It’s high time someone spoke up for today’s college students. They’re probably the most hardworking, ambitious people in America and their problems are not properly appreciated.

People like the Secretary of Education simply don’t know what they’re talking about when they knock students. Nor do those who complain about falling academic standards.

The vast majority of the nation’s 12 million students are struggling to pay for their educations. They are part of the invisible workforce. Many hold down full-time jobs. They’re frying hamburgers, photographing weddings, working in construction, and waiting on tables. The fact that they even show up for classes is a wonderful event.

The financial situation of most students explains a lot about what is happening in schools. Why are the traditional courses so unpopular? Why are students flocking to accounting and computer science and any professional programs that seem to lead to careers?

Answer: Today’s working student has been forced into a kind of premature matter-of-fact way of viewing things. Romance is gone. The notion of transforming one’s self through study alone has disappeared. Today’s students seek freedom from manual labor, and the status conferred by a good job.

There are other consequences. Today’s students don’t have much time or energy to be devoted, and carry out independent research or even do serious homework. That’s the secret behind falling academic standards. Students have become consumers. They want grades and certifications. Their professors can’t be expected to give a grade of failure to students who are clearly tired from the effort to pay their bills.

There’s a lot wrong with this situation. It’s twisting the definition of education out of shape. Worse, it’s creating a generation that is totally unpleasant. The brightest students turn out to be yuppies (雅皮士). The vast majority are, at least, good-natured semi-literates.

The time has run out for philosophical debates about fixed courses of study. What this country needs is someone to stand up and say that being a full-time student during one’s formative years is an honorable calling worthy of support. If families can’t or won’t give it to their children, then the government should.

1. The author’s purpose in writing this article is to __________.

A. awaken the whole society to the problems today’s college students face

B. warn Americans that academic standards are falling

C. advise college students to study hard

D. provide a suggestion that only full-time students be enrolled

2. The most suitable word to describe the author’s feelings about today’s college students

is _________.

A. criticize B. sympathize

C. complain D. urge

3.Which of the following CANNOT be learned from the passage?

A. Many students are often absent from classes.

B. Traditional courses are not popular.

C. Students commit crimes with computers.

D. Students don’t devote much time and energy to their homework.

4.By saying “Romance is gone” in paragraph 5, the author means ____________.

A. today’s students do not believe in love stories any more

B. today’s students become more practical in dealing with things

C. students think there is no affection any more and break up with their lovers

D. today’s students hold matter-of-fact opinions on love

5.Which of the following suggestions will the author not agree with?

A. We should encourage students to give up full-time jobs.

B. Families should offer their children more help financially.

C. We should stand up and say something for today’s college students.

D. We should make more strict regulations to force students to study hard.

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章告訴人們，在美國大學(xué)生應(yīng)該是最勤奮最有抱負(fù)的人，他們的問題沒有得到應(yīng)有的重視。現(xiàn)在到了有人該大膽地為今天的大學(xué)生說一說的時候了。

1.1】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句 It’s high time someone spoke up for today’s college students現(xiàn)在到了有人該大膽地為今天的大學(xué)生說一說的時候了。最后一段第二句What this country needs is someone to stand up and say that being a full-time student during one’s formative years is an honorable calling worthy of support.國家需要有人站起來說，在性格形成時期的全職的學(xué)生是一個光榮的職業(yè)值得支持。從這里可以推斷出選A。

2.2】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段It’s high time someone spoke up for today’s college students. They’re probably the most hardworking, ambitious people in America and their problems are not properly appreciated. .現(xiàn)在到了有人該大膽地為今天的大學(xué)生說一說的時候了。在美國他們應(yīng)該是最勤奮最有抱負(fù)的人，他們的問題沒有得到應(yīng)有的重視。因此選B。

3.3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句The fact that they even show up for classes is a wonderful event. 可排除A。根據(jù)第四段第二句Why are the traditional courses so unpopular?為什么傳統(tǒng)的課程這樣不受歡迎？可排除B。根據(jù)第六段第二句Today’s students don’t have much time or energy to be devoted, 。今天的學(xué)生沒有太多的時間和精力投入。排除D。從上面可以看出此題選C。

4.4】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句Today’s working student has been forced into a kind of premature matter-of-fact way of viewing things.今天的學(xué)生已經(jīng)被迫進(jìn)入一種看待事物的方式過早的問題。因此可推斷出B項(xiàng)正確。

5.5】D綜合理解題。A. We should encourage students to give up full-time jobs. 我們應(yīng)該鼓勵學(xué)生放棄全職的工作。根據(jù)常識，作為一個學(xué)生應(yīng)把學(xué)習(xí)看作主項(xiàng)，故排除A；根據(jù)文章最后一句If families can’t or won’t give it to their children, then the government should.如果家庭不能或不愿意給孩子們經(jīng)濟(jì)支持，那么政府應(yīng)該支持。故排除B。根據(jù)文章第一句It’s high time someone spoke up for today’s college students. 現(xiàn)在到了有人該大膽地為今天的大學(xué)生說一說的時候了。故排除C。綜上所述可知選D。

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