The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.  

But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation（推薦）in the competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no interest in their studies, and drop out―often encouraged by college administrators（教導(dǎo)主任）.  

Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves―they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation（譴責(zé)）of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.  

Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys （調(diào)查） upside down, it seems, and thinking of the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things―maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy（異端邪說）to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But opposite evidence is beginning to mount up.  

68．According to the passage, the author believes that______.  

A. people used to question the value of college education  

B. people used to have full confidence in higher education  

C. all high school graduates went to college  

D. very few high school graduates chose to go to college  

69．In the 2nd paragraph, "those who don't fit the pattern" refers to______.  

A. high school graduates who aren't suitable for college education  

B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis  

C. college students who aren't any better for their higher education  

D. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college  

70．According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that______.  

A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates  

B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education  

C. too many students have to earn their own living  

D. college administrators encourage students to drop out  

71．In this passage the author argues that______.  

A. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates  

B. college education is not enough if one wants to be successful  

C. college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning people  

“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” There are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the “permissive period in education” in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy on us．They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy．We stopped making our children do homework．We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened．Nothing is demanded of them, she believes．Television, says Clomps, contributes to children’s passivity．“We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．
Yes, it does．It takes energy and it takes work．It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good．It’s time to start  telling them no again．
【小題1】We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on（強(qiáng)調(diào)：重視）_______．

“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” There are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

    That was before we entered the “permissive period in education” in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy on us．They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy．We stopped making our children do homework．We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．

    Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Clomps who says of her students—“so passive” —and wonders what has happened．Nothing is demanded of them, she believes．Television, says Clomps, contributes to children’s passivity．“We’re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．

    Yes, it does．It takes energy and it takes work．It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good．It’s time to start  telling them no again．

1.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on（強(qiáng)調(diào)：重視）_______．

    A．natural development                  B．education at school

    C．discipline   （磨煉，紀(jì)律）            D．learning Latin

2.Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______．

    A．they watch TV too much               B．they have to fulfill too many duties

    C．they have done too much homework    D．teachers are too strict with them

3.By “permissive period in education” the author means a time _______．

    A．when everything can be taught at school

    B．when children are permitted to receive education

     C．when children are allowed to do what they wish to 

    D．when every child can be educated

That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it as all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who speaks of her students “so passive” and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’s passivity. “We’re talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying  'go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

1. 1.

   Children are becoming more inactive in study because _______.

   1. A.
      they watch TV too often
   2. B.
      they have done too much homework
   3. C.
      they have to fulfill too many duties
   4. D.
      teachers are too strict with them
2. 2.

   By “permissive period in education” (L.1, Para. 2) the author means a time _______.

   1. A.
      when everything can be taught at school
   2. B.
      when every child can be educated
   3. C.
      when children are permitted to receive education
   4. D.
      when children are allowed to do what they wish to
3. 3.

   The main idea of the passage is that _______.

   1. A.
      parents should leave their children alone
   2. B.
      kids should have more activities at school
   3. C.
      it's time to be more strict with our kids
   4. D.
      parents should always set a good example to their kids

For most Chinese university students, the US is a favorite destination for further education．But apart from obstacles such as the GRE and TOEFL exams, choosing a good graduate school is no easy task．

Admission is very competitive for international students, so it is important to apply to a number of institutions to have a reasonable chance of acceptance．

Since the application to most universities requires a certain fee, Chinese students usually choose seven to seventeen universities according to their own financial circumstances．

Wang Yuwei, a Zhejiang University graduate, sent applications to 15 US universities．

When the 24-year-old began looking for a US graduate school in her senior year, she took time to compare the various schools and find the ones most suiting her needs．Now, studying at the University of Washington, she knows that her hard work paid off．

“To broaden your chances, at least one third of the applications should be to less selective schools,” said Wang．“Applicants shouldn’t limit their choices to the most famous institutions．” Ks  Furthermore, one shouldn’t rely too much on college rankings such as the Gorman Report or US News & World Report’s annual league tables．

The right school is the one that best meets your own personal needs and interests, rather than someone else’s assessment of an institution’s prestige（聲望）．

“Usually choices are based on one’s personal interests and academic background, but it is important to make sure that your chosen subject is satisfied,” said Wang．

1．The author believes that the right school is the one that _____．

     A．has the best location

  B．best meets one’s own personal needs and interests

  C．best meets one’s assessment of an institution’s prestige

  D．offers good living conditions

2．According to this passage, what can we judge?

  A．More and more students will go abroad for their further education．

  B．Choosing a good graduate school is a piece of cake．

  C．To go abroad for further education, you must pass the GRE or TOTEL．

  D．To get a better chance to go abroad, you’d better apply to a less selective school．

3．In the passage the writer uses the example of Wang Yuwei to show ______．

  A．you must spend a lot of time comparing the various schools

  B．it isn’t worthwhile to spend time looking for the right university

     C．it is necessary to find the suitable university that meets your personal interests

  D．one’s own financial circumstances are worth considering

4．What will be continued after this passage?

     A．How hard Chinese students studied in America.

     B．Some advice on how to take care of yourself in America.

     C．The difficulties you will meet with while living in America.

  D．Some other things to consider to choose the right school．