单选题 Much of a parents" job is to provide the gifts of caring, love and emotional support to children. But one gift is often beyond their reach: the resources to meet the financial demands of tuition.
For more than 54 years, the United Negro College Fund had fulfilled the dreams of deserving students by closing the gap between the cost of college and what their parents can afford. More than 300,000 students have graduated from United Negro College Fund member colleges since 1944, and 54,000 more are currently enrolled.
The oldest and most successful minority higher education support organization, the United Negro College Fund is a combination of 39 private, historically black member colleges and universities. Since its founding, it has raised more than 21.3 billion to keep the dreams alive for needy families across the country.
What is it that makes the United Negro College Fund so important to America"s families? As well as raising funds and giving technical support to member colleges and universities, it creates hope and opportunity by providing financial assistance to deserving students. Consider the contributions of just a few of the distinguished graduates who have realized the benefits: civil fight activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; opera diva Leontyne Price; Olympic track star Edwin Moses; and filmmaker Spike Lee.

单选题 Most parents felt embarrassed when their children graduate from high school because they can"t ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。问题：大多数父母当他们的孩子从高中毕业时感到尴尬是因为什么?从文章第一段第二句话the resources to meet the financial demands of tuition可知“无法满足金钱的供给”。所以正确的答案为B。

单选题 How does the United Negro College Fund make the deserving students" dreams become true?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。问题：the United Negro College Fund是如何让学生的梦想变成现实?从文章第二段第一句话by closing the gap between the cost of college and what their parents can afford可知“缩小学校费用和父母可支付费用的差距”，即提供一部分钱。所以正确答案为C。