单元综合测评(四).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AOne of the school days that I remember the best was my first day of school.Being a first grader seemed exciting to me then.I was to study in an allgirls school.My mother sent me to the front door of the classroom before leaving.“I have something to do”， she said.I didnt mind.I didnt want to appear too childish.The classroom held about forty students with room to spare.We sat in groups with the same number of girls in each group.I chose a seat and sat there while waiting for other girls to arrive.It didnt take that long and the other tables were soon full.There wasnt much chatting going on though, it seemed like my classmates were still shy.Who could blame them? It was a truly new environment for us.The girls in my group were also shy and most of them were looking down.Finally, a girl sitting in front of me broke the silenceshe introduced herself as Amanda.She then burst out telling us about her family.The four other girls paid attention to what she said with an occasional nod at times.I lost what she said a few minutes after that.The next thing I knew, she was already talking about her cat.“Do you know its name？” she asked me.I was a little surprised at the sudden question.I thought about it for a while, and then finally answered, “I dont know.It could be anything.” The question was repeated on the other girls but with the same results.Amanda smiled proudly.She was happy that nobody could guess her cats name.【语篇解读】作者第一天上学，大家都很害羞，不好意思开口讲话，这时有一个叫Amanda的女孩打破了沉默1Which of the following about the writer is TRUE according to the passage?AShe went to school on the first day all by herself.BShe didnt seem to like the new school at first.CShe didnt want others to know her name.DShe didnt pay much attention to what Amanda said.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段开头的“I lost what she said a few minutes after that.”可知，作者并没有注意Amanda说的话。所以选D。【答案】D2The students didnt talk much to each other at first because Athey didnt want to be the first to speakBthey didnt know what to begin withCthey were too shyDthey didnt know each other well【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“The girls in my group were also shy and most of them were looking down.”可知，学生们相互之间交谈不多是因为他们仍然“害羞”。【答案】C3Why did Amanda feel happy?ABecause nobody knew she had a cat at home.BBecause she was the only one who had a cat.CBecause she believed the others would surely like her cat.DBecause nobody could guess her cats name.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，Amanda很开心是因为没有人能够猜出她的小猫的名字。【答案】D4What can we learn from the passage?AAmanda was the first to speak in her group.BThe writer was the first to enter the classroom.CThe writer was surprised to hear that Amanda had a cat.DNobody in Amandas group wanted to answer her question.【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“Finally，a girl sitting in front of me broke the silenceshe introduced herself as Amanda.”可知，在这个组里，Amanda是第一个开始说话的人。【答案】ABDiana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21yearold twin sons：a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing.Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.“I have two kids in college, and I want to say come home, but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education，” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution：They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program.They will each graduate with $20，000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs.More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans.College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.At the same time, tuition(学费)continues to rise.A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%.Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade.“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education，” says Patrick MCallan, president of the center.“The middle class families have been financing it through debt.They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them.The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.5According to Paragraph 1, why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?AThe twins wasted too much money.BThe father was out of work.CTheir saving ran out.DThe f