Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses. We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.But many thriving institutions that deserve to continue are threatened. They are doing a fine job educationally, but they are caught in a financial squeeze, with no way to reduce rising cost or increase revenues significantly. Raising tuition doesn’t bring in more revenue, for each time tuition goes up, the enrollment goes down, or the amount that must be given away in student aid goes up. Schools are bad businesses, whether public or private, not usually because of mismanagement but because of the nature of the enterprise. They lose money on every customer, and they can go bankrupt either from too few students or too many students. Even a very good college is a very bad business.It is such colleges, thriving but threatened, I worry about low enrollment is not their chief problem. Even with full enrollments, they may go under. Effects to save them and preferably to keep them private, are national necessities. There is no basis for arguing that private schools are inherently better than public schools. Examples to the contrary abound.Anyone can name state universities and colleges that rank as the finest in the nation and the world. It is now inevitable that public institutions will be dominant, and therefore diversity is a national necessity. Diversity in the way we support schools tends to give us a healthy diversity in the forms of education. In an imperfect society such as ours, uniformity of education throughout the nation could be dangerous. In an imperfect society, diversity is a positive good. Ardent supporters of public higher education know the importance of sustaining private higher education.1.In the author’s opinion, schools are bad business because of（ ）.2.The author used the phrase “go under” in the third paragraph to mean （ ）.3.We can reasonably conclude from the passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support （ ）.4.Which of the following is not mentioned?

A.Mismanagement B.too few students C.too many students D.the nature of schools
问题2：
A.get into difficulties B.have low enrollment C.have low tuition D.bring in more money
问题3：
A.public institutions B.private schools C.uniformity of education D.equality of education
问题4：
A.High-quality private schools deserve to be saved. B.If the tuition is raised, the enrollment goes down. C.There are many cases that public schools are better than private schools. D.Private schools have more money than public schools.

Beth never regretted （ ） to attend the party, for she did not like it at all.

A.not being invited B.being not invited C.having not been invited D.not having been invited

His whole attitude had undergone a（ ）change.

A.miniature B.subtle C.few D.little

Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a comer on the “death” market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the most taxes.Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city: therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The percentage varies from person to person. It depends on their salaries. The federal government has a graduated income tax, that is, the percentage of the tax increases as a person’s income increase. With the high cost of taxes, people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are due.The second tax is for the state government: New York，California，or any of the other forty-eight states. Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government. Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower. Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which you buy in that state. For example, a person might want to buy a packet of cigarettes for twenty-five cents. If there is a sales tax of eight percent in that state, then the cost of the cigarettes is twenty-seven cents. This figure includes the sales tax. Some states use income tax in addition to sales tax to raise their revenues. The state tax laws are diverse and confusing.The third tax is for the city. This tax comes in two forms: property tax (people who own a home have to pay taxes on it) and excise tax, which is charged on cars in a city. The cities use these funds for education, police and fire department, public works and municipal buildings.Since Americans pay such high taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes. People always complain about taxe. They often protest that the government uses their tax dollars in the wrong way. They say that it spends too much on useless and impractical programs. Although Americans have different view on many issues, they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are too high.1.How do you understand “Americans do not have a comer on the death market”?2.What’s the attitude of the Americans towards taxes?3.What’s the difference between federal tax and state tax?4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?5.Which of the following usages of the taxes is NOT mentioned in the passage

A.Americans can’t monopolize this market. B.There is no such place as a death market in the United States. C.Americans are not good at doing business in the death market. D.Americans do not have a secret place to keep from death in their life.
问题2：
A.Take them easy. B.Try to resist them. C.Complain and protest. D.Take them as their duty.
问题3：
A.They have the same percentage. B.It is not mentioned in the passage. C.The percentage for the state tax is higher than the federal tax. D.The percentage for the federal tax is higher than the state tax.
问题4：
A.Excise tax is charged on ears. B.There is a unified state tax laws. C.Income tax increases as a person’s income increases. D.Some states have both an income tax and a sales tax.
问题5：
A.For raising their revenues. B.For sustaining development. C.For police and fire departments. D.For public works and municipal building.

A food bank is the center of food collection and distribution in a community. This food usually（1）from grocery stores or manufacturers that have thousands of pounds of food to give（2）. Food banks operate intricate and advanced warehousing operations, （3）food is collected, （4）and re-distributed to the community. Traditionally, a food bank does not distribute food（5）to those in（6）.（7）, food banks serve an（8）network, of organizations in their（9）communities. These organizations serve one part of the（10）and know the needs of the people there.（11）working, together, the food bank and the community organization can serve a greater（12）of people in the most efficient way.Many food banks provide（13）services. They（14）from after school feeding programs, （15）Kids Cafe, to community agriculture projects. In the aftermath of welfare reform, food banks throughout the country are raising private（16）to operate innovative programs and to（17） those who are hungry. Every food bank strives to be a hunger advocate producing （18）studies and tracking statistics, while lending their hands-on expertise to get legislation passed and ensuring that the（19）of domestic hunger is not lost in the shadow of an（20）boom”.

A.results B.collects C.comes D.gathers
问题2：
A.away B.out C.over D.off
问题3：
A.which B.where C.what D.how
问题4：
A.accepted B.offered C.processed D.sorted
问题5：
A.instantly B.directly C.voluntarily D.readily
问题6：
A.need B.haste C.debt D.order
问题7：
A.However B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Certainly
问题8：
A.abnormal B.optional C.imaginary D.extensive
问题9：
A.individual B.respective C.special D.widespread
问题10：
A.organization B.bank C.operation D.community
问题11：
A.Therefore B.Nevertheless C.Still D.Conversely
问题12：
A.amount B.deal C.number D.quantity
问题13：
A.regular B.other C.daily D.depositing
问题14：
A.change B.alter C.differ D.range
问题15：
A.including B.providing C.managing D.distributing
问题16：
A.demands B.properties C.funds D.plans
问题17：
A.shelter B.feed C.clothe D.finance
问题18：
A.poverty B.welfare C.hunger D.food
问题19：
A.issue B.policy C.reform D.project
问题20：
A.economical B.economics C.economy D.economic

However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to（ ） some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.

A.overturn B.overtake C.offset D.oppress