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高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜藤校也玩不起了？哥大退出大学排行榜近日，美国哥伦比亚大学宣布退出新一年的U.S.News大学排名，起因是该校一位教授对提交参与排名的数据提出了质疑。而前段时间，国内几所985高校也宣布了退出国际高校排名榜单。事实上，U.S.News、QS等著名大学排行榜多年来一直面临着对其准确性、客观性的各种争议。此次哥大的退出会带来怎样的影响？排名真的能反映出一所大学的实力吗？ColumbiaWon'tParticipateintheNextU.S.NewsRankingsByAnemonaHartocollisColumbiaUniversitywillnotparticipateinthenextU.S.News&WorldReportrankingsofcollegesacrossthecountry,afteraColumbiamathprofessorquestionedtheaccuracyofthedatathatsecureditsNo.2spotintheinfluentialrankings,theuniversityannouncedonThursdaynight.ThedeadlinetosubmitdatafortherankingsisFriday,andauniversityspokesmansaidofficialsneededmoretimetoanalyzethedataandaddressthecriticismsraisedbytheprofessor,MichaelThaddeus.Ina21stingingcritiqueDr.ThaddeuspostedonhiswebsiteinFebruary,henotonlychallengedthedatabehindtheratingbutaddedfueltothedebateoverwhethercollegerankings—usedbymillionsofprospectivecollegestudentsandtheirparents—arevaluableorevenaccurate.ForanIvyLeagueschoollikeColumbiatowithdrawfromtherankings,eventemporarily,isablowtotheirreputationandcouldspurotheruniversitiestoreconsidertheirparticipationaswell.Manycollegepresidentsplainthattherankingsforcethemtoemphasizestatisticsthatoversimplifywhatittakestofindagoodmatchbetweenastudentandaschool."ThepointisthattheyhavedocumentsthatwouldshedlightontheirpastsubmissionstoU.S.News—andmightevenrevealwhethertheirmisrepresentationswereintentionalorunintentional—buttheyrefusetomakethempublic,evenafteranoverwhelmingmajorityofthefacultywhovotedaskedthemtodoso,"saidDr.Thaddeus.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.ranking[ˈrænkɪŋ]n._________________________________2.spot[spɒt]n._________________________________3.address[əˈdres]v.____________________；n._____________________4.stinging[ˈstɪŋɪŋ]adj._________________________________5.critique[krɪˈtiːk]n._________________________________6.rating[ˈreɪtɪŋ]n._________________________________7.prospective[prəˈspektɪv]adj._________________________________8.blow[bləʊ]n._________________________________9.spur[spɜː]v._________________________________10.misrepresentation[ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]n._________________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.火上浇油_________________________________2.常春藤盟校_________________________________3.对作出说明，为提供更多的信息_________________________________拓展练习阅读理解AnneLacatonandJean-PhippeVassal,thisyear’sPritzkerPrizewinners,wereassurprisedasanyoneelsewhenthemostfamousawardinarchitecturewasmadepublicyesterday.“Ofcourseit’sverypleasant,andweareverypleased,”Lacatonsaidataconferencewithherpartner,bothsmilingbroadlyfromtheirblackeyeglasses.Puttingasidetheireyeglasses,LacatonandVassalcouldnotbemoredifferentfromanearliergenerationofPritzkerwinners,knownfortheireasilyrecognizablestylesandgrandwork.Instead,thetwoapplytheirsimpleguidelinetotheirworkonoldurbanbuildingsforlow-inefamilies:Neverdestroy,neverremoveorreplace,alwaysadd,transform,andreuse!WhenLacatonandVassalwereaskedtoredesignaparticularlylargeandover-crowdedpublichousingblockinBordeauxin2017,theresidents(居民)toldthemtheycouldnotaffordtomove,eventemporarily,buttheywantedbiggerunits.Theirsolutionwastoreplacethefoldingwoodenfrontdoorwithslidingglassdoortoeachunitandpaintedtheuglywallswithsomethingbright.Suddenly,everyonehadroomyoutdoorspace,someofwhichcouldbeusedduringthewinteras“wintergardens.”“So,peoplecannotonlygetsunandlightandspendtimewithfamily,butit’salsoopentoneighbors,”ColumbiaUniversityarchitectureprofessorMabelWilson.“Iwouldlovetoliveinoneoftheapartmentstthey’veredesigned.”Theirapproachofcheapandcreativere-adaptioncouldbeamodelforurbanplanningintheUS,Wilsonadds,wheredestructionhasbeenseenasasolutiontooldpublichousinginsuchcitiesasChicagoandSt.Louis.There’salotofviolenceinarchitectureandurbanism.Wetrytobeprecise.Wetrytoworkwithkindness,”Lacatononceexplained.“Buildingsarebeautifulwhenpeoplefeelwellinthem,whenthelightinsideisbeautifulandtheairispleasant,whentheexchangewiththeoutsideseemseasyandgentle,andwhenusesandsensationsareunexpected,”LacatonandVassalstartedtheirfirminParisin1987.Together,theyworkedprimarilyinFrance.24.WhyareLacaton’sandVassal’seyeglassesmentionedinparagraph3?A.Todrawreadersattentiontotheirunusualcolor.B.ToshowthatPritzkerPrizewinnersneedeyeglasses.C.TotellushowsurprisedandhappytheyarefortheprizeD.TostresstheironlypossiblesimilaritywithotherPritzkerwinners.25.WhatdidLacatonandVassaldointheBordeauxpublichousingproject?A.Theybuiltwintergardensintheoutdoorspace.B.Theydestroyedthewallstoprovidemorespace.C.Theyjustchangedthedoorsandrepaintedthewalls.D.Theyprovidedbiggertemporaryroomsfortheresidents.26.WhathaveLacatonandVassalmostprobablydonetowinthePritzkerPrize?A.Theyhavebuiltmanypublichouseswithuniquestyles.B.Theyhavedesignedvariousfamousbuildingsintheworld.C.TheyhaveprovidedfreeservicesforpoorfamiliesintheUS.D.Theyhavetriedtotransformoldurbanbuildingswithkindness.27.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Architecture. B.Environment. C.Lifestyle. D.Politics.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.ranking[ˈrænkɪŋ]n.排名2.spot[spɒt]n.（本文）（排名的）位置；斑点；痘痘3.address[əˈdres]v.（本文）应付，处理；演讲；n.地址4.stinging[ˈstɪŋɪŋ]adj.（本文）激烈的5.critique[krɪˈtiːk]n.（具体的）评论6.rating[ˈreɪtɪŋ]n.评估7.prospective[prəˈspektɪv]adj.潜在的，未来的8.blow[bləʊ]n.打击9.spur[spɜː]v.刺激；激励10.misrepresentation[ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]n.歪曲【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.addfuelto火上浇油2.IvyLeag