中考英語閱讀理解專項：American students

　　閱讀下列短文，然后根據短文內容回答問題。

 

　　A

 

　　Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many expenses. First of all, there is tuition (學費). At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. At some community (社區) colleges, tuition is free. There are other expenses as well. Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities. They may live in dormitories or apartments ( flats), and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Some families start saving money for their children's education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get loans (貸款) from the government. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education.

 

　　閱讀短文，回答問題或完成答句，每題詞數不超過5個

 

　　1. Which students pay for their education?

 

　　________ in colleges and universities pay for their education.

 

　　2. How much is the higher tuition?

 

　　It is _______________ or more.

 

　　3. Are there any free tuition colleges?

 

　　___________________________.

 

　　4.Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments?

 

　　Because they_______________.

 

　　5. What must students buy finally?

 

　　They must _______________.

 

　　6. When do many students pay back their loans from the government?

 

　　They pay them back_______________.

 

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　　A篇

 

　　【文章大意】 幾乎所有的美國大學生都要支付教育費用。首先是學費。有些學校的學費很貴，高達一萬美元一年甚至更多。還有其它的費用，如住宿費。最后還有教材費。有些家庭在孩子還小的時候就開始積攢教育經費，很多學生通過工作來掙錢支付學費，他們也可以向政府借貸，畢業后再還。

 

　　1. Nearly all American students

 

　　2. ten thousand dollars a year

 

　　3. Yes, there are some

 

　　4. study in other cities / leave their homes to study / study away from their homes / don’t study near their homes

 

　　5. buy textbooks for their courses

 

　　6. when they finish their education