Question

Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom. Meanwhile, outside the classroom, the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.

According to Braintrack, a higher education database with worldwide reach, more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually. Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000.

The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed, test scores and transcripts to be sent, essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for.

A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www.fastweb.com, www.finaid.org and www.collegexpress.com.Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships, Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe.

Be selective. Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships. Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need-based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents.

Research past recipients (接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships. Many post the biographies of past recipients. You don’t need to have cured cancer, but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’, you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list. Prepare for the interview.

You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality, but above all you’ll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.

Let your personality shine through in your essays. The essays are the best way for students to share who they are, where they’ve come from, what they’ve overcome and so on. Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive? way. And if you do have an interview, send a thank-you note afterward.

By Lee Bierer

1.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A. To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges.

B. To inform readers of the scholarship application process.

C. To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges.

D. To give tips on applying for US college scholarships.

2.If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship, you can use __.

A. www.collegexpress.com

B. the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s

C. the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships

D.The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

3.The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___.

A. influence ???? B. impress? ??????? C. guide ?????? D. present

4.To increase your chance of winning a scholarship, you are advised to ____.

A. apply for as many scholarships as you can

B. tell an interesting story in your essay

C. do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one

D. have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：对于大学生而言，在课堂作业和来自教室内的压力没有减少的情况下，来自争取奖学金的压力却逐步呈上升的趋势。那么如何才能申请到奖学金呢？在本文中作者对此进行了详细的介绍，给出了很多有参考价值的建议。

1.D主旨大意题。作者在文章开头通过outside the classroom,the pressure is on to find scholarships for college. 提出申请大学奖学金的困难和压力，然后在下文中详细介绍了申请过程和注意事项，由此判断文章目的就是给大学生提供申请奖学金的建议，选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据文章第六段Research past recipients (接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships.可知答案选C。

3.B词义猜测题。A影响； B印象深刻；C指导；D呈现。根据上文内容可知作者从第三段开始，每段都是提供的一条建议，结合本段内容可以判断作者建议要给面试的人留下深刻的印象，故答案选B。

4.C细节理解题。在文章第七段中作者提到but above all you’ll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you，要找可信的人模仿一下面试，让他们给提出有价值的建议，以增加获得奖学金的机率，答案选C。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读。