单选题 Today, there is no such thing as a "typical" college student. People of all ages are enrolled in college.
Though the concept of college may be the same for all students, the stress and future goals are different. The college students most people think of usually range in age from 18-21, and are most often away from home for the first time. As a result, they now have choices and no parent to tell them what to do. They are responsible for their own lives, needing to learn to manage their time and find a job, while attending school. They enter this new world with the anticipation of freedom, fun and a good job after graduation.
The new faces in the college are usually 30 years old or older, and are returning to school after several years away. They are starting their college education, after raising a family and are now ready to do something for themselves. Their lives are considerably different from their younger classmates. They have been on their own for a While, and are concerned about family, responsibilities, work, and the adjustment of being back in school after some years. Most important to them are the hopes of a new career or a job promotion after they graduate.
Though they may come to college for different reasons, the result is the same. It is their chance to make a better life for themselves or their families. As the younger generation is looking for freedom in their lives, those who are returning to school also see freedom. The same opportunities were not available 20 years ago.
So in our college and universities, there is a new sense of hope and dreams. Where once stood only the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.

单选题 The passage is mainly concerned with the change of ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 全文。
细节判断题。本段开头就明确提出现在大学生的概念不那样典型化了。各个年龄段的人都可以报名上大学。第二段指出过去人们眼中的大学生年龄常在18到21岁之间，第三段段首提出大学出现了30岁及以上的新面孔，他们高中毕业后在社会呆了几年后，重返校园。因此可判断答案为B。

单选题 In the past college students usually ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 第二段第三、四句“As a result...school.”。
细节判断题。文章第二段指出，过去的大学生上大学时是第一次离开家庭自己做选择，学会对自己负责，学会管理自己的时间，毕业后努力去找一份好工作。因此可以判断出他们没有养家糊口的负担，故选D。B选项提到过去大学生们通常能够轻易找到好工作，这与第二段最后一句文意不符，找到好工作只是过去的大学生在进入大学时怀揣的期待之一，并不一定能轻易实现。

单选题 College students of the new type ______.

单选题 One thing that the younger and older college students share is ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 最后一段最后一句“Where once stood only the youth of our future, they are now joined by people of all ages who share the dreams of a better life.”。
细节判断题。根据全文最后一句可知年轻的大学生以及现在30岁及以上的大学生，他们怀揣着共同的梦想——过上更美好的生活。故选A。

单选题 The author seems to approve of ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 全文。
逻辑推断题。本题考查作者的态度。全文重点讨论了30岁及以上的人们重返校园，接受大学教育这一话题。作者通篇使用的都是积极词汇，如freedom，dream，hope，better life等，最后一段开头提到现在的大学校园存在a new sense of hope and dreams，由此可推断，作者赞成older people重返校园，故选C。