大學英語六級(CET?6)模擬訓練高頻過關題

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PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark”The

greatestuseoflifeistospenditforsomethingthatwilloutlastit."Youcangiveexamplesto

illustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyouwilldotomakeyourlifemoremeaningful

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.A代ereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

1.A)Weatherconditions.C)Anerrorintheorder.

B)Laborproblems.D)Misplacingofgoods.

2.A)Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofsense.

B)Therichareopposedtosocialwelfare.

C)HeagreeswithMr.Johnson'sviews.

D)Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.

3.A)Hehasworktofinishintime.C)Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.

B)Hewillbepracticingsoccer.D)Hewillbeattendingameeting.

4.A)Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.

B)Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.

C)Marymightaswellsendherdogtoherrelative.

D)Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.

5.A)Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.C)LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.

B)Thewomanseemsabithardofhearing.D)Thetwins-voicesarequitedifferent.

6.A)TheseriouseconomiccrisisinBritain.C)ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.

B)Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.D)Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.

7.A)Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.

B)Themanwillbechargedextrafortheservice.

C)Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.

D)Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.

8.A)Europeanmarkets.C)Luxurygoods.

B)Importedproducts.D)Aprotestrally.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Hemadeabusinesstrip.

B)HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.

C)Hetalkedtoheronthephone.

D)Heresolvedabudgetproblem.

10.A)Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.

B)Shehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalproblem.

C)Sheisinchargeofthefirm'sbudgetplanning.

D)Shesupervisesanumberofimportantprojects.

11.A)Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.

B)Davidpromisedtogoonthetripinherplace.

CJSomethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.

D)Shewasnotfeelingherselfonthatday.

12.A)Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.

B)HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.

C)HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.

D)Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.

B)Theytakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.

C)Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.

D)Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.

14.A)Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.C)Itschiefpositionsareheldbewomen.

B)Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.D)Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.

15.A)Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositesex.

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B)Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.

C)Itistraditionalbutcolourful.

D)Itisunderadequatecontrol.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C}andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Amongthegovernmentsmostinterestingreportsisonethatestimateswhatparentsspendontheir

children.Notsurprisingly,thecostsaresteep.Foramiddle-class,husband-and-wifefamily(averagepretax

incomein2009:$76,250),spendingperchildisabout$12,000ayear.Withinflationthefamily'sspendingon

achildwilltotal$286,050byage17.

Thedrystatisticsoughttoinformtheongoingdeficitdebate,becauseabudgetisnotjustacatalogof

programsandtaxes.Itreflectsasociety'sprioritiesandvalues.Oursocietydoesnot——despiterhetoric(說辭)

tothecontrary—putmuchvalueonraisingchildren.Presentbudgetpoliciestaxparentsheavilytosupport

theelderly.Meanwhile,taxbreaksforchildrenaremodest.Ifdeficitreductionaggravatesthesebiases,more

Americansmaychoosenottohavechildrenortohavefewerchildren.Downthatpathlieseconomicdecline.

Societiesthatcannotreplacetheirpopulationsdiscourageinvestmentandinnovation.Theyhave

(蕭條的)orshrinkingmarketsforgoodsandservices.Witholderpopulations,theyresistchange.To

stabilizeitspopulation—discountingimmigration—womenmusthaveanaverageoftwochildren.That'sa

fertilityrateof2.0.Manycountrieswithstrugglingeconomiesarewellbelowthat.

Thoughhavingachildisadeeplypersonaldecision,it'sshapedbyculture,religion,economics,and

governmentpolicy.ANoonehasagoodanswer"astowhyfertilityvariesamongcountries,sayssociologist

AndrewCherlinofTheJohnsHopkinsUniversity.ErodingreligiousbeliefinEuropemaypartlyexplainlowered

birthrates.InJapanyoungwomenmayberebellingagainsttheirmothers*isolatedlivesofchildrearing.

Generaloptimismandpessimismcount.HopefulnessfueledAmerica'sbabyboom.AftertheSovietUnion's

collapse,saysCherlin,“anxietyforthefuture“depressedbirthratesinRussiaandEasternEurope.

Inpoorsocieties,peoplehavechildrentoimprovetheireconomicwell-beingbyincreasingthenumber

offamilyworkersandprovidingsupportforparentsintheiroldage.Inwealthysocieties,thelogicoften

reverses.Governmentnowsupportstheelderly,diminishingtheneedforchildren.Bysomestudies,the

safetynetsforretireeshavereducedfertilityratesby0.5childrenintheUnitedStatesandalmost1.0in

WesternEurope,reportseconomistRobertSteininthejournalNationalAffairs.Similarly,somecouplesdon't

havechildrenbecausetheydon'twanttosacrificetheirownlifestylestothetimeandexpenseofafamily.

YoungAmericansalreadyfaceableaklabormarketthatcannotinstill(注入)confidenceabouthaving

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children.Pilingonhighertaxeswon'thelp."Ifhighertaxesmakeitmoreexpensivetoraisechildren,says

NicholasEberstadtoftheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute,^peoplewillthinktwiceabouthavinganotherchild.”

Thatseemslikecommonsense,despitethemultipleinfluencesonbecomingparents.

46.Whatdowelearnfromthegovernmentreport?

A)Inflationincreasesfamilies7expenses.

B)Raisingchildrenisgettingexpensive.

C)Budgetreductionisaroundthecomer.

D)Averagefamilyexpenditureisincreasing.

47.Whatissaidtobetheconsequenceofashrinkingpopulation?

A)Weakenednationalstrength.C)Economicdownturn.

B)Increasedimmigration.D)Socialinstability.

48.WhataccountedforAmerica'sbabyboom?

A)Optimismforthefuture.C)Religiousbeliefs.

B)Improvedlivingconditions.D)Economicprosperity.

49.Whydopeopleinwealthycountriesprefertohavefewerchildren?

A)Theywanttofurtherimprovetheireconomicwell-being.

B)Theycannotaffordthetimeandexpensesofrearingchildren.

C)Theyareconcernedaboutthefutureofthecominggeneration.

D)Theydon'trelyontheirchildrentosupporttheminoldage.

50.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A)Toinstillconfidenceintheyoungaboutraisingchildren.

B)Toadvisecouplestothinktwicebeforehavingchildren.

C)Toencouragetheyoungtotakecareoftheelderly.

D)Toappealfortaxreductionforraisingchildren.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Spaceexplorationhasalwaysbeentheprovinceofdreamers:Thehumanimaginationreadilysoars

wherehumaningenuity(倉U造力)strugglestofollow,AVoyagetotheMoon,oftencitedasthefirstscience

fictionstory,waswrittenbyCyranodeBergeracin1649.Cyranowasdeadandburiedforagoodthree

centuriesbeforethefirstmannedrocketsstartedtofly.

In1961,whenPresidentKennedydeclaredthatAmericawouldsendamantothemoonbythedecade's

end,thosewords,too,hadadreamlikequality.Theyresonated(共鳴)withoptimismandambitioninmuch

thesamewayasthemostfamousdreamspeechofall,deliveredbyMartinLutherKingJr.twoyearslater.By

theendofthedecade,bothvisionshadyieldedconcreteresultsandtransformedAmericansociety.Andyet

inmanywaysthetwodreamsendedupatoddswitheachother.Thefightforracialandeconomicequalityis

intenselypragmatic(講求實用的)andimmediateinitsimpact.Theurgetoexplorespaceisjustthe

opposite.Itisfigurativelyandliterallyotherworldlyinitsaims.

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Whenthedustsettled,thespacedreamerslostout.Therewasnograndfollow-uptotheApollo

missions.Thetechnologicallycompromisedspaceshuttleprogramhasjustcometoanend,withnosuccessor.

Theperpetualargumentisthatfundsaretight,thatwehavemorepressingproblemshereonEarth.Amidthe

currentconcernsaboutthefederaldeficit,reachingtowardthestarsseemsadispensableluxury-asif

savingone-thousandthofasingleyear'sbudgetwouldsolveourproblems.

Buthumaningenuitystruggleson.NASAisdevelopingaseriesofroboticprobesthatwillgetthemost

bangfromabuck.TheywillserveasmodemMagellans,mappingoutthesolarsystemforwhateverexplorers

follow,whethermanormachine.Ontheflipside,companieslikeVirginGalacticareplottingabottom-up

assaultonthespacedreambymakingitarealitytothepublic.Privatespaceflightcouldliewithinreachof

richciviliansinafewyears.Anotherdecadeortwoanditcouldgomainstream.

Thespacedreamersendupbenefitingallofus——notjustbecauseofthewaytheyexpandhuman

knowledge,orbecauseofthespin-offtechnologiestheyproduce,butbecausethetwotypesofdreamsfeed

offeachother.BothMartinLutherKingandJohnKennedyappealedtotheideathathumanscantranscend

whatwereonceconsideredinherentlimitations.Todaywefaceseemingchallengesinenergy,the

environment,healthcare.Tomorrowwewilltranscendtheseaswell,andthedreamerswilldeservealotof

thecredit.Themoreevidencewecollectthatourspeciesiscapableofgreatness,themorewewillactually

achieveit.

51.TheauthormentionsCyranodeBergeracinordertoshowthat.

A)imaginationisthemotherofinvention

B)ingenuityisessentialforsciencefictionwriters

C)ittakespatienceforhumanstorealizetheirdreams

D)dreamershavealwaysbeeninterestedinsciencefiction

52.HowdidthegeneralpublicviewKennedy'sspaceexplorationplan?

A)ItsymbolizedtheAmericanspirit.C)Itsoundedverymuchlikeadream.

B)Itwasasurgentasracialequality.D)Itmadeanancientdreamcometrue.

53.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica'saimtoexplorespace?

A)Itmaynotbringaboutimmediateeconomicgains.

B)Itcannotberealizedwithouttechnologicalinnovation.

C)Itwillnothelptherealizationofracialandeconomicequality.

D)Itcannotbeachievedwithoutagoodknowledgeoftheotherworlds.

54.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspaceprograms?

A)Critical.C)Unbiased.

B)Reserved.D)Supportive.

55.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheproblemsfacinghumanbeings?

A)Theyposeaseriouschallengetofuturehumanexistence.

B)Theycanbesolvedsoonerorlaterwithhumaningenuity.

C)Theirsolutionsneedjointeffortsofthepublicandprivatesectors.

D)Theycanonlybesolvedbypeoplewithoptimismandambition.

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PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword-fareach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchorees.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingfetterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employeeswhoreceiveavery

favorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonot

acknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36andreducetheir

effortorsearchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshould

acknowledgehighperformancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.

Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38the

reasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse39on

performanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.When

supervisorsgiveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40actions.If

theemployeeswereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint(指出)the

deficienciesthatemployeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitorthe

employees41andensurethatthedeficienciesarecorrected.

Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,they

miaybeunableorunwillingtocorrectthem,.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedto

takeaction.Theactionshouldbe42withthefirm'sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployees

tonewjobs,43themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor'sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworker

can44theattitudesofotheremployees.Ifno45isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,

otheremployeesmayreactbyreducingtheirproductivityaswell.

A)additional1)identify

B)affectJ)impact

C)aptlyK)penalty

D)assimilateL)reward

E)circulationM)simplifying

F)closelyN)suspending

consistent0)vulnerable

enthusiasm

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

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informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2,

TheCollegeEssay:WhyThose500WordsDriveUsCrazy

B）Megisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-momsarethickontheground.Her

sonDougisoneofseveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolseniorswhohadapainfulfall.Thedeadline

forapplyingtohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctoberhehadyettofillouttheapplication.

Moretothepoint,hehadyettosettleonasubjectforthepersonalessayaccompanyingtheapplication.

Accordingtocollegefolklore,awell-turnedessayhasthepowertoseduce（誘惑）anadmissions

committee./zHewantedtodoonethingatatime/Megsays,explainingherson'sdelay.zzButreally,my

sonisahugeprocrastinator（拖延者）.Theessayisthehardestthingtodo,sohe'sputitoffthe

longest/*FriendsandotherveteransoftheprocesshavewarnedMegthatthebackandforthbetween

editingparentandwritingstudentcanbetraumatic（痛苦的）.

C）Backinthegoodolddays—say,twoyearsago,whenthelastofmychildrensufferedtheordeal（折

磨）一ahigh-schoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewaytoNewYear'sDayof

theirsenioryear,assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering（煩擾）.Butthingschangefastin

thenail-bitingworldofcollegeadmissions.Therecenttrendtowardearlydecisionandearlyaction

amongselectivecollegesanduniversitieshaspushedthetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1or

earlyDecemberformanystudents.

D）Ifthetimeforheel-dragginghasbeenshortened,thetruesourceoftheanxietyandpanicremainswhat

ithasalwaysbeen.Andifsnottheapplicationitself.Acollegeapplicationisarelativelystraightforward

questionnaireaskingforthebasics:name,address,familyhistory,employmenthistory.Itwouldallbe

innocentenough—20minutesofbusywork—exceptitcomesattachedtoapersonalessay.

E）'Therearegoodreasonsitcausessuchanxiety//saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollegecounselingatthe

GardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y."It'snotjusttheactualwriting.Bynoweverythingelseisalready

set.Yourcourseloadisset,yourgradesareset,yourtestscoresareset.Buttheessayissomethingyou

canstillcontrolandifsopen-ended.Sothetemptationistowriteandrewriteandrewrite/,Orstall

andstallandstall.

F）Theapplicationessay,alongwithitsmythicalimportance,isarecentinvention.Inthe1930s,whenonly

onein10Americanshadadegreefromafour-yearcollege,anadmissionscommitteewascontentto

askforasampleofapplicants*schoolpaperstoassesstheirwritingability.Bythe1950s,mostschools

requiredabriefpersonalstatementofwhythestudenthadchosentoapplytooneschooloveranother.

G）Todaynearly70percentofgraduatingseniorsgoofftocollege,includingtwo-yearandfour-year

institutions.Evenapartfromtheincreasedcompetition,thekidsenteraprocessthathasbeenutterly

transformedfromtheonebabyboomersknew.Nearlyallapplicationmaterialsaresubmittedonline,

andtheCommonApplicationprovidesaone-size-fitsformacceptedbymorethan400schools,

includingthenation'smostselective.

H）Thoseschoolsusuallyrequireessaysoftheirown,butthelongestessay,500wordsmaximum,is

generallyattachedtotheCommonApplication.Studentschooseoneofsixquestions.Applicantsare

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askedtodescribeanethicaldilemmathey'vefacedanditsimpactonthem,ordiscussapublicissueof

specialconcerntothem,ortellofafictionalcharacterorcreativeworkthathasprofoundlyinfluenced

them.Anotherquestioninvitesthemtowriteabouttheimportance(tothem,again)ofdiversity—a

wordthathasassumedmagicpowerinAmericanhighereducation.Themostpopularoption:writeona

topicofyourchoice.

I)“Boysinparticularlookattheotherquestionsandsay,'Oh,that'stoomuchwork,'"saysJohn

Boshoven,acounselorintheAnnArbor,Mich.,publicschools.'Theythinkiftheydoatopicoftheir

choice,TiljustgogetthathistorypaperIdidlastyearontheRomanEmpireandturnitintoa

first-personapplicationessay!'Andtheyendupproducingsomethingutterlyridiculous//

J)TalkingtoadmissionsprofessionalslikeBoshoven,yourealizethatthelistof"don'ts"inessaywritingis

muchlongerthanthe"dos.""Nobookreports,nohistorypapers,nocharacterstudies/saysSohmer.

K)“Itdrivesyoucrazy,howeasilykidsslipintoc"d)es(老生常談)saysBoshoven."Theydon'trealize

howtypicaltheirexperiencesare.1scoredthewinninggoalinsocceragainstourarch-rival**My

grandfatherservedinWorldWarII,andIhopetobejustlikehimsomeday/Thatmaymeanalottothat

particularkid.Butintheworldoftheapplicationessay,it'snothing.You'lllosethereaderinthefirst

paragraph.z,

L)Z/Thegreateststrengthyoubringtothisessay,“saystheCollegeBoard'show-tobook,“is17yearsorso

offamiliaritywiththetopic:YOU.Theformandstyleareveryfamiliar,andbestofall,youarethe

world-classexpertonthesubjectofYOU...Ithasbeenthesubjectofyourclosescrutinyeverymorning

sinceyouweretallenoughtoseeintothebathroommirror.ThekeywordintheCommonApplication

promptsis"you."

M)ThecollegeadmissionessaycontainsthegrandestAmericanthemes-statusanxiety,parentalpiety(孝

順)intellectualstandards—andsoitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomesinfectedbythe

countr/scultureofexcessiveconcernwithself-esteem.Evenifthequestionisostensibly(表面上)

aboutsomethingoutsidetheself(describeafictionalcharacterorsolveaproblemofgeopolitics),the

essayinvariablyreturnstothefavoritetopic:whatisitsimpactonYOU?

N)“Foralltheanxietytheessaycauses/saysBillMcClintickofMercersburgAcademyinPennsylvania,

"it'saverysmallpieceofthepuzzle.Iwasincollegeadmissionsfor10years.Isawkidsandparentsbeat

themselvesupoverthis.Andatthevastmajorityofplaces,itissimplynotabigvariableinthecollege's

decision-makingprocess//

O)Manyadmissionsofficerssaytheyspendlessthanacoupleofminutesoneachapplication,including

theessay.Accordingtoarecentsurveyofadmissionsofficers,onlyoneinfourprivatecollegessaythe

essayisof^considerableimportance^injudginganapplication.Amongpubliccollegesanduniversities,

thenumberdropstoroughlyonein10.Bycontrast,86percentplace^considerableimportance”onan

applicant/sgrades,70percenton“strengthofcurriculum.”

P)Still,atthemostselectiveschools,wherethousandsofcandidatesmaysubmitidenticallyhighgrades

andtestscores,amarginalitemliketheessaymayserveasatie-breakerbetweentwoequallyqualified

candidates.ThethoughtiscertainlyenoughtokeepthepotboilingunderparentslikeMeg,the

lawyer-mom,asshetriestohelphersonchooseanessaytopic.Foramomenttheotherday,she

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thoughtshemighthavehitonagoodone."HisfathersfromFrance/7shesays."\saidmaybeyoucould

writeaboutthat,assomethingthatmakesyoudifferent.Youknow:halfFrench,halfAmerican.Isaid,

“Youcouldwriteaboutyouridentityissues/Hesaid,'Idon'thaveanyidentityissues!?Andhe'sright.

He'sawell-adjusted,normalkid.Butthatdoesn'tmakeforagoodessay,doesit?”

B)Todaymanyuniversitiesrequiretheirapplicantstowriteanessayofuptofivehundredwords.

C)Onerecentchangeincollegeadmissionsisthatselectivecollegesanduniversitieshavemovedthe

traditionaldeadlinetoearlierdates.

D)Applicantsandtheirparentsaresaidtobelievethatthepersonalessaycanswaytheadmissions

committee.

E)Applicantsareusuallybetteroffiftheycanwriteanessaythatdistinguishesthemfromtherest.

F)Notonlyisthecompetitiongettingmoreintense,theapplicationprocesstodayisalsototallydifferent

fromwhatbabyboomersknew.

G)Inwritingabouttheirownexperiencesmanyapplicantsslipintocliches,thusfailingtoengagethe

reader.

H)Accordingtoarecentsurvey,mostpubliccollegesanduniversitiesconsideranapplicantsgradeshighly

important.

I)Althoughtheapplicationessaycauseslotsofanxiety,itdoesnotplaysoimportantaroleinthecollege's

decision-makingprocess.

J)Thequestionyouaresupposedtowriteaboutmayseemoutsidetheself,butthethemeoftheessay

shouldcenterarounditsimpactonyou.

K)Intheolddays,applicantsonlyhadtosubmitasampleoftheirschoolpaperstoshowtheir

writingability.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

finethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60