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　　Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it? And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.

　　But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. There's always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on the socially perpetuated "race to the finish line," whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hinder the success of academic pursuits-in fact, it probably enhances it.

　　Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes-all things that first-year students often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.

　　If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. This isn’t surprising, considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but depending on the school, it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

　　31.【題干】One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that_____.

　　【選項】

　　A.they think it academically misleading

　　B.they have a lot of fun to expect in college

　　C.it feels strange to do differently from others

　　D.it seems worthless to take off-campus courses

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】題目問的是高中畢業生不選擇間隔年原因之一是什么。根據題目中的high-school和gap year和定位到第一段第一句話。這句話后面一句的after all可以知道后面應該是解釋理由了，After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seems silly to stay back a year, doesn't it?這句話是說如果大家秋天都上大學去了，你要是晚了一年看起來有點傻。這個句子等同于C選項中的feel strange to do differently from others，因此選C。 點擊預約 逐題權威視頻解析

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　　32.【題干】Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps_____.

　　【選項】

　　A.keep students from being unrealistic

　　B.lower risks in choosing careers

　　C.ease freshmen's financial burdens

　　D.relieve freshmen of pressures

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】根據題目中的study from the Australia and US可以定位到第三段第一句話Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.。這句話明確說了有間隔年的學生比沒有的要好，好在準備和表現上。所以A：unrealistic和B：choosing career不對。第二句在表現好的更細致地方面進行了描述：preparing them for independence獨立性, new responsibilities責任感 and environmental changes環境變化。緊隨的破折號后總結說了這是 first-year students一年級學生 often struggle with the most常常有苦惱的。說明最受益的是大學一年級學生，而整段都沒提過financial burdens，所以C不對。而D中的pressure是對前面內容的概括性描述，因此答案是D。 點擊預約 逐題權威視頻解析

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　　33.【題干】The word "acclimation" (Line 8, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to_____.

　　【選項】

　　A.adaptation

　　B.application

　　C.motivation

　　D.competition

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】這題根據題干中給的信息，到第三段最后一句中去找答案，Gap year experiences can...when it comes to adjusting to college..., making it easier to...rather than acclimation blunders.這個句子分兩部分，逗號+making分詞作狀語，從功能上是解釋補充說明前面半句，所以間隔年的好處是能幫助新生調節適應大學，而不用擔心acclimation 問題，所以acclimation當然就是適應的意思了。因此A為正確答案。 點擊預約 逐題權威視頻解析

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　　34.【題干】A gap year may save money for students by helping them_____.

　　【選項】

　　A.avoid academic failures

　　B.establish long-term goals

　　C.switch to another college

　　D.decide on the right major

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】文章最后一段第一句提到了consider its financial impact on future academic choices。Financial 對應題干中的save money，而academic choices學術選擇可以排除A和B。根據最后一段第三句...students...listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes.所以第一句中的academic choices指的就是轉專業的事兒，因此選D。 點擊預約 逐題權威視頻解析

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　　35.【題干】The most suitable title for this text would be_____.

　　【選項】

　　A.In Favor of the Gap Year

　　B.The ABCs of the Gap Year

　　C.The Gap Year Comes Back

　　D.The Gap Year: A Dilemma

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】第二段第一句話But while this may be true, it's not a good enough reason to condemn gap years.就用but句說明了全文就是想說間隔年你值得擁有。而選項中只有A選項in favor of是持正面積極態度的，因此選A。點擊預約 逐題權威視頻解析

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