通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。
Five years ago, Rachel Lopez graduated from college
with a degree (学位) in history. Today, she __21 for a large company. Now twenty-seven,
Rachel takes classes twice a week 22 work. She is learning to use the computer
program. “I enjoyed college, 23 my job doesn’t use information I learned
when I was doing my degree,” Rachel says. “This course is helping me to do my
job better. In the future, I might go 24 to school and get an MBA.
In the past, when students graduated from college and
got a job, they usually 25 studying.
Today, lifelong
learning is becoming more 26 . In the United States, people can 27 to school in their late twenties,
thirties or even older. They get a 28 degree. Like Rachel, many more are taking
training courses to 29 their skills. With many classes now
available (现成的) through the Internet, it is easier for
people to get degrees or training by distance learning (远程学习).
Mayumi Hosoya, who is forty, teaches Japanese at a college in New York. “Next
semester,
I’ll be teaching some of my 30 using the Internet. This is 31 for me,” says Mayumi. “At the
moment, I am taking a course to learn how to teach this way.” At the same time,
Mayumi’s seventy-year-old mother and father are taking a distance learning 32 in Art History. “We love the
subject,” says Mayumi’s father, “and now we can study with people from all over
the world. I never thought learning could be this much fun!”
21.( ) A. teaches B. works C.
lives D. studies
22.( ) A. before B. after C. at D. during
23.( ) A. and B.
or C. but D. so
24.( ) A. down B. away C.
straight D. back
25.( ) A. enjoyed B.
stopped C. finished
D. continued
26.( ) A. common B. helpful C.
interesting D. attractive
27.( ) A. come B. get C. go D. return
28.( ) A. higher B. better C. more useful D. more
important
29.( ) A. receive B.
review C. improve D. change
30.( ) A. classes B.
grades C.
people D.
classmates
31.( ) A. unusual B.
new C. hard D.
strange
32.( ) A. subject B. school C.
course D. degree