Some kids may assume that college is very much like their strict high school. But actually there is lots of freedom at college; There’s much more free space in choosing courses to take, and students can focus primarily on subjects that interest them. Their schedule will vary widely, too. Some days they may have no courses until noon. Most courses may only meet three times a week. These are interesting details that not every youngster is aware of.

In addition, students will meet many, many new friends. They’ll be in a community where almost everyone is toughly the same age. Colleges typically feature scores of clubs, sports, and other activities and thus students aren’t likely to be bored. Instead of being out in the working world, they’ll be among new friends, taking many courses that interest them and enjoying a rich social life.

Another overpowering point is financial. From the table below, one will see how much difference a college education will make to one’s earning power. Obviously a good job today requires at least a college education.

The Earning Power of Education

Education Level Achieved	Yearly salary	Weekly salary
Not a high school graduate	$22,074	$425
High School graduate	$27,975	$538
Some college but no degree	$33,948	$653
Bachelor’s degree	$51,644	$993
Master’s degree	$61,296	$1,179
Ph. D	$80,225	$1,543

(median earnings, source: U.S. Bureau of the Census) (from English Salon January 2007)

1．How many characters of a university have been described in the passage?

      A．Two.                  B．Three.                 C．Four.                  D．Five.

2．In a university the most attractive one for the young students is that they could         

according to the passage.

       A．choose courses they would take            B．make more new friends

       C．share their opinions more often             D．gain more income in future

3．If Tom gets a Ph. D in 2008 and you get bachelor’s degree in the same year, how many dollars does Tom earn more than you in ten years?

       A．28,581                B．285,810               C．27,348                D．273,480

4．The best title for the passage may be            .

      A．Why do People Love College?               B．What can People Learn in a University?

       C．Why do People Go to College?       D．What can People Do in a University?

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Looking ahead to 2010, it appears financially（资金上）impossible to accommodate 85,000 new students in classrooms at public four-year universities. Fortunately, such an approach（方法）is not necessary. Indeed, it's not even appropriate（合适的）.

　　Several forces are riding to the rescue. The two most important are distance learning and community and technical colleges. These will not eliminate the traditional setting where bachelor'（学士）and graduate degrees are earned. But they will be able to handle much of the growth in enrollments and the demand for higher education.

　　“When faced with a problem created by technology, apply more technology,” a late journalist once asserted. Higher education seems to be an example. New learning technology is a crucial tool in teaching new technical skills.

　　William Richardson, president of Johns Hopkins University, praised “Western Governors' University”--a virtual institution（虚拟大学）that uses the Internet and other information technology to overcome the vast distances of the West and reach people with education. “Just as the extremely controlled high school of old was perfect training for an assembly-line work force, so today's college is equally appropriate as a setting for a society whose members must acquire and manage knowledge from a wide variety of sources,” he notes.

　　Eastern Washington has long been a leader in this movement. For the past decade, Spokane's Education Service District 101 has brought the best teachers in the region to rural classrooms via satellite uplink. Washington State University（WSU） president Sam Smith reports that, during the same period, WSU managed a one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty.

　　It's been done by holding growth at the main campus almost flat, setting up three branch campuses, locating learning at community colleges, and offering an extended degree program where students learn at home. In each case, technology is used to extend the “reach” of faculty.

　　The other cost-effective strategy is reliance on community and technical colleges. Here, Washington State has an edge. Its public two-year colleges provide the most extensive coverage in the nation. Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College, notes the system served 425,000 adult enrollees last year-a tenth all the state's adult population. Almost half were there for job training versus 40 percent for academic preparation.

（1）According to the author, to enroll more students, universities do not have to ________.

[　　]

A. enlarge their campuses

B. gain additional technical support

C. retain the traditional academic setting

D. accommodate more faculty members

（2）When the author says “Higher education seems to be an example” Paragraph 3, he means problems with higher education can be solved by all EXCEPT ________.

[　　]

A. applying new learning technology

B. using Internet and other information technology

C. teaching new technical skills

D. setting up more technical colleges

（3）It is implied in Paragraph 4 that to cope with the new problem, we should ________.

[　　]

A. set up new campuses

B. train more assembly-line workforce

C. provide knowledge through diverse means

D. reinforce high schools of old

（4）What has made possible “a one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculties”? _______.

[　　]

A. Technical and community college

B. New advances in science and technology

C. More learning centers

D. New school curricula

（5）Which aspect of education is mainly discussed in the text? ________.

[　　]

A. Traditional approaches

B. Top-ranked universities

C. Cost-effective strategies

D. Technology-based business

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Looking ahead to 2010, it appears financially（资金上）impossible to accommodate 85,000 new students in classrooms at public four-year universities. Fortunately, such an approach（方法）is not necessary. Indeed, it's not even appropriate（合适的）.

　　Several forces are riding to the rescue. The two most important are distance learning and community and technical colleges. These will not eliminate the traditional setting where bachelor'（学士）and graduate degrees are earned. But they will be able to handle much of the growth in enrollments and the demand for higher education.

　　“When faced with a problem created by technology, apply more technology,” a late journalist once asserted. Higher education seems to be an example. New learning technology is a crucial tool in teaching new technical skills.

　　William Richardson, president of Johns Hopkins University, praised “Western Governors' University”--a virtual institution（虚拟大学）that uses the Internet and other information technology to overcome the vast distances of the West and reach people with education. “Just as the extremely controlled high school of old was perfect training for an assembly-line work force, so today's college is equally appropriate as a setting for a society whose members must acquire and manage knowledge from a wide variety of sources,” he notes.

　　Eastern Washington has long been a leader in this movement. For the past decade, Spokane's Education Service District 101 has brought the best teachers in the region to rural classrooms via satellite uplink. Washington State University（WSU） president Sam Smith reports that, during the same period, WSU managed a one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty.

　　It's been done by holding growth at the main campus almost flat, setting up three branch campuses, locating learning at community colleges, and offering an extended degree program where students learn at home. In each case, technology is used to extend the “reach” of faculty.

　　The other cost-effective strategy is reliance on community and technical colleges. Here, Washington State has an edge. Its public two-year colleges provide the most extensive coverage in the nation. Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College, notes the system served 425,000 adult enrollees last year-a tenth all the state's adult population. Almost half were there for job training versus 40 percent for academic preparation.

（1）According to the author, to enroll more students, universities do not have to ________.

[　　]

A. enlarge their campuses

B. gain additional technical support

C. retain the traditional academic setting

D. accommodate more faculty members

（2）When the author says “Higher education seems to be an example” Paragraph 3, he means problems with higher education can be solved by all EXCEPT ________.

[　　]

A. applying new learning technology

B. using Internet and other information technology

C. teaching new technical skills

D. setting up more technical colleges

（3）It is implied in Paragraph 4 that to cope with the new problem, we should ________.

[　　]

A. set up new campuses

B. train more assembly-line workforce

C. provide knowledge through diverse means

D. reinforce high schools of old

（4）What has made possible “a one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculties”? _______.

[　　]

A. Technical and community college

B. New advances in science and technology

C. More learning centers

D. New school curricula

（5）Which aspect of education is mainly discussed in the text? ________.

[　　]

A. Traditional approaches

B. Top-ranked universities

C. Cost-effective strategies

D. Technology-based business

Looking ahead to 2010, it appears financially impossible to accommodate（容纳）85000 new students in classrooms at four-year universities. Luckily, such a way is not necessary. Indeed, it’s not even proper.

       Several forces are riding to the rescue. The two most important are distance learning and community and technical colleges. These will not get rid of the traditional setting where bachelor’s（学士）and graduate degrees are earned. But they will be able to handle much of the growth in enrollments（注册人数，入学人数）and the demand for higher education.

       “When faced with a problem created by technology, apply more technology.”a journalist once said. Higher education seems to be an example. New learning technology is an important tool in teaching new technology skill.

       William Richardson, president of Johns Hopkins University, praised “Western Governors University” — a virtual institution（虚拟大学）that uses the Internet and other information technology to overcome the vast distances of the West and reach people with education. “Just as the extremely controlled high school of old was perfect training for an assembly-line（装配线）work force, so today’s college is equally proper as a setting for a society whose members must get and manage knowledge from a wide variety of sources.” He noticed.

       Eastern Washington has long been a leader in this movement. For the past decade, Spokane’s Education Service District 101 has brought the best teachers in the region to rural classrooms via satellite uplink. Washington Sate University （WSU）president Sam Smith reports that, during the same period, WSU managed one-third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty（全体教员）.

       It’s been done by holding growth at the main campus almost flat, setting up three branch campuses, locating learning at community colleges, and offering an extended degree program where students learn at home. In each case, technology is used to extend the “reach” of faculty.

       The other cost-effective strategy is to trust community and technical college. Here Washington State has an edge（优越条件）. Its public two-year colleges provide the most extensive coverage（保证金）in the nation. Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College, notes the system served 425,000 adult students last year — a tenth all the state’s adult population. Almost half were there for job training versus（与……相对）40 percent for academic（高等专科院校）preparation.

1．According to the author, to enroll more students, universities don’t have to         .

       A．enlarge their campuses

B．gain additional technical support

C．retain（保留）the traditional academic setting

D．accommodate more faculty members.

2．When the author says “Higher education seems to be an example” in Paragraph 3, he means problems with higher education can be solved by all EXCEPT              .

       A．applying new learning technology

B．using Internet and other information technology

C．teaching new technical skills

D．setting up more technical colleges

3．What has made possible “a one- third increase in students with only 2 percent more faculty”?

       A．Technical and community college.         B．New advances in science and technology.

       C．More learning centers.                          D．New school curricula.

4．Which way of education is mainly discussed in the passage?

       A．Traditional ways.                                 B．Top-ranked universities.

       C．Cost-effective strategies.                      D．Technology-based business.