidates. Every day they spend their time acquiring as much knowledge as possible. In addition, we see many parents urging their children to go to various guidance classes in order to be successful in the fierce competition. Only if you have a good education can you stand out among so many job applicants and be picked out by your potential employer, thus starting the path to a promising career.
There are also many others who don’t agree. They think that a person with a high diploma won’t necessarily get a good job. In their opinion, what really counts is one’s ability. What our society needs the most are highly capable people. They point out that there exist in all walks of life a large number of people with good scores but low abilities.
In my opinion, both sides are partly right. We shouldn’t pay too much attention to either diplomas or abilities. Taking all factors into consideration, we can safely draw the conclusion that our society needs citizens who are both well-educated and highly capable.
Part II
Reading Comprehension
(Skimming and Scanning)
1. N。參見(jiàn)第四段中“You’d assume airlines would just want to get us on the plane as quickly as possible. But nothing could be further from the truth.” 可知,此處講你可能會(huì)認(rèn)為航空公司只是想讓我們盡快登機(jī),而事實(shí)并非如此。
2. N。參見(jiàn)第五段可知,此處講Lee Paulson,一個(gè)華盛頓非贏利組織的經(jīng)理說(shuō)到,聯(lián)合航空公司對(duì)精英乘客和普通乘客區(qū)別對(duì)待,精英乘客從紅地毯先登機(jī),而其他的較為貧窮的乘客站在旁邊的黑地毯上。這是精英人士的勢(shì)利行為,而且這樣登機(jī)效率也不高。
3. NG。參見(jiàn)第六段可知除了聯(lián)合航空公司,Delta航空公司也對(duì)精英乘客的登機(jī)時(shí)間給予特殊優(yōu)待,說(shuō)明這種現(xiàn)象并不少見(jiàn),但不能據(jù)此就推斷出絕大多數(shù)的美國(guó)航空公司都這樣。
4. Y。參見(jiàn)第八段作者提出來(lái)的幾點(diǎn)質(zhì)疑及第九段中 “I’m not hopeful that anything I write will change the way in which these chronically unprofitable companies operate.” 可知,此處講作者并不是希望他(她)所寫的東西能改變這些長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)不贏利的公司的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)模式。結(jié)合兩個(gè)段落可知作者不贊成一些航空公司在乘客登機(jī)這一事件上對(duì)乘客區(qū)別對(duì)待的做法。
5. N。本題定位在小標(biāo)題 “Pack Tight and Light”下的段落,參見(jiàn)第十段中“The fact is that the lighter your load, the faster you’ll board. And, the faster the passengers standing in line behind you will be able to board faster, too.”可知,此處講你裝的行李越輕,你登機(jī)就越快,而且排隊(duì)在你后面的人也能登機(jī)越快,很顯然你的行李裝的怎樣只對(duì)排在你后面的乘客有影響,而不會(huì)影響你前面的乘客。
One possible version:
A High Diploma and a Good Job
Nowadays, a vast majority of people are inclined to believe that if a person has a higher education diploma, he will surely have a promising career. That is why so many university students are working so hard to become master or doctor candidates. Every day they spend their time acquiring as much knowledge as possible. In addition, we see many parents urging their children to go to various guidance classes in order to be successful in the fierce competition. Only if you have a good education can you stand out among so many job applicants and be picked out by your potential employer, thus starting the path to a promising career.
There are also many others who don’t agree. They think that a person with a high diploma won’t necessarily get a good job. In their opinion, what really counts is one’s ability. What our society needs the most are highly capable people. They point out that there exist in all walks of life a large number of people with good scores but low abilities.
In my opinion, both sides are partly right. We shouldn’t pay too much attention to either diplomas or abilities. Taking all factors into consideration, we can safely draw the conclusion that our society needs citizens who are both well-educated and highly capable.
Part II
Reading Comprehension
(Skimming and Scanning)
1. N。參見(jiàn)第四段中“You’d assume airlines would just want to get us on the plane as quickly as possible. But nothing could be further from the truth.” 可知,此處講你可能會(huì)認(rèn)為航空公司只是想讓我們盡快登機(jī),而事實(shí)并非如此。
2. N。參見(jiàn)第五段可知,此處講Lee Paulson,一個(gè)華盛頓非贏利組織的經(jīng)理說(shuō)到,聯(lián)合航空公司對(duì)精英乘客和普通乘客區(qū)別對(duì)待,精英乘客從紅地毯先登機(jī),而其他的較為貧窮的乘客站在旁邊的黑地毯上。這是精英人士的勢(shì)利行為,而且這樣登機(jī)效率也不高。
3. NG。參見(jiàn)第六段可知除了聯(lián)合航空公司,Delta航空公司也對(duì)精英乘客的登機(jī)時(shí)間給予特殊優(yōu)待,說(shuō)明這種現(xiàn)象并不少見(jiàn),但不能據(jù)此就推斷出絕大多數(shù)的美國(guó)航空公司都這樣。
4. Y。參見(jiàn)第八段作者提出來(lái)的幾點(diǎn)質(zhì)疑及第九段中 “I’m not hopeful that anything I write will change the way in which these chronically unprofitable companies operate.” 可知,此處講作者并不是希望他(她)所寫的東西能改變這些長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)不贏利的公司的運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)模式。結(jié)合兩個(gè)段落可知作者不贊成一些航空公司在乘客登機(jī)這一事件上對(duì)乘客區(qū)別對(duì)待的做法。
5. N。本題定位在小標(biāo)題 “Pack Tight and Light”下的段落,參見(jiàn)第十段中“The fact is that the lighter your load, the faster you’ll board. And, the faster the passengers standing in line behind you will be able to board faster, too.”可知,此處講你裝的行李越輕,你登機(jī)就越快,而且排隊(duì)在你后面的人也能登機(jī)越快,很顯然你的行李裝的怎樣只對(duì)排在你后面的乘客有影響,而不會(huì)影響你前面的乘客。