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17.If you were to come up with a list of organizations whose failures had done the most damage to the American economy in recent years,you would probably have to start with the Wall Street firms that brought us the financial crisis.From there,you might move on to the automakers in Detroit.
But I would suggest that the list should also include a less obvious nominee:public education.
At its top level,the American system of higher education may be the best in the world.Yet in terms of its core mission---turning teenagers into educated college graduates---much of the system is failing.
The United States does a good job enrolling(招生)teenagers in college,but only half of the students who enroll end up with a bachelor's degree.
So identifying the causes of the college dropout crisis in the world's largest economy matters enormously,and a new book called"Crossing the Finish Line"tries to do precisely that.Its authors are economists William Bowen and Michael McPherson,and a doctoral candidate Matthew Chingos.The first problem they diagnose is something they call under-matching.It refers to students who choose not to attend the best college they can get into.They instead go to a less selective one,perhaps one that is closer to home or less expensive.About half of the low-income students with a grade-point average of at least 3.5in high school and an SAT score of at least 1,200do not attend the best college they could have."I was really astonished by the degree to which well-qualified students from poor families under-matched,"said Mr.Bowen.
In fact,well-off students attend the colleges that do the best job of producing graduates.Meanwhile,lower-income students--even when they are better qualified-often go to colleges that excel(擅长)in producing drop-outs."It's really a waste,"Mr.Bowen said,"and a big problem for the country."As the authors point out,the only way to lift the college graduation rate significantly is to lift it among poor and working-class students.Instead,it appears to have fallen.
What can be done?Money is clearly part of the answer.
32.Which of the following would people first think of as a factor responsible for the American financial crisis according to this passage?D
A.The government.
B.Public education.
C.The Detroit automakers.
D.The Wall Street firms.
33.What is a big problem with American higher education?B
A.It is hard to enroll enough students into college.
B.Many colleges are experiencing low rate of graduation.
C.Many college students stay away from classes.
D.It is hard for many colleges to get financial aid from the government.
34.Why do some students under--match?A
A.Because they have financial difficulty.
B.Because they face ambition crisis.
C.Because they lack confidence.
D.Because they can't get guidance.
35.The passage is mainly aboutC.
A.problems with secondary American education and possible solutions
B.America's financial crisis,its cause and influence
C.low rate of American college graduation,its cause and its influence
D.relationship between American education and its economy.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这个篇文章向我们介绍了美国大学毕业率低的原因,以及其影响.

解答 32.D  细节理解题,根据第一段If you were to come up with a list of organizations whose failures had done the most damage to the American economy in recent years,you would probably have to start with the Wall Street firms that brought us the financial crisis可知人们首先想到的造成美国金融危机的因素是华尔街公司,故选D.
33.B  细节理解题,根据第三段The United States does a good job enrolling(招生)teenagers in college,but only half of the students who enroll end up with a bachelor's degree.可知美国的大学生毕业率很低,故选B.
34.A  细节理解题,根据第五段The first problem they diagnose is something they call under-matching.It refers to students who choose not to attend the best college they can get into.They instead go to a less selective one,perhaps one that is closer to home or less expensive.可知许多学生不参加的原因是因为他们很穷,没有足够的钱,故选A.
35.C  主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文主要向我们介绍了美国大学毕业率低的原因,以及其影响,故选C.

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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