College is a lifetime investment (投资) — the gift of a college education can open the door to a world of opportunity for your child or grandchild. Savings(储蓄), even not so many at a time, can make a big difference.
With the cost of a college education continuing to rise, the key is to start saving early and regularly. By saving a set amount at set times, your money can grow as your child does. According to the College Board, the average cost for four-year public colleges has increased by nearly 51% over the last 10 years and these costs will almost certainly continue to rise. Saving for college can help with the increasing cost of a college education and help you be well prepared when your child is ready for college.
Saving for your child’s college education is an investment in their future. The savings you make today will pay off in increased earnings in the future. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, college graduates earn an average of $1 million more than high school graduates during their careers. The value of your investment in a college education will continue to grow for a lifetime.
Set your college saving goals realistically. You may not be able to save enough for all four years’ fees, but you could save enough to give your child the right start.
More and more families depend on student loans(贷款) to pay for college. By saving for college, families will have less burden of paying off loans and help their children leave school without worrying about paying off loans.
【小题1】From the second paragraph we can learn that_______________.
A.the College Board increased public college costs zxxk |
B.public college costs will increase by 51% in the next ten years |
C.it’s not too late to start saving when your child is ready for college |
D.saving can help deal with the rising cost of college education |
A.will increase in the value in the future | B.make one earn a lot |
C.help create good jobs | D.are wise for businessmen to invest |
A.You should save to help children get scholarships more easily. |
B.It’s better to increase the savings as the child grows. |
C.It’s better to save early and regularly. |
D.You should set a further and bigger saving goal. |
A.Parents. | B.High school students. | C.Educators | D.Bankers. |
A.When to Save for Children’s College Costs |
B.How to Make a Good Investment |
C.Why We Should Save for Children’s College Costs |
D.How Much Four-Year College Costs |
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:这篇文章讲的是在大学教育成本越来越高的情况下,早早的定期的存款可以解决这样的问题。
【小题1】段落大意题:从第二段的句子:Saving for college can help with the increasing cost of a college education and help you be well prepared when your child is ready for college.可知存款可以解决日益上升的大学教育费用问题。选D。
【小题2】细节题:从第三段的句子:The savings you make today will pay off in increased earnings in the future. 可知大学教育的存款的价值可以在以后增加。选A
【小题3】细节题:从第二段的句子:With the cost of a college education continuing to rise, the key is to start saving early and regularly.可知存款要早要定期。选C
【小题4】写作对象题:文章多次出现your child可知是写给父母看的。选A
【小题5】主旨题:从第一段的句子:Savings(储蓄), even not so many at a time, can make a big difference.可知这篇文章讲的是为什么要为孩子的教育存款。选C。
考点:考查教育类短文
点评:本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
An American educational expert, Frederick M. Hess, says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
This summer, 50 million kids will spend much time talking online, watching TV, playing video games and asking older brothers or sisters to take them to the supermarket. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
During much of the 20th century, many Americans worked in factories that did not need a college degree but still offered a high salary. Also, in the 19th century, there was no air condition. And poor hygiene (卫生) meant that crowded schools had health risks.
Things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are key to future success. Many countries don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to 13 weeks. To compete in global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home mum. Now, two-thirds of American children live families where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Scientist have found that disadvantaged students lose important ground in the summertime.
A school year can allow time-limited teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time for sports, languages, music and the arts.
【小题1】Before the 20th century, a long summer vacation might ______.
A.reduce income for Americans |
B.reduce health risks for students |
C.cause career failure for Americans |
D.cause loss in global market for America |
A.No more than two months. |
B.Less than three months. |
C.As long as three months. |
D.As long as four months. |
A.American students, teachers and parents. |
B.American students, parents and shop owners. |
C.American students, parents and international competitors. |
D.American students, teachers and international competitors. |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Application Form
Before an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application form should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “Chinese International School”.
The application should include:
※ Applicants’ academic report from the last school year.
※ A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form).
※A copy of the applicant’s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa.
※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination.
Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. Applicants who would like to re-apply for another academic year are asked to submit a new application and application fee.
Acceptance
Applicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed.
Some applicants who have been assessed may be held on a reserve list. Acceptances may also be made on a conditional basis among the applicants on the reserve list.
Applicants who have been assessed but who have not been admitted are welcome to reapply for the next academic year. Please note that such applicants will be asked to submit a new application and application fee.
Confirmation of Acceptance and Enrollment(录取)
Once an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family will be asked to confirm acceptance and hold the student’s place with immediate payment of the required fees for the Nomination Right (HK$ 500), plus the sum of HK$ 7,500 as the first tuition (学费) payment.
In addition, enrollment will not be considered complete until the following have been received, normally one month before the start of the new school year:
※ Physical examination results
※ Tuition (first month)
【小题1】According to the passage, if the applicants reapply for an academic year, .
A.a new application and application fee are to be required |
B.applicants on a reserve list needn’t be assessed |
C.the application fee can be reduced to a half |
D.the initial application form should be returned to the Admissions Office |
A.Once applicants are refused, they can’t apply for it again |
B.Applicants held on a reserve list will not be admitted |
C.Applicants don’t have to get a company letter to confirm their application |
D.The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card |
A.HK$ 500. | B.HK$7, 500. | C.HK$1, 000. | D.US$ 145. |
A.will be asked to submit a new application |
B.will receive physical Examination results |
C.will be asked to only pay the first month fee |
D.will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the fees |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
When next year’s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they’ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, who’ll become Oxford’s vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in America.
Hamilton isn’t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it’s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn’t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.
The chief reason is that American schools don’t tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget. “We didn’t do any global consideration,” says Patricia Hayes, the board’s chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (活动家) who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U.S. schools rely heavily on donations. The fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.
Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.
In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”
Of course, fund-raising isn’t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.
【小题1】What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?
A.Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S. |
B.A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators. |
C.American universities are enrolling more international students. |
D.University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising. |
A.The political correctness. |
B.Their ability to raise funds. |
C.Their fame in academic circles. |
D.Their administrative experience. |
A.The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably. |
B.Their operation is under strict government supervision. |
C.They are strengthening their position by globalization. |
D.Most of their revenues come from the government. |
A.she was known to be good at raising money |
B.she could help strengthen its ties with Yale |
C.she knew how to attract students overseas |
D.she had boosted Yale’s academic status |
A.They can enhance the university’s image. |
B.They will bring with them more international faculty. |
C.They will view a lot of things from a new perspective. |
D.They can set up new academic disciplines. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.
At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.
People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.
I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”
But I ran after him.
Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.
He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.
He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.
I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.
I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.
【小题1】From the passage we know that _____.
A.the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana. |
B.students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests. |
C.the author worked in a school where students were excellent. |
D.no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author . |
A.He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another. |
B.He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention. |
C.Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school. |
D.He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding. |
A.①⑤②⑥③⑦④ | B.①⑤②④⑥⑦③ |
C.⑤④②⑥③⑦① | D.①②⑥⑦③④⑤ |
A.Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties. |
B.The Teacher Who Ran. |
C.A School with Special Students. |
D.A Terrible Conflict. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. Parents often give their children an amount of money that they may spend as they wish. The purpose is to let the children learn from experience at an early age when financial mistakes are not very costly.
A child may receive an allowance each week or each month. The amount is not so important. But parents should make clear what the child is expected to pay for with the money.
At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents should not offer more money until the next allowance is to be given.
Older children may be responsible enough to budget larger costs like those for clothing. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.
Many people who have written on the subject say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the home, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving it to organizations. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer free savings accounts for young people with small amounts of money.
【小题1】The functions of allowances given to children are the following EXCEPT ______.
A.they can save more money for their future business |
B.they can give them to charities |
C.they may spend them on what they like |
D.they can learn to deal with money |
A.牺牲 | B.计划 | C.选择 | D.放弃 |
A.Children should save part of their allowance. |
B.Don’t pay your child for work around the home. |
C.Allowance helps teach children early about money. |
D.Parents should allow children to spend money as they wish. |
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
A.Children are advised to buy anything they wish to with the allowance. |
B.Parents should offer children more money if they spend all of their allowance soon after they get it. |
C.It can be useful to pay children to do extra work around the home. |
D.It is unnecessary for the children to save part of the allowance. |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:完型填空
From the outer of New York to the heart of Singapore, nature is everywhere you’re not looking in some of Earth’s most crowded big cities. Outdoor adventure is often just a few stops on the train—or a short drive- away from the annoying crowds. Here are a few favorites to get you going:
Mount Hollywood Trail(林间小道,乡间小路) Los Angeles
It’s not a skyscraper or a Ferris wheel, and there’s no expensive restaurant up top. But if you want an absolutely unforgettable, no-admission-charged, 360-degree view of the entire Los Angeles region, it’s yours. All you have to do is walk a little. One of the preferred exercise routes, the Mount Hollywood Trail, is easily accessed from the parking lot of the famous Griffith Observatory; you see what you get at the end of this steep 1.5-mile trail, which winds its way through the Griffith Park wilds up to the mountain’s 1,640-foot peak.
Bronx River, New York
It may not be on your Top 10 list of things to do when you finally get to the Big Apple, but exploring the almost-secret river that flows through one of New York’s most mysterious boroughs (自治市) is an unforgettable experience. The Bronx River Alliance, a non-profit group that has worked tirelessly to bring the much-abused river back to life , operates cycling and canoeing trips along the river, from the rugged Hunts Point section down near the harbor on up through the borough.
Southern Islands, Singapore
Believe it or not, tightly packed Singapore does have plenty of open space left. There are actual trails right in the middle of everything, if you know where to look. But to really get away from it all, the Southern Islands, a small group of little green dots just off the city state’s southern shoreline, are just the thing.
Lee Valley, London
This East London river valley changed last summer, when anyone near a television got an eyeful of Olympic Park, built directly in the middle of the valley. Inside the park, beautifully landscaped sections quickly became a favorite relaxation spot for games goers. At present, you’ll find miles of walking paths worth exploring. Start at the Waltham Cross train and follow the signposted walking route southbound, guiding you past important historic industrial areas, through interesting city neighborhoods, past the western side of Olympic Park and on to the Thames.
【小题1】If someone wants to enjoy an unforgettable experience for free , he can go to ______.
A.Mount Hollywood Trail and Bronx River |
B.Mount Hollywood Trail and Southern Islands |
C.Lee Valley and Southern Islands |
D.Bronx River and Lee Valley |
A.inform the readers that nature exists in crowded big cities |
B.appeal to more people to outdoor adventure |
C.recommend several historical spots to readers |
D.present various approach to outdoor adventure |
A.it’s difficult to find a proper trail in packed Singapore |
B.the Thames is not far away from the East London river valley |
C.The Bronx River Alliance has succeeded in running the river |
D.you may have trouble reaching the Mount Hollywood Trail |
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
1.How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday? ·Finding:A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. ·Step:Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day. 2.How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday? ·Finding:Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend. ·Step:We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 3.How often do you think about fighting germs? ·Finding:Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. ·Step:Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. |
A.Most of them have good habits. |
B.Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week. |
C.All of them are fighting germs better than expected. |
D.About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day. |
A.twice a day | B.three times a day |
C.four times a day | D.eight times a day |
A.We should keep from touching our faces. |
B.There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. |
C.A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. |
D.We should wash our hands before touching a door handle. |
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