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“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，combined with the rising cost of tuition，it’s killing these students，”said Peter Jason，a college professor．“Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America．Almost half of them have at least one part-time job．In fact，one of my students has three jobs．And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time.”
Textbook prices are traditionally high．Adding to that problem，many college teachers change textbooks year after year；they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook．This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook，that book has no resale value．
Dr．Jason decided to make lire a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking．“Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs，lots of color photographs and pictures．I talked to my students，and many of them，like me，prefer to keep things simple! So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，90．When I wrote a second edition last year，students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7．00，they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students．Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it．”

1. 1.
   What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?
   1. A.
      They are short of money．
   2. B.
      They need better textbooks
   3. C.
      They should do part-time jobs．
   4. D.
      They are trying to get high scores．
2. 2.
   What did Dr．Jason decide to do to help the students?
   1. A.
      To choose cheaper textbooks．
   2. B.
      To write a textbook himself．
   3. C.
      To speak to his students
   4. D.
      To use old textbooks．
3. 3.
   How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost?
   1. A.
      About 7 dollars
   2. B.
      About 30 dollars
   3. C.
      About 37 dollars．
   4. D.
      About 90 dollars．
4. 4.
   Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
   1. A.
      Dr Jason's textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures
   2. B.
      More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks．
   3. C.
      Dr．Jason teaches public speaking at a college．
   4. D.
      Dr-Jason’s textbook is not well received．

Answer 1

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試題分析：文章介紹現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)課本較貴的問題,Dr．Jason編了一種新型的課本，可以降低課本的價格。
1.推理題。根據第一段第三行Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America．說明他知道學生缺錢，是世界上最窮的人之一。故A正確。
2.細節(jié)題。根據第三段第四行So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．說明他自己寫教科書，故B正確。
3.推理題。根據第三段4,5行Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，90 說明public speaking books的價格是90美元。而他的書只有三分之一，30美元。故D正確。
4.推理題。根據第三段Compared to most other public speaking books，mine is half the number of pages，and one-third the price．That is，90。說明他寫的書是關于public speaking。最有可能他就是教授這方面課程的老師。故C正確。
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點評：這篇文章考查推理題和句意理解，題目要我們理解有些重點的句子。集中考查了句意理解題，要求考生有較強的細節(jié)理解能力。