题目内容
7.In the college-admission(大学入学考试)wars,we parents are the true fighters.We are pushing our kids to get good grades,take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes(简历)so they can get into the college of our first choice.In our eyes,a degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life.We see our kids'college background as something showing how well or how poorly we've raised them.But we don't realize we are selfish.We think more about ourselves than the kids.It's true getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown.We suffer great anxiety; we worry there won't be enough honors to show off.Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever.We hold the belief that graduates of best universities must enjoy more success because they get a better education.All that is seemingly acceptable-and mostly wrong.
"We haven't found any convincing evidence that a prestigious(有名望的)college matters,"says Ernest T.Pascarella of the University of Iowa,co-author of"How College Affects Students",an 827-page report of hundreds of studies of the college experience.
According to some studies,graduates of prestigious schools do earn much money.But even this seems like just a coincidence.
Kids count more than their colleges.Getting into Yale may mean intelligence,talent and ambition.But there are many other things that are equally important.The reason:so many similar people go elsewhere.Getting into college isn't life's only competition.In the next competition,the results may change.Princeton economists Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D.program.High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in;degrees of prestigious universities didn't.
So,parents,lighten up.America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that but too much pushiness can be destructive.The very ambition we place on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment.They may have been so accustomed to being on top that anything less disappoints them.
32.Why are parents the true fighters in the college-admission wars?B
A.They have to do many things for their children.
B.They care more about the results than their children.
C.They decide which university their children are to attend.
D.They know better about the universities than their children.
33.The author may agree with the idea thatC.
A.kids suffer greater anxiety than their parents.
B.entering a good university means a high income.
C.getting into college is becoming more and more difficult.
D.kids should apply to more schools to enter a prestigious university.
34.Krueger's study shows degrees of prestigious universitiesD.
A.are not welcomed by Ph.D.programs
B.show little about one's intelligence
C.mean low GRE scores
D.guarantee no success
35.Pushing children into prestigious universities may make themC.
A.lose their interest in study easily
B.earn less than they have expected
C.experience more dissatisfaction.
D.become less competitive in the job market.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了父母努力督促孩子取得好成绩进入理想的名牌大学,但是事实上进入名牌大学并不意味着一定会成功,相反孩子可能在这里感觉到失望.
解答 32.B.推理判断题.根据文章第一段"We are pushing our kids to get good grades,take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes(简历)so they can get into the college of our first choice"我们督促自己的孩子取得好成绩,参加SAT预备课程写简历(简历)以便他们能进入第一志愿的大学,可推测父母甚至比孩子更在意他们的高考结果;故选B.
33.C.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"It's true getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown"这是真的进入大学变得越来越难,因为高中毕业生人数的增长;故选C.
34.D.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"graduates of prestigious schools do earn much money.But even this seems like just a coincidence"可知名牌大学的毕业生并不一定能保证成功;故选D.
35.C.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"The very ambition we place on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment"我们很有志向的孩子可能会得到一些进哈佛的机会,但这也可能使他们失望;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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