【Nearly600000Americanslosttheirjobsthispastmonthpushingthenation’sunemploymentrate(失业率)to7.6percent.Butnotallofthosefiredworkersaresittingathomereadingthejobadvertisementsandwaitingforthephonet】
Nearly600000Americanslosttheirjobsthispastmonthpushingthenation’sunemploymentrate(失业率)to7.6percent.Butnotallofthosefiredworkersaresittingathomereadingthejobadvertisementsandwaitingforthephonetoring.ThousandsofpeoplearereturningtoschoolmakingpubliccollegesanduniversitiesamongthefewbrightplacesinthedisappointingUSeconomy.
AtatimewhenmanyAmericanshavehadtheirworkhourscutorhaveevenlosttheirjobsSherianHuddlestonisworkingovertime.SheworksatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity(MTSU)wheresheoversees(监督)theenrollment(注册)ofnewstudents.Theuniversity’spopulationgrewby800studentsthisterm—anincreaseof4percentoverlastspring’senrollment.Huddlestonsaysseeingtheenrollmentriseinafailingeconomyisnotunexpected."Whenpeopleareoutofwork"shepointsout"theywillask'WhatelsecanIdo?’or'WhatothercareerscanIfollow?’Theywilloftenreturntoschooliftheyhavenotcompletedadegreebefore."
Olderreturningstudentsaren’ttheonlyonesincreasingtheenrollmentatMTSU.Huddlestonsaysshe’salsoseeinganincreaseinstudenttransfers(转移)."Studentswhowentoutofstateorevenwithinthestatetomoreexpensiveschoolsaretransferringtopublicschoolstomakeuseofthelowercostofgoingtoschoolhere"sheexplains.
小题1:Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFallingAmericanEconomyB.CollegeEnrollmentupinaDownEconomyC.CollegesHaveMoreStudentsThanBeforeD.GoingtoCollegeIsNoLongerDifficult小题2:Accordingtothepassagemanystudentsreturntoschool______.A.tomakemoremoneyB.toreadjobadvertisementsC.tocompleteadegreeD.toasktheirschoolmatesforhelp小题3:Manystudentsaretransferringtopublicschoolsmainlybecause______.A.publicschoolsprovidebettereducationB.publicschoolsofferbetterjobstotheirstudentsC.theydon’twanttobeinfluencedbythefallingeconomyD.thecostofpublicschoolsislowerandtheycansavemoney