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高考英语阅读练习4

高考英语阅读练习（4）

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DianaJacobsthoughtherfamilyhadaworkableplantopayforcollegeforher21-year-oldtwinsons:

acombinationofsavings,income,scholarships,andamodestamountofborrowing.Thenherhusbandlosthisjob,andtheplanfellapart.

“Ihavetwokidsincollege,andIwanttosay‘comehome,’butatthesametimeIwanttoprovidethemwithagoodeducation,”saysJacobs.

TheJacobsfamilydidworkoutasolution:

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

Withunemploymentrising,financialaidadministratorsexpecttohearmorefamiliesliketheJacobs.Morestudentsareapplyingforaid,andmorefamiliesexpecttoneedstudentloans.Collegeadministratorsareconcernedthattheywillnothaveenoughaidmoneytogoaround.

Atthesametime,tuition（学费）continuestorise.AreportfromtheNationalCenterforPublicPolicyandHigherEducationfoundthatcollegetuitionandfeesincreased439%from1982to2007,whileaveragefamilyincomerosejust147%.Studentborrowinghasmorethandoubledinthelastdecade,

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

Financialaidadministratorshavebeenhavingahardtimeasmanycompaniesdecidethatstudentloansarenotprofitableenoughandhavestoppedmakingthem.Thegoodnews,however,isthatfederalloansaccountforaboutthreequartersofstudentborrowing,andthegovernmentsaysthatmoneywillflowuninterrupted.

1.AccordingtoParagraph1,whydidtheplanofJacobsfamilyfail?

A.Thetwinswastedtoomuchmoney.B.Thefatherwasoutofwork.

C.Theirsavingranout.D.Thefamilyfellapart.

2.HowdidtheJacobsmanagetosolvetheirproblem?

A.Theyaskedtheirkidstocomehome.

B.Theyborrowed$20,000fromtheschool.

C.Theyencouragedtheirtwinsonstodopart-timejobs.

D.Theygothelpfromtheschoolandthefederalgovernment.

3.Financialaidadministratorsbelievethat_______.

A.morefamilieswillfacethesameproblemastheJacobses

B.thegovernmentwillreceivemorelettersofcomplaint

C.collegetuitionfeeswilldoublesoon

D.America’sunemploymentwillfall

4.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfamiliesfromthetext?

A.Theyblamedthegovernmentforthetuitionincrease.

B.Theirincomeremainedsteadyinthelastdecade.

C.Theywilltrytheirbesttosendkidstocollege.

D.Theirdebtswillbepaidoffwithin25years.

5.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thegovernmentwill.

A.providemoststudentswillscholarships

B.dismisssomefinancialaidadministrators

C.stopthecompaniesfrommakingstudentloans

D.goonprovidingfinancialsupportforcollegestudents

【文章大意】这是一篇关于学费贷款的文章。

【参考答案】1---5、BDACD

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TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.Ratherthansignuponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:

“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”

TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”

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