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　　辽宁省实验中学2017届高三第四次模拟考试英语试题
　　第一部分 听力（略）
　　第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
　　A
　　Are you interested in higher education in the United States? The following advice might help you.
　　● College, University or Institute
　　College and universities offer undergraduate degrees in arts and sciences. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges don't offer graduate studies. Universities are generally bigger, offer more programs and do more research. An institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. Seventy-five percent of freshmen go there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts.
　　● The Application Process
　　International admissions officers advise students to apply to at least three schools. You may be able to apply online and pay the application charge with a credit card, or by mail. You should study the websites of schools to find information about how and when to apply, how much it will cost and whether any financial aid is available.
　　● Get a Student Card
　　If you requesting a visa for the first time, you will have to go to an American embassy or consulate（领事馆）. You will need to bring a government form sent to you by your American school that shows you have been accepted. A consular official will also tar picture and your fingerprints. You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education.
　　● Financial Aid
　　American schools provide aid, like scholarships, fellowships, to almost half of foreign graduate students, but only ten percent of undergraduates. But grants, which, unlike a loan, does not have to be paid.
　　21. It can be inferred from the passage that American colleges and universities        .
　　A. have their own origins in institutes of technology
　　B. have both similarities and differences
　　C. can offer a wide choice of programs and activities
　　D. provide about seventy-five percent students with art courses
　　22. In what order should the steps for applying to an American school be completed by a foreign student?
　　a. Apply online
　　b. Find out how much it will cost and whether any financial aid is available online
　　c. Pay the application charge with a credit card, or by mail
　　d. Choose at least three schools
　　e. Find information about how and when to apply online
　　A. a-c-e-d-b    B. e-d-c-a-b   C. d-a-c-e-b   D. b-c-e-d-a
　　23. To apply for a vise for the first time, you'll have to do the following things EXCEPT        .
　　A. paying an American embassy or consulate some money
　　B. tar picture and your fingerprints
　　C. showing a government form given by the American school admitting you
　　D. providing evidence that you have enough money to pay for your education
　　24. The purpose of the passage is        .
　　A. to make some money B. to provide foreign students with a guide
　　C. to improve education quality D. to attract foreign visitors to America
　　B
　　After spending the first five years of his life in San Diego, Adam Driver's family pacp and moved to a small town in Indiana, where Adam enjoyed a relatively routine adolescence. Then the horrific events of September 11th made Adam's life become anything but routine.
　　Just a few months following the events, Driver decided to join the United States Marine Corps. He considered 9/11 as being one of the reasons for joining the army, with his desire to leave Indiana providing the rest. He once said,"I'm grateful for having grown up in Indiana, but I needed to go out and the Marine Corps was a nice, stable option." After serving for two and a half years, and just two months before he was sent to Iraq, Driver injured his sternum in a biking accident. After he was healed, he injured it again during military training, which resulted in an honorable medical discharge.