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Nobodywantedtohearaboutit,nothereintheWest(ofGermany)andnotatallintheEast."
Thereasonwasobvious.AsGrassputitinarecentinterviewwiththeweeklyDieWoche:
BecausethecrimesweGermansareresponsibleforwereandaresodominant,wedidn'
thavetheenergylefttotellofourownsufferings.'
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ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable-andnecessary.Byunreservedlyowninguptotheircountry'
smonstrouscrimesintheSecondWorldWar,Germanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroad,marginalize(使...不得势)theneo-Nazisathomeandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.Today'
sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey'
yenowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.NottoequateGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletragedy.
21.WhydoestheauthorsaythesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwastheworsttragedyinmaritimehistory?
A)ItwasattackedbyRussiantorpedoes.
B)Mostofitspassengerswerefrozentodeath.
C)Itsvictimsweremostlywomenandchildren.
D)Itcausedthelargestnumberofcasualties.
22.Hundredsoffamiliesdroppedintotheseawhen
A)astrongicestormtiltedtheship
B)thecruiseshipsankallofasudden
C)thebadlydamagedshipleanedtowardoneside
D)thefrightenedpassengersfoughtdesperatelyforlifeboats
23.TheWilhelmGustlofftragedywaslittletalkedaboutformorethanhalfacenturybecauseGermans
A)wereeagertowininternationalacceptance
B)feltguiltyfortheircrimesinWorldWarII
C)adbeenpressuredtokeepsilentaboutit
D)wereafraidofoffendingtheirneighbors
24.HowdoesGunterGrassrevivethememoryoftheWilhelmGustlofftragedy?
A)Bypresentingthehorriblesceneofthetorpedoattack.
B)Bydescribingtheship'
ssinkingingreatdetail.
C)BygivinganinterviewtotheweeklyDieWoche.
D)Bydepictingthesurvivalofayoungpregnantwoman.
25.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat
A)theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheWilhelmGustlofftragedy
B)theWilhelmGustlofftragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation'
spastmisdeeds
C)GermanyisresponsibleforthehorriblecrimesitcommittedinWorldWarII
D)itiswrongtoequatetheirsufferingswiththoseofothercountries
Passage2
Giventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosay'
abouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adulwhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.FewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersoftheMacArthurAwardforcreativeaccomplishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheirprecollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeenplacedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotal(名人轶事)reportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliamButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,aneliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"
Neverwassodullaboy."
Oftenthesechildrenrealizethattheyknowmorethantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoftenfeelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.
Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheirgiftswerenotscholastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecausetheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallengingandconsequentlylostinterest.Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:
BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoattendtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."
Asnotedearlier,giftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformity
andstubbornness(andYeats'
slevelofarroganceandself-absorption)arelikelytoleadtoConflictswithteachers.
Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanydomaintalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedevelopment
oftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.Awritingprodigy(神童)studiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreaboutwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudiedbyMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.AbouthalfofthemathematiciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadlittlegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyalldidwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.
26.Themainpointtheauthorismakingaboutschoolsisthat
A)theyshouldsatisfytheneedsofstudentsfromdifferentfamilybackgrounds
B)theyareoftenincapableofcateringtotheneedsoftalentedstudents
C)theyshouldorganizetheirclassesaccordingtothestudents'
ability
D)theyshouldenrollasmanygiftedstudentsaspossible
27.TheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'
steachers
A)toprovidesupportforhisargument
B)toillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedchildren
C)toexplainhowdullstudentscanalsobesuccessful
D)toshowhowpoorOliver'
sperformancewasatschool
28.PabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenwho
A)paidnoattentiontotheirteachersinclass
B)contradictedtheirteachersmuchtoooften
C)couldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolsuccessfully
D)behavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirteachers
29.Manygiftedpeopleattributedtheirsuccess.
A)mainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationathome
B)bothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirparents'
coaching
C)moretotheirparents'
encouragementthantoschooltraining
D)lesstotheirsystematiceducationthantotheirtalent
Passage3
It'
shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemisamess.Foreignnationalshavelongbeenslippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.legitimatelyoftenoverstaytheirlegalwelcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,it'
sbecomeclearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofoursystemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforgingpassports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers(劫机者)werehereonexpiredvisas.That'
sbeenasafebetuntilnow.TheImmigrationandNaturalizationService(INS)(移民归化局)lackstheresources,andapparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2millionforeignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirwelcome.
Butthislaxness(马虎)towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congresshasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedinthewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwillmakeiteasiertostopwatch-listedterroristsattheborder.
Butwhat'
sreallyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimedattighteningupbordersecurity.Reformersarecallingforarollbackofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohirehundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepillegalimmigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncethey'
rehere.ReformersalsowanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholdersactuallyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.
Alltheseproposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedtheHouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenblockedbytwopowerfullobbies:
universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbekeptoutbythenewlaw,andbusiness,whichreliesonforeignersforcheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they'
vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhavepassedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedtobereintroducedandtopassnextyear.
Alsoontheagendafornextyear:
aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplittheINSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctionslikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabad
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