题目内容
II. 用适的介词填空。
1. his way home,he suddenly remem-
bered something and turned back.
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Question:
I want to go to grm/wfl纪 sc/wo/ (研冗生院) ,but it seems really expensive. What's the best way to pay for it?
Answer:
Pick a school you know you can afford
A big part of your decision will depend on the graduate programs available to you. I had thousands of dollars in student loan debt freim being an w/2办rgradwafe (本科生) at New York University when I made the decision to go to graduate school for journalism. So I searched for a program that wouldn’t cost a lot. Looking back,I'm glad I chose to go to the City University of New York,a public school,because I graduated with almost no debt at all.
Exhaust scholarships and grants before you take out loans
You probably remember hearing this when you applied to college,but there's a huge number of scholarships available,some of which don't get a lot of applicants. Search for professional organizations focusing on the field you* re interested in,for example,and see if they offer graduate scholarships.
Borrow only the amount you need
When you* re accepted to graduate school,you 11 get a financial aid award letter,which will include federal and private loans to cover the cost that scholarships and grants won,t. But you don't need to take the full amount of loans your school offers you. Reduce the amount of loans you take on io the smallest by graduating on time,so you don't have to borrow additional money,and by paying the interest on your federal loans while you* re in school.
Pick the right student loan repayment strategy
When it's time to pay back your graduate school loans,there are lots of ways to make your monthly bills manageable. If you have federal loans,you can choose from six repayment plans,some of which tie your monthly payments to your income. If you don't earn enough to afford the 10-year standard repayment plan,you can pay up to 10% of your income on income-based repayment or the Pay As You Earn plan instead.
13. The author mentioned his experience mainly to show that it's important to .
A. go to a public school
B. choose a good university
C. graduate without any debt
D. pick an affordable graduate school
14. What does the underlined part “Exhaust scholarships and grants” in the text mean?
A. Use all scholarships and grants.
B. Apply for all scholarships and grants.
C. Leam.about all scholarships and grants.
D. Apply for the biggest scholarship or grant.
15. In the author's opinion,graduate school students should .
A. avoid some extra expense
B. cover all costs with scholarships
C. avoid getting too high loans
D. choose federal loans instead of private ones
16. What is mainly suggested in the last paragraph?
A. Finding a well-paid job.
B. Paying back your loans wisely.
C. Paying off your loans in ten years.
D. Refusing the Pay As You Earn plan.
[语境展示]阅读下面句子,并试着归纳
benefit的意思及用法。
1. The new factory w'Hl be a great benefit to the town.
2. I get no personal benefit from the business.
3. The system mainly benefited people in the south of the country.
4. Thousands of households could benefit under the plan.
5. Patients have benefited greatly from this treatment.
6. We benefited greatly by this heart-to--heart talk.
[自我归纳]benefit既可作名词,也可作动词。
★作名词时意为利益好处,既可作可数名词,也可作不可数名词(句1 句2)
★作动词时及既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词,也可作不及物动词时意为使…受
益”(句3) ;作不及物动动词时意为得意(句4-句6),后常跟介词 (句5句6)。
拓展
be of benefit to…对…有好处
for the benefit of...为了 的好处
beneficial adjyou 有益处,有好处
即学即练 根据汉语意思补全下面句子(每空一词)
1. 众所周知,运动有益于我们的健康。
As we all know,exercise .
2. 我们得益于每天做à。
We daily exercises.
3.畔待车国外因生病而未 得釗乡大好处。
Because of illness,she didn’ t
her stay abroad.
2. They apologized for the late (arrive) of the train.
5. She (might / should) be his wife,but she looks too young.
12. That group is so famous now. It(must / can't) be easy to get tickets to see them perform.
III. 根据汉语意思补全下面句子(每空一词) 。
1. 你打算明天几点钟启程?
What time are you planning to tomorrow?
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A. B、c和D) 中,选出最佳选项。
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The pupils of Grangetown High have beer busy getting to know their newest and tallesl classmate — a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside theii school.
The giaffe is a huge (雕像) made by a local artist. The schoor s headmaster noticed jhe sculpture in the artist,s garden as he drove past one day,and thought it would be perfect for his school. ul knew everyone would love it/' he said, "because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes,and they wear gkaffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write a letter to the artist,asking how much it would cost to bu? the giraffe. He was very kind and'got it ready to i/e/zver (递送) in six weeks — all for nothing!It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning,so that the pupils would see it \vhen they got to school on Monday 一 at that time they had no idea that we were getting it."
The artist,Tom Bennett,was a university (教授) of chemistry before lie left th?t job in 2006 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. uv ve always drawn pictures,w he said. “I can even remember doing it on my first day at school — I drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever,but I don't think I succeeded." Tom’s first metalwork was ? bicycle for two that he and his wife could go cycling on together. “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,” he said ,“so I ga\ up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead."
Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. re going to hold a coftipetition to give it a proper name,” said one girl. “Everyone likes the expression on its face,so perhaps that will give US some ideas."
21. According to the text,the giraffe .
A. was as tall as a basketball player
B. was given to Grangetown High for free
C. was sent to Grangetown High on Monday
D. was specially made for a basketball team
22. When the pupils got to school on Monday,they probably felt.
A. shy B. sad
C. excited D. confident
23. What can we learn about Tom Bennett?
A. He showed interest in art at an early age.
B. He was good at drawing,especially horses,
C. He visited Grangetown High as a professor.
D. He learned a lot about sculpture at university.
24. What's the main idea of the text?
A. It was a difficult job to name a giraffe.
B. Tom Bennett is well-known as a sculptor,
C. The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.
D. A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.
Task II. Read the text and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) .
1. Roderick did not believe that a man could live a month in London with a ??ìíllion pound note.
2. James was a servant.
3. Henry had never come to Britain before.
4. Henry was very hungry when he was talking to the brothers.
5. Henry was sure he would be saved by someone.
6. Henry looked clean and neat when he landed in Britain.
7. The brothers promised to provide Henry with a job.
8. Henry agreed to open the letter after two o’clock.