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communitycolleges.Suchcollegesaresometimescalledjuniorcolleges.Theyoffertwoyearsofeducationabovethesecondaryorhighschoollevel.

Communitycollegestudentscanchoosefromsubjectslikemedicalassistance,computerscienceorlaw.Attheendoftheirstudyprogram,theyreceiveadocumentofcompletion,calledacertificate.Somestudentsworktowardanassociatedegreeintraditionalacademicsubjectslikescienceorhistory.Aftergettingit,thestudentscanmoveontoafour-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theymayhaveonlytwoyearsofstudyleftbeforetheyreceiveabachelor’sdegree.

Manyeducationalexpertsagreethatsavingmoneyisthemajorreasontoconsideracommunitycollege.TheAmericanAssociationofCommunityColleges（AACC）saysthatapublictwo-yearcollegecosts3,000dollarayearonaverage.Thatistrueifthestudentlivesinthesamestateastheschool.Astudentatafour-yearpubliccollegemaypay8,500dollarsayearforclassesanduserfees.Thatdoesnotincludebooksandothermaterials.

SomeinternationalstudentsmayneedmorepreparationinEnglishbeforeenteringacommunitycollegeinthe 

UnitedStates.Forexample,IstrifMontgomerycametothe 

fromKosovoin2006.First,heworkedtoimprovehisEnglishat 

Montgomery 

College 

forayear.Thenforthenexttwoyears,heattendedclassesinbasicsubjectsinacommunitycollege.

Theinternationalstudentsattwo-yearcollegesneedtofindaplacetolive.Mostcommunitycollegesdonotprovidestudenthousingontheirgrounds.ButMrMontgomeryhadahomenearby.Hewasabletoridethebicycle,andhewasabletowalkifhewanted.Infact,mostcommunitycollegestudentslivewithinfivetotenmilesoffthecollege.

1.What’sthebiggestadvantageofacommunitycollege?

A.Theclassesarefreeofcharge.

B.Thestudentscansavemuchtime.

C.Thestudentscansavealotofmoney.

D.Itisconvenientforstudentstoliveinthecollege.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.MrMontgomeryusuallygoestoschoolonfoot.

B.Moststudentsincommunitycollegesdon’tlivefaraway.

C.8,500dollarscoversallthecostofafour-yearpubliccollege.

D.Internationalstudentsoftenattendacommunitycollegedirectly.

3.What’sthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toencouragestudentstostudyabroad.

B.Totelltheinternationalstudentshowtosavemoney.

C.Totellusit’sagoodchoicetostudyinpubliccolleges.

D.Togivesomeinformationaboutcommunitycolleges.

B

Ialwaysavoidgoingonfieldinvestigationswiththetoxics（有毒物） 

team,unlessit’sabsolutelynecessary.It’snotthatImindthehardwork,oramafraidofcomingintocontactwithtoxicsubstances.WhatIfearisquicklylosinghopeabouttheworkIdo.

However,doingfieldresearchwiththetoxicteam,allIseeandfeelisfilth---nothingelse.EvenifIclosemyeyes,Icansmellthesmelloffoodprocessing,rottingorganicwastefrompapermillsandchemicalsfromclothingmanufacturers.

Onemorning,Iwenttoinvestigateadischargedpipetodocumentandcollectsamplesofpollutantssecretlybeingemittedbyatextilemill.Ihadtoworkwiththeutmostsecrecyinordertoavoidbeingdiscoveredbythetextilemill.

I 

dippedalongmeasuringpoleintothelargepollutingpipetomeasurethevolumeofpollutedwaterbeingemitted. 

Butthesurfaceofthewater,coveredinoilandfilth,made 

mefeelasifto 

vomit（呕吐）.

Allofasudden,Ifeltsomeonehitmeonmyback,itfrightenedmesomuchthatIalmostfellintothewater.Igraspedthepoleandlookedbehindmetoseeanoldmanstandingthere.Heasked:

“Canyoucatchfishhere?

” 

IrealizedthathethoughtIwasholdingafishpole,soIkeptcalmandsaid:

“Yes,Iheardthatthere’sakindofsmallfishlivinginthiswater,andithasmedicinalbenefits.”

Theoldmangrewquitecuriousandreplied:

“Thatmaybe.Ifafishcansurviveinwaterasdirtyasthis,itmusthavealotofresistance.Soitwouldn’tbetoostrangeifsuchfishhadmedicinalbenefits.”

Itwasclearhewasjustpassingby,soIanswered:

“Yeah,survivalofthefittest.Fishthatadaptcansurvive,justlikeushumans.”

Hekepttalkingtomeanddidn’twanttoleave.HewantedtoseewhetherornotIwouldcatchthesmallfishwithmedicinalbenefits.

1.Thetextismainlyabout____.

A.aresearch 

reportaboutpollution.

B.anexcitingexperienceoffishing.

C.anexperienceofdoingresearchonpollution

D.anunforgettabletalkwithanoldman.

2.Whatisthewriterofthetextmostprobably?

A.Anewspaperreporter. 

B.A 

researcher 

aboutpollution.

C.Afisherman. 

D.Aworkerofthetextilemill.

3.Whydidthewritertelltheoldmanhewasfishing?

A.Becausehewantedtosatisfytheoldman’scuriosity.

B.Becausetheoldmanwasinterestedinfishingtoo.

C.Becausehedidtheresearchsecretly.

D.Becausetheoldmanwantedtobuythefish.

4.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat___.

A.theoldmanhadfoundoutthesecret.

B.theoldmanwantedtohavethefish.

C.thewriterwouldhavetotelltheoldmanthefact.

D.theoldmanwassenttowatchoverthewriter.

C

Childhoodwasanillusion（错觉）andtheillusionwasthis:

everythingwasbigger.No,Imeaneverything,notjusthousesandshopsandgrown-ups,butcolorsandflowersandjourneys,especiallyjourneyswhichseemedendless.“Arewethereyet,Daddy?

”

Funfairs（游乐场）werehugethingsthatspreadformilesaroundyouwithnoiseandlightsandexcitingdanger.Rainydaysathomewhenyouwereillseemedtolastforever.Beingagrown-upyourselfwasanunthinkabledistantpossibility.Everysoundwaslouder,everygamewasgrander,everypainunbearable.

AsI’vegrownold,lifehasbecomesmaller.Tasteshavebulled.Surpriseshavelurnedintoshocks.Daysgobyunnoticed.HowcanIregainchildhoodwhenitwasanillusion?

IhaveonlyonerepeatableandwonderfulwayandeveninthiswayIcanregainonlypartofthatlargerworld.Icanplayuponthestagelikeachildandmakethecrowdlaughandlaughwiththem,sometimeshelplesslylikeachild,andthen,eventhoughI’masixty-one-year-oldman,IcanalmostcatchthecolorsandsoundsandstillnessofthosebiggeryearswhenIwaslittle.

1.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?

A.Itwasendless.B.Itwasunpleasant.

C.Heisgladthatitisover.D.Hemissesitasagrown-up

2.Theauthorthinksthateverythingwasbiggerinchildhoodbecause.

A.childrencouldnotmakeproperjudgments.

B.childrenwerecuriousandeageraboutlife

C.thingsappearedreallybiginchildren’seyes

D.togrowupseemedsolongforchildren

3.Theworldseemstohavebecomesmallertotheauthorbecause.

A.lifeisdisappointingB.timegoesbytoofast

C.hehashadtoomanysurprisesD.foodsnolongertastedelicious

4.Theauthorenjoysplayingonthestagesoasto.

A.actlikeachildB.liveanunusuallife

C.makethecrowdlaughD.regainhischildhood

D

WhyIDon’tSpare“SpareChange”

“Poorbuthonest.”“Thedeserving（值得帮助的）poor.”ThesewordsalwayscometomymindwhenIthinkof“thepoor.”ButIalsothinkofpeoplewho,perhapsthroughalcohol（酒）ordrugs,haveruinednotonlytheirownlivesbutalsothelivesofothersinordertogivewaytotheirownpleasure.Perhapsalcoholismanddrugaddiction（上瘾）reallyare“diseases.”asmanypeoplesay,butmyownfeeling－based,ofcourse,notonanyseriousstudy－isthatmostalcoholiesanddrugaddictsbelongtothe“undeservingpoor.”AndthatislargelywhyIdon’tgivesparechangetobeggars.

Butsurelyamongthestreetpeopletherearealsosomewhocanrightlybecalled“deserving.”Deservingwhat?

Mysparechange?

Orsimplythegovernment’sassistance?

IthappensthatIhavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatitispropertomakecontributionstocharity（慈善机构）,butifIgivesomechangetoabeggar,amImakingacontributiontocharityandtherebyhelpingsomeone,or,amIperhapssimplyencouragingsomeonenottogethelp?

Or,maybeevenworse,amIsupportingacheat?

Ifonebelievesinthevalueofprivatecharity,onecaneithergivetoneedypeopleortocharitableorganizations.Ingivingtoabeggaronemayindeedbehelpingapersonwhobadlyneedshelp,butonecannotbecertainthatoneisgivingtoaneedyperson.Ingivingtoanorganization,ontheotherhand,onecanfeelthatone’smoneyislikelytobeusedwisely.True,facingabeggaronemayfeelthatthisparticularunfortunatepersonneedshelpatthismoment－acupofcoffeeorasandwich－andtheneedwillnotbemetunlessIputmyhandinmypocketrightnow.ButIhavecometothinkthatthebeggarswhomImeetcangetalongwithoutmysparechange,andindeedperhapstheyareactuallybetterofffornothavingmoneytobuyalcoholordrugs.

Iknownothingaboutthesebeggars,butit’smyimpressionthattheysimplypreferbeggingtoworking.Iamnotgeneralizingaboutstreetpeople.IamtalkingaboutthepeoplewhomIactuallymeet.That’swhyIdonotgive“sparechange,”andIdon’tthinkIwillinthefuture.

1．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeggarswhotakedrugs?

A．Theyshouldbegivenacheek-up.

B．Theyreallyneedmoneytolive.

C．Theyhavenopleasureinlife.

D．Theyarenotworthhelping.

2．Whydoesn’ttheauthorgivemoneytostreetpeople?

A．Hedoesn’tthinktheyneedhelp.

B．Hedoesn’thave