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.
答案：A
答案句：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. … “At this time there is nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed.”
参考译文：在州政府“以客户为中心的政府办公室”（正在审查外包可能性）的电子邮件声明中，发言人米歇尔·R·马丁表示，官员们仍在努力分析校董会的数据。……“目前由于分析尚未完成，没有什么可采取行动的。”
定位线索：题干“state spokeswoman's response”→答案句“spokeswoman Michelle R. Martin said officials were still working to analyze...nothing to take action on since the analysis has yet to be completed”；文中“nothing to take action on”对应选项A“not yet finalized”。
解析：答案句表明州发言人表示分析尚未完成，没有可采取行动，说明外包计划尚未最终确定，对应选项A“The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized”。选项B“将实施”与原文矛盾；选项C“有信心”和D“分析证明外包合理”均未提及。
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：D
答案句：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”.
参考译文：摩根上周表示，由于州长提议将校董会系统中的六所大学分离出来并为每所大学设立独立的管理委员会，他将于一月底退休。在他的辞职信中，摩根称这次重组“不可行”。
定位线索：题干“Why did John Morgan decide to resign”→答案句“he would retire...because of the governor's proposal to split off six universities...create separate governing boards”；文中“split off...create separate governing boards”对应选项D“reconstruct the college board system”。
解析：答案句明确说明摩根辞职是因为州长提议拆分六所大学并设立独立管理委员会，即重组校董会系统，对应选项D“He opposed the governor's plan to reconstruct the college board system”。选项A“对州政府失去信心”、B“不同意高等教育政策”过于宽泛，C“外包计划不可行”是摩根对外包计划的评价，但辞职原因是重组计划，故排除。