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19.Malia Obama,the elder daughter of former US President Barack Obama,would postpone enrolling in Harvard.She would take a gap year.Gap years are so popular in Britain that more than 200,000 students take them every year.However,they are virtually unknown to many students in the US.Only about I percent of graduating seniors,or about 30,000 American students,decide to take a year off between high school and college.
Gap years,as defined by most US colleges,are structured educational periods of travel,volunteering or other kinds of learning through experiences.They usually have to be approved by the colleges which students plan to attend,and more American students,like Malia Obama,have started to take gap years.
According to American Gap Association(AGA)surveys,there was a 22percent increase in students taking gap years in 2015 over the previous year.
While many colleges and particularly public universities don't allow students to postpone enrollment,Florida State Universality has begun encouraging its freshmen to take a year off from their studies in order to get some extra maturity and new experiences.
"We know very clearly now that gap years can be an educational experience that changes you completely,"said Joe O'shea,the president of(AGA),"Gap years help increase students'focus while their identifies and future plans take shape."
She believes gap years are good ways for young people to get away from their comfortable lives or pressures from society,and to see their lives from a new angle."It helps you choose your path,instead of letting it choose you."
Kairs Engle spent a year with a charitable organization in Haiti at age 18.The experience has made her realize that she wants to help others.Now Engle has become the president of the Glades Initiative,a non-profit organization that helps with food security in communities in southern Florida.She said the immersion in a very different culture completely changed her worldview.By the time she entered Bethel College in Kansas a year later,her life had changed."l felt like I was different from most people there.I knew clearly what I wanted to study,which was international development with an emphasis on social work."
32.The example of Malia Obama is to showA.
A.some American students begin to take gap years
B.taking gap years is necessary for American students
C.fewer students want to take gap years in America
D.famous persons encourage their children to take gap years
33.From the passage,we can infer thatD.
A.American governments support seniors to take gap years
B.American students taking gap years will have a sharp increase soon
C.students who take gap years needn't apply to college
D.students taking gap years are not just for making money
34.Karis Engle thinksC.
A.taking gap years has influenced her cultural choices
B.taking gap years seldom affects participants'worldview
C.taking gap years is very valuable for her to choose her career
D.taking gap years is helpful for her entry into college
35.What is the main purpose of the passage?B
A.To advertise for taking gap years.
B.To introduce the situation of gap years in the US.
C.To discuss how to take gap years.
D.To share opinions about taking gap year.
分析 本文通过讲述美国前总统奥巴马的大女儿玛丽亚将推迟一年在哈弗入学的事件向我们引出了间隔年,这意味着学生可以休学一年参加有组织的旅行、志愿服务或通过经验进行的其他学习,很多人都认为这对于孩子后来的发展是有益的.
解答 32.A;细节理解题."and more American students,like Malia Obama,have started to take gap years."(更多的美国学生,如玛利亚奥巴马,已经开始采取间隔年),可知举奥巴马的大女儿玛丽亚的例子是为了告诉我们我们对于美国学生来说,间隔年是必要的.故选A.
33.D;推理判断题.根据文中"Gap years,as defined by most US colleges,are structured educational periods of travel,volunteering or other kinds of learning through experiences."(在美国大多数大学的定义下,间隔年是有组织的旅行、志愿服务或通过经验进行的其他学习的教育阶段),可推断出间隔年的学生不只是为了赚钱,故选D.
34.C;细节理解题.根据文中""l felt like I was different from most people there.I knew clearly what I wanted to study,which was international development with an emphasis on social work."(我感觉自己和那里的大多数人都不同.我清楚地知道我想学习的是什么,这是一项以社会工作为重点的国际发展),可知间隔年让她明白自己想做的是什么,所以这应该是一个非常有价值的选择,故选C.
35.B;态度意图题.通读全文可知,本文是通过讲述美国前总统奥巴马的大女儿玛丽亚将推迟一年在哈弗入学的事件向我们引出了间隔年,所以作者的目的是向我们介绍美国的这种间隔年.故选B.
点评 本文考察学生的细节理解能力以及细心程度,只要抓住文章的关键词,采用寻读的方法查找细节,就能找到正确答案.