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每小题2分,满分30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 )
Wedon’talwaysgetasecondchancetoachieveourdreams.Butsomepeoplearelucky,likeMatthewMcConaughey.Oncealmostunknown,theactorhasrecentlyfoundhimselfbackonthelistofthebestactorsinHollywood.HisnewmovieInterstellarisjustanothersignthathiscareerreinventionhasbeenanincrediblesuccess.“ThefilmreliesonMcConaughey’sperformancetoholdtogethertheemotionalstoryofafatherandhisdaughteragainstthebackgroundofspacetravelandtheendoftheworld,”Forbescommented.
Butonlyyearsago,theTexasnativewasoftenthebuttofjokes(笑柄)aboutbeingtoohandsome.In1993,aftermeetingwithdirectorRichardLinklater,McConaugheystarredinDazedandConfused.AndaHollywoodcareerwasborn,mostlyinromanticcomedies.Foralongtime,thewholeworldbelievedMcConaugheywasjustahandsomeguywithcomictalent.
ButMcConaugheystoppedstarringinthattypeofmovie,andbegantousehislooksdifferently.Slowlyhebuiltuphisreputationasaseriousactor.In2013,McConaugheywasofferedtoplayanAIDSactivistinDallasBuyersClub.Therolesawthenormallymuscularactorlosing50poundsinordertoappearsick.HisperformancewonhimanOscarforBestActor.
TheactorgavethankstosomeonehehasalwayslookeduptoasaheroduringhisOscaracceptancespeech.Whenhewas15,theactorsaid,hedecidedthathisherowouldbehimselfin10years.But10yearslater,hepushedthedeadlineaheadanotherdecade.Then10yearslater,anotherdecade.“Myhero’salways10yearsaway,”hesaid.“I’mnevergoingtoattainthat.Thatkeepsmewithsomebodytokeeponchasing.”Orperhapsconstantlychasingthechancetobehisownherohasgivenhimasecondchancetofollowhisdreams.
21.WhywasMcConaugheyoftenthebuttofjokesinhisearlycareer?
( )
A.Hewaslimitedtohandsomeroles.B.Hewasunknowntotheaudience.
C.Heplayedinromanticcomedies.D.Hewashandsomeandemotional.
22.WhatrolewonMcConaugheyanOscarforBestActor?
A.Acaringfather.B.AnAIDSactivist.C.Aseriousbuyer.D.Astronghero.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcConaughey?
A.HewasborninHollywood.
B.Hehasbecomeaheroofhisown.
C.Hewasn’tfamousuntilrecently.
D.Heisn’tcontentwithhisachievements.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.McConaughey,aRomanticComedian
B.McConaughey,aManMakingaHit
C.McConaughey,aManDaringtochange
D.McConaughey,HandsomeandTalented
( B )
DearAmanda,
AstheDeanofYaleCollege,IamwritingtocongratulateyouonyouracademicsuccessandtointroduceyoutoYale’sdiverseopportunities....Asyouconsideryourcollegeoptions,IhopethatYaleremainsamongyourtopchoices.
Thisispartofane-mailIreceivedthisfall.IadmititmademefeelprettyspecialtohaveYale,oneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld,approachme,afairlyaveragehighschoolseniorfromNewJersey.
Butwhyme?
Mygradesarenothingtobragabout.Ididn’tqualifyfortheNationalMeritScholarshipCompetition.Ihaven’tledateamsportorconductedscientificresearch.
Later,Ilearnedthateachyear,Yalesendsmailingstoroughly80,000potentialstudentsforitsfreshmanclassof1,300.Fortheclassof2018,Yalerejected93.7percentofitsapplicants.And,accordingtotheCollegeBoard,95percentofYale’senrolled(注册入学)studentswereinthetop10percentoftheirhighschoolclasses.
CollegeswantatoprankingbyU.S.News&
WorldReport.Onewaytogetit?
Lowacceptancerates,whichcomefromattractinglotsandlotsofapplicants—andthenrejectingalmostallofthem.
Soschoolsmailfancybrochuresandsendsinceree-mailstomanymorestudentsthanthey’llaccept.
Topschoolsdefendtheirmarketing,arguingthatthey’rereachingstudentswhootherwisemightnotapply—becausetheydon’tthinktheycouldgetin,ordon’trealizethatmosttopschoolsofferlotsofneed-basedfinancialaid.AsWilliamFitzsimmons,deanofHarvardadmissions,said:
“TherearesomanystudentsoutthereintheworldwhomightnotautomaticallythinkaboutHarvardasaplacetogo.Thechancesofreachingthetopofanythingarenotgood,butisthatareasonnottotry?
”
ButmostofthestudentsFitzsimmonsistalkingaboutdon’tconsiderHarvardbecausethey’renotacademicallyqualified.Kidslikemedon’tneedfalsehope.Approachingstudentswithaslimchanceofgettinginjustcreatesmoreconfusionanddisappointment.
SoYale(andBrownandColumbia),stopsellingmeonimpossibledreams.
25.WhydidYalesendtheauthorane-mail?
A.Toshowit’satopcollege.
B.Topersuadehertoapplytoit.
C.Tointroduceitsdiversecourses.
D.Tosenditscongratulationstoher.
26.Theunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph3probablymeans .
A.worryaboutB.thinkabout
C.beproudofD