Question

Six years ago, Ann graduated（毕业）from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,” Ann says. “The course is helping me to do my job better.”

Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “It’s never too old to learn.”

1. Ann graduated from college when she was     .

A. twenty-nine         B. twenty-six       C. twenty-three       D. twenty

2.The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘    ’ in Chinese.

A.温度               B. 程度            C. 学位            D. 位置

3. More people are taking training courses after work in order to     .

A. improve their working skills        B. enjoy Art and Music

C. study computer programs          D. make more money

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college.

B. People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.

C. People can only get information from their teachers.

D. Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了现在许多人在大学毕业后又开始上培训学校。因为在工作中上学所学的东西有时使用不上。为了提高自己的工作技能，更多的人选择上训练技能的课程。

1.理解计算题。根据短文第一段，Six years ago, Ann graduated（毕业）from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company.可知六年前毕业，现在29岁，故毕业时23岁。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据第一段Six years ago, Ann graduated（毕业）from college with a degree of Art.可知安在六年前取得了艺术学位从大学毕业。根据常识大学毕业时会给予学位。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段可知工作后更多的人上训练课是为了提高他们的工作技能。故选A。

4.是非判断题。根据第二段可知B项正确。根据第一段my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,可知A错误。由第二段最后一句可知C不正确。由Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music可知D不正确。故选B。

考点：社会现象类阅读。