Question

【题目】Choosing the right college for you is not so easy. You should have a general idea of what you want and don’t want. The idea can guide you to find what fits your needs best.【1】

Think about what major you want to study in college. If you know that, just look at colleges that have your major.【2】So think carefully about your major and interests before choosing one.

Where the college is located matters. Anyone who tells you the location isn’t important is lying.【3】If you look forward to working in the publishing industry, New York may be your best bet. If your parents want you to stay close to home, please don’t consider anywhere that requires a plane ticket to get to.

Think about how much you can afford. Are your parents paying for your education? If so, how much are they willing to spend? Do you have to contribute anything? Financial aid and scholarships exist, but don’t count on anything. 【4】These are all things to consider before you fall in love with a college.

Make sure you’re going to spend time with the right people. The cool thing about college is that each different one attracts different kinds of people. For the first thing in your life, you get to choose where you get to spend your time and who you get to spend it with. 【5】Make sure that the people you’re with for four years are your kind of people.

A. College is about learning what you love.

B. You’d better choose a major that is popular.

C. Go to the college with some people you like.

D. Remember, above all, it is the people that make the place.

E. Are you willing to go into major debt over a school?

F. If you don’t like cold weather, stay away from northern schools.

G. These guidelines will help figure out what college you want to go to.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】A

【3】F

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】本文讲述如何选择一所大学，并提出四条建议。

【1】G

根据上文“你应该对你想要的和不想要的有一个大致的了解。这个想法可以指导你找到最适合你的需求。”而下文讲述的是一些指导方针，故G项“这些指导方针有助于弄清楚你想上哪所大学。”承上启下，故选Ｇ。

【2】Ａ

根据下文“所以在选择一个专业之前，要仔细考虑你的专业和兴趣。”可推知，A项“大学就是学习你所喜欢的。”符合语境，下一句是对A项的进一步说明，故选Ａ。

【3】F

根据上句：告诉你地点不重要的人在说谎。再根据空格下句：如果你期盼在出版业工作，纽约可能是你最好的地方。空格处的内容应该与地点有关，只有F项“如果你不喜欢冷的天气，就远离北方的学校。”符合语境，故选Ｆ。

【4】E

根据本段都是讲钱的事，上句“经济援助和奖学金存在，但不要指望任何东西。”，下句“在你爱上一所大学之前，这些都是需要考虑的事情。”，与钱有关的只有E项Are you willing to go into major debt over a school?（你愿意为学校负债吗？）符合语境，故选E。

【5】D

本段讲述的是“确保你会花时间和合适的人在一起。”，空格上一句说“对于你生命中的第一件事，你可以选择在哪里度过你的时间，以及你将与谁共度。”故D项“记住，最重要的是，是人制造了场所。”符合本段语境，都是讲与合适的人待一起。故选D。