二、阅读理解Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.“I have two kids in college, and I want to say ‘come home,’ but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid form the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade,“If we go on this way for another 25years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.67. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?A. They asked their kids to come home.B. They borrowed $20,000 from the school.C. They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.D. They got help from the school and the federal government.68. Financial aid administrators believe that _______.A. more families will face the same problem as the JacobsesB. the government will receive more letters of complaintC. college tuition fees will double soonD. America’s unemployment will fallcan we learn about the middle class families from the text?A. They blamed the government for the tuition increase.B. Their income remained steady in the last decade.C. They will try their best to send kids to college.D. Their debts will be paid off within 25 years.to the last paragraph, the government will .A. provide most students with scholarshipsB. dismiss some financial aid administratorsC. stop the companies from making student loansD. go on providing financial support for college students三、语法讲解系动词词法1、系动词语法讲解定义：系动词亦称连系动词。
作为系动词，它本身有词义，但不能单独用作谓语，后边必须跟表语（亦称补语）（形容词），构成系表结构说明主语的状况、性质、特征等情况。
如：He feels ill yesterday. （feel是系动词，后跟补足语，说明主语情况。
）注：有些系动词又是实义动词，该动词表达实义时，有词义，可单独作谓语。
分类1）状态系动词用来表示主语性质或状态，只有be一词，例如：He is a teacher. （表示主语的身份－－性质）He is ill. （表示主语的状态）2）持续系动词用来表示主语继续或保持一种状况或态度，主要有keep, rest, remain, stay, lie, stand, 例如：He always kept silent at meeting. 他开会时总保持沉默。
This matter rests a mystery. 此事仍是一个谜。
3）表像系动词用来表示"看起来像"，主要有seem, appear, look,如：He looks tired. 他看起来很累。
He seems (to be) very sad. 他看起来很伤心。
4）感官系动词感官系动词主要有feel, smell, sound, taste,如：This kind of cloth feels very soft.这种布手感很软。
This flower smells very sweet.这朵花闻起来很香。
5）变化系动词这些系动词表示主语变成什么样，变化系动词主要有become, grow, turn, fall, get, go, come, run.如：He became mad after that. 自那之后，他疯了。
She grew rich within a short time. 她没多长时间就富了。
6）终止系动词表示主语已终止动作，主要有prove, turn out, 表达"证实"，"变成"之意，例如：The rumor proved false. 这谣言证实有假。
The search proved difficult. 搜查证实很难。
His plan turned out a success. 他的计划终于成功了。
（turn out表终止性结果）注：1. be是最重要的系动词，主语不同，be的形式也不同，且有时态的变化。
2、“由be+过去分词”所构成的系表结构如：The door was closed.表示主语的特征或所处的状态，通常没有由by引导的介词短语。
“由be+过去分词”所构成的被动语态如：The door was closed by me.强调主语是谓语动词所示动作的承受者，表示动作；句中可以用由by引导的介词短语。
3、示人体感官的系动词有sound，taste，look，feel，smell等，后面接形容词，而不是副词做表语；4. 要注意系动词的固定搭配。
常见的有come true, fall asleep, fall ill, go bad, come right, run wild, wear thin, turn nasty等。
5. 某些动词既可以做系动词，又可以做实意动词的用法。
如：The newly-invented soft drinking tastes quite unique. 这种新研制的软饮料尝起来挺独特的做系动词，其后要求接形容词，而不是副词做表语。
注：taste做系动词，不能使用进行时如：The chef is tasting the fish carefully. 厨师长正在品尝这道鱼。
