(一)
Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many expenses. First of all, there is tuition (学费). 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 (社区) 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 (贷款) from the government. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education.
阅读短文，回答问题或完成答句，每题词数不超过5个。
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_______________.
【参考答案】
几乎所有的美国大学生都要支付教育费用。首先是学费。有些学校的学费很贵，高达一万美元一年甚至更多。还有其它的费用，如住宿费。最后还有教材费。有些家庭在孩子还小的时候就开始积攒教育经费，很多学生通过工作来挣钱支付学费，他们也可以向政府借贷，毕业后再还。
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
(二)
Some people want to be shot into space after their death, others want to lie deep under the sea. But most people want to go into the freezer(冷藏库).These are believers in cryogenics(低温冷冻学).
Now some diseases can’t be cured, but they may be cured sometime in the future. So some people hope that their bodies can be frozen after they die. When a cure is found, warm up his or her body, bring it back to life and take the cure. Once the body is frozen, it is kept in liquid nitrogen(液态氮) at a temperature of 328 degrees below zero.
Now around a thousand people are going to take cryogenic treatment(处理), though most scientists say it won’t work. If we freeze huge creatures(生物) like humans, every one of their cells(细胞) will be broken. Can they be brought back to life in the future?
根据短文内容回答下列各问题。
1. Where do most people hope that their bodies are kept after their death?
_________________________________________
2. Why do they want the world to keep their bodies well?
_________________________________________
3. How do scientists usually keep a dead man’s body?
_________________________________________
4. How many people are going to take cryogenic treatment after they die?
___________________________________________
【参考答案】
有些人死后想被发射到太空去，有些人想被深埋在海底之下，但多数人想要被低温冷冻。现在有些疾病不能治疗，但到了将来它们可能会被治好。于是有些人希望死后尸体能被冷冻起来，等找到了治疗方法，再让他们复活。尽管大多数科学家认为这种方法不起作用，还是有1,000多人准备接受低温冷冻。
1. In the freezer.
2. They hope that they can come back to life one day.
3. They usually keep it in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of 328 degrees below zero.
4. Around 1.000 people.
(三)
rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig(无花果) tree, sir. ” He said.
“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised, “Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What!” cried the rich man, “You’re ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. ” The old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said, “Who planted the fig trees?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man,” Our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet and said, “You are right，my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
根据短文内容回答下列各问题。
1. What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him?
_________________________________________________________________
2. How old was the old man?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat，wasn’t he? Who was he planting the tree for?
__________________________________________________________________
4. Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?
__________________________________________________________________
5. What should we do for the people after us?
___________________________________________________________________
【参考答案】
一位富人见一位90岁的老人在种无花果树，感到很惊讶。老人对他说，“我们的祖先为我们栽树，供我们享受，我也为我的后人们做同样的事。”
1. He was planting a fig tree.
2. He was ninety years old.
3. No, he wasn’t. He was planting the tree for the people after him .
4. Yes, he did.
5. We should do some good things for the people after us.
，我们将会及时处理。
