During my elementary school years，I used to compare my mom with my best friend  Tiffany’s mom.
Tiffany’s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food.Her morn allowed her to do anything she liked.I really admired Tiffany.My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave my self.1 was annoyed with her.
Whenever I didn’t get what 1 wanted，1 would complain to my mom，Tiffany’s mom would give her that!1 wish she were my mom.”Every time，my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”.
I couldn’t understand her.“She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!”I thought.“She should be feeling sorry for me.”
One day，I couldn’t help saying to Morn，”Poor Tiffany？Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her？”I burst into tears.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly , “Yes，I do feel sorry for her.I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”
I looked up at her.“What are you talking about？”
Mom said with care，“One day she will really want something.Maybe she’11 find out that she can’t have it.Her mother won’t always be around to give her money，and what’s more，money can’t buy everything.”
She continued，“I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want.You’11 know how to look for bargains and save money，but she won’t.You’11 under stand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won’t.When Tiffany is a grown woman，she’11 wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you’ve got.Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food.’’
It took some time，but I eventually understood my mom’s words.Now I am a happy and successful woman.

1. 1.

   During the author’s elementary school years，she       .

   1. A.
      wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s
   2. B.
      went to school with Tiffany every day
   3. C.
      usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s
   4. D.
      sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany
2. 2.

   Why did the author’s mom always say “Poor Tiffany”？

   1. A.
      She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
   2. B.
      She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
   3. C.
      She thought that Tiffany was spoiled by her mother.
   4. D.
      She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
3. 3.

   What do we learn about the author’s mother？

   1. A.
      She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
   2. B.
      She cared for other people’s children more than her own.
   3. C.
      She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
   4. D.
      She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money.
4. 4.

   What can we infer from the passage？

   1. A.
      The author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past.
   2. B.
      The author’s mother felt sorry for Tiffany.
   3. C.
      Tiffany’s mother took the author’s mother’s advice.
   4. D.
      The author is thankful to her mother now.

When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall, they will be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who will become Oxford’s vice-chancellor –– a position equal to university president in America.
Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel (人员) tend to head in only one direction: Outward from America.
The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board finally picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a particularly American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.
Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student numbers. The decline in government support has made fund-raising an increasingly necessary ability among administrators (管理人员), and has made hiring committees hungry for Americans.
In the past few years, well-known schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2011, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen (监督) “ a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position”.
Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective (视角) on established practices

1. 1.

   What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the text?

   1. A.
      Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S
   2. B.
      More international students are being admitted to American universities
   3. C.
      University presidents are paying more attention to fund-raising
   4. D.
      A lot of activists are being hired as administrators
2. 2.

   What do we learn about European universities from the text?

   1. A.
      The tuition they charge has been rising considerably
   2. B.
      They are strengthening their position by globalization
   3. C.
      Their operation is under strict government control
   4. D.
      Most of their money comes from the government
3. 3.

   In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?

   1. A.
      They can improve the university’s image
   2. B.
      They will bring with them more international personnel
   3. C.
      They will view a lot of things from a new angle
   4. D.
      They can set up new academic subjects
4. 4.

   Which of the following would make the best title of the text?

   1. A.
      High Education Globalization
   2. B.
      Global Headhunting in Higher Education
   3. C.
      Global Higher Education Cooperation
   4. D.
      Universal Higher Education Development

When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in America.
　　Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.
　　The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.
　　Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.
　　In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”
　　Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices

1. 1.

   What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?

   1. A.
      Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S
   2. B.
      A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators
   3. C.
      American universities are enrolling more international students
   4. D.
      University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising
2. 2.

   What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?

   1. A.
      The political correctness
   2. B.
      Their ability to raise funds
   3. C.
      Their fame in academic circles
   4. D.
      Their administrative experience
3. 3.

   What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

   1. A.
      The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably
   2. B.
      Their operation is under strict government supervision
   3. C.
      They are strengthening their position by globalization
   4. D.
      Most of their revenues come from the government
4. 4.

   Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because _____

   1. A.
      she was known to be good at raising money
   2. B.
      she could help strengthen its ties with Yale
   3. C.
      she knew how to attract students overseas
   4. D.
      she had boosted Yale’s academic status
5. 5.

   In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?

   1. A.
      They can enhance the university’s image
   2. B.
      They will bring with them more international faculty
   3. C.
      They will view a lot of things from a new perspective
   4. D.
      They can set up new academic disciplines

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had been told about this, but because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
【小题1】If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____.