Question

　　Every fall or every autumn Richmond College enrolls or allows a certain number of students to come and study, which is called Total Student Enrollment． And every year a large amount of money is given to the college, which is called contributions． How the college spends all the given money is called Allocation of All Contributions． The part of money spent on the management of the college to improve its teaching and work is called Capital Improvements． The part of given money spent on those best students who are in need of money help is called Scholarships． And the part of money spent on the operation or management of the college is called Operational Expenses． Study the two graphs carefully and answer the five questions below them:

1．What was the total number of students enrolled at Richmond College in the fall of 1996?

A．200．　　 B．250．　　 C．700．　　 D．750．

2．By what percent did the number of part-time students enrolled increase from the fall of 1996 to the fall of 1997?

A．7%．　　 B． 42%．　　C．66¾ ．%　　D． 75%．

3．What was the increase , if any , in the number of full-time students enrolled at Richmond College from the fall of 1993 to the fall of 1994 ?

A．0．　　 B． 50．　　 C．100．　　 D．150．

4．In the 1995-1996 school year , if 12 percent of the amount of contributions given to scholarships and operational expenses was given to heating costs, about how much was NOT given to heating costs?

A．$2,000　　B． $25,000　　C． $176,000　　D． $205,000

5 ．About what was the total amount of contributions to Richmond College from the 1995-1996 school year through the 1997-1998 school year ?

A．$967,000　　B． $1,000,000　　C．$9,000,000　　D． $9,667,000

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;D;B
解析：

此处除了图表之外，还要注意克服生词理解的困难，依据上下文猜测出诸如 Every fall 、enrolls、contributions、Allocation、Operational Expenses等等词汇的大意，才能完成选项。还有旧词新义，如：Capital；依据构词法构成的词汇如：management、Improvements、Scholarships的意义。

提示：

话题：两个图表的对比阅读技巧。重点：细节捕捉、准确运算。