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Therearehundredsandthousandsofuniversitiesintheworld.Eachofthemstrivestoofferthebesteducationtoitsstudentsandinsuretheirall-arounddevelopment.Herearethetopfour.

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）,theUnitedStates

Thisisaprivateuniversityestablishedin1861.Ithasbeenonthetopofthelistforyearswhenitcomestothebestuniversitiesintheworld.Itscoreswellonalltheaspects—theacademicstandards,infrastructure,management,facultymembers,extra-curricularactivitiesandstudentengagement.MITalsoprovidesfinancialaidforstudentsinneed.SomeofthetopcompaniesincludingGoogleandAmazonlookforwardtohiringgraduatesandpostgraduatesfromthisuniversity.

StanfordUniversity,theUnitedStates

Thisisaprivateresearchuniversityestablishedbackintheyear1885byLelandStanfordandJaneStanfordwhoaimedtomemorizetheirson.Itisknownforitsexcellentacademics.Asmanyas19NobelwinnersareknowntobeassociatedwithStanford.Ithasahugecampuswitharound700buildings.

HarvardUniversity,theUnitedStates

Thisisaprivatenon-profituniversity.Itisoneoftheoldestandmostprestigiousuniversitiesaroundtheworld.LocatedinCambridgeandBoston,Massachusetts,itwasestablishedbackintheyear1636.ItwasnamedafterJohnHarvardwhowasitsfirstdonor.Thousandsofstudentsgraduatefromthisuniversityeachyear.

UniversityofOxford,theUnitedKingdom

ThisisapublicresearchuniversitylocatedinEngland.Thereisnocleardateoffoundation,butteachingexistedatOxfordinsomeformin1096.Itissaidtobethesecondoldestuniversityintheworldthathascontinuedoperationoverthecenturies.Theuniversitygrewrapidlyfrom1167.Itiscontinuallybeingimprovedandenhancedatvariouslevels.

1.WhatisspecialaboutMITaccordingtothepassage?

A.MITtriestopromoteall-arounddevelopmentofthestudents.

B.MITgraduatestendtoworkinGoogleandAmazon.

C.MITofferseconomichelptostudentsinneed.

D.MITscoreswellonallacademicsubjects.

2.WhatdoStanfordUniversityandHarvardUniversityhaveincommon?

A.BothofthemcultivateoutstandingtalentstowintheNobelPrize.

B.Bothofthemhaveahugecampusandplentyofbuildings.

C.Bothofthemwerenamedafteranimportantperson.

D.Bothofthemareprivatenon-profituniversities

3.Whichuniversityhasthelongesthistory?

A.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.B.StanfordUniversity.

C.HarvardUniversity.D.UniversityofOxford.

【答案】1.C2.C3.D

B

Fridaynight,Iwasstrugglingtochooseagoodmovietowatch.Ispent20minuteslookingthroughhundredsofchoicesatAmazonVideoandstillcouldn’tdecide.Inthebackofmymind,IwasthinkingthatIhadtochooseagreatmovietowatch,becauseifdidn’tIwouldbewastingmytime.Ithoughtthatinsteadofwatchingabadmovie,Iwouldbebetteroffusingmytimeinamoremeaningfulway（Iseethisasanopportunitycost）.Afterseeingthereviewsandaskingaroundforsuggestions,endedupwatchingLaLaLand,apopularmoviethatmostofmyfriendshaveseenrecently.

ThenextdayIwenttoDuaneReadetobuytoothpasteandwasoverwhelmedagainbythelargequantityofthechoice.Istartedwonderingifmorechoicesempowerconsumersorjustmakethemthinktheyareempowered,wheninrealitytheyarejustataloss.

Fromfindingagoodrestauranttosearchingforyourlifepartner,everythingisallaboutchoices;

bigorsmall,theyareallrelated.TakedatinglifeinNewYorkforexample.ThereareanendlessrangeofchoiceswhichcanleadtomanyNewYorkersfindingithardtomakeadecision.Itisabigcitywithalotoflonely“Icoulddobetter”peoplethatareconstantlysearchingforthenextbestone.

Itdoesn’tcontradictwithprovidingpeoplechoicesandinformationtoempowerthem,asthereisdifferencebetweenhavingareasonablenumberofchoicesandanoverwhelmingamount.Whenweareoverwhelmedwiththenumberofchoiceswehave,weenduplesssatisfiedwiththechoicewemake.Youmightcalculatetheopportunitycostandthinkabout“whatif”.

I’vestartedtorealizethatlivingalifewithsimplicitycansometimesbeachallenge,butitiscertainlyworthit.

4.Whydidthewriterfindithardtochooseamovietowatch?

A.Hethoughtwatchingabadmoviewasn’tmeaningful.

B.Hedidn’tknowwhichmovieswerepopularamonghisfriends.

C.Hefounditchallengingtochoosefromsomanychoices

D.Hebelieveditawasteoftimetolookthroughhundredsofchoices.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Livingasimplelifeisalwayschallenging.

B.Morechoicesmayleadtodissatisfactionwithourdecision.

C.NewYorkerstendtobediscontentedtheirdatingpartner.

D.Opportunitycostiswhatweshouldconsiderwhenmakingadecision.

6.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheendlesschoicespresentedtohim?

A.Positive.B.Neutral.C.Unconcerned.D.Negative

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LessisBetter

B.MakeYourChoiceGoad

C.MoreChoices,MoreOpportunities

D.SimpleisBetter,LessisMore

【答案】4.C5.B6.D7.D

C

Whenwe’vegotchildren,it’stypicalofustogivecarefulthoughttohowmuchTVthechildrenarewatchingandexposedto.ArewebeingoverprotectiveabouttheeffectrealityTVishavingonourchild?

Theansweris“No”.Orrather,there’sincreasingevidencethattheseprogramscanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonyoungpeople.

ArecentresearchindicatesthatsomerealityTVshowscanbeasdamagingforteenagegirlsastoomanycartoonsareforkids.ThetruthisthatrealityTVisanythingbutreality—butthat’snotnecessarilywhatourchildrenbelieve.AstudyfortheGirlScoutResearchInstituteintheUSfoundthateightoutoftengirlsagedbetween11and17whoregularlywatchrealityshowsbelievetheseprogramsdescribereallife.Infact,muchofrealityTVisaheavilymanipulated（操纵）viewofwhat’sreallyhappening,andtheworstofitstrengthensthesortoffemalestereotypeswomenhavespentdecadestryingtoremove.

ManyofthewomenonrealityTVshowsareactingoutlivesasteenagemothersordramaqueens.Strong,hard-working,purposefulyoungwomenwithambitionsbeyondtheirlooksarerareintheseprograms.There’sawidespreademphasisonthevalueofwomenconcerninghowtheylookanddress,whichgivesyoungviewersthemessagethatbeingawomanisallaboutstyleandappearance,notwhatyoudoorstandfor.ImranSiddiquee,DirectorofSocialMediaandOutreach,isconcernedthattheseprogramsshowtheworststereotypesofwomanhoodand“normalize”theminwhatappeartobeeverydaysettings.“Theyoffersuchalimitedviewofwhatitistobeawoman,andallovertheworldyounggirlsareaddictedtoit,”hesays.

Weshouldencourageourchildrentobecriticalthinkers.WhetherrealityTVischangingourchildren’sviews,orwhethertheyareattractedtoprogramsthatagreewiththeirbeliefs,it’svitalwethattheirviewinghabitscouldstrengthentheseunbalancedideas.

8.Whoisthispassagemostprobablyintendedfor?

A.Generalpublic.B.Teenagegirls.C.TVproducers.D.Parents.

9.WhatistheproblemwitharealityTVshow?

A.Itscontentsandviewsareratherunreal.

B.Ithasremovedtheusualfemalestereotypes.

C.Itscontentsandviewsareratherartificial.

D.Itoveremphasizesyoungwomen’sambitions

10.AccordingtoImranSiddquee,whatshouldrealityTVshowspresent?

A.Tipsonhowtobecomefashionableyounggirls.

B.Genuinereflectionsoffemalesandtheirwork.

C.DistinctionbetweentruelifeandTVdramas

D.Waystogainmorepopularityamongpeers.

11.whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.RealityTVshows’impactonyounggirlsandparent’sguidance.

B.SituationswhereteenagersareattractedtocertainTVprograms.

C.Thewaytohelpchildrentohavethehabitofcriticalthinking.

D.ThestereotypesofwomenonTVandaudience’sreactions

【答案】8.D9.C10.B11.A

D

In2016inanIllinoistowncalledCahokia,awomanwassenttoprisonjustbecauseshefailedtotendherlawn（草坪）.In2019,aFloridamanwasfined$30,000bythecityofDunedinforallowinghisgrasstogrowmorethan10inchesinheight.Theseexamples,whileextreme,arenotrareoccurrenceinAmerica.

Astudyestimatedthatturfgrasses（lawns,parks,athleticfields,etc）coverover40millionacresinthecontinentalU.S.,anarealargerthananycroparea.AndAmericansspendasmuchas$60billionayearmaintainingthesegrasses.TheseimpressivedataaretheresultofAmericans’settingmuchstorebythesepiecesofgreeneryforseveralcenturies.

Centuriesago,onlythosewithconsiderablewealthcouldowntheresourcesneededtomaintainthesedisplays.Inthemodernworld,lawnshavegraduallychangedfromtheestatesofthewealthytothefrontyardsofcommonpeople.AcrossAmerica,millionsoffamiliesnowproudlypresenttheirgrasstotheirneighborsanddriversbycarefullyweeding,watering,fertilizingandmowingthesesmall-scalerepresentationsofthegrounds.

Withthiscontextinmind,it’seasytoseewell-tendedlawnsinAmerica.Peopletendtouselawnstocreateanimpressionoforderortoindicateasenseofpersonalsuccess.Therelativehealthandattractivenessofthegrassintheiryardbecomesabarometer（晴雨表）fortheirlifeaswhole.

However,withsomanyacrescoveredbythegrass,theinfluenceassociatedwithlawnmaintenanceismorethanjustpsychological.Tobegin,alawnrequiresmassivequantitiesofresourcestosustain.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureestimatesthatlawnsaccount