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Are You Ready for College?
Before you send in your college applications, keep
this in mind: it’s not the norm (准则) in every
culture for students to go to college right out of high school.
&1 So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the
thing to do after high school, think again. Going to college right after high
school may be the norm in your community, but it’s not the norm everywhere and
it may not be the best decision for you.
&2 &Yes, higher education often gives young people a big advantage in
the working world, but not always. A solid technical or business school application
can give you an advantage as well, and if the environment seems like a better
one for you than a traditional college campus, this might be your best choice.
A lot of people lead successful lives with a high school education and years of
work experience.
The price of a college or university education has
become a serious burden for young people and their families. &3 &In
some cases, putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money
full time can make sense. &4
& 5 &Almost all students suffer from homesickness, but for some
students, the transition may be too much to deal with.
A．Is going to
college always the best choice for high school graduates?
B．Spend some
time considering your choices before sending in your applications.
C．Besides, it’s quite possible that going to college is not the
right choice for you.
D．During this
time, the student can take a few inexpensive classes at a community college.
E. So students take massive amounts of loans, which
can take decades to pay off.
F. Many young people have other choices, like military
service, work experience, community service or travel.
G. The transition from high school to college is an
emotional challenge for almost everybody, especially if you move away from
home.
试题分析：本文讲了上大学不是唯一的选择，要根据自身的情况确定自己的未来。
根据So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the thing to do after high school, think again. Going ...
考点分析：
考点1：信息匹配
考点2：七选五题型
& & &该类题型要求从短文后的七个选项中（均为完整的句子）选出五个能填入文章空处的最佳选项，主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。其命题形式深受英语四六级和考研阅读多项选择题的影响，体现了《新课标》“用英语获取、处理和运用信息的能力；逐步获取用英语思维的能力。”的阅读学习和教学理念。该题型命题形式仍然具有客观题的特点，又与完形填空具有异曲同工之妙，只是选项少，以句子形式出现，考查目的和侧重点不完全相同而已。&
& & 从《考试说明》对该题型命题目的的表述“主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。”可以得出以下判断：该题备选项可分为主旨概括句（文章整体内容）、过渡性句子（文章结构）和注释性句子（上下文逻辑意义）三类。其多余的两个干扰项也往往从这三方面进行设置，例如主旨概括句或过于宽泛或以偏概全或偏离主题，过渡性句子不能反映文章的行文结构，注释性句子与上文脱节等。
【题型分析】
& & 分析篇章结构，把握全篇文脉是阅读填空题解题的关键，英语的语篇（discourse）通常是由句子和语段（sentence group）构成的，语段是句子和语篇之间的中间层次，句子虽然能够单独地表达相对完整的思想，但是它不能表达多方面的、比较复杂的思想，只有把几个句子结合为较大的言语片段，才能表达一个相对独立的层意，所谓的“积句而成章，积章而成篇。”就是这个道理。
& & 分析文章的层次包含两种形式：一种是分析整篇文章的层次，也就是段落，另一种是分析每一个段落内部的层次，也就是语篇层次。
& & 语篇与段落是有区别的，语段是篇章结构的中间层次，是由句子到篇的一种过渡形式，段落（paragraph）是在某些语体（如记叙文、议论文）中比语段更大的意义单位，较小的段落可以只包括一个语段或一个句子，一般来说，一个段落通常由几个语段构成。构成语段的方式有两种，一是靠句际间意义的结合，二是靠句际间的关联词，逻辑性插入语来连接，在分析语段层次时，可以借助句际间的连接词语作出判断，但最主要的还是要真正体会句际间的意义关系，把握作者的思路，从语序上去发现断续点，理清层次，好文章的层次非常清晰，只有层层入手，才能真正理解文章。
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Teens’ lives hit by economy
Some teenagers are crossing their dream colleges off
their lists. Others are thinking of skipping（略过）their
senior trips or reducing prom(毕业舞会)costs. Many are
finding their work hours cut while their expenses rise.
So, who exactly is punishing them？Is it their parents, teachers or employers？No, it’s the economy（经济状况）.
If you are like most teenagers, you probably don’t
understand what “recession”, “negative economic growth” and “subprime mortgage
crisis (次贷危机)”actually mean. And you probably don’t
spend your days watching the ups and downs of the stock market.
It’s safe to say that most teens don’t know much about
the economy except for one thing：it’s bad. But
just how exactly is the economy affecting teens?
“The single largest thing I have noticed is the
recession’s ability to affect my college choice, “said Heather Richars from
Downey High School in California, US. “With the economic situation the way it
is, I have thought less about going to a private or out-of-state university,
and more about public schools in California, mainly because of the price of
tuition, “said Richars. “I had been a fan of attending a private school up
until this year.”
The economy cuts into other areas of teenagers’ lives,
too.
Joey Camarda, a student at Modesto High School in
California, who works at an ice cream store,& said,“ Probably due to the
economy, I have been getting less hours at my job, and because of that, I am
not getting enough money to help pay for college.”
Tara Mooney, a senior at Beyer High School, has also
begun to notice that money is tight.
“Things are getting expensive,” she said. “When it
comes to applying for colleges and wanting to go on senior trips, I have to
pick and choose instead of doing it all.”
1.The purpose of writing the passage is mainly to tell
us ________.
A．the economic
recession has had a big effect on teens’ work, life
and study
B．teenagers are
now having difficulty in deciding which colleges to apply for
C．teenagers don’t know much about the economic recession
D．teenagers are
considering giving up their senior trips to save money
2.Because of the bad economic situation, Heather
Richars will most probably ________.
A．go to a
private university
B．attend an
out-of-state college
C．attend a
public college in California
D．find a good
university as he planned
3.How has Joey Camarda found the recession affects
him?
A．He has to
find more part-time jobs.
B．He has to
help his mother do more chores.
C．He has found
that he had more time to study.
D．His plan to
pay for college will be hard to realize.
4.What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Parents
punish their teens by giving them less money.
B．Most teens
understand what negative economic growth means.
C．Teenagers are
finding it harder to do what they want than before.
D．Teenagers
have realized the importance of managing their own money.
Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain.
Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe
chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they
should bite their tongues! Evidence(证据) is showing
that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136
studies on cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate and found that it does seem
to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown heart benefits from increased blood
flow. These benefits are the result of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent
both cell damage and inflammation(炎症).
Better blood pressure
If&yours&is&high,&chocolate&may&help.&Jeffrey&Blumberg&from&Tufts&University&recently&
found&that&people&with&high&blood&pressure&who&ate&3.5&ounces&of&dark&chocolate&
per&day&for&two&weeks&their&blood&pressure&drop&quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard
workout(锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people
who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than
those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin. German researchers gave 24 women
a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was
moister(滑润的)and smoother. The research shows that chocolate
helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research
suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time,
and problem-solving by increasing blood flow to the brain.
1.Which of the following is
wrong?&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
A．Coca’s chemicals can prevent both cell damage and
inflammation.
B．Chocolate may
help you lower your blood pressure.
C．People early
know chocolate is good for their health.
D．Chocolate may
improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the
fourth paragraph?
A．Sports drinks
are better than chocolate milk.
B．Sports drinks
can make people easy to be tired.
C．Drinking milk
can keep you energetic at work.
D．We should
drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
3.What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Chocolate, a
Healthy Food&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& B．More
Chocolate, Less Health
C．Chocolate and
Blood Pressure&&&&&&&&&&&&& D．Advice on
Eating Chocolate
4.What’s the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the
first paragraph?
A．Think of it.&&&&&&&& B．Speak up. &&&&&&&& C． Stop talking&&&&&& D．Listen to it
Hi! Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew
was in trouble — and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true
later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).
　　ESP stands
for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let
people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some
distance away.
　　Here’s an
example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is
dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The woman’s
father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
　　There are
thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to
find out what’s behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another
example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse
and a carriage came by. The driver said, “There is room for one more.” The man
felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was
getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, “There is room for one more.”
　　Then the man
saw that the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He
wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into
flames. Everyone was killed!
　　Some people
say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists,
say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the
human mind.
1.According to the passage, the author believes that
the sixth sense is ________.
A．in existence &&&&&& B．imaginative &&&&&& C．not real &&&&&&&&& D．impossible
2.ESP lets people know _________.
A．about events
before they happen
B．about events
after they happen
C．about events
that are happening some distance away
D．A and C
3.By studying ESP, scientists may get to ________.
A．learn how
people tell lies
B．know more
about human dreams
C．know more
about human mind
D．learn how
strange things happen
4.In the last paragraph the underlined word
“coincidences” probably means _______.
A．things that
may not happen
B．things that
happen in a dream
C．things that
must happen
D．things that
happen by accident
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My
father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in
Rome. I wondered why.
“Look down, Elsa,” father said. I gathered all my
courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I
saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to
the square. “See, my dear,” father said gently. “There is more than one way to
the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to
go by one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I
had begged my mother to do something about the awful(糟糕的) lunches that were served at school. But she refused
because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.
When I turned to father for help, he didn’t say
anything. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the
time we reached home, I had a plan.
At school the next day, I secretly poured my luncheon（午餐）soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked
our cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She
swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅出）” The
cook must have gone mad！” Quickly I told her what I had done, and
Mother stated firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the
next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the
lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I
wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s
wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.
1.The author’s father took her to the top of a church
tower to _____.&
A．enjoy the
beautiful scenery of the whole town
B．find out how
many ways lead to the square
C．inspire her
to find out another way to solve her problem
D．help her
forget some unpleasant things earlier that day
2.What did the author want her mother to do earlier
that day?
A．Do something
delicious for lunch.
B．Taste her
awful lunch.
C．Dismiss the
mad cook.
D．Speak to the
school about lunch.
3.By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to
tell us ____________.
A．when one road
is blocked, try another
B．how bad the
lunch of her school is
C．how wise her
father is
D．about the
church tower near her home
After a long day at school, I walked home with my
heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and& 1&, I threw my things on the sofa
and picked something from the& 2&to eat. I passed by the
living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my& 3&would
take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went& 4&to my
room. I tried to understand chemistry and& 5&sleepiness at the
same time. I tried to keep my eyes& 6&and I wanted something
to cheer me up.
Later, I& 7&the sound of the front
door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang
off-key(跑调), &&8&&made me
excited that she was here. I ran down to& 9 my mom. We hugged each
other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her&
10&seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to&
11&the stress (压力) again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be&
12&after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up&
13&in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before
getting downtown. At a& 14 factory, she works standing for the
whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and
over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in&
15&for two hours on her way back home. When I 16&my school
life with her work life, I should not be the one to& 17&. At
least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work
can cost my mom her job. I& 18&that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart,
which encourages me to do my work well,& 19&there may be
difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel& 20&, too.
1.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．heavy&&&&&&&&& B．busy&&&&&&&&&& C．hungry&& D．unlucky
2.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．classroom&&&&&& B．kitchen&&&&&&&& C．bedroom D．apartment
3.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．dream &&&&&&&& B．supper&&&&&&&& C．homework && D．experience
4.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．downstairs&&&&& B．outside&&&&&&&& C．upstairs & D．inside
5.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．break&&&&&&&&& B．put&&&&&&&&&&& C．get
6.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．opening&&&&&&& B．opened&&&&&&&& C．open D．closing
7.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．felt&&&&&&&&&&& B．listened&&&&&&&& C．raised&&& D．heard
8.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．which&&&&&&&&& B．that&&&&&&&&&&& C．it&&& D．but
9.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．look&&&&&&&&&& B．greet&&&&&&&&&& C．said to&&& D．help
10.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．need&&&&&&&&& B．idea&&&&&&&&&& C．faith& D．energy
11.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．face&&&&&&&&&& B．change&&&&&&&& C．accept&&& D．1eave
12.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．creative &&&&&& B．sensitive&&&&&&& C．competitive && D．positive
13.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．early&&&&&&&&& B．soon&&&&&&&&&& C．fast&& D．1ate
14.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．furniture &&&&& B．shoe&&&&&&&&&& C．car&& D．clothing
15.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．chat&&&&&&&&&& B．traffic&&&&&&&&& C．duty& D．task
16.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．replace&&&&&&& B．exchange&&&&&& C．decorate& D．compare
17.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．complain&&&&&& B．decide&&&&&&&& C．study D．play
18.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．achieve&&&&&&& B．notice&&&&&&&&& C．admire && D．improve
19.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．however&&&&&& B．though&&&&&&&& C．despite && D．at least
20.&&&&&&&&&&&&&& A．good&&&&&&&&& B．skillful&&&&&&&&& C．successful
D．important
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