33、ve it all. What will it feel like to soar to such__52__ and look down likean eaglefrom up highonevery one else? And what will it feel like to have flow n so high only to __53__ fro m your dream and realize you;
are only human? Someonly seethe __54__ in losing something they had gained. They often ma 。

34、ke __55__ attempts to regain what t hey lost. Often these effortsresult in even greater pain.Some become __56__finan cially and emoti on ally. Theonly real winners are thosewho arehappy to bebackon the ground with the rest of us.A) desperate B) disappointing C) cruelty D) bankruptE) fancy F) protect 。

35、sG) altitude H) similarly I) wake J) con test K) object L) worshipp ing M) dig nityN) originally O) protestsSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this sect ion. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D 。

36、). You should decide on the best choice and mark the c orresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答 。
Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.A detailed and thorough research project undertaken by the Open University r ecently re 。

37、ported that their evidenee appears to show that competition between near by schools does not sig ni fica ntly improve academic sta ndards. In deed, their report i nclines to the opposite outcome;
the exam results may actually decline where com petition is fiercest.When the further education sector w 。

38、as privatized a few years ago, competiti on between colleges became truly fierce, at least in urban areas where potential st ude nts could choose betwee n several of them. Colleges appo in ted highly paid mark eting directors and gave them large budgets;
some even bribed interested student s with pr 。

39、omises of hundreds of pounds if they completed certain courses satisfactor ily.Fully competitive markets being a philosophicalfoundation of Britains recent governments, it was no surprise to hear claims that many educational developments of the 1990s would move us towards a free market in sec on dar 。

40、y education-givi n g youngsters and their parents a free choice of where to study. However, the seco ndary sector did not become particularly competitive while, admittedly, the consume rs have been given more information, which is one aspect of a truly free market. It is very rare that two nearby sc 。

41、hools with at least some empty places are similar eno ugh to be comparable yet differe nt eno ugh to be ran kable;
only where that occ urs can there be true competition.The Open University research was probably not flawed-but its conclusions ar e. This is because the team did not really compare area 。

42、s having true competition (as just defined) with areas that do not.But, let us all breathe a sigh of relief. Secondary schools had started of late t o move in the marketing direction-considering allocating scarce resources of staff and money to persuading the pupils that their schools are the best i 。

43、n the area. N o schools could afford to do that properly, so it is a relief to realize this research t ells us we dont have to.Competiti on? We have nt got time for it! Lets spe nd our small budget in teach ing and learning, not in competing and marketing.57. It is indicated in the passage that comp 。

44、etition between schools results in .A) higher enrollment rateB) lower academic standardC) higher marketing expensesD) privatization of further education58. Real competition can happen only when .A) academic standard is improvedB) there are comparable schools with different educational qualitiesC) st 。

45、udents have different interestsD) schools of all areas have sufficient budget for their development59. Accord ing to the passage, the free market in sec on dary educatio n .A) only provides consumers with more informationB) is more competitive than the higher education marketC) means there will be m 。

46、ore intensive competition than in collegesD) is a real surprise to Britains recent government60. The author of the passage feels relieved that .A) sec on dary schools have to market themselvesB) most sec on dary schools have scarce resources of staff and moneyC) the research by Open Uni versity prov 。

47、es that most sec on dary schools are t he best in its areaD) schools neednt prove that they are the best61. What might be the authors attitude towards competitionsbetween nearbyschools?A) The author is in favor of various kinds of competition.B) The author is indifferent to any competition and its r 。

48、esult.C) The author is not certain of the effect of competitions.D) The authoris against inter-collegiatecompetiti ons.Passage 2Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Going online is a favorite recreation for millions of American children. Almost1 0 million (14 percent) of Americas 69 。

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