英语阅读理解试卷

A

IgrewupinLakeland,Louisiana,oneof7children.Wealllivedon

myparents'fann.At12,1gotapart-timejob-milkingcowstohelp

supportthefamily.Imilkedcowsatfiveinthemorningandagainattwo

intheafternoon,sevendaysaweek.InthekitchenoneSaturdaybefore

daytime,Iremembercomplaining（抱怨）tomyfatherandgrandfather

abouthavingtogomilkthosecows.Myfathersaid,“Youknow,boy,to

workisablessing（福）

GoingtocollegewasrareforakidfromLakeland,Louisiana."Pick

somethingthatyoulikedoingtostudy,andyouwillalwayslookforward

toyourwork,“myfathertoldme.Buthealsoadded,"Evenhavingajob

youhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall.,^Iwantedtobeafarmer,

butIjoinedtheROTCprogramtohelppayforcollege.Andwhatstarted

outasanobligationtothearmybecameawayoflifethatIwasdevoted

tofor37years.

Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwitha

babyonherback,breakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladesh

militaryofficerwhytheyweren'tusingamachine.Hetoldmeamachine

wouldmakethatladyunemployed（失业的）.Breakingthosebricks

meantshecouldearnenoughmoneytofeedherselfandherbabythatday.

Hetoldmebadasthatwoman'sjobwas,itwasenoughtokeepasmall

familyalive,whichremindedmeofmyfather'swords.

I'mretiredfromthearmy,butI'mstillworkingtohelppeoplebe

preparedfordisaster.Tmnotgoingtostop.Ibelieveinmyfather'swords.

Ibelieveintheblessingofwork.

51.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter'sfirstpart-timejob?

A.Hefeltproudofsupportinghisfamily.

B.Hehatedhavingtoworksohard.

C.Itofferedhimthemoneytogotoschool.

D.Itmadehimindependent.

52.WhatkindofprogramwastheROTC?

A.Itwasmeanttoservethearmy.

B.Itwasmeantforpeopleoutofwork.

C.Itwasmeanttoservecolleges.

D.Itwasmeantforpoorstudents.

53.AccordingtothatBangladeshmilitaryofficer,.

A.womenwerethemainmoneyproviderinthatarea

B.usingamachinewouldmakepeople'slifeeasier

C.manypeoplecouldn'taffordtouseamachine

D.usingamachinewouldmakethatladyoutofwork

54.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.thewriterwastheoldestchildinthefamily

B.peoplewhohavenojobdon'tlikehelpingothers

C.thewriterhadbeenafarmerformorethanthirtyyears

D.thefarmdidn'tbringthewriter'sfamilyinenoughmoney

55.WhattheBangladeshmilitaryofficersaidremindedthewriterthat

A.itwasimportanttopicksomethingtostudy

B.oneshouldfindajobthatheliked

C.workingwasablessing

D.collegestudywasveryimportantinone'slife

B

Educationisthekeytoasuccessfulandhappierfuture.Agood

childreneducationalprogramhelpsyouinthistask.Achildren

educationalprogramalsogivesthefollowingbenefits（好处）toyour

children:

1.Makeseducationeasier

Mostofthechildreneducationalprogramsdealwithtopicsthatare

alsotaughtinclassroom.Thuswhenyourchildrenusetheeducational

programsathome,theycangetadditionalpracticeofsubjectswhichthey

learnintheclassroom.Thishelpsyourchildrenlearnbetter.

2.Helpschildrenpracticeathome

Onceyoubuyaparticularchildreneducationalprogram,itwillbe

available（可获得的）toyourchildren24hoursaday.Yourchildrencan

repeatedlyuseitwhenevertheygetthetimeorwhenevertheygetinthe

"mood"touseit.Thusyourchildrenwillgetalotofpractice.

3.Includesexercisesandgamestodevelopimportantskills

Allgoodchildreneducationalprogramsincludewell-planned

exercisestohelpyourchildrenlearnandimproveaparticularskillor

ability.Someeducationalprogramsalsoincludegame-likeorstory-like

exercisestohelpchildrenlearnbetter.Theseeducationalprogramsare

highlysuitedforyoungerchildrenbelowtheageof12.

4.Helpstoimprovethoseweakareas

Childreneducationalprogramsareespeciallyusefulifyourkids

haveproblemsinaparticularareaofstudy.Manysuchsubject-specific

educationalprogramsareavailableontheInternettohelpchildren

improve.

5.Increasesinterestinstudies

Agoodchildreneducationalprogramalsohelpsyourchildren

becomemoreinterestedinstudies,becauseithelpstomakelearningfun

andmotivate（激励）themthroughgoodexamples,storiesandgames.

Sospendingafewdollarsonarightchildreneducationalprogram

willnotcauseanylosstoyou.Itwillonlymakeeducationeasierand

moreinterestingforyourchildren.

56.Thechildrenmayfeelfreewhenusingtheprograms

because.

A.theycanchangethedesignoftheprogramsthemselves

B.theycanusetheprogramswhenevertheylike

C.theycanshowtheirnewideasandimagination

D.theyneednotworryaboutmakingmistakes

57.Theunderlinedword"them"inthepassagerefersto

A.designersB.parentsC.programsD.children

58.Whatcanweknowaboutthechildreneducationalprograms?

A.Therearenoprogramsforchildrenaged4-8now.

B.Theprogramscanhelptoimprovethechildren'sweaksubjects.

C.Theprogramsarefreesothatyoucansavealotofmoney.

D.Teacherswillcometoyourhomeasarrangedinthisprogram.

59.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toattractpeopletousetheprograms.

B.Totalkaboutonlineeducationexperience.

C.Todescribethehistoryoftheprograms.

D.Tohelpparentsteachtheirchildrenonline.

60.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor.

A.scientistsB.teachersC.parentsD.students

BADDC/BDBAC

C

Inahousewithmorethanonekid,therearebound（一定的）tobe

someproblems.Brothersandsistersborrowstuff,anddon'talwaysreturn

itintopcondition.Youngerkidssometimesfeeltheolderkidsgettodo

whatevertheywant.Olderbrothersandsistersthinkthatthebabyofthe

familygetsmoreattention.Thesearetypicalproblemsfoundthroughout

theages,everywhereintheworld.

Whenbrothersandsistersdon'tgetalongwell,it'scalledsibling

rivalry.Asiblingisabrotherorsisterandrivalrymeanscompetition.It's

normal,buttoomuchcompetitioncanmakeforanunhappyhomelife.

Alittlecompetitionisn'tabadthing.Sometimesitcankeepyou

workinghard—whenyouandyourbrotherspendtimeshootinghoops.If

he'sgoodatit,itmaymakeyouwanttoimprove,too.Butsomesibling

rivalryinvolvesarguments—whenyouthinkyourbrotherishogging（独

占）theball.Peoplewholoveeachothermightarguesometimes,buttoo

muchfightingisunpleasantforeveryone.

Haveyoueverheardofthegreen-eyedmonstercalledjealousy（嫉

妒）？Sometimesbrothersandsistersarejealousofoneanother.For

instance,ifyoursisteralwaysdoeswellatschool,itmaybefrustrating

foryou,especiallyifyourgradesarelower.Althoughyouareprobably

proudofyourbrothersandsisters,it'snormaltobealittlejealous,too.It

maymakeyoufeelbettertofocusmoreondoingyourownpersonal

things,ratherthancomparingyourselfwithabrotherorsister.

Allkidswantattentionfromtheirparents,butsometimesyouneed

totaketurns.Ityouarefeelingignored（忽视）oryourbrotherorsisteris

alwaysinthespotlight,talktoyourmomordad.Ifaparentknowsyou're

feelingleftout,heorshecanfigureoutwaystohelpyoufeelbetter

again.

61.Thefirstparagraphmainly.

A.showsusproblemsfoundinafamilywithmorethanonekid

B.tellsushowwecangetmoreattentionfromparents

C.showsusthewaytomakeroomscleanandtidy

D.tellsuswhetheritisrighttoletchildrendowhatevertheywant

62.Whensiblingrivalryhappens,itprovesafactthat.

A.brothersandsisterswillhavetogetawayfromtheirhome

B.nocompetitionwillbemadebybrothersandsisters

C.noonecanstopbrothersandsistersarguingalldaylong

D.brothersandsistersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother

63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofalittlecompetitionbetweenbrothers

andsisters?

A.Itmakesthefamilylifeunhappy.

B.Itcanhelpchildrenimprovetheirwork.

C.Itcanleadtoargumentsandfighting.

D.Itdoesharmtoeachofthem.

64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofalittlejealousybetweenbrothersand

sisters?

A.Strange.B.Unbelievable.C.Normal.D.Unfair.

65.Ifakidfeelsignoredinthefamily,theauthorsuggeststhathe

should.

A.talktohisparentsB.workevenharder

C.fightwithhisbrothersandsistersD.payattentiontohis

behavior

ADBCA

TheKeeperoftheRiver

Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjob

wastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,which

madeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand

31,theoldmanguarded（守护）thehills,32theleavesand

branches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave33andpolluted

thefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfor

tourists.Elegantswans（天鹅）floatedalongtheclearriverandtheview

wassobeautiful34words.

Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown35met.Astheyreviewed

thebudget,oneman's36caughtsightofthesalary37being

paidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,"Whoistheold

man?Whydowe38toemployhim?Nooneintownever39

him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn'tdoinghis

job.Hispositionisn't40anylonger."Thentheyvoted（投票）to

41theman.

Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged...

Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto42theirleaves.Small

branchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,43theflowof

theshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslight

yellowish-brown44intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwas

much45.Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsome

sectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible46wassoon

sensed.Swansleft,andsodidthe47.Theonlythingthatwasnow

visitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.

Quickly,the48towncommittee（委员会）calledaspecial

meeting.Realizingtheirhugemistakein49,theyrehiredtheold

keeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclear

up.Swansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmall

townintheAlps.

Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,job,orlife.Theymay

allmakea50

31.A.regularlyB.suddenlyC.casuallyD.seldom

32.A.assumedB.opposedC.removedD.conveyed

33.A.rejectedB.pouredC.selectedD.blocked

34.A.beyondB.despiteC.withinD.after

35.A.sympathyB.employmentC.masterpieceD.committee

36.A.eyeB.careC.handD.spirit

37.A.listB.privilegeC.skillD.concept

38.A.donateB.continueC.stopD.fail

39.A.decoratesB.swearsC.sharesD.sees

40.A.negativeB.urgentC.necessaryD.complex

41.A.findB.fireC.supportD.forget

42.A.loseB.avoidC.expandD.admit

43.A.pullingB.speedingC.slowingD.pushing

44.A.fishB.colorC.flowerD.leaf

45.A.aliverB.coolerC.warmerD.darker

46.A.soundB.smellC.waveD.light

47.A.managersB.playersC.villagersD.tourists

48.A.embarrassedB.acceptedC.focusedD.delighted

49.A.depressionB.voyageC.judgmentD.amusement

50.A.suggestionB.differenceC.platformD.devotion

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2。5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出

最佳选项，并在答

A

HowYouCanLearnaLanguageinOnly10Days

Mostpeoplerecognizethemanybenefitsoflearningaforeign

language:Youcantraveltoforeigncountriesandfeelcomfortable,bea

moreproductiveandattractiveemployeeintoday'scompetitivejob

market,andimmerse（沉浸）yourselfinthevastculturesaroundthe

world.Inaddition,scientificstudieshaveshownthatlearninganew

languagehelpstokeepmemoriessharpandnaturallyimprovesbrain

function.

Butdoyouknowthatyoucanlearnanewlanguageinaslittleas10

days?ThePimsleurApproachtolearningnewlanguageshelpuserspick

upnewlanguagesquickly.EventheFBIandNationalSecurityAgency

havepurchasedthePimsleurApproach.

ThePimsleurLanguagPrograms

TheentirePimsleurApproachiswhatlanguagelearningshouldbe:

quick,funandeasy.Youwilllearnanewlanguageeffortlesslywithout

anyreading,writingorcomputeruse.ThePimsleurApproachhasa100

percentguarantee:speakin10daysoryoudon'tpay.

WhoisDr.Pimsleur?

PimsleurApproachisalanguageeducator.Henoticedthatchildren

haveanamazingabilitytolearnnewlanguagesquickly.Hespenthislife

developingthiscoursetoletyou,asanadult,learnanewlanguageas

easilyasachildwould.Youmightnotrealizeit,butyouhavealready

learnedonelanguageusingthePimsleurApproach.

Limitedavailabilityofspecialoffers

Thecompanyiscurrentlyofferingnewcustomersaspecialofferof

50%discountontuitionfees.Theprogramswhichnormallycost$100are

nowavailableforjust%50.Betteryet,theyarealsoofferinga

money-backguarantee.So,ifyoufindyouarenotlearningasfastasthey

said,simplyreturnitforafullpayment.

Formoreinformation,pleaseclickhere.

51.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,.

A.mostpeoplehavelearnedaforeignlanguage.

B.youcanfindajobeasilyifyouknowaforeignlanguage.

C.learningaforeignlanguagecanimprovebrainfunction.

D.itishardtostayinaforeigncountryifyoudonotknowits

language.

52.Ifyoucannotspeakaforeignlanguageintendayswiththeapproach,

youcan________

A.askyourmoneyback.B.learnitagainforfree.

C.changeyourteacher.D.askDr.Pimsleurforhelp.

53.WecanknowfromthepassagethatDr.Pimsleur

A.istheownerofthePimsleurlanguageprograms.

B.isalanguageeducatorwhostudieschildren'slanguages.

C.onceworkedfortheFBIandNationalSecurityAgency.

D.developedacoursehelpingadultslearnanewlanguageeasily.

54.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Fromaneducationalmagazine.B.OntheInternet

C.OnaposterD.Fromthelatest

newspaper.

55.Theauthorwritesthepassageto.

A.introduceaneffectivelanguage-learningenvironment.

B.presentalanguageeducator'sexperiences.

C.appealtopotentialcustomerstousetheapproach.

D.callonmoreadultstolearnforeignlanguages.

B

Oneday,whenIwasworkingasapsychologistinEngland,an

adolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingup

anddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.His

headteacherhadreferredhimtome."Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,"he

wrote."Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,and

I'mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?^^

IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?

Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn,thavetheanswerto,andwhichno

wordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolisten

openlyandsympathetically

Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,

onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.

Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.Afterthatheplayed

chesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon——incompletesilenceand

withoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImade

sureDavidwononceortwice.

Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardand

piecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengota

chancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydid

heneverlookatme?

"Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,"Ithought.

"PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuflering.^Somemonthslater,when

wewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.

"Ifsyourturn,"hesaid.

Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschooland

joinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwith

somefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreally

startedtolivehisownlife.

MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone一without

anywords一canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,a

shouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.

56.Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David.

A.feltalittleexcitedB.lookedalittle

nervous

C.walkedenergeticallyD.showedupwithhis

teacher

57.Asapsychologist,theauthor.

A.wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemB.wasskepticalabout

psychology

C.wasreadytolistentoDavidD.wassureofhandling

David'sproblem

58.Davidenjoyedbeingwiththeauthorbecausehe.

A.wantedtoasktheauthorforadviceB.beartheauthormany

timesinthechessgameC.likedthechildren'sdrawings

intheofficeD.needtosharesorrowwiththeauthor

59.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDavid?

A.Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B.Helikedtaking

beforehelosthisfamily.

C.Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.

D.Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.

60.WhatmadeDavidchange?

A.Histeacher5shelp.B.Theauthor's

friendship.

C.Theauthor'ssilentcommunicationwithhim.

D.Hisexchangeofletterswiththeauthor.

C

Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhood

memoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometo

experiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.

Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingon

benefits,theyareoftenunobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequire

travelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliesto

meet.

Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficult

problemforchildcare.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonly

fiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfind

themselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareon

holiday.Forsome,thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.

TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaff

committedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearning

environment.Thenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquite

largeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesure

thatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertake

programsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohave

animportantroleinsofeguaidingchildren'swelfarethroughtheongoing

touchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,

muchofthisismissed.

WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspend

thewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschool

mealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandan

inabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinue

theirlearning.

Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear,NottinghamCityCouncil

（委员会）isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydownlofourandahalf

weeks,withamorebalancedfivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,each

followedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal“downtime"

forschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausea

realbreakinlearning.

Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschool

staff,particularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.

However,thismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenfor

whomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare.

61.Thepassageisprobablywrittenby.

A.anexperiencedteacherB.acitycouncilmember

C.aninspiredstudentD.aworkingparent

62.Theunderlinedword"they"inthesecondparagraphrefersto"

A.environmentsB.wagesC.holidaysD.

benefits

63.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatthesummerbreakbereducedto_.

A.2weeksB.6weeksC.5weeksD.4.5weeks

64.Theplansforashortersummerholidaywillhelpstudents.

A.obtainthecheapestholidayswithoutadditionalcosts

B.getachancetospendsixweeksatermwithteachersinschool

C.havemoreschooldaystoreceivefreeschoolmeals

D.benefitmorefromthecaringandinspiringlearningenvironment

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.someschoolstaffwillsay"No"totheplansforashortersummer

holiday

B.thesuggestedplansforafive-termschoolyearcanhardlybe

carriedout

C.thelongsummerholidaygivesteachersandstudentsreal"down

time"

D.workingparentscanenjoyafive-weekbreaktocarefortheir

children

D

Whetherintheworkplaceoronthefootballfield,effective

teamworkcanproduceamazingresults.However,workingsuccessfully

asateamisnotaseasyasitmayseem.Effectiveteamworkcertainly

doesnotjusthappenautomatically;ittakesagreatdealofhardworkand

compromise.Thereareanumberoffactorsthatmustbeinplacetomake

agoodteam.

Effectiveleadershipisoneofthemostimportantfactorsofgood

teamwork.Theteam'sleadershouldpossesstheskillstocreateand

preserveapositiveworkingenvironmentandmotivateandinspirethe

teammemberstotakeapositiveapproachtoworkandbehighly

committed.Aneffectiveteamleaderwillpromoteahighlevelofspirit

andmakethemfeelsupportedandvalued.

Communicationisavitalfactorofallinterpersonalrelationshipand

especiallythatofateam.Teammembersmustbeabletoarticulatetheir

feelings,expressplansandgoals,shareideasandseeeachother's

opinions.

Conflictswillarisenomatterhowwellateamfunctionstogether.

Thebestwaytodealwithconflictsistohavesomeorganizedmethodsof

handlingconflicts.Teammembersshouldbeabletovoicetheirconcerns

withoutfearofoffendingothers.Insteadofavoidingconflictissues,a

hands-onapproachthatsettlesthemquicklyismuchbetter.Itisoften

advisedthattheteamleadersitwiththeconflictingpartiesandhelpwork

outtheirdifferenceswithouttakingsidesandtryingtoremainobjectiveif

possible.

Theteamleadermustsetagoodexampletocreategoodteamwork.

Inordertokeepteammemberspositiveandcommittedandmotivated,

theteamleaderhimselfneedstoshowthesequalities.Theteamturnsto

theleaderforsupportandguidance.Soanynegativewordsorbehaviors

ontheleader'spartcanbedisastrous.

Regardlessofwhattypeofworkyouarein,knowinghowto

effectivelyworkonandwithateamisgoingtobeextremelyimportantto

yoursuccessandthatofyourteam.

66.Effectiveleadershipisimportantpartlybecause

A.itcreatesapositiveworkingenvironment

B.itmakesaleaderfeelsupportedandvalued

C.ithelpsaleadertodeveloplotsofskills

D.itdependsoninterpersonalrelationshipofateam

67.Theunderlinedword“articulate“probablymeans

A.hideB.expressC.feelD.plan

68.Whenconflictsariseamongteammembers,theteamleadershould

A.worryabouttheteammembersB.ignoretheteammembers5

voices

C.workouttheirdifferencesD.trytoavoidconflict

issues

69.Tobecomeagoodteamleader,youhaveto.

A.setupagoodteamB.bepositiveand

committed

C.lookforsupportfromtheteamD.avoidnaturaldisasters

70.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FootballAndTeamworkB.Communication

AndTeamworkC.HandleConflictInA

TeamD.WhatMakesEffectiveTeamwork

第n卷（共35分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Choosingtherightuniversityforyouisabigdecisionwithmany

factors（因素）toconsider.Theinstitutionthatyouchoosewillnot

onlybetheonethatensuresyouracademicgoals,butitwillalsobe

whereyouwilllive,learn,playsports,socializeandworkfor

severalyears.Therefore,beforeyoustartfillingoutthoseuniversity

applicationforms,takeastepbackandconsiderthemanyvariables

thataffectthe"fit"ofauniversitytoyouruniquepersonalityand

educationalgoals.Takealookatthefollowingfactors,anddecide

whichonesmeanthemosttoyou.

Consideryoureducationalgoals.Youwilldiscoverthat

differentschoolsaremorerecognizedorprogressiveinyourchosen

fieldofstudythanothers.Forthisreason,talktoadvisors,

professionalsinyourfield,orgotoclubsorganizedbythealumni

（校友）.Whenyoucheckoutschoolrankingforyourmajor,you

mayfindthatyourfirstchoiceisnotreallyamatch,whileanother

fitsperfectly.

Considercosts.Itwillbenosurprisetoyouatthispointthat

notallschoolscostthesame.Someofthemorefamousschoolsare

sobecausetheyaredifficulttogetintoanddifficulttopayfor.Don't

letthisnecessarilystopyou.Justkeepthisconsiderationinmindas

younarrowyourlistofpotentialschools.

Choosingauniversityshouldnotbedoneonlyonreputation,

butalsotaketheacademicprogramsandoverallenvironmentinto

consideration.Beawarethatreputationsaresometimesoutofdateor

overstated,sofirst-handexperienceisoftenbeneficial.

Onceyou'veidentifiedthefactorsthataremostimportantto

you,you'vetakenthefirststepstowardsmakingasuccessfulchoice.

Makesureyoupickauniversitythatwillserveyourneeds

throughoutyouruniversitycareer.

71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?(Nomorethan10

words.)

72.Howmanyfactorsdoyouneedtoconsiderbeforechoosinga

universityaccordingtothepassage?Andlistatleastthreeof

them.(Nomorethan15words.)

73.Accordingtothepassage,whatkindofuniversityisitbestfor

youtochoose?(Nomorethan15words.)

74.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordvariablesmeansinParagraph

One?(Onlyoneword.)

75.Inyouropinion,whatotherthingsdoweneedtotakeinto

considerationbeforechoosingauniversitybesidesthethings