【正文】 legal responsibilities. D) They impose the care of children on parents. 56. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice? A) It is regarded as a legal obligation. B) It relies largely on social support. C) It generates huge social benefits. D) It is basically a social undertaking. Passage Two Questions 57 to 62 are based on the following passage. A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today39。 really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (丌斷積累 ) to the whole of society as today39。t want to hang in your living room. Or your garage. One feature of a good grading system is that those measured by it generally regard it as fair and reasonable—not the case here. Simmering (難以平息的 ) resentment is seldom an aid to so your next step should be to discuss your concerns with your teacher or the principal. 注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡 2 上作答。t give any grade above 94% because, she says, There39。s ______. 10. The worst possible aspect of the Obama effect is that people could ignore his race altogether and continue to hold on to their old racial ______. 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. 注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡 2 上作答。 performance in language tests 5. What do Brian Nosek39。t have seen the same effect on our views of women if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected, says Effron. So the election of a female leader might have a downside for other women. Beyond race We also don39。s results suggest. Talking honestly People now have the opportunity of expressing support for Obama every day, says Daniel Effron at Stanford University in California. Our research arouses the concern that people may now be more likely to raise negative views of African Americans. On the other hand, he says, it may just encourage people to talk more honestly about their feelings regarding race issues, which may not be such a bad thing. Another part of the study suggests far more is at stake than the mere expression of views. The Obama effect may have a negative side. Just one week after Obama was elected president, participants were less ready to support policies designed to address racial inequality than they had been two weeks before the election. Huge obstacles It could, of course, also be that Obama39。 presidential candidate performed just as well, on average, as the white his election victory, this was true of all the black participants. Dramatic shift What can explain this dramatic shift? At the start of the test, the participants had to declare their race and were told their results would be used to assess their strengths and weaknesses. This should have primed the subjects with stereotype threat – an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans. Obama39。s like a barrier has been let down. White39。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: ； 的原因和后果； … Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese Almost no one in China can have failed to notice the fact that a number of students pay little attention to the study of Cheese nowadays. Taking a look around, one can find examples too many to list: some refuse to go to Chinese classes, some read few Chinese classics and some rarely write in Chinese。s success isn39。s presidential campaign. Each group consisted of around 120 adults of similar age and education, and the test assessed their language skills. At two of these stages, when Obama39。s an unusually large drop, Plant says. While the team can39。s findings were more positive, she too warns against thinking that racism and racial inequalities are no longer a problem. The last thing I want is for people to think everything39。 attitude towards blacks has dramatically changed C) Obama39。s success is sound proof of black39。 Gee Herbert Mead said that humans are talked into humanity. He meant that we gain personal identity as we municate with others. In the earliest years of our lives, our parents tell us who we are. You39。s more, grades are not only an educational device but are also part of a screening system to help assign kids to their next class or program. By capping her grades at 94 while most other teachers grade on a scale that tops out at 100, your teacher could jeopardize a student39。re now the only wealthy country without such a policy. The United States does have one explicit family policy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993. It entitles workers to as much as 12 weeks39。s large body of family laws governing children39。 as the reality of life under a new administration settles in, some of those supporters might bee disillusioned. As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away? The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama supporters, want to answer that question. For t