[单项选择]Passage Three The American research university is a remarkable institution, long a source of admiration and wonder. The idyllic ( 田园诗的 ), wooded campuses, the diversity and energy of the student populations, and, most of all, the sheer volume of public and private resources available to nm them, have made them the envy of the world. Seen from the inside, however, everything is not quite so rosy. Setting aside the habitual complexity of medical schools, which have separate healthcare and finance issues, the structure of these institutions is straightforward and consistent. The bedrock of each university is a system of discipline-specific departments. The strength of these departments determines the success and prestige of the institution as a whole. This structure raises a few obvious questions. One is the relevance of the department-based structure to the way scientific research is done. Many argue that in a host of areas -- ranging from computational biology and mater
A. in a unique way
B. in a jealous tone
C. in the eyes of outsiders
D. out of personal admiration

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[单项选择]Passage Three The American research university is a remarkable institution, long a source of admiration and wonder. The idyllic ( 田园诗的 ), wooded campuses, the diversity and energy of the student populations, and, most of all, the sheer volume of public and private resources available to nm them, have made them the envy of the world. Seen from the inside, however, everything is not quite so rosy. Setting aside the habitual complexity of medical schools, which have separate healthcare and finance issues, the structure of these institutions is straightforward and consistent. The bedrock of each university is a system of discipline-specific departments. The strength of these departments determines the success and prestige of the institution as a whole. This structure raises a few obvious questions. One is the relevance of the department-based structure to the way scientific research is done. Many argue that in a host of areas -- ranging from computational biology and mater
A. determines the complexity of the single-discipline department
B. is well established with competition among its departments
C. ensures the success and prestige of each single department
D. is characterized by the department-based structure

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Ask an American schoolchild what he or she is learning in school these days and you might even get a reply, provided you ask it in Spanish, but don’t bother, here’s the answer: Americans nowadays are not learning any of the things that we learned in our day, like reading and writing. Apparently these are considered fusty old subjects, invented by white males to oppress women and minorities.
What are they learning In a Vermont college town I found the answer sitting in a toy store book rack, next to typical kids’ books like "Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy is ’Disfunctional’". It’s a teacher’s guide called "Happy To Be Me", subtitled "Building Self-Esteem". Self-esteem, as it turns out, is a big subject in American classrooms. Many American schools see building it as important as teaching reading and writing. They call it "wh
A. the writer is using direct speech
B. the writer is questioning the education concept
C. the words quoted have been extracted from a translation
D. the writer is quoting from another source

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[单项选择]Passage Three New research suggests that animals have a much higher level of brainpower than previously thought. If animals do have intelligence, how do scientists measure it Before defining animals’ intelligence, scientists defined what is not intelligence . Instinct is not intelligence. It is a skill programmed into an animal’s brain . Rote conditioning is also not intelligence. Tricks can be learned by repetition, but no real thinking is involved . Scientists believe that insight(顿悟) the ability to use tools , and communication using human language are all effective measures of the mental ability of animals. Scientists define insight as a flash of sudden understanding . When a young gorilla could not reach fruit from a tree , she noticed some boxes scattered about the lawn near the tree . She piled up the boxes , then climbed on them to reach her reward . The gorilla’s insight allowed her to solve a new problem without trial and error. The ability to use to
A. a sign of intelligence
B. a sign of instinct
C. learned through training
D. programmed in their brain at birth

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Passage Three

A. No one knows.
B. The Chinese chef used the wrong recipes.
C. The hungry miners requested a new dish to be served.
D. A Chinese chef created the dish from the leftovers for the miners.

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