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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 form 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 Jacobses

B. the government will receive more letters of complaint

C. college tuition fees will double soon

D. America’s unemployment will fall

4.

What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?

A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.

B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.

C. They will try their best to send kids to college.

D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.

5.

According to the last paragraph, the government will .

A. provide most students will scholarships

B. dismiss some financial aid administrators

C. stop the companies from making student loans

D. go on providing financial support for college students

--- Go for a picnic this weekend, OK ?

---- _________. I love getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more B. I’m afraid not

C. I believe not D. I don’t think so.

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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things 31 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe 32 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been 33 for years—often from 34 childhood. These stories may have no 35 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 36 my development? I was never 37 to work on cars or be around 38 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later, 39 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I 40 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 41 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 42 and told him about my 43 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 44 is it that you can solve 45 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 46 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 47 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 48 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 49 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 50 we choose.

1.A. away B. off C. up D. down

2.A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others

3.A. said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated

4.A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as

5.A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning

6.A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change

7.A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed

8.A. means B. tools C. goods D. hammers

9.A. therefore B. somehow C. instead D. however

10.A. settled B. turned C. took D. got

11.A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective

12.A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths

13.A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average

14.A. When B. What C. How D. Why

15.A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary

16.A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come

17.A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive

18.A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting

19.A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary

20.A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影响）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（习惯）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.

1.

A．speaking

B．standing

C．looking

D．shouting

2.

A．meat

B．vegetables

C．pans

D．firewood

3.

A．believe

B．accept

C．help

D．refuse

4.

A．direct

B．some

C．our

D．any

5.

A．may not

B．needn’t

C．can’t

D．daren’t

6.

A．any money

B．a choice

C．food

D．a turkey

7.

A．permitted

B．promised

C．asked

D．said

8.

A．when

B．so that

C．even if

D．as if

9.

A．driving

B．playing

C．offering

D．shopping

10.

A．people

B．children

C．families

D．days

11.

A．nearest

B．farthest

C．largest

D．poorest

12.

A．house

B．door

C．window

D．gate

13.

A．concluded

B．included

C．wrote

D．took

14.

A．like

B．with

C．as

D．to

15.

A．in return

B．later

C．in future

D．for

16.

A．others

B．yourself

C．your family

D．the presents

17.

A．warmth

B．thanks

C．money

D．encouragement

18.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Normally

D．Gradually

19.

A．stuck

B．excited

C．free

D．delighted

20.

A．exciting

B．astonishing

C．encouraging

D．Outstanding

Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and part of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a learning 19. I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.

22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed(缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27.Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.

The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30, and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.

The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived.

“Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.

1. A. During B. Through C. Until D. Under

2.A. struggled B. started C. forgot D. turned

3.A. how B. that C. why D. what

4.A. experience B. advantage C. disability D. habit

5.A. work B. college C. hospital D. home

6. A. believe B. prove C. feel D. imagine

7.A. Because B. After C. When D. Before

8. A. want B. manage C. decide D. refuse

9.A. plans B. decisions C. choices D. purposes

10. A. honorable B. imaginable C. comfortable D. suitable

11. A. expected B. left C. visited D. dreamed

12.A. work B. fit C. match D. satisfy

13. A. asked B. invited C. accepted D. attracted

14.A. telling B. warning C. advising D. reminding

15. A. worried B. surprised C. frightened D. excited

16. A. stopped B. lasted C. saw D. held

17.A. old B. famous C. familiar D. new

18.A. cared for B. looked for C. headed for D. asked for

19.A. day and night B. over and over C. more or less D. less than

20.A. warm B. cold C. sad D. sorry

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