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【题目】 “The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，combined with the rising cost of tuition，it’s killing these students，”said Peter Jason，a college professor. “Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job. In fact，one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time. ”

Textbook prices are traditionally high. Adding to that problem, many college teachers change textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，that book has no resale value.

Dr. Jason decided to make reading a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. “Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color photographs and pictures. I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things simple! So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook. Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price. That is，$30 instead of $90. When I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7. 00，they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students. Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it. ”

【1】What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?

A.They are short of money.

B.They need better textbooks.

C.They should do part-time jobs.

D.They are trying to get high scores.

【2】What did Dr. Jason decide to do to help the students?

A.To choose cheaper textbooks.

B.To write a textbook himself.

C.To speak to his students.

D.To use old textbooks.

【3】How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost?

A.About 7 dollars.B.About 30 dollars.

C.About 37 dollars.D.About 90 dollars.

【4】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.Dr. Jason’s textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures.

B.More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks.

C.Dr. Jason teaches public speaking at a college.

D.Dr. Jason’s textbook is not well received.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了大学的教材和学费越来越贵，导致很多学生快担负不起。文章还分析了教材贵的原因。同时，介绍了Dr. Jason为解决这个问题所做的努力。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段“Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job可知，学生是美国最贫穷的人之一，几乎一半的学生都要做兼职赚钱。所以大学生缺钱。故选A项。

【2】细节理解题。根据最后一段Dr. Jason decided to make reading a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking可知，Dr. Jason决定通过写书的方式来帮助学生。让读书变得更容易。故选B项。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price. That is，$30 instead of $90可知，比起其他公共演讲的教材，Dr. Jason的书只有一半厚。价格是30美元而不是正常书籍的90美元。所以一本公开演讲的教科书通常要。故选D项。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段 So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook. Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price. That is，$30 instead of $90提到Dr. Jason写的书是关于“公共演讲”的。也是在最后一段，Dr. Jason把自己所写的书和其他公共演讲的书在厚度和价格上做了对比。由此判断出，Dr. Jason在大学教的是公共演讲的课程。故选C项。