【正文】 moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children pete against their classmates or against the clock produces a twolayer system, in which petitive Atypes seem in some way better than their B type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: Rejoice, we conquer! By far the worst form of petition in schools is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare s。s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today. In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable munity, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual munications of the extended family must be consciously learned. Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is plicated, timeconsuming and sometimes even overwhelming. Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machinereadable files, and to program puters to locate specific information. Telemunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of munications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people. 該套資料由蕓蕓視頻整理 ： 747883097 TL： 028 8194 2202 期待廣大考生咨詢 推薦： 09 年新東方考研數(shù)學(xué)英語政治視頻課程 提供試看文件 提供試用下載網(wǎng)盤 13 In this world of change and plexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable uptodate information to solve the daytoday problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed, Knowledge is power may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people. 59. The word it (Line 4, ) most probably refers to ________. [A] the lack of stable munities [B] the breakdown of informal information channels [C] the increased mobility of families [D] the growing number of people moving from place to place 60. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that ________. [A] they have to learn new things consciously [B] they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information [C] they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily [D] they can hardly carry out casual munications with an extended family 61. From the passage we can infer that ________. [A] electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages [B] it will bee more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era [C] people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences [D] events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites 62. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________. [A] it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible [B] people should make the best use of the information accessible [C] we should realize the importance of accumulating information [D] it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently Passage 4 Personality is to large extent inherent — Atypeparents usually bring about A type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if petition is important to the parents, it is likely to bee a major factor in the lives of their children. One place where children soak up Acharacteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly 該套資料由蕓蕓視頻整理 ： 747883097 TL： 028 8194 2202 期待廣大考生咨詢 推薦： 09 年新東方考研數(shù)學(xué)英語政治視頻課程 提供試看文件 提供試用下載網(wǎng)盤 14 petitive institution. Too many schools adopt the 39。re not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all. These feelings of insecurity and selfdoubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overe these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We bee trapped inside a shell of our own making. 55. A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth when ________. [A] he has given up his smoking habit [B] he has made great efforts in his work [C] he is keen on learning anything new [D] he has tried to determine where he is on his journey 56. In the author39。 re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and n