阅读下面的短文,并根据要求回答后面的问题。(注意字数要求)  

阅读下面的短文,并根据要求回答后面的问题。(注意字数要求)

       [1] If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League (常青藤联盟) universityThe eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicantsAnd with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult _________

       [2] So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?

       [3]Having a high school grade point average GPA in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chancesBut although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans(主任)part of the story

       [4] The whole admissions process will single out (挑选出)from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individualsThey stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues (优点) expected of these universitiesTake Harvard for exampleAlthough there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria

       [5] Intellectual curiosity (求知欲) comes first tor almost all admission deansSchools look to such students because they believe their peers find them slimulaling(激励人的)inside and outside the classroom

       [6] Leadership also weighs heavilyThe school would rather see an applicant who takes on additional responsibility in one or two areas where he or she is good at, rather than one who is merely "very good" academicallyThis can mean the class presidency(主席职务), leading the cheerleading team or being the officer of a student union

       [7] Whether a person has personal warmth and cares about others counts a lot with the admission deansWriting an essay on a personal experience, like a summer spent raising funds for the earthquake victims or teaching in a local school, can show that a person has qualities in addition to academic experience

1What is the purpose of the passage? no more than 15 words

                                                                                

2Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

       The universities pay attention to the students with this virtue in that they can inspire their fellow students at school.

                                                                                

3Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. no more than 5 words

                                                                                

4Based on the passage, list three additional criteria for admission besides academic performance.(no more than 10 words

       _________________ ②_______________ ③____________________

5Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                                

答案

1To tell applicants how to get into an lvy / To introduce the criteria by which an lvy admits students / To show applicants how to give themselves the best chance of admission to an lvy

2Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them stimulating inside and outside the classroom

3to get a place / to be admitted / to enter an Ivy / to become a student there

4.①Intellectual curiosity Leadership Personal warmth and caring attitude

5.因为在大幅度过程中表现出了这些大学所希望看到的一系列优点,他们脱颖而出。

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