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　　Education in the United States is compulsory for children up to about the age of sixteen. Most young people stay in school longer than that. Most graduate from high school at the age of 17 or 18.

　　Almost half of these high school graduates continue their education at a college or university. Education for most young people in this country is free up to the time they graduate from high school. There are private schools, but most parents send their children to public schools, where students do not pay tuition. When young people go to college, however they must pay tuition at a public university or a private university. University costs are going up a lot: private universities have become very expensive because the government does not help the private schools.

　　Who pays: The parents of children in college may have to pay more, or often the students may have to find jobs. These students have to worry about assignments and grades and also about their jobs. If they work too much at their jobs they may be absent from class or miss assignments or make too many errors on tests. They may even fail their courses and have to leave the university.

　　For many students, the problem of getting an education is not just a problem of homework and exams. They also have to make money to pay for tuition. And professors don't teach them how to do that!

(1) In the United States, almost half of the high school graduates ________.

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A．go to colleges and universities

B．need not pay any tuition

C．have to enter open universities

D．work hard to avoid errors on tests

(2) Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Most parents prefer to send their children to public schools rather than to private schools due to tuition.

B．Education is not free until the students graduate from high school.

C．University costs are on the increase.

D．The students may be absent from class if they work overtime.

(3) The private university students have to pay more money for tuition because ________.

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A．the government does not finance the private universities

B．none of companies support the private universities

C．the teaching quality of the private universities are far superior to public ones

D．they have some troubles in passing the exams

(4) If they need money, college students may ________.

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A．have to ask the local authorities for help

B．need to get a higher education

C．have to find jobs

D．work hard

答案：A;B;A;C
解析：

(1)细节题。由第二段第一句“几乎有一半的中学毕业生都在大学或学院里继续深造”可知A是正确答案。“不需付学费”显然与第二段第四句矛盾，C项“必须进入公立学校”与文章第二段第三句矛盾，D项讲的是学生进入大学后的情况，而本题问的是高中毕业生，因此也不可选。

(2)细节题。文章第二段第二句提到“在这个国家，对于大多数年轻人来说直到他们从中学毕业，教育都是免费的”，而这与B的意思正好相反，因此B是正确答案。

(3)细节题。文章第二段最后一句“私立大学学费高昂的原因是因为政府不资助私立学校”，因此A是正确答案。

(4)细节题。文章第三段第二句的后半部分提到学生可能不得不找工作，因此C是正确的答案。

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　　West Point is a college for future army officers．It has more than four thousand students, called cadets(士官生)．The school is located about eighty kilometers north of New York City．

　　West Point is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States．General George Washington built a fort(要塞)there during the Revolutionary War to protect the Hudson River from the British．He moved his headquarters to West Point in seventeen seventy-nine in the middle of the war．

　　In eighteen hundred and two, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation(立法)to establish the military academy．The education centered on civil engineering．West Point graduates designed many roads, bridges, harbors and railways for the young nation．

　　Today, math and science are still a large part of the education．But cadets can choose from almost fifty areas of study．If cadets major in the humanities(人文学科), they must have an engineering minor(副科)．

　　Not all the young men and women at West Point are American．This year, fifty-eight are from other countries．Up to sixty cadets can be international students．

　　International students are chosen by their governments．They must satisfy physical and educational requirements and do well in the Test of English as a Foreign Language．After graduation, they return home to serve in their nation's armed forces．Other services besides the Army also accept foreign students at their academies．

　　Major Joe Sowers, a West Point public affairs officer, says information is available through American embassies．He says the presence of international students at West Point serves a purpose for the Army．He says：“Cultural understanding, cultural awareness is essential for a modern-day officer．Now we have cadets from Panama and cadets from African countries, which doesn't necessarily increase your knowledge on how to interact in Iraq or Afghanistan．At least not specifics, anyway．But you’ve begun the process of understanding that the world is bigger than your hometown and West Point and the United States of America．But I think the big reward is at the individual cadet level, establishing relationships with those who come from much, much different backgrounds．”

Though different educational systems have different purposes, one thing is certain: all students should take part in examinations.

___1___ the English educational system, students take ___2___ very important ___3___. The first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age of eleven ___4___ past. At one time the ability ___5___ on the eleven-plus would have determined ___6___ a child stayed in school. ___7___, however, all children continue in “comprehensive”(综合性的) schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate(证书) of Education. This examination covers a wide ___8___ of subjects; once students have passed this exam, they are ___9___ to specialize, so that two-thirds or ___10___ of their courses will be ___11___ physics, chemistry, classical language, or ___12___ they wish to study ___13___. The ___14___ examination, at eighteen, covers only the ___15___ of the special subjects. ___16___ the universities, students study only in their concentrated area, and ___17___ students ever venture(冒险) outside ___18___ subject again; ___19___, the English boy or girl is a specialist ___20___ the age of fifteen.

1. A. On B. In C. To D. For

2. A. four B. three C. two D. one

3. A. subjects B. languages C. courses D. examinations

4. A. somewhat B. or else C. or so D. or rather

5. A. seen B. heard C. shown D. known

6. A. when B. if C. that D. how

7. A. But B. Then C. So D. Now

8. A. number B. part C. range D. collection

9. A. allowed B. passed C. forbidden D. admit

10. A. much B. many C. more D. most

11. A. in B. of C. with D. on

12. A. whenever B.however C.whatever D. wherever

13. A. at all costs B. at the same time C. at the least D. at great length

14. A. late B. later C. early D. final

15. A. context B. content　　 C. book D. lesson

16. A. Even so B. Even if C. Even then D. Even at

17. A. few B. no C. some D. any

18. A. that B. their C. its D. which

19. A. in any case B. in all C. in a sense D. in the end

20. A. of B. from C. at D. under

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　Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in northern Italy. Both her parents were well educated.

　While Maria was a student, she took great interest in the study of the particular nature of the child's mind. It came to her that small children should have freedom(自由) to learn.

　Maria became a doctor and a professor at Rome University. In 1907, after working with backward students, she was given a chance to try out her ideas on children. There were sixty children, aged three to six, in the Children's House. The rooms were bright and colorful. Maria let the children make their own choice of what they wanted to do and work with their own speed. They became busy, peaceful and happy.

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　　Maria Montessori died in Holland at the age of eighty-two.

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　　B. a new idea of education

　　C. the importance of proper education

　　D. the life of Maria Montessori

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　　A. teach the backward students

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　　C. spread her ideas of teaching

　　D. study the situation of education

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　　B. She let them learn in a very pleasant way.

　　C. She taught them by showing them how to do things.

　　D. She just let them choose the most interesting subjects.

48. We learn from the passage that ________.

　　A. Maria left her homeland in order to study abroad

　　B. Maria didn't get married

　　C. Maria's own parents were her teachers

　　D. Maria fully understood the child's mind

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　　A. She created a new way in teaching, which changed the old idea of children's education.

　　B. She taught the backward students very successfully and produced a peaceful world.

　　C. She showed great love for the children and trained them in a new way.

　　D. She taught backward students in many different countries and let them learn freely.

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Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co., Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specialises in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases．

　 A position is now open for a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in Hatfield，due to open in the autumn of 2010．

Reporting to the Director，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under construction．You will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of ALRL’S Health and Safety，and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at ALRL’S laboratories based at University College London．Working closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees，you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratories．　 Candidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research support／technical services．Knowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. Education to degree level is also desirable．　 If you are interested in this position，please send your CV(简历)to Alex London Research

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　 For more Information．please visit www.alex.co.uk．

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