Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.
Last week， Seth Prie batsch， the CEO and founder of SCV NGR， wrote a post encouraging young people with entrepreneurial aspirations(创业愿望) to drop out of college.(79) He may be right， but that makes me sad.
I've been worrying about Prie batsch's“drop-out”advice because for the most part， I think it's terrible counsel. As a parent who pays two college tuitions，I'm a strong believer in the importance of higher education not just because I think degrees will help my kids get good jobs. But because the college experience is making them better， smarter， and more interesting people. (80) They have the rest of the lives to start company if they choose to do that， but when else will they be free to study art, history, read great books, learn to write well，or become fluent with another language? And from a more practical perspective，maybe creating relationships with classmates and professors that will benefit them personally and professionally for a lifetime
Entrepreneurship (创业) as a career path is now becoming popular and it's my view that this generation will emerge as the most entrepreneurial generation in history. But colleges and universities are way behind the cue on this ted Sure， there are now over 400 distinguished professors and under graduate entrepreneurship programs with more than 200， 000 students， according to the Kauffman Found at in. But if you're will on your way to starting a company as a freshman， a class or two in entrepreneurship is not going to keep you happy and it's probably not going to help you grow your company.
Here's my solution: colleges and universities need to come up with a whole new curriculum (课程设置) for young entrepreneur so that they can continue to learn the skills they need to succeed in business but still enjoy the resources that higher learning offers.
11. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
Dropping out of college is key to business success.
Many successful people dropped out to accelerate their success.
Entrepreneurship is a popular career path now.
Dropping out of college is not a wise decision for young people.
【答案】 D
【解析】主旨大意题。文章第二段第一句提到“我一直在担心普瑞巴什的‘辍学'建议，因为我认为这在很大程度上是一个糟糕的建议”，之后举例说明高等教育对于大学生的重要性，轻学将失去学习知识和与同学和教授建立关系的机会。最后一段作者提出了自己关于“继续学习在商业上取得成功所需的技能，同时还能享受高等教育提供的资源”的解决方案，同样强调了高等教育的重要性。因此只有选项D(辍学对年轻人来说不是一个明智的决定)符合题意。
12. The word counsel in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to .
goal
industry
advice
reaction
【答案】 C
【解析】词汇理解题。第二段第一句“I've been worrying about Prie batsch's‘drop-out’advice because for the most part， I think it's terrible counsel.”“我一直在担心普瑞巴什的‘辍学'建议，因为我认为这在很大程度上是一个糟糕的建议”。该句前半部分提到“drop-out" advice即“辍学”建议， 后半部分提到it即“drop-out” 是terrible counsel。表明counsel等同于advice“建议”， 故选C。A项goal意为“目标”； B项industry意为“产业； 工业”； D项reaction意为“反应”， 均不符合句意。
13. What solution does the author offer in the last paragraph?
Colleges should design a whole new curriculum for young entrepreneurs.
Colleges should create opportunities for students to work with local entrepreneurs.
The government should provide loans for young entrepreneurs.
The government should make favorable policies to help young entrepreneurs.
【答案】 A
【解析】细节判断题。“Here's my solution: colleges and universities need to come up with a whole new curriculum for young entrepreneurs so that they can continue to learn the skills they need to succeed in business but still enjoy the resources that higher learning offers.”文章最后一段提到“我的解决方案是：学院和大学需要为年轻企业家提供一套全新的课程，这样他们就可以继续学习在商业上取得成功所需的技能，同时还能享受高等教育提供的资源”，由此可知Ａ项“大学应该为年轻企业家设计一套全新的课程”为正确答案。
14. The author's position on dropping out of college is .
supportive
neutral
negative
positive
【答案】 C
【解析】推理判断题。第二段第一句“I've been worrying about Prie batsch's‘drop-out’advice because for the most part， I think it's terrible counsel.”“我一直在担心普瑞巴什的‘辍学’建议，因为我认为这在很大程度上是一个糟糕的建议”。由此表明作者关于从大学辍学的立场是消极的。
15. According to the passage， which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
College provides young adults with both the intellectual capital and the social capital
The author thinks Prie batsch's“drop-out”advice is acceptable.
Entrepreneurship courses that universities offer are far from enough.
The author thinks college education is very important.
【答案】 B
【解析】推理判断题。第二段第一句“I've been worrying about Prie batsch's‘drop-out’advice because for the most part， I think it's terrible counsel.”“我一直在担心普瑞巴什的‘辍学'建议，因为我认为这在很大程度上是一个糟糕的建议”，表明作者并不接受普瑞巴什的“辍学”建议。因此Ｂ选项“作者认为普瑞巴什的“辍学'建议是可以接受的”表述错误。