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西点教育InternationalCampAlbertwenTestPaper2PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionAQuestions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Goodlocksonalloutsidedoorsandfirstfloorwindowsare47toahome'ssecurityandwillgoalongwaytowarddiscouragingburglars.Butanadded48devicethatisincreasinglybeingusedinhomesistheburglaralarmsystem,which49aloudbell,horn,orsirenwhensomeonetriestobreakin.Althoughthiswillnotalwaysprevent50byadeterminedprofessionalburglar,itisoftenenoughtoscareoffvandalsandspur-of-the-momentthieveswhoaccountforahigh51ofresidentialbreak.Securityalarmsystemshavebeen52formanyyearsandhavelongbeencommonincommercialestablishmentsandinlargehomes.Butuntilthelastfewyears,thesesystemswerealmostalwaysprofessionally53becausetheyrequiredcomplicatedwiringtechniques,individualizeddesign,andsometimeslotsofcarpentry---allofwhichmadethem54.Toanswerthe55forlow-costalarmsystemsthatcanbeeasilyinstalled,severalcompaniesnowmakealarmsthatarespecificallydesignedfordo-it-yourselfers.Thesesystemscomewithdetailedinstallationinstructionsandusuallydonot56inside-the-wallwiring.A)requireB)askC)soundsD)demandE)cheapF)percentageG)stateH)essentialI)installedJ)getK)expensiveL)protectiveM)entryN)searchO)availableSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OnecannotbutmarvelattherapidpaceofchangeinChinatoday.Justafewyearsago,collegegraduatesweredubbedthe“eliteofsociety”andtheyscornedanyjobwithamonthlysalaryof3,000yuan(US$375)orless.Today,however,itisnotrareforcollegegraduatestocompetewithruralmigrantworkersforjobs.Awidespreadjokegoesthatwhenacompanybossyellsthatheneeds10workers,heisansweredbyfivemigrantworkers,fourcollegegraduatesandaholderofamaster’sdegree.西点教育InternationalCampAlbertwenThatisanobviousexaggeration,butitisanindisputablefactthattheemploymentsituationisgrimforcollegegraduates.Theworseningstatusofcollegegraduatesoffersmuchfoodforthought.ItappearsthatChina’slabormarketsimplyhastoomanypeoplewithacollegeeducation.Infact,however,thenationhasfarfromenoughpeoplewithahighereducation.IntheUnitedStates,thereare1,500collegegraduatesforevery10,000people;inJapan,thereare900;inChina,thenumberis150.ItisunimaginablethatChina,whoseeconomygrowsatanearlytwo-digitrateannuallyandiscatchingupwithdevelopednations,wouldnotneedanymorecollegegraduates.TherealityisthatthebossesofChina'senterprisesarebecomingmoreandmoresavvy(精明)amidtheincreasinglytensemarketcompetition.Theyaremorepragmaticintheirrecruitment.Theyattachmoreimportancetotheapplicant’spracticalabilitiesthantheydotodiplomas.Collegegraduatesareexpectedtoberesourcefulandcreativewhenaccomplishingtheirtasks,andtheyshouldalsohaveasoundprofessionalknowledge.Unfortunately,mostyes,mostofthemdonotmeettheserequirements.Therearemanyreasonsforthissituation.Thetoponeisthedegeneration（退化）ofChina'suniversitiesandcollegesinthenameofthe“industrializationofeducation.”ItisundeniablethatChinahasmanyeliteuniversities,especiallythosefoundedbeforethe1950s.Butalargenumberofuniversitiesandcollegeswereestablishedonthebasisofformersecondaryschoolsinthe1990s,wheneducationbecamealucrative“industry.”Teachersintheseschoolsarefarinferiorinacademicstandardstotheirpeersinestablisheduniversities.The“industrializationofeducation”alsoledtouniversitiesgivingprioritytothehuntforprofitsratherthanthepursuitofacademicadvancement.Professorsandlecturerstendtosticktotextbookstheyhaveusedforyearsratherthanengageinresearchtoupdatetheknowledgetheyaretoimparttotheirstudents,savingtheirenergyformoonlighting.Studentsarealsoinfluencedbythisatmosphereandengageinshorted-sightedactsaimedatquickgains.Inadditiontotheirbasiccourses,theydevotemuchofthetimeintheirfirsttwoyearstolearningEnglish.Andtheyspendmostofthetimeinthefourthyearfindingpotentialemployers.Manyofthemhavetodopart-timejobstopayhugetuitionfees.Thetimetheyactuallyspendstudyingtheirmajorisverylimited.Giventhesefacts,itisnotdifficulttoworkoutwhythesestudentscannotmeetemployers’requirements.57.Thephrase“eliteofsociety”inthefirstparagraphmeans.A)peoplewithhighdiplomaB)expertsC)outstandingpersonsD)high-classpeople58.Theauthortellsaboutthejokeinthesecondparagraphbecause.A)theauthorwantstoexaggeratethesituationB)it’srareforcollegegraduatestocompetewithruralmigrantworkersforjobsC)ruralmigrantworkershavethesamerightascollegegraduatesD)theemploymentsituationisgrimforcollegegraduates.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A)China’slabormarkethastoomanypeoplewithacollegeeducation.西点教育InternationalCampAlbertwenB)Chinawouldneedmoreandmorecollegegraduates.C)ChinahaslesscollegegraduatesthanJapan.D)CollegegraduatescannotmeettheneedoflabormarketinChina.60.Theresultof“industrializationofeducation”isthat.A)educationtendstobecomealucrative“industry.”B)TeachersareimprovingtheiracademicstandardsC)lessandlessteachersengageinres