单选题
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{{B}}Directions:{{/B}} {{I}}After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.{{/I}}
Much of a parent's 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 college tuition.
For more than 54 years, the United Negro College Fund has 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 dream 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 fights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , opera diva (歌剧女主角) Leontyne Price, Olympic track star Edwin Moses; and filmmaker Spike Lee.
单选题 Most parents feel embarrassed when their children graduate from high school because they can't ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节题。从文章第一段可知“大多数黑人家庭感到窘迫的是无力支付子女上大学的费用”。因此，选项A为正确答案。而选项D指“提供感情支持”，选项C指“照顾孩子”，选项B指“过生日时给他们生日礼物”，这三项均不符合题意。
单选题 How does the United Negro College Fund make deserving student's dreams become true?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节题。这道题问的是如何帮助有潜力的学生实现梦想。答案在文章最后一段可以找到，即“向他们提供经济资助，为其成功创造机会”。因此，答案为C(提供一笔钱)。
单选题 What does the word "raise" means ______?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】词汇题。“raise”在该句中的意思是“募集，筹集(资金)”，因此，答案为B。bring up意为“教育、培养”，collect意为“收集”，put on意为“穿上”。这三个选项均与句中的 raise含义不符。
单选题 What else does the United Negro College Fund bring to the good students?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推断题。本题与第37题有关，但更间接一些，需结合原文最后一段进行推断。从文章最后一段可以看出：一个好处是为他们提供直接的经济援助，另一个就是为他们成功创造希望和机会，所以选D。
单选题 Which of the following could probably be the title of the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主旨题。回答这样的题，答案一定要对全文内容高度概括。选项B指“联系梦想与现实之间的桥梁”，隐喻联合基金的作用，与主题相关，为最佳答案。选项A指“一家教育机构介绍”，就文章的内容结合看，该标题显得太笼统。选项C指“联合基金如何运作”，不能概括整篇文章。选项D指“谁受益于联合基金”，突出受益者，显然不是文章的主题。