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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习单元检测十四DevelopingandDevelopedCountries外研版必修Ⅰ.阅读理解ALikemanyyoungpeoplearoundtheworld,EmmanueldreamedofgettingauniversityeducationintheUnitedStates.The26yearoldisanundocumentedimmigrant.Thismeanshedoesnothavetheofficialpermissionneededtoenter,livein,orworkintheU.S.
2、EmmanuelcametoAmericafromMexicofiveyearsago,whenhediscoveredthathehadtolearnEnglishandhisdreamwasmuchmoredifficulttoachieve.Themajordifficultyherealizedwasthattherewereveryfewopportunitiesforhimtoreallyreceiveaformaleducation.Federallawsdonotpreventimmigrantsfromgoingtocollege.Bu
3、tlawsdobanillegalimmigrantsfromreceivinggovernmentfinancialaid.Theaveragecostofafouryeardegreeatapublicuniversityis$9,410.Byparison,theaveragecostataprivateuniversityis$32,405.ManyimmigrantsetotheU.S.withlittlemoney,sotheyusuallycan'taffordtheexpensiveeducation.EmmanuelreadaboutU
4、niversityofthePeoplewhichhasnotuitionfee.Theclassesandteachingmaterialsareallfreeonline.Alltheteachersarevolunteers.Butstudentsmustbeatleast18yearsoldandhavepletedhighschool.Theuniversityjustrequiresstudentstopaya$50applicationfeewhentheyareadmittedanda$100testfeewhentheypleteacl
5、ass.ShaiReshefisthepresidentofUniversityofthePeople.HewasborninIsrael.Hedecidedtocreateatuitionfreeuniversityaftervisitingseveralpoorcountries,wherepeoplehadlimitedhighereducationopportunities.HenotesthatUniversityofthePeopleisamodeltoshowuniversitiesandgovernmentsthattheissuecan
6、besolved.Highereducationcanbeaffordable,canbehighqualityandshouldn'tleaveanyonebehind.Currently,therearemorethan2,500studentsstudyingwiththeUniversityofthePeople.Itonlyprovidesdegreesinputerscienceandbusinessadministration.Theuniversityexpectsthestudentnumbertodoublenextyear.语篇解读
7、:本文是一篇说明文。伊曼纽尔梦想着在美国接受大学教育,他从墨西哥非法移民来到了美国,却发现自己的梦想比想象的更加难以实现,幸运的是他找到了美国人民大学。1.What'sthebiggestproblemforEmmanuel?A.Hedidn'tunderstandEnglishatall.B.Ittookhimseveralyearstofindajob.C.Itwashardforhimtoreceiveeducation.D.Hemissedhisnativecountryverymuch.解析:选C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,最大的困难
8、是像他这样的非法移民很难有机会在美国真正接受正规教育。2.Whichofthef
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