英语专业四级考试阅读理解考前冲刺试题(1)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="become">become</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attending">attending</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>. <span word="College">College</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span>; <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stimulation">stimulation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="outoften">outoften</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="themselvesthey">themselvesthey</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="condemnation">condemnation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="unhappiness">unhappiness</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="untrained">untrained</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="adventuresome">adventuresome</span> <span word="educators">educators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watchers">watchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rosy">rosy</span> <span word="glow">glow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span>, <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="liberal">liberal</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="thingsmay">thingsmay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span>, <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="happy">happy</span>, <span word="liberal">liberal</span>, <span word="quick">quick</span>-<span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heresy">heresy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="schooling">schooling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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