B. grown-ups
C. university students D. teachers of EnglishC
Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations, broken up by long “dark ages” in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.
However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next thousand? The next million? That’s much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels, or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can’t think of.
So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live because we are careless or greedy or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuses for us.
Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set you imagination free when you think about the future. 28. A particular mention made of Stapledon’s book in the opening paragraph ___ . A. serves as a description of human history B. serves an introduction to the discussion C. shows a disagreement of views D. shows the popularity of the book
29. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that ____ .
A. human history is extremely long B. life has changed a great deal
C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years
D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future
30. Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to ___ . A. tools used in farming B. ideas about modern life C. unknown things in the future D. hunting skills in the Stone Age 31. According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will ___ . A. serve the interests of the present and future generations B. enable us to better understand human history C. help us to improve farming D. make life worth living
D
Every year, thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags, move to new cities, and sign papers accepting loans, the money borrowed from a bank or lenders etc., which they might not be able to pay back.
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A. high school students
Without proper education on personal finance, especially as it relates to 5/10paying for college, young adults are guided into improper loan plans that result in years of debt after graduation. In order to set students up to succeed financially, it is important to educate students and parents on their financial options before school in the fall. The best way to support families heading for college is to require that every high school student take a personal finance class before graduation. This will help smooth the transition into adulthood.
The average student takes out at least one loan to cover the costs of their education each year. In 2019 the average student graduating from college carried a negative balance of about $20,000 in debt, which often spread over multiple lenders. Upon graduation, students rarely know exactly how much money they owe, and even though they are in the state of being unable to pay their debts, they cannot wipe out student loans. These students spend much of their adult lives paying off the gradual increasing debts.
A personal finance course would teach students how to manage their income and expenses, while helping to significantly reduce the amount of debt students carry into adulthood. By teaching students how to save money and live within their means, this course will provide the next generation with a foundation to progress financially. Students choosing to get a job straight out of high school would also benefit from finance education for these very reasons. With education on how to manage their finances, all young people will have the knowledge to make healthy decisions, leading them to improve good credit and purchase needed items like cars and homes with skill and confidence.
While not every young person makes financial mistakes, those who do can face years of difficulty trying to get their finances back under control. Rather than help them through these hard times when they happen, we should try to prevent them from happening at all. Making the completion of personal finance coursework a requirement for graduation would ensure that young people are at least aware of the basics of preserving a financial stability.
32. After graduation from college, many young people _____. A. struggle to support their families B. spend years paying off their debts C. get through the hard times smoothly D. are able to manage their own finances well 33. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. Ways to improve financial credits. B. Advantages of taking a finance course. C. Skills of balancing income and expenses.
D. Introduction to the education on personal finance.
34. Having financial knowledge, high school students are probably able to ___ . A. smooth their way for college B. get out of their financial trap
C. free from the cost of their college education D. avoid the risk of the future financial trouble
35. _________________________________ The main purpose of the passage is to . A. inform and explain B. argue and persuade C. analyze and evaluate D. discuss and examine
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第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Only 60 percent of students seeking a bachelor5s degree at an American college or university finish their study program within six years. That information comes from the United States Department of Education. 36 The report talks about full-time students who attended a four-year college or university for the first time in 2008.
Many schools are looking for ways to increase the graduation rate. Some universities require individuals to declare a major at the beginning of their studies. Other schools let students wait until their second year. Changing majors is also acceptable.37 They note it may cause students to take more time to complete their degree program.
38 The Education Advisory Board (EAB) released the report on the study last month. It looked at
the graduation rate of students who changed majors within the first four years of study. On average, their graduation rate was between about four to six percent higher than students who never changed majors.
The EAB's senior director Ed Venit wrote the report. He would not comment on whether or not college students should change majors. 39 But he thinks some people become more invested in their studies once they have had time to decide what they truly want to do.
Venit added that it is difficult to understand why the graduation rate is so low. Some students leave school because of poor academic performance. Others leave because they lack the money to pay for their schooling. And others leave because they feel they are not getting enough in return for the high cost of higher education. 40
A. It states that 60 percent of them completed their degree program by 2019. B. It was part of a report released in May.
C. The study was based on information gathered from over 78,000 college students.
D. No matter the reason, this is the biggest and most complex problem facing higher education. E. He said it is not completely clear why changing majors might help students. F. But some experts argue against changing majors.
G. However, a new study suggest that students who change their majors may be more likely to graduate.
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第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Within just one year, David had abruptly changed from riches to rags. Today was his birthday and rather than head down to the shelter for a meal, he decided he would __41__ with his last valuable —42—, an expensive Swiss watch and spend on a nice meal and a few supplies.
On his way to the town, David noticed a young woman dressed in —43— old clothes walking towards him with two small children. His heart —44— at the sight of their hardship but there was —45— he could do to relieve their pain because he was broke.
“Sir, can you —46— some change?5 the woman asked. “It is for my hungry children.” —47— into woman’s begging eyes, David sadly replied, “I am sorry. I have no —48—.”
“Thank you anyway, sir.” The woman’s —49— slowly dropped and the family continued their path to an unknown —50—.
No more than a few seconds passed and something good deep inside David’s soul __51__ and shouted, “Wait a moment ma’am.”
Shocked and slightly —52—, the woman stopped in her —53— wondering if something was wrong. David grasped his —54— as he spoke in a calmer tone. “I am sorry if I scared you and your children —55— I do have something for you. It’s not much but perhaps it will help.”
There are times when misfortunes can __56__ the best in all of us. Seeing others __57__ fortunate and responding in a —58— way reminds us that we have sympathy and therefore be able to help one another, and that is __59__ what David did. On this particular day, David’s birthday gift was one he didn’t receive but one he —60—, the gift of kindness.
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