2016秋季基础口译考试(10月5日下午场上半部分) - 副本.docx

2016秋季基础口译考试（10月5日下午场上半部分）?Spot DictationEducators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. A Harford report argues that the process schools use to choose students causes?major problems?(1). David Hawkins, Executive Director for college Education’s Counseling, says that most colleges and universities usually require an essay describing a student’s?interests?(2) or why they want to study at that school. The schools also ask for letters from teachers or other adults describing why a student is a?good candidate?(3).But schools are?more concerned?(4) with a student’s high school grades and standardized test results. The report suggests that giving the most attention to academic success works for some students but?hurts others?(5). Also, academic success is not the?most important quality?(6) a student should have. More attention should go to?evidence(7) of whether or not a student wants to do good in the world.Hawkins says that academic records are still the?best indicator?(8) for how students will perform in college. But academic resources are not as available in?poorer communities?(9). And too much attention on academic success puts?pressure on?(10) young people.The Education Conservancy is an organization that fights to make higher education?equal and available?(11) for everyone. Lloyd Thacker, the Executive Director of the Education Conservancy, says college admissions has become more complex and?more consequential?(12) over the past 30 years. Thacker believes?ranking systems?(13) for colleges and universities are a big part of the problem.U.S. News and World Report is a media company that creates a list of what it calls “America’s Best Colleges.” The company bases the list on information?collected?(14) from colleges and universities across the country. This information includes results of standardized tests like the SAT from all of a school’s students. Higher?average?(15) test results help put schools higher on U.S