专四阅读理解

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1、ReadingComprehensionPassage1Collegecostsvaryquiteabit,dependinguponthetypeofschoolattended.Forexample,atmanyofthemoreexpensiveprivateschools,annualcosts(includingtuition,room,board,books,traveltoandfromhome,andotherexpenses)mayexceed$20,000.Ofcourse,publicunivers

2、itiesaremuchcheaper.Attheseschools,tuitionissignificantlyhigherforout-of-statestudentsthanitisforthosewhosepermanentresidenceiswithinthatstate.Tuitionatcommunitycollegesaveragesabouthalftheinstatecostofpublic,fouryearcollegesanduniversities.Forthosethatcannotaff

3、ordthecostofacollegeeducation,financialaidistheanswer.StudentsintheU.S.A.receiveabout$20billionperyearinfinancialaid.Inrecentyears,nearly75%ofstudentsinpostsecondaryprogramshavebeenreceivingsomeformoffinancialaid.Therearethreemaintypesoffinancialaid:(a)scholarshi

4、ps(grants),whicharegiftsthatstudentsdonotrepay;(b)loanstostudentsand/ortheirparents;and(c)studentemployment(work/study),aparttimejobwhichtheschoolgivesthestudentfortheacademicyear.Mostfinancialaidisneedbased;thatis,onlystudentswhoneedthemoneyreceiveit.Financialas

5、sistancetooutstandingstudentswhodonotneedthemoney(commonlycalledmeritbasedaid)islimited.Thefundsforallofthisaidcomefromthreemainsourcesthefederalgovernment,stategovernments,andprivatecontributions.EveryAmericancollegeanduniversityhasafinancialaidofficetohelpstud

6、entsfindoutwhatkindofaidtheymightbequalifiedtogetandtoassistthemincompletingthecomplicatedapplicationforms.AlienswhoarepermanentresidentsintheU.S.A.arequalifiedtoreceivegovernmentassistance,butforeignstudents(I-20visastudents)arenot.1.Astudentmaypaytheleasttuiti

7、onifhestudies______.A.atacommunitycollegewithinhisownstateB.atapublicuniversityC.withinhisownstateD.atafour-yearcollege2.Financialaidislargelygiventothosewho______.A.studywellB.needmoneyC.cannotrepayD.losetheirjobs3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefol

8、lowingisNOTtrue?A.Foreignstudents,iftheyarepermanentresidentsintheU.S.canreceivegovernmentassistance.B.ForeignstudentswithI-20visacannotreceivegovernmentassi