【正文】 s writing contest? A） She believed she possessed real talent for writing. B） She was sure of winning with her mother39。t heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country. While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi （課程大綱） , reading assignment, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by . Generally speaking, facetoface munication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether. The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there39。s rights and how to help the __55__ of war. Starting a Peacemakers39。ll protect them from possible financial crises. 39。t look like a sportsman. D） The woman doubts the man39。s establishing branch campuses throughout the world 6． What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage? A． It houses many panies spun off from MIT and Harvard B． It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company C． It was intentionally created by Stanford University D． It is where the Inter infrastructure was built up 7． What is said about the . federal funding for research? A． It has increased by 3 percent B． It has been unsteady for years C． It has been more than sufficient D． It doubled between 1998 and 2022 8． The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the after September 11 was caused by________. 9． Many Americans fear that American petiveness may be threatened by foreign students who will________. 10． The policy of weling foreign students can benefit the . in that the very best of them will stay and________. Part III Listening Comprehension （ 35 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A） , B） , C） and D） , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 11. A） She used to be in poor health. B） She was popular among boys. C） She was somewhat overweight D） She didn39。 Xu39。s Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs of conducting research in China, and Chinese graduate students, postdoctors and faculty get onthejob training from a worldclass scientist and his . team. As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led the world in the mercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe puter and the integrated circuit of the 1960s to the Inter infrastructure （基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施） and applications software of the 1990s. the link between universitybased science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed panies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model, perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology panies have set up shop around the university. For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research university model. Most politicians recognize the link between investment in science and national economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2022, but has risen more slowly than inflation since then. Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is wele, but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science funding at the rate of longterm GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation plus 3 percent per year. American politicians have great difficult recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreignlanguage study is well below the levels of 40 years ago, in the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to . universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the . Objections from American university and the business leaders led to improvements in the process and reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unweling to international students. Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation39。t do well at high school. 12. A） At he airport. B） In a restaurant. C） In a booking office. D） At the hotel reception. 13. A） Teaching her son by herself. B） Having confidence in her son. C） Asking the teacher for extra help. D） Telling her son not to worry. 14. A） Have a short break. B） Take two weeks off. C） Continue her work outdoors. D） Go on vacation with