The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU(University and College Union)branch at the university has

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The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU(University and College Union)branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.
The UCU branch at the OU regards Peter Horrocks as a leader who is《》（）

A.aggressive.
B.incompetent.
C.unconfident.
D.ineloquent.

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第1题：

Which of the following is not one of the members of the Lords Temporal? ()

A.all hereditary peers and peeresses of the England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom (but not peers of Ireland)

B.lire peers created to assist the House in its judicial duties

C.senior bishops of the Church of England

D.all other life peers

正确答案：C

第2题：

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第二篇

The National Trust in Britain plays an increasingly important part in the preservation for public enjoyment of the best that is left unspoiled of the British countryside.Although the Trust has received practical and moral support from the Government,it is not rich Government department.It is a charity which depends for its existence on voluntary support from members of the public.
The attention of the public was first drawn to the dangers threatening the great old houses and castles of Britain by the death of Lord Lothian,who left his great seventeenth-century house to the Trust together with the 4,500-acre park and estate surrounding it. This gift attracted wide publicity and started the Trust's"Country House Scheme".Under this scheme,with the help of the Government and the general public,the Trust has been able to save and open to the public about one hundred and fifty of these old houses.Last year about one and three quarters of a million people paid to visit these historic houses,usually at a very small charge.
In addition to country houses and open spaces,the Trust now owns some examples of ancient wind and water mills,nature reserves,five hundred and forty farms and nearly two thousand five hundred cottages or small village houses,as well as some complete villages.In these villages no one is allowed to build,develop or disturb the old village environment in any way and all the houses are maintained in their original sixteenth-century style.Over four hundred thousand acres of coastline, woodland,and hill country are protected by the Trust and no development or disturbance of any kind are permitted.The public has free access to these areas and is only asked to respect the peace, beauty and wildlife.
So it is that over the past eighty years the Trust has become a big important organization and an essential and respected part of national life,preserving all that is of great natural beauty and of historical significance not only for future generations of Britons but also for the millions of tourists who each year invade Britain in search of a great historical and cultural heritage.

The word "invade" in the last paragraph is used to emphasize that________.
A:the British do not like tourists
B:tourists to Britain are friendly
C:tourists come to Britain in large numbers
D:Britain is attacked by masses of tourists

答案：C

解析：

事实细节题。从文章第一段最后一句可找到答案。选项A显然与原文意思相反，选项C和D则无原文依据。
推理判断题。第二段第二句表明罗西亚勋爵捐赠了他的房产后，这个计划才启动起来，因此选项C正确，也由此可以否定选项A。根据第二段最后两句可知这个计划是为了保护具有历史价值的房子，而不仅仅是为了保护罗西亚勋爵的房子，因此选项D不对。
事实细节题。最后一段从preserving开始的部分指出了本题的答案。第三段倒数第二句中的“…no development or disturbances of any kind are permitted.”可帮助排除选项A，选项C内容不完整，选项D中的限制词primarily使用不妥，无原文依据。
词义推断题。由invade所在的文章最后一句“.for the millions of tourists who each year invade...”可知这是托管会保护自然美景和历史圣地的原因所在。从而可推断出invade强调来英国游玩的游客数量之多，因此选项C为正确答案。
主旨大意题。综观全文可发现the National Trust和the Trust在文章开头以及文中反复出现。本文是一篇说明文，主要目的是介绍 the National Trust的机构性质及其功能，因此选项A正确。文章未讨论托管会的成员问题，因此选项B不正确。最后两段虽然提到英国的景色很美，但这并非文章的主要思想，因此选项C不对。本题最具干扰性的是选项 D，但是本文并不是一篇议论文，其目的不是让读者认同其中的观点，文章更多的是用说明性的语言来说明托管会的一些做法。

第3题：

3． Last Sunday's football match was a great _________ ．

A． successful

B． success

C． succeed

D． successes

正确答案：B

第4题：

The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU(University and College Union)branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.
Peter Horrocks has come under criticism directly due to his《》（）

A.improper statement.
B.planned brutal budget cuts.
C.short-sighted teaching vision.
D.infeasible managerial practices.

答案：A

解析：

首段①句明确指出霍洛克斯招致全体教职员工不满的直接原因是“他说过的一句话，为这句话他还被迫道歉过”，可见，霍洛克斯招致教职员工不满的直接原因是其某个不恰当言论，故A.正确。[解题技巧]B.是教职员工不满霍洛克斯的背景，但并非直接原因。C.源自末两句碎片信息ieaching、vision．但文中vision实际指代“某一学科的真知灼见／精华”而非“霍洛克斯的教育卓见”；同时末两句所述“教育()R市场”这一拉锯战是整个教育体制面临的问题，而霍洛克斯本人对“教育OR市场”这一问题的真实看法并不知晓．所以无法确认他的教育设想是短浅还是长远。D.由②③句所述霍洛克斯所处的境地“教职员工想辞退他、大学学院工会对他没有信心、教职员工不再尊敬他”以及第三段administraiion一词凭空捏造出“他的管理实践不可行”，而文中并未提到他的管理措施。

第5题：

The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU（University and College Union）branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.
The most profound threat to the OU is

A.its poor administration.
B.its vulnerable financial model.
C.extensive competition in distance learning,
D.marketization of higher education.

答案：D

解析：

第三段③句明确指出：尽管开放大学面临社会技术变革、广泛竞争、管理等各式各样的问题，但是真正应该负主要责任的是政府将高等教育设想为买卖文凭的市场。也即，高等教育的市场化是开放大学面临的最严重威胁，即D.正确。[解题技巧]A.、C.都可以算是威胁，但并非最严重的威胁；B.由④句vulnerable、⑤句its financial model这两个碎片信息捏造而来，但文中并未指出开放大学的财务模式很脆弱。

第6题：

There are some ____ universities, including the Open University in U.k..

A.900

B.290

C.90

D.50

正确答案：C

第7题：

Land protected by the National Trust_________.
A:can be developed and modernized
B:includes naturally and historically valuable sites
C:consists of country houses and nature reserves
D:is primarily for tourists to Britain

答案：B

解析：

第8题：

Young people()62% of University teaching staff.

A. comprise

B. compose

C. contain

参考答案：A

第9题：

The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU（University and College Union）branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.
The last iwo paragraphs are mainly

A.satirizing universities which ruthlessly seek profit to the neglect of teaching andresearch.
B.suggesting a way for students to access higher education without amassing huge debt.
C.criticizing the government whose conception of higher education disrupts all universities.
D.exposing the illusion that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university.

答案：C

解析：

第三段首先重点指出“开放大学所面临的问题不单单是管理者的问题，更是政府的问题，政府对高等教育的设想对所有大学（尤其开放大学）都是极具毁灭性的”，随后以“开放大学（应市场需求而被迫）提高学费导致学生人数、学生对学校满意度极具下降”为例做出说明，第四段则针对政府简要提出意见“应调整认识、为打造真正大学予以支持”。可见，末两段意在批评政府行为，C.正确。[解题技巧]A.由第三段④句higher education as a marketplace、末句universities as selling to“customers”．rather than teaching students抽取出“高校为追求利润而忽视教学研究”这一形象，但段中并未着意说明这一形象。B.由第三段⑤句introduction，and then the tripling，of tuition fess抽取出“学生为上大学而负债累累”这一信息，并结合末段碎片信息should.…access to the benefits of a real university推断出“向这些负债累累的学生提出了一个解决办法”。D.将末段意欲宣扬的the ideal that.“‘人人都能受益于一所真正的大学’这一伟大理想”曲解为the Lllusion“幻想”。

第10题：

The Open University,one of the great successes of modern Britain,is facing a crisis.On the surface,this centres on the embattled vice-chancellor.Peter Horrocks,whom the staff want to resign.The UCU（University and College Union）branch at the university has passed a motion of no confidence in him.and says he no longer commands the respect of staff.The immediate cause was a remark for which he has been forced to apologise,to the effect that some academics had been allowed"to get away with not teaching for decades",but this came in a context of brutal budget cuts he has proposed.More profoundly.the crisis exposes a huge disagreement about what actually constitutes teaching,and why it is a worthwhile activity.Is it a way to produce exam resulis and certificates of employability,or is the purpose to share whaiever makes a subject worth studying for itself,and to inculcate the skills that will enable students to glimpse and pursue that vision?But the deeper crisis reaches far beyond the vice-chancellor's inadequacies.Some of the challenges facing the university are simply a result of the huge changes in society and technology since it was founded in 1969.In the early days,staff agonised over whether to include colour in their television programmes,since many viewers might still own black and white sets.In those days,too.there was a very large pool of middle-aged people who had been denied tertiary education,and for whom this really was the university of the seconcl chance.But the pool of second chancers has now largely gone the way of black and white televisions.Those are difficulties that would face the university under any administration.So would the widespread competition in the field of distance learning.But with all that said,it is central government that is largely responsible for the difficulties of the OU.The government's conception of higher education as a marketplace where students can shop for qualifications is profoundly destructive to all universities,and the OU is only the most exposed and vulnerable.The introduction,and then the tripling,of tuition fees has wrecked its financial model,so that student numbers have dropped by a third since 2010.The only thing to fall as fast has been the university's rating for student satisfaction,from lst t0 47th.So much for the conception of universities as selling to"customers",rather than teaching students.The university is an institution that enriches the lives of those who attend it.It is on that basis that the government should still recognise,and support,the ideal that everyone deserves access to the benefits of a real university,whatever their past,and whenever they decide they need it.
Which of the following is true according io Paragraph 2?

A.The OU's crisis has little to do with the vice-chancellor.
B.The OU is faced with huge socio-technical challenges.
C.The OU's television programmes have lost their market.
D.The role positioning involving the OU has shifted.

答案：B

解析：

第二段①②句首先指出：开放大学的深层危机远不是校长霍洛克斯的不胜任，其当前所面临的一些问题的深层原因在于社会及技术的巨大变更；③④⑤句进而以“黑白电视机市场”及“中年人对开放大学需求”的今昔变化为例分别说明开放大学当前面临着巨大的技术和社会挑战，既要应对新的技术问题、也要应对其市场吸引力不足问题。故B.正确。[解题技巧]A.源自①句，但该句意在说明“危机不单单是校长不胜任导致的（意即，校长也有其不可推卸责任）”；C.由③句their television programmes及末句gone the way of black ancl white telcvisions这两个碎片信息捏造而来，但从文中只能推导出“黑白的电视节目没有了市场”，并不能推导出“电视节目失去了市场”：D.根据②句“社会技术巨变”及①句…开放大学作为第二机会的大学，这一角色定位”捏造出“开放大学角色定位发生改变”。

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