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高一英语寒假作业阅读培优小卷

北京专用02

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

（2022春·北京·高一首都师范大学附属中学）

Betweenthelastapplicationseasonandthecurrentone,SwarthmoreCollege,aschoolnationallywell-known

foritsacademicstrictness,changedtherequirementsforstudentsforadmissionintoitsnextfreshmanclass.It

madefillingouttheproperformseasier.

Swarthmoreishardlyaloneinitsdesiretoeliminate(清除)obstaclesforabountyofapplicants.Overthelast

decade,manyelitecollegeshaveadjustedtheirapplicationsinwaysthatremovedisincentives(抑制因素)and

maximizethelikelihoodthatthenumberofstudentscontestingtogetinremainsrobust-or,evenbetter,grows

larger.

Inonesense,that’sacommendablyegalitarian(平等主义的)approachandasensibleattempttobesurethat

noqualifiedcandidateismissed.Butthere’softenalesspuremotiveinplay.Inourincreasinglystatus-oriented

society,aschool’sreputationisimprovedbyalowacceptancerate,whichcaneveninfluencehowU.S.News

WorldReportranksit.Andunlessaschoolisshrinkingthesizeofitsstudentbody,theonlywaytobringits

acceptanceratedownistogetitsnumberofapplicantsup.So,manycollegesmethodicallygenerateinterestonlyto

frustrateit.Theywooapplicantsforthepurposeofturningthemdown.

Andtherecanbeotherjustificationsforwhatlookslikealooseningofapplicationdemands.SmithCollege

andseveralothersimilarlyprominentcollegesnolongerrequiretheSATorACT,andKathleenMcCarney,the

presidentofSmithCollege,saidthatthat’snotabidformoreapplicants.It’sarecognitionthattopscoresonthose