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B

DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21yearoldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.T

henherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosaycomehome,butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

Theyaskedandreceivedmoreaidfromtheschools,andeachsonincreasedhisborrowingtothemaximumamountthroughthefederalloan（贷款）program.Theywilleachgraduatewith$20,000ofdebt,butatleasttheywillbeabletofinishschool.

Withunemploymentrisi

ng,financialaidadministratorsexpect

tohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2020,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade.

“Ifwegoonthiswayforanother25years,wewon'thaveanaffordablesystemofhighereducation,”saysPatrickM.Callan,presidentofthecenter.“Themiddleclassfamilieshavebeenfinancingitthroughdebt.Theywillsendkidstocollegewhateverittakes,evenifthatmeansahugeamountofdebt.”

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

4．AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

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D．Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

6．Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat________.

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B．thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

C．collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D．America'sunemploymentwillfall

7．Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

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B．Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C．Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D．Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

C

Ofalltheplanets,nonehascapturedtheworld'simaginationlikeMars.Itsreddishcolorandchangesinbrightnessovertimemaketheplanetanunforgettablesight.

InCosmos，thetelevisionscienceseriesfromthe1980s，scientistCarlSagantalk

edaboutsometraditionalideasaboutMars.SomeoftheseideasarefromtheEnglishsciencefictionwriterH.G.Wells'TheWaroftheWorlds.OthersarefromthemistakenscienceofPercivalLowell,theAmericanastronomerwhobelievedintelligentbeingslivedonMars.WellsdescribedMartiansasthreatening.Lowellimaginedthemasthehopefulengineersofgreatworks.CarlSagansaidthatbothideasinfluencedthepublicdeeply.

Today,Marscontinuestoexcitehumans-notastheobjectofsciencefictionbutofscientificstudy.Spacescientistshavecollectedawealthofinformationfromspacecraftsthathaveorbited,landedonanddugintotheMartiansurface.

TheSmithsonian's“MarsDay”offeredachanceforpeopleofallagestotouchMars,oratleastapieceofit.AllisonandAlyciafromSilverSpring,Maryland，broughttheirchildren,Grace,Sam,RyanandEmma.TheyheardaboutMarsanditsgeologyfromexperts.TheycouldseeatestversionoftheVikinglandersthatreachedMarsinJulyof1976.Theyalsosawmeteorites（陨星）knowntohavecomefromthered,orreddishplanet.EightyearoldSamlearnedthattheancientdescriptionofMarsasredisnotexactlyright.Hesaid，“It'sactuallyorangishmorethanredandit'salsokindofbrown,too.”Emmaissix.ShelearnedaboutthevolcanicactivitythathasshapedthesurfaceofMars.Shesaid,“TheclosestthingtoMars—thestuff—isf

romvolcanoesmostly.”

“MarsDay”offeredAllisonandAlycia'schildrenachancetolearnmoreaboutaworldthattheyareverylikelytosetfootonwithintheirlifetimes.

8．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．WhyMartianswereconsideredthreatening.

B．WhyMarshascapturedtheworld'simagination.

C．WhatpeoplegenerallythoughtofMarsinthepast.

D．HowH.G.Wellsgottheideaforhissciencefiction

9．ItisimpliedinParagraph3that________.

A．today'sspacescientistsstillknownothingaboutMars

B．today'sspacescientistsareveryinterestedinMars

C．sciencefictionfilmsarenolongersetinMars

D．spacescientistshaven'tmadeanyprogressinknowingMars

10．Samwouldprobablyagreethat________.

A．Marsisnotreallyred

B．nometeoriteshavecomefromMars

C．Marscannotbedescribedasalittlebrown

D．theancientdescriptionofMars'coloristrue

11．Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardtheideathathumanswillsetfootonMars?

A．Hethinksitmayhappeninthisyear.

B．Hethinksitwillalwaysremainadream.

C．Hethinksitwillcometruewithinhundredsofyears.

D．Hethinksitmayhappeninthefollowingdecades.

D

Mygrandparentsweremarriedfor50years,andplayedtheirownspecialgamethetimetheyhadmeteachother.Thegoaloftheirgamewastowritetheword“shmily”inasurpriseplacefortheothertofind.Theytookturnsleaving“shmily”aroundthehouse,andassoonasoneofthemdiscoveredit,itwastheirturntohideitoncemore.Theydragged“shmily”withtheirfingersthroughthesugarandflourcontainerstoawaitwhoeverwaspreparingthenextmeal.“Shmily”waswritteninthesteamleftonthemirrorafterahotshower,whereitwouldreappearbathafterbath.Therewasnoend

totheplaceswhere“shmily”wouldpopup.Littlenoteswith“shmily”werefoundoncarseats,ortapedtosteeringwheels.Thenoteswereputinsideshoesandleftunderpillows.Thismysteriouswordwasasmuchapartofmygrandparents'houseasthefurniture.

IttookmealongtimebeforeIcouldfullyappreciatemygrandparents'game.Skepticism（怀疑论）haskeptmefrombelievingintruelove.However,Ineverdoubtedmygrandparents'relationship.Itwasbasedonpassionate（热诚的）affectionwhichnoteveryonewasluckyenoughtoexperience.

Buttherewasadarkcloudinmygrandparents'life：

mygrandmotherhadbreastcancer.Thediseasehadfirstappearedtenyearsearlier.Asalways,Grandpawaswithhereverystepoftheway.Hecomfortedherintheiryellowroom,paintedthatwaysothatshecouldalwaysbesurroundedbysunshine,evenwhenshewastoosicktogooutside.ButonedayGrandmawasgone.

“Shmily”.Itwaswritteninyellowonthepinkribbonsofmygrandmother'sfuneralbouquet（花束）.Whenthefuneralwasfinished,Grandpasteppeduptomygrandmother'scoffin（棺材）andbegantosingtoher.Throughhistea