2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：115（含解析）
<p> 重庆市2017高考英语阅读理解选编（115）（附解析） </p><p> 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="university">university</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="students">students</span>：“<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1050.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scholastic">Scholastic</span> <span word="Aptitude">Aptitude</span> <span word="Test">Test</span> (<span word="SAT">SAT</span>)，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>，<span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="score">score</span>，<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> 800,1100 <span word="or">or</span> 1550，<span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>，<span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="self">self</span><span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>.<span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="score">score</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span>，<span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="college">college</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span>_<span word="prestigious">prestigious</span>_<span word="university">university</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.<span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span>—<span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="standardized">standardized</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="proficiency">proficiency</span>(学业水平)，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>，<span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="power">power</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="potentialities">potentialities</span>(潜力).<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="process">process</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="students">students</span>.<span word="However">However</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p>
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