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Part1SkimmingandScanning(TrueorFalseQuestions+BlankFilling)

(每小题：分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.Forquestions1-7,chooseY(YES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage,chooseN(NO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage,chooseNG(NOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Questions1to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.CommunityCollegesintheUnitedStatesMoreAmericansareenrolledincommunitycollegesthaninanyothertypeofhighereducationalinstitutions.ButthesepopularschoolsarenotwellunderstoodoutsidetheUnitedStates.WhatarecommunitycollegesWhyshouldinternationalstudentstakeacloserlookatthemCommunitycollegeshavealsobeencalled"two-year"collegesor"junior"colleges,butthepreferablenameis"communitycollege".Theseinstitutions,foundthroughouttheUnitedStates,primarilyservelocalcommunities.Unlikethefour-year,bachelor'sdegree-grantingcollegesanduniversities,communitycollegesusuallydonothavedormitories(宿舍).Theyare"commuterschools"oftenlocatedclosetoexpressways(高速公路)andpublictransportationroutessothatstudentscanreachthecampuseasilyfromthenearbyareas.Communitycolleges,therefore,areverybusyplaces.Manystudentstakeclassespart-time,whichtheyscheduletoattendeitherbeforeoraftertheirworkhours,intheevening,orevenonweekends.Manycommunitycollegesareopenfromearlyinthemorningtilllateatnight.Becausetheyareusuallypaidforbythestateorlocaltaxmoney,theirdoorsareopentoallstudents.Everyonelivingintheareaservedbythecommunitycollegeiswelcometoattend.Becausetheyservesomanypeoplewithsomanydifferenteducationalneeds,communitycollegesoffermanydifferentkindsofprograms.Thus,thereareseveralprogramsthatmightbeofinteresttointernationalstudents.CommunityCollegesoffer:University-transfer(转校)programs;Technicalprograms;Job-trainingprograms;Basic-skillsprograms;Special-interestprograms.Internationalstudentswouldprobablybemostinterestedinthefirstprogramonthelist:university-transferprograms.Communitycollegesofferthefirsttwoyearsofanormalfour-yearbachelor'sdegreeprogram.Thus,studentswhoattendacommunitycollegecanpreparethemselvestotransfertoafour-yearinstitutionbycompletingthebeginningcoursesofaprogramatthecommunitycollegeinsteadofatauniversity.Aftertwoyears,studentscanapplyforafour-yearcollegeoruniversitytocompletetheirdegree.Internationalstudentsmayalsobeinterestedinthetechnicalprogramsorjob-trainingprogramsatcommunitycolleges.Forexample,manycommunitycollegeshavecertificate(证书)programsinfieldssuchasairconditioning,cartechnology,buildingandconstruction,business,medicaltechnology,policeandfiredepartmenttraining,childandfamilystudies,andmanyotherareaswithpromisingcareers.Communitycollegesalsoprovidebasicskillscoursesforstudentswhoneedhelpwithreading,writingormath.Thesestudentsmayneedspecialpreparationfortheirjobsortocontinuetheireducation.Manypeopleenrollinspecial-interestclasses.Theseclassesmaybeforrecreationorhobbies,suchassports,dancing,music,orart.Communitycolleges,bydefinition,servethecommunitywiththekindofprogramsthatcitizenswantandneed.Communitycollegeeducationisavailabletoadultsofanyageandbackground.Asaresult,communitycollegeshaveauniqueplaceintheeducationalsystemoftheUnitedStates.ThesequalityinstitutionsarethefastestgrowingsegmentofAmericanhighereducationandnowenrollmorestudentsthananyotherkindofinstitution.Communitycollegesmakehigh-qualityeducationconvenientandcheaptovirtuallyeveryone.AdmissiontoCommunityCollegesForinternationalstudentscomingtotheUnitedStates,communitycollegesofferexcellenteducationalopportunities.Communitycollegesusuallyhaveaneasy,open-admissionprocess.Generally,forsuccessfuladmissiontoacommunitycollege,aninternationalstudentneedstohaveevidenceofhighschoolcompletion,Englishproficiency(精通),andenoughfinancesforthestayintheUnitedStates.CostofCommunityCollegesCommunitycollegesgenerallyhavelowercoststhanfour-yearcollegesanduniversities.Studentscansavemoneyduringthefirsttwoyearsoftheirstudies.Then,theycantransfertoanyfour-yearinstitutiontocompletethefinaltwoyearsofabachelor'sdegree.Communitycollegesarefully-accredited(官方认可的).Creditsearnedatacommunitycollegecanusuallybetransferredtoanyotherinstitution.LearningataCommunityCollegeStudentswillfindasupportivelearningenvironmentatcommunitycolleges.Sometimesclassesaresmaller,andstudentscanbenefitfrommoreindividualattentionfromtheprofessors.CommunitycollegesalsoofferinternationalstudentsaclearerviewoftheAmericansociety.Althoughsomeofthetraditionalfeaturesofacollegecampus—suchasdormitories—aremissing,thereareavarietyofotheraspectsofthecommunitycollegeenvironmentthatmakeitveryspecial.Communitycollegesareinthebusinessofhelpingpeopleofallagesandbackgrounds—includinginternationalstudents—realizetheireducationaldreams.TransferringCreditsOneofthegreatstrengthsoftheAmericanhighereducationalsystemistheeasewithwhichstudentscantransferfromonecollegeoruniversitytoanother.Itisnotunusual,forexample,forastudentattendingasmallprivatecollegetotransfertoalarge,comprehensivepublicuniversity.ImportanceofAccreditationAlthoughthehighereducationalsystemintheUSmakestransferringeasy,therearesomepointstokeepinmindifyouareconsideringatransfer.PleasenotethatthefollowingcommentsonlyconcerntransfersfromoneaccreditedinstitutiontoanotherwithintheUnitedStates.Transfersfromortoinstitutionsthatarenotaccreditedisnotrecommended.Ifastudentattendsaninstitutionthatlacksaccreditation,thereisariskthatthecoursescompletedwillnottransfertoanaccreditedinstitution.Alwayschecktheaccreditationoftheinstitutionyouplantoattendandalsocheckiftheprogramofstudyormajorthatyouhavechosenisaccreditedbyaprofessionalorganization.MakingTransfersEasyManycollegesanduniversitieshavearrangementsknownas"Articulation(明晰)Agreements"withotherinstitutions.Theseagreementsallowstudentstotransferfromoneinstitutiontotheotheraspartofaprogramofstudy.Generallyspeaking,suchagreementsalloweasytransferwithlittleornolossofcreditandtime.Forexample,engineeringstudentsmaystudyforthreeyearsattheundergraduatelevelatonecollege,thentransfertoanothercollegefortwomoreyearsandreceivebothabachelor'sandamaster'sdegreeattheendofthefiveyearprogramofstudy.Sometimessuchprogramsareknownas"3+2programs"becausetheyaredesignedtobecompletedinatotaloffiveyears.Communitycollegesoftenhavearticulationagreementswithfour-yearcollegesanduniversities.Manystateshavesimilarmechanismsfortransferringcredits.Manyprivatecollegesanduniversitiesthatarelocatednearcommunitycollegesalsohavedetailedlistsofhowandwhatcourseswilltransfer.Ifyouplanahead,atransfercanbeanexcellentwaytoaccomplishyoureducationalgoalsandenrichyourexperiencewithhighereducationinAmerica.1.ThepassagegivesanintroductiontocommunitycollegesintheUnitedStates.A.YB.NC.NG2.Communitycollegesusuallyhavedormitories,likefour-yearcolleges.A.YB.NC.NG3.Alladultswholiveintheareaservedbyacommunitycollegecanattendit.A.YB.NC.NG4.Ofalltheprogramsofferedbycommunitycolleges,internationalstudentsaremostlikelytopreferthejob-trainingprograms.A.YB.NC.NG5.Eachcommunitycollegehasalmostasmanystudentsastheaveragefour-yearuniversity.A.YB.NC.NG6.Thecostofgoingtoacommunitycollegeisnotashighasthatofuniversities.A.YB.NC.NG7.Classesarealwayslargerinacommunitycollege.A.YB.NC.NG8.Peopleofallagesandbackgroundscanstudyincommunitycollegesto.9.IntheUS,transferringtoapublicuniversityfromaiscommon.10.Locatednearmanycommunitycollegesarewithinformationaboutcoursetransferring.Part1SkimmingandScanning(TrueorFalseQuestions+BlankFilling)

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(InthecaseofTrue/Falsetypeofquestions,AstandsforTrueandBforFalse,orAforY,BforNandCforNG.)小题得分对错学生答案Correct1.A2.B3.A4.B5.C6.A7.0A8.0(未答)9.0(未答)10.0(未答)Subtotal:

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Part2ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)

(每小题：1分)Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.In1913,theUnitedStatesgovernmentintroducedabold,newnickel.JamesEarleFrasersaidhisgoalwastodesignacointhatwouldbe"trulyAmerican."Inhissearchforsymbols,hefoundnonemoredistinctivethantheAmericanbuffalo.ChoosingtoshowaNativeAmericanontheothersideofthecoin,Frasersaidthenewnickelhad"perfectunityoftheme."Productionof"Buffalo"or"IndianHead"nickelsbeganinFebruary1913.AsinglecoiningpressatthePhiladelphiaMint(造币厂)startedturningoutthenickelsattherateof120aminute.Butafterthefirstexampleswereintroduced,TheNewYorkTimessaidtheywere"bad."Othercriticssaidthatthecoin's"rough"surfaceswouldencouragecounterfeiters(造假币的人).Butthemostseriouscomplaintaboutthenickelhadtodowithitsinabilitytostandheavyuse.Onecoincollectors'magazinepredictedthattheslightestwearwouldremovethedateandthewordsFiveCents"beyondunderstanding."In1938,theGovernmentstagedacompetitionforanewnickelpicturingThomasJefferson.Accordingtoanewsitemoftheday,theDepartmentofIndianAffairsdidn'treceiveasinglecomplaintfromNativeAmericansaboutthedesignchange.Collectorsdidn'tseemtomindeither.1.IntheeyesofFraser,a__________isthemostdistinctive.A.nickelB.buffaloC.NativeAmericanD.unityoftheme2.Inthesecondsentence,Paragraph2,theword"press"means________.A.publicationB.newspaperC.machineD.theactofpushingdown3.Thedesignofabuffalowasmodified________.A.becauseitwasnotabletostandheavyuseB.becausethewordsFiveCentswere"beyondunderstanding"C.becausethecoincouldn'tbepressedbythePhiladelphiaMintD.becausethewordsweretoohighonthecoin4.Accordingtoonecollectors'magazineusingaNativeAmericanandabuffalowas________.A.agoodideaB.abadideaC.aperfectideaD.aforcedidea5.ItseemedthatthenewnickelpicturingThomasJefferson________.A.wonmuchpraisefromcollectorsB.causedstrongprotestsfromAmericanIndiansC.wasOKbothtothecollectorsandAmericanIndiansD.waspraisedbothbythecollectorsandAmericanIndiansQuestions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Timepassedandmycardssoldwell.Myenthusiasmforthegreetingcardbusinessgrewquickly.Allalong,Ihadbeendrawingfantasyart:monsters,dragons,castles,etc.Withthebirthofmyfirstsonin1980,thecontentofmyworkwentthroughaprettydramaticchange.Fantasywentoutofthewindow,andIbegantoillustratereality.Inthespringof1983,we,TheMaryEngelbreitGreetingCardCompany,tookour12littledesignstoNewYorktoexhibitthematanationalcardshow.Irememberhowbigtheshowwas.Ijustcouldn'tgetoverit.Ihadnoideathereweresomanydifferentcardcompanies.Anditwasexcitingbecauseour12littlecardsweregettingalotofattentioninthathugeplace!I'vebeentoldoneofthereasonswehadsomuchsuccessatthatshowisbecausemycardstylewasdifferentthananythingelseatthemarket.Itypicallydrawcomplicateddetailsandusedeepcolorsandfunnyormeaningfulquotations.By1985,manygreetingcardpublishersstartednoticingmyart,andtwoofthemapproachedmewithlicensingcontracts.Ihavealwaysbelievedifyouchooseajobyoulove,you'llneverworkadayinyourlife.Ifyouaskaboutthemysteryofmysuccess,allIcansayisthis:toimagineiseverything!6.Beforethebirthofherfirstson,MaryEngelbreit'scardsfocusedon________.A.realityB.dailylifeC.fantasyD.dragons7.TheNewYorkshowwassobigthatEngelbreit________.A.couldn'twalkthroughitB.couldn'tbelieveitC.couldn'tstaytotheendofitD.couldn'tunderstandit8.Engelbreit'scardsweresuccessfulbecause________.A.theyweredistinctiveinstyleB.theyhadathank-yousentenceC.theyhadcomplicateddetailsD.theywererichincolor9.Acoupleofgreetingcardcompanies________.A.presentedEngelbreitwithcontractsB.askedEngelbreittomakehercardsmoredistinctiveC.wantedEngelbreittousemoremeaningfulquotationsD.thoughthercardsweretocomplicated10.AccordingtoMaryEngelbreit,thekeytosuccessis________.A.devotionB.opportunityC.goodluckD.imaginationQuestions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.Intheearlydaysofseatravel,seamenonlongvoyageslivedexclusivelyonsaltedmeatandbiscuits.Manyofthemdiedofscurvy(坏血病),ablooddiseasewhichcausesswollengums,livid(铅色的)whitespotsonthefleshandgeneralexhaustion.Ononeoccasion,in1535,anEnglishshiparrivedinNewfoundlandwithitscrewseriouslyill.Themen'slivesweresavedbyIroquoisIndians(易洛魁印第安人)whogavethemvegetableleavestoeat.Graduallyitcametoberealizedthatscurvywascausedbysomethinglackinginthesailors'diet.CaptainCook,onhislongvoyagesofdiscoverytoAustraliaandNewZealand,establishedthefactthatscurvycouldbewardedoffbythegivingfreshfruittothesailors.Nowadaysitisunderstoodthatadietwhichcontainsnothingharmfulmayyetresultinseriousdiseasesifcertainimportantelementsaremissing.Theseelementsarecalled"vitamins".Quiteanumberofsuchsubstancesareknownandtheyaregivenletterstoidentifythem,A,B,C,D,andsoon.Differentdiseasesareassociatedwithalackofparticularvitamins.EvenaslightlackofVitaminC,forexample,thevitamin