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 nest few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional (传统的) 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? Many are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. Some are industrial workers whose factories are 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.

71. It’s said that in the next few years _________.

A. students in college and universities will be much older.

B. full-time students in college and universities will be even younger.

C. American colleges and universities will take in part-time students equally.

D. the number of older students will be greater than that of the younger ones.

72. Judge which of the following is not true according to the above passage.

A. It’s reported that a large number of Americans attend college or university classes in their spare time.[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]

B. Most of them are over 25.

C. Most of them are without jobs.

D. The number of students in colleges and universities is reported to have gone up greatly.

73. Why are so many people deciding to go on with their education? Because________.

A. most of the Americans enjoy learning something new.

B. most of them believe: more education, better jobs.

C. they have lost their jobs.

D. they are tired of their jobs.

74. “ They often get high grades” means__________.

A. they rise to high grades easily.

B. they often get very good marks.

C. they are more likely to receive a master’s or a doctor’s degree upon graduation.

D. they often win high prize.

75. What does the whole passage mainly tell us?

A. Why does so many older students go to college in America.

B. What older students in college can learn.

C. Older students are mostly good students.

D. Higher education can help you get a good job.

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Besides Egyptians, people of Mexico also builded              76.__________

pyramids. They didn’t build the pyramids for tombs. They                    77.__________

were used to build a pyramid and then build a temple on                    78.___________

top of them. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as                     79.___________

that of Egypt, but they are bigger. Each pyramid has a wide                 80.___________    

stairway that go from the bottom to the top.                          81.__________

    The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 year old.                 82.__________

Scientists think it spent 10,000 men more than ten years                  83.___________

to build. On top of it they built a temple to worship                        84.___________

the sun. The temple is no longer there and people call                     85.___________

pyramid of the sun.   

某市的中学的学生到我们的学校参观，希望了解我校学生的课外活动，请根据下面表中的内容用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍我们的校学生的课外活动情况。

课外活动时间每天下午 活动内容 最喜欢的项目 希望与建议

3：20－

5：20 跳舞、阅读、体育、唱歌、微机、学科小组 体育、微机、增加活动时间，多组织参观、旅游活动

词数：100字。

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our school.

___________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you.

The children were surprised by the sudden _____ of their teacher.            

   A.enter       B. entrance    C.entry      D.come

Soon , Mary _____ the shock and became calm again.

   A.recovered   B.recovered from  C. affected   D. covered from

_____at what he said,she asked him why he said so to her.

   A. Amazing    B. Amazed    C. Having amazed D. Surprised

--Could you do me a favor?

   --It depends on _____it is.

   A.which       B. whichever   C. what     D.whatever

Seeing the picture ,she could resist _____. 

   A. laughing    B. to laugh    C.laughed    D. being laughed

All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _____.

   He died soon afterwards.

   A. in place     B. in return     C. in vain    D. in order

I ____ you a very happy future.

   A. hope        B. want       C. hope that   D. wish