黃浦區2019年高考模擬考

英語試卷

（完卷時間：120分鐘滿分:140分）

第I卷供100分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.

Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.

A.Bybike.B.Bycar.C.Bybus.D.Onfoot.

【答案】D

【解析】

【分析】

M:Luckyforme,theshoppingma11iswithinwalkngdistance.

W:But1wanttogonownerewithoutacar.

Q:Howdidthemanplantogototheshoppingmallatfirst?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

2.

A.Theman'sviolin.B.Theman*shobby.

C.Theman,sinterview.D.Theman,sjob.

【答案】B

【解析】

【分析】

W:David,youplaytheviolinsowell.

M:Thankyou.Infact,I'manordinaryamateurandIjustplayitforpleasure.

Q:Whatarctheymainlytalkingabout?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

3.

A.Positive.B.Interesting.C.Successful.D.Boring.

【答案】D

【解析】

【分析】

W:Ithoughtthenewly-releasedmoviewhichreceivedmanypositivereviewsmustbe

interesting.

M:However,itturnedouttobetheopposite.AmZright?

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

4.

A.Hecan'tgetaroomatthehotelatthistime.

B.Hedidn'tgetthetypeofroomhewanted.

C.Heexpectedtheroomtobemoreexpensive.

D.Hethoughthehadalreadymadeareservation.

【答案】B

【解析】

【分析】

W:Sir,I*mafraidthisistheonlyroominthehotelavailableatthemoment.

M:1see,I'11takewhat1canget.NexttimeI*11besuretocallinadvanceand

makeareservation.

Q:Whatcanbemostprooablyinferredabouttheman?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

5.

A.TheyshouldgiveJessicasomeon-the-jobtraining.

B.TheyshouldofferJessicasometraintickets.

C.Theyshouldn,thavetakenJessicaintoaccount.

D.TheyshouldaskJessicatogetmorequalification.

【答案】A

【解析】

【分析】

M:YouknowJessicawantstoapplyfortheposition,butI'mafraidshe'snotreally

qualified.

W:Whatapity!Sheseemssobright.Whynottrainher?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

6.

A.Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.B.Theweatherwillnotaffeettheir

plan.

C.Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.D.Theywillpostponetheir

programmeifitrains.

【答案】C

【解析】

【分析】

W:Whatarewegoingtodoifitrainstomorrow?

M:We'11havetocountongoodweather.Butifitdoesrain,thewholethingwill

havetobecancelled.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

7.

A.She'sunabletofinishherhomework.B.Shehastogiveupefforts.

C.Shehastoremovethsvirus.D.She'sinfectedwithsomedisease.

【答案】A

【解析】

【分析】

M:Howaboutyourassignment?

W:Mycomputerisinfectedwithavirusandallmyeffortsaregone.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

D.ManystudentshavedroppedProfessorBrownJsclass.

【答案】B

【解析】

【分析】

W:YouaretakingacoursewithProfessorBrown.Yhat'syourimpressionsofar?

M:Totellyouthetruth,manystudentscouldhardlystayawakeinhisclasswithout

firstdrinkingacupofcoffee.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

【詳解】此題為聽力題，解析略。

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandtwolongerconversations.

Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassage

andtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.

A.Sendinginvitationcardstoguests.

B.Reservingatableatleastonedayinadvance.

C.Givingyourorderbeforeyouareseated.

I).Keepingcalmandtalkingtoyourclients.

12.A.Somefruits.B.Colddishes.C.Adrink.D.Asalad.

13.

A.ConsulLLhewaiIerajuuIthedishindetail.

B.Telleveryonethatyouhavecertaindietaryrestrictions.

C.Writebeforehandtosaythatyoudon'tcareforsomedishes.

I).Keepquietandpretendthatyouenjoythefood.

【答案】11.B12.C13.A

【解析】

Americanbusinessmenfrequentlyusesocialsituationstomakebusinessdeals.One

ofthebestexamplesofthispracticeisthebusinesslunch.Therefore,knowinghow

toconductyourselfatabusinesslunchisoftenjustasimportantasthebusiness

discussion.Forformalbusinesslunches,itiswisetophoneatleast24hoursahead

toreserveatableatarestaurant.Afteryouhavebeenseatedandgivenamenu,your

waiterwillcomeandaskifyouwouldliketoorderanythingtodrink.Nowadays,it

isquiteacceptabletoordermineralwater,asoda,orfruitjuice,apartfromwine

oramixeddrink.

Afterthat,yourwaiterwillleaveyoutomakeyourfoodselectionfromthemenuyou

havebeengiven.Itisthehost'sresponsibilitytodiscoverwhetherornothisguests

haveanyspecialdietaryrestrictions.If,however,ahostdoesnotdothat,aguest

shouldnotannouncehisdietaryrestrictionstoeveryoneatthetable.Instead,he

shouldaskthewaiterabouttheingredientsofanydishinquestion.Heshouldalso

haveinmindaseconddishthathemightorder,justincase.Usually,thehostwill

allowhisgueststoorderfirst.Occasionally,ahostmaycollectordersinadvance

inordertosavetime.

Whichofthefollowingisrecommendedforaformalbusinesslunchaccordingtothe

passage?

Afterbeingseatedandgiventhemenu,whatarcyousupposedtoorderfirst?

Whatshouldyoudoifyou'vegotanydietaryrestrictions?

【11題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【12題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【13題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.

A.Foracoupleofweeks.B.Forawholemonth.

C.Foranacademicyear.D.Foraslongasheneedsit.

15.

A.Themaniswritinghisgraduationpaper.

B.Themanhasn,tsign2dupforextendedborrowingduration.

C.Thewomanallowsthemantokeepthebook.

D.Oneprofessorhasrecalledthebookthemaniskeeping.

16.

A.Renewthebookrightnow.B.Havepartofthebookphotocopied.

C.Signupforanotheroorrowingduration.I).Buyanewcopyatacampus

bookstore.

【答案】14.C15.D16.B

【解析】

M:Excuseme,IreceivedaletterthatIshouldreturnthebookIcheckedoutback

inSeptember.It,scalledModernSocialProblems.ButIamwritingmypaper,soI

thoughtIwasallowedtokeepthebookforthewholeacademicyear.

W:Soyousignedupforextendedborrowingduration?

M:Yeah.

W:Andwearestillaskingyoutobringthebookback?

M:Uh-huh.DoIreallynaveto?

W:Well,letmochocktnecomputer.Thetitlewas???ModernSocialProblems^

M:Yeah.

W:Eh…it'sbeenrecalled.Youcankeepital1yearroundaslongasnooneelse

requestsit,butsomeoneelsehas,itlooks1ikeoneoftheprofessorsinthesociology

department.Soyouhavetobringitback.Youcancheckitoutagainwhenitisreturned

inacoupleofweeks.

M;WhdlifLhepiofessurrenewsiI?AndIreallyneediIrigliLnow.

W:Allofit?Oristhereacertainsectionorchapteryouareworkingwith?

M:Eh…，there*sonecnapterinparticularIamvorkingwith.

W:We11,wenormallydon'tdothis,butbecauseofthecircumstanceswecanphotocopy

uptoonechapterforycu.So,whynotdothatforthechapteryouareworkingwith

rightnow?Andbythetimeyouneedtherestofthebook,maybeit'11havebeen

returned.

M:Oh,thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou!

Howlongdidthemanthinkhecouldkeepthebook9

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtotheconversation?

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthatthemanshoulddo?

【14題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【15題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【16題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

Questionsar。basedonthefollowingpassage.

17.

A.ThewomanJshusband.B.Theowneroftheapartment.

C.Theapartmentmanager,D.Thepersonwholivesinthe

apartmentnow.

18.

A.Inahotel.B.Inatwo-bedroomapartment.

C.Inahouse.D.Inathree-bedroomapartment.

19.

A.ItisoneofthenicestapartmentsinthebuiIdings.

B.Themasterbedroomoftheapartmentisquitespacious.

C.Itisathree-bedroomapartmentthatisdifficulttofind.

D.Thewoman*sfamilycanmoveinthenextdayiftheysignthecontract.

20.

A.Shethoughttheapartmentwasnotspaciousenough.

B.Itwasthefirstapartmentthatshehadthechancetosee.

C.Herhusbandwasbusyandhadnotseentheapartmentyet.

D.Therentwastoohignforthewomanrsfamilytoafford.

【答案】17.C18.A19.C20.C

【解析】

M:Thisisit.Iknowthatitissmallerthanyouwanted,butitisoneofthenicest

apartmentsinthebuildings.

W:Doesithavethreebedrooms?

M:No.Therearctwo.Butthemasterbedroomisquitelarge.Maybeyoucouldletthe

childrensharethelargerroom,andyouandyourhusbandcouldusethesmallerone.

W:IsupposeIcoulddothat.

M:Athree-bedroomapartmentwillbedifficulttofind.

W:Yes,Iknow.Actually,thefewthree-bedroomapartmentsthatIhavefoundareeither

extremelyexpensiveortheownerwon*tlikeafanilywithchildren.

M:Well.Theownerallotstwochildreninthisapartment.

W:Aren,tyoutheowner?

M:No,Iamthemanager.Myofficeisonthefirstfloorofthisbuilding.

W:Oh.That*snice.Thenifanythinggetsbroken…

M:Justleaveanoteonmydoor.

W:Yousaidthattherentwouldbe350dollarsamonth.Doesthatincludesomething?

M:Yes,itincludesgas.Yourstoveisgas,so,asyoucanimagine,yourotherexpenses,

suchaselectricandwater,arequiteinexpensive.

W:Thissoundsgreat.ButbeforeIsignacontract,Iwouldlikemyhusbandtosee

it.

M:Whynotstopbywithhimthisevening?

W:Howlateareyouinyouroffice?Heusuallydoesn'tgetoffworkuntil5p.m..

M:Comebyatsix.Iwillstillbethere.Iamsurethatyouareeagertomovefrom

thehotelandifwehavepaperworkoutofthewaytonight,youcanmoveintomorrow.

W:Thatsoundsperfect!

Whoisthemaninthisconversation?

Whereisthewomanlivingnow?

WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueabouttheapartment?

Whydicin'tthewomansignacontractrightaway?

【17題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【18題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【19題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

【20題詳解】

此題為聽力題，解析略。

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassages

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword:fortheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.

IsHothouseEarthAvoidable?

Nearly50yearsago,theClubofRome*sreport“LimitstoGrowthvwarnedthat

ifeconomicgrowthcontinuedfastwithoutregardfortheenvironment,theworldcould

faceecologicalandeconomiccollapseinthetwenty-firstcentury.Yetthatis

essentially21hashappened.AsnewresearchfortheClubofRomeshows-and

thelatestreportfromtheUnitedNationsIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange

(IPCC)states—theworld22wel1beheadedtowardsdisaster.

Manywrong1y23(interpret)the“LimitstoGrowthnasanattackcn

uncontrolledeconomicexpansion.Infact,thereportarguedthat24the

unlimited-growthpathwaywaschosen,itwouldrequirecomplementarypolicies

(includingfunding)25(pieseive)theplanel,s1imiled1ife-suppuilsyblems.

Thisargument26(ignore).Instead,theworldhascontinuedtopursuefast

growth,withoutregardfortheenvironmentalconsequences.Thishasenabledusto

makeenormousprogressinreducingpoverty,increasinglongevity,andincreasing

wealth.27ithascomeatahighcosttotheformationofthesocietyandthe

restorationoftheplanst.

Asscientistshaveconclusivelyshown,inthelastdecade,wehaveenteredanew

geologicalera,theAnthropocene,inwhichhumanactivity—inparticular,eccnomic

activity—hasbeenthedominantfactor281influence)Earth,sclimateand

environment.IntheAntnropocene,ourplanet,slife-supportsystemischanging

fasterthanever.

Climatechangenowrepresentsaclearandpresentdanger.Ifourplanetbecomes

just2°Cwarmerthanpre-industrialtemperatures,wemaybeplacedirreversiblyon

thepathtoward^HothouseEarthM-asituation29temperaturesaremany

degreeswarmerthantoday,sealevelsareconsiderablyhigher,andextremeweather

eventsare30(common)-andmoredestructive—thanever.

【答案】21.what

22.may/might

23.interpreted

24.if25.topreserve

26.hasbeenignored

27.But28.influencing

29.where30.morecommon/commoner

【解析】

本文為說明文。最新報告表明，如果經濟不考慮環境因素而繼續快速增長，世界將在二十一

世紀面臨生態和經濟崩潰，世界很可能會走向災難，為此付出高昂的代價.如果我們不加限

制，那么那時的氣溫會比今天高出許多，海平面會相當高，極端天氣比以往任何時候都更常

見、更具破壞性。

【21題詳解】

考查表語從句。句意：但這是已經發生的事情。分析句子Yetthatisessentially_1

hashappened.可知,表語從句中缺少主語,根據上下文的語境可知,要用whal。故填whal。

【22題詳解】

考查固定搭配。may/mightwelldo…為固定搭配，意為“很有可能”。主要用于加強推測的

語氣，表示具有較大的可能性。本處是指“世界很可能會走向災難”。故填may/mighl。

【23題詳解】

考查謂語動詞的時態。根據下文的“Infact,thereportarguedthat,??waschosen…”可

知，本句是用一般過去時。此處是指“許多人錯誤地將‘限制增長’解釋為對不受控制的經

濟擴張的攻擊”。故填interpretedo

【24題詳解】

考杳語境及連接詞。事實二，報告認為，如果選擇無限增長的路徑，就需要輔助性政策（包

括資金）去保護地球有限的生命支持系統。分析語境可知，此處是一個假設，因此要用if。

【25題詳解】

考查固定搭配。句意：如果選擇無限增長路徑，就需要輔助性政策（包括資金）去保護地球

有限的生命維持系統。require???todo…，為固定搭配,意為"需要…..去做…"，因此本

空要用動詞不定式，故填topreserveo

【26題詳解】

考查語境。根據下一句"Instead,theworldhascontinuedtopursuefastgrowth”可

此，此處是指“這個論點一直被忽視”，因此要用現在完成時。主語Thisargument與謂語

動詞ignore二者是被動關系,是指論點被忽略,要用現在完成時的被動語態,故填hasbeen

ignoredo

【27題詳解】

考查語境及連詞。句意：這使我們在減少貧困、延長壽命和增加財富方面取得了巨大進展。

但它對社會的形成和地球的恢復付出了高昂的代價。分析前后兩句可知，兩句的內容是轉折

的，故填But。

【28題詳解】

考查非謂語作定語。句意：人類活動，特別是經濟活動，已經成為影響地球氣候和環境的主

要因素。分析句子“humanactivity-inparticular,economicactivity-hasbeenthe

dominantfactor___8___（influence）Earth*sclimateandenvironment”可知，本空在

句中作定語，修飾表語factor,而factor與動詞influence二者是主動關系，故要填

influencingo

【29題詳解】

考查定語從句。句意：我們可能會不可逆轉地走在通往“溫室地球”的道路上一一那兒的溫

度比今天高很多。分析句子可知，本句是定語從句。其中的situation是先行詞，在定語從

句中作地點狀語，因此要填關系副詞where。

【30題詳解】

考查比較級。句意：極端天氣比以往任何時候都更常見、更具破壞性。根據最后一句"andmore

destructive一thanever.”可知，此處是用比較級，因此填morecommon/commoner3

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachword

canonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

TheNextFrontier:UsingThoughttoControlMachines

Technologiesareoftenbilledastransformative.ForWilliamKochovar,theterm

isjustified.MrKochevarisparalysedbelowtheshouldersafteracyclingaccident,

yethasmanagedtofeedhimselfbyhisownhand.This31progressispartly

thankstoelectrodes,implantedinhisrightarm,whichstimulatemuscles.Butthe

realmagiclieshigherup.MrKochevarcancontrolhisarmusingthepowerofthought.

Hisintentiontomoveis32inneural（神經的）activityinhismotorregion;

thesesignalsaredetectedbyimplantsinhisbrainand33intocoinmardsto

activatetheelectrodesinhisarms.

Anabi1itytodecodethoughtinthiswaymaysoundlikesciencefiction.But

brain-computerinterfaces（BCIs）liketheBrainGatesystemusedbyMrKochevarprovide

evidencethatmind-controlcanwork.Researchersareabletotellwhatwordsandimages

peoplehaveheardandseenfromneuralactivityalone.Informationcanalsobeencoded

andusedtostimulatethebrain.Over300,000peoplehavecochlear（耳蝸的）implants,

whichhelpthemtohearby34soundintoelectricalsignalsandsendingthem

intothebrain.Scientistshave“35”dataintomonkeysheads,instructing

themtoperformactionsviaelectricalpulses.

AsourTechnologyQuarterlyinthisissueexplains,thepaceofresearchinto

BCIsandthescaleofitscimbitionare36.BothAmerica'sarmedforcesand

SiliconValleyarestartingtofocusonthebrain.Facebookdreamsofthought-to-text

37.Keinel,aslailup,has$100mLuspendonneuiulechnulugy.ElonMutkhas

formedafirmcalledNeuralink;hethinksthat,ifhumanityistosurvivethearrival

ofartificialintelligence,itneedsanupgrade.Entrepreneursimagineaworldin

whichpeoplecancommunicateusingthoughts,witheachotherandwithmachines,or

acquire38abilities,suchashearingatveryhighfrequencies.

Thesepowers,iftheyevermaterialise,aredecadesaway.Butwellbeforethen,

BCIscouldopenthedoortowonderfulnew39,Imaginestimulatingthevisual

regiontohelptheblind,makingnewneural40instrokevictimsormonitoring

thebrainforsignsofdepression.Byturningthefiringofneuronsintoaresource

tobeused,BCIsmaychangetheideaofwhatitmeanstobehuman.

【答案】31.J32.F

33.A34.11

35.G36.B

37.D38.K

39.C40.I

【解析】

本文為說明文。主要敘述了一個革命性的技術：用思想來控制機器。肩膀以下癱瘓了的科切

瓦先生，在他右臂植入了弓極后，他可以用思想的力量控制他的手臂。這聽起來像不像是科

幻小說？們這是事實！30多萬人通過植入耳蝸來助聽.通過刺激視覺區域來幫助盲人，在中

風患者身上建立新的神經連接等，這種革命性的技術，讓人們可以用思想來與他人交流，也

可以與機器交流。

【31題詳解】

考查形容詞作定語。分析句子This___1___progressispartlythankstoelectrodes,

implantedinhisrightarm,可知,本空格在句中作定語,修飾名詞progress,修飾名詞要

用形容詞。根據上下文的語境可知，科切瓦先生在事故后肩膀以下癱瘓了，但他還是用白己

的手來養活自己。但真正的魔力是科切瓦先生可以用思想的力量控制他的手臂。由此可知，

這是個“顯著的/非凡的”進步。分析選項可知remarkable符合題意，故選J。

【32題詳解】

考查語境及名詞。句意：他的運動意圖反映在他運動區域的神經活動中。根據上文內容可知，

科切瓦先生可以用思想的力量控制他的手臂。所以此處是指“他的運動意圖反映（reflect）

在神經活動中”。因此要用refleuls,故選F。

【33題詳解】

考查被動語態。句意：這些信號通過他的大腦植入物被檢測出來，并被處理成指令，激活他

手臂上的電極。分析句子“thesesignalsaredetectedbyimplantsinhisbrainand

_3_intocommandstoactivatetheelectrodesinhisarms.“可知，本空格是指信

號被處理，分析選項可知process有“數據處理，加工”之意，本空與前面的主語these

signals是被動關系，要填processed,故選A。

【34題詳解】

考查語境及固定用法。根據語境可知，此處是指有30多萬人植入了耳蝸，通過將聲音轉換成

信號并發送到大腦來助聽,“把...轉換為“為固定搭配"transform…into…”；by

doingsth.為固定用法,意為“憑借……,通過……”因此此處要填transforming,故選H。

【35題詳解】

考查謂語動詞的時態及語態。句意：科學家已經將數據“注入”猴子的頭部，指示它們通過

電脈沖來執行動作。根據空格后“dataintomonkeysheads”可推斷出,數據“注入”頭部,

分析選項可知inject有“注入"之意，而inject與主語scientists是主動關系。分析語境

可知，本空是現在完成時，要填injected,故選G。

【36題詳解】

考查語境。根據空格后的“美國軍隊和硅谷都開始把注意力放在大腦上”?？赏茢喑觥皩CIs

的研究步伐和規模iF在不斷增加(increase)”°分析語境可知,空格處要用進行時,要填

increasing,故選B。

【37題詳解】

考查語境及動詞的ing形式作賓語。根據后面的內容“企業家們設想了一個世界，在這個世

界里，人們可以用思想、彼此和機器進行交流”可知，此處是指“Facebook夢想著文字來表

達思想”，意即“從思想到文本的打印”，因此此處可填type。分析句子"Facebookcreams

ofthought-to-tcxt___7___”可知，本空在句中作。f的賓語，因此要用動詞的ing形式，

所以填typing,故選D。

【38題詳解】

考查語境。根據后面的"sjchashearingatveryhighfrequencies.”可知,此處是指“有

超人的能力”，是在“在非常高的頻率下的聽覺”，因此此句是指“企業家們設想了這樣一

個世界:在這個世界里，人們可以用思想來交流，可以與池人交流，也可以與機器交流，或者

獲得超人(supexliunidii)的能力，比如在非常高的頻率下聽覺?！碧顂uperhu川an,故選K。

【39題詳解】

考查語境。上文主要敘述了新科技在神經活動中的運用。因此此處是指“但在那之前，BCI可

以為奇妙的新應用(applications)打開大門?！贝颂幪頰pplications最合適,故選奇

【40題詳解】

考查語境。分析本段的內容可知，此處是指“刺激視覺區域來幫助盲人，在中風患者身上建

立新的神經連接"。makeconnections怠為“建立連接/關系”，此處填connections,故

選Io

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context.

Howcomfortableareyouaroundwater?Areyouastrongswimmerordoyoustruggle

tokeepyourheadabovewater?Areyoucomfortableventuringintothedeeperwater

ordoyouprefertomoveintoshallowwaterwherethebottomis41?

Mostpeopleexposethemselvestowaterandswimmingsituationsaccordingtotheir

42levelsofskillandcomfort.Thesamemightbotrueasyouassessyourccmfort

levelwithdifferentacademicenvironments43agoodcollege“fit”.Justas

youmightstudyabodyofwatertofigureoutitstemperature,depthandcurrentbefore

venturingin,youneedto44thedifficulties,paceanddepthofanacademic

environment—andyourabilitytokeepyour“headabovewaternifadmitted—before

decidingtoapply.

Whenlookingatacademicdifficultiesasa(n)45of“fit”,youarelikely

tofindthatyouhavethecapacityto“getthejobdon。”academicallyinarange

ofcollegeenvironments.46youarenotlikelytohavedifficultywiththe

“waler“itself.Youwillfitbest,however,atcollegesanduniversitieswhereyour

abi1ityandpreparationenableyoutorisetonewlevelsof47.

Yourgoalshouldbetofindacademicenvironmentswhereyourlevelsofability

andpreparationwillenableyoutoachievewellasyoustretchyourself48.

TheseplacesrepiesenLdppropiictle“bodiesufwalerwforyouciccidemically.

Thebest49ofcomprehensionregardingyourpreparednesstomeetthe

academicrequirementsofvariouscollegesanduniversitiesareyourhighschool

teachers.Becausetheyareveryfami1iarwithyourcapabi1ities,yourteacherscan

offer50helpinidentifyingthecollegeswhereyouwillfindthebestacedemic

programsforyou.

Assumingyouareabletofindappropriateenvironmentsacademically,youthen

needtoassessthe51ofyourschoolreportsforadmissiontothosecolleges.

Howdoesyouracademicrecord(gradesandtestscores)pileupagainstthoseofother

studentswhowillbe52,most(about90%)ofwhomarejustlikeyouirthat

theycandotheworktoo?

Youneedtobehonestin53thispartofthepicture,especiallyifyou

areconsideringcollegesthatcanbehighlyselectiveandtendtoadmitverysmall

percentagesofthesludantswhoapply.Alotofstudentsgetinovertheirheads

competitivelywhentheyfailtoconsiderthereal3ddsofgainingadmission.While

youmightfeelyouarea54candidateatschoolsthatcanbeverychoosy,the

realityisthatyouneedtobeinthetop25percentofapplicantpoolsatsuchschools

tohaveafightingchanceofbeingadmitted.Bytheway,youdon't55your

chancesofgettingintoatleastonesuchschoolbyapplyingtoadozenofthem!

41.A.toughB.mysteriousC.visibleD.

different

42.A.explosiveB.respectiveC.potentialD.

reasonable

43.A.onbehalfofB.intheplaceofC.incaseofD.insearch

of

44.A.observeB.overcomeC.investigate【).complete

45.A.indicationB.implicationC.innovation【).

intention

46.A.InadditionB.InotherwordsC.BycompeirisonD.By

contrast

47.A.uoiiliiieiilB.coiiliibulionC.clialleiigeD.

conscience

48.A.consideratelyB.traditionallyC.influentiallyD.

intellectually

49.A.sourcesB.originsC.concernsD.demands

50.A.continuousB.invaluableC.powerlessD.

unforgettable

51.A.reliabilityB.alternativeC.competitivenessD.

recommendation

52.A.applyingB.consideringC.comparingD.

persisting

53.A.appreciatingB.assessingC.presentingD.

comprehending

54.A.flexibleB.positiveC.feasib