题目
题型：0110 期中题难度：来源：
a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband
lost his job, and the plan fell apart.
"I have two kids in college, and I want to say"come home," but at the same time I want to provide
them with a good education," says Jacobs.
The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and
each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They
will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs.
More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators
are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, tuition (学费) continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy
and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average
family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.
"If we go on this way for another 25years, we won"t have an affordable system of higher education,"
says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. "The middle class families have been financing it through
debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt."
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans
are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans
account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow
uninterrupted.
B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school.
C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.
D. They got help from the school and the federal government.
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C. college tuition fees will double soon
D. America"s unemployment will fall
B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C. They will try their best to send kids to college.
D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.
B. dismiss some financial aid administrators
C. stop the companies from making student loans
D. go on providing financial support for college students
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their elder son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends
than to his parents. "The door to his room is always shut." Joanns noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. "She used to cuddle up (蜷伏) with
me on the sofa and talk," said Mark. "Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something,
Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring
out which time is which."
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what"s on their minds. "In fact, parents are first on the list."
said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. "This completely changes during
the teen years." Riera explained. "They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents
last."
Parents who know what"s going on in their teenagers"lives are in the best position to help them. To break
down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try
to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need
freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with
their children is a better way to know them.
B. doesn"t want to be disturbed (打扰)
C. keeps himself away from his parents
D. begins to dislike his parents
B. they can"t read their daughter"s mind exactly (确切地)
C. they don"t know what to say to their daughter
D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help
B. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.
C. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.
D. Teenagers talk little about their own lives.
B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.
C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.
D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.
the rich world, children can 1 from a different kind of poverty-of the spirit. 2 , one Western country
alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自*** ) every year by children under 15, and one child 3 five
needs psychiatric (心理) advice.
There are many good things about 4 in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between
children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts
distance between 5 and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away
each day to work in offices. 6 , the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 7 and
often shares in that work.
A child 8 in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community"s 9 :helping to dig or
build, look after animals or babies-rather than 10 playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets
11 playing with dolls.
These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the 12 children. Their
sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the
sky. Children in the rich world, 13 , are provided with a watch as one of the 14 signs of growing up, so
that they can 15 along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times
of TV shows …
Third World children do not usually 16 to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments (公寓). Instead
of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don"t speak to strangers", there is often a sense of 17 to
study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 18 from ten floors up. 19 ,
twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. But childhood in the Third
World is not all 20 .
| ( )1. A. come ( )2. A. As usual ( )3. A. by ( )4. A. childhood ( )5. A. adults ( )6. A. Anyhow ( )7. A. away ( )8. A. growing up ( )9. A. activity ( )10. A. by ( )11. A. and ( )12. A. Eastern ( )13. A. at any moment ( )14. A. easiest ( )15. A. care ( )16. A. dare ( )17. A. control ( )18. A. anxiously ( )19. A. Above all ( )20. A. bad | B. learn B. For instance B. in B. poverty B. fathers B. However B. alone B. living through B. life B. from B. but B. good B. at the same time B. earliest B. fear B. expect B. danger B. eagerly B. In the end B. good | C. suffer C. In fact C. to C. spirit C. neighbours C. Instead C. along C. playing C. study C. through C. or C. poor C. on the other hand C. happiest C. hurry C. have C. disappointment C. impatiently C. Of course C. rich | D. survive D. In other words D. under D. survival D. relatives D. Still D. nearby D. working D. work D. with D. so D. Western D. on the whole D. quickest D. worry D. require D. freedom D. proudly D. What"s more D. poor |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
Celebrity (名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used | |||
| 1. Fashion magazines today _____. | |||
| A. seldom put models on the cover B. no longer put models on the cover C. need not worry about celebrities" market potential D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly | |||
| 2. A change in the consumer market can be found today that _____. | |||
| A. price rather than brand name is more concerned B. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisements C. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements D. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned | |||
| 3. The underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly _____. | |||
| A. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his products B. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public C. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show business D. influence the price of a celebrity"s products | |||
| 4. The passage is mainly about _____. | |||
| A. celebrity and personal style B. celebrity and markets potential C. celebrity and fashion design D. celebrity and clothing industry | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know? Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times. Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets. | |||
| 1. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | |||
| A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge B. cinemas are the best choice in getting information C. reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun D. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself | |||
| 2. What does the sentences "Television has not killed reading, however" underlined in the second paragraph suggest? | |||
| A. People only need reading, though. B. Reading is still necessary today. C. Reading is more fun than television. D. Watching television doesn"t help reading. | |||
| 3. What can we learn from the passage? | |||
A. Fewer and fewer people will buy books. | |||
| 阅读理解。 Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. | |||
| The worst US economic recession (萧条) in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness. A study by Experience Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people over 55 years who participated needed to find work to keep their homes. Nearly half of them had been searching for work for more than a year. "These people are at the age where they understandably thought their job-searching years were behind them," said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works. "But here they are, many in their 60s, 70s and beyond, desperate to find work so they can keep a roof over their heads and food on the table." According to the study, many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday, but had to change plans after being dismissed or following the death of the partner. Over a third of the participants had retired. Ninety percent of respondents 76 years and older planned to continue working for the next five years. Huge medical bills due to a personal illness or that of a spouse (配偶) were also reasons for coming out of retirement, the survey found. The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making finding a job for the low-income elderly workers a difficult challenge. The Experience Works study found that 46 percent of the elderly jobseekers were sometimes forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or medication. Almost three-quarters believed their age made it harder to compete for jobs with younger workers. "This study underscores calls for the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for older workers and provide additional programs and services specifically aimed at helping older people re-enter the work force or remain working," said Metzler. | |||
| 1. What has caused the American retired senior citizens back to work? (No more than 8 words) __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is it hard for the elderly job seekers to find a job? (No more than 13 words) __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Use several words to describe the possible feelings of the elderly job seekers? (No more than 4 words) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What might be the solution to the problem according to the study? (No more than 15 words) ____________________________________________________________________________________ |