466overallonForbes'ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican'tsayitwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurbanAtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.
[E]Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn'tprestigious.Buthere'sthething：【44】 I loved my \低层次的)university. (I use the term \institution that attracts high quality professors and faculty from all over the country. ) We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future. But what if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race? After all，where else can you leave school with a decent degree—but without a lifetime of debt? [F]Myschooldidn’tcomepre-packagedlikethemorepopularoptions,sowewerelefttotakecareofourselves,figuringoutcitylifeandtryingtocompletedegreeprogramsthatnoonewaschampioningforustosucceedin.WhatI'msayingis,Ilovedmyuniversitybecauseittaughtusalltoberesourcefulandwecouldmakewhatwewantedoutofit. [G]Iwasluckyenoughtohavemytuitioncoveredbyalottery-fundedscholarshipcalledHOPE(HelpingOutstandingPupilsEducationally).WhenIstartedcollege,theHOPEscholarshipwasfundedbythestateofGeorgiaandofferedtograduatinghighschoolseniorswithaGPAof3.0orhigher.【37】 Living costs and books I paid for with money earned during high school,supplementedbyasmallcollegefundmydeceasedgrandfatherleftformeandamodestsavingsaccountmyparentscreatedwhenIwasborn.
[H]Sowhataboutallthatnamerecognition?Sure,manyofmycolleaguesandcompetitorshavemoreglamorousalmamaters(
母
校)thanIdo.Asajournalist,IhavecompetedagainstNYU,Columbia,andNortheasterngraduatesforjobs. 【41】And yet, not a single interviewer has ever asked me about my educational background. Infact,almosteveryinterviewI'veeverhadwasduetoaconnectiononethatI'vegainedthroughpuredetermination,notaschoolbrand.
[I]【45】According to The Boston Globe, students who earned their bachelor's in 2012 have an average monthly loan payment of $ 312, which is one-third more than those who graduated in 2004. Ultimately, that's the thing universities don't want to admit. —
Privateuniversitiesaremoney-makinginstitutions.Ifyoucanaffordtobuyprestige,that'syourchoice.Fortherestofus,however,ourheartylower-tiereduniversitiesarejustfine,thankyou.
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[J]Wealthyuniversitiestalkupthebenefitstheirnamewillgivegraduates:namely,strongalumninetworks,starfaculty,andaresumeboost.Butyouneedn'tattendanIvyLeagueschooltoreapthoserewards.【36】Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones. Successful people tend to be successful no matter where they go to school, and lower-tier schools can have alumni networks just as strong as their big name counterparts. Infact,lower-tierschoolalumninetworksarearguablystronger,becausefellowalumnirecognizethatyoudidn’tnecessarilyhaveaneasypathtofollow.Theymightbemorewillingtooffercareerhelp,becauseyourlessfamousschooldenotesthat,likethem,youarealsofullofenergyandperseverance.
[K]TheWashingtonPostreportedonarecentstudybyPrincetoneconomists,inwhichcollegegraduateswhoappliedtothemostselectiveschoolsinthe12thgradewerecomparedtothosewhoappliedtoslightlylessselectiveschools.【39】They found that students with more potential earned more as adults,and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school. [L]Likewise,starfacultyarenotalwaysfoundwhereyou'dexpect.Bignameschoolsarenotnecessarilythebestplacesforprofessors
；
plus,manyprofessorssplitteachingtimebetweenmultiplecollegesand/oruniversities.Thismeans,forinstance,aCUNYstudentcouldreasonablyexpecttoreceivethesamequalityofinstructionfromaprestigiousprofessorastheywouldiftheywereenrolledinthesameclassatNYU.
[M]It'spossiblethatsomehiringmanagersmaybedrawntocandidateswithaparticulareducationalresume,butit'snoguarantee.Accordingtoa2012surveydescribedinTheAtlantic,collegereputationrankedlowestinrelativeimportanceofattributesinevaluatinggraduatesforhire,beatenoutbytopfactorslikeinternships,employmentduringcollege,collegemajor,volunteerexperience,andextracurriculars.
[N]【42】Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to. I tend to think so. In any case, if I could do it again, I'd still make the same choice. TodayI'mdebt-free,resourceful—
andIunderstandthateventheshiniestpackagingcan'tpredictwhatyou'll findontheinside. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
解析: 做段落匹配题，由于时间限制，需要快速阅读，大眼一看，就得得出答案，否则将影响后后面的写作。
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第一步：仔细阅读给出的选项36-45，
第二步：带着问题读一段文章，结合给出的选项做出选择，找不到的先放到一边，接着读下一段。 第三步：完成第二步后将剩余的没有匹配的题目 第四步：如果有时间的话可以检测一下，看有没有错误
【杀掉拦路虎】 1. diligently [?d?l?d??ntl?]
adv. 勤勉地，勤奋地;用心;孜孜不倦
2. Advanced Placement [?d?vɑ:nst ?ple?sm?nt] 跳级（生）
3. juggle [?d??ɡl]
vt. 用?玩杂耍，边抛边接;歪曲，篡改;欺骗;失去平衡;
vi. 玩杂耍;耍花招;欺骗; n. 玩杂耍;花招，骗局
4. prestige [pres?ti:?]
n. 威信，威望，声望;声誉;（财势的）显赫;信望
5. curriculum [k??rikjul?m] n. 全部课程，课程
6. rigorous [?riɡ?r?s]
adj. 严密的;缜密的;严格的;枯燥的
7. alumni [??l?mna?]
n. （男）校友，（男）毕业生;校友( alumnus的名词复数 )
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8. naive [nɑ:?i:v]
adj. 幼稚的;天真的;单纯的
9. snobby [?sn?bi] adj. 势利的
10. inferior [?n?f??ri?(r)]
adj.（质量等）低劣的；下级的，下等的；（位置在）下面的；[植]下位的
n.部下，下属；次品；晚辈；[印]下角码
11. counterpart [?kaunt?pɑ:t]
n. 配对物;副本;相对物;极相似的人或物
12. oblige [??blaid?]
vt. 强制，强迫;使负债务;使感激;施惠于; vi. 施恩惠;帮忙，效劳
13. tuition [tju?i??n] n. 学费;教学，讲授
14. room and board [ru:m ?nd b?:d] n. 食宿
15. overall [??uv?r?:l]
adj. 全部的;全体的;一切在内的;综合的; adv. 全面地;总地;总的说来;
n. 工装裤;罩衫;〈英〉（军官的）紧身军裤
16. Atlanta [?t?l?nt?]
n. 亚特兰大（美国佐治亚州首府） [地名] [美国] 亚特兰大
17. consolation [?k?ns??le???n]
n. 安慰，慰问;起安慰作用的人（或事物）
18. faculty [?f?k?lti]
n. 能力，才能;全体教职员;<英>（大学的）专科，系;特权，特许
19. supplement by [?s?pliment bai] 通过?增补[补充]
20. deceased [d??si:st]
adj. <法，正>已故的，已死的; n. 死者;
v. 死，死亡(decease的过去式和过去分词)
21. savings account [?seivi?z ??kaunt] n. 储蓄存款账户
22. glamorous [?gl?m?r?s]
adj. 富有魅力的;迷人的;富于刺激的;独特的
23. Ultimately ['?ltim?tli] adv. 最后，最终;基本上;根本;郅
24. hearty [?hɑ:ti:]
adj. 衷心的，热诚的;健壮的，精神饱满的;丰盛的;猛烈的;
n. 朋友们，伙伴们;（英国大学的）运动员
25. perseverance [?p?:s??v??r?ns] n. 坚持不懈，不屈不挠
26. Princeton [?prinst?n]
n. 普林斯顿 [地名] [加拿大、美国] 普林斯顿
27. selective [s??lekt?v]
adj. 精心选择的;选择的，不普遍的;淘汰的
28. reverse [ri?v?:s]
vt.& vi. （使）反转;（使）颠倒;掉换，交换;[法]撤消，推翻; vi. 倒退;[桥牌]逆叫;
adj. 反面的;颠倒的;倒开的;[生]倒卷的; n. 倒转，反向;[机]回动;倒退;失败
29. Likewise [?laikwaiz] adv. 同样地;也，而且
30. prestigious [pre?sti:d??s, -?st?d??s]
adj. 受尊敬的，有声望的;<古>魔术的，欺骗的
31. hiring [?hai?ri?]
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