One of the most interesting and distinctive of all uses of language is commentary. An oral

Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.

Irish dance: The Irish International Dance Company, one of the most dynamic dance troupes in the world, will tour China with its classic production“ Spirit of t

he Dance—the New Millennium.”

The dancers include such famous names as Patricia Murray, one of the Irish dancing champions, and first rate ballerina Claire Holding.

Sponsored by China National Culture and Art Company Ltd., the dancing troupe will give three performances at the Century Theatre.

Time:7:30 pm, June 23-25

Place: Century Theatre, 40 Liangmaqiaolu, Chaoyang District

Telephone: 6551 - 8888

Piano solos: twenty Chinese and foreign piano music works will be playedby three young, promising pianists from the China Central Conservatory of Music.

Programmes include: “Consolation No 3 in D-flat major” by Liszt,“ For Elise” by Beethoven, “Turkish March” by Mozart, “Waltz in C-sharp minor” and “A Minute Waltz” by Chopin, and “Hungarian Dance” by Brahms.

Time:7:30 pm, June 16

Place: Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District

Telephone: 6605- 5812

TEXT J

First read the following questions.

87. When is the deadline for the competition？

A. May 7.

B. May 5.

C. June 18.

D. June 15

Most people still send their letters and resumes through __________ .

A. e-mail

B. the Internet

C. the on-line service

D. traditional mail

In fact, there is perhaps only one human being (in) a thousand who (are) passionately interested in (his) job for the job's (sake).

A．in

B．are

C．his

D．sake

请根据以下内容回答 16～20 题：

Passage One

第 16 题 According to the passage, the Internet is _________.

A． a disorganized database

B． an organized knowledge database

C． an ordinary encyclopedia

D． an electronic website

The author suggests in the last paragraph that______.

A．we should make full use of the Internet before security measures are strengthened

B．we should alert the most influential businessmen to the importance of security

C．influential businessmen should give priority to the improvement of the Net security

D．net inhabitants should not let security measures affect their joy of surfing the Internet

Which of the following is true of the text？

A．The opening of the new theatre signifies intellectual and cultural resurrection in Washington.

B．Washington's intellectual life has shown unprecedented vitality during the Bush years.

C．American universities and Washington are places where there are really diverse ideas.

D．Washington's intellectual revival is one step further towards American's global strategy.

听力原文：M: What do you think of traveling on National Day holiday？

W: Sorry, I am not interested in it. I hate hurrying from one place to another among the sea of people.

M: Why not try a new way of traveling？ You can travel in my car for a short-distance travel. It is more and more popular for people to go to wherever they want in their own cars nowadays.

W: Sounds attractive. Let me think twice about it.

What are they talking about？

A．They are talking about the sea of people.

B．They are talking about their interests.

C．They are talking about how to drive a car for a short-distance travel.

D．They are talking about traveling on National Day holiday.

But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach(which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap(measured by such factors as grades)between first-generation and other students.

The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findins are based on a study involving 147 students(who completed the project)at an unnamed private unive rsity．First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree Most of the first-generation students(1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants，a federal g rant for undergraduates with financial need，while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degree Their thesis-that a relatively modest inte rvention could have a big impact-was based on the view that first-gene ration students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students They cite past resea rch by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be na rrowed to close the achievement gap.

Many first-gene ration students"struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education，learn the&39;rules of the game，&39;and take advantage of college resou rces," they write And this becomes more of a problem when collages don&39;t talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students&39; educational expe rience，many first-gene ration students lack sight about why they a re struggling and do not unde rstand how students&39; like them can improve .

26. Recruiting more first-generation students has__________________

A.reduced their dropout rates

B.narrowed the achievement gao

C.missed its original purpose

D.depressed college students

The author of the research article are optimistic because__________________A.the problem is solvable

B.their approach is costless

C.the recruiting rate has increased

D.their finding appeal to students

The author of the paper believe that first-generation students__________________A.a re actually indifferent to the achievement gap

B.can have a potential influence on othe r students

C.may lack opportunities to apply for resea rch projects

D.are inexperienced in handling their issues at college

The study suggests that most first-gene ration students__________________A.study at private universities

B.are from single-pa rent families

C.are in need of financial support

D.have failed their collage

We mayinfer from the last paragraph that--A.universities often rect the culture of the middle-class

B.students are usually to blame for their lack of resources

C.social class g reatly helps en rich educational experiences

D.colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

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C.one of the most complex body

D.one of the complex most body