The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a gener...

李老师

The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxi; college students interfere with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out—often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say that the fault is with the young people themselves—they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn’t explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can’t absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are leaning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-year-olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. Perhaps college doesn’t make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things.

1. The passage suggests that _______.
  A. people used to question the value of education
  B. very few high school graduates chose to go to college
  C. all high school graduates went to college
  D. people used to have full confidence in higher education
2. In the second paragraph, “those who don’t fit the pattern” refers to _____.
  A. high school graduates who are not suitable for college education
  B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxi
  C. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college
  D. college students who aren’t good for higher education
3. The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because _____.
  A. young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching
  B. many young people are required to join the army
  C. young people don’t like the intense competition for admission to graduate school
D. young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher education
4. According to the passage, the problem in college education partly arises from the fact that ______.
A. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education
  B. society can’t provide enough jobs for properly trained college students
  C. too many students have to earn their own living
  D. college administrators encourage students to work hard
5. What can we infer from the passage?
  A. Cheating in school is on the rise.
  B. Some people concerned challenge the traditional view that college is the best place for high school graduates.
  C. College administrators should be responsible for the increasing number of drop-out.
  D. College education is not the first choice for intelligent people.

( 2 )
A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée （未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
6. The story took place ______.
A. in France            B. in England
C. in Germany          D. in the United States
7. Which of the following is true?
A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
B. The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
8. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B. He fell in love with her.
C. Her birthday was coming soon.
D. They were going to get married.
9. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?
A. He looked very excited.
B. He was poorly dressed.
C. He looked pale and sad.
D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
10. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______.
A. the girl was in love with him
B. the girl looked beautiful
C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through
D. the girl was happy and gay

二、交际用语(此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项，请你从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。) 20%  (答案必须填在答卷表格里,否则不得分)
1. — Seven thirty? I guess I’d better get going for the meeting at eight o’clock. When is the next bus up to the hotel?
— ___________________.
A. That bus leaves here in 15 minutes.　　　
B. That bus left just now.
C. That bus isn’t here.
D. The bus over there is waiting.
2. — Are you looking forward to going home for the summer?
   — ___________________.
  A. Yes, I do.
B. No, I don’t.  
  C. I’m counting the days.
D. I’m so worried about the final.
3. — What’s happening with the new teaching building?
   — ___________________.
A. It’s not an easy job.
B. I’ve just come back.
C. I’ve never been there before.
D. It’s held up by the bad weather this week.
4. — Do you know John’s new address? Here’s his mail and I want to send it to him.
— ___________________.
A. Sorry, I don’t think I will do this.
B. Well, we used to be roommates.
C. Well, we will never meet again.
D. Sorry, we didn’t get along before he moved.
5. — How do you like the country life here so far?
— ___________________.
A. There is nothing special.
B. It looks like boring.
C. It’s too far from the city.
D. It’s quite different from what I expected.
6. — I wonder if you could do me a favor.
— _______________________________.
A. Sure.   B. I could.    C. Yes，I do.    D. No，not at all.
7. — The movie last night was really interesting.