[单选题]29.PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.ButnotuntilthisweekhadMr.Trumpturnedtotheultimaterecourseoftheunhappyreader:Hecanceledhissubscription.OfficialsintheWestWingonThursdayannouncedthatcopiesofTheWashingtonPostandTheNewYorkTimeswouldnolongerbedeliveredtotheWhiteHouse.Theadministrationismovingtoforceotherfederalagenciestoendtheirsubscriptionstothepapers,aswell.TheWhiteHouseremainsasignificantcustomerofprintjournalism:CopiesofTheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheFinancialTimesandotherpublicationsaredeliveredto1600PennsylvaniaAvenueeverymorning,alongwithMr.Trump’spreferredfirstread,TheNewYorkPost.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Mr.TrumppreviewedhiscancellationplansduringaninterviewonMondayonFoxNews,duringwhichhecalledTheTimes“afakenewspaper”andtoldSeanHannitythat“wedon’tevenwantitintheWhiteHouseanymore.”Question:Accordingtothepassage,PresidentTrump________________.
[单选题]7.PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.ButnotuntilthisweekhadMr.Trumpturnedtotheultimaterecourseoftheunhappyreader:Hecanceledhissubscription.OfficialsintheWestWingonThursdayannouncedthatcopiesofTheWashingtonPostandTheNewYorkTimeswouldnolongerbedeliveredtotheWhiteHouse.Theadministrationismovingtoforceotherfederalagenciestoendtheirsubscriptionstothepapers,aswell.TheWhiteHouseremainsasignificantcustomerofprintjournalism:CopiesofTheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheFinancialTimesandotherpublicationsaredeliveredto1600PennsylvaniaAvenueeverymorning,alongwithMr.Trump’spreferredfirstread,TheNewYorkPost.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Mr.TrumppreviewedhiscancellationplansduringaninterviewonMondayonFoxNews,duringwhichhecalledTheTimes“afakenewspaper”andtoldSeanHannitythat“wedon’tevenwantitintheWhiteHouseanymore.”Question:Accordingtothepassage,PresidentTrump________________.
[单选题]PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.ButnotuntilthisweekhadMr.Trumpturnedtotheultimaterecourseoftheunhappyreader:Hecanceledhissubscription.OfficialsintheWestWingonThursdayannouncedthatcopiesofTheWashingtonPostandTheNewYorkTimeswouldnolongerbedeliveredtotheWhiteHouse.Theadministrationismovingtoforceotherfederalagenciestoendtheirsubscriptionstothepapers,aswell.TheWhiteHouseremainsasignificantcustomerofprintjournalism:CopiesofTheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheFinancialTimesandotherpublicationsaredeliveredto1600PennsylvaniaAvenueeverymorning,alongwithMr.Trump’spreferredfirstread,TheNewYorkPost.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Mr.TrumppreviewedhiscancellationplansduringaninterviewonMondayonFoxNews,duringwhichhecalledTheTimes“afakenewspaper”andtoldSeanHannitythat“wedon’tevenwantitintheWhiteHouseanymore.”Question:Accordingtothepassage,PresidentTrump________________.
[单选题]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.47.Whatisthemaincauseofthepublishers’losses?
[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?
