1、专业英语八级（改错）模拟试卷 78（无答案）一、PART IV PROOFREADING the local headmaster,【M1 】_Ismael Ali, told me theyve “had a problem with dead carcassesaround the school.“ Attendance has dropped sharply at the【M2】_beginning of the year, as many families left with the parched【M3】_region with their flocks, some even cro
2、ssed into war-torn Somalia【M4】_in search of food.The drought has been mounting for a year, but it wasnt until the crisis peaked over the summer that the news media and mostinternational donors took notice. Its a familiar cycle: first comes【M5 】_the news media pictures of emaciated infants, followed
3、byconferences on how to do better next time, visitors from top-level【M6 】_government officials and large financial commitments from international organizations and even donors like China and the Ikea Foundation. The United States Agency for International Development and the Ad Council have even begu
4、n a celebrity public service campaign with the actors Uma Thurman and Josh Hartnett.This is good news; the assistance is badly needed. Yet themismatch in timing rises a question that bedevils aid agencies.【M7】_Like earthquakes or hurricanes, droughts and food price increases【M8 】_take time to develo
5、p, and the resulting hunger crises are forecastwell in advance. From water harvest to livestock support to cash【M9】_assistance, there are a plenty of steps that have moderated the【M10 】_current crisis. Why werent they taken?21 【M1】22 【M2】23 【M3】24 【M4】25 【M5】26 【M6】27 【M7】28 【M8】29 【M9】30 【M10】30 If
6、 you were starting a top university today, what would it look like? You would start by gathering very best minds from【M1】_around the world, from every discipline. Since were living in anage of abundant, not scarcely, information, you d curate the【M2 】_lectures carefully, with a focus on the new and
7、original, rather than offer a course on every possible topic. You d create a sustainable economic model by focusing on technological ratherthan physical infrastructure, and by getting people of mean to【M3】_pay for a specialized experience. You d also construct a robust network so people could access
8、 to resources whenever and from【M4 】_wherever they like, and you d give them the tools to collaboratebeyond the lecture hall. Why not fulfill the university【M5 】_millennium-old mission by sharing ideas freely and as widely as【M6 】_possible?If you did all that, well, youd have TED.Its faculty: A rost
9、er of speakers that run from Bill Clinton to【M7】_J.J. Abrams, from Desmond Tutu to Isabel Allendeanyone whos driving change across the globe. Their topics range frombiophysics to graphic design, covering all what Roman【M8 】_playwright Terentius might have had on mind when he said,【M9】_“Nothing human
10、 is alien to me.“ The economic model? With attendance fees, advertising, and corporate sponsorships, TED ran an operating surplus of more than $2 million last year, whichwas reinvested into expanding its reach. Thats because like【M10】_fearful old-school colleges, TED is finding that the more open it is, the more it becomes the global education brand of the 21st century.31 【M1】32 【M2】33 【M3】34 【M4】35 【M5】36 【M6】37 【M7】38 【M8】39 【M9】40 【M10】
