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【題目】 New Mexico has announced a plan to make public colleges and universities free for all people in the state, a Proposal considered one of the most ambitious attempts in education these years.

The plan, if approved, would allow students, regardless of household income, to attend any of the 29 states public colleges and universities. State officials estimate that the program, officially called the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, will help 55,000 students each year attend college.

Calling the plan “the moonshot for higher education,” New Mexico Gov. Michelle LujanGrisham announced it on Wednesday at the New Mexico Higher Education Summit in Albuquerque. “It means better enrollment (注冊(cè)). It means better students' success. In the long run, it means economic growth, improved outcomes for New Mexico workers and thinkers and parents,” Lujan Grisham said, “It means a better trained workforce.”

Twenty other states have set up tuition free education programs for two-year community colleges. And New York created a scholarship program to allow students to go to public colleges and universities without paying tuition. But there are household income requirements and other rules, including that receivers live and work in New York for several years after graduating. The New Mexico proposal has no such restrictions. And some experts wonder if the lack of program regulations is one of its disadvantages.

Wil Del Pilar, the vice president for higher education at The Education Trust, said there is a risk that wealthier students will benefit the most in the program, since there are no income requirements. “When you have limited state dollars, I would argue that we should target those dollars toward those who struggle the most to pay,” Del Pilar told NPR.

Like the New York s scholarship program, New Mexico's covers just tuition, not other living costs. To Del Pilar that is a problem. He said the promise of free college takes more than eliminating (取消) tuition. Paying for housing, meals, books and transportation are still challenges for many low-income students, he said.

【1】What's the purpose of the New Mexico plan?

A.To reform the system of education.

B.To improve the quality of education.

C.To attract more students around the world.

D.To make higher education more accessible.

【2】What was Lujan Grisham’s attitude towards the New Mexico plan?

A.A little doubtful.B.A little confused.

C.Full of curiosity.D.Full of confidence.

【3】Compared with the New Mexico plan, the New York program .

A.has fewer restrictionsB.benefits more students

C.has more requirementsD.covers more living costs

【4】What is the problem with the New Mexico plan according to Del Pilar?

A.It is limited to tuition.B.It doesn't include tuition.

C.It opens to all college students.D.It's only available to poor students.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。美國(guó)新墨西哥州最近宣布，該州所有公立大學(xué)將為該州學(xué)生提供免費(fèi)教育，目的是為了普及高等教育。同時(shí)說明了不同的人對(duì)此政策的看法和態(tài)度。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中State officials estimate that the program, officially called the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, will help 55,000 students each year attend college.可知,州政府官員估計(jì)，這個(gè)正式名稱為“新墨西哥機(jī)會(huì)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金”的項(xiàng)目每年將幫助5萬(wàn)5千名學(xué)生上大學(xué)。由此可推知，新墨西哥州的計(jì)劃是該州所有公立大學(xué)將為本州的學(xué)生提供免費(fèi)教育，目的是為了使高等教育更加普及。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中“It means better enrollment. It means better students' success. In thelong run, it means economic growth, improved outcomes for New Mexico workers and thinkers and parents,” Lujan Grisham said, “It means a better trained workforce.”可知,“這意味著更好的入學(xué)率。它意味著更好的學(xué)生的成功。從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，這意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，改善新墨西哥州工人、思想家和家長(zhǎng)的成果，”Lujan Grisham說，“這意味著受過更好培訓(xùn)的勞動(dòng)力。”Lujan Grisham列舉了新墨西哥州的大學(xué)免費(fèi)計(jì)劃將帶來的種種好處。由此可推知，Grisham對(duì)新墨西哥計(jì)劃充滿信心。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中But there are household income requirements and other rules, including that receivers live and work in New York for several years after graduating. The New Mexico proposal has no such restrictions.可知,但也有家庭收入要求和其他規(guī)定，包括接受人畢業(yè)后必須在紐約工作和生活幾年。新墨西哥州的提案沒有這樣的限制。由此可知，比起新墨西哥州的計(jì)劃來，紐約的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金計(jì)劃有更多的條件和限制。故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Like the New York s scholarship program, New Mexico's covers just tuition, not other living costs. To Del Pilar that is a problem.可知，和紐約的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金項(xiàng)目一樣，新墨西哥州的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金只包括學(xué)費(fèi)，不包括其他生活費(fèi)用。對(duì)Del Pilar來說，這是個(gè)問題。由此可知，DeI Pilar認(rèn)為，新墨西哥州的免費(fèi)計(jì)劃的問題在于僅僅只包括了學(xué)費(fèi)這一項(xiàng)。故選A。

態(tài)度、觀點(diǎn)及感受類推理判斷題。高考閱讀理解題中有些題目考查考生對(duì)文章作者的思想、人物性格傾向等方面的理解。對(duì)于判斷情感態(tài)度類題目，考生需要分析段落大意、作者的思路，理解了文章的段落大意、中心思想后，才能判斷出作者的情感態(tài)度。學(xué)會(huì)辨別清楚文章的體裁。如第二小題，根據(jù)第三段中“It means better enrollment. It means better students' success. In thelong run, it means economic growth, improved outcomes for New Mexico workers and thinkers and parents,” Lujan Grisham said, “It means a better trained workforce.”可知，“這意味著更好的入學(xué)率。它意味著更好的學(xué)生的成功。從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，這意味著經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，改善新墨西哥州工人、思想家和家長(zhǎng)的成果，”Lujan Grisham說，“這意味著受過更好培訓(xùn)的勞動(dòng)力。”Lujan Grisham列舉了新墨西哥州的大學(xué)免費(fèi)計(jì)劃將帶來的種種好處。由此可推知，Grisham對(duì)新墨西哥計(jì)劃充滿信心。故選D。