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第一卷第一部分：听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1 Where are the two speakers?
A．In a restaurant． B．In a clinic． C．In a workshop．
2．What are they talking about?
A．Family． B．School． C．Friends．
3．When will the library open on Sunday?
A．At 9：00． B．At 9：30． C．At 10：00．
4．What is the man?
A．A customer． B．A businessman． C．A clerk．
5．Where is the man now?
A．In Washington． B．In New York． C．In Boston．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
6．How did some Africans use to think of beauty?
A．The fatter．the more beautiful．
B．The taller and stronger，the better．
C．The thinner，the prettier．
7．How was a woman treated before getting married to a chief?．
A．She was made up to be more beautiful．
B．She was fed as much as possible to bee fat．
C．She was taken a walk with the chief．
8．What’s the probable result of the married woman?
A．She would not live long．
B．She would enjoy her beauty．
C．She would not stay with her husband．
听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题．现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
9．What make the garden so untidy？
A．The dead trees． B．The dead flowers． C．The new trees．
10．Why will the man not water those new fruit trees?
A．Because he just watered them．
B．Because they don’t need watering．
C．Because it is going to rain．
11．What will the man and woman put on?
A．Gardening coat． B．Gardening boots． C．Gardening gloves．
听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
12．Why do people in Washington State call the woman“Farmer Environmentalist”?
A．She’s been a farmer．t
B．She talks a lot about the environment．
C．She’s been trying to protect the environment．
13．What did the woman do in 1999?
A．She began to sell batteries． B．She set up a factory． C．She invested in a website．
14．What is the address of the woman’s website?
A Greenearthorg Bdotgreyorg C．．greens．org
听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
15．What sports does the man like to do after work?
A．Table tennis，running and golf．
B．Tennis．swimming and golf．
C．Tennis，running and golf．
16．How often does the man play golf?
A．About once a week． B．About once a month． C．About once a year．
17．What time will the speakers meet at the club?
A．At 1：30 P．xm． B．At 2：00 a．m． C．At 2：30 P．m．
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
18．At what age do most children start school?
A．At 7． B．At 6． C．At 5．
19．Where does the money for public schools e from?
A．From the parents of the school children．
B．From private universities．
C．From government taxes．
20．How do most students help pay their college expenses?
A．They earn money by taking part—time jobs．
B．They get scholarships from schools or governments．
C．They fire supported by the states and cities．
第二部分：英语知识运用
第一节单项选择题
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
21．—You look SO upset，Jane．_______?
—I have been told my father has got skin cancer．
A．What’s for B．What’s up C．So what D．How’s up
22．After graduation 1 t to Somalia．When I first set foot on ______ strange land，I didn’t know what the future had in _______store for me．
A．the；不填 B．the；the C．不填；a D．the；a
23．“If you attend our class for three months，you ________be able to write letters in English．”said the professor．
A．must B．should C．will D．shall
24．I have just been in Australia for a week and I am trying to _______the new climate here．
A．agree with B．fit in C．adjust to D．rely on
25．It was his workmate，Smith，not he _______was made chairman of the group，________，of course．made him a little upset．
A．what；which B．who；what C．that；which D．that；what
26．—How _______feel to cover 60 miles on foot in a single day?
——Really tiring．Especially where there is no one in pany．
A．do you B．does that C．did you D．does it
27 On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems ________ paid
special attention to．
A．referred to being B．referred to be C．refer to being D．refer to be
28．Hopes are high _______ and Russia will agree during Russian President Putin’s uping visit to Beijing to build an oil pipeline．
A．when B．where C．that D．what
29．An increasing number of students，year by year；across ________hard to realize their dream of studying abroad．
A．are trying B．have tried C．will try D．try
30．My watch ________at nine o’clock，but now it________．
A．t；stopped B．Was going；stopped
C．t；is stopping D．was going；has stopped
31．Mrs White found her husband surrounded by letters and papers and _______ very worried．
A．looked B．looks C．looking D．to look
32．I have never seen anybody run so fast ________Johnson go．
A．just to watch B．just watching C．just watch D．just having watched
33．—I think you should have food containing less fat and take mole exercise if you want to keep slim and fit．
A．That’s all fight． B．It’s very nice of you to say so．
C．Thank you for your advice． D．I don’ t believe so．
34．In order to improve our conditions，this new scheme must be_______．
A．adopted B．adapted C．addicted D．adored
35．Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future____．
A．so far B．at all C．in all D．on end
第二节：完型填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项中，
选出最佳选项。
When 1 was six，1 t to a local grade school．In grade school，1 was 36 the other children because of my speech and reading 37 All the children would shout，“You aye a dummy；you are a dummy．”and so on．I thought they were 38 because all my grades showed it．I had no self-confidence
Through the first five years of grade school，1 was small and very clumsy．1 would
39 cups and trays in the cafe，and sometimes 40 myself and fall onto the floor when I walked In the sixth grade，I became interested in 41 The class had its annual field day．Each class would have its own teams 42 against each other．1 t out for all of the 43 1 was not the best 44 1 was not bad．The thing that I could do was run and run fast．This 45 the other children because 1 was so clumsy．And then 46 a lot more name-calling from the children．When somebody else won race，the children told how 47 he was．When 1 won．they called me 48 I did not know why they were doing this．I think that it was unfair．and it 49 me．
Between the seventh and eighth grade。I started to 50 In three months，I grew seven inches．At the start of the eighth grade．I began to play football．1 was much bigger than everybody else．1 was 51 ．than most of the backs we played against．The other team would not
52 the ball towards me，so I just knocked them 53 It was the first time in my life that 1 was really good at something and 54 it．It was a new feeling of 55 ．
36．A．above B．before C．behind D．among
37．A．materials B．questions C．skills D．problems
38．A．fight B．smart C．rode D．foolish
39．A．clean B．drop C．collect D．serve
40．A．trip B．help C．enjoy D．injure
41．A．studies B．sports C．books D．talks
42．A．stand B．fight C．quarrel D．pete
43．A．teams B．subjects C．tests D．grades
44．A．because B．if C．but D．and
45．A．interested B．shocked C．delighted D．disappointed
46．A．happened B．continued C．made D．came
47．A．famous B．good C．happy D．strange
48．A．names B．numbers C．classmates D．leaders
49．A．frightened B．ashamed C．hurt D．worried
50．A．progress B．change C．grow D．play
5I．A．faster B．taller C．shower D．harder
52．A．push B．run C．hand D．catch
53．A．back B．down C．off D．away
54．A．judged B．admired C．decided D．knew
55．A．courage B．sadness C．pride D．regret
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题
卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Believe it or leave it：strange stories of 2005
—The authorities running a cemeterynear Tel Aviv were confused to find tourists beating a path to the grave of a 19-year-old British soldier who died in fighting 66 years earlier．His name，en—gravedon the headstone，was Harry Potter．
—There were red faces in the office of Croatian President Stipe Mesic after a painting given to him as a gift turned out to have been stolen from a local art exhibition．
—Before setting off to rob a bank．a man in the west African state of Mali put on charms that he believed would make him invisible．He Was jailed with gunshot wounds after police guarding the place saw through him．or rather failed to do so．
—After a row with his wife about money，a well-off Israeli man opened the family safe，took out the equivalent of 680,000 dollars in banknotes and burned it to ashes Oil the front lawn．
—A Japanese woman who paid a contract killer 136．000 dollars to murder her lover’s wife t to the police to plain when he failed to do the job．
—Emily，a one-year-old cat from the US state of Wisconsin，got lost and wandered into an air
cargo container and before she knew it she Was being unloaded in the eastern French city of Nancy．Un-harmed，she was flown back in style．
56 Why did the cemetery near Tel Aviv receive so many visitors?
A People wanted to show their respect for the brave young Soldier．
B Many people wanted to have a tomb built for themselves．
C People wanted to visit their relatives who were buried there．
D It is the name Harry Potter that attracted these visitors．
57 What caused the“red faces”in the office of Croatian President Stipe Mesic?
A The fresh red paint on the paintings．
B The loss of the painting from the office．
C The feeling of being cheated．
D The excitement at the beautiful painting．
58 The underlined word“row”is closest in meaning to_______________．
A quarrel B discussion C dialogue D meeting
59．The person who collected the stories wants to __________
A．suggest a truth in life B．amuse the readers
C．warn people of some dangers D．show some facts in 2005
B
While the threat of a reappearance of SARS is still there，it is reassuring to learn about the latest developments in vaccine[疫苗]research．
Morn than 1．400 vaccine shots for SARS have been produced in ，and an application for clinical tests has been referred to the State Food and Drug Administration[SFDA]，according to a Xinhua report on Sunday．
“If everything goes smoothly．conducting of clinical experiments will be agreed before the end of December，”Said Yin Hongzhang，head of the Biological Product Section of the SFDA．
So far． is far ahead of other countries in the search for a SARS vaccine，claimed Yin．At that time，volunteers will be sought in Beijing and Guangzhou to take part in experiments using the new vaccine．However，while cheering for the research breakthrough，voices of reason should also be heard．
What medical workers should always maintain is a cool head and careful attitude，which all essential in any scientific research．This is especially true when conducting experiments on human beings，because they ale directly concerned with the volunteers’ health and even their lives，and also because knowledge of the deadly virus is still too limited．
Media reports indicate that members of the public are reacting actively to the news of selecting volunteers and are expressing their readiness．Their courage is well worth our admiration．The trust they ale placing in these medical researchers is the biggest support of their work．
The researchers have no other choice but to be highly cautious in the expected experiments．The safety of volunteers should always be the first consideration．Scientists from different countries have been put in a race in uncovering the mystery surrounding the virus．But to play a leading role should by no means be the ultimate pursuit[最终目标]of the scientific workers．It is people’s safety and health that remain the biggest concerns．
While there are still so many mysteries to be solved，it is too early to celebrate。
[ Daily，November 25]
60 According to the passage，which of the following is not true?
A．The developments in vaccine research in SARS all encouraging．
B．More than 1．400 vaccine shots for SARS have been used in clinical tests．
C． is now leading in the search for a SARS vaccine．
D．Experiments using the new vaccine will be carried out only in Beijing and Guangzhou．
61．From the passage，we could see that the author’s attitude towards the new vaccine is quite
_________
A．praising B．critical C．matter-of-fact D．humorous
62．Which of the following may serve as the best tide?
A．Keep a Cool Head While Fighting SARS B．A Breakthrough in Fighting SARS
C．A Leading Role in Fighting SARS D．Volunteers Wanted While Fighting SARS
63．Medical workers should always maintain a cool head and careful attitude in their research because___________
A．the safety of volunteers should be first consideration
B．the people’s safety and health remain the biggest concerns
C．the knowledge of the deadly virus is too limited
D．all application for clinical tests is needed
C
There is more to Manchester than United
MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
BOYLE St．CHEETHAM．MANCHESTER M8 8UM
Tel．0160 205 2122
Enjoy a trip down memory lane at the Museum of Transport，a working museum displaying the development of road public transport in Manchester．There are over 80 buses from 1890 to 1980
Over 100 exhibits．from hours-bus to metrolink．
The museum has small exhibit displays reflecting the history of bus，coach and train travel．
OPENING HOURS and ADMISSION PRICES
Wednesdays，Saturdays，Sundays and public holidays
10．00 a．m．—4．00 P．m．
10．00 a．Hi．—5．00 P．m．
ADULT’s ￡3．00，CONC ￡1．75．UNDER 5’s FREE
Family TICKET￡9．00
Adult season ticket￡8．00
Child／Senior Citizen season ticket￡6．00
Family season ticket￡20．00
PRICES FOR PARTIES BY ARRANGEMENT
GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT
Tea rooms，souvenirs and model shop also open
gmtscouk
CONC=concession
63．The main purpose of writing this text is_________．
A．to describe the transport condition in Manchester
B．to explain the development of public transportation in Manchester
C．to introduce a museum in Manchester
D．to persuade people to visit Manchester
64．The underlined word“metrolink”most probably is a kind of____________．
A．old bus B．passenger carrier C．travel service D．railway station
65．If you are to visit the museum with your parents and one classmate．the least possible price is
_______________
A．￡6 B．￡8 C．￡9 D．￡20
67．We call infer from the text that the word“United”in the title refers to_________．
A．The United Kingdom B The United Nations
C．The United States D．Manchester United Football Team
D
Whether the eyes are“the windows of the soul”is debatable；that they are intensely important in interpersonal munication is a fact．During the first two months of a baby’s life，the stimulusthat produces a smile is a pair of eyes．The eyes need not be real：a mask with two dots will produce a smile．Significantly，a real human face with eyes covered will not motivate a smile，nor will the sight of only one eve when the face is presented in profile．This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures．In one study，when American four—year—olds were asked to draw people，75 percent of them drew people with mouths，but 99 percent of them drew people with eyes In Japan．however，where babies are carried on their mother’s back，they do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures．As a result，Japanese adults make little use of the face either to encodeor decodemeaning．In fact，Argyle reveals that the“proper place to focus
one’s gaze during a conversation in Japan is on the neck of one’s conversation partner．”
The role of eye contact in a conversational exchange between two Americans is well defined：speakers make contact with the eyes of their listener for about one second，then dance away as they talk；in a few moments they re—establish eye contact with the listener or reassure themselves that their audience is still attentive，then shift their gaze away once more．Listeners，meanwhile，keep their eyes on the face of the speaker，allowing themselves to glance away only briefly．It is important that they be looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the speaker reestablishes eye contact：if they are not looking，the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will stop the conversation．Just how critical this eye contacting is to the maintenanceof conversational flow bees clear when two speakers are wearing dark glasses：there may be a sort of traffic jam of words caused by interruption，false starts，and unpredictable pauses．
68．The author is convinced that the eyes are________
A．of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideas
B．something through which one can see a person’s inner world
C．of considerable significance in making conversations interesting
D．something the value of which is largely a matter of long debate
69．Babies will NOT be stimulated to smile by a person_____________________
A．whose front view is fully perceived
B．whose face is covered with a mask
C．whose face is seen from the side
D．whose face is free of any covering
70．According to the passage，the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversation partner’s neck because _______________
A．they don’t like to keep their eyes on the face of the speaker
B．they need not municate through eye contact
C．they don’t think it polite to have eye contact with him or her
D．they didn’t have much opportunity to municate through eye contact in babyhood
71．According to the passage，a conversation between two Americans may break down due to
______________
A．one temporarily glancing away from the other
B．eye contact of mole than one second
C．improperly-timed pause of eye contact
D．constant adjustment of eye contact
E
You have heard the expression“horse sense”．As you may imagine, It came from the time when the majority of people traveled in vehicles drawn by horses．A horse does have a lo：of mon sense，and there are many true stories about horses having saved their drivers from danger of death．
Today for the most part，people travel by trains，ships，airplanes，and ears，but very little by the Use of horses．Modem vehicles are propelled by engines，and an engine does not have any sense．In case of danger，many horses could be depended on to help．Not so with the engine；the driver must do all the things．
In recent years，the speed of travel has increased greatly．With the increased speed es greatly in-creased danger．The driver of a powerful engine needs to be careful．A moment of being careless may cost a life．In order to drive today，a person must be able to see clearly，and he must learn and follow carefully the rules for safety on the road．Greater attention is the price we pay for using a machine instead of a horse．
72．The passage as a whole is about _________．
A．safe driving B．engines C．using horses D．modern machines
73．1n the second paragraph，the word“propel”means ___________．
A．repair B．push forward C．made D．raise
74．Although not directly said，it earl be reasonedfrom the passage that ___________．
A．an eye test is an important part of a driver’s examination
B．a driver must know the rules of safety
C．a driver needs to be able only to tell red from green
D．greater attention is needed for a driver while driving a machine
75．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The driver of a ear must follow the rules of safety．
B．A driver must be able to see and hear well．
C．It is better for vehicles to be pulled by horse than to be pushed by engine．
D．Horses are known to have saved their drivers from injury
第二卷
第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右
边横线上画一个勾；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线
划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Yesterday was my birthday．I received a lot of birthday 76．_______
presents．All the presents Were wrapped with a color paper． 77．_______
Among them were two presents really interested to me． 78．_______
My sister brought me a round paper bag．I thought there 79．_______
would be a football．Not until I opened it I find it was a 80．_______
clock．My brother gave me a note，that read，“My 81．_______
present has put in your bedroom．”When r hurried into my 82．_______
bedroom，I found a box in it．Opened the box．I got all 83．_______
excellent pocket puter making in ．1 was so glad 84．_______
that I understood they suggested that 1 will study hard and 85．_______
not waste time．
第二节：书面表达
假设你叫李华。你的美国朋友Mike从网上了解到中国正在开展节电活动，他想了解详细情况，请你根据以下要点，给Mike写一封回信。
1．缺乏节能意识，造成能源短缺，经常停电。2．提倡政府机关、公司、宾
馆和家用空调的温度设定不要低于26度。3．政府工作人员不穿西服，不系领带。4．住在低楼层的居民步行上楼，少用电梯。
注意：1．可以适当增加细节，使结构完整；2．开关和结尾已写好，词数100左右。
Dear Mike，
How nice to hear from you again．You want to know something about energy saving in ．
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua
Keys to the exam
1-5 CAACA 6-10 ABABC 1l一15 BCBAC 16-20 BABCA
21-25 BADCC 26-30 DBCAD 3l一35 CCCAB
36-40 CDABA 41-45BDACB 46-50 DBACC 51-55ABBDC
56-59 DCAB 60-63 BCAB 64-67 CBCD
68-7 l ACDC 72-75 ABAC t
76．正确 77．a color paper→color paper 78．interested→interesting
79．There→it 80．it和I之间加did 81．that→which
82．has后加been
83 Opened→Opening 84．making→made 85．去掉will或will should
One possible version
Dear Mike，
How nice to hear from you again．You want to know something about energy saving in ．As you know, with the development of economy, is experiencing a rapid increase in the demand for electricity, leading to a widespread short supply of electricity．On the other hand，people still lack the awareness of energy—saving，So power cut frequently happens．
To solve the problem，the government called on the government departments，hotels，panies and households to set their air conditioners at 26℃or above and suggested that government workers take off the Western。style suits and ties while in office．Also，people living in apartments below the third floor walk the stairs or avoid taking lifts，in order to save energy．
In short，the public awareness of environmental protection has been greatly improved and electricity is considerably saved recently．
Yours
Li Hua
听力原文
Text One
W：Is there anything wrong with the machine? It sounds strange．
M：Yes．I think it’s the engine．
Text Two
M：So everybody’s x fine at home?
W：Yes．they are．My sister’s going to get married next month．We’re all so
excited．And Terry just graduated from law school．
M：Really? That’s great．
Text Three
M：I hope that the library will be open．
W：The sign says：Nine a m to five-thirty p．m．weekdays；Nine a．m．to two
p．m．Saturday and Sunday
Text Four
W：Good morning．This is the National Travel Agency, isn’t it?
M：Yes，it is．May I help you?
W：Is Miss Li there?
M：Sorry．She is out to tea．I’11 be glad to take a message．
W：Thank you．I can wait for her．
Text Five
W：Are you glad that you came to Washington?
M：Yes，indeed．I’d considered going to New York or Boston，but I’ve never regretted my decision．
Text Six
M：This book says that in some parts of Africa．the men used to think that very fat women were beautiful．Before a woman was married to the chief, his servants used to keep her in a special house．Then they fed her all through the day and night for weeks before the wedding．
W：Why did the women have this treatment?
M：I don’t know．The book says they used to consider it all honor to, be the wife of the chief．The women used to bee SO fat that they could not walk．
They used to crawl on their hands and knees instead．
W：How terrible! I’m sure they wouldn’t live for many years．Those women used to suffer a lot because of that custom．I’m glad that they don’t do it now．
Text Seven
W：What are you going to do on this beautiful warm Sunday?
M：I think I shall do a bit of gardening．Wm you help me?
W：Of course，1 will．Shall I put on my gardening boots?
M：Yes，do and SO will I．I am going to dig up that dead tree at the bottom of
garden．
W：Shall I be able to help you?
M：No，I don’t think you will．You can be cutting off the tops of the dead flowers，they make the garden look so untidy．And all those flowers by the wall you call pull up by the roots．We want the ground to be quite clear before the winter
W：Are you going to water those new fruit trees?
M：No．I won’t do that．Because I think it will rain tomorrow．But I am going to cut the grass．
W：I will cut it if you like．
M：No，you just clear the flowerbeds and then we will see．
W：I say, how black those clouds are getting! I think it is going to rain．
M：Then we shall have to put off our gardening until this afternoon．
Text Eight
M：A 5 1-year-old American lady is called“Farmer Environmentalist”by people in her state．For years，she has been trying to protect the environment．She was born in a farmer’s family in Washington State and began selling batteries in 1992．Today, she is here to talk about her battery battle．Wele to our program，Mrs．Downing．First of all，could you please tell us what gave you the idea to collect used batteries to protect the environment?
W：Yes．One day in 1993．my son told me that used batteries could greatly harm the environment．He asked me not to throw used batteries away．
M：I know you spent $10,000 in setting up a factory to recycle used batteries in 1999．
W：Yes．In 2002，I also invested in a website greenearth, org to help more people to understand the importance of environmental protection．That was last year．
M：And you were honored with the Greenest Award by the Green Foundation last April for that．This May, you won another award from the Ford Foundation for your efforts in environmental protection．
W：Yes．that’s right．
Text Nine
W：Hi，Mark，haven’t seen you for ages．How are you doing?
M：Can’t plain．I’m busy with my experiments in the lab but after work I often do some sports．
W：Like what?
M：Like tennis．running and golf
W：Golf? That’s my favorite game．How often do you play it．Mark?
M：I usually play about once a month．What about you．Hinges?
W：I play every Sunday．
M：Even when it rains?
W：Yes．even when it rains．I never miss a game on Sunday．
M：Where do you go?
W：The country club．Do you know it?
M：Yes．1 was there once．You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose．
W：Certainly, listen! Why don’t you e、vim me? We can play．
M：I’d love to．What time shall we meet?
W：Let’s meet at the clubhouse at l：30 in the afternoon．
M：Good．See you then．
Text Ten
Education is free for every child in the United States．Most children start school by the age of six．They attend eight years of primary school and four years of high school．The money for free public schools es from taxes，and each state is in charge of its own education．Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age．
After graduation from high school a student Can start his higher education in a two．year college，or university．The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities，but it is much less in those supported states and cities．Many students receive scholarships from the schools or the government．More than 50 percent of the college students work to help pay tIleir college expenses．