第三部分 英语 They came to the United States as children with little idea, if any, of what it meant to overstay a visa. They enrolled in public schools, learned English, earned high school diplomas. Like many of their classmates, they pondered college choices. But as undocumented immigrants in Maryland, they then had to confront the reality that they must pay two to three times what former high school classmates pay to attend the state's public colleges. It is a rule that, for many students of modest means, puts a college education out of reach, with one exception: Montgomery College. That is why Josue Aguiluz, 21, born in Honduras, and Ricardo Campos, 23, born in El Salvador—and numerous others like them—landed at the community college. There, they study and wait for a verdict from Maryland voters on a Nov. 6 ballot measure that may determine whether they can afford to advance to a four-year college. "I know people in Maryland believe in education," Campos said the other day at the student center on the Rockville campus. "I know they are going to vote for Question 4. I'm hanging on their vote." Question 4 asks voters to affirm or strike down a law that the legislature passed last year, known as Maryland's version of the "Dream Act," which granted certain undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. The subsidy comes with conditions. Among them: To take advantage, students must first go to a two-year community college. The law was pushed to a referendum after opponents mounted a lightning petition drive that showed the depth of division over illegal immigration across the state and the nation. Critics say discounting tuition for students who lack permission to be in the country is an unjustified giveaway of what they believe will amount to tens of millions of tax dollars a year. "When an undocumented student enters the system, it is a net loss of revenue," said Del. Patrick L. McDonough. "It is a simple mathematical argument. Put your emotion and your passion aside, and get out your calculator." There is no count of the number of students statewide who would be eligible for benefits under the law. Estimates range from several hundred to a few thousand. A Washington Post poll this month found that a solid majority of likely voters favored the law: 59 percent support it, and 35 percent are opposed. If the law is affirmed, Maryland would join about a dozen other states with laws or policies providing in-state tuition benefits to undocumented immigrants. Texas became the first in 2001. Experts say Maryland's version is the only one that requires students to go through community college first. That means the state's 16 community colleges could become a pipeline for undocumented students in public higher education if the measure is approved. Montgomery College is already a magnet for such students. It offers the same low tuition to any student who graduated within the past three years from a Montgomery County high school.
1. What reality did the undocumented immigrants in Maryland have to confront? ______
A.It is impossible for them to get college education
B.They cannot afford to study in Montgomery College
C.They must pay more tuition than their peers to get high school diplomas
D.They must pay more tuition than their peers at the state's public colleges
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节题。根据第一段第四句“But as undocumented immigrants in Maryland, they then had to confront the reality that they must pay two to three times what former high school classmates pay to attend the state's public colleges.”可知，马里兰无证件移民不得不面临的现实是跟他们之前的高中同学比起来，他们必须花费两到三倍多的学费去读公立大学。D项符合此意。
2. What did Campos mean by saying "I'm hanging on their vote" in Paragraph 3? ______
A.He meant that he was confident about the result of the vote
B.He meant that the voters' decision was crucial to his future
C.He meant that he had to attend a community college if the voters said NO
D.He meant that he might have to leave the country if the voters said NO
A B C D
B
[解析] 语义题。“I'm hanging on their vote.”中的hang on有“依赖于，取决于”之意，即无证件移民依赖于这场投票。根据第四段第一句“Question 4 asks voters to affirm or strike down a law that the legislature passed last year, known as Maryland's version of the "Dream Act," which granted certain undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.”可知，这场投票关系到无证件移民的州内学费问题，这是关系他们未来的一场投票，故选B。
3. What does "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to? ______
A.Students
B.Conditions
C.Undocumented immigrants
D.Public colleges and universities
A B C D
B
[解析] 指代题。首先定位到画线词them在第四段中的位置，由于them是代词，代词是用来代替前面出现过的事物，所以关注第四段倒数第二句“The subsidy comes with conditions.”，同时，再看them后面解释说明的内容“To take advantage, students must first go to a two-year community college.”，即学生需要付出的条件，这正好与them前句子中的conditions内容相符，故选B。
4. Which of the following words best describes the attitude of Maryland citizens towards discounting tuition for undocumented immigrants? ______
A.Critical
B.Flexible
C.Divided
D.Supportive
A B C D
C
[解析] 态度题。根据第五段“The law was pushed to a referendum after opponents mounted a lightning petition drive that showed the depth of division over illegal immigration across the state and the nation. Critics say discounting tuition for students…”可知马里兰公民对于无证件移民减免学费的态度是有分歧的。故选C。
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? ______
A.Maryland's Version of the "Dream Act"
B.Undocumented Students' Hope for "Dream"
C.Opportunities for Undocumented Immigrants in Maryland
D.Montgomery College—A Magnet for Undocumented Immigrants
A B C D
B
[解析] 主旨题。本文讲述的是无证件移民学生渴望通过法案来使他们享有州内学费的待遇，以此来实现自己的求学梦。B选项Undocumented Students' Hope for “Dream”符合此意。
实际效率为
相差
这批资料共有
故本题选B。
小时，A、B两地的距离为
千米，选B。
D项最接近。
由估算过程可知，应略小于50%，故选B。
≈4，则交易额翻了2番。
所求为23.1%-20.3%=2.8%，选择B。
代入选项，当年均增长率为30%时，1.33=2.197，1.43=2.744。可以看出，平均增长率略大于30%，选择C。
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