Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Tennessee's technical and community colleges will not outsource (外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.
In an email sent Monday to college presidents in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, outgoing Chancellor John Morgan said an internal analysis showed that each campus' spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state. Morgan said those findings—which included data from the system's 13 community colleges, 27 technical colleges and six universities—were part of the decision not to move forward with Governor Bill Haslam's proposal to privatize management of state buildings in an effort to save money.
"While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial," Morgan wrote to the presidents. "System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative."
Worker's advocates have criticized Haslam's plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.
Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week. That letter, which includes several concerns Morgan has with the plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial Appeal in Memphis.
In an email statement from the state's office of customer Focused Government, which is examining the possibility of outsourcing, spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a "business justification" the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.
"The state's facilities management project team is still in the process of developing its business justification and expects to have that completed and available to the public at the end of February," Martin said. "At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed."
Morgan's comments on outsourcing mark the second time this month that he has come out against one of Haslam's plans for higher education in Tennessee. Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor's proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization "unworkable".
46. What do we learn about the decision of technical and community colleges in Tennessee?
A) It is backed by a campus spending analysis.
B) It has been flatly rejected by the governor.
C) It has neglected their faculty's demands.
D) It will improve their financial situation.
47. What does the campus spending analysis reveal?
A) Private companies play a big role in campus management.
B) Facilities management by colleges is more cost-effective.
C) Facilities management has greatly improved in recent years.
D) Colleges exercise foil control over their own financial affairs.
48. Workers' supporters argue that Bill Haslam's proposal would _________.
A) deprive colleges of the right to manage their facilities
B) make workers less motivated in performing duties
C) render a number of campus workers jobless
D) lead to the privatization of campus facilities
49. What do we learn from the state spokeswoman's response to John Morgan's decision?
A) The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.
B) The outsourcing plan will be implemented.
C) The state officials are confident about the outsourcing plan.
D) The college spending analysis justifies the outsourcing plan.
50. Why did John Morgan decide to resign?
A) He had lost confidence in the Tennessee state government.
B) He disagreed with the governor on higher education policies.
C) He thought the state's outsourcing proposal was simply unworkable.
D) He opposed the governor's plan to reconstruct the college board system.
答案解析：
46. 由题干中的关键词“decision of technical and community colleges in Tennessee”定位到第一段“Tennessee's technical and community colleges will not outsource (外包) management of their facilities to a private company, a decision one leader said was bolstered by an analysis of spending at each campus.”，这里提到田纳西州的技术和社区学院决定不将设施管理外包给私人公司，这一决定得到了对每个校园支出分析的支持，所以选A。
47. 由题干中的关键词“campus spending analysis”定位到第二段“an internal analysis showed that each campus' spending on facilities management fell well below the industry standards identified by the state.”以及第三段“System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.”，分析表明每个校园在设施管理上的支出远低于州确定的行业标准，基于这个分析，系统机构运行得非常高效，这引发了追求大规模外包计划的价值问题，说明大学自己进行设施管理更具成本效益，所以选B。
48. 由题干中的关键词“Workers' supporters”“Bill Haslam's proposal”定位到第四段“Worker's advocates have criticized Haslam's plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits.”，工人支持者批评Haslam的计划，称这意味着一些校园工人将失去工作或福利，所以选C。
49. 由题干中的关键词“state spokeswoman's response to John Morgan's decision”定位到第六段“spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze the data from the Board of Regents. Data on management expenses at the college system and in other state departments will be part of a 'business justification' the state will use as officials deliberate the specifics of an outsourcing plan.”以及“At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”，州发言人Michelle R. Martin表示官员仍在分析来自董事会的数据，并且由于分析尚未完成，目前没有采取行动的依据，说明外包计划尚未最终确定，所以选A。
50. 由题干中的关键词“John Morgan decide to resign”定位到最后一段“Morgan said last week that he would retire at the end of January because of the governor's proposal to split off six universities of the Board of Regents system and create separate governing boards for each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan called the reorganization 'unworkable'.”，Morgan上周表示他将在1月底退休，因为州长提议将董事会的六所大学分离出来，并为每所大学创建独立的董事会，他在辞职信中称这种重组“不可行”，说明他反对州长重建大学董事会的计划，所以选D。
