四级听力复合听写模拟训练第20套

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you haue just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you hove written.

　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Part III Section C

　　A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a __ investment. The College Board __ that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the __ percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the _ rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.

　　Financial aid often helps. But financial __ tell parents to start college __ plans when their child is still very young.

　　All 50 states and the District of Columbia __ what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to most programs.

　　Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes.

　　Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments. This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.

　　Section C

　　文章精要

　　美国高等教育费用日渐昂贵。各州都有资助政策，但父母必须从孩子很小时就开始为其大学学费进行储蓄或投资。

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　　40.advisers 41.savings 42.offer 43.operate

　　44.However，the government could start to tax with drawls in 201 1 if Congress does not change the law.

　　45.520-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain.

　　46.Another kind of5-209 plan lets parents begin to pay for their childs education long before their child starts college.

　　Section C

　　A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a costly investment. The College Board estimates that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the 13 percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the inflation rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.

　　Financial aid often helps. But financial advisers tell parents to start college savings plans when their child is still very young.

　　All 50 states and the District of Columbia offer what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to operate most programs.

　　Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. However, the government could start to tax withdrawals in 2011 if Congress does not change the law.

　　5-20-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain. Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.

　　Another kind of 5-20-9 plan lets parents begin to pay for their childs education long before their child starts college. This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.