12．May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．（36）A
A   These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．（37）E  On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．（38）B．
For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money，especially this year； the weak economy makes parents nervous．（39）C．The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student's loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
（40）G．The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．
A．What contributes to it？
B．But top colleges ignore them．
C．They cannot afford college as planned．
D．But a mistake can be costly if it happens．
E．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
F．They have international students who know English．
G．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population．

分析 這是一篇教育類(lèi)文章閱讀．全文主要介紹了現(xiàn)在美國(guó)大學(xué)錄取情況．具體內(nèi)容包括大學(xué)報(bào)名可以是網(wǎng)上報(bào)名或者普通的報(bào)名方式也行；一些大學(xué)采取給學(xué)生送禮物的方法來(lái)吸引生源；有的學(xué)校則采取拿出經(jīng)費(fèi)給學(xué)生作為補(bǔ)貼的方式來(lái)吸引生源．總之各個(gè)大學(xué)都采取的不同的方式盡量招收更多的生源．

解答 AEBCG
36：A．考查的是上下文的語(yǔ)境理解能力．從空前面Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever．得知A項(xiàng)（是什么造成了這種情況？）正確，頂尖院校的錄取率今年比以往任何時(shí)候都低．It 代指前面的情況．故選A．
37：E．考查的是上下文的語(yǔ)境理解能力．從空前面看These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier．目前，大學(xué)申請(qǐng)者正在申請(qǐng)更多的大學(xué)因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)上和普通的申請(qǐng)使這一過(guò)程更容易．空后一句的意思是：另一方面，決定頂尖大學(xué)的學(xué)生能接受有時(shí)會(huì)很難因?yàn)樾枰ê芏鄷r(shí)間．得知F項(xiàng)（這意味著有幾個(gè)申請(qǐng)可以從中選擇．）正確．故選E．
38：B． 考查的是上下文的語(yǔ)境理解能力．從空前面看Some universities send gifts．一些大學(xué)寄送禮物．看接下來(lái)應(yīng)該是：但是頂尖的大學(xué)卻忽視這一切．所以B項(xiàng)正確．
39：C． 考查的是上下文的語(yǔ)境理解能力．從空前面看the weak economy makes parents nervous．虛弱的經(jīng)濟(jì)使家長(zhǎng)（經(jīng)濟(jì)）很緊張．由此判斷此處需要的句意是：他們不能如期支付大學(xué)的費(fèi)用．所以C項(xiàng)正確．
40：G． 考查的是上下文的語(yǔ)境理解能力及主題句的概括能力．空后的The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．意為：教育部預(yù)測(cè)高中生的數(shù)量開(kāi)始下降．由此判斷此處需要的句意是：而且頂尖的大學(xué)正面臨著人數(shù)的變化．所以G 項(xiàng)正確．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文屬于七選五閱讀理解，做此類(lèi)題要在理解文章整體的基礎(chǔ)上，補(bǔ)全所缺的部分．針對(duì)這個(gè)特點(diǎn)，解答時(shí)要注意語(yǔ)境和上下文的聯(lián)系，同時(shí)還要注意文章的寫(xiě)作方法和結(jié)構(gòu)．尤其要留心選項(xiàng)中的信息詞（空格前后句子中與選項(xiàng)中相同或相近的詞），站在作者的寫(xiě)作立場(chǎng)，選出最符合作者原意的句子．

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