2017届英语高三二轮复习：第三板块高考体验7—阅读理解
<p> (2011·山东)</p><p> <span word="Diana">Diana</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="workable">workable</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> 21<span word="year">year</span><span word="old">old</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>, <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="scholarships">scholarships</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p><p> “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> ‘<span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span>，’ <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="education">education</span>，” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> (贷款) <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="with">with</span> $20,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jacobs">Jacobs</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loans">loans</span>. <span word="College">College</span> <span word="administrators">administrators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="tuition">tuition</span>(学费)<span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 439% <span word="from">from</span> 1982 <span word="to">to</span> 2007, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="just">just</span> 147%. <span word="Student">Student</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p> “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>，” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="M">M</span>. <span word="Callan">Callan</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.”</p>
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