【題目】May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．【1】．

These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．【2】On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts． 【3】

For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money， especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous．【4】．The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．

【5】The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high schoo1．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．

A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．

B．What contributes to it?

C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．

D．But top colleges ignore them．

E．They have international students who know English．

F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．

G．They cannot afford college as planned．

【答案】

【1】B

【2】F

【3】D

【4】G

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文就頂尖大學(xué)的錄取率今年是比以往任何時(shí)候更低這一現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行分析。

【1】考查上下文的語境理解。根據(jù)上文But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．但是根據(jù)一項(xiàng)最近的報(bào)道，有很大的變化。頂尖大學(xué)的錄取率今年是比以往任何時(shí)候更低。故可知接下來要問，是什么造成了這種現(xiàn)象？故選B，在這里語意更合適。

【2】考查上下文的語境理解。根據(jù)上文college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．大學(xué)申請(qǐng)者都申請(qǐng)多個(gè)大學(xué)因?yàn)樵诰�和普通申請(qǐng)使這個(gè)過程更容易。學(xué)生申請(qǐng)的學(xué)校多意味著可以有幾個(gè)可供選擇。故選F。

【3】考查上下文的語境理解。結(jié)合上文Also，common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．而且，普通大學(xué)為了讓他們接受的學(xué)生接受他們做很多工作。Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．一些學(xué)院舉行參觀日，提供參加課程和過夜的機(jī)會(huì)。一些大學(xué)送禮物。這是普通大學(xué)的一些做法，故可知接下來會(huì)介紹頂尖大學(xué)的做法故選D。

【4】考查上下文語境的理解。根據(jù)上文For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money，especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous．對(duì)許多家庭而言大學(xué)能做的最重要的事情是顯示他們的錢，特別是在今年; 經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣使得父母緊張。以及下文The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．最近由住房市場(chǎng)蔓延到信貸市場(chǎng)的問題甚至影響了國(guó)家助學(xué)貸款。故選G。

【5】考查上下文語境的理解。結(jié)合下文The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．教育署預(yù)計(jì)高中畢業(yè)生數(shù)量開始下降。那么大學(xué)生的人數(shù)也會(huì)減少。故選A。

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