“The price of books for our students is just getting higher and higher and，bined 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 lire 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．”
【小题1】What did Dr. Jason say about students at college?A．They are short of money．B．They need better textbooksC．They should do part-time jobs．D．They are trying to get high scores．【小题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．【小题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．【小题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．A
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(答案→)A
解析：文章介绍现在大多数课本较贵的问题,Dr．Jason编了一种新型的课本，可以降低课本的价格。
【小题1】推理题。根据第一段第三行Remember，students are one of the poorest groups of people in America．说明他知道学生缺钱，是世界上最穷的人之一。故A正确。
【小题2】细节题。根据第三段第四行So，a few years ago，I wrote my own textbook．说明他自己写教科书，故B正确。
【小题3】推理题。根据第三段4,5行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 说明public speaking books的价格是90美元。而他的书只有三分之一，30美元。故D正确。
【小题4】推理题。根据第三段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。说明他写的书是关于public speaking。最有可能他就是教授这方面课程的老师。故C正确。