Question

Six years ago, Ann graduated（畢業）from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,” Ann says. “The course is helping me to do my job better.”
Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “It’s never too old to learn.”
【小題1】 Ann graduated from college when she was     .

A．twenty-nine

B．twenty-six

C．twenty-three

D．twenty

【小題2】The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘   ’ in Chinese.

A．溫度

B．程度

C．學位

D．位置

【小題3】 More people are taking training courses after work in order to     .

A．improve their working skills	B．enjoy Art and Music
C．study computer programs	D．make more money

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college.

B．People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.

C．People can only get information from their teachers.

D．Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了現在許多人在大學畢業后又開始上培訓學校。因為在工作中上學所學的東西有時使用不上。為了提高自己的工作技能，更多的人選擇上訓練技能的課程。
【小題1】理解計算題。根據短文第一段，Six years ago, Ann graduated（畢業）from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company.可知六年前畢業，現在29歲，故畢業時23歲。故選C。
【小題2】詞義猜測題。根據第一段Six years ago, Ann graduated（畢業）from college with a degree of Art.可知安在六年前取得了藝術學位從大學畢業。根據常識大學畢業時會給予學位。故選C。
【小題3】細節理解題。根據第二段可知工作后更多的人上訓練課是為了提高他們的工作技能。故選A。
【小題4】是非判斷題。根據第二段可知B項正確。根據第一段my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,可知A錯誤。由第二段最后一句可知C不正確。由Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music可知D不正確。故選B。
考點：社會現象類閱讀。