[单选题]JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”QuestionWhatdoes“injunction”mean“Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessary”.
[单选题]PartIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Textbooksrepresentan11billiondollarindustry,upfrom$8billionin2014.TextbookpublisherPearsonisthelargestpublisher—ofanykind—intheworld.Itcostsabout$1milliontocreateanewtextbook.Afreshmantextbookwillhavedozensofcontributors,fromsubject-matterexpertsthroughgraphicandlayoutartiststoexpertreviewersandclassroomtesters.Textbookpublishersconnectprofessors,instructorsandstudentsinwaysthatalternatives,suchasOpenE-TextbooksandOpenEducationalResources,simplydonot.Thisconnectionhappensnotonlybymeansofcollaborativedevelopment,reviewandtesting,butalsoatconferenceswherefacultyregularlydecideontheirtextbooksandcurriculaforthecomingyear.Itistruethattextbookpublishershaverecentlyreportedlosses,largelyduetostudentsrentingorbuyingusedprinttextbooks.Butthiscanbechalkeduptotheexorbitantcostoftheirbooks—whichhasincreasedover1,000percentsince1977.Areshufflingofthetextbookindustrymaywellbeinorder.Butthisdoesnotmeantheendofthetextbookitself.WhiletheymaynotbeasdynamicasaniPad,textbooksarenotpassiveorlifeless.Forexample,overthecenturies,theyhavesimulateddialogueinanumberofways.From1800tothepresentday,textbookshavedonethisbyposingquestionsforstudentstoanswerinductively.Thatmeansstudentsareaskedtousetheirindividualexperiencetocomeupwithanswerstogeneralquestions.Today’spsychologytexts,forexample,ask:“Howmuchofyourpersonalitydoyouthinkyouinherited?”whileonesinphysicssay:“Howcanyoupredictwheretheballyoutossedwillland?”Expertsobservethat“textbookscomeinlayers,somethinglikeanonion.”Fortheactivelearner,engagingwithatextbookcanbeaninteractiveexperience:Readersproceedattheirownpace.They“customize”theirbooksbyengagingwithdifferentlayersandlinkages.Highlighting,Post-Itnotes,dog-earsandothertechniquesallowforfurthercustomizationthatstudentsvalueinprintbooksoverdigitalformsofbooks.46.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutopeneducationalresources?
[单选题]LeavingHomeLeavingyourfamilyhometogotouniversityisnotalwayseasy.Readtheadvicefromafirst-yearstudentandherdadtogettwopointsofviewontheexperience.LeavinghomeGoingawaytouniversityisalwaysatrickytime,bothforthestudentswhoareleavinghomeandtheirparentswhoarestayingbehind.Wegotadviceonhowtocopefromastudentdaughterandherdad.Adaughter’sadvicetoparents,byKerryPriceMyparentsdrovemetouniatthebeginningofthefirstterm.Thatwasgreat,butthentheyhungaround,soitwashardtochattothepeopleintheroomsnearmine.It’sbestifyouleaveustounpackourselves.Don’taskustocomehomeduringtermtime.There’salotgoingonatweekends,therejustisn’ttime.Getanotherinterestorapetifyoufeellonelywithoutus.Don’tmakeusfeelguiltyaboutleavinghome!Itisquiteinterestingtohearaboutyourexperiencesatuni,butrememberthatitwasaLONGtimeagosodon’tgoonaboutitsomuch.Thingshavechangedalot.Nowwehavealotmoredebtandit’llbehardertofindajobinthefuture.Pleasedon’tcheckuponusorourfriendsonFacebook.Iknowit’sapublicsite,butwehavetherighttosomeprivacy.Don’tchangeanythinginourbedrooms.Wehaveonlyhalflefthome-we’llbebackintheholidays,sopleasedon’ttouchanything.We’dstillliketocomeonfamilyholidayswithyou.Don’tforgettoincludeusjustbecausewe’renotthereallthetime.Afather’sadvicetostudents,byStuartPriceDon’tcomplainsomuchabouthowmuchworkyouhavetodo.Weworkalottoo.You’reanadultnow,getusedtoit.Putupwiththefactthatwerefusedtogetadogwhileyouwereathome,thensuddenlyboughtoneassoonasyoumovedout.Wemissyou!Justbecauseyou’reatuniversitystudyingverycomplexsubjects,itdoesn’tmeanthatyou’remoreintelligentthaneverybodyelse.Don’ttreatyourfamilyasiftheywerestupid;we’rereallynot.Letuscomeandvisityounowandagain.Wepromisetotrynottoembarrassyouinfrontofyourfriends.Wejustwanttoseeyouforashorttimeandtakeyououtforameal.Don’twastesomuchtimeonFacebook.Youneedtimeforallthatworkyouhavetodo,remember?Wemightmakeafewchangestoyourroom,sodealwithit.It’sgreattohaveaguestroomatlast,butwewon’tchangethingstoomuch,promise.Don’tforgettocallhomefromtimetotimeanddon’tgetannoyedifwephoneyou.It’snotpestering.Ifwedidn’tcall,youwouldn’tknowthatwecare.Question3Kerrythinksstudentsshould_______
