60. In the present standard, a successful professor is one who can ______.

A. teach well　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. get financial support for research

C. get the highest salary 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. have many publications

59. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT emphasized by today’s American society?

A. Physical science.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Biological sciences.　 　 　

C. Engineering.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Computer science.

58. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　 A. Life in Finland　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. A Society with “Foolish” People

　　 C. What a Life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Honest accounts of the Finns

答案　 55.D　 56.C　 57.A　 58.B

Passage 4

(湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷C篇)

For the most part, schools are designed to produce people who fit into society, not people who set out to change it. However, schools, particularly universities, may not only spread culture; they may add to the cultural heritage (遗产). Today American society places a good deal of emphasis on the development of new knowledge, especially in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, and engineering. In recent years, the nation’s leading universities have increasingly become research centres.

An emphasis on research has led universities to judge professors not by abilities as teachers, but as researchers. Promotions, salary increases, and other benefits have long been dependent on research and publication (出版物). However, the most important is no longer publishing. To be successful these days, professors have to bring in money provided by government and private industry. Critics claim that academic success is most likely to come to those who have learned to “ignore” their teaching duties to pursue research activities. Defenders say that even when students themselves are not involved in research projects they benefit from such an emphasis on research.

Major research universities like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have also cooperated with industrial companies to develop technology and products with commercial potential. With university-industry ties continuing to grow, debate has increased about the consequences for basic science, academic openness, the control of information, the direction of research, and the influence on students.

57. We can learn from the passage that ______.

　　 A. the Finnish society is of very high moral (道德) level

　　 B. there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland

　　 C. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything

　　 D. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves

56. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?　

A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.

　　 B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel.

　　 C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.

　　 D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

55. The underlined words in this passage means to “______”.

　A. be ready to help others　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. make good use of one’s friends

　　 C. be a little ahead of others　　　　　 　　　　 D. gain something at other’s expense

66. From the passage we may infer that the author is most probably　　　　 .

A. an instructor of writing　　 B. a writer　　 C. an educator　　　　　　 D. a publisher

答案　 63.D　 64.B　 65.A　 66.B

Passage 3

(湖北省钟祥六中2009年高三高考冲刺最后一卷B篇)

If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration (登记) card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

65. According to the author, writing　　　　 .

A. is basically a self-taught occupation and no instructions on how to deal with it are of any practical use

B. is a “trial and error” process and it does not count whether you have the gift for writing or not

C. for a living is the most pleasant of all careers, full of praise and enjoyment

D. sometimes provides good hopes of winning public praise and escaping poverty

64. From the context we can figure out that the underlined word “defect” in Paragraph 3 means　　　　 .

A. advantage　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fault　　　　　 　　 C. truth　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disadvantage

63. This passage mainly discusses　　　　 .

A. the difficulties and risks of making a career of words

B. the uselessness of instructions contained in writing guidebooks

C. the autobiography of the 19th century English novelist Anthony Trollope

D. sound advice provided in Anthony. Trollope’s autobiography