【正文】 down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 200708) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an outofstate student ($35,542)? Probably not. Does being an outofstate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of ine as being an instate student ($17,380) there? Not likely.　　No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.　　As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most fort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a private liberalarts college or going to an outofstate public school that has a great marinebiology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合動力汽車)。 an expensive consumer product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答?！　?7. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college?　　A．Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.　　B．It doesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education.　　C．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.　　D．Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected returns.　　58. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century, ________.　　A．enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universities　　B．the labor market preferred highschool to college graduates　　C．petition for university admissions was far more fierce than today　　D．the gap between the earnings of college and highschool graduates narrowed　　59. Students who attend an instate college or university can ________.　　A．save more on tuition　　B．receive a better education　　C．take more liberalarts courses　　D．a(chǎn)void traveling long distances　　60. In this consumerist age, most parents ________.　　A．regard college education as a wise investment　　B．place a premium on the prestige of the College　　C．think it crucial to send their children to college　　D．consider college education a consumer product　　61. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today?　　A．Their employment prospects after graduation.　　B．A satisfying experience within their budgets.　　C．Its facilities and learning environment.　　D．Its ranking among similar institutions.　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答?！　ome historian say that the most important contribution of Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency (總統(tǒng)任期) in the 1950s was the . interstate highway system. It was a __62__ project, easily surpassing the scale of such previous human __63__ as the Panama Canal. Eisenhower’s interstate highways __64__ the nation together in new ways and __65__ major economic growth by making merce less __66__. Today, an information superhighway has been built—an electronic network that __67__ libraries, corporations, government agencies and __68__. This electronic superhighway is called the Internet, __69__ it is the backbone (主干) of the World Wide Web.　　The Internet had its __70__ in a 1969 . Defense Department puter network called ARPAnet, which __71__ Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. The Pentagon built the network for military contractors and universities doing military research to __72__ information. In 1983 the National Science Foundation (NSF), __73__ mission is to promote science, took over.　　This new NSF network __74__ more and more institutional users, may of __75__ had their own internal networks. For example, most universities that __76__ the NSF network had intracampus puter networks. The NSF network __77__ became a connector for thousands of other networks. __78__ a backbone system that interconnects networks, internet was a name that fit.　　So we can see that the Internet is the wired infrastructure (基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施) on which web __79__ move. It began as a military munication system, which expanded into a governmentfunded __80__ research network.　　Today, the Internet is a userfinanced system tying intuitions of many sorts together __81__ an “information superhighway.”　　62. A．concise C．massive B．radical D．trivial　　63. A．behaviors C．inventions B．endeavors D．elements　　64. A．packed C．suppressed B．stuck D．bound　　65. A．facilitated C．mobilized B．modified D．terminated　　66. A．petitive C．exclusive B．parative D．expensive　　67. A．merges C．relays B．connects D．unifies　　68. A．figures C．individuals B．personalities D．humans　　69. A．a(chǎn)nd C．or B．yet D．while　　70. A．samples C．origins B．sources D．precedents　　71. A．stood by C．stood against B．stood for D．stood over　　72. A．exchange C．switch B．bypass D．interact　　73. A．their C．when B．that D．whose　　74. A．expanded C．a(chǎn)ttracted B．contracted D．extended　　75. A．what C．these B．which D．them　　76. A．joined C．participated B．a(chǎn)ttached D．involved　　77. A．moreover C．likewise B．however D．then　　78. A．With C．In B．By D．As　　79. A．contexts C．messages B．signs D．leaflets　　80. A．citizen C．a(chǎn)mateur B．civilian D．resident　　81. A．into C．over B．a(chǎn)mid D．toward　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes) 　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答，只需寫出譯文部分?！　?2. With the