【正文】 ectations 60. The author, in regard to modern ideas on myth _________. [A] is impressed and agrees with them [ B ] refuses to accept any of them [ C ] adds to them new points of view [ D ] none of the above Part B Directions: Read the following article in which five people talk about their ideas of education. For questions 61 to 65, match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Alien I think it39。s a great shame people don39。t learn anything today. I mean, good heavens, when you think of all the millions of pounds the Government have spent on education－new schools, more teachers, new equipment. And yet still you find people who can39。 t read properly, can39。t even write their names and don 39。 t know what two and two is without a calculator. I think it 39。 s downright disgraceful. I remember when I was young you went to school to learn. You did as you were told and respected your teachers. Nowadays you get longhaired kids who aren 39。 t interested in anything. No wonder they don 39。 t learn anything. Martha Well, there are a lot of different views on this, but I think it is probably wrong to imagine that there was some golden age in the past when everything was perfect. It all depends, of course, on what you measure and how you measure it. It may surprise some people that there has not been an obvious and dramatic increase in the standard of education, given the vast amounts of money spent in this area by successive governments in recent years. But unfortunately, most improvements in education are intangible. Pritt Well, if you asked me, it39。s all these modern methods that is the problem. In the old days you sat in rows at desks and you did as you were told. You knew that you had to do and you did it－and you kept quiet. Nowadays, my god, the noise in most schools is deafening especially primary schools. The children wander around－do more or less what they want to as far as I can see. The teacher just sits there or wanders around with them, talking to them. Informal teaching they call methods. Sounds more like a recipe for discovering disaster to me. Symons Many people talk about how to improve education and a lot suggest raising the salaries of teachers and professors. Of course, this is very important to education. However, increasing the salary of teachers is just one way to improve education. It will not work without the cooperation of the other determinants, such as student 39。 s love of knowledge and reading. Even if the teachers are devoted, it will make no sense if the students are not willing to learn. Wilbert The criticism that what students learn today is not adapted to presentday society is utterly wrong because education can never be seen only in terms of how useful the subjects are when students leave school. We ought to evaluate education in terms of how much the students enjoy those subjects and how much they mean to those students. Instead of being trained to be utilitarian, students should be encouraged to do things for their own sake, and study what they are interested in. Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements 61. Alien [A] Education is a gradual extension of oneself. [B] Students should get satisfaction out of education. 62. Martha [C] Education standards are higher than in the past. [ D ] Education involves learning as well as teaching. 63. Pritt [E] Many students are spoilt by our presentday educational system. 64. Symons [F] Schools should emphasize practical skills. 65. Wilbert [G] Educational standards are declining. Section IV Writing ( 40 minutes ) You should write your responses to both parts on ANSWER SHEET 2. Part A 66. Write a note to explain why you were absent from the night class. Part B 67. For this part, you are required to write a position based on the following table of The Brain and the Computer. Your position should be no less than 150 words. The Brain and the Computer BrainComputerSizeone tenth of a cubic foothundreds of cubic feet of spaceElectrical energy used25 watts of electrical power100,000 watts of electrical powerStructure of cellsdirectly connected to many other cellsunconnected cells like a cell of pigeonholes (鴿巢分類架)Capacitybetween 10 billion and 100 billion items of informationa few billion items of immediately accessible information,nothinking capacity 電話：01058022211 傳真：01058022039 //:地址：北京市經(jīng)濟(jì)技術(shù)開發(fā)區(qū)地盛北街1號A區(qū)4號樓 郵編：100176