[听力文本资源]One group hit hard by the 2008 recession has been American college students. Many abandoned plans to attend expensive private universities and enrolled in public ones instead. Others couldn’t afford four-year public universities and began attending two-year colleges. The most unfortunate ones had to postpone their dreams of being a college student. This pattern had a significant impact on these educational institutions. Two-year colleges became overcrowded with students, and the campuses weren’t equipped to handle the swollen population. Four-year universities lost money because the government reduced funding, so universities raised tuition. This caused fewer students to enroll, which meant there was less money paid to the university.Because of this revenue reduction, university campuses eliminated many services, including hiring fewer professors. As a result, there were fewer classes, and it took students one to two years longer to receive their degrees. Of course, this meant students paid for one to two more years of tuition, putting them in significant debt upon graduation. Now these students are struggling to pay their student loans and maintain a decent living.With the recession behind us, it’d seem to bring good news to American college students, but this is far from the truth. Tuition rates have leveled, and many university campuses have restored some services and hired more professors. However, almost all US universities are spending less per student now than before the recession. Yet students are paying as high as 83% more in tuition.This situation has created the greatest difficulty for lower-income students whose families can’t afford the high tuition. Although salary rates have increased since the recession ended, they have not kept up with the fast rise of tuition, and it seems as though this gap will never close. In turn, this will reduce diversity on campus since lower-income students are mostly minorities. If changes are not made soon, we’ll have a shortage of diverse, qualified graduates to fill important positions in the future.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] In the recession, who were the most unfortunate ones in terms of going to college? [听力文本资源]A) Those who went to public universities.B) Those who attended two-year colleges.C) Those who had to postpone their college study. D) Those who were enrolled by private universities.2. [听力文本资源] How were the two-year colleges affected by the recession? [听力文本资源]A) They lost money.B) They had fewer students.C) They had to raise tuition.D) They became overcrowded. 3. [听力文本资源] How were university students affected by the recession? [听力文本资源]A) They had to reduce the number of years studying.B) They had to attend more classes to get their degree.C) They had to pay for one to two more years of tuition. D) They enjoyed more services with fewer students on campus.4. [听力文本资源] What is the major problem with American universities today? [听力文本资源]A) Universities are hiring fewer professors.B) Tuition is too high for lower-income students. C) Campuses continue to eliminate many services.D) Universities are spending more per student now.

[听力文本资源]One group hit hard by the 2008 recession has been American college students.  Many abandoned plans to attend expensive private universities and enrolled in public ones instead. Others couldn’t afford four-year public universities and began attending two-year colleges. The most unfortunate ones had to postpone their dreams of being a college student. This pattern had a significant impact on these educational institutions. Two-year colleges became overcrowded with students, and the campuses weren’t equipped to handle the swollen population. Four-year universities lost money because the government reduced funding, so universities raised tuition. This caused fewer students to enroll, which meant there was less money paid to the university. Because of this revenue reduction, university campuses eliminated many services, including hiring fewer professors. As a result, there were fewer classes, and it took students one to two years longer to receive their degrees. Of course, this meant students paid for one to two more years of tuition, putting them in significant debt upon graduation. Now these students are struggling to pay their student loans and maintain a decent living. With the recession behind us, it’d seem to bring good news to American college students, but this is far from the truth. Tuition rates have leveled, and many university campuses have restored some services and hired more professors. However, almost all US universities are spending less per student now than before the recession. Yet students are paying as high as 83% more in tuition. This situation has created the greatest difficulty for lower-income students whose families can’t afford the high tuition. Although salary rates have increased since the recession ended, they have not kept up with the fast rise of tuition, and it seems as though this gap will never close. In turn, this will reduce diversity on campus since lower-income students are mostly minorities. If changes are not made soon, we’ll have a shortage of diverse, qualified graduates to fill important positions in the future.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] In the recession, who were the most unfortunate ones in terms of going to college? [听力文本资源]A)  Those who went to public universities.B)  Those who attended two-year colleges.C)  Those who had to postpone their college study. D)  Those who were enrolled by private universities.2. [听力文本资源] How were the two-year colleges affected by the recession? [听力文本资源]A)  They lost money.B)  They had fewer students.C)  They had to raise tuition.D)  They became overcrowded. 3. [听力文本资源] How were university students affected by the recession? [听力文本资源]A)  They had to reduce the number of years studying.B)  They had to attend more classes to get their degree.C)  They had to pay for one to two more years of tuition. D)  They enjoyed more services with fewer students on campus.4. [听力文本资源] What is the major problem with American universities today? [听力文本资源]A)  Universities are hiring fewer professors.B)  Tuition is too high for lower-income students. C)  Campuses continue to eliminate many services.D)  Universities are spending more per student now.