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removed from that of the Avon lady (except the house calls are made to the doorsteps of wealthy alums).
Ruth Simmons, the newly installed president of Brown University and the first African American to lead an Ivy League school, is a throwback to the crusading campus leaders of old. She doesn’t merely marshal funds; she invests them in the great educational causes of our day. With the more than $300 million she raised as president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, Simmons also established an engineering program (the first at any women’s school). At a meeting to discuss the future of Smith’s math department, one professor timidly requested two more discussion sections for his course. Her response: \
Her own dream was born in a sharecropper's shack in East Texas where there was no money for books or toys — she and her 11 siblings each got an apple, an orange and 10 nuts for Christmas. When Simmons won a scholarship to Dillard University, her high school teachers took up a collection so she’d have a coat. She went on to Harvard to earn a Ph.D. in Romance languages. Simmons has made diversity her No. 1 campus crusade. She nearly doubled the enrollment of black freshmen at Smith, largely by traveling to high schools in the nation’s poorest ZIP codes to recruit. Concerned with the lives of minority students once they arrive at school, she has fought to ease the racial standoffs that plague so many campuses. In 1993, while vice provost at Princeton, she wrote a now famous report recommending that the university establish an office of conflict resolution to defuse racial misunderstandings before they boiled over.
Her first task at Brown will be to heal one such rupture last spring after the student paper published an incendiary ad by conservative polemicist David Horowitz arguing that blacks economically benefited from slavery. \campuses, unlike any other institution in our society, provide the opportunity to cross racial lines,\says Simmons. \. You have to walk over that line.\31.
What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower?
A) The president of the first-class university was really very important. B) The presidents gave them some good advice.
C) The presidents of the university could easily go to the White House. D) The presidents had more power and authority than Avon ladies. 正确答案： A 32.
What does the author mean by \the Avon lady\
A) College presidents can get their position with the help of the Avon lady. B) The jobs of college presidents and the Avon lady were quite similar. C) College presidents get inspiration from the job of the Avon lady.
D) The jobs of college presidents and the Avon lady should be separated. 正确答案： B 33.
What can we infer from the 2nd paragraph?
A) Simmons was an old crusading campus leader. B) Simmons wanted to expand her university.
C) Simmons knew well about how to invest the money. D) Simmons was a competent and ambitious president. 正确答案： D 34.
What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about? A) Simmons greatly sympathized the black people. B) Simmons wanted to diversify her university.
C) Simmons made a great effort to solve the racial problems. D) Simmons wrote a famous report. 正确答案： C 35.
Which of the following is true according to the text?
A) Simmons had successfully solved the racial problems. B) Simmons owed her success to her high school teachers.
C) Simmons was born in a rich black family and received good education. D) Simmons asked her professor to be more ambitious. 正确答案： D Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Probably the hardest part of setting goals is the first step of actually deciding to take action! The first barrier facing most people is the incorrect assumption that goals are only for business people. The reality is everyone sets goals mentally throughout the day. There are always occasions where something has to be done at a particular time or in a particular place. Simple examples could be getting up at a certain time in order to be at work, or to meet with a friend for a leisure activity. The beauty of having goals is the uniqueness of each one to the goal setter.
Whether it is personal, financial, business or spiritual, they are all specific to that person and their circumstances.
The most important part initially is to write them down. Having goals written down gives you incredible power while helping you to focus on this area.
Aim for something that will stretch you while remaining achievable. If you achieve your goal too easily, it is not high enough to make any significant change in your life and needs to be adjusted. On the other hand, if you consistently miss the goals, you will only get discouraged and probably give up. The aim is to keep growing, and moving into a more satisfactory position for your particular circumstances.
As you obtain the levels that you have set for yourself, always include a small reward at each point. This might only be a small thing in the early days like a meal out or a weekend vacation. Remember that these changes will not happen overnight and there will be a period of time when nothing seems to be happening. This is why the goals need to be detailed and as specific as possible with a consequence and benefit.
Allow some time on a daily basis to educate yourself on how to make the necessary adjustments in your life. This could include listening to a CD, or reading a book on motivation, etc.
A simple method to start with could be one goal in the main areas of life to be achieved in one month, six months, twelve months or five years. Break that down further into a daily, weekly and monthly system. Stay focused and disciplined to achieve all that you desire. 36.
The simple examples in Paragraph 1 convey the message that ___________. A) goals are set mostly for important things
B) most people know when it is time to set goals C) people set goals to get things done all the time D) it is necessary to set goals occasionally 正确答案： C 37.
The charm of having goals is that each goal is ______________. A) important B) motivated C) special D) spiritual 正确答案： C 38.
A good goal is one that ________________. A) keeps growing all the time B) is high enough yet attainable
C) moves one into a satisfactory position D) is evaluated from time to time 正确答案： B 39.
Goals have to be detailed so that people ________________. A) can know their achievements at each stage
B) will eventually reach the levels set for themselves C) may get small rewards such as a meal out D) can adjust them on various occasions 正确答案： A 40.
For a goal to be achieved, one has to ________________. A) believe in what he is doing B) adapt oneself to new changes C) divert from routine sometimes D) concentrate on it until it is attained
正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 11 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. 41.
A good salary alone is no longer enough to _____________ staff. A) accelerate B) illustrate C) motivate
D) underestimate 正确答案： C 42.
We _____________ under a tree until the shower passed. A) refreshed B) negotiated C) preserved D) sheltered 正确答案： D 43.
Brown is certainly confident ________ his future success. A) in B) with C) of D) to
正确答案： C 44.
She was sent on a special ________ to Africa. A) mission B) cause C) tour
D) delegation 正确答案： A 45.
A membership card ________ the holder to use the club’s facilities for a period of 12 months. A) forces B) authorizes C) admits D) imposes 正确答案： B