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2．C
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 from 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．
66．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
67．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．
68．Financial aid administrators believe thatA．
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
69．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 25years．
70．According to the last paragraph，the government willD．
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．

分析 本文主要描述Jacobs家一对双胞胎儿子在上大学时遇到的经济困难．以此告诉人们，在失业率上升的同时，上大学的费用越来越高，贷款的学生也越来越多，以致许多公司不得不停止对学生放贷，但是承担大部分学生贷款的政府贷款资助不会中断．

解答 66．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第一段最后一句话"Then her husband lost his job，and the plan fell apart．"可知，可以支付两个双胞胎儿子的大学费用的计划由于丈夫的失业瓦解了．故选 B．
67．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第三段第一句话中"They asked and received more aid from the schools，and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan program"可知，他们向学校索求更多的援助，每个儿子增加贷款到最大额度．故选 D．
68．答案：A．细节理解题．根据第四段前两句话中"…financial aid administrators expect to hear from more families like the Jacobses． More students are applying for aid，and more families expect to need student loans．"可知，财政援助的管理员们预期会看到更多像Jacobs一家的情况，更多的学生申请援助，更多的交通希望学生贷款．故选A．
69．答案：C．推理判断题．根据第六段中的"They will send kids to college whatever it takes，even if that means a huge amount of debt．"可知，无论需要什么他们都会送孩子去上大学，即使那意味着大笔的债务．故选 C．
70．答案：D．推理判断题．根据第七段最后一句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．可知，政府会继续提供不间断的资金支持．故选D．

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