Question

【題目】There is no doubt that for a long time college education has been accepted. 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 taxis; college students interfere(妨礙；干擾) with each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the fierce competition so as to get admitted into graduate schools. Others find no stimulation (激勵(lì)) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often encouraged by college administrators.

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves--they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that’s a condemnation(指責(zé)) 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 learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds,either.

【1】What’s the main idea of the first paragraph, ___________________.

A. people have great expectations for college education.

B. people still have a low opinion of college education.

C. the author thinks youngsters should all go to college.

D. people now no longer challenge college education.

【2】The reason why more young people drop out of college is that _________.

A. they can start selling shoes and driving taxis.

B. they are no longer motivated in their studies.

C. they compete for admission to graduate schools.

D. college administrators force them to do so.

【3】Who contributes to campus unhappiness?

A. young students who are all spoiled and expecting too much.

B. our society that can’t offer enough jobs to college graduates.

C. young people as well as our society are to blame for all this.

D. our society that has not enough jobs for high school graduates.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是現(xiàn)在的大學(xué)教育并不如人們所期待，很多學(xué)生都離開(kāi)了學(xué)校。作者分析了這一現(xiàn)象的原因。

【1】A 段落大意題。根據(jù)本段最后半句because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.可知人們都希望大學(xué)生成為更好的人，學(xué)會(huì)更偶責(zé)任心。也 就是說(shuō)人們對(duì)大學(xué)生的期望值很高。故A正確。

【2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句Others find no stimulation (激勵(lì)) in their studies, and consequently have to drop out, which is often encouraged by college administrators.可知因?yàn)樵趯W(xué)習(xí)上找不到激勵(lì)，所以很多學(xué)生都離開(kāi)學(xué)校。和B項(xiàng)意義一致。故B正確。

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves--they are spoiled and they are expecting too much.和第三句Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. 可知出現(xiàn)這種情況有兩個(gè)原因，一個(gè)是學(xué)生自己，另外一個(gè)是我們社會(huì)對(duì)學(xué)校的影響。故C項(xiàng)正確。