US college students are burdened, with credit card (信用卡)debt, according to a study published Tuesday, and the problem can be serious－ranging from more drop-outs, to future employment problems and even self-murder. The study, by Georgetown University sociologist (社会学家) Robert Manning, blamed credit card issuers for actively targeting students and colleges for allowing them to do so. The unrestricted selling of credit cards in universities or colleges is so aggressive that it now forms a greater threat than alcohol or sexual diseases, Manning told a news conference in Washington. If we do not quickly deal with this serious problem, the matter will continue to get worse, with social consequences far more tragic (悲剧的) than mere dollars and cents. Based on hundreds of face-to-face interviews and surveys with students, Manning concluded both the number with credit card debt and their indebtedness had been underreported in previous studies－which failed to reflect the survival strategies many used to deal with their debts. These included the use of federal student loans to pay off credit cards, effectively shifting the debt, appealing to parents for loans, reducing course work hours to increase time at paid jobs, or even dropping out altogether to work full time. Official drop-out rates include growing numbers of students who are unable to cope with the stress of their debts and / or part time jobs for servicing their credit cards, the study said. Students credit card debts are examined during the employment process and may be an important factor in evaluating future employees, it noted. O’Donnell and Manning agreed students should bear some responsibility for reckless use of credit, but said credit card companies also had to be held responsible for making it so easy for them to get into debt. Manning said one of the most troublesome aspects of the student credit card issue was he seduction (诱惑) of college and university officials by the credit card industry.
56. Sociologist Robert Manning's study shows that . A. the number of American college students using credit cards on campus is increasing B. more and more American college students meet with credit card debt problems C. more and more American colleges encourage students to use credit cards to make profits D. credit card issuers will run into debt for encouraging college students to use credit cards 57. The author's feeling towards college students with credit card debts is __. A. discouraged and negative B. pitiful and critical C. indifferent and disapproving D. negative and doubtful 58. The author implies all of following should be responsible for this problem EXCEPT . A. credit card issuers B. college authorities C. parents of the students D. students themselves 59.The word eckless in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by . A. inconsiderate B. frequent C. careful D. regular
56．B 细节理解题．根据短文第一段第一句US college students are burdened with credit card debt，according to a study published Tuesday可知，许多美国大学生背上了信用卡透支的包袱，故选B. 57．B 观点态度题。根据全文可知，作者对透支信用卡的学生是既同情(pitiful)他们的这种遭遇，又批评(critical)他们这种行为太过于轻率，故选B。 58．C 细节理解题．根据文章第三段…Students should bear some responsibility for reckless use Of credit，but said credit card companies also had to be held responsible for making it so easy for them to get into debt．Manning said one of the most troublesome aspects of the student credit card issue was “the seduction (诱惑)of college and university officials by the credit card industry．可知，选项C符合文意。 59．A 推测词义题。根据上下文可推测出reckless的意思为“轻率的，鲁莽的”．考生应能根据已学的considerate一词并结合构词法推知正确答案。
B The storage of classified (分类的) research at all 24 labs run by the US Department of Energy was shut down this week after officials decided that the security (安全) problems recently found at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico might also exist elsewhere. Several computer disks went missing at Los Alamos earlier this month, forcing Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to stop all work at the lab until the problems are found out. As of 26 July, two missing disks had still not been found, and 15 employees had been suspended in connection with the disappearance. Now all energy labs will stop doing classified research that involves(需要) removable storage devices --- such as computer disks --- until all the devices are given explanation for and new procedures are in place for monitoring their handling by laboratory employees. While we have no evidence that the problems being investigated are present elsewhere, we have a responsibility to take all necessary action to prevent such problems, Abraham said on 23 July. The shut-down isn't quite as dramatic（惊人的）as it sounds, experts say. Only two labs will be seriously affected: Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Together with Los Alamos, these two labs conduct the most part of the country's nuclear weapon programmes. At Livermore, 876 employees will be suspended during the storage of some 12,000 items of classified removable material. At other labs, far fewer people will be affected. The impact (影响) should be the smallest, says Martha Krebs, former director of the energy department's science office. 60. Why was the storage of classified research at all 24 labs shut down? A. Because the security problems might be present elsewhere. B. Because the security problems existed elsewhere. C. Because two missing computer disks had still not be found. D. Because officials decided to stop doing such research. 61. How many labs conduct the country's nuclear weapon programmes according to the text? A. About 24. B. Only 2. C. More than 2. D. Over 15. 62. The underlined word suspendedin the second paragraph probably means \______”. A. hung from above B. stopped from holding a position C. doubted D. fired 63. It can be inferred from the text that _____. A. the computer disks must have been stolen by terroris
