报刊习题答案

I. Exploding Tourism Eroding China’s Riches

1. What activities are harming ancient Buddhist grottoes?

Too many tourists and their breathing are harming them.

2. Who turned the caves into the painted shrines?

It was the travelers along the old silkroad.

3. Are murals in good shape?

No, they are not in good shape. Many of them are already sagging or peeling from walls, and their delicate beauty is fading away. Others have deteriorated beyond repair efforts.

4. Why is it difficult for the authorities to prevent them from being destroyed? Money is at the root of the problem. China is a poor nation. Local governments have little money left over for cultural conservation.

5. Does the Chinese government value the preservation of those historical and cultural sites?

Yes, it does. For instance, it has given award to the Getty Conservation Institute for its contributions to the preservation of them at Dunhuang.

6. Why did Mr. Neville Agnew say “tourism and conservation are good partners”?

If you can make a good connection, they are. In other words, if you can allocate part of the money earned from tourism to conservation, and don’t turn to tourism as a cash cow, they will be good partners.

II. HOME AT LAST

1. Why did some of the HBS grads choose to come back to China although they had received lucrative offers from America’s top companies?

Not only has China changed dramatically since most of them left but also the nation can offer more personal freedoms and economic opportunities now than ever before.

2. What profession do they usually like to go in for?

Most of them choose e-commerce.

3. Why did most of them choose to take in IT industry?

Because IT is the leading industry now.

4. Why did some of them decide to stay in the US while some chose to come back? They wanted to gain experience in the States before they came back.

5. What do you think is the biggest obstacle preventing the elite from coming back home?

It is the complicated relationships and the uncertainty of our human resource management system.

6. What does the title of this article “Home At Last” mean?

It means some of the HBS elite have made their final decision to return to China to serve their country.

III. Best Graduate Schools

1． Why are virtual institutions thought of as best graduate schools?

They are the best graduate schools for those who have their career and family. When they pursue advanced degrees, they don’t have to step onto a university campus. 2． Why is the huge upsurge of interest in remote learning?

It is very convenient for anyone to learn at anytime or anyplace. Therefore it is the best way for working adults to keep on learning.

3． Will the distance education substitute the traditional education? Explain.

No, it won’t. These two modes of instruction are equivalent and complementary as far as student learning is concerned.

4．What’s the advantage of remote learning?

A large number of people who have difficulty in suspending their career and family can pursue advanced degrees without stepping onto a university campus or moving and commuting to get their degrees.

5．What’s the opposite idea about remote learning?

Someone argues there’s a large gap between distance education and traditional education, and education requires a relationship between people because it is a process of identity formation, validation, encouragement, emulation and inspiration. This only happens face to face. In other words, they value face-to-face instruction and relationship.

6． What are the factors you should consider before you choose a distant-education school?

They are the accreditation, program history, cost, academic field, residency, and technology

IV. Is Harvard Worth It?

1. Do researchers agree with each other on the correlationship between college selectivity and future income of the graduates? Cite examples to answer the questions. No, they don’t. According to Alan Krueger and Stacy Berg Dale, college selectivity does not affect future earnings of the students very much, especially students with affluent backgrounds; but Caroline Hoxby’s research shows that the choice of different colleges makes a great difference to the students’ future income.

2. Are all state-run universities less competitive than private universities? Please give examples.

No, Some state-run universities are more competitive than some private universities, such as the University of Michigan, Ohio’s MiamiUniversity and the University of North Carolina.

3. If a candidate is admitted to HarvardUniversity, but decides to go to a state university, will his future earnings be affected?

According to the research of Krueger and Dale, a candidate’s future earnings will be not affected. His good qualities will be carried to the workplace and he will be duly paid.

4. For students from poor backgrounds, does it affect their future earning to choose an elite university? Why?

Yes. That’s because at an elite university he will have better access to the network with affluent students and alumni, and this will influence their future job hunting.

5. Where do most top companies go to recruit their employees? Why?

The top universities, because that is where the majority of talented students graduate.

6. What has influenced the old pattern of employee recruiting for companies?

The Internet

7. What is the attitude of the author of the study toward the issue of college selectivity?

He keeps a fairly objective point of view. In regard to the correlation between college selectivity and future income, he makes three points:

1) An elite education gives students – especially less affluent ones – better access to certain kinds of elite jobs;

2) There is no economic advantage to choosing an expensive, mediocre private school over a top public one;

3) Talented students rise to the top everywhere

V. The New Whiz Kids

1. How many American colleges do you know? Which of them are the best?

So far as I know, there are such famous colleges as Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, and U.C.L.A. All of them are among the best Universities in the U.S.

2. What are admissions quotas?

The admissions quotas are set to restrict the numbers of Asian American students on campus, so this is another kind of racial discrimination in admissions against Asian American students by white presidents of some well-known colleges.

3. State the reasons for Asia-American children’s success at school. What is their chief motivation?

a. I think just as Juilliard School President said, “It’s a matter of dedication, family support and discipline.” Besi des, there are better professors at U.S. schools

b. They excel in schools so that they can have a promising future and suffer less discrimination.

4. Do all American college administrators adopt the policy of acceptances based purely on merit? Why or why not?

No. Some of them have a bias toward Asian American students. They set admissions quotas to restrict the numbers of Asian American students on campus.

5. Why do Asian-American children tend to major in math and science? What is your view about their inclination?

a. There will be less discrimination in areas like math and science because they will be judged more objectively. Besides, the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with liberal arts degrees.

b. I think they are right in view of American reality.

6. Why can’t American parents spend as much time as Asian parents do with their kids?

It’s because of culture difference. Asians view education as the ticket to success, and have a zealous regard for the role of the family. American parents think differently about that. As for whether they can succeed or not, it’s a matter of their kids.

VI. Judge Sees Politics in Los Alamos Case

1. Who are the top decision-makers in the case?

They are Attorney General Janet Reno, FBI Director Louis Freeh, and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson.

2. What are the factors which have caused government officials to accuse Mr. Lee of spying？

Politics caused them to do so. Some politicians such as Mr. Cox don’t want to see Sino-American relations improved, and have shown much discrimination against Chinese in American security organizations, so they turned up the heat on the authorities.

3. Why was Mr. Lee placed in solitary confinement? Was it appropriate for the authorities to do so?

a. The authorities wanted to compel him to make a full confession （招供）

b. It was not proper to do so because he made only minor security violations.

4. Did the Justice and Energy officials in question agree with what Judge Parker said? No, they didn’t agree.

5. Do you think Justice Department official have thrown the book at Dr. Lee?

Yes. They have used his minor security violation as accusation against Lee.

6. Who is to blame in the case?

Christopher Cox is the first to blame because he and his committee have created the atmosphere of Chinese espionage, and put pressure on the officials on the case. The top decision-makers in the case and the mass media, especially The New York Times, are the second to blame.