Section B

Directions : In this section, you are going to read a passage with tenstatements attached to each statement contains information given in one of theparagraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. Youmay choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

In the real world, nobody cares that you went to an Ivy League school

A)As a high school junior, everything in my life revolved around gettinginto the right college. I diligently attended my SAT, ACT, and AdvancedPlacement test preparation courses. I juggled (尽力应付)cross-country and trackschedules, newspaper staff, and my church’s youth group and drama team. I didn’tdrink, party, or even do much dating. The right college, I thought, was one withprestige, one with a name. It didn’t have to be the Ivy League, but it needed tobe “top school.”

B)Looking back now, nine years later, I can’t remember exactly what it wasabout these universities that made them seem so much better. Was it a curriculumthat appeared more rigorous, perhaps? Or an alumni network that I hoped wouldopen doors down the line? Maybe. “I do think there are advantages to schoolswith more recognition,” notes Marybeth Gasman, a professor of higher educationat the University of Pennsylvania. “I don’t necessarily think that’s a reason togo to one.”

C)In reflection, my firm belief in the power of the brand was naive, not tomention a bit snobby. I quickly passed over state schools and southern schools,believing their curriculums to be automatically inferior to northeastern orwestern counterparts. Instead, I dreamed of living in New York City and myparents obliged me with a visit to New York University’s(NYU)campus. During thetour, tuition fees were discussed.(NYU is consistently ranked one of thecountry’s most expensive schools, with room and board costs totaling upwards of$64,000 a year.)Up until then, I hadn’t truly realized just how expensive aneducation can be. Over the next few months, I realized not only could I notafford my dream school, I couldn’t even afford the ones where I’d been accepted.City University of New York(CUNY), Rutgers University, and Indiana Universitywere out of reach as were Mississippi State and the University of Alabama, whereI would have to pay out-of-state fees. Further complicating my college searchwas a flourishing stack career—I wanted to keep running but my times weren’tquite fast enough to secure a scholarship.

D)And so, at 11pm on the night of Georgia State University’s(GSU)midnightdeadline, I applied online. Rated No.466 overall on Forbes’ Lists Top Colleges,No. 183 in Research Universities, and No. 108 in the South, I can’t say it wasmy top choice. Still, the track coach had offered me a walk-on spot, and Iactually found the urban Atlanta campus a decent consolation prize after NewYork City.

E)While it may have been practical, it wasn’t prestigious, But here’s thething: I loved my “lower-tier”(低层次的)university.(I use the term “low-tier”cautiously, because GSU is a well-regarded research institution that attractshigh quality professors and faculty from all over the country.)We are taught tobelieve that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades canwe escape the rat race and build a better future. But what if lower-tiercolleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race? After all,where else can you leave school with a decent degree—but without a lifetime ofdebt?

F)My school didn’t come pre-packaged like the more popular options, so wewere left to take care of ourselves, figuring out city life and trying tocomplete degree programs that no one was championing for us to succeed in. WhatI’m saying is, I loved my university because it taught us all to be resourcefuland we could make what we wanted out of it.

G)I was lucky enough to have my tuition covered by a lottery-fundedscholarship called HOPE(Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally). When Istarted college, the HOPE scholarship was funded by the state of Georgia andoffered to graduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Livingcosts and books I paid for with money earned during high school, supplemented bya small college fund my deceased grandfather left for me and a modest savingsaccount my parents created when I was born.

H)So what about all that name recognition? Sure, many of my colleagues andcompetitors have more glamorous alma maters(母校)than I do. As a journalist, Ihave competed against NYU, Columbia, and Northeastern graduates for jobs. Andyet, not a single interviewer has ever asked me about my educational background.In fact, almost every interview I’ve ever had was due to a connection—one thatI’ve gained through pure determination, not a school brand.

I)According to The Boston Globe, students who earned their bachelor’s in2012 have an average monthly loan payment of $312, which is one-third more thanthose who graduated in 2004. Ultimately, that’s the thing universities don’twant to admit. Private universities are money-making institutions. If you canafford to buy prestige, that’s your choice. For the rest of us, however, ourhearty lower-tiered universities are just fine, thank you.

J)Wealthy universities talk up the benefits their name will give graduates;namely, strong alumni networks, star faculty, and a résumé boost. But youneedn’t attend an Ivy League school to reap those rewards. Ludacris and theformer CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well asVICE’s first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones. Successful people tend to besuccessful no matter where they go to school. And lower-tier schools can havealumni networks just as strong as their big name counterparts. In fact,lower-tier school alumni networks are arguably stronger, because fellow alumnirecognize that you didn’t necessarily have an easy path to follow. They might bemore willing to offer career help, because your less famous school denotes that,like them., you are also full of energy and perseverance.

K)The Washington Post reported on a recent study by Princeton economists,in which college graduates, who applied to the most selective schools in the12th grade were compared to those who applied to slightly less selectiveschools. They found that students with more potential earned more as adults, andthe reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school.

L)Likewise, star faculty is not always found where you’d expect. Big nameschools are not necessarily the best places for professors; plus, manyprofessors split teaching time between multiple colleges and/or universities.This means, for instance, a CUNY student could reasonably expect to receive thesame quality of instruction from a prestigious professor as they would if theywere enrolled in the same class at NYU.

M)It’s possible that some hiring managers may be drawn to candidates with aparticular educational resume, but it’s no guarantee. According to a 2012 surveydescribed in The Atlantic, college reputation ranked lowest in relativeimportance of attributes in evaluating graduates for hire, beaten out by topfactors like internships, employment during college, college major, volunteerexperience, and extracurriculars.

N)Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound tosucceed because they are determined to. I tend to think so. In any case, if Icould do it again, I’d still make the same choice. Today I’m debt-free,resourceful—and I understand that even the shiniest packaging can’t predict whatyou’ll find on the inside.

36.【题干】Modest institutions can also have successful graduates and strongalumni networks.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】J

【解析】根据题干中的信息确定题干信息词：Modest institutions, successful graduates, strongalumni networks，回文快速扫读文章，发现J段中第三句话与该题干属于同义替换。

【考点】

37.【题干】The money the author made in high school helped pay for her livingexpenses and books at college.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】G

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：money the author made in high school, living expensesand books，回文快速扫读文章，发现G段中第3句话Living costs and books I paid for with money earnedduring high school与该题干属于同义替换。

【考点】

38.【题干】The author came to see how costly college education could be whenshe was trying to choose a university to attend.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】C

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：costly、 college education 、 choose auniversity，回文快速扫读文章，发现C段中第4句话 “Up until then, I hadn’t truly realized just howexpensive an education can be.”与本题题干为同义替换，因此对应C段。

【考点】

39.【题干】A recent study found that a graduate’s salary is determined by theirpotential, not the university they attended.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】K

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：A recent study、a graduate’s salary、their potential, notthe university they attended，回文快速扫读文章，发现K段中第2句话与本题题干为同义替换。

【考点】

40.【题干】The author cannot recall for sure what made certain top universitiesappear a lot better.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】B

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：cannot recall、certain topuniversities、better，回文快速扫读文章，发现B段中第一句话即为本题题干的同义替换，故本题对应文章B段。

【考点】

41.【题干】None of the author’s job interviewers cared which college she wentto.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】H

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：None、 job interviewers、which college she wentto，回文快速扫读文章，发现H段中第4句话即为本题题干的同义替换，故本题对应文章H段。

【考点】

42.【题干】The author thinks she did the right thing in choosing a lessprestigious university.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】N

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：The author 、 the right thing、choosing a lessprestigious university，回文快速扫读文章，发现N段中第3句话即为本题题干的同义替换，故本题对应文章N段。

【考点】

43.【题干】In order to be admitted to a prestigious university, the author tookpart in various extracurricular activities and attended test preparationcourses.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】A

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：be admitted to a prestigious university、 variousextracurricular activities、test preparationcourses，回文快速扫读文章，发现A段中第2-3句话以及第5-6句话中都提及了有关“extracurricularactivities”和“prestigious university”的相关信息，故本题题干对应文章A段。

【考点】

44.【题干】The author liked her university which was not prestigious but lessexpensive.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】E

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：liked her university、 not prestigious but lessexpensive，回文快速扫读文章，发现E段中第1-2句话即为本题题干的同义替换，故本题对应文章E段。

【考点】

45.【题干】Colleges are reluctant to admit that graduates today are in heavierdebt.

【选项】

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

H.H

I.I

G.G

K.K

L.L

M.M

N.N

【答案】I

【解析】根据题干中的内容确定题干信息词：Colleges、are reluctant to admit、in heavierdebt，回文快速扫读文章，发现I段中第1～2句话即为本题题干的同义替换，故本题对应文章I段。