Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.
There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.
The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.
So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.
小題1:
A．timeB．freedomC．respectD．opportunity
小題2:
A．likelyB．unableC．a(chǎn)fraidD．unwilling
小題3:
A．onceB．justC．neverD．a(chǎn)lso
小題4:
A．natureB．cultureC．knowledgeD．a(chǎn)griculture
小題5:
A．referredB．a(chǎn)ddedC．devotedD．compared
小題6:
A．followsB．servesC．unitesD．disappears
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)dditionalB．secretC．interestingD．financial
小題8:
A．discussB．ignoreC．experienceD．imagine
小題9:
A．storiesB．requestsC．suggestionD．lecture
小題10:
A．helpsB．encouragesC．forbidsD．a(chǎn)dvises
小題11:
A．designB．exploreC．changeD．refuse
小題12:
A．developmentB．paymentC．a(chǎn)greementD．experiment
小題13:
A．forB．overC．inD．with
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)dmireB．satisfyC．gainD．notice
小題15:
A．removedB．collectedC．explainedD．controlled
小題16:
A．inventionsB．choicesC．worriesD．salaries
小題17:
A．besidesB．thereforeC．howeverD．otherwise
小題18:
A．savesB．includesC．ensuresD．means
小題19:
A．lifeB．characterC．communicationD．job
小題20:
A．freeB．rareC．beneficialD．a(chǎn)bsent

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:D
小題19:D
小題20:C

試題分析：本文主要是從各個(gè)方面闡述了大學(xué)教育的多角度的好處，目的在于勸告人們接受大學(xué)教育，增加自己工作提拔以及豐富人生的機(jī)會(huì)。
小題1:D 名詞辨析。A時(shí)間B自由C尊敬D機(jī)會(huì)；對(duì)于為什么要上大學(xué)這個(gè)問(wèn)題一個(gè)重要的回答就是上大學(xué)可以給我提供更多的機(jī)會(huì)。
小題2:B 上下文串聯(lián)。和以前不同，現(xiàn)在的高中畢業(yè)生不能夠找到那些曾經(jīng)的高中生能夠找到的高報(bào)酬的工作。
小題3:A 副詞辨析。A曾經(jīng)B僅僅C從未D也；指現(xiàn)在的美國(guó)的高中畢業(yè)生不能夠找到那些曾經(jīng)的高中生能夠找到的高報(bào)酬的工作。
小題4:C 名詞辨析。A自然B文化C知識(shí)D農(nóng)業(yè)；美國(guó)已經(jīng)從制造業(yè)的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展到了知識(shí)經(jīng)濟(jì)的時(shí)期。
小題5:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A提及B增加C致力D比較；現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)教育可以比作為40年前的高中教育。
小題6:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A采用B充當(dāng)C團(tuán)結(jié)D消失；現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)教育是更好的機(jī)會(huì)的敲門磚。
小題7:A 形容詞辨析。A另外的B秘密的C有趣的D經(jīng)濟(jì)的；大學(xué)教育很重要還有另外一個(gè)原因。
小題8:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A討論B忽視C體驗(yàn)D想象；當(dāng)學(xué)生在體驗(yàn)大學(xué)教育的時(shí)候，他們有更多的機(jī)會(huì)接受更高級(jí)的教育和培訓(xùn)。他們可以聽(tīng)到自己領(lǐng)域里的專家的演講。
小題9:D 名詞辨析。A故事B請(qǐng)求C建議D演講；他們可以聽(tīng)到自己領(lǐng)域里的專家的演講。
小題10:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A幫助B鼓勵(lì)C禁止D建議；這就鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生思考，提出問(wèn)題，并探索更多新的想法。
小題11:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A設(shè)計(jì)B探索C改變D拒絕；這就鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生思考，提出問(wèn)題，并探索更多新的想法。
小題12:A 名詞辨析。Ａ發(fā)展Ｂ付錢C協(xié)議D實(shí)驗(yàn)；這就給大學(xué)生提供了額外的進(jìn)步和發(fā)展。
小題13:B 介詞辨析。這里的over表示超過(guò)…；這就給大學(xué)生更多超過(guò)那些沒(méi)有接受的大學(xué)教育的人的機(jī)會(huì)。
小題14:C 動(dòng)詞辨析。A欽佩B滿足C贏得D注意到；大學(xué)教育另一優(yōu)勢(shì)就是給了學(xué)生得到更珍貴的資源的機(jī)會(huì)。
小題15:B 動(dòng)詞辨析。A去除B收集C解釋D控制；在大學(xué)階段你收集的社會(huì)關(guān)系越多，你在開(kāi)始尋找工作的時(shí)候的選擇也就越多。
小題16:B 名詞辨析。A發(fā)明B選擇C擔(dān)憂D薪水；本句解釋的大學(xué)生活的另外一個(gè)優(yōu)勢(shì)：在大學(xué)階段你收集的社會(huì)關(guān)系越多，你在開(kāi)始尋找工作的時(shí)候的選擇也就越多。
小題17:C 連詞辨析。A而且B因此C然而D否則，要不然；然而大學(xué)教育的好處還不僅如此。
小題18:D 動(dòng)詞辨析。A節(jié)約，挽救B包括C確保D意味著；擁有大學(xué)學(xué)歷還意味著有更多的被提拔的機(jī)會(huì)。
小題19:D 名詞辨析。A生活B性格C交流D工作；大學(xué)教育重要性不僅僅在于工作方面，在其他方面也有很多的潛在的優(yōu)勢(shì)。
小題20:C 形容詞辨析。A自由B罕見(jiàn)C有益D缺席；從很多不同的角度來(lái)看，良好的教育都有很大的益處。故C正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要是從各個(gè)方面闡述了大學(xué)教育的多角度的好處。從本篇完型我們可以看出完形的考查趨勢(shì)。突出考察學(xué)生詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)，詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)這部分既是整個(gè)考試的基礎(chǔ)，也是本題考察的重點(diǎn)部分，在以后的復(fù)習(xí)中，要特別重視詞匯與語(yǔ)法的復(fù)習(xí)，重視自己基礎(chǔ)的夯實(shí)與提高，只有這樣，才能以不變應(yīng)萬(wàn)變，在高考中中立于不敗之地。另外在答題注意上下文理解，同時(shí)結(jié)合邏輯推理進(jìn)行答題，題目就能迎刃而解了。
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For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories.
That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing (潤(rùn)飾) the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback (反饋意見(jiàn)). The partner’s job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer’s memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft (稿子) produced some very good work.
小題1:The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _____.
A．show readers the difficulty he had in his work
B．explain his idea of English learning
C．show readers how ESL students live and study
D． tell readers how he taught his ESL students to write
小題2:What did the author ask his students to write about?
A．What they saw around them.
B．Their predictions for the future.
C．Their childhood memories.
D．Their opinions of the United States.
小題3:In what order do the students write their compositions according to the passage?
a. share their writing with their classmates
b. exchange their memories
c. write their stories
d. ask for others’ feedback
e.  make some changes to their compositions and have them typed
f.  corrected by the teacher
g.  recall their stories
A．g-b-c-a-d-e-fB．g-c-a-d-b-f-e
C．e-f-b-c-a-g-dD．d-e-f-g-a-c-b
小題4:A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____.
A．make the memory more complete
B．find spelling mistakes
C．check the tense of the verbs
D．give some feedback

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Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying hard? Apparently many college students would have no problem with that. They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.
The researchers asked more than 800 undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements. For example: "If I have completed most of the reading for a class, I deserve a B in that course." And: "A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class."
Just 16 percent thought it was OK to take that phone call. But 66 percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades. And 40 percent thought they should get a B, the second highest mark, just because they did most of the reading for class.
Some experts are not surprised that students often see no difference between effort and results. Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.
Yet competition to get into the best colleges is fiercer than ever. Students may worry that low grades will keep them out of graduate school or a good job.
And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment. These days, college can cost more than a house.
A former teaching assistant recently wrote to the New York Times about his experience with grade expectations. He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class:
What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?
The students would say no. But most of them would still ask for an A.
小題1:What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．How students can get a good grade in the course.
B．Whether students are allowed to answer calls in class.
C．Whether students deserve high marks just for trying hard.
D．Why students put a lot of efforts in their studies.
小題2:According to the research, most of the students _______.
A. thought it was all right to answer the call during class.
B. objected to deciding grades only by the quality of a student’s work.
C. thought they did most of the work for class and should get a B.
D. agreed that they should be given top grades because of their hard work.
小題3: Which of the following opinions do social critics agree to about children’s activities?
A．Those who are active in the activities can get an award.
B．Only by playing an important role in the activities can you get an award.
C．An award is prepared for anyone who performs best in the activities.
D．Whoever takes part in the activities can get an award.
小題4:From the sixth paragraph we can learn that _____.
A．it costs much more to build a college than to buy a house.
B．the costs of studying at college are much more than staying at home.
C．the costs of sending a child to college are much more than buying a house.
D．it is difficult for parents to send a child to college.
小題5:What does the former assistant want to tell students with the example of the baseball player?
A．Effort can lead to good results.B．Effort is very necessary.
C．Effort and results are quite different.D．No good results, effort is unnecessary.

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High school graduation is worth celebrating. It marks a big change in the lives of young adults. However, it ought to mean even more. It ought to mean that the graduate is ready for college or career.
In a report issued last year, we found that almost half of recent Illinois high school graduates required remedial courses(補(bǔ)習(xí)課) upon enrolling(注冊(cè)) a community college. These courses require time and money to complete, yet offer no credits toward a degree. Too often, students never get through those remedial courses and end up dropping out of college.
Why is the remediation rate so high? A large part of the reason is that we have not set high enough standards for what our students need to learn from kindergarten to high school. They simply aren’t equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed.
The same is true for careers. In Illinois, good jobs continue to go vacant(空缺) even while we are trying hard to go through tough economic times. This is due largely to the mismatch between the skills and knowledge we provide our students with and what employers in a modern economy need workers to know.
The good news is that in Illinois we have a plan to help get our students ready for life in the real world. We have already taken an important first step by becoming one of the 45 states to adopt the Common Core State Standards and have begun introducing them to classrooms this year. The new standards provide fewer, clearer and higher benchmarks(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)) for academic progress. They focus on deeper knowledge required at each grade level, give teachers the opportunity to explore topics fully and ensure students can apply what they’ve learned.
Research shows that when expectations are raised, students rise to meet them. Adapting to higher standards and raising expectations may prove challenging, but they are the steps we must take so that our students are successful in high school and prepared for college and careers. Readiness is worth a celebration.
小題1:According to the passage, in most cases, students taking part in remedial courses ___.
A．come from wealthy families
B．leave college before finishing their courses
C．a(chǎn)re offered credits toward a degree
D．a(chǎn)re likely to develop their academic interest
小題2:The author uses the third and fourth paragraphs to __.
A．provide solutions to the rising remediation rate
B．show the present situation of unemployment in Illinois
C．suggest knowledge learned in school be put into practice
D．explain why students aren’t prepared for college and a career
小題3:Which of the following statements about the Common Core State Standards is TRUE?
A．They were first adopted in Illinois.
B．More benchmarks are required.
C．They benefit teachers as well as students.
D．They ensure students’ success in college.
小題4:Based on the last paragraph, what is the author’s attitude to raising expectations of students?
A．SupportiveB．Critical
C．DoubtfulD．Worried

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