Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age—73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
1.Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because _____.
A.she hadn’t got enough money
B.she was a country girl
C.the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D.the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
2.The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.
A.she had got an excellent result in the exam B.she was good at telling funny stories
C.they wanted to get her help in their studies D.they were deeply moved by her spirit
3.Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A.cares for study very much B.likes to borrow money from the bank
C.never misses a chance to talk D.tries to save any money for her family
4.In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college. b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children. d. She had her 73rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
A.a c b e d B.b e c a d C.b c e d a D.e d a c b
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Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age – 73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children grew up, she tried again.
She finds it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to be sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活的). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. An Unusual Student B. A Kind – hearted Mother
C. A Cruel Banker D. A Strange Woman
2.What was the difference between Mrs Hanson and her classmates?
A. She worked hard at her lessons
B. She was much older
C. She was a country girl
D. She was eager to graduate from college
3.Why couldn’t Mrs Hanson go to college soon after she graduated from high school?
A. Because she had got married
B. Because she wanted to teach herself
C. Because she was a country girl
D. Because she wasn’t rich enough
4.In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?
a. She had her 73rd birthday
b. She finished high school
c. She began her studies at college
d. She went to the bank to borrow money
e. She got married and gave birth to nine children
A. e,c,b,a,d B. b,d,e,c,a C. e,d,b,c,a D. b,d,a,c,e
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Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ______, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
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These students will graduate from college next summer, by which time they________
in college for four years.
A have studied B had studied C will have studied D will be studying
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Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they _______ on their life journey.
A. give up B. set off C. get through D. settle down
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they _______ on their life journey.
A. give up B. set off
C. get through D. settle down
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they _____ on their life journey.
A. give up B. settle down C. get through D. set off
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Chinese college students have graduated to find the job market vary from when they entered school and those so-called “hot courses” might fail to land them good jobs.
Graduates with different majors have very different experiences in the job market. But degrees in finance, economics and a few other fields often guarantee good jobs.
“I have applied to 15 companies online, and most of them show interest in hiring me,” said WangLi, a postgraduate of labor Economics at Southwest University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. He said that all the students of economics, finance and accounting in his university had received at least two job offers.
Students of mining and materials science that were not popular before, however, have observed more employment opportunities than before. The employment rate of graduates from the courses was 100 percent at Guizhou University.
On the contrary, some so-called “hot courses” including law, journalism and computer science that have received large groups of students, failed them in the job market. Experts said high tuition fee of those courses led to blind enrollment expansion.
Another problem which makes it difficult for graduates to find jobs is the gap between school- learned- knowledge and requirements of real career.
In 2007, merely 60percent of computer science graduates were employed. Meanwhile, job vacancies in IT industry exceeded one million. IT companies complained about the large amount of money they spend on pre-career training of new employees. They hope universities adjust their courses to better prepare students for their future work.
In addition to academic background, employers are looking for college graduates with a good sense of responsibility. This merit is followed by a sense of team work, ambition, flexibility, eloquence, independence, confidence, pressure-bearing ability, communication skills and so on.
1.The graduates with degrees in “hot courses” may have difficulty in finding satisfactory jobs probably because ______________.
A. the graduates with such degrees are of poor quality
B. those fields have developed slowly in recent years
C. there are too many graduates with such degrees
D. enterprises will not employ the graduates with such degrees
2.The words “hot courses” in the first paragraph of this passage refers to “________”.
A. law, journalism and computer science
B. economics, finance and accounting
C. mining and materials science
D. economics, journalism and materials science
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Economics, finance and accounting are no longer “hot” now.
B. Quite a number of college students don’t work hard at their lessons.
C. The quality of some of the college graduates can not meet the demands of companies.
D. Universities have already adjusted their courses to prepare students for their future work.
4.The author seems to agree that __________.
A. middle school graduates should choose good universities as well as good majors
B. besides academic background, sense of responsibility is also very important
C. university students shouldn’t work hard at their lessons
D. middle school graduates should not choose these “hot courses”
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Many Chinese college graduates leave their country to get further education in America with the ______ of getting better jobs in the future.
A. communication B. Intention
C. permission D. impression
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Many Chinese college graduates leave their country to get further education in America with the ______of getting better jobs in the future.
A. communication B. intention C. permission D. impression
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After graduating from college, I worked in Denver. On 22nd December, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you”--two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
1.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _______.
A. to visit a friend
B. to see his parents
C. to pay or the cash register
D. to have more gas for his car
2.The words “took off ” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”.
A. turned off B. moved off
C. put up D. set up
3.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.
D. He called his friend for help.
4.The battery of the author’s car was dead because _______.
A. something went wrong with the lights
B. the meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights
D. he drove too long a distance
5.By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _______.
A. how to write a thank-you letter
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kind-heartedness of older people
D. the importance of expressing thanks
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