The college search doesn’t have to begin and end with the name-brand schools. There’re many schools out there to choose from — some known and some less known, all worthy of your attention. To find the school that works for you, you should start with who you are and why you’re going to college. What are you good at and what are you interested in? What are your weaknesses? What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient or do you need warm, familial support? Talk with your family, friends and teachers as you ask these questions. The people who know you best can help you the most with these important issues.
Remember that a name-brand college won’t guarantee your success. Think about the people in your life who have achieved great success and find out where they went to college. You’ll likely find success in life has less to do with the choice of college than with the experiences and opportunities while in college. Employers are looking for outstanding skills and experience, not college background. As you search for colleges, ask about graduate students, and you’ll find many colleges that are better than name-brand ones.
You don’t need to pick a major to pick a college. Very few high school students have enough information or experience to choose a major. You need the variety and depth of college coursework to determine your interest and major. Most college students change their minds two or three times before they settle on a major, and they can still graduate in four years! Being undecided is a good thing and will leave you open to more academic experiences.
If you make the assumption that you cannot afford college based on the sticker price of tuition, you’ll miss out. It’s difficult to talk about money, but if you investigate all the options and ask for help and advice, you’ll find affordable choices. Online resources, as well as financial aid workshops sponsored by high schools in local communities, are widely available to get you started. Investigate early and ask for help.
The most important factor in choosing a college is fit. Finding a good fit requires time and thoughtfulness. You can visit college websites and learn about what events take place, who visits as a guest speaker, and how to get in touch with current students and teachers. If you visit the campus, try to sit in on classes, eat in the dining hall and hang around in the student center. That will help you imagine yourself as a part of the community. Talk to a few students and ask if they would make the same college choice if they had to do it again. Consider the information you’ve collected about the colleges, and you’ll have great options!
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● Ask yourself who you are and what your ● Know your own strengths, ● Ask for help from those who know you best with those issues. |
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第二节语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为31~40的相应位置上。
Google China's threat of pulling out of the nation has sparked attention worldwide this week to the relationship between China and the United States.
China's Web environment and the China-US trade relationship are among the topics 31have been discussed. But it's 32 (appropriate) to play up the issue, or turn it into a political dispute.
According to the 33 (state), the disputes with the Chinese government on its Internet regulations as well as major cyber attacks 34 _the California-based company allegedly (被说成)rooted from China's attempts to force Google into considering 35 exit strategy(策略).
For overseas businesses, 36 (include) Google, they should respect laws, regulations and relevant policies of 37host countries.
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Thursday at a regular press conference that "China welcomes international Internet companies 38 (conduct) business within the country according to the law.
The Chinese government has blamed the world Internet giant 39showing too many links to unhealthy content in 40 search results, thus breaking China's laws.
第二节语法填空（共10小题，每题2分，共20分）
仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的对应位置。
Dear Mr. Costa,
I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.
How have you been 16(late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at 17 restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?
I had a short 18 good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work 19 Christmas and New Year’s, 20 (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that 21 (happen), I wonder 22 I really want to work in the hotel business.
The other day I was thinking about the fun 23 we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates 24 the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?
Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for 25 , so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.
Yours ever
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第四部分：书面表达 (共三节，满分 55 分)
第一节：短文填空（满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词，使短文连贯通顺。请将答案填写在题后的答题处。
After two days’ travel, the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty. At school, they had learned that most Canadians live 71 a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, and Canada’s population 72 only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed 73 see such an empty country. They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms 74 covered thousands of acres. 75 dinner, they were back in an urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the 76 of the Great Lakes. The girls were surprised at the 77 that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has more fresh water 78 any other country in the world. In fact, it has one-third of the world’s total 79 water, and 80 of it is in the Great Lakes.
课文填空（共10 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分5分）
根据所学课文在68-77的空格里填上所缺的单词，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
As you know, the UN 68the lives of people everywhere. The organization is involved in peacekeeping 69to help end some of the world’s horrible conflicts. Watch any TV report 70places where there is a war, and you 71s
ee soldiers wearing berets…
I have visited many countries in Africa. Recently, I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have 72themselves into a group. They 73one rand (approximately 1.35 yuan) per day from each other and add it to a 74of money the government gives them. With this, the women have enough money to buy 75materials to make basket. They then sell these at the market. With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop. This group was set up by UNIFEM, the United Nations 76Fund for Women. There are lots of such programmes and funds under the 77of the UN, and these have helped millions of people across the world.
第二节短语填空（从下列短语中选出一个合适的并用其适当形式填入每个句子中，使其句意完整，共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
66． the sun does great harm to your skin so you should avoid doing so in daily life.
67．Nowadays plastics many conventional materials.
68．A terrible earthquake struck Wenchuan in Sichuan Province in 2008, many injuries and deaths.
69．With the development of science and technology, the young generation surfing the Internet and playing computer games, which has a bad influence on their study.
70．With the victim himattempted murder, the man was thrown into great depression.
71．It is unlikely for him to his boss, who is strict and mean, his innocence.
72．Super Junior, a band made up of 13 handsome boys, both boys and girls in the school.
73．Some scientific researches provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may health in the population.
74．Look at the expression on his face! He must great difficulty in yesterday’s knowledge contest.
75． the car which was speeding, the traffic police decided to ask his colleagues to search for it.