阅读理解。 Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college
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Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons:
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. |
| 1. According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail? |
A. The twins wasted too much money.
B. The father was out of work.
C. Their saving ran out.
D. The family fell apart. |
| 2. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem? |
A. They asked their kids to come home.
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. |
| 3. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. |
A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C. college tuition fees will double soon
D. America"s unemployment will fall |
| 4. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. |
A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C. college tuition fees will double soon
D. America"s unemployment will fall |
| 5. Financial aid administrators believe that _____. |
A. more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs
B. the government will receive more letters of complaint
C. college tuition fees will double soon
D. America"s unemployment will fall |
答案
| 1-5: BDACD |
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Increasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms,
order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet
pharmacies (药店). Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack
health insurance. Or they may stay because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol
consumption or couch potato habits. Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or
they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past. But playing doctor can also be a deadly
game.
Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers-most of them
aren"t nearly skeptical enough of what they find. A 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project
found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites. They
shouldn"t. Look up "headache", and the chances of finding reliable and complete information, free from a
motivation for commercial gain, are only one in ten, reports an April 2005 Brown Medical School study. Of
the 169 websites the researchers rated, only 16 scored as "high quality". Recent studies found faulty facts
about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete,
inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet.
The problem is most people don"t know the safe way to surf the Web. "They use a search engine like
Google, get 18 trillion choices and start clicking. But that"s risky, because almost anybody can put up a site
that looks authoritative (权威的), so it"d hard to know if what you"re reading is reasonable or not," says Dr.
Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute. |
| 1. According to the text, an increasing number of American _____. |
A. are suffering from mental disorders
B. turn to Internet pharmacies for help
C. like to play deadly games with doctors
D. are skeptical about surfing medical websites |
| 2. Some Americans stay away from doctors because they _____. |
A. find medical devices easy to operate
B. prefer to be diagnosed online by doctors
C. are afraid to face the truth of their health
D. are afraid to misuse their health insurance |
| 3. According to the study of Brown Medical School, ______. |
A. more than 6 million Americans distrust doctors
B. only 1/10 of medical websites aim to make a profit
C. about 1/10 of the websites surveyed are of high quality
D. 72% of health websites offer incomplete and faulty facts |
| 4. Which of the following is the author"s main argument? |
A. It"s cheap to self-treat your own illness.
B. It"s embarrassing to discuss your bad habits.
C. It"s reasonable to put up a medical website.
D. It"s dangerous to be your own doctor. |
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The private automobile (私家车) has long played an important role in the United States. In fact, it has
become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. In 1986, sixty-nine percent of American
families owned at least one car, and thirty-eight percent had more than one. By giving workers rapid
transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged
the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems.
For farm families the automobile is very helpful. It has made it possible for them to travel to town very
often for business and for pleasure, and also to transport their children to distant schools.
Family life has been affected (影响) in various ways, The car helps to keep families together when it is
used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. However, when teenage children have the use of the
car, their parents can"t keep an eye on them. There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or
taking drugs, or showing off by speeding or breaking down traffic laws. Mothers of victims (受害者) of such
accidents have formed an organization called MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). These women want to
prevent further tragedies (悲剧). They have worked to encourage the government to limit the youngest drinking
age, Students have formed a similar organization, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) and are spreading
the same message among their friends.
For many Americans the automobile is a necessity. But for some, it is also a mark of social position and for
young people, a sign of becoming an adult. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text? |
A. Cars have encouraged the growth of the cities.
B. Cars can bring families together when they go for picnics.
C. Cars have enabled people to live far from their place of work.
D. Cars help city families to transport their children to faraway schools. |
| 2. What has been done to deal with the problem of drunk driving? |
A. Patents have paid more attention to their children.
B. Some organizations have been set up against drunk driving.
C. Mothers have tried to persuade their children not to drink alcohol.
D. University students have asked the government to solve the problem. |
| 3. We can infer from the text that _____ in America. |
A. it will be more difficult for people to get new cars
B. parents will not allow their children to have their own cars
C. the government will encourage people to use public transportation
D. cars will still be popular though they have caused many problems |
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Why I Don"t Spare "Spare Change"
"Poor but honest." "The deserving(值得帮助的)poor." These words always come to my mind when I
think of "the poor." But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol (酒) or drugs, have ruined not
only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism
and drug addiction (上瘾) really are "diseases." as many people say, but my own feeling－based, of course,
not on any serious study－is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the "undeserving poor." And
that is largely why I don"t give spare change to beggars.
But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called "deserving." Deserving
what? My spare change? Or simply the government"s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to
believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity (慈善机构), but if I give some change to a beggar,
am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging
someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?
If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable
organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot
be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel
that one"s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate
person needs help at this moment－a cup of coffee or a sandwich－and the need will not be met unless I put
my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along
without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol
or drugs.
I know nothing about these beggars, but it"s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I
am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That"s why I do
not give "spare change," and I don"t think I will in the future. |
| 1. What does the author think of beggars who take drugs? |
A. They should be given a cheek-up.
B. They really need money to live.
C. They have no pleasure in life.
D. They are not worth helping. |
| 2. Why doesn"t the author give money to street people? |
A. He doesn"t think they need help.
B. He doesn"t have enough money to give.
C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.
D. He believes they can get help from the government. |
| 3. In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by ______. |
A. asking questions for people to think about
B. giving examples to support his argument
C. raising questions and answering them
D. expressing his opinions directly |
| 4. Which of the following opinions does the author accept? |
A. Drug addiction is a disease.
B. Some street people are poor and needy.
C. Most beggars have received enough help.
D. Charitable organizations handle money properly. |
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Colleges may try to do a lot to prepare students for study abroad-telling about culture shock, warning
about homesickness, and recommending books about the country. But when it comes to adjusting to campus
life when they return, schools haven"t done as much, even though the transition (转变, 过渡) is sometimes
almost as difficult.
"They can feel disoriented (迷失方向的) and depressed. They find things are not exactly the way they
were when they left," said Antonio Jimenez, director of the Center for International Affairs at California State
University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California, US. "They find that people don"t care much about their
experiences."
Some colleges are now rethinking their approach to studying abroad, recognizing that students might need
almost as much help adjusting to life back home as they did getting ready to leave: students experience a sort
of reverse (倒转, 反向) culture shock when they return to the US. They might be troubled by the wealth and
waste they see back home or they might feel homesick for their new country and its customs. And when they
try to talk about their experiences, people quickly lose interest, especially if they haven"t lived abroad themselves.
Down the road, they also might find it difficult to translate their time abroad into experience that an employer
finds attractive.
Some California universities have organized conferences to help students make the most of their time abroad.
During a one-day event, students learn how to adjust after living abroad, talk about their experiences and
incorporate (加上,包含) them into their lives and future careers.
Blythe Cheney, 22, a senior who has studied in Thailand and Britain, found the workshops helpful. "Any
experience abroad does have an effect on you," Cheney said. "When you come back, it"s important to talk about
it, especially with people who know what you"ve been through." Yet most universities focus more on preparation
than reorientation. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT the trouble that students face when they return from studying overseas? |
A. Culture shock
B. Homesick for their new country
C. Losing interest in their homeland
D. Difficult transition |
| 2. The writer is _____ the help colleges offer for the students when they return from studying overseas. |
A. pleased with
B. dissatisfied with
C. indifferent to
D. proud of |
| 3. The underlined word "workshop" refers to _____. |
A. conferences where people share their experiences
B. buildings where machines are made
C. shops where books are bought
D. labs where experiments are conducted |
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? |
A. Overseas students experience culture shock in foreign countries.
B. Some universities offer to help students in need.
C. Returned students find it difficult to translate their time abroad into experience.
D. Returning from studying overseas, students face more trouble than they expected. |
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At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse.Today, however, America is facing its
worst nurse shortage since World War I. Recently about 2, 000, 000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all
hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten(= say that you will hurt somebody ff they don"t do
what you want)the quality of care provided. The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing
field.
What has become of these women in white? The answer lies in not one but several causes. One possibility
is the fact that woman have greater career options (职业选择). In the past, women who chose to work outside
the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the work force, but
their options have greatly increased. There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers. In fact,
women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs
with higher pay and greater status (地位). A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as
"merely a nurse". Teachers may be also at fault. Many high school students are actually being steered (劝导)
away from nursing, told by teachers that they are"too bright to be a nurse".
Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. In fact, the number of elderly
patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS
and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal diseases mean long
drawn-out hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that
the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years. |
| 1. Why is America facing its worst nurse shortage? |
A. Because the demand of nurses has been doubled.
B. Because more and more women prefer to be teachers and doctors.
C. Because women have been provided with many different jobs.
D. Because women no longer choose to be nurses. |
| 2. The passage tells us that high school teachers are at fault for _____. |
A. not mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the US
B. introducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their students
C. not asking the government to raise the nurses" payment
D. persuading the students not to be nurses |
| 3. The author wrote this passage in order to ______. |
A. describe the unequal treatment of women in the US
B. warn people to pay more attention to the nursing problem
C. tell us women"s free choice of jobs today
D. call on women not to be nurses |
| 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
A. high school students think themselves too bright to be nurses.
B. Women in the US have greater career choice than those in other countries.
C. Of all the hospitals in the world 60 percent more nurses are badly needed.
D. Nursing used to be a popular job among women. |
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