Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Wrong Reasons for Going to College

A college education can be priceless. 【1】 If any of these following factors had a big influence on your decision, you’re probably right to second-guess yourself.

Because all your friends are going.

In only a few weeks’ time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half dozen different colleges in a half dozen different places. Not to go will set yourself apart. 【2】

Because someone else expects it from you.

Perhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college, or maybe you’re the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first to get there. 【3】 It’s become so much a part of the air you breathe that you’ve never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether you’re ready to go.

【4】

It’s been tough to find even a summer job. You don’t have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it (see above). You think you might as well go to school. That is the lamest（无说服力的）of reasons to spend $ 20,000 or more in the next year.

Because you are afraid you’ll regret it if you don’t go.

Your uncle tells you that he regrets that he didn’t go to college. Others tell you they could have gone so much further in their career if only they had a college education. 【5】 So this is not a persuasive reason for you to go to college.

A. Because you don’t want to work.

B. Friends will wonder what’s wrong with you.

C. Because you don’t know what else to do.

D. Everyone seems more excited than you are.

E. It seems that for years everyone has just thought that of course you’ll go.

F. Whatever the story is, there are always people who regret decisions they’ve made.

G. But maybe in your heart you know that you are going for the wrong reasons.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】B

【3】E

【4】C

【4】F

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是大学教育是无价的，但是许多人却因为错误原因而上大学。

【1】G考查上下文理解题。根据空前的priceless和空后的factors以及题干中的reasons判断，此处应与前文是转折关系，并引出下文。故选G项。

【2】B 考查上下文理解题。根据该段前的主题是Because all your friends are going因为你所有的朋友都去上了。此处是该段的句尾，根据前文朋友都去上大学了，你没有去，他们就会怀疑你怎么了。可知选B。。

【3】E考查上下文理解题。根据空前的家中everyone都去上大学，当然你也不例外，多年来他们都认为你也应该去。故选E项。

【4】C考查上下文理解题。根据下文的You don’t have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it (see above)你无可选择。其他的人都这样做。故选C。

【4】F考查上下文理解题。根据空前的两句话都是长辈们都在后悔没有上大学，他们提醒你也会会后自己不去上大学的决定。故选F。

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