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Colleges and Universities, institutions of higher education that offer programs beyond the high school level. Colleges and universities provide necessary training for individuals are wishing to enter professional careers.(1)____ They also stive to develop students' creativity, insight and analysis skills.(2)____ By acquainting students with complex ideas in an intellectual stimulating environment, colleges and universities can provide unique opportunities with personal enrichment while also preparing students for future careers.(3)____(4)____
Such diverse professions as engineering, teaching, law, medicine, and information science all require a college education. Most require training in graduate or professional school as well. Increasingly, even less specialized jobs acquire some postsecondary education.(5)____ The development of new technologies and the globalization of the world economy have created high demand for workers with computer, communications, and other occupational skills that can be acquired at colleges or universities. For example, computers and other new technologies have eliminated many low-skilled jobs in variety of fields, but these same technologies have created widespread job opportunities for those who have the proper training.(6)____ In addition, employees increasingly seek out college graduates who have gained the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to adopt to changing economic conditions.(7)____(8)____
Students who live away from home during their college or university years typically experience a major turning point in their lives that has nothing to do with academics or professional training.(9)____ For example, college offers many recent high school graduates their first opportunity to live on their own. Most first-year students welcome this increased independence, and many also find that living away from home, family, and friends can introduce unexpected challenges.(10)____

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文章大意
本文讨论的是大学教育。大学教育提供的是超过高中水平的教学项目，给那些想进入专业领域的人握供了必要的培训。许多领域都需要大学教育，而新技术的发展和经济全球化对工人们在计算机、沟通和其他职业技能方面提出了更高的要求，这些技能都能在大学习得。出门在外的学于们也体验到，大学阶段是他们人生中一个重要的转折点，他们需要依靠自己独立生活。大部分的大学新生都很欢迎这样的独立，即使会遭遇一些意料不到的挑战。
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1．are→或∧are→who/that语法错误。wishing to enter professional careers作后置定语修饰名词individuals。wish和其逻辑主语individuals之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词表示，因此将are直接删掉。本题还可以在are前面加关系代词who或者that来引导定语从句，individuals作先行词，关系代词在从甸中作主语时不可省略，因此需增词who或者that使其完整。
2．analysis→analytical语法错误。名词skills前面需要用形容词来修饰，analysis是名词，意为“分析，分析报告”，此处强调“善于分析酌”，故用形容词analytical合适。此句的意思为“他们也致力于发展学生的创造性、洞察力和分析能力。”
3．intellectual→intellectually语法错误。stimulating是现在分词作形容词，充当名词environment的修饰成分。而此处intellectual是用来修饰形容词stimulating，而不是后面的名词environment，表示“智力上激发的”，因此要将intellectual改为其副词形式。
4．with→for词汇错误。provide sb. with sth.表示”为某人提供某物”，对照一下原句，此处并非这个句型，只是简单地表示provide opportunities（提供机会），而for表示目的，此处意为“为个人的改进发展提供的独一无二的机会”。
5．acquire→require词汇错误。此处为形近词的误用。acquire意思为“获得，得到；习得”，require意思为“需要；要求；命令”。此处的意思是“要求”而不是“得到”，故应该用require。本句话的意思为“逐渐地，甚至一些专业性不太强的职业也要求具备高等教育。”
6．∧variety→a词汇错误。variety的相关短语有a variety of，根据后面所接的可数名词的复数形式fields，可以推断前面需要的意思为“大量的，各种各样的”，因此要在variety前面加不定冠词a，变成a variety of的形式。
7．employees→employers语篇错误。根据常识和上下文，我们可以推断应该是由雇主来招募大学毕业生，而不是由雇员来招募员工．所以要将employees改为employers。本句话的意思为“此外，雇主也更希望雇佣那些掌握批判性思维和解决问题技能的员工，这些技能是适应不断变化的经济环境所必须的。”
8．adopt→adapt词汇错误。本题考查形近词比较。adopt的意思为“采纳；收养“，adapt和to搭配，意思为“适应”，此处表示“适应不断变化的经济形势”，符合上下文语义。
9．nothing→little词汇错误。have nothing to do with表示“与……无关”，have little to do with表示“与……关系不大”。本句的意思为“出门在外的学子们也能体验到，大学阶段是他们人生中一个重要的转折点，而这个转折点与他们的学业或专业技能培训役太大关系。“如用nothing语义太过绝对，故将其改为little，表示“关系不大”。
10．and→though语篇错误。此处前半句提到“大多数大学一年级学生欢迎这种独立”，而后半句则说“许多新生们也发现，在远离家人、朋友的生活中会遭遇一些意料不到的挑战”。前后表示让步关系，而不是and所表达的并列关系，因此应改为though引导让步状语从句。