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阅读理解     "The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and. combined with the rising cost of tuition. it's killing these students. "said Peter Jason. a college professor. "Remember. students are one of the poorest groups of people in America. Almost half of them have at least one part-time job. In fact. one of my students has three jobs. And she still manages to have high scores and go to school full-time. "     Textbook prices are traditionally high. Adding to that problem, many college teachers change textbooks year after year; they either upgrade to a new edition or switch to an entirely different textbook. This further hurts students because if an instructor no longer uses a particular textbook. that book has no resale value.     Dr. Jason decided to make reading a little easier and a lot cheaper for his students by writing his own book on public speaking. "Many books have an increased price because of CD-ROMs. lots of color photographs and pictures. I talked to my students. and many of them. like me. prefer to keep things simple! So. a few years ago. I wrote my own textbook. Compared to most other public speaking books. mine is half the number of pages. and one-third the price. That is. $30 instead of $90. When I wrote a second edition last year. students only had to buy the 35 new pages, For only $7. 00. they had almost a new book. Now my loose-leaf textbook enjoys great popularity among the students. Maybe in the future more writers and publishers will try it." （1） What did Dr. Jason say about students at college? A . They are short of money. B . They need better textbooks. C . They should do part-time jobs. D . They are trying to get high scores. （2） What did Dr. Jason decide to do to help the students? A . To choose cheaper textbooks. B . To write a textbook himself. C . To speak to his students. D . To use old textbooks. （3） How much does a public speaking textbook usually cost? A . About 7 dollars. B . About 30 dollars. C . About 37 dollars. D . About 90 dollars. （4） Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A . Dr. Jason's textbook has CD-ROMs and nice pictures. B . More writers and publishers will write simpler textbooks. C . Dr. Jason teaches public speaking at a college. D . Dr. Jason's textbook is not well received. 答案： A B D C

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