题目内容
16.Many private schools of higher education around the country are in danger.Not all will be saved,and perhaps not all deserve to be saved.There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses.We have no duty to save them simply because they exist.But many promising institutions that deserve to continue are threatened.They are doing a fine job educationally,but they are caught in a financial squeeze,with no way to reduce rising cost or increase income significantly.Raising tuition(学费) doesn't bring in more income,for each time tuition goes up,the enrollment(入学) goes down,or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up.Schools are bad businesses,whether public or private,not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the business.They lose money on every customer,and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students.Even a very good college is a very bad business.
It is such colleges,promising but threatened,that I worry about.Low enrollment is not their chief problem.Even with full enrollment,they may go under.Efforts to save them,and preferably to keep them private,are a national necessity.There is no basis for arguing that private schools are in nature better than public schools.There are many examples to the contrary.Anyone can name public universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world.It is now inevitable that public schools will be dominant,and therefore diversity,which is a national necessity,should be advocated.In an imperfect society such as ours,uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous,and diversity tends to be healthy in the forms of education.Not only supporters of public higher education,but also the whole society should be fully conscious of what great impact sustaining private higher education has.
61.According to the author's opinion schools are bad businesses because ofD.
A.mismanagement B.too few students
C.too many students D.the nature of schools
62.The author used the phrase"go under"in Paragraph 3to meanA.
A.get into difficulties B.have low enrollment
C.have low tuition D.bring in more money
63.We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to supportB.
A.public institutions B.private schools
C.uniformity of education D.high quality of education
64.Which of the following statements is NOT true?C
ZZ.High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.
A.If the tuition is raised,the enrollment goes down.
B.There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools.
C.Private schools have more money than public schools.
65.Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools according to the writer?C
A.Raising tuition. B.Full enrollment.
C.National awareness and support. D.Reduction of rising cost.
分析 许多私立高等教育机构在全国各地岌岌可危.不是所有的学校都将被保存,也许并不是所有的都值得去挽救.就像有劣等企业一样,低质量的学校也是存在的.不能仅仅因为它们存在,我们就得去保护它们.
但也有很多值得发展的优秀机构受到威胁.它们在教育方面做得很好,但却因为找不到减少日益增长的开支和增加收入的有效方法而面临着经济危机.学费的上涨并没有带来更多的收入,因为每次增加学费,注册人数就下降,否则给学生的经济援助总数就上升.学校不是好企业,不论公办的还是私人创办的.通常不是因为管理无方而是由于企业的本性使然,学校赔钱给每个消费者,学生太多或太少都能导致学校破产,甚至一个非常好的学校也是一个失败的企业.
我所担心的就是这些繁荣却受到威胁的大学.低注册人数不是它们的主要问题,即使注册人数充足,这些学校也可能走下坡路.尽力去挽救它们,更好地保持它们的私有性,是国家的必然.并没有根据说私人学校一定比公办学校更好,有许多例子却证明恰恰相反.任何人说出在国家或世界上有名的公办大学.现在公办机构占优势是不可避免的,因此多样性也是国家发展的必然.在我们所处的这个不完美的社会里,整个国家用统一的教育方式是很危险的.在一个不完美的社会里,多样性是一种正面的好.不仅仅是公办高等教育支持者,而且整个社会都应该充分意识到保持私人创办的高等教育健康发展的重要性.
解答 DABCC
61题答案是D.细节理解题.根据There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses.We have no duty to save them simply because they exist.
正如社会上存在一些低质量的企业一样,低质量的学校也同样存在,所以不能因为低质量的学校存在,我们就有义务救助它们.可知是因为学校的本性使然,故答案是D.
62题答案是A.细节推理题.题目考查短语"go under"的意思.本段第二句提到"较低的入学率并不是它们的主要问题",第三句中的even with full enrollment与第二句中的low enrollment形成对比,所以短语"go under"在意思上应该与not their chief problem形成对比,也就是说,短语"go under"的意思有可能为"面临巨大的问题,陷入困境",即get into difficulties.故选A.
63题答案是B.细节理解题.根据It is now inevitable that public schools will be dominant,and therefore diversity,which is a national necessity,should be advocated.现在公办机构占优势是不可避免的,因此多样性也是国家发展的必然.故答案是B.
64题答案是C.细节理解题.根据Even with full enrollment,they may go under.Efforts to save them,and preferably to keep them private,are a national necessity.There is no basis for arguing that private schools are in nature better than public schools.There are many examples to the contrary.Anyone can name public universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world.It is now inevitable that public schools will be dominant,and therefore diversity,which is a national necessity,should be advocated.可知选项A和B都是正确的,根据Schools are bad businesses,whether public or private可知选项C是错误的.故选C.
65题答案是C.考查文章大意.根据Not only supporters of public higher education,but also the whole society should be fully conscious of what great impact sustaining private higher education has 不仅仅是公办高等教育支持者,而且整个社会都应该充分意识到保持私人创办的高等教育健康发展的重要性.故答案是C.
点评 短文记陈述了公立学校和私人学校遇到的问题.题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时需要结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案;考查文章大意的题需要对文章大意有清晰的理解才能得出正确答案,切记胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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