Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.
There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.
The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.
So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.

【小题1】
A.timeB.freedomC.respectD.opportunity
【小题2】
A.likelyB.unableC.afraidD.unwilling
【小题3】
A.onceB.justC.neverD.also
【小题4】
A.natureB.cultureC.knowledgeD.agriculture
【小题5】
A.referredB.addedC.devotedD.compared
【小题6】
A.followsB.servesC.unitesD.disappears
【小题7】
A.additionalB.secretC.interestingD.financial
【小题8】
A.discussB.ignoreC.experienceD.imagine
【小题9】
A.storiesB.requestsC.suggestionD.lecture
【小题10】
A.helpsB.encouragesC.forbidsD.advises
【小题11】
A.designB.exploreC.changeD.refuse
【小题12】
A.developmentB.paymentC.agreementD.experiment
【小题13】
A.forB.overC.inD.with
【小题14】
A.admireB.satisfyC.gainD.notice
【小题15】
A.removedB.collectedC.explainedD.controlled
【小题16】
A.inventionsB.choicesC.worriesD.salaries
【小题17】
A.besidesB.thereforeC.howeverD.otherwise
【小题18】
A.savesB.includesC.ensuresD.means
【小题19】
A.lifeB.characterC.communicationD.job
【小题20】
A.freeB.rareC.beneficialD.absent


(D)
People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
They are in close contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near-sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.
Country life is economical in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity. They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
67. What CAN’T country people often enjoy?
A. Musical concerts.          B. Fresh air.   
C. Song of birds.             D. Close contact with nature.
68. What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?
A. Vegetables.          B. Beer.          C. Milk.           D. Fruit.
69. What is NOT true of country life?
A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.
B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.
C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.
D. Country people are honest.
70. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. People living in the country enjoy no advantages.
B. People living in the city are in close contact with nature.
C. People living in the country suffer from more diseases than those living in
the city.
D. The prices of farm products are lower in the country than in the city.
71. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Disadvantages of Living in the Country.
B. The Expenses of Living in the Country.
C. Country Life.
D. Healthy Country People.


Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbors got along fairly well with each other until recently.
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.
The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbors, especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.
Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.
【小题1】Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A.the old lady had died
B.a young man moved in
C.the old man could not live alone
D.the grandson made a lot of noise
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is true?
A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help.
B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.
C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbors.
D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.
【小题3】The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.
A.he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around
B.the walls of the building are thin
C.he likes to listen to the radio at night
D.friends of his visit
【小题4】It seems that ________to solve the problem.
A.anyone is ableB.only the grandfather is going
C.Bill’s mother is ableD.nobody is likely

( C )

In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called “small schools” because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.

 Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school (小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve.

 The teachers say, “The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.” And so the courses includes yoga(瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama (戏剧) and environmental(环境的) river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.

1.What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?

A.Parents are allowed to set up their own school.

B.The school has to follow the national courses.

C.The school has to have at least 27 pupils.

D.All of the above.

2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ .

A.it was set up by parents who are not people of Denmark

B.it was taken as an example of this kind of “small school”

C.there were only twenty-four children

D.the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12

3.What makes this kind of school special?

A.It is set up by parents not by government.

B.It is free to decide what to teach.

C.The number of pupils in it is only sixty.

D.It has to have at least 27 pupils.

4. “The important thing in school is doing not sitting.” What the teachers say actually means ____ .

A.What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.

B.Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.

C.Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.

D.Children should learn through practice not just from books.

5.The courses includes ____ .

A.yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and science

B.either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and science

C.not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies

D.mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental (补充的) reading writing, maths and science

 

When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced(影响) by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.

1.Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.

A.fourteen

B.fifteen

C.serving in the Navy

D.working in clinic

2.Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________

A.his father wanted him to be so.

B.his father was a surgeon.

C.he had read many books about medicine.

D.he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A.during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy.

B.he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California.

C.after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter.

D.Tim worked as a life-saver after war.

4.From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.

A.was sent to Europe during the war.

B.was not afraid of blood.

C.decided to give up his doctor career.

D.regarded himself as a life-saver.

5.The passage is mainly about­________

A.Tim’s life story

B.Tim’ dreams

C.Tim’s marriage

D.Tim’s patients

 

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