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1、阅读强化训练(三)(建议用时：25分钟) 阅读理解The recent government announcement of an increase in university fees for the coming school year has angered young people planning to go to university. In addition, it has caused some of them quite understandably to question the value of a university education.In an ideal(理想的
2、) world, university education would be free and open to all. However in most western countries, students do contribute to the cost of going to university, and most accept that they should pay something towards the benefits they receive from a university education. These benefits include the opportun
3、ity to get good jobs in the future, and this course leads to higher pay and a more comfortable lifestyle.But is it that simple？Its true that university graduates may get better jobs, but this clearly means that they will then pay higher taxes(税)，which contribute to the economy of the whole country.
4、So, isnt adding further increases to university fees in effect asking students to pay twice？Many students already have to take out loans(贷款)to pay for general living costs. This can result in them getting heavily into debt. A report shows that the average student debt already runs into thousands of
5、pounds. Furthermore, many students have to depend on their parents to pay for their education.On the other hand, the recent increase in university fees has come at the wrong time. It will discourage some students from going to university because they simply cannot afford it. Already many young peopl
6、e are questioning the value of a university education. Everyone seems to have a degree these days, they say, so when they graduate from university, they cannot be sure they will get a wellpaid job. Therefore the decision to raise university fees will almost certainly affect the student intake, leadi
7、ng to a drop in numbers.The suggested increase in fees is unfair to students. Many are already having problems dealing with debt. Theres nothing wrong with asking students to contribute to the costs of a university education，but the suggested increase is too much. We should call on the government to
8、 reconsider their decision or risk losing a generation of educated young people.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。政府宣布新学年大学学费增加，这激怒了计划去读大学的学生。1Paragraph 2 is mainly about_Aeducation in western countriesBwhy university fees have increasedCthe benefits of a university educationDhow to get a good university educationC解析：
9、段落大意题。由第二段中的These benefits include the opportunity to get good jobs in the future, and this course leads to higher pay and a more comfortable lifestyle.可知，该段主要阐述了学生从大学教育中得到的益处。2We learn from Paragraph 3 that_Amany parents refuse to pay for students educationBmany students are deeply in debt due to u
10、niversity feesCuniversity graduates contribute the most to the economyDuniversity graduates pay twice as much tax as other peopleB解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的Many students already have to take out loans(贷款).the average student debt already runs into thousands of pounds.可知，由于支付大学费用，很多学生已经负债累累。3What is the authors
11、 attitude toward the increase in university fees?AEncouraging.BUnconcerned.COptimistic. DUnfavorable.D解析：观点态度题。由最后一段中的unfair和the suggested increase is too much以及最后一句可知，作者反对增加大学学费。 语法填空Until about 250 years ago, people did not take dirt as seriously as they do now.1._(clean) often took place in sprin
12、g. At that time，the furniture was moved aside, and all the things in the house were cleaned.Carpets were taken outside and had the dust 2._(beat) out of them.It was an exhausting and 3._(mess) process.The industrial revolution 4._(bring) about a major change.New products became available to make hom
13、es cleaner.This in turn led to the development of further products, one of 5._was the vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器)It was said that when one of the first vacuum cleaners 6._(show), a kind scientist advised the proud inventor，“Make it suck(吸), not blow.”The first vacuum cleaners appeared in the 1860s in the
14、United States.Operated by hand pumps(泵)，they were not convenient.It was only when electric motors(电动机) became advanced7._vacuum cleaners became common.Most of todays major8._(brand) were born in the 1920s.The dirt that vacuum cleaners suck up at home is9._(most) dead skin cells.A much smaller part c
15、omes from dust and soil carried into the house 10._outside.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了吸尘器的由来与发展。1Cleaning解析：考查非谓语动词。动名词做主语，故填Cleaning。2beaten解析：考查非谓语动词。dust与beat为被动关系。have sth.done意为“让某物被”，故填beaten。3messy解析：考查形容词。修饰名词需要用形容词，故填messy，意为“凌乱的”。4brought解析：考查动词的时态。结合语境可知，这里讲述过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。5which解析：考查非限制性定语从句的关系代词。which指代主句中的products。6was shown解析：考查动词的时态和语态。根据上下文可知，讲述过去，用一般过去时，且show与主语为被动关系，故填was shown。7that解析：考查强调句。It is/was.that.强调句型，句意为“当电动机变得先进时，吸尘器才流行起来”。8brands解析：考查名词。brand为可数名词，根据most of结构可知，这里用复数形式。9mostly解析：考查副词。mostly意为“大部分”，用于强调。
