I don't want ______ any more trouble, you see?

A．there being

B．it to be

C．it being

D．there to be

 

I don’t want       any more trouble, you see?

         A．there being             B．it to be                     C．it being                     D．there to be

 

I don’t want       any more trouble, you see?

         A．there being        B．it to be       C．it being       D．there to be

I don’t want       any more trouble, you see?

A．there being            B．it to be          C．it being         D．there to be

Mike Maietta was eating lunch when he got a text message from his mom.
“Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!”
Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent university in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big trouble. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are figuring out the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home.
This year, money is the driving factor(因素) for a growing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and house prices have changed family spending.
“We’re excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mike’s father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out of state, you’ve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. You’re looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.”
As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased.
Rachel Brown was happy to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.
“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doesn’t want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I don’t want that either. I’d have to take out a loan of $15,000. I’ll check and see if there’s any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”
More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, 19.9 percent increase over last year.
This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,000.
【小題1】Mike may give up Notre Dame because of ______.

A．travel fees

B．financial concerns

C．poor exam results

D．worries about living far away from home

【小題2】The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to“______”.

A．A text message	B．A large gift package
C．An admission letter	D．A scholarship letter

【小題3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The number of American senior students applying for financial aid is increasing.

B．Rachel Brown has given up NYU because of its high tuition and big debts.

C．It is inevitably hard for college students to borrow money to cover costs.

D．An interest-free loan for students helps more students apply for Stanford.

【小題4】The passage mainly focuses on ______

A．the calculation of different costs including tuition

B．the extremely hard financial situation in America

C．the excitement of students’ being able to enter ideal colleges

D．the financial crisis of families over college entrance

Mike Maietta was eating lunch when he got a text message from his mom.

“Notre Dame,” it said. “Big envelope!”

Mike, a senior at a Californian high school, shouted with joy. The big envelope meant that the excellent university in Indiana had offered him a place in its Class of 2013. But the $51,300 annual fee is a big trouble. So Mike and his parents are considering offers from several other colleges and are figuring out the costs of tuition, housing and holiday trips home.

This year, money is the driving factor(因素) for a growing number of high school seniors, who have to decide what colleges to attend this fall. Less jobs and house prices have changed family spending.

“We’re excited that Mike got into eight great schools,” said Mike’s father, an engineer at Microsoft. “But if you consider going to school out of state, you’ve got to think about all of the other costs: moving, flying back and forth for the holidays. You’re looking at about $3,000 a year, just for travel.”

As families weigh their choices, some are going back to financial aid offices hoping help packages can be increased.

Rachel Brown was happy to get a thick envelope from New York University (NYU). Although she has always wanted to live in Manhattan, she is seriously considering the University of California San Diego (UCSD), because of the high cost in New York.

“The tuition for NYU is twice as much as UCSD,” said Rachel, 17. “My mom doesn’t want me to have a big debt when I graduate, and I don’t want that either. I’d have to take out a loan of $15,000. I’ll check and see if there’s any way that NYU can offer me any financial aid.”

More than 7.6 million American students have filled out the Free Application for Students Aid, 19.9 percent increase over last year.

This month the Federal Department of Education urged college financial aid officers to give more help to certain families. A record 30,428 students applied for 2,300 places at Stanford, partly because the university increased financial aid for families earning below $10,000.

1.Mike may give up Notre Dame because of ______.

A．travel fees

B．financial concerns

C．poor exam results

D．worries about living far away from home

2.The phrase “Big envelope” in paragraph 2 probably refers to“______”.

A．A text message                         B．A large gift package

C．An admission letter                      D．A scholarship letter

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The number of American senior students applying for financial aid is increasing.

B．Rachel Brown has given up NYU because of its high tuition and big debts.

C．It is inevitably hard for college students to borrow money to cover costs.

D．An interest-free loan for students helps more students apply for Stanford.

4.The passage mainly focuses on ______

A．the calculation of different costs including tuition

B．the extremely hard financial situation in America

C．the excitement of students’ being able to enter ideal colleges

D．the financial crisis of families over college entrance

 

閱讀理解　　

  The trees arrived by post, a half-open parcel. They were thin and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down the garden and planted them in their prepared places. Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the memorial spot where Herry, his cat, run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The pine trees made an avenue down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen-foot stone wall between the garden and the back-yards of the Jenkins Street houses.

　　

    “Why do we want a row of trees as well as a wall?”Terry asked his father.

　　

    His father said,“For privacy. These trees grow very thickly.”

    His father's love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jenkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived in number twelve, and Leslie had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

    “Will the trees grow higher than the wall?” Terry asked then.

　　

    “Oh yes, twice as high if not more. It'll take a few years but they'll grow.”

　　

    So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked. Terry wondered why this was so desirable. He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can't we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn't be showing off, would it?”

    “No, I don't think it would be,” his father said. “Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing that isn't theirs. We don't want to be the cause of any jealousy if we can help it.”

    This consideration for other people's feelings must be a grown-up thing, Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “These trees? It seems a lot of trouble to go just to stop people being jealous of us.”

    His father looked at him. “It isn't much trouble, Terry,” he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They'll be beautiful. And listen to them. You can already hear them whispering to us in the wind.”

(1) The passage mainly deals with the topic of ________.

[　　]

A．protection of environment

B．relationship between neighbours

C．generation gap

D．cause of jealousy

(2) Part of the garden is called a memorial spot because ________.

[　　]

A．a cat was buried there

B．Herry had been run over there

C．Terry's own tree was planted there

D．it was in front of Leslie's house

(3) The word “privacy” in the third paragraph most probably means “________”.

[　　]

A．to keep away from thieves

B．to avoid being disturbed

C．to keep the air fresh

D．to avoid being polluted

(4) Terry's father was a man who ________.

[　　]

A．was proud of his garden and liked showing it off

B．was very sociable towards his neighbours

C．preferred to keep himself to himself

D．felt jealous of the people in Jenkins street

(5) What did Terry not approve of?

[　　]

A．Letting outsiders see the garden.

B．The height of the houses in Jenkins Street.

C．The way Leslie managed to look over the wall.

D．His father's concern for other people's feelings.

    The trees arrived by post, a half-open parcel. They were thin and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down the garden and planted them in their prepared places. Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the memorial spot where Herry, his cat, run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The pine trees made an avenue down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen-foot stone wall between the garden and the back-yards of the Jenkins Street houses.

    “Why do we want a row of trees as well as a wall?”Terry asked his father.

    His father said,“For privacy. These trees grow very thickly.”

    His father's love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jenkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived in number twelve, and Leslie had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

    “Will the trees grow higher than the wall?” Terry asked then.

    “Oh yes, twice as high if not more. It'll take a few years but they'll grow.”

    So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked. Terry wondered why this was so desirable. He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can't we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn't be showing off, would it?”

    “No, I don't think it would be,” his father said. “Yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing that isn't theirs. We don't want to be the cause of any jealousy if we can help it.”

    This consideration for other people's feelings must be a grown-up thing, Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “These trees? It seems a lot of trouble to go just to stop people being jealous of us.”

    His father looked at him. “It isn't much trouble, Terry,” he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They'll be beautiful. And listen to them. You can already hear them whispering to us in the wind.”

(1) The passage mainly deals with the topic of ________.

[　　]

A．protection of environment

B．relationship between neighbours

C．generation gap

D．cause of jealousy

(2) Part of the garden is called a memorial spot because ________.

[　　]

A．a cat was buried there

B．Herry had been run over there

C．Terry's own tree was planted there

D．it was in front of Leslie's house

(3) The word “privacy” in the third paragraph most probably means “________”.

[　　]

A．to keep away from thieves

B．to avoid being disturbed

C．to keep the air fresh

D．to avoid being polluted

(4) Terry's father was a man who ________.

[　　]

A．was proud of his garden and liked showing it off

B．was very sociable towards his neighbours

C．preferred to keep himself to himself

D．felt jealous of the people in Jenkins street

(5) What did Terry not approve of?

[　　]

A．Letting outsiders see the garden.

B．The height of the houses in Jenkins Street.

C．The way Leslie managed to look over the wall.

D．His father's concern for other people's feelings.

閱讀理解

　　The trees arrived by post, a half-open parcel . They were thin and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down the garden and planted them in their prepared places . Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the holy spot where Henry, his cat run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The nine trees made an avenue(大街) down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen-foot stone wall between the garden and the backyards of the Jenkins Street houses.

　　“Why do we want a mw of trees as well as a wall?” Terry asked his father.

　　His father said, “For privacy(隱私) .These trees grow very thickly. ”

　　His father's love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jerkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived in number twelve, and Leslie had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

　　“Will the trees grow higher than the wall? ”Terry asked then. “Oh, yes, twice, as high if not more. It'll take a few years but they'll grow.”

　　So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked(俯視) . Terry wondered why this was so desirable (值得做的) . He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can't we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn't be showing off, would it?”

　　“'No, I don't think it would be, ”his father said, “yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing that is not theirs. We don't want to be the cause of any jealousy(嫉妒) if we can help it.”

　　This consideration for other people's feelings must be a grown-up thing, Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “These trees seem a lot of trouble to stop people being jealous of us.”

　　His father looked at him. “It isn't much trouble, Terry. ”he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They'll be beautiful. And listen to them. You can already hear them whispering to us in the wind. ”

1．Part of the garden is called a holy spot for ________.

[　　]

A．a cat was buried there

B．Henry had been run over there

C．Terry's tree was planted in that spot

D．it was right in front of Leslie's house

2．Terry's father was a man who ________.

[　　]

A．was proud of his garden and liked showing it off

B．was very sociable towards his neighbours

C．preferred to keep himself to himself

D．felt jealous of the people in Jenkins Street

3．Why were the trees planted in front of the wall?

[　　]

A．Because that was where they would grow best.

B．To improve the appearance of the wall.

C．To hide the ugly sight of Jenkins Street.

D．To stop people looking into the garden.

4．The thing that might have made the neighbours feel lees happy was ________.

[　　]

A．the row of trees

B．the well-kept

C．the wall

D．the privacy of the place

5．What did Terry not agree with?

[　　]

A．Letting outsides see the garden.

B．The height of the houses in Jerkins Street.

C．His father's concern for people's feeling .

D．The way Leslie managed to take over the wall.