【答案解析】[听力原文]32-35
A new report says the cast of studies at public colleges in the United States increased fourteen percent this year. This is the biggest increase in tuition in thirty years. But the study also found that the average student pays a lot less than the published costs of a college education, because of grants. And it points out that American students received a record amount of financial aid last year.
Students do not have to repay grants, unlike financial aid in the form of loans. About half of American college students receive grants. This means that education costs differ from student to student.
The report is from the College Board. This is a non-profit membership group of schools and other educational organizations. One of its best-known jobs is to administer college entrance tests.
The College Board says tuition at two-year public colleges rose at the same rate as four-year schools.
The College Board says the increases were mainly caused by cuts in state spending on education. But a congressman says colleges have increased their prices in both good and bad economic times. John Boehner of Ohio is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. He says colleges do not want to talk about their decisions to spend money to build things like rock-climbing walls.
The College Board collected information from four-thousand colleges and universities. It says the average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is ten-thousand-six-hundred dollars. While tuition rose fourteen per cent this year, housing and other costs increased at a lower rate.
At a private college, total charges are almost twenty-seven-thousand dollars. That is an increase of about six percent over last year.
32. According to the passage, what are "grants"?
该题问“根据本段，‘助学全’是什么?”文中提到And it points out that American students received a record amount of financial aid last year. Students do not have to repay grants，unlike financial aid in the form of loans.(同时指出美国学生去年也收到了前所未有的财政资助。不像其它贷款形式，助学金是不需要还的。)由此可见，助学金是一种财政资助，而且不需要返还。故[B]“助学金是一种学生不需要返遏的财政资助形式”正确。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What is the function of the College Board?
该题问“大学理事会的职能是什么?”文中提到This is a non-profit membership group of schools and other educational organizations. One of its best-known jobs is to administer college entrance tests.(这是学校和教育机构的一个非赢利团体，它最出名的工作就是管理大学入学考试。)故[C]“监督大学的入学考试”正确。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why does the cost of studies increase?
该题问“上学费用增加的原固是什么?”文中提到The College Board says the increases were mainly caused by cuts in state spending on education．(大学理事会说费用增加是由政府削减教育开支引起的。)故[C]“主要是因为政府减少了在教育上的支出”正确。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
How much is the total charge for students living at a public college?
该题问“在公立大学学生的总费用是多少?”文中提到It says the average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is ten-thousand-six-hundred dollars. At a private college, total charges are almost twenty-seven-thousand dollars．(大学理事会说在公立大学的学生一般的总费用是＄10600。在私立大学，总费用是＄20700。)故选项[B]“＄10600”正确。