Part II Reading Comprehension (50 points)

Section A

Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passages is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

    It's now the season for senior college students to return to their campuses after all their hard and exciting days of being teachers, doctors, journalists and technicians during their internships. In the United States many colleges adopt an internship system to enable students to undergo on-the-job training at companies and other places of work before graduation. Students favor this system because it helps in the choice of their future careers. In fact, the internship system has advantage for both students and entrepreneurs (浼佷笟瀹�); the students are awarded academic credits when they have gone through several months of study at college, and the employers have the opportunity for easier access to the human resources they need. American colleges are putting a great deal of effort into publicizing the list of businesses that have accepted their students for internships. The big three TV networks and some leading hotel chains are reportedly very popular, in particular with students from foreign countries. People involved with higher education in America support the internship system and stress that among other things, it enables colleges to serve as a practical link with society for students who want to get a brief but practical glimpse of what the working world is really like. In Japan, on the other hand, it is only recently that some universities have introduced an internship system. Keiji Onose, a Hosei University professor of economics, says that his university has started initiating a similar system on a trial basis. Particularly, he is concerned about the currently prevailing situation in which new graduates tend to quit their hard-won jobs quite casually even though employment remains an urgent problem for students in general. "Given this, the internship is definitely worth a try from the standpoint of enabling students to take a clear look at the realities of social life and realize the need to choose their most fitting career," Onose pointed out.

21. "The internship system" means _____.

A) the colleges help students seek fitful jobs

B) the employers get cheap human resources

C) college students are given academic credits when at school

D) college students take practical training at some working places before graduation

22. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) The internship system has been adopted by many American colleges.

B) The internship system has been introduced in Japan on a trial basis.

 C) The internship system is inappropriate to Japanese students.

D) The internship system can help students get a brief idea about the society before they graduate.

23. Which of the following is mentioned as the way to know which businesses have accepted students for internships ?

A) newspapers B) TV networks and hotel chains C) magazines D) advertisements

24. All of the following are mentioned as the advantages of the internship system except that it can help _____.

 A) graduates give up their jobs more casually

B) graduates make a better choice for their future careers

C) entrepreneurs get human resources more easily

D) colleges serve as a link between society and students better.

 25. The best title for this passage might be _____.

A) Students Seek Jobs

 B) Students Learn on-the-job

 C) The Employment Problem for Students

D) The Easier Access to the Human Resources

 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

     Home-schooling(瀹跺涵鏁欏��) provides a child's main education program at home and takes the place of full-time school education. Families of various races, social groups, educational backgrounds, and religious faiths teach their children at home. Families often choose to home-school their children because they are not satisfied with their local public schools. Many parents also want to make religion a central part of their children's education. Seventh-day Adventists and Mormons, for example, often provide religion home-schooling so they can change the courses to match their child's interests and abilities. Nearly all parents who choose home-schooling believe that it can help improve family relations by allowing them to spend more time with their children. Educational experts are not sure exactly how many children receive most of their schooling at home. Although many states now try to keep a record of home-schooled children, many families do not inform the government. In the 1960s and 1970s some families began home-schooling to provide an education in which the child is free to learn subjects that arouse personal interests. In the 1980s and 1990s even more families began home-schooling, often because of religious reasons. Many parents believed that public schools were placing less and less emphasis on moral instruction. Often, these parents felt they had a duty to educate their children in a religious environment at home. Parents who home-school their children for religious reasons typically offer a combination of religious and usual instruction.

 26. Which of the following statements can not be the reason for parents to home-school their children?

A. They are not satisfied with the public education.

B. They want to teach their children religious belief.

C. They want to be closer with their children.

D. They don't want to let their children stay with other children.

27. In paragraph 2, "Seventh-day Adventists and Mormons" probably refers to _____.

A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a text book D. a group of people

28. Why can't people find the exact amount of children who get home-schooling?

A. Because not all parents of home-schooled children report to the government.

B. Because there are more and more home-schooled children.

C. Because these people can estimate the amount.

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