head above water? Are you comfortable venturing into the deeper water or do you prefer to move into shallow water where the bottom is ____?
Most people expose themselves to water and swimming situations according to their ____ levels of
skill and comfort. The same might be true as you assess your comfort level with different academic environments ____ a good college “fit”. Just as you might study a body of water to figure out its temperature, depth and current before venturing in, you need to ____ the difficulties, pace and depth of an academic environment —and your ability to keep your “head above water” if admitted—before deciding to apply.
When looking at academic difficulties as a(n) ____ of “fit”, you are likely to find that you have the
capacity to “get the job done” academically in a range of college environments.____, you are not likely to have difficulty with the “water” itself. You will fit best, however, at colleges and universities where your ability and preparation enable you to rise to new levels of ____.
Your goal should be to find academic environments where your levels of ability and preparation will
enable you to achieve well as you stretch yourself ____. These places represent appropriate “bodies of water” for you academically.
The best ____ of comprehension regarding your preparedness to meet the academic requirements
of various colleges and universities are your high school teachers. Because they are very familiar with your capabilities, your teachers can offer ____ help in identifying the colleges where you will find the best academic programs for you.
Assuming you are able to find appropriate environments academically, you then need to assess the
____ of your school reports for admission to those colleges. How does your academic record (grades and test scores) pile up against those of other students who will be ____, most (about 90%) of whom are just like you in that they can do the work too?
You need to be honest in ____ this part of the picture, especially if you are considering colleges that
can be highly selective and tend to admit very small percentages of the students who apply. A lot of students get in over their heads competitively when they fail to consider the real odds of gaining admission. While you might feel you are a ____ candidate at schools that can be very choosy, the reality is that you need to be in the top 25 percent of applicant pools at such schools to have a fighting chance of being admitted. By the way, you don’t ____ your chances of getting into at least one such school by applying to a dozen of them!
34 . A ．tough B．mysterious C．visible D．different
35 . A ．explosive B．respective C．potential D．reasonable
36 . A ．on behalf of B．in the place of C．in case of D．in search of
37 . A ．observe B．overcome C．investigate D．complete
38 . A ．indication B．implication C．innovation D．intention
39 . A ．In addition B．In other words C．By comparison D．By contrast
40 . A ．continent B．contribution C．challenge D．conscience
41 . A ．considerately B．traditionally C．influentially D．intellectually
42 . A ．sources B．origins C．concerns D．demands
43 . A ．continuous B．invaluable C．powerless D．unforgettable
44 . A ．reliability B．alternative C．competitiveness D．recommendation
45 . A ．applying B．considering C．comparing D．persisting
46 . A ．appreciating B．assessing C．presenting D．comprehending
47 . A ．flexible B．positive C．feasible D．progressive
48 . A ．grasp B．change C．create D．increase
六、阅读理解
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In 1888 an Egyptian farmer digging in the sand near the village of Istabl Antar uncovered a mass
grave. The bodies weren’t human. They were feline — ancient cats that had been mummified(木乃伊化的) and buried in holes in astonishing numbers. “Not one or two here and there”, reported English Illustrated Magazine, “but dozens, hundreds, hundreds of thousands, a layer of them, a layer thicker than most coal joints, ten to twenty cats deep. ” Some of the linen-wrapped cats still looked presentable, and a few even had golden faces. Village children peddled the best ones to tourists for change; the rest were sold as fertilizer. One ship transported about 180,000, weighing some 38, 000 pounds, to Liverpool to be spread on the fields of England.
Those were the days of generously funded explorations—that dragged through acres of desert in
their quest for royal tombs, and for splendid gold and painted masks to decorate the estates and museums of Europe and America. The many thousands of mummified animals that turned up at religious sites throughout Egypt were just things to be cleared away to get at the good stuff. Few people studied them, and their importance was generally unrecognized.
In the century since then, archaeology has become less of a treasure hunt and more of a science.
Archaeologists now realize that much of their sites’ wealth lies in the majority of details about ordinary folks—what they did, what they thought, how they prayed. And animal mummies are a big part of that.
“They’re really displays of daily life,” says Egyptologist Salima Ikram. After peering beneath
bandages with x-rays and cataloguing her findings, she created a gallery for the collection — a bridge between people today and those of long ago. “You look at these mummified animals, and suddenly you say, Oh, King So-and-So had a pet. I have a pet. And instead of being at a distance of 5,000-plus years, the ancient Egyptians become clearer and closer to us.”
49 . Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “ peddled”(paragraph 1)?
A．modernized B．displayed C．illustrated D．demonstrated
50 . Why was archaeology once referred to as a“ treasure hunt ”(paragraph 3)?
A．In the royal tombs, there were many treasures made of silver and gold.
B．Animal mummies could be made into fertilizer which is very valuable.
C．It was hard to find animal mummies since they were buried under dirt.
D．People sought the remains of ancient Egypt merely for their material value.
51 . Which of the following is TRUE about Salima Ikram?
A．She wishes to establish the continuity of pets over history.
B．She believes that studying the remains can help modern society relate to the past.
C．She wants to identify the King’s personal belongings and classify them.
D．She doubts if current society will understand the significance of Egyptian remains. 52 . This article probably encourages the readers to _____________.
A．value the past by studying the remains left behind by our ancestors
B．make full use of the remains our ancestors have left behind
C．understand that animal mummies are more important than gold and masks
D．become more sensitive to the ancient lifestyle of our ancestors
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● Stocky, slow-moving whale, rarely grows beyond 15 metres in length
● Flippers are a third of body length; variable dorsal fin size and shape; saw-toothed trailing edge on flukes, often raised when diving
● Bumpy tubercles on top of head
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