Question

Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program according to Xi’an Evening Newspaper.

They will study hotel management in Bavarian Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1 200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.

The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city’s high school graduates with new job chances.

Applicants (申请者) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay 180 000 yuan covering the three year’s study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.

“The change for my child to go to college is small. What’s more, it’s not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said, “We don’t worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two-year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them.”  

This text is mainly about _________.

A. a hotel management school in Bavarian, Germany

B. students from Wuhan studying in Germany

C. students going abroad on work-study program

D. new job chances offered in Germany

Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students?

A. Wasteful.       B. Wise.        C. Sorry.       D. Worried.

We can infer that these applicants found it hard ___________.

A. to go to college at home         

B. to pay for the cost

C. to pass the test given by the Germans

D. to get a job when they return home

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】A

解析:

【小题1】本题考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。本文主要谈论了武汉高中毕业生前往德国参加职业培训的计划。其他选项是文章的细节，不能概括原文。

【小题2】 本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。由第二段和最后一段可知，家长送子女到国外学习是明智的。其他选项缺乏原文的信息支持。

【小题3】 本题考查根据短文内容进行简单的能力。由最后一段家长的谈话“The change for my child to go to college is small. What’s more, it’s not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,”可以判断这些孩子在国内上大学较难。B、D与原文信息不符；C项原文未涉及。