摘要： Which of the following is one of the reasons why people decide to continue their education? A. They believe in the saying “more education, better jobs . B. They learn something new to keep up with the development of science. C. They have already got new jobs because they are tired of their present jobs. D. They are asked to return to colleges for further study by their original ones.
When we hear the words “college students”, we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old．But in the U．S．A today, a college student often is much older．In fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional full-time younger students．
Educators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends．Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full-time or part-time jobs．Many are in their thirties or forties．
Why are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job．Some are industrial workers whose factories have closed．They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work．Some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have．They are studying for new ones．Some have retired(退休)and are looking for new kinds of work．Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women．Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children．
Are older students good students? Most teachers say yes．They say older students really want to learn．They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers．They often get high grades．
(1)
It's said that in the next few years _________．
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A．
students in colleges and universities will be much older
B．
full-time students in colleges and universities will be even younger
C．
more American colleges and universities will take in part-time students equally
D．
there will be more older students than younger ones in universities and colleges
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
Most of the part-time students are without jobs．
B．
Most of the part-time students are between 18 and 22．
C．
Many Americans attend college or university classes in their spare time．
D．
The number of students in colleges and universities has come down greatly．
(3)
Which of the following is one of the reasons why people decide to continue their education?
[ ]
A．
They believe in the saying “more education, better jobs”．
B．
They learn something new to keep up with the development of science．
C．
They have already got new jobs because they are tired of their present jobs．
D．
They are asked to return to colleges for further study by their original ones．
(4)
The writer writes the passage in the order of the answers to the questions “_________”．
When we hear the words “college students”, we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old．But in the U．S．A today, a college student often is much older．In fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part－time students than traditional full－time younger students．
Educators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends．Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full－time or part－time jobs．Many are in their thirties or forties．
Why are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job．Some are industrial workers whose factories have closed．They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work．Some of the part－time students are not pleased with the jobs they have．They are studying for new ones．Some have retired(退休)and are looking for new kinds of work．Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women．Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children．
Are older students good students? Most teachers say yes．They say older students really want to learn．They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers．They often get high grades．
(1)
It's said that in the next few years ________．
[ ]
A．
students in colleges and universities will be much older
B．
full－time students in colleges and universities will be even younger
C．
more American colleges and universities will take in part－time students equally
D．
there will be more older students than younger ones in universities and colleges
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Most of the part－time students are without jobs．
B．
Most of the part－time students are between 18 and 22．
C．
Many Americans attend college or university classes in their spare time．
D．
The number of students in colleges and universities has come down greatly．
(3)
Which of the following is one of the reasons why people decide to continue their education?
[ ]
A．
They believe in the saying “more education, better jobs”．
B．
They learn something new to keep up with the development of science．
C．
They have already got new jobs because they are tired of their present jobs．
D．
They are asked to return to colleges for further study by their original ones．
(4)
The writer writes the passage in the order of the answers to the questions “________”．
Smoking is a harmful habit and makes one addicted once they start doing it．however, what are the reasons why people still continue to smoke? These people know the harmful and if long term, even life threatening effects of smoking but it seems nobody heeds the warning．
The number of teenagers smoking today has increased tremendously．Their parents do their best to stop them from starting the habit, however, most of them are unsuccessful．Teenagers experience a feeling of isolation．It is the time that they are confused which role to take in society．Most of them usually have identity crisis at this age and smoking makes them feel better．Once they start smoking, they soon love the feeling of contentment it brings them．Thus, they continue doing it．Peer pressure is also a great factor to this．A teenager would like to belong to a group．Being alone and no friends when you are a teenager is hard．Having some people to support you and accompany you in any social activity feels great．At this stage, teenagers feel their parents don’t understand them．Everything that their parents tell them and do is against their will．They still can’t understand all the things their parents are doing for them which are for their own good．Those who are non-smokers are often convinced by smokers to engage in this activity．Usually, they would smoke and drink overnight．Teenagers feel that if they won’t join the group, they would lose their friends and will be left alone in which they don’t want to happen．This is the reason why they continue smoking to be accepted by them．Later in life when they finally decide to stop, it becomes hard as they are already addicted to it．
There are also some people who smoke because of the nature of their jobs．Those who work in a very cold area or at sea, smoke to keep their bodies warm．At this time, smoking brings them good benefits．Call center agents and those who work at night love drinking their favorite cup of coffee and smoking at the same time while waiting for their shift at work．This is to keep them awake and attentive to answering their clients and finishing their assigned task．However, they don’t consider the long term ill effects of smoking．Smoking is addictive．
Smokers are also those who are experiencing feelings of depression．They find it hard to face the challenges life brings most especially if their problems are too hard to handle．They feel that what can make them feel better is by smoking and drinking．Yes, it is true that smoking could make them feel better but it is just a temporary feeling of relief．
(1)
What’s the function of the first paragraph?
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A．
to give a summary．
B．
to make an introduction．
C．
to give an account．
D．
to lead the following by raising a question．
(2)
The underlined word “heeds” in Pargraph1 most probably means ________．
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A．
pay attention to
B．
glance at
C．
explain
D．
understand
(3)
According to this passage, which of the following can’t contribute to people’s smoking?