Question

Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.

In Britain and other countries, young people usually take a “gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in the United States. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.

Charles Deacon, the dean of admissions estimates that in the current first-year class of one thousand six hundred students, only twenty-five percent decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years. He says the most common reasons to have a chance to travel, but international students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.

Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education. But it can also give students a chance to explore their interest.

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation”. It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.

Holly Bull is the president of the Center for Interim Programs. Her company specializes in helping students plan their gap year. She notes that several books have been written about this subject. And she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.

1.How do many colleges and universities support gap-year projects? (No more than 8 words)

                                                                        

2.According to Charles Deacon, how many students in the current first-year class of his school decided to take a gap year? (No more than 8 words)

                                                                        

3.What is the purpose of some high school students taking a gap year?( No more than 6 words)

                                                                        

4.Why do parents worry about children’s gap year? (No more than 15 words)

                                                                        

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.By permitting students to delay their admission.

2.About 400 / 25 percent of students decided to take a gap year.

3.To recover and explore their interest.

4.Because it may cost much money and make children not go to college./

Because they are worried about high costs and children’s decision not to go to college.

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述越來越多的美國學生選擇take a gap year這樣一種受教育方式。即休學一年，周游世界或做自己喜歡做的事情。

1.從第四段第一句Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission可得知答案

2.從第一段the dean of admissions estimates that in the current first-year class of one thousand six hundred students, only twenty-five percent decided to take a year off可以得知只有25%或 1600/4=400人決定休息一年。

3.從第三段But it can also give students a chance to explore their interest知高中生 take a gap year是為了探索發現他們的興趣。

4.考查推理、判斷。根據倒數第二段最后一句 parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money可以得知答案。

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點評：文章講述越來越多的美國學生選擇take a gap year這樣一種受教育方式。即休學一年，周游世界或做自己喜歡做的事情。閱讀簡答搜索答案的技巧：根據題于中的關鍵字定位原文。用來定位原文的關鍵詞—般有兩種。1．原詞定位。題干中有一些外表有特點且醒目的字，如人名、地名、數字、大寫字母、專有名詞等，在原文中可根據這些特點快速定位；還有一些題干表達主要意恩的詞，一般是實詞(名詞、動詞、形容詞和副詞)，這樣的詞往往直接涉及文章中的重點細節信息，有利于定位的準確性。2．近義詞定位。題干中的關鍵字可能在原文中以同義詞或者近義詞的方式出現，不一定是原詞的重現。即我們常說的“同義改寫”或者“同義替換”。如alter/ change；choice／alternative等