About 35%of all high school graduates in America continue their education in an institution of higher learning.The word college is used to refer to either a college or a university.These institutions offer four-year programs that lead to a Bachelor of Arts(B.A.)or Bachelor Science(B.S.)degree.Some students attend a junior college(providing only a two-year program)for one to two years before entering a four-year college as a sophomore(二年级生)or junior(三年级生).It is generally easier to be accepted at a state university than at a private one.Most private schools require strict entrance examinations and a high grade point average(GPA),as well as specific college prep classes in high school.Private schools cost considerably more than state colleges and famous private schools are very expensive.Poorer students can sometimes attend,however,by earning scholarships.Some college graduates go on to earn advanced masters or doctoral degrees in grad(graduate)school.Occupations in certain fields such as law or medicine require such advanced studies.Since college costs are very high,most students work at part-time jobs.Some have full-time jobs and go to school part-time.Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money/job demands on their time.While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time,most still enjoy social activities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,and plays are all very popular.However,gathering together for long,philosophical talks at a favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.College education is_______in America.A.quite commonB.very rareC.something difficultD.almost impossible
About 35%of all high school graduates in America continue their education in an institution of higher learning.The word college is used to refer to either a college or a university.These institutions offer four-year programs that lead to a Bachelor of Arts(B.A.)or Bachelor Science(B.S.)degree.Some students attend a junior college(providing only a two-year program)for one to two years before entering a four-year college as a sophomore(二年级生)or junior(三年级生).
It is generally easier to be accepted at a state university than at a private one.Most private schools require strict entrance examinations and a high grade point average(GPA),as well as specific college prep classes in high school.Private schools cost considerably more than state colleges and famous private schools are very expensive.Poorer students can sometimes attend,however,by earning scholarships.Some college graduates go on to earn advanced masters or doctoral degrees in grad(graduate)school.Occupations in certain fields such as law or medicine require such advanced studies.
Since college costs are very high,most students work at part-time jobs.Some have full-time jobs and go to school part-time.Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money/job demands on their time.
While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time,most still enjoy social activities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,and plays are all very popular.However,gathering together for long,philosophical talks at a favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.
College education is_______in America.
It is generally easier to be accepted at a state university than at a private one.Most private schools require strict entrance examinations and a high grade point average(GPA),as well as specific college prep classes in high school.Private schools cost considerably more than state colleges and famous private schools are very expensive.Poorer students can sometimes attend,however,by earning scholarships.Some college graduates go on to earn advanced masters or doctoral degrees in grad(graduate)school.Occupations in certain fields such as law or medicine require such advanced studies.
Since college costs are very high,most students work at part-time jobs.Some have full-time jobs and go to school part-time.Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money/job demands on their time.
While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time,most still enjoy social activities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,and plays are all very popular.However,gathering together for long,philosophical talks at a favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.
College education is_______in America.
A.quite common
B.very rare
C.something difficult
D.almost impossible
B.very rare
C.something difficult
D.almost impossible
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The institutions of the tertiary education are().A、high schoolsB、vocational schoolsC、four-year collegeD、graduate school
Five hundred college students are interviewed to get accurate data for the ( ) about what are the hottest jobs to college graduates. A、checkB、inquiryC、surveyD、search
共用题干Schools and Education1. Life in the twenty-first century demands preparation.Today,all individuals in a country must have adequate schooling to prepare them for their work as well as for their responsibilities as citizens.With this in mind,national leaders everywhere are placing more emphasis on the education of the young.In the United States,government officials,parents,and teachers are working hard to give their children一tomorrow's decision makers一the best preparation available.2. There is no national school policy in the United States.Each of the fifty states makes its own rules and regulations for its school,but there are many similarities among the fifty school systems.Public schools in all states are supported by taxes paid by the citizens of the individual state. In most states the children are required to attend school until they reach the age of sixteen.3. When they become six years old,children begin elementary school.After six years in elementary school,they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education are spent in senior high school,from which they graduate at the age of eighteen.4. A great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years,they receive a bachelor's degree.Some continue studying for a master's degree and perhaps a doctor's degree.Paragraph 1________A:Higher Education in the USB:Primary and Secondary SchoolingC:The Importance of EducationD:The Similar School System Throughout the USE:The Process of EducationF: Pre-school Education in the US
共用题干Schools and Education1. Life in the twenty-first century demands preparation.Today,all individuals in a country must have adequate schooling to prepare them for their work as well as for their responsibilities as citizens.With this in mind,national leaders everywhere are placing more emphasis on the education of the young.In the United States,government officials,parents,and teachers are working hard to give their children一tomorrow's decision makers一the best preparation available.2. There is no national school policy in the United States.Each of the fifty states makes its own rules and regulations for its school,but there are many similarities among the fifty school systems.Public schools in all states are supported by taxes paid by the citizens of the individual state. In most states the children are required to attend school until they reach the age of sixteen.3. When they become six years old,children begin elementary school.After six years in elementary school,they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education are spent in senior high school,from which they graduate at the age of eighteen.4. A great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years,they receive a bachelor's degree.Some continue studying for a master's degree and perhaps a doctor's degree.Education is being________.A:go on to study in colleges or universitiesB:emphasized todayC:the taxes paid by the citizens of each stateD:to go abroad to do further studyE:attend school F: private source
共用题干Schools and Education1. Life in the twenty-first century demands preparation.Today,all individuals in a country must have adequate schooling to prepare them for their work as well as for their responsibilities as citizens.With this in mind,national leaders everywhere are placing more emphasis on the education of the young.In the United States,government officials,parents,and teachers are working hard to give their children一tomorrow's decision makers一the best preparation available.2. There is no national school policy in the United States.Each of the fifty states makes its own rules and regulations for its school,but there are many similarities among the fifty school systems.Public schools in all states are supported by taxes paid by the citizens of the individual state. In most states the children are required to attend school until they reach the age of sixteen.3. When they become six years old,children begin elementary school.After six years in elementary school,they go into junior high school and remain there for three years.The last three years of their public school education are spent in senior high school,from which they graduate at the age of eighteen.4. A great number of high school graduates continue their education in one of the many colleges or universities in the country.After four years,they receive a bachelor's degree.Some continue studying for a master's degree and perhaps a doctor's degree.After one finishes secondary school,he may or may not________.A:go on to study in colleges or universitiesB:emphasized todayC:the taxes paid by the citizens of each stateD:to go abroad to do further studyE:attend school F: private source
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共用题干第二篇Medical EducationIn 18th-century colonial America,those who wanted to become physicians either learned as personal students from established professionals or went abroad to study in the traditional schools of London,Paris, and Edinburgh.Medicine was first taught formally by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania,beginning in 1765,and in 1767 at King's College(now Columbia University),the first institution in the colonies to give the degree of doctor of medicine.Following the American Revolution,the Columbia medical faculty (formerly of King's College)was combined with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, chartered in 1809,which survives as a division of Columbia University.In 1893 the Johns Hopkins Medical School required all applicants to have a college degree and was the first to afford its students the opportunity to further their training in an attached teaching hospita'.The growth of medical schools attached with established institutions of earning went together with the development of proprietary（私营的）schools of medicine run for personal profit,most of which had low standards and poor facilities.In 1910 Abraham Rexner,the American education reformer,wrote Medical Education in the United States and Canada,exposing the poor conditions of most proprietary schools. Subsequently，the American Medical Association(AMA)and the Association of American Medical Coleges(AAMC) laid down standards for course content,qualifications of teachers,laboratory facilities,connection with teaching hospitals,and licensing of medical practitioners（开业医师）that survive to this day.By the late 1980s the U.S. and Canada had 142 4-year medical colleges recognized by the Liaison（联络）Committee on Medical Education to offer the M. a degree ; during the 1987-88 academic year,47,262 men and 25,686 women entered these colleges and an estimated 11,752 men and 5,958 women were graduated.Graduates,after a year of internship（实习期）,receive licenses to practice if they pass an examination given either by a state board or by the Nafional Board of Medical Examiners. Initially most proprietary schools of medicine in AmericaA:had estabiished professionals. B:had good facilities.C:had hgh standards D:were in poor conditions.
共用题干第二篇Medical EducationIn 18th-century colonial America,those who wanted to become physicians either learned as personal students from established professionals or went abroad to study in the traditional schools of London,Paris, and Edinburgh.Medicine was first taught formally by specialists at the University of Pennsylvania,beginning in 1765,and in 1767 at King's College(now Columbia University),the first institution in the colonies to give the degree of doctor of medicine.Following the American Revolution,the Columbia medical faculty (formerly of King's College)was combined with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, chartered in 1809,which survives as a division of Columbia University.In 1893 the Johns Hopkins Medical School required all applicants to have a college degree and was the first to afford its students the opportunity to further their training in an attached teaching hospita'.The growth of medical schools attached with established institutions of earning went together with the development of proprietary（私营的）schools of medicine run for personal profit,most of which had low standards and poor facilities.In 1910 Abraham Rexner,the American education reformer,wrote Medical Education in the United States and Canada,exposing the poor conditions of most proprietary schools. Subsequently，the American Medical Association(AMA)and the Association of American Medical Coleges(AAMC) laid down standards for course content,qualifications of teachers,laboratory facilities,connection with teaching hospitals,and licensing of medical practitioners（开业医师）that survive to this day.By the late 1980s the U.S. and Canada had 142 4-year medical colleges recognized by the Liaison（联络）Committee on Medical Education to offer the M. a degree ; during the 1987-88 academic year,47,262 men and 25,686 women entered these colleges and an estimated 11,752 men and 5,958 women were graduated.Graduates,after a year of internship（实习期）,receive licenses to practice if they pass an examination given either by a state board or by the Nafional Board of Medical Examiners. This passage is mainly aboutA:how medicine is taught in America.B:how medical education has developed in America.C:how the American educational system works.D:how one can become a good doctor.
It′s that time of the yea—graduation.The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if?you′re finishing high school or college.One amazing（令人惊叹的）16-year-old Florida girl,Grace Bush,graduated from both high school and college this week!She actually got her college diploma（毕业证书）before her high school diploma.How′d she do that?"Hard work and dedication（专心致志）,"she told a local TV news station,"have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time."She started taking college courses when she was just 13.She would often?get up at 5:30 a.m.and not finish until after 11 p.m.Doing both at once is a huge achievement,but it has also helped her family save money.She′s one of the 9?children,all home-schooled until the age of 13.Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history?teacher in a high school.Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law,with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she?hopes to become a lawyer one day,although her parents expect her to teach at university.By the way,she also plays?basketball in her college team in her spare time.What did the parents do to help Grace with her education?A.They shared with her college history lessons.B.They taught her until she was 13.C.They made her interested in math.D.They hired a part-time teacher.
Which of the following statements about American education is wrong？( ) A.Elementary and secondary education is free and compulsory B.More public collges，universities than private ones C.Private school fnancially supported by religious，nonreligious and private organizations，individuals D.Credits taken at community colleges are normally applicable to requirement for a four-year bachelor’s degree
问答题Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 1 to 5. Answer each question in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet. In the United States today, many people want a college education. However, almost half of the people who go to college now do not attend a four-year college. Instead, they go to a community college. The community college offers a two-year course of study in a wide range of subjects. It prepares some young people to go on to a four-year college. It trains others for jobs in business, government, or industry. Some people choose a community college because of cost. The tuition for a semester at a community college can be less than half the cost of a semester at a four-year college. Also, since these colleges are located in large communities, their students can save money by living at home. Community colleges are also useful for people who have jobs and who do not have time for a traditional four-year college. Some of these people take night courses at community colleges. Others complete long-distance courses, in which they stay at home and use video-tapes, audiotapes, and the Internet. Community colleges also serve high school graduates who only achieved low grades. Many of these students would not be admitted to a four-year college. If they do well, they may go on to a four-year college. Today, the country’s 1,500 community colleges have more than 10 million students. These colleges are making it possible for more and more people to continue their education. Questions: 1．What is the passage mainly about? 2．What does theyin paragraph 1 refer to? 3．In which fields does a community college provide job training? 4．Why do people often prefer to go to a community college? 5．What does the word tuitionin paragraph 3 mean?
单选题According to the author _____.Apeople used to question the value of college educationBpeople used to have full confidence in higher educationCall high school graduates went to collegeDvery few high school graduates chose to go to college
单选题A professional degree will （） an average annual income of about twice that of college graduates.AfeellikeBresultinCholdonDkeepto
单选题In this passage the author argues that______.Amore and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduatesBcollege education is not enough if one wants to be successfulCcollege education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, and quick-learning peopleDintelligent people may learn quicker if they don’ t go to college
单选题In the 2nd paragraph, “those who don’t fit the pattern” refers to______.Ahigh school graduates who aren’t suitable for college educationBcollege graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxisCcollege students who aren’t any better for their higher educationDhigh school graduates who failed to be admitted to college
问答题Some people believe that a college or university education should be available to all students. Others believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Which view do you agree with and why?
单选题It can be concluded that_____.Aevery young man and woman Should go to college if possibleBcollege education has become increasingly worse in recent yearsCpeople with a college education should get a higher salaryDfewer students should go to college but more be trained for skilled workers
问答题We have to ask ourselves: who really give the most value to society? Many college graduates could not find suitable jobs when they finish their higher education. What are the job problems for college graduates? Write a composition to state your view on this issue.
问答题There is an ever-widening gap between black male college enrollees and their female and white counterparts, says the American Council on Education (ACE). Twenty years ago, according to ACE’s “Annual Status Report on Minorities in Higher Education,” 30 percent of African American male high school graduates (ages 18 to 24) were enrolled in college, compared with 28 percent of same-age black females and 41 percent of white males. Now, some 37 percent of black men are enrolled, compared with 42 percent of African American women and 44.5 percent of white males. So while there are more black males enrolling in college today than 20 years ago, other groups have outstripped them in enrolling and, even more importantly, in retention rates. The graduation rate of black men is lower than that of any group. Only 35 percent of black males enrollees graduated within six years from colleges in 1996, compared with 59 percent of white males,46 percent of Hispanic men,41 percent of American Indian males and 45 percent of the black women who entered the same year. Surveys and reports are hinting that the country’s educational apparatus is stacked against the black male. Fewer than one in five students of color have graduated from high school, have a set of college-prep courses on their high school transcripts and “demonstrate basic literacy” — the necessities for being “college ready.” Another glaring problem is that black males are disproportionately labeled as discipline and behavioral problems and fast tracked out of high schools through expulsions and suspensions. As if that’s not enough, says ACE’s William Harvey, there’s a virtual drying up of federal aid-to-education grant money coupled with jacked-up tuitions, which make it necessary for low-income students to assume an average $ 20,000 debt to finish a four-year curriculum. “For those in the lower economic category, the availability of financial aid determines who gets to go to college and who doesn’t,” observes Harvey. Harvey points out that, over the years, federal funding has undergone a “complete reversal,” from “a 70 percent to 30 percent grant-to-loan ratio 20 years ago” to the exact opposite today..”An 18-year-old male will be more inclined to say, I want money in my pocket now’ and attempt to get a job,” adds Harvey. “But many take on the debt, become part-time students, work 20-plus hours a week and become five-year students at a four-year college.” The inequity of that educational apparatus is especially clear when you look at the black males who persevere — those who go on to finish high school, earn a bachelor’s degree and even finish grad school. A recently released Census report shows that, whether they have a high school diploma or a master’s degree, black men will earn roughly 25 percent less than Whites.
单选题It can be concluded that _____.Aevery young man and woman should go to college if possibleBcollege education has become increasingly worse in recent yearsCpeople with a college education should get a higher salaryDfewer students should go to college but more be trained for skilled workers
单选题According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that _____.Asociety cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesBhigh school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationCtoe many students have to earn their own livingDcollege administrators encourage students to drop out
单选题According to the author______.Apeople used to question the value of college educationBpeople used to have full confidence in higher educationCall high school graduates went to collegeDvery few high school graduates chose to go to college
单选题According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise from the fact that______.Asociety cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesBhigh school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationCtoe many students have to earn their own livingDcollege administrators encourage students to drop out
单选题By saying “These ‘temporary’ jobs have a habit of becoming permanent” (Line 6~7,Para.1), the author means ______.Aonce college graduates take a temporary job, they soon get used to itBcollege graduates have the habit of taking temporary jobsCmany college graduates might never find jobs for which they are trainedDcollege graduates are accustomed to taking permanent jobs
单选题By saying “These ‘temporary’ jobs have a habit of becoming permanent” (Para. 1), the author means _____.Aonce college graduates take a temporary job, they soon get used to itBcollege graduates have the habit of taking temporary jobsCmany college graduates might never find jobs for which they are trainedDcollege graduates are accustomed to taking permanent jobs