（B）
The U．S．birthrate began to decline in the middle 1950’s, resulting in a smaller college age population starting in the middle 1970’s．Something else happened in the 1970’s: the price of oil increased greatly, driving up the price of almost everything and making Americans aware that their large automobiles used a lot of gasoline．At the same time, foreign car manufacturers had begun to produce small fuel efficient cars in large quantities for the export market．Suddenly, the large, gas guzzling American cars were no longer attractive to American buyers, who began buying foreign cars by the thousands．The American automobile industry went into a recession．Thousands of automotive workers were laid off, as were thousands of people in industries indirectly connected with the auto industry．
People who are laid off tend to keep what money they have for necessities, like food and housing．They do not have the extra money needed to send their children to college．Their children cannot pay their own college costs, because during a recession they cannot find jobs．High unemployment means that more state funds must be used for social service-----unemployment benefits, and to aid dependent children, for example-----than during more prosperous times．It also means, that the states have fewer funds than usual, because people are paying fewer taxes．Institutions of higher education depend on two major sources of income to keep them functioning: tuition from students and funds from the states．At the present time, there are fewer students than in the past and fewer state funds available for higher education．The colleges and universities are in trouble．
60．What is the main idea of this passage??
A．The rising of oil price drove up the price of everything．
B．There were many reasons why higher education was in trouble in the 1970’s．
C．Birthrate began to decline in the USA in 1950’s．
D．High unemployment caused a lot of social problems．
61．American cars were not popular in their domestic markets because they were____．
A．small              B．gas consuming             
C．fuel efficient          D．not attractive
62．The colleges and universities were in trouble because of the following reasons except that ____．
A．they couldn’t get enough income to keep them running
B．young people couldn’t afford the tuition fees
C．keeping them running at the same level would cost much more
D．social services need more state funds because of the recession
63．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ____．
A．young people couldn’t afford their own tuition in the 1970’s
B．it’s difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970’s
C．fewer parents could afford to send their children to college because of the recession in 1970’s
D．Birthrate dropped in the 1970’s because of the recession

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　　When you're lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses(壓力)of the world seem a million miles away．Hey．stop!This is no vacation-yon have to finish something!

　　Here lies the problem fat travel writer and food critic(評(píng)論家)Edie Jarolim．"I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things．"Jarolim said．Now you can read her travel advice everywhere-in Arts and Antiques．in Brides．or in one of her three books．The Complete Idiot Travel Guide to Mexico's Beach Resorts．

　　Her job in travel writing began Some eight years ago．After getting a PhD in English in Canada．she took a test for Frommer's travel guides, passed it, and got the job．After working at Frommer's, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor's, where she fell so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U．S．that she moved there．

　　Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road．The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona．

　　As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information．Sure, it's great to write about a tourist attraction, but you'd better get the local(當(dāng)?shù)氐?museum hours correct or you could really ruin someone's vacation．

(1)

Which country does Jarolim have in now?

[　　]

A．

Mexico．

B．

The U．S．

C．

The U．K

D．

Canada

(2)

What is most difficult for Jarolim?

[　　]

A．

Working in different places to collect information

B．

Checking all the facts to be written in the guides．

C．

Finishing her work as soon as possible．

D．

Passing a test to write travel guides．

(3)

What do we know about Jarolim from the text?

[　　]

A．

She is successful in her job．

B．

She finds her life full of stresses．

C．

She spends half of her time traveling．

D．

She is especially interested in museums．

(4)

What would he the best title for the text7

[　　]

A．

Adventures in Travel Writing

B．

Working as a Food Critic

C．

Travel Guides on the Market

D．

Vacationing for a Living

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　　Today, there's hardly an aspect of our life that isn't being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail．“If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology,” says Microsoft, “a new car would cost about ＄ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas．And you could buy a Boeing 747 for the cost of a pizza．”

　　Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers．Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year．“We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend,” says Merrill Lynch, “along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity．”

　　You would be hard pressed to name something that isn't available on the Internet．Consider：books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets．And even after you've moved on to your final resting place, there's no reason those you love can't keep in touch．A company called FinalThoughts．com offers a place for you to store “afterlife e-mails” you can send to Heaven with the help of a “guardian angel”．

　　Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable(能預(yù)測(cè)的)future．Nearly all children in families with incomes of more than ＄75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation．Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52％ of those connected to the Internet．Most kids use computers to play games(some for 30 hours or more a week), and many teenage girls think nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left．

　　What's clear is that, whether we like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back．“The Internet is just 20％ invented,” says cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum．“The last 80％ is happening now．”

(1)

What can we learn from the Microsoft's remark?

[　　]

A．

Today's cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced．

B．

Information technology has reached the point where improvement is difficult．

C．

Information technology is developing at an amazing speed．

D．

There's more competition in information technology industry than in car industry．

(2)

According to the author, the biggest benefit of the Internet is that ________．

[　　]

A．

it saves companies huge amounts of money

B．

it speeds up profit making

C．

it provides easy access to information

D．

it brings people incredible convenience

(3)

The author gives the example of FinalThoughts．com to make the point that ________．

[　　]

A．

there are some genius ideas on the Internet

B．

some websites provide novel services to increase hits

C．

people can find good bargains on the Internet

D．

almost anything is available on the Internet

(4)

What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Many American children don't put computers to good use．

B．

The U．S．will stay ahead in the information technology in years．

C．

Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls．

D．

There is a link between income and computer ownership．

(5)

What is the message the author intends to convey?

[　　]

A．

We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings．

B．

The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day．

C．

The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly．

D．

Children should be well prepared for the challenges in the information age．

(6)

Which sentence has the phrase that possesses the same meaning as the one underlined in the fifth paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Think nothing of it．It was my pleasure．

B．

He thinks nothing of the pain in his back for the moment．

C．

Some can tell you that he has changed their lives, while others think nothing of him

D．

He thinks nothing of staying up all night in the Café bar．

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The U．S．birthrate began to decline in the middle 1950’s, resulting in a smaller college age population starting in the middle 1970’s．Something else happened in the 1970’s: the price of oil increased greatly, driving up the price of almost everything and making Americans aware that their large automobiles used a lot of gasoline．At the same time, foreign car manufacturers had begun to produce small fuel efficient cars in large quantities for the export market．Suddenly, the large, gas guzzling American cars were no longer attractive to American buyers, who began buying foreign cars by the thousands．The American automobile industry went into a recession．Thousands of automotive workers were laid off, as were thousands of people in industries indirectly connected with the auto industry．

People who are laid off tend to keep what money they have for necessities, like food and housing．They do not have the extra money needed to send their children to college．Their children cannot pay their own college costs, because during a recession they cannot find jobs．High unemployment means that more state funds must be used for social service-----unemployment benefits, and to aid dependent children, for example-----than during more prosperous times．It also means, that the states have fewer funds than usual, because people are paying fewer taxes．Institutions of higher education depend on two major sources of income to keep them functioning: tuition from students and funds from the states．At the present time, there are fewer students than in the past and fewer state funds available for higher education．The colleges and universities are in trouble．

60．What is the main idea of this passage??

A．The rising of oil price drove up the price of everything．

B．There were many reasons why higher education was in trouble in the 1970’s．

C．Birthrate began to decline in the USA in 1950’s．

D．High unemployment caused a lot of social problems．

61．American cars were not popular in their domestic markets because they were____．

A．small              B．gas consuming             

C．fuel efficient          D．not attractive

62．The colleges and universities were in trouble because of the following reasons except that ____．

A．they couldn’t get enough income to keep them running

B．young people couldn’t afford the tuition fees

C．keeping them running at the same level would cost much more

D．social services need more state funds because of the recession

63．All of the following statements are true EXCEPT ____．

A．young people couldn’t afford their own tuition in the 1970’s

B．it’s difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970’s

C．fewer parents could afford to send their children to college because of the recession in 1970’s

D．Birthrate dropped in the 1970’s because of the recession

 

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When you're lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses （壓力）of the

world seem a million miles away．Hey, stop! This is no vacation - yon have to finish something!

    Here lies the problem for travel writer and food critic （評(píng)論家） Edie Jarolim．"I always loved traveling and always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things．" Jarolim said．Now you can read her travel advice everywhere-in Arts and Antiques, in Brides or in one of her three books, The Complete Idiot Travel Guide to Mexico's Beach Resorts．

    Her job in travel writing began Some eight years ago．After getting a PHD in English in

Canada, she took a test for Frommer's travel guides, passed it, and got the job．After working at

Frommer's, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodor's, where she fell

so in love with a description of the Southwest of the U．S．that she moved there．

    Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road．The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona．

    As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact-checking all the information．Sure,

it's great to write about a tourist attraction, but you'd better get the local （當(dāng)?shù)氐模?museum hours

correct or you could really ruin someone's vacation．

1．Which country does Jarolim have in now?

    A．Mexico．          B．The U．S．        C．The U．K         D．Canada

2．What is most difficult for Jarolim?

    A．Working in different places to collect information

    B．Checking all the facts to be written in the guides．

    C．Finishing her work as soon as possible．

    D．Passing a test to write travel guides．

3．What do we know about Jarolim from the text?

    A．She is successful in her job．

    B．She finds her life full of stresses．

    C．She spends half of her time traveling．

    D．She is especially interested in museums．

4．What would he the best title for the text?

A．Adventures in Travel Writing                B．Working as a Food Critic

C．Travel Guides on the Market                D．Vacationing for a Living

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