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Graduatesofeachofthese4smallcollegescanlookforwardtocashinginwhentheyhitthejobmarket.
AmherstCollege:
Amherst,Massachusetts
Averageearnings:
$82,000
Harvardmaybethemoreselectiveandwell-knownuniversityinthestate,butit'
sAmherstCollege'
sgraduateswhoarcpullinginthesalary.It'
sknownasoneofthe“LittleIvies"
.DespiteAmherst'
stinysize(2,000undergraduatesintotal),itsalumni(校友)networkiswell-connectedandinvolvedwiththestudentbody,whichhelpsexplainwhygraduatesgettopjobopportunities.
LafayetteCollege:
Easton,Pennsylvania
$81.000
AnotherLittleIvy,LafayetteCollegegraduatesaboutthesamenumberofstudentsasAmhersteachyear.ThosegraduatesmakenearlyasmuchasAmherstgraduates,basedonZippia'
sresearch.It'
sentirelypossiblethatLafayette'
ssuccessingettingitsgraduatesgoodjobsisthatit'
soneofthefewliberalarts(文科)collegesofitssizethatalsoofferitsstudentsengineeringdegrees.
HeleneFuldCollegeofNursing:
NewYork,NY
$79,300
Nursesareinveryhighdemand,accordingtoIndeed,andthatdemandisexpectedtoremainstrong.Thiscontributestothehighpayofferedtothisnursingschool'
sgraduates.SodoesitslocationinNewYorkCity,wheresalaries(andthecostofliving)arehigher.
BatesCollege:
Lewiston,Maine
$75,700
Anothersmallliberalartscollege-andLittleIvy-Batesoffers,amongotherthings,asmallteacher-to-studentrate.ItisalsonotedthatBateshasoneofthemostbeautifulcampusesaround,helpingdrawahighlydrivenstudentbody.
1.WhatmakesgraduatesfromAmherstCollegegetgoodjobs?
A.Schoollocation.B.Helpfromschoolmates.
C.Tinysizeofthecollege.D.Schoolrecommendation.
2.WhycancollegegraduatesfromHeleneFuldCollegeofNursinggethighpay?
A.Theyhavetopayhightuitionfees.B.Theyneedhighlivingcosts.
C.Nursesarcgreatlyrespected.D.Nursesareingreatneed.
3.WhatdoLafayetteCollegeandRatesCollegehaveincommon?
A.Similarearnings.B.Beautifulcampuses.
C.Thesametypeofcollege.D.Thesamenumberofstudents.
B
WhenwewenthacktoSanFranciscoinJulyhisyear,wewenttothePortAuthorityCommandCentertodonatethemoneythatourlocalfirefightershadraised-$31,600.TheytookustoThetownofParadisein2oftheirpolicecarstopresentthecheck.
"
Whereareyoufrom?
thedriverofpolicecaraskedallofus.Isaid."
Michigan.”Hewasverymovedbywhatweweredoingforthem,andthefamiliesofthePortAuthoritypolicewouldbenefitalotfromthemoney.
AswewerepresentingthecheckatThetownofParadise,thepoliceofficerthatdrovemedowntheresaidthatonNov8,2018hewasonduty.Andthen,hetoldmethattherewasafirefighterfromMichiganthatkeptcallingthecommandcenteronNov9,2018askingfordirectionstoofferhelp."
Hegavemehisname,sowhenhedidcallback.Icouldtalktohim."
hesaid.
Helookedatme,andatthesametimeIlookedathim;
Iaskedhimhisnameandhetoldme.Ithenlookeddownathisnametag;
itwasthesamenameIwrotedownonapieceofpaperhackonNov9,2018.Yousee,IhadtocallthecommandcenterseveraltimestofindthewaytoThetownofParadise;
IstillhavethatpieceofpaperwiththisPortAuthoritypoliceofficer'
snameonit.
Whenwebothrealizedhowsmallofaworldthisplanetreallyis,wehuggedandshookhands.Whataretheodds(概率)thatthesamepoliceofficer(outofthousands)thatgavemedirectionsonNov9,2018,drovemehacktoThetownofParadiseinAprilofthenextyear?
4.Whowouldgethelpfromthemoneytheauthorsent?
A.ThefamiliesofthePortAuthoritypolice.B.AllthepoliceofficersinSanFrancisco.
C.Thelocalfirefighters.D.Theauthor'
scolleagues.
5.WhatdidtheauthorwanttodoonNov9,2018?
A.Sticktohispost.B.GotoThetownofParadise.
C.Raisemoneyforthepolice.D.Communicatewiththefirefighters.
6.Whydidtheauthorandtheofficerstareateachother?
A.Theyhadmetbefore.B.Theyusedtobefriends.
C.Theyhadbeenondutytogether.D.Theyhadtalkedonthephone.
7.Whatmakestheauthor'
sexperiencespecial?
A.Sympathy.B.Kindness.C.Coincidence.D.Cooperation.
C
Threeweeksago,Colombianofficialsrescued32birdsinasurpriseraidonagrouporganizingcockfightingevents.Officialsaccusethegroupofsettingupasongbirdcompetitionillegally,called"
theclashoftitans"
onsocialmedia.Peoplewonmoneyiftheycorrectlypredictedthewinner.
SongbirdcontestshavetakenplacethroughouttheCaribbeanforhundredsofyears.ButcatchinganywildlifewithoutgovernmentpermissionisacrimeinColombia.
Untilrecently,officialsdidnotenforcethelaw.Theyweretoobusyfightingviolencefromthedrugtrade,rebelfightersandotherarmedgroups.Butnow,asviolencehasfallenandwiththedrugtrademostlydestroyed,officialsarctakinganotherlook.
Colombianshavegrowntounderstandtheimportanceoftheircountry'
sbiodiversity.Itissaidtohavethesecondhighestbiodiversitylevelsintheworld.
Officialsareworkingtoendillegalanimaltrade.Lastyear,policerescuedmorethan34,600animalsillegallytrappedinthewild-a44%increaseover2017levels.Manyoftheanimalswerefoundatairportsandbusstationsbydogstrainedtofindbirdfeathersorskin.
Colombiangovernmentlawyersarealsogoingaftercriminalsthatusetheillegalanimaltradetoearnmoney.Policesayillegalsalesofbirdsandanimalsarenearlyasprofitableasillegaldrugsorarmstrade.Worldwide,thewildlifetradeisworthmorethan$10billion.
Therescueofthe32birdswastheresultofasecretpoliceoperation.InMay,policerescued16birds,includinganendangeredone,fromsmallcagesinthreehomes.Informationgatheredinthatoperationenabledthepolicetouncoverthegroupthatheldthesongbirdcontests.
AvideopublishedonaclosedFacebookgroupexplainedthecompetition.Whileonlookerscheered,judgesmeasuredtheloudnessandthenumberofcallsfromeachbird.Theownerofthewinningbirdreceived$100.Environmentalofficialssaythebirdswereabused.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"
raid"
inparagraph1mean?
A.Survey.B.Attack.C.Attempt.D.Purchase.
9.Whatwasthegroupmentionedinparagraph1chargedwith?
A.Makingtheirvoiceheardthroughthecompetition.
B.Allowingpeopletocatchwildbirds.
C.Holdingsongbirdcontestsillegally.
D.Sellingbirdfeathersorskin.
10.WhyhaveColombianofficialsstartedtoprotectwildlifeonlyrecently?
A.Theyweretooweaktotakemeasures.
B.Theyhaverealizedthevalueofanimaltrade.
C.Theywerebusydoingmoreimportanttasksbefore.
D.Theyhavefoundviolencehasdisappeared.
11.Whatcontributestotheillegalanimaltrademost?
A.Thehugeprofit.B.Thejoyofhunting.
C.Theexcitementofcompetition.D.Theinabilityofthegovernment.
D
Doctorsareadvisingparentstofeedbabiespeanutproductsbeforetheirfirstbirthdaytoreducethechildren'
sriskofdevelopingapeanutallergy(过敏).
Ateamofallergyexpertsandchildcarespecialistswrotethenewguidance.Theysuggestaddingsoft,crushedpeanutstoababy'
sdietbeginningatfourmonthsofage.Theysaybabiesshouldcontinuetogetlargeamountsofpeanutproductsintheirfirstyearoflife.
Thenewguidanceisa"
completechangeover"
fromearlieradvicetoparents.Earlierguidelinessuggestedwaitingtofeedchildrenpeanutproductsuntiltheyweremucholder.
Guptaisapediatrician(儿科医生)andfoodallergyresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston.Illinois.Shepredictedthatmanyparentswillhefearfuloffollowingthenewguidance.
Peanutallergiesusuallydevelopbeforeage2.Theyareamajorworryforparents,whoneedtocloselywatcheverythingtheirchildreneatinsideandoutsidethehome.
Allergicreactionstopeanutscanincludeskinconditions,difficultybreathingandlowbloodpressure.Thepersoncanfeelsicktothestomach,anddevelopswellingofthetongue,eyesorface.Inseverecases,apeanutreactioncankill,unlessthechildisgivenaninjectionofepinephrine(肾上腺素).
Becauseofsuchrisks,doctorshadbeenurgingparentstoavoidgivingpeanutproductstobabies.Buta2018studyledmedicalexpertstoreconsidertheguidelines.
Thestudyinvolved640babies,allofwhomwereyoungerthan11months.Eachchildhadeitheraneggallergyortheskindisease.Bothdisordersincreasethechild'
sriskfordevelopingapeanutallergy.Butresearchersfoundthatwhenthesehigh-riskbabieswerefedasmallamountofpeanutbutterthreetimesaweek,onlythreepercentwentontodeveloptheallergyafterfiveyears.Bycomparison,17percentofchildrenwhoavoidedpeanutsbecameallergic.
Thiswillhelpthebody'
snaturaldefensesagainstdiseaseandlearnhowtoprocessanddealwithpeanuts.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewguidance?
A.Itremainstobetested.B.Itisawrongtheory.
C.Itisdangeroustobabies.D.Itiscontrarytopreviousguidelines.
13.Whatdoesparagraph6mainlytalkabout?
A.Harmofeatingpeanut.B.Treatmentofpeanutallergy.
C.Symptomsofpeanutallergy.D.Preventionofpeanutallergy.
14.Whatwerethebabiesinvolvedinthestudylike?
A.Theymorelikelysufferedfrompeanutallergy.B.Theywereinfavorofpeanut.
C.Theywerefreefromanyallergy.D.Theywereingoodhealth.
15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.BabiesEa