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1、Wellbegunishalfofdone好的开端是成功的一半.字数:315英语长篇阅读（5）2015新课标ⅡC篇Morestudentthaneverceforearetakingagap-year(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentrance

2、examsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbyUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsSerbice(UCAS).Thatisarecord14.7%increas

3、einthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASasidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobestisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesai

4、d.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthadship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.

5、ItisnotsurprisingthatmoreandMorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.29.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A.Itisfle

6、xibleinlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation.C.Itisincreasinglypopular.D.Itisrequiredbyuniversities.30.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear______.A.arcbetterpreparedforcollegestudiesB.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobsC.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtD.haveabetterchanc

7、etoentertopuniversities31.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A.He'spuzzled.B.He'sworried.C.He'ssurprised.D.He'sannoyed.32.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?A.Attendadditionalcourses.B.Makeplansforthenewterm.C.Earnmoneyfortheireducati

8、on.D.Prepaerfortheirgraduatestudies.Wellbegunishalfofdone好的开端是成功的一半.字数：265英