2014九年级英语阅​读​理​解：pay for their education

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　　Nearly all American students in colleges anduniversities pay for their education. There are manyexpenses. First of all, there is tuition (学费). At someschools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollarsa year or more. At other schools, it may only be afew hundred dollars a year. At some community (社区) colleges, tuition is free. There are other expensesas well. Many students leave their homes to go toschools in other cities. They may live in dormitories orapartments ( flats), and they must pay for it. Finally,students must buy textbooks for their courses.Some families start saving money for their children’s education when the children are small.Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get loans (贷款) from thegovernment. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education.

　　阅读短文，回答问题或完成答句，每题词数不超过5个

　　1. Which students pay for their education?

　　_______________ in colleges and universities pay for their education.

　　2. How much is the higher tuition?

　　It is _______________ or more.

　　3. Are there any free tuition colleges?

　　___________________________.

　　4.Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments?

　　Because they_______________.

　　5. What must students buy finally?

　　They must _______________.

　　6. When do many students pay back their loans from the government?

　　They pay them back_______________.

　　参考答案与解析：

　　【文章大意】 几乎所有的美国大学生都要支付教育费用。首先是学费。有些学校的学费很贵，高达一万美元一年甚至更多。还有其它的费用，如住宿费。最后还有教材费。有些家庭在孩子还小的时候就开始积攒教育经费，很多学生通过工作来挣钱支付学费，他们也可以向政府借贷，毕业后再还。

　　1. Nearly all American students

　　2. ten thousand dollars a year

　　3. Yes, there are some

　　4. study in other cities / leave their homes to study / study away from their homes / don’tstudy near their homes

　　5. buy textbooks for their courses

　　6. when they finish their education