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Anthony T．Kronman，a professor of law at Yale，goes even further．He argues that the greed，irresponsibility and fraud that put the world in the current financial mess will only get worse

without a new emphasis on the humanities．In his view，this is the time to re-examine ―what we care about and what we value‖—something that the humanities‖ are extremely well-equipped to address‖．

How this debate plays out may very well determine the future of Chinese high school

education．Some people want high school students to be able to specialize in science during their high school years．Others think they should get a more rounded education with a substantial number of hours in the arts and humanities．

51．The example of LV Tiantian listed in first paragraph tells us that __________. ．

A．the current job market has been hard on students from the humanities

B．fewer employers want graduates with backgrounds in science and technology

C．more employers want graduates good at languages，literature and history

D．graduates find it hard to get job interviews，let alone a good job

52．According to the passage，that science graduates have a brighter future in their career than

those majoring in humanities is __________. ．

A．a nationwide problem B．a worldwide phenomenon

C．an individual issue D．a regional matter

53．What does the underlined word ―discarded‖ mean in the third paragraph?

A．adopted B．abandoned C．strengthened D．exchanged

54．Anthony T．Kronman points out that the root of the recent economical crisis is ___________.

A．the poor economic reforms led by the government

B．the poor knowledge in finance taught by the university

C．the weakness in personality caused by lack of literature

D．the well-equipped schooling provided by the college

55．What is the best title for this passage?

A．The Meaning of ―Happiness‖

B．The Debate on Liberal Arts and Science

C．Job Chances and Major Subjects

D．Social Values and the Financial Mess

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合信息。请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-60的相应位置上。

首先，请阅读下列的应用文：

The people below are trying to choose which lecture to attend. Read the following descriptions and decide which lecture would be most suitable.

56 Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese

writing. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates.

57 Simon comes from Egypt. He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy. He shows great

interest in Chinese ancient characters. Now he wants to know much about it .

58 Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional

culture. At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history.

59 Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University. He likes traveling very

much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some joint – venture enterprises.

60 Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of China’s Renmin University.

They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature.

Ⅳ. 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节: 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

上个月，你市的一家报社对你市道路空气质量进行了一项调查。 调查的内容情况如下: