50. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way except that _______.

A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids

B. it can help kidults feel relaxed

C. it is helpful to solve some social problems

D. it can make people loyal to one's parents

49. We can infer from the article that _________.

A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can't give up their toys

B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults

C. Kidults like to have vitamins very much

D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much

48. We can infer from the passage that the author believes that　　　 .

　　　 A. every young man and woman should go to college

　　　 B. college education is a bad thing

　　　 C. people with a college education should receive higher pay

　　　 D. fewer people should go to college while more should be trained for skilled jobs

　　　　　　　　　 D

Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with.　 Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!

"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.

Tim Greenhalgh,a professor,explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

47. By saying that“many people go to college who do not belong there,” the author means that　　　 .

　　　 A. many people who are not fit for college education go to college

　　　 B. many people who do not have enough money go to college

　　　 C. many people who go to college drop out within the first year

　　　 D. many people who go to college have their hopes destroyed

46. Which of the following is NOT a reason why college enrollments go up every year?

　　　 A. Many people believe that the only way to success is a college education.

　　　 B. Many parents want their children to go to college.

　　　 C. High school teachers urge their students to go to college.

　　　 D. Every young man and woman wants to go to college.

45. It's implied but not stated in the passage that　　　 .

　　　 A. many other countries are facing the same problem

　　　 B. white-collar workers in the US used to make more money than blue-collar workers

　　　 C. fewer students will prefer to go to college in the future

　　　 D. the law of supply and demand has a strong effect on American higher education

44. The song of the Lorelei is about　　　 .

A. The Rhine wine　　　　　　　　　　 B. a rocky cliff

C. the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River　

D. a beautiful and dangerous woman genie

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

The U.S. Department of Labor statistics (统计) show that there is an oversupply of college-trained workers and that this oversupply is increasing. Already there have been more than enough teachers, engineers, physicists, aerospace experts, and other specialists. Yet colleges and graduate schools continue every year to turn out highly trained people to compete for jobs that aren't there. The result is that graduates cannot enter the professions for which they were trained and must take temporary jobs which do not require a college degree.

On the other hand, there is a great need for skilled workers of all sorts: carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, TV repairmen.

These people have more work than they can deal with, and their annual incomes are often higher than those of college graduates. The old gap that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer holds true. The law of supply and demand now favors the skilled workmen.

The reason for this situation is the traditional myth that college degree is a passport to a prosperous future. A large part of American society matches success in life equally with a college degree. Parents begin indoctrinating (灌输) their children with this myth before they are out of grade school. High school teachers play their part by acting as if high school education were a preparation for college rather than for life. Under this pressure the kids fall in line. Whether they want to go to college or not doesn't matter. Everybody should go to college, so of course they must go. And every year college enrollments (入学) go up and up, and more and more graduates are overeducated for the kinds of jobs available to them.

One result of this emphasis on a college education is that many people go to college who do not belong there. Of the sixty percent of high school graduates who enter college, half of them do not graduate with their class. Many of them drop out within the first year. Some struggle on for two or three years and then give up.

43. We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high 　　　.

A. on our right when coming to a sharp bend　 　 B. on the Rhine hillsides

C. from the Rhine Valley　　　　　　　 　D. on the boat

42. Which of the following is famous all over the world?

A. The Rhine River.　　　　　　　　　 B. The River Traffic.

C. Wine from the Rhine Valley.　　　　　 D. The Lorelei.

41.The more interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is　　　 .

A. to watch many boats going up and down the river

B. to see the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides

C. to hear a song about beautiful siren

D. to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair