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In the United States today, a large group of people want a college education. However, everyone is not able to attend a four-year college. Many four-year colleges are already too crowed. To give more people a chance to get a college education, some cities and towns have built junior colleges. The junior college offers a two-year courses of study in a wide range of subjects. It prepares some young people to go on to a four-year college. It trains others for jobs in business, government, or industry. Because junior colleges are built in cities, they can serve many people who live in a large community. Many students can not afford to go to a four-year college. But they can save enough to go to a junior college. The entrance fee at a junior college is low. Students can also save money by living at home. A junior college admits some high school graduates who would not be accepted at other schools. The four-year college turns down students whose high school grades are low. The junior college will often admit a student who might do well in taking a two-year course. One of the goals of our country is to educate as many people as possible. The junior college is a school meant to serve many people. It puts a college education within the reach of a great number of people. Without these schools, many people would not be able to continue their education after high school.
单选题18.The main idea of paragraph one is that junior colleges______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】第一段开始先提到很多人想得到大学教育,而four—year colleges are crowed,并不是每个人都可以上大学的,所以为了让更多的人得到college education,就非常地需要jun-ior colleges,这也是该段及文章的中心。故选C。
单选题19.According to the passage, junior colleges______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】第三段the junior college will admit a student who might do well in taking a two-year course可知虽然进junior colleges的学生由于分数低没能进入four—year colleges,但他们的分数也不是非常非常低。A项正确。文中指出junior colleges可以给更多人有大学教育的机会,但并没有提到比four-year colleges接收的学生要多,故B项错误。第二段中说the junior college offer study in a wide range of subjects,故C项错误。It trains othersfor jobs in business,government,or industry,故D项错误。
单选题20.It is known the passage that______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】文章指出,junior colleges可以帮助更多的学生接受college education,但并不能保证所有的学生都可以进大学,更不能代替four-year colleges,所以D项正确,A、C项错误。文中只提到很多junior colleges在城市,并没有说four—year colleges are in thecountry,故B项也不正确。