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    The justification for a university is that it preserves the connection between knowledge and the zest of life, by uniting the young and the old in the imaginative consideration of learning. The university imparts information, but it imparts it imaginatively. At least, this is the function which it should perform for society. A university which fails in this respect has no reason for existence. This atmosphere of excitement, arising from imaginative consideration, transforms knowledge. A fact is no longer a burden on the memory, it is energizing as the poet of our dreams and as the architect of our purposes.
    Imagination is not to be divorced from the facts: it is a way of illuminating the facts. It works by eliciting the general principles which apply to the facts, as they exist, and then by an intellectual survey of alternative possibilities which are consistent with those principles. It enables men to construct an intellectual vision of a new world, and it preserves the zest of life by the suggestion of satisfying purposes.
    Youth is imaginative, and if the imagination be strengthened by discipline, this energy of imagination can in great measure be preserved through life. The tragedy of the world is that those who are imaginative have but slight experience, and those who are experienced have feeble imagination. Fools act on imagination without knowledge; pedants（学究）act on knowledge without imagination. The task of university is to weld together imagination and experience.

    1. 1.

      The main theme of the passage is ____.

      1. A.
        the access to knowledge in university  
      2. B.
        the function of universities
      3. C.
        the role of imagination in our lives
      4. D.
        the relationship between imagination and experience
    2. 2.

      According to the passage, the justification for a university is that ____.

      1. A.
        it presents facts and experience to young and old
      2. B.
        it imparts knowledge to imaginative people
      3. C.
        it combines imagination with knowledge and experience
      4. D.
        it enables men to construct an intellectual vision of the world
    3. 3.

      The word “eliciting” in paragraph 2 probably means ____.

      1. A.
        applying      
      2. B.
        challenging    
      3. C.
        drawing forth     
      4. D.
        preserving
    4. 4.

      Which of the following is NOT discussed as one of the things imagination can do?

      1. A.
        It makes our life exciting and worthwhile.   
      2. B.
        It helps us to understand the world.
      3. C.
        It helps us to formulate Laws about the facts. 
      4. D.
        It provides inspiration to the artists.
    5. 5.

      According to the author, the tragedy of the world is that ____.

      1. A.
        our energy of imagination cannot be preserved 
      2. B.
        our imagination is seldom disciplined
      3. C.
        we grow old inevitably    
      4. D.
        too many people are either fools or pedants
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    1. 1.

      The main idea of the passage is that Alzheimer’s disease ______.

      1. A.
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      3. C.
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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      1. A.
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      1. A.
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    1. 1.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      The message the author tries to convey is to ______.

      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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    1. 1.

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      1. A.
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      3. C.
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    2. 2.

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      1. A.
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    4. 4.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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    1. 1.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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    2. 2.

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      1. A.
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      3. C.
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      1. A.
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    2. 2.

      The number of right whales has fallen _______.

      1. A.
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        as fast as that of humpback whales
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      The passage is mainly about _______.

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    1. 1.

      Group work provides pupils with the opportunity_________.

      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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    2. 2.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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    3. 3.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      4. D.
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    1. 1.

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      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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      In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys _________.

      1. A.
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      3. C.
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      The smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head, probably because that boy ________.

      1. A.
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      2. B.
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      3. C.
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      4. D.
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      Which of the following has nothing to do with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?

      1. A.
        The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.
      2. B.
        The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.
      3. C.
        The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.
      4. D.
        One of the opposing players ran to help him.
    5. 5.

      What to you think is the theme of the story?

      1. A.
        True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.
      2. B.
        Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.
      3. C.
        Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.
      4. D.
        The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.

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    1. 1.

      The underlined word “ally” in Para.3 most likely means somebody or something that is ___.

      1. A.
        your supporter and helps you
      2. B.
        under your control and obeys you
      3. C.
        under your influence and follows you
      4. D.
        your slave and serves you
    2. 2.

      The author intends to tell you that time __________.

      1. A.
        could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies
      2. B.
        should be well managed for our own interest
      3. C.
        should be saved for outside interests
      4. D.
        could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watch
    3. 3.

      In the next part, the author would most probably discuss with you _________.

      1. A.
        how to make up for lost time
      2. B.
        how to have a good time
      3. C.
        how to make good use of time
      4. D.
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