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In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen years old when they graduate from secondary school (中学). Another name for secondary school is high school.
Most children go to public elementary schools (小学) and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for these children's education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the child's education.
Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the government. A student at a state university does not have to pay much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family is not rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.
单选题 Students in State Universities ______ if their parents live in that state.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 推断题 [解析] 见第三段A student at a state university does not have to pay much...，如果他们的父母在那个州居住，学生要少支付一些学费。注意：这里是支付的学费少一些，而不是州立大学的学生就没那么值钱，所以B不符合题意。
单选题 The parents of children who attend private schools ______ for their children's education.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题 [解析] 如果一个孩子要上私立学校，那么他的父母就要为他的教育支付学费。
单选题 Nearly half of all college students ______ while they are in school.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题 [解析] 见最后一段Almost half of college students...，几乎一半的美国大学生一边学习一边工作，亦即兼职。
单选题 The best title for the passage would be ______
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 细节题 [解析] 文中大、中、小学均提到，故应选A。