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粤华培训学校 《大学英语》期末考试试卷(A卷) 题 目 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 总 分 核分人 复查人 得分 评卷人 得分 一、阅读简答（2小题，每小题5分，共10分） 1、Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words). Hard work has been an important part of the American belief from the nation’s beginning. The American idea that hard work was to be esteemed distinguished us from Europeans who admired their gentlemen of leisure. For us, hard work rather than idleness was the way to distinction. Now, however, like many other traditional values, hard work is coming under attack. In academic journals, conferences and classrooms, the idea of hard work is considered to be another of those notions that the dominant forces in our society (i.e. white males) impose on the rest of us. It merely advances white-male interests as any woman or minority foolish enough to buy into (接受) the dominant value system will find out. In the recent survey, high-school students in the United States and Japan were asked to rank factors that contributed to success in the classroom. Of the Japanese, 72 percent listed hard work first while only 27 percent of the American agreed. Many factors contribute to the devaluating of hard work. Thinking that self-esteem is crucial, many parents and teachers hesitate to point out a student’s failings, even laziness. To make matters worse, Americans place an unusually high value on the idea of innate ability. And aptitude inevitably de-emphasizes the role that hard work plays in success. But if our students fail to see that hard work matters, it is because we are telling them, time and again, that it doesn’t. If we want young people to esteem hard work, it is up to us to show them its worth, its strength, and its significance in everyday life. 1. What’s the author’s opinion on hard work? 2. What does the word “notion” (Line 3, Para. 2) m