Part III Reading Comprehension (45 minutes, 25 points, 1 for each)

　　Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

　　Passage One

　　However important we may regard school life to be, there is no gain saying the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the great influence of parents cannot be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong allies of the school personnel or they can consciously or unconsciously hinder and thwart curricular objectives.

　　Administrators have been aware of the need to keep parents apprised of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program, manuscript writing, and developmental mathematics.

　　Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors, can also play an important role in enlightening parents. The many interviews carried on during the year as well as new ways of reporting pupils' progress can significantly aid in achieving a harmonious interplay between school and home.

　　To illustrate, suppose that a father has been drilling junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent sublimate his natural paternal interest into productive channels. He might be persuaded to let junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a yardstick or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip, and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

　　If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics and, at the same time, enjoying the work.

　　Too often, however, teachers' conferences with parents are devoted to petty accounts of children's misdemeanors, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for penalties and rewards at home.

　　What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional adviser, plants ideas in parents' minds for the arrangement of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.

　　In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters' capacities.

　　31. The first paragraph aims to __________.

　　A. the role of school in children’s growing up

　　B. the role of parents in children’s growing up

　　C. the necessity of cooperation between school and parents

　　D. the negative influence of parents for children’s healthy development

　　32. The central idea conveyed in the passage is that ________.

　　A. teachers can and should help parents to understand and further the objectives

　　of the school

　　B. parents unwittingly have hindered and thwarted curricular objectives

　　C. there are many ways in which the mathematics program can be implemented

　　at home

　　D. parents have a responsibility to help students to do their homework

　　33. It can reasonably be inferred that the author _________________.

　　A. is satisfied with present relationships between home and school

　　B. feels that the traditional program in mathematics is slightly superior to the

　　developmental program

　　C. believes that schools are lacking in guidance personnel

　　D. feels that parent - teacher interviews can be made much more constructive

　　than they are at present

　　34. A method of parent - teacher communication NOT mentioned or referred to

　　by the author is ________.

　　A. classes for parents

　　B. demonstration lesson

　　C. new progress report forms

　　D. parent - teacher interviews

　　35. The author's primary purpose in writing this passage is to ________.

　　A. tell parents to pay more attention to the guidance of teachers in the matter of

　　educational activities in the home

　　B. help ensure that every child's capacities are fully developed when he leaves

　　school

　　C. urge teachers and school administrators to make use of a much underused re-

　　source?the parent

　　D. brainwash parents into doing the best thing for their child's education

　　Passage Two

　　Some big news on the Internet front: Business 2.0 has revamped, redesigned, and reinvigorated its Website. Since so many things are new on the site—so many new features, tools, and services—we decided to offer our readers (and potential visitors) a "user's manual."

　　From here forward, in every issue of Business 2.0 you'll find a guide to what's new on Business2.com. Top stories, new features, and more will be explained and showcased.

　　But this is more than just an online guide. This is the debut of a new way of thinking for the magazine. You're going to notice, as you move into what's known in the magazine world as the "feature well" (where all the longer, in-depth stories reside), little boxes that look like a icon.

　　What is it all about? Thanks to a partnership with RealNames, we've made finding our stories— from nearly anywhere on the Web—a whole lot easier. If you use Internet Explorer, simply type the Internet Keywords into your browser's address field. Or visit About.com, Altavista.com, Go.com, Google.com, or Iwon.com and enter the keywords into the research field. No more searching our site for the story, trying to remember the company's name, the writer, or keywords—we've laid them out for you in an easy-to-remember format.

　　Finding our magazine's content online has never been easier, but the magazines content is Just a small part of the many new offerings now available on Business2.com.

　　The biggest change to the site is the debut of daily content. Every day on Business2.com, you'll find several new content offerings. While scores of sites offer Internet business news, Business2.com focuses on providing insight, analysis, and tools. News is quickly becoming a commodity online. Insights are not, and will not.

　　On the next page, you'll find breakouts of some of the site's features. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me.

　　36.It is most likely that Realnames has helped Business2.com ______.

　　A. establish the website

　　B. reach an agreement with some big dot-com companies

　　C. make an more efficient searching engine entry on the internet

　　D. catalogue the company’s name, the writer of each story

　　37. If a reader would like to read the full story delivered by business2.com, he can get it from the following sources Except ______.

　　A. www.business2.com

　　B. www. Altavista.com

　　C. www.yahoo.com

　　D. www.about.com

　　38. Internet readers often have some difficulty in seeking after ______ in the business2.com.

　　A. Business2.0’s content

　　B. some critical business news

　　C. inexpensive commodities

　　D. constructive suggestions

　　39. According to the author, Business2.com differs from the others business website in ______.

　　A. providing more internet business news

　　B. selling more commodities online

　　C. renewing its daily content

　　D. offering unique views on some specific happenings.

　　40. The best title of this passage is supposed to be _______.

　　A. breakouts of a business site

　　B. Business2.0: What’s New

　　C. Business2.com: What’s New

　　D. a "user's manual" of business 2.com

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