Nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs this past month, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate (失業(yè)率) to 7.6 percent. But not all of those fired workers are sitting at home, reading the job advertisements and waiting for the phone to ring. Thousands of people are returning to school, making public colleges and universities among the few bright places in the disappointing US economy.
At a time when many Americans have had their work hours cut or have even lost their jobs, Sherian Huddleston is working overtime. She works at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she oversees (監(jiān)督) the enrollment (注冊) of new students. The university’s population grew by 800 students this term —an increase of 4 percent over last spring’s enrollment. Huddleston says seeing the enrollment rise in a failing economy is not unexpected. "When people are out of work," she points out, "they will ask 'What else can I do?’ or 'What other careers can I follow?’ They will often return to school if they have not completed a degree before."
Older returning students aren’t the only ones increasing the enrollment at MTSU. Huddleston says she’s also seeing an increase in student transfers (轉(zhuǎn)移). "Students who went out of state, or even within the state, to more expensive schools are transferring to public schools to make use of the lower cost of going to school here," she explains.
【小題1】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The Falling American Economy
B．College Enrollment up in a Down Economy
C．Colleges Have More Students Than Before
D．Going to College Is No Longer Difficult
【小題2】According to the passage, many students return to school ______.
A．to make more moneyB．to read job advertisements
C．to complete a degreeD．to ask their schoolmates for help
【小題3】Many students are transferring to public schools mainly because ______.
A．public schools provide better education
B．public schools offer better jobs to their students
C．they don’t want to be influenced by the falling economy
D．the cost of public schools is lower and they can save money
【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE about Sherian Huddleston?
A．She is working more hours than before because of the worsening economy.
B．She is a student of Middle Tennessee State University.
C．She disagrees with those who are returning to school.
D．She is surprised to see the enrollment go up.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文講述了在美國，經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢很糟糕讓很多人都失業(yè)了，他們在失業(yè)期間重新返回校園，完成自己沒有完成的學(xué)業(yè)，導(dǎo)致大學(xué)的入學(xué)率增加。
【小題1】B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容可知在目前經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢很糟糕的情況之下，很多人都失業(yè)了，他們在失業(yè)期間重新返回校園，完成自己沒有完成的學(xué)業(yè)，導(dǎo)致大學(xué)的入學(xué)率增加。故B正確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句They will often return to school if they have not completed a degree before."說明C正確。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后3行Students who went out of state, or even within the state, to more expensive schools are transferring to public schools to make use of the lower cost of going to school here," she explains.說明公立學(xué)校的費(fèi)用較低是主要的原因。故D正確。
【小題4】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行   At a time when many Americans have had their work hours cut or have even lost their jobs, Sherian Huddleston is working overtime.說明正是因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在的經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢很不好，導(dǎo)致很多人都重新進(jìn)入校園，讓她的工作時(shí)間變長，故A正確。
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