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Unit 15（第4页）

20。_____alwayssowithboys。

A）ItisB）TheyareC）ItwasD）TheywereII。Readingprehension

&iohefollowingpassage（s）。Choosethebestahequestionsandtraheueoese。

Passage1

&aionalorpsychologicaltests，whicharewidelyusedtoaidiing，assigningstudents，employeesandmilitarypersohetargetofretattaagazihedailypress，andeveniargetiswrong，for，inattagthetests，criticsdivertattentiohatlieswithill-informedoriusers。Theteststhemselvesaremerelytools。Whethertheresultswillbevaluable，meaningless，orevenmisleadilyuposelfbutlargelyupontheuser。

Alliionsoffutureperformancearebaseduponsomeknowledgeofrelevantpastperformance。Howwelltheprediswillbevalidatedbylaterperformandsupo，reliabilityandappropriateheinformationusedandontheskillandhichitisied。Anyonewhokeepscarefulsowsthattheinformationavailableisalleteandthatthepredisarealwayssubjecttoerror。

Stasshouldbesideredinthistext:theyprovideaquick，objectivemethodofgettingsomekindofinformationaboutersoheskillshehasdeveloped，orthekindofpersoheinformationsoobtainedhas，qualitatively，thesameadvantagesandshsasotherkindsofinformatioousetests，otherkindsofinformation，orbothinaparticularsituatioherefore，upontheempiriingparativevalidityanduponsuchfactorsasdavailability。

&hetestsworkmosteffectivelywhesorqualitiestobemeasuredbemostpreciselydefined（forexample，abilitytodoarticularcourseprogram）aivelywhenwhatistobemeasuredorprediotbewelldefined，forexample，personalityorcreativity。Properlyused，theyprovidearapidmeaingparableinformationaboutmaimestheyidentifystudeentialhasnotbeenprevinized。

1。Inthispassage，theauthorisprimarilyedwith_____。

A）theyofstasB）thevalidityofstasC）themethodusediheresultsofstasD）thetheroundsofstas2。Weferfromthepassagethat_____。

A）stasshouldnolongerbeusedB）resultsofstasaccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofthetesteesC）speustbeappliedtotheresultofstasD）thevalueofstasliesintheirproperiion3。Theword“empirie6，Para。3）mostprobablymeans“_____”。

A）theoreticalB）critidisputableD）experiential4。Agtothepassage，stasworkmosteffectivelywhen_____。

A）theuserknowshowtoiheresultsiheobjectivesaremostclearlydefihepersonswhotakethetestareiorskillfulD）theymeasurethetraitsorqualitiesofthetests5。Theauthor’sattitudetowardstascouldbedescribedas_____。

A）positiveB）criticalC）prejudidifferentPassage2

Inthe1990s，everyoeduwasthekeytoeicsuccess。Acollegedegree，evenapost-graduatedegree，wasessentialforeveryoedagoodjobasohose“symbolialyst”。

Butputersareprofitatanalyzingsymbols;itisthemessiherealworldthattheyhavetroublewith。Therefore，mahatoncerequiredacollegedegreehavebeeed。Theothersebyapersohehasstudiedliterature。

Thistrendshouldhavebeenobviousihen，Ameri’sriwasBillBates，acollegedrop-outwhodidofformaledutobuildtheworld’smostpowerfulinformationtepany。

Orsiderthepanicover“downsizing”thatgrippedAmeri1996。AsquitedouttherateatwhichAmeriswerelosingjobsinthe90seciallyhighbyhistoridards。Downsizingsuddenlybeewsbecause，forthefirsttime，white-ce-educatedwfiredinlargenumbers，evenwhileskilledmeistsandotherblue-collarworkerswereihisshouldhavesighedaysoftheever-risingremiumsforpeoplewithhighereduwereover。

&ually，theerodingpayoffofhighereducreatedaeduitself。Whyshouldastudentputhimselfthroughfouryearsofcollegeadseveralyearsofpostgraduateworktoacquireacademitialswithlittlemoaryvalue?Thesedays，jobsthatrequireonly6or12monthsofvoaltraining—ursiry，householdmaintenandsoon—paynearlyasmuotmorethanajobthatrequiresamaster’sdegree，andpaymorethanaPh。D。。

&incollegesaieshasdroppedalmosttwothirds，siheturnofthistury。TodayaplacelikeHarvardis，aitwasihtury，moreofasostitutionthanascholarlyone—aplaceforofthewealthytorefiheirsocialgradbefrieheirclass。

1。Whatistheauthor’sopinioioninfuture?

A）Itwillbethekeytoeicsuccess。

B）Itwillbeethinglikeprofessi。

C）Thedevaluatioiorend。

D）Thefocusofhighereduovetoputersce。

2。TheauthivestheexampleofBillGatesto_____。

A）showtheimportanaleduB）tellreadershowtobuildaputerpanyC）illustratethedevelopmentofinformationteologyD）provethetrendthathighereduwillbedevaluated3。Theword“downsizing”（Line1，Para。4）probablymeans_____。

A）reduumberB）movingtowardthelowersidegdownD）manufagasmallerversion4。Whyisthereahigheredu?

A）People’tgetexpehigheredu。

&hinkit’stoolooacquireacademitials。

C）Otherprofessioractive。

D）ItistoodifficultforpeopletoacquireaPh。D。。

5。Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_____。

A）TheDepressioe-collarsB）TheDevaluatioioofInformationTeologyD）TheImpactof“Downsizing”