unit3
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
Violence over civil rights in the 1960s, demands, marches, new sexual freedom, drugs, campus takeovers — these phenomena of the recent past represent drastic social changes. They signify a massive protest, mostly on the part of the young, against a society that fails to cope with its most critical problems. Young people, especially, lay much of the blame on the business system. It’s unresponsive and uncaring, they say.
Naturally, businessmen deny this charge. They are proud of what the free enterprise system has done. They suspect that many protesters don’t grasp economic realities.
Students and businessmen from all over the country jammed together in the lobby of a Washington hotel, waiting to register for “Business Tomorrow”, a three-day conference in which they would talk informally, get to know one another, and learn something about the difference in life-style and philosophy that so sharply divide them.
The idea for the conference had originated with a group of students at Princeton University, who had formed an organization called the Foundation for Student Communication. The Foundation’s aim was to “foster better relations between students and businessmen.” These young people think that business should take more initiative and make better use of its resources in order to achieve a closer balance between profit and poverty in this country. The Foundation’s magazine, “Business Today,” is a professional-looking quarterly that goes to over 200,000 students.
These Foundation members and other politically moderate students like them are the ones most likely to enter the business world when they graduate, and they are concerned about what their roles might be. They recognize, as business does, a need for the two groups to communicate and to understand each other.
Students from over 160 universities were chosen by fellow students and university presidents to attend the meeting. Some were from schools of business, many from liberal arts colleges. This was to make a definite difference in the tone of the conference because, generally, students of humanities tend to emphasize the value of the individual, making them especially critical of conformity in the corporation.
1. The severe social disturbance mentioned in the text stemmed from
［A］ the youths’ resentment at the irresponsibility of the business system.
［B］ the people’s anger at the gross violation of civil rights in the business world.
［C］ the masses’ strong objection to the evils caused by the business system.
［D］ the citizens’ disapproval of the society unable to tackle its vital problems.
2. According to the text, young people hold that
［A］ the world is full of injustice, poverty and war.
［B］ people in power ignore the important social problems.
［C］ decision-makers are ill-informed about the economic realities.
［D］ businessmen are mostly responsible for the great social unrest.
3. As is stated by the author, the businessmen
［A］ feel doubt about the truth of the young peoples criticism.
［B］ reluctantly admit the evils of the free enterprise system.
［C］ refuse to make any change in the grounds they hold.
［D］ laugh off young people’s blame and condemnation.
4. The conference “Business Tomorrow” aimed at
［A］ exchanging views about economic realities.
［B］ promoting mutual understanding.
［C］ taking measures to solve critical problems.
［D］ carrying on an open debate.
5. The presence of students at the conference would make a difference in its tone because
［A］ their views are revolutionary with respect to the economic realities.
［B］ they stress the importance of the individual and disapprove conformity.
［C］ they are familiar with the problems caused by the free enterprise system.
［D］ their insight into the balance between profit and poverty is remarkable.
