1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（十四） Developing and Developed Countries .阅读理解 A Like many young people around the world, Emmanuel dreamed of getting a university education in the United States. The 26yearold is an undocumented immigrant. This means he does not have the official permission needed to enter, live in
2、, or work in the U S. Emmanuel came to America from Mexico five years ago, when he discovered that he had to learn English and his dream was much more difficult to achieve. The major difficulty he realized was that there were very few opportunities for him to really receive a formal education. Feder
3、al laws do not prevent immigrants from going to college. But laws do ban illegal immigrants from receiving government financial aid. The average cost of a fouryear degree at a public university is 9,410. By comparison, the average cost at a private university is 32,405. Many immigrants come to the U
4、 S. with little money, so they usually cant afford the expensive education. Emmanuel read about University of the People which has no tuition fee. The classes and teaching materials are all free online. All the teachers are volunteers. But students must be at least 18 years old and have completed hi
5、gh school. The university just requires students to pay a 50 application fee when they are admitted and a 100 test fee when they complete a class. Shai Reshef is the president of University of the People. He was born in Israel. He decided to create a tuitionfree university after visiting several poo
6、r countries, where people had limited higher education opportunities. He notes that University of the People is a model to show universities and governments that the issue can be solved. Higher education can be affordable, can be highquality and shouldnt leave anyone behind. Currently, there are mor
7、e than 2,500 students studying with the University of the People. It only provides degrees in computer science and business administration. The university expects the student number to double next year. 语篇解读：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。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1
8、 Whats the biggest problem for Emmanuel? A He didnt understand English at all. B It took him several years to find a job. C It was hard for him to receive education. D He missed his native country very much. 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 Which of the following is TRUE
9、according to Paragraph 2? A Its against the U S. laws for immigrants to get a college education. B The cost of public universities is higher than that of private ones. C People pay 32,405 each year for learning at a private university. D The U S. government doesnt offer illegal immigrants money help
10、. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，美国联邦法律未禁止移民上大学，但是法律禁止非法移民获得政府的财政援助。 3 What does Shai Reshef think about higher education? A It is difficult in Israel. B The cost of it needs to be increased. C It should be accessible to everybody. D People in poor countries dont need to receive it. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。由第四段可知，校长沙伊 瑞
11、希夫指出，美国人民大学是一个典范，向各个大学和政府表明高等教育问题是可以解决的。高等教育是可以负担得起、可以高质量的，而且不应该抛弃任何人。 4 What do we know about the University of the People? A It is enjoying a good market. B There are a wide variety of courses. C Students need to pay nothing to study there. D Anybody over the age of 18 will be accepted. 解析：选 A 推理判
12、断题。根据最后一段 “The university expects the stu dent number to double next year.” 可知，美国人民大学预计明年的人数将翻番，即这个学校很有市场。根据第三段可知， C、 D 两项错误。 B When Adan Gonzalez was a high school student in a poor neighborhood in Dallas, TX, he had dreamed of going to college. But first he needed to get through high school. 【 精品
13、教育资源文库 】 Then he needed to apply for college. At one time, Adan shared one bedroom with six others while his father worked long hours as a custodian (看门人 ) and his mother held parttime jobs to help feed the family. Unlike many other students in America there was no Internet in his apartment, and too
14、 often no electricity. To complete homework requiring online access, he would walk late at night, after sports practices, to a McDonalds or Starbucks to catch enough of WiFi signals to finish his homework on a borrowed laptop. When he had to research and apply for college, he hit the streets in sear
15、ch of a signal that didnt have a password attached to it. Fortunately, Adan was resourceful, hardworking and patient to jump over this_gap_in_technology which traps many other poor youths. In todays digital world, students cant learn as well without the Internet. Going forward into tomorrow, there w
16、ill only be a bigger gap (差距 ) between the Internet haves and the havenots. As the havenots continue to struggle to keep up, our entire educational system will also struggle to keep up globally and later our workforce will struggle, too. And thats an even bigger problem in the near future. Recently,
17、 Adan has graduated from Georgetown University decorated with national awards, captain of the boxing team, and has engaged over 10,000 youths through his Si Se Puede Network. Yes, this is his story. And now we need to change it so others can have the same happy ending without as many struggles in th
18、e story. 语篇解读：现在的高中生做家庭作业需要使用互联网，但是很多学生因贫穷无法 使用互联网。 5 From Paragraph 2 we can learn that Adan Gonzalez _. A had to help feed his family B had a poor family background C didnt like living with his family D used to turn off lights to save money 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知， Adan 的爸爸是个看门人，妈妈做临时工补贴家用，家里 7 个孩子共用
19、一个房间，家里没网且经常没电，他要上网的时候得去麦当劳或星巴克蹭网。由此可知，他的家庭比较贫困。 6 What does the underlined part “this gap in technology” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A Having no electricity. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B Having no laptops to use. C Having no WiFi password. D Having no Internet for homework. 解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据第二段内容可知， Adan 无法
20、连接互联网来完成家庭作业，“this gap in technology” 指的就是这事。 7 Paragraph 4 mainly shows that _. A todays educational system is struggling B many students struggle in this digital world C having Internet is important to todays students D the whole countrys workforce will suffer one day 解析：选 C 段落大意题。根据第四段中的 “In toda
21、ys digital world, students cant learn as well without the Internet” 以及 “As the havenots continue to struggle to keep up, our entire educational system will also struggle .” 可知，这一段主要表明能够上网对于现在的学生来说很重要。 8 The text is most probably written to _. A share Adan Gonzalezs life story B inspire readers with
22、Adan Gonzalezs story C show todays world is unfair to poor students D invite us to help poor students have access to the Internet 解析：选 D 写作意图题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，本文旨在通过 Adan 的故事呼吁人们关注贫困学生使用互联网的情况。 . 完形填空 Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, _1_ the farmers beautiful daughter. So he proposed a(n) _2_. He said he would cancel the farmers debt _3_ he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the _4_. So the cunning moneylender suggested
