(     ) is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of Athenian tragedy

The milk __ over the table. A: distributed B: reshaped C: lasted D: spilled

In this digital age, the way we communicate, access and share information, enjoy entertainment and do shopping have been totally _________ and reshaped.

Whose work is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of Athenian tragedy by portraying strong female characters?

( ) is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of Athenian tragedy A: Euripides B: Sophocles C: Aeschylus D: Shakespeare

中国大学MOOC: In this digital age, the way we communicate, access and share information, enjoy entertainment and do shopping have been totally _________ and reshaped.

Whose work is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of Athenian tragedy by portraying strong female characters? A: Aeschylus B: Sophocles C: Shakespeare D: Euripides

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. A) In the last decade, mainland Chinese students have reshaped the international student body at US colleges and universities, notably at Ivy League institutions. In the 2009-2010 academic year, China surpassed traditional "study abroad" heavyweights like Canada, India and South Korea, to lead international enrollment across US higher education, according to the Institute of International Education. The US-based institute's most recent figures reveal that mainland Chinese students increased 23% to more than 723,000 in the 2010-2011 academic year. B) While Chinese students traditionally went abroad when they failed to secure a place at a top-tier local university, the best students are now forgoing(放弃) famous Chinese universities to study in the United States. Many of them are seeking a higher quality of education that will train them to become independent and creative. And they believe the world's top-ranked universities are in the United States. While China's economic reforms and "opening-up" that began in 1978 gave rise to the first major generation of students who were generally reliant on scholarships to study in the United States, its rapid economic growth in the mid-1990s has made a distinctive second generation of overseas Chinese students emerge. This new generation comprises much more affluent students. Many of them don't rely on scholarships anymore. This is one of the reasons why there is such a great increase in this population. C)The factors driving mainland Chinese to study in the United States come into play much earlier. Starting around 2005, an influx(流入) of foreign Chinese students came into private US secondary schools. Many Chinese parents send their children to private US high schools as a strategic decision to strengthen their candidacy for elite(精英) US universities. A growing number also want their children to lead happier lives rather than have them consumed by preparing for the "gaokao" in China---the one-time, high-stakes national university entrance examination that is the sole determinant of admission. However, while US boarding schools desire Chinese students both for their dollars and diversity, they typically admit four to five students of any foreign nationality per grade level, with international students comprising up to 20% of the overall student body. With about 100 students for each of the four grade levels, this means admitting a maximum of 20 mainland Chinese, or five percent of the student body. D) By virtue of their size, US universities can accept a much higher number of Chinese students than boarding schools. Since 1999, China was the second leading place of origin for international students at Harvard, trailing only Canada. Its student numbers steadily increased to lead Harvard's international enrollment since the last academic year, with 686 students currently enrolled (nearly 16% of the international student body). China similarly dominates international enrollment at other Ivy League schools, including Yale and Princeton. International students are seen very favorably as a whole, as a way to diversify and really become a global institution. Also economically ---it's very advantageous for elite schools to admit international students because the bulk of them can pay full tuition. As such, there is "a lot of favoritism" toward such students, as financial aid budgets have been cut over the last decade. E) But while mainland Chinese students dominate international enrollment, they comprise a small fraction of the overall student body. This is even more the case at the undergraduate level, as most international students are graduates. According to Harvard spokesperson Kevin Galvin, Harvard has "no quotas or limits for international students. All students are considered in the same pool for all places in the incoming class, regardless of citizenship or the school they attend. " While there is no evidence of undergraduate quotas for international students in Harvard, it is standard practice for top-ranked schools to assess them as a separate pool rather than with the entire pool of applicants. Some US colleges and universities, however, state clearly that they aim to recruit an undergraduate group with around 10% international students. F) As US campuses cannot fully support the demand from China, some educators have seen an opportunity in bringing international education to China, beginning at the secondary level. The trend can already be seen in US universities establishing local degree-granting branches. Next September, New York University will welcome its first undergraduate cohort(一批人) at its new Shanghai campus. Instead of sending Chinese students to secondary schools in America or other foreign countries, these people want to bring international curriculum into China so they don't need to travel outside the country. They help local high schools incorporate international systems, such as the International Baccalaureate and A-Levels, alongside Chinese curriculum. Students at these "Chinese versions of international schools" are typically Chinese nationals, who are restricted by government policy from attending full-fledged(完备的) international schools, which cater to expatriates(侨民). ______1.Some American universities have already established local degree-granting branches in China. ______2.Though Chinese students lead international enrollment in many schools, they make up a small percentage of the overall student population. ______3.Many Chinese students start their study in America early at boarding schools. ______4.The number of mainland Chinese students in American colleges and universities has increased greatly in recent years, especially at Ivy League schools. ______5.American universities recruit international students as a way to diversify and improve their financial situation. ______6.American boarding schools usually admit a very limited number of Chinese students. ______7.Since the last academic year, China has become the leading place of origin for international students at Harvard. ______8.Many top students choose to go to American universities rather than attend the famous universities in China. ______9.Since US schools cannot fully satisfy the demand from China, educators now work to bring international education to China. ______10.Unlike the first generation of Chinese students in America, the new generation includes the best students and many of them do not need to rely on scholarships.

Section B (10 Points, One Point Each) Directions: In this section you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.It’s More Important to Be Kind Than Clever[A] One of the more heart-warming stories to zoom around the Internet lately involves a young man, his dying grandmother, and a bowl of clam chowder from Panera Bread. It's a little story that offers big lessons about service, brands, and the human side of business---a story that underscores why efficiency should never come at the expense of humanity.[B] The story, as told in Adweek, goes like this: Brandon Cook, from Wilton, New Hampshire, was visiting his grandmother in the hospital. Terribly ill with cancer, she complained to her grandson that she desperately wanted a bowl of soup, and that the hospital’s soup was inedible (she used saltier language). If only she could get a bowl of her favorite clam chowder from Panera Bread! Trouble was, Panera only sells clam chowder on Friday. So Brandon called the nearby Panera and talked to store manager Suzanne Fortier. Not only did Sue make clam chowder especially for Brandon’s grandmother, she included a box of cookies as a gift from the staff. [C] It was a small act of kindness that would not normally make headlines. Except that Brandon told the story on his Facebook page and Brandon’s mother, Gail Cook, retold the story on Panera’s fan page. The rest, as they say, is social-media history. Gail Cook retold the story on Panera’s fan page. The rest, as they say, is social-media history. Gail’s post generated 500,000 (and counting) “likes” and more than 22,000 comments on Panera’s Facebook page. Panera, meanwhile, got something that no amount of traditional advertising can buy — a genuine sense of affiliation and appreciation from customers around the world.[D] Marketing types have latched on to this story as an example of the power of social media and “virtual word-of-mouth” to boost a company’s reputation. But I see the reaction to Sue Fortier’s gesture as an example of something else — the hunger among customers, employees, and all of us to engage with companies on more than just dollars-and-cents terms. In a world that is being reshaped by the relentless advance of technology, what stands out are acts of compassion and connection that remind us what it means to be human. [E] As I read the story of Brandon and his grandmother, I thought back to a lecture delivered two years ago by Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, to the graduating seniors of my alma mater, Princeton University. Bezos is nothing if not a master of technology — he has built his company, and his fortune, on the rise of the Internet and his own intellect. But he spoke that day not about computing power or brainpower, but about his grandmother — and what he learned when he made her cry. [F] Even as a 10-year-old boy, it turns out, Bezos had a steel-trap mind and a passion for crunching numbers. During a summer road trip with his grandparents, young Jeff got fed up with his grandmother’s smoking in the car — and decided to do something about it. From the backseat, he calculated how many cigarettes per day his grandmother smoked, how many puffs she took per cigarette, the health risk of each puff, and announced to her with great fanfare, “You have taken nine years off your life!”[G] Bezos' calculations may have been accurate — but the reaction was not what he expected. His grandmother burst into tears. His grandfather pulled the car off to the side of the road and asked young Jeff to step out. And then his grandfather taught a lesson that this now-billionaire decided to share it with the Class of 2010: “My grandfather looked at me, and after a bit of silence, he gently and calmly said, ‘Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever.’”[H] That’s a lesson I wish more businesspeople understood — a lesson that is reinforced by the reaction to this simple act of kindness at Panera Bread. Indeed, I experienced something similar not so long ago, and found it striking enough to devote an HBR blog post to the experience. In my post, I told the story of my father, his search for a new car, a health emergency that took place in the middle of that search — and a couple of extraordinary (and truly human) gestures by an auto dealer that put him at ease and won his loyalty. [I] “What is it about business that makes it so hard to be kind?” I asked at the time. “And what kind of businesspeople have we become when small acts of kindness feel so rare?”[J] That’s what’s really striking about the Panera Bread story — not that Suzanne Fortier went out of her way to do something nice for a sick grandmother, but that her simple gesture attracted such global attention and praise. [K] So by all means, encourage your people to embrace technology, get great at business analytics, and otherwise ramp up the efficiency of everything they do. But just make sure all their efficiency doesn’t come at the expense of their humanity. Small gestures can send big signals about who we are, what we care about, and why people should want to affiliate with us. It’s harder (and more important) to be kind than clever.41. Efficiency in whatever we do should not come before compassion and benevolence.42. The writer was deeply touched by the story of his father’s experience with a car dealer.43. Jeff Bezos hurt his grandmother deeply when he told her that she had shortened her life by smoking.44. The reason why Panera Bread attracted worldwide interest and praise was because it was uncommon for a business to show an act of kindness.45. The language Brandon Cook’s grandmother used to describe the taste of the hospital’s soup was somewhat rude.46. The focus of Jeff Bezos’ commencement speech at Princeton was about the lesson he learned from the emotional pain he caused his grandmother.47. Even as a boy, Jeff Bezos already had a quick and intelligent mind and liked doing numerical calculations.48. People now have a strong desire for companies to do business in a more personable and warm manner.49. The unexpected publicity that Panera Bread got from its small act of kindness greatly exceeded anything conventional advertising techniques could produce.50. A simple act of kindness by a company can say a lot about its ethics, mission and why it’s worth dealing with.