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C
The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation.
All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone.And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious.College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school.Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out ------ often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves ----- they are spoiled and they are expecting too much.But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness.Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right.We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot absorb an army of untrained 18-year-olds.But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained 22-year-olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school.
We_may_have_been_looking_at_all_those_surveysand_statistics_upside_down,_it_seems,_and_through_the_rosy_glow_of_our_own_remembered_college_experiences.Perhaps college does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things ----- maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place.And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not.This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if little schooling is good, more has to be much better.But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.
64.According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT______.
A.about half of the high school graduates continue their studies at school
B.college graduates are believed to be able to earn more money
C.administrators often encourage college students to drop out
D.more and more young people are found unfit for college
65.Which of the following is one of some observers’ opinions?
A.The students expect so much that they are not satisfied with the hard college life.
B.The economic situation is so discouraging that the youth have to attend college.
C.College should improve because of so much campus unhappiness.
D.Colleges provide more chances of good jobs than anywhere else.
66.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.Our college experience proves that those surveys are incorrect.
B.The surveys may remind us of our beautiful college experiences.
C.The surveys should all be re-examined according to our college experiences.
D.Our college experiences may make us misunderstand the results of the surveys.
67.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To argue against the idea that college is the best place for all young people.
B.To put forward an idea that college should not be the first choice.
C.To value young people’s further education in colleges.
D.To persuade young people into working after the completion of high school.
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64—67 CBDA
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试题【CThe case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generat】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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D
You can deposit money in a building society and obtain yearly interest at a certain rate.You can also borrow money from a building society.What, then, is difference between a bank and a building society? In fact, a building society does not seem to be very different from a savings bank.Many people regularly save money by depositing small amounts monthly in a building society, just as other people regularly save money by depositing small amounts monthly in a savings bank.Some people deposit large amounts in a building society as an investment.They receive higher interest than they would receive from a savings bank; their money can be invested either in building society shares or in loans to the society.
These societies are controlled by law, but they are not government organizations.They were originally started to enable people to buy houses.One of their main purposes is to provide loans for buying or building houses.Many people prefer buying a house to paying rent, but some of them cannot afford to buy a house.To cover the cost they borrow the money from a building society.The loan plus the interest is paid back in monthly amounts over an agreed number of years.Probably the payments made in this way are no more than the rent of a rented house.But at the end of the stated period, when the debt is paid, the borrower becomes the owner of the house.To protect the building society from “bad debts” he must sign a statement to say that the house belongs to the society until the debt is paid.
A building society invests the savings of its shareholders in houses and property.Unlike a bank, it does not serve as a general clearing house (清算所) for every kind of exchange or business operation.Its activities are limited compared with those of a bank.
68.A building society is different from a bank in that ____.
A.the former is limited in its activities
B.the latter is limited in function compared with the former
C.a bank doesn’t serve as a general clearing house
D.a building society can protect itself from “bad debt”
69.Some people put large amounts of money in the building society because _______.
A.they can get more profit than they do in a bank.
B.they may choose between the form of building society shares and that of loans for their investment
C.they may enjoy shares and loans at the same time
D.they like the society
70.If you borrow money from the society to buy a house, ____.
A.you have to return the money to the building society the moment it is needed.
B.you have to sign an agreement to repay the loan after a number of years
C.what you pay back monthly for the loan would be less than the rent
D.the house doesn’t belong to you unless you have repaid all the debt
B
You have heard of Webster Toys. Websters have made good safe and interesting toys for more than a hundred years. Now we sell them, and children play with them, in countries from New Zealand to Norway(挪威), and from Japan to Brazil(巴西). We are looking for someone to sell our toys in the Far East. He(She) will be between the ages of thirty and forty. He will already have some years of selling in world markets behind him. He will speak good English and at least one other language of the Far East.
The person we are looking for will live in Singapore, and work in our office there but he will travel for up to six months in other countries in one year. He will know the Far East well. He should know how to sell in established(建立) markets and where to find new ones. He will know to make more money than ever, for himself and for Webster Toys.
Websters want someone who can stand on his own feet. If you think you are the person we are looking for, write to Mr.J.Sloman at our office. Webster Toys Company Church Mill Watford.
51. What are Webster Toys?
A. An old kind of toys.
B. Factories where good, safe and interesting toys are made.
C. People who are famous for making toys for children.
D. A company that has been making and selling toys.
52.We can most probably read the text _______.
A. I a book B. in a dictionary C. in a novel D. in a newspaper
53 . Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. If you are thirty years old, you can apply for the position.
B. If you live in Singaore, you can get the position.
C. If you speak good English , you can get the position.
D. The company is looking for some salesmen or saleswomen.
When you’re ready to leave Washing D.C., go to Chinatown and jump on a bus up to New York. These buses are really cheap and convenient.
New York is like a fantasy world where you can do almost anything! My friend from Thailand said the best Thai food she ever ate was in New York City. So eat as much as you can, see a show on Broadway and climb the stairs of the Statue of Liberty. If you really want an American experience, eat a hot dog while you watch a New York Yankee’s baseball game.
Now, because you are my friends, I will recommend to you one of the great secret places in America: New Hampshire. Even though this is my home state, I am not biased(偏爱). New Hampshire is one of the most beautiful places in the world. In the fall, hike the White Mountains and be surprised at the bright red, yellow and orange leaves on the trees. In the winter, drink a warm glass of hot chocolate before you ski through freshly fallen snow. And in the summer take a boat out of Lake Winnipesauke and enjoy crystal(水晶般的) clear water.
Actually, you’ll have a good time just about anywhere.
71. The writer thinks visitors should take a bus to New York because ______.
A. the distance is short B. the trains are crowded
C. buses are really cheap and convenient D. New York is like a fantasy world
72. According to the passage, ______ is a real American experience.
A. seeing a show on Broadway
B. eating a hot dog while watching a baseball game
C. eating as much as you can
D. climbing the stairs of the Statue of Liberty
73. The author of this passage is from ______.
A. New York B. Houston C. Washington D.C. D. New Hampshire
74. The underlined word “you” in paragraph 4 really refers to ______.
A. writers B. visitors C. readers D. the writer’s friends
75. In ______, you can see the bright red, yellow and orange leaves on the trees.
A. autumn B. spring C. summer D. winter
E
In search of Mr.or Mrs.Right,dozens of Japanese are attending a new school in Tokyo aiming to turn them into marriage material.
The school offers various classes for brides and grooms at a time when many people in
Japan are either avoiding marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner.The school which is open to men and women,teaches students how to talk,walk and present themselves elegantly(优雅)in order to capture the hearts and minds of partners and their parents.who are often a major obstacle(障碍)to successful unions.The school,opened last month.now has about 30 female students.An almost equal number of males have signed up,but those actually coming to class are much fewer than females.
“I had never thought that my boyfriend’s mother could play such a big role in my relationship.but now I’ve realized I need to start thinking seriously about how to impress my future in-1aws,”said Kozue Sugawara,29,who joined the school after her previous marriage plans failed.
Government statistics show nearly two-thirds of women under the age of 34 are unmarried.
despite some 3,800 firms in Japan offering match—making services.The average age of the school’s female students is 30.
“Before,people would find it easy to get married because families and society would connect them in some way,sometimes pushing them to get married.But now,people have too many choices to make up their minds,”said Etsuko Satake,principal of the school.
Instructors provide suggestions on students’dress,posture and even details such as how they CROSS their legs or get out of a car.Men and women are taught different skills,which range from how to set a table well to how to be more emotionally expressive.Students also simulate (模拟)dates,during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong.
57.The new school is opened to teach students how to .
A.get along with their parents-in—law B.prepare themselves for their marriage
C.behave and present themselves well D.get back to marriage after divorce
58.Nowadays many Japanese find it more difficult to get married because .
A.they are being forced to marry by parents
B.the society and family refuse to help them
C.they have fewer and fewer partners to make
D.they have too many choices to make a decision
59.Which of the following is true?
A.Successful marriage has little to do with future in-1aws.
B.Most women under 34 find it difficult to get married.
C.The school helps men and women while they are in love.
D.The number of men and women attending class is equal.
60.The undedincd part“Mr.or Mrs.Right”probably means .
A.a person with the family name“Right” B.a person who is always right
C.the righi person one wants to marry D.the couple who never tell lies
第二节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Hundreds of people, adults and children, come and go every day from the Kingsley School in Evanston, and police say that right now none of them has been eliminated(排除) as a(n) 21 suspect. 22 ,police have the weapon and detectives are trying to find out to whom it last 23 .
Investigators say that 24 Tuesday morning a few minutes before lunch a second grader found the weapon in a toilet in a first floor laboratory. It is a five-shot, 38 caliber(口径) revolver that was fully loaded. 25 the 7-year-old girl reported her discovery immediately.
“We’ve taken 26 . We’ve called the police. It’s being 27 . And we are concerned,” said Evanston School’s spokesperson Jan Roy.
Wednesday school officials sent students home with a 28 addressed to their parents about the 29 .
“At this point I don’t have enough answers and I would really like to get 30 ,” said Emily Gregrich, one of the parents.
31 parents who waited for their kids Thursday afternoon still had not 32 about the gun.
The principal conducted two assemblies(集会) to put to rest rumors 33 the 475 children who 34 the school. For 35 , the police investigation is focused on interviewing adults, teachers and nonprofessional staff members who were in the building the 24-hour period 36 the weapon was found.
“Where they were, what was going on, did they see anybody, you know, anybody in the school, anything unusual 37 , and we hope to 38 information through those interviews,” said Dep. Chief Joe Bellino of the Evanston Police Department.
Thursday afternoon the school district announced 39 to improve its efforts to communicate with 40 . It will make a phone tree Thursday night, and we are told the principal has invited parents who need more information about this to meet him here at the school Friday morning.
21.A.possible B.unknown C.strange D.unusual
22.A.However B.Later C.Meanwhile D.Still
23.A.given B.offered C.devoted D.belonged
24.A.after B.before C.early D.late
25.A.Suddenly B.Fortunately C.Quickly D.Soon
26.A.advice B.measures C.notice D.notes
27.A.investigated B.discussed C.questioned D.removed
28.A.book B.speech C.letter D.record
29.A.incident B.accident C.discovery D.gun
30.A.angry B.shocked C.less D.more
31.A.Some B.Many C.Any D.Other
32.A.heard B.read C.talked D.told
33.A.in B.among C.between D.within
34.A.attend B.love C.escape D.protect
35.A.all B.certain C.now D.example
36.A.when B.while C.before D.after
37.A.goes on B.went on C.were going on D.going on
38.A.search B.develop C.prove D.check
39.A.news B.plans C.instructions D.introductions
40.A.parents B.teachers C.adults D.Students
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