Question

    Preparing to go to Chinese university is tiring enough. But when studying abroad, you need to worry about things like new tests, essays, recommendations(推荐信), college choices and visa applications(签证申请).

The first thing you should do after picking the country you want to study in is to make a list of universities, including a dream school (a school you may not get into, but is at the top of your list), a safety school (a school you can definitely get into), and several schools in between. Look at the websites of those universities and you will get a complete list of everything you need for your applications.

The most important in any application will be your test scores, so pick a time as early as possible to take an exam preparation course.

If you are in a lecture hall with a teacher telling jokes, you are probably just wasting your time. As a reference point(参照标准), US students who attend top universities spend between 500 to 1,000 hours studying for the SAT, so probably you should do more.

You are also going to need to think about how to tell a story about yourself. Chinese students are well-known for being very hardworking, but also for sometimes short of creativity(创造力).

You need to show the university that you are excellent because of your own personality, not because your parents have forced you to be excellent.

Are you interested in sports? Make sure to play on your school’s team. Universities want to see that you have interests of your own and can show initiative(主动性).

Finally, find an agent(代理人) to help you finish the application. You will need this help, but be as cautious as you can. Some agents will try their best to help students achieve their dreams but there are also ones who care more about the fees paid by students.

1.The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A.introduce some top foreign universities

B.give advice on how to apply to a foreign university

C.let readers know about how to prepare for the SAT

D.tell readers how to choose a good foreign school

2.When preparing to go to a foreign school, you are advised to ________.

A.make a list of the universities you’re interested in

B.take some exam preparation courses

C.spend about 500 hours preparing for the SAT

D.write a good story to show you are hardworking

3.The underlined word “cautious” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A.early B.brave C.careful D.prepared

4.What can we know from the article?

A.It is better to have your parents help you with your applications.

B.Foreign universities pay more attention to their students’ creativity.

C.Sports fans have greater chances to go to foreign universities.

D.Agencies don’t help your application much.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要就如何申请国外的学校给出了一些建议。包括选学校、参加备考课程、尽早做准备、思考如何讲自己的故事及如何向老师证明你很优秀、有自己的爱好、寻找代理帮你完成申请等内容。

1.主旨大意题。根据文中“The first thing you should do”、“pick a time as early as possible to take an exam preparation course”、“Finally, find an agent to help you finish the application.”等内容可以推断出本文主要为到外国去上学的人提了一些相关建议。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第2段中“The first thing you should do after picking the country you want to study in is to make a list of universities.”可知当准备到国外上大学时，你应该列一个你感兴趣的大学的名单。故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据最后一段中“Some agents will try their best to help students achieve their dreams but there are also ones who care more about the fees paid by students.”可知如果需要找经理人，需要尽量当心，因为有的经理人会尽力帮学生圆梦，而有的则只关心钱。cautious与careful意思相近。故选C。

4.推理判断题题。根据第5段中“You are also going to need to think about how to tell a story about yourself. Chinese students are well-known for being very hardworking, but also for sometimes short of creativity.”可推断出外国大学更注重学生的创造力。故选B。