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星期4Thursday
Nothorns,nothrone;nocross,nocrown.没有辛劳,何来成功;没有挫折,何来辉煌。
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Whentelevisionisgood,nothing—notthetheatre,notthemagazines,ornewspapers—isbetter.Butwhentelevisionisbad,nothingisworse.Iinviteyoutositdowninfrontofyourtelevisionsetwhenyourstationgoesontheairandstaytherewithoutabook,magazine,newspaper,oranythingelsetodistractyouandkeepyoureyesgluedtothatsetuntilthestationsignsoff.Icanassureyouthatyouwillobserveavastwasteland.Youwillseeaprocessionofgameshows,violence,audienceparticipationshows,formulacomediesabouttotallyunbelievablefamilies,mayhem,moreviolence,sadism,murder,Westernbadmen,Westerngoodmen,privateeyes,gangsters,stillmoreviolenceandcartoons.And,endlessly,commercialsthatscreamandsweet-talkandoffend.Andmostofall,boredom.True,youwillseeafewthingsyouwillenjoy.Buttheywillbevery,veryfew.AndifyouthinkIexaggerate,tryit.
Istherenoroomontelevisiontoteach,toinform,touplift,tostretch,toenlargethecapacitiesofourchildren?
Istherenoroomforachildren’snewsshowexplainingsomethingabouttheworldforthemattheirlevelofunderstanding?
Istherenoroomforreadingthegreatliteratureofthepast,teachingthemthegreattraditionsoffreedom?
Therearesomefinechildren’sshows,buttheyaredrownedoutinthemassivedosesofcartoons,violence,andmoreviolence.Searchyourconscienceandseewhetheryoucannotoffermoretoyouryoungbeneficiarieswhosefutureyouguardsomanyhourseachandeveryday.
Youwillgetnoargumentfrommeifyousaythat,givenachoicebetweenaWesternandasymphony,morepeoplewillwatchtheWestern.IlikeWesternsandprivateeyes,too,butasteadydietforthewholecountryisobviouslynotinthepublicinterest.Weallknowthatpeoplewouldmoreoftenprefertobeentertainedratherthanstimulatedorinformed.Butyourobligationsarenotsatisfiedifyoulookonlytopopularityasatestofwhattobroadcast.Youarenotonlyinshowbusiness:
youarefreetocommunicateideasaswellasgiverelaxation.Youmustprovideawiderrangeofchoices,morediversity,andmorealternatives.Itisnotenoughtocatertothenation’swhims—youmustalsoservethenation’sneeds.Thepeopleowntheair.Theyownitasmuchinprimeeveningtimeastheydoat6o’clockinthemorning.Foreveryhourthatthepeoplegiveyou,youowethemsomething.Iintendtoseethatyourdebtispaidwithservice.
1.ThepurposeofthefirsttwosentencesinPara.1is
[A]todescribetelevisionisgoodenough.
[B]toshowtelevisionisbadenough.
[C]toarousereader’interestintelevisionprogram.
[D]toleadreadersontothemaintheme.
2.Whydoestheauthorsaythatpeoplewillobserveavastwasteland?
[A]BecausealargeemptyandbarrenlandcanbeseeninWesterncountries.
[B]BecausetheprogramsonTVarenotpopularwithpeople.
[C]Becausethecommercialsannoypeoplegreatly.
[D]BecausetheprogramsonTVseldomofferanythingworthwhiletopeople.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueconcerningprogramsforchildren?
[A]Thereareactuallynofineshowsforchildren.
[B]ChildrenareexposedtotoomuchviolenceonTV.
[C]Toomanycartoonsareprovided.
[D]Children’snewsshowsareusuallybeyondtheirunderstanding.
4.Accordingtotheauthor,thebroadcasters
[A]shouldbanmysteryprograms.
[B]hadbettermendtheirways.
[C]shouldmakedecisionaboutprograms.
[D]hadbetterregardpopularityasanormofprogramcontent.
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthor’sviewpoint?
[A]Thebroadcastersachievegreatsuccessinholdingpeople’sattention.
[B]Theaudiencethemselvestendtopreferrelaxationtostimulation.
[C]Thebroadcasterstrytodotherightthingbutfail.
[D]Areallygoodprogramshouldnotonlyentertainpeoplebutalsocommunicateideas.
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HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonFebruary11,endingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessortoLawrenceSummers.Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaust,anotedscholaroftheAmericanSouthanddeanoftheHarvard’sRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy,astheUniversity’s28thpresident.
“Thisisagreatday,andahistoricdayforHarvard,”JamesHoughton,chairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommittee,saidinastatement.“DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleader,asuperbscholar,adedicatedteacher,andawonderfulhumanbeing.”WiththenamingofFaust,halfoftheeightIvyLeagueschoolswillhaveawomanaspresident.HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheuproaroverSummers’commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelpexplainthedearthofwomenintopsciencejobs,commentswhichsparkeddebateabouttheequalityatHarvardandnationwide.
FausthasbeendeanoftheRadcliffesince2001,twoyearsaftertheformerwomen’scollegewasmergedintotheuniversityasaresearchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues.“Nouniversityinthecountry,evenintheworldhasremarkableapastasHarvard,”Faust,whohasnevermanagedabigorganization,saidinastatement.“AndoursharedenterpriseistomakeHarvard’sfutureevenmoreremarkablethanitspast.”TheHarvardCrimson,astudentnewspaper,saidinaneditorialthatHarvardnowisatthecrossroadandmanagingmuch-neededreformwillbeamongFaust’sforemostchallenges.Inadditiontothat,Faustwilloversee25,000employeesand$3billionbudgetwith1.6millionbudget,81stuffandfewerthan15facultymembersatRadcliffe.
Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthat—despitethegrowingcentralityofscientificresearchtoHarvardbudget—the371-year-olduniversityisappointingafifthconsecutivepresidentwhoisnotascientist.NoscientisthashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;itslastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassics,law,literatureandeconomics.
FaustisthefirstHarvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveanundergraduateorgraduatedegreefromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncy,agraduateofCambridgeUniversityinEngland,whodiedinofficein1672.SheattendedBrynMawrCollegeandtheUniversityofPennsylvanian,wheresheisalsotheprofessorofhistory.
“Facultyturnedtoherconstantlyassomeonewhoseopinionistobetrusted,”saidSheltonHackney,aformerpresidentoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandasouthernhistorianwhoworkedcloselywithFaust.“Sheisveryclear,well-organized.Shehasasenseofhumor,butsheisveryeven-keeled.Youcometotrustinherbecauseshe’ssosolid.”
6.Feb.11wasahistoricdayforHarvardinthat
[A]thefirstwonderfulfemalepresidentappeared.
[B]theuniversityendedalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessor.
[C]theseven-memberCorporationintendedtonominateFaustasthepresident.
[D]thefemalepresidentsintheeightIvyLeagueschoolswerethesameasmaleones.
7.Theword“dearth”inPara.2means
[A]frequency.[B]enough.
[C]insufficiency.[D]vigor.
8.WhydidsomeprofessorshavesomecomplaintsaboutFaust’snomination?
[A]Theproportionofthescientificresearchisincreasing.
[B]Theybelievedafemalewasnotcapableofthispost.
[C]Faustdidnotreceivedegreefromthisuniversity.
[D]Theybelievedthatthepresidentshouldbeascientist.
9.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
[A]Faustwillfacegreaterchallengesafterhernomination.
[B]Faustdidn’tworkintheHarvardUniversitybeforeshewaselectedtobepresident.
[C]FaustandChauncyhavestudiedinthedifferentuniversities.
[D]NeitherFaustnorChauncyhasreceiveddegreefromtheHarvardUniversity.
10.SheltonHackneyheldtheviewthat
[A]DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleader.
[B]fewwomenmaketopscientistsowingtogenes.
[C]womencannotachieveasmuchasmeninmanagement.
[D]DrewFaustisareliablepersonwithextraordinarypersonalitycharm.
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PresidentBushandSouthKoreanPresidentRohMoo-hyunpressedNorthKoreatorejoindeadlockedtalksonitsnuclearweaponsprogramandtrytominimizetheirowndifferencesoverhowhardtopushtheNorthKoreangovernment.“SouthKoreaandtheUnitedStatessharethesamegoal,andthat’saKoreanPeninsulawithoutanuclearweapon,”BushsaidwithRohathissideinhisOvalOffice.Roh,whosegovernmenthasresistedthetougherapproachadvocatedbytheBushAdministrationtowardendingthedeadlock,saidheagreedthatsix-nationtalksremainthebestwaytopersuadePyongyangtoabandonitsnuclearambition.
WhileBushemphasizedthetwoallies“areofonevoice”ontheissue,Roh,whoispresidingoveraSouthKoreaassertiveaboutitsroleintheregion,raisedtheissuesofremainingdifferences.
“Thereare,admittedly,manypeoplewhoworryaboutpotentialdiscordorcacophonybetweenthetwopowersofthealliances,”hesaidthroughatranslator.
RohopposedmilitaryactionifdiplomacywithNorthKoreafails.SouthKoreaisalsocooltotheideaoftakingtheSouthKoreastandofftotheUNSecurityCouncilforpossiblesanction.SouthKoreainsteadispursuingapolicyofengagementwiththeNorthandsupportsasecurityguaranteeoreconomicincentivestotemptNorthKoreatoreturntosix-nationtalksithasboycottedfornearlyayear.
Bush,however,wantsSouthKorea—aswellasChina—totakeamoreaggressiveposition.ThepresidentsaidhehadnonewinducementsforNorthKoreabeyondthoseofferedlastJune,whe
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