2009年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試巔峰閱讀訓(xùn)練(34)

　　“Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.” (345words)

　　1.What has happened to the Vrain School District?

　　A)A huge financial problem has arisen.

　　B)Many schools there are mismanaged.

　　C)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

　　D)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

　　2.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?

　　A)They felt somewhat helpless about it.

　　B) They accused those responsible for it.

　　C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

　　D) They demanded a through investigation.

　　3.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

　　A)unavoidable

　　B)unthinkable

　　C)insolvable

　　D)irreversible

　　4.Why did Coffman request an investigation?

　　A)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.

　　B)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

　　C)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

　　D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.

　　5.Three high school students started a website in order to__________.

　　A)attract greater public attention to their needs

　　B)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

　　C)expose officials who neglected their duties

　　D)keep people properly informed of the crisis

　　【解析】這篇文章報(bào)道了美國(guó)科羅拉多州首府丹弗北部的Vrain校區(qū)面臨的因管理不善而造成的一千多萬(wàn)美元的財(cái)政預(yù)算短缺問(wèn)題。很多學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)自發(fā)籌款，幫助學(xué)校解決經(jīng)費(fèi)問(wèn)題。州財(cái)政負(fù)責(zé)人感到發(fā)生這樣的情況令人不可思議，要求對(duì)此展開(kāi)調(diào)查，弄清該地區(qū)官員是否有意掩藏此問(wèn)題。一些學(xué)生建立了一個(gè)網(wǎng)站發(fā)布消息，告訴人們這一危機(jī)的真相。