2024年6月大学英语六级真题试卷一

6月大孥英^六级真题试卷宣

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbert

Einsteinsremark“Ihavenospecialtalents,butIamonlypassionatelycurious."Youcangive

oneexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutno

morethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

1.A)Thewomanseldomspeakshighlyofherself.

B)Themanisunhappywiththewoman'sremark.

C)Themanbehavedasifhewereathoroughfool.

D)Thewomanthinkssheisclevererthantheman.

2.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.

B)Noneofthehijackercarriedanydeadlyweapons.

C)TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.

D)Noneofthepassengerswasinjuredorkilled.

3.A)Atacheckoutcounter.

B)Atacommercialbank.

C)Atatravelagency.

D)Atahotelfrontdesk.

4.A)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers'expectations.

B)Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.

C)ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.

D)Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.

5.A)Prof.Laurencehasstoppecconductingseminars.

B)Prof.Laurenceisgoingintoanactiveretirement.

C)Theprofessor'sgraduateseminariswellreceived.

D)Theprofessorwillleadaquietlifeafterretirement.

6.A)FindingareplacementforLeon.

B)AssigningLeontoanewposition.

C)ArrangingforRodney'svisittomorrow.

D)FindingasolutiontoRodney'sproblem.

7.A)Helenhasbeenlookingforwardtotheexhibition.

B)Thephotographyexhibitionwillclosetomorrow.

C)Helenaskedthemantobookaticketforher.

D)PhotographyisoneofHelen'smanyhobbies.

8.A)Thespeakerssharethesameopinion.

B)Steveknowshowtomotivateemployees.

C)Thewomanisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.

D)ThemanhasabetterunderstandingofSteve.

9.A)Itiswellpaid.

B)Itisdemanding.

C)Itisstimulating.

D)Itisfairlysecure.

10.A)Alighterworkload.

B)Freeaccommodation.

C)Movingexpenses.

D)Aquickpromotion.

11.A)Hehastosignalong-termcontract.

B)Hehastroubleadaptingtothelocalweather.

C)Hehastospendalotmoretravelingbackandforth.

D)Hehasdifficultycommunicatingwithlocalpeople.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Thewomansympathizeswithaman.

B)Themanisintheprocessofjobhunting.

C)Themanisgoingtoattendajobinterview.

D)Thewomanwillhelpthemanmakeachoice.

13.A)Toseeifhecangetloanfromthewoman'sbank.

B)Toseeifhecanfindajobinthewoman'scompany.

C)Toinquireaboutthecurrentfinancialmarketsituation.

D)Toinquireabouttheinterestratesatthewoman'sbank.

14.A)Long-terminvestment.

B)Anyhigh-interestdeposit.

C)Athree-monthdeposit.

D)Andhigh-yieldinvestment.

15.A)Shetreatedhimtoameal.

B)Sheraisedinterestratesforhim.

C)Sheofferedhimdiningcoupons.

D)Shegavehimloansatlowrates.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhe

arsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意:此部分试题^在答IM卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.

B)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.

C)Yearsofpracticalexperience.D)Strictprofessionaltraining.

17.A)PromotingallkindsofArrericanhand-madespecialties.

B)Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.

C)Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.

D)Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.

18.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.

B)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.

C)Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.

D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.

19.A)Itsroleistoregulateinternationalcoffeeprices.

B)Itrepresentsseveralcountriesthatexportcoffee.

C)Itsmostimportanttaskistoconductcoffeestudies.

D)ItisaPortuguesecompanysellingcoffeeinNewYork.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Theincreasedcoffeeconsumption.

B)Thefluctuationofcoffeeprices.

C)ThefreezingweatherinBrazil.

D)Theimpactofglobalwanning.

21.A)Heisheavycoffeedrinker.

B)Heistall,richandintelligent.

C)HeisdoingaBachelor'sdegree.

D)Heisyoung,handsomeaidsingle.

22.A)Avisittoseveralcoffee-growingplantations.

B)Avacationonsomebeautifultropicalbeach.

C)Coffeepricesandhisadvertisingcampaign.

D)Aquickpromotionandahandsomeincome.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Theyweredelayedby

thetrainforhours.

23.A)Theyweredelayedbythetrainforhours.

B)Theywerelateforthefirstmorningbus.

C)Theyboardedawrongcoachinahurry.

D)Theywerehelpupinatrafficjam.

24.A)Itwaspostponedduetoterribleweather.

B)Itwasspoiledbypooraccommodations.

C)Itwasthemostexcitingtriptheyeverhad.

D)Itwascancelledbecauseofanunexpectedstrike.

25.A)Gooverseas.B)Stayathome.

C)Takeescortedtrips.D)Takeromanticcruises.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassag

ethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PI

easemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanon

ce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

"Thatwhichdoesnotkillusmakesusstronger."Butparentscan'thandleitwhenteenagersp

utthis(36)intopractice.Nowtechnologyhasbecomethenewfieldfortheage-oldba

ttlebetweenadultsandtheirfreedom-seekingkids.

Lockedindoors,unabletogetontheirbicyclesandhangingoutwiththeirfriends,teenshave

turntosocialmediaandtheirmobilephonestosocializewiththeirpeers.Whattheydoonlineo

ften(37)whattheynightotherwisedoiftheirmobilitywouldweren'tsoheavily(38)

intheageofhelicopterparenting.Socialmediaandsmart-phoneappshavebecomes

opopularinrecentyearsbecauseteensneedaplacetocalltheirown.Theywantthefreedomto

(39)theiridentityandtheworldaroundthem.Insteadof(40)out,Theyju

mpedonline.

Asteenshavemovedonline,haveprojectedtheirfearsontotheInternet,imaginingallthe(4

1)dangersthatyouthmightface--from(42)Strangerstocruelpeerstopic

turesorwordsthatcouldhauntthemonGooglefortherestoftheirlives.

Ratherthanhelpingteensdevelopstrategiesfornegotiatingpubliclifeandtherisksof(43)_

withothers,fearfulparentshavefocusedontracking,monitoringandblocking.These

tactics(方

略)don'thelpteensdeveloptheskillstheyneedtomanagecomplexsocialsituations,(44)

___risksandgethelpwhenthey'reintrouble."Protecting"kidsmayfeelliketherightthingtodo

,butit(45)thelearningthatteensneedtodoastheycomeofagein

atechnology-soakedworld.

A)assessB)constrainedC)containsD)exploreE)influenceF)interactin

G)interpretationH)magnifiedI)mirrorsJ)philosophyK)potentialL)sneaking

M)stickingN)underminesO)violent

注意：此部分试题^在答题卡2上作答。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eac

hstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhi

chtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphisma

rkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

InequalityIsNotInevitable

[A]Adangeroustrendhasdevelopedoverthispastthirdofacentury.Acountrythatexperie

needsharedgrouthafterWorldWarIIbegantotearapart,somuchsothatwhentheGreatRec

essionhitinlate,onecouldnoongerignorethedivisionthathadcometodefinetheAmericane

conomiclandscapeHowdidthis"shiningcityonahill",becometheadvancedcountrywiththegr

eatestlevelofinequality?

[B]Overthepastyearandahalf,TheGreatDivide,aseriesin-heNewYorkTimes,hasprese

ntedawiderangeofexamplesthatunderminethenotionthatthereareanytrulyfundamentalla

wsofcapitalism.Thedynamicsofimperialcapitalismof19thcenturyneedn'tapplyinthedemoc

raciesofthe21st.Wedon'tneedtohavethismuchinequalityinAmerica.

[C]Ourcurrentbrandofcapitalismisafakecapitalism.Forproofofthisgobacktoourrespo

nsetotheGreatRecession,wherewesocializedloses,evenasweprivatizedgains.Perfectcompe

titionshoulddriveprofitstozero,atleasttheoreticallybutwehavemonopoliesmakingpersisten

tlyhighprofits.C.E.O.senjoyincomesthatareonaverage2950timesthatofthetypicalworker,a

muchhigherratiothaninthepast,withoutanyevidenceofaproportionateincreaseinproductiv

ity.

[D]IfitisnotthecruellawsofeconomicsthathaveledtoAmerica'sgreatdivide,whatisit?

The

straightforwardanswer:ourpoliciesandourpolitics.PeoplegettiredofhearingabouttheScandi

naviansuccessstory,butthefactofthematteristhatSweden,FinlandandNorwayhavealsosue

ceededinhavingaboutasmuchasfastergrowthinpercapita(人均的)

incomesthantheUnitedStateswithfargreaterequality.

(E]SowhyhasAmericachosentheseinquality-enhancingpolitics?Partoftheansweristhat

asWorldWarHintomemory,sotoodidthesolidarityithadcreated.AsAmericatriumphedInt

heColdWar,theredidn'tseem:obearealcompetitortooureconomicmodel.Withoutthisinter

nationalcompetition,wenolongerhadtoshowthatoursystemcoulddeliverformostofourciti

zens.

[F]Ideologyandinterestcombinedviciously.Somedrewthewronglessonfromthecollapse

oftheSovietsystemin1991.Thependulumswungfrommuchtoomuchgovernmenttheretom

uchtoolittlehere.Corporateinterestsarguedforgettingridofregulations,evenwhenthosereg

ulationshaddonesomuchtoprotectandimproveourenvironment,oursafety,ourhealthandt

heeconomyitself.

[G]Butthisideologywashypocritical（虚伪

的）.Thebankers,amongthestrongestadvocatesoflaissez-faire（自由放任

的）economics,wereonlytoowillingtoaccepthundredsofbillionsofdollarsfromthegovernm

entintheaidprogramsthathavebeentorecurringfeatureoftheglobaleconomysincethebegi

nningoftheThatcher-Reaganeraof"free"marketsandderegulation.

[H]TheAmericanpoliticalsystemisoverrunbymoney.Economicinequalitytranslatesintop

oliticalinequality,andpoliticalinequalityyieldsincreasingeconomicinequality.Socorporatewelf

areincreaseaswereducewelfareforthepoor.Congressmaintainssubsidesforrichfarmersasw

ecutbackonnutritionalsupportfortheneedy.Drugcompanieshavebeengivenhundredsofbill

ionsofdollarsaswelimitMedicaidbenefits.Thebanksthatbroughtontheglobalfinancialcrisis

gotbillingsywhileatinybitwenttothehomeownersandvictimsofthesamebanks'predatory

（掠夺性的）

Lendingpractices.Thislastdecisionwasparticularlyfoolish.Therewerealternativestothrowing

moneyatthebanksandhopingitwouldcirculatethroughincreasedlending.

[I]Ourdivisionsaredeep.Economicandgeographicsegregationhasimmunizedthoseatthe

topfromtheproblemsofthosedownbelow.Likethekingsofancienttimes,theyhavecometo

perceivetheirprivilegedpositionsessentiallyasanaturalright.

[J]Oureconomy,ourdemocracyandoursocietyhaspaidforthesegrossinequalities.Thetr

uetestofaneconomyisnothowmuchwealthitsprincescanaccumulateintaxhavens（呵护

所），

buthowwelloffthetypicalcitizensis.Butaverageincomesarelowerthantheywereaquarter-c

enturyago.Growthhasgonetothevery,verytop,whosesharehasalmostincreasedfourtimess

ince1980.Moneythatwasmeanttohavetrickled（流淌）

downhasinsteadevaporatedintheagreeableclimateoftheGaymanIslands.

（K]WithalmostaquarterofAmericanchildrenyoungerthanSlivinginpoverty,andwithA

mericadoingsolittleforitspoor,thedeprivationsofonegenerationarebeingvisiteduponthen

ext.Ofcourse,nocountryhasevercomeclosetoprovidingcompleteequalityofopportunity.But

whyisAmericaoneofadvancedcountrieswherethelifeprospectsoftheyoungmostsharplyde

terminedbytheincomeandeducationoftheirparents?

[L]AmongthemostbitterstoriesinTheGreatDividewerethoseportrayedthefrustrations

oftheyoung,wholongtoenterourshrinkingmiddleclass.Soaringtuitionsanddecliningincome

shaveresultsinlargerdebtburdens.Thosewithonlyahighschoodiplomahaveseentheirinco

mesdeclineby13percentoverthepast35years.

[M]Wherejusticeisconnected,thereisalsoahugedivide.In:heeyesoftherestofthewor

Idandasignificantpartofitsownpopulation,massimprisonmenthascometodefineAmerica—

-acountry,itbearsrepeating,withabout5percentoftheworld'spopulationbutaroundafourth

oftheworld'sprisoners.

(N)Jublicehdbbecurneacurnniudilyaffurddbleluonlyafew.WhileWallSlreelexeculivebu

sedtheirexpensivelawyerstoensurethattheirrankswerenotheldaccountableforthemisdeed

sthatthecrisisinsographicallyrevealed,thebanksabusedourlegalsystemtoforceclose(取消

赎回权)onmortgagesandejecttenants,someofwhomdidnotevenowemoney.

[O]Morethanahalf-centuryago,Americaledthewayinadvocatingfortheuniversaldeclar

ationofhumanrights,adoptedbytheUnitedNationsin1948,today,accesstohealthcareisamo

ngthemostuniversallyacceptedrights,atleastintheadvancedcountries,America,despitethei

mplementationoftheAffordableCareAct,istheexception.Inthereliefthatmanyfeltwhenthe

SupremeCourtdidnotoverturnedtheAffordableCareAct,theimplicationsofthedecisionforM

edicaidwerenotfullyappreciated,Obamacare'sobjective-------toinsurethatallAmericanshave

accesstohealthcare------hasbeenblocked：24StateshavenotimplementedtheexpandedMedic

aidprogram,whichwasthemeansbywhichObamacarewassupposedtodeliveronitspromiset

osomeofthepoorest.

(P)Weneednotjustanewwaronpovertybutawartoprotectthemiddleclass.Solutionst

otheseproblemsdonothavetobenovel.Farfromit.Makingmarketsactlikemarketswouldbe

agoodplacetostart.Wemustendtherent-seekingsocietywehavegravitatedtoward,inwhich

thewealthyobtainprofitsbymanipulatingthesystem.

[Q]Theproblemofinequalityisnotsomuchamatteroftechnicaleconomics.It'sreallyapr

oblemofpracticalpolitics.Inequalityisnotjustaboutthetopmarginaltaxratebutalsoaboutou

rchildren'saccesstofoodandtierighttojusticeforall.ifwespentmoreoneducation,healtha

ndinfrastructure(基础设施),weshouldstrengthenoureconomy,nowandinthefuture.

(46)Intheory,freecompetitionissupposedtoreducethemarginofprofitstotheminimum.

(47)TheUnitedStatesisnowcharacterizedbyagreatdivisionbetweentherichandpoor.

(48)Americalackedtheincentivetocareforthemajorityofitscitizensasitfoundnorivalfo

ritseconomicmodel.

(49)Thewealthytophavecometotakeprivilegesforgranted.

(50)Manyexamplesshow:hebasiclawsofimperialcapitalismnolongerapplyinpresent-da

yAmerica.

(51)Theauthorsuggestsareturntothetruespiritofthemarket.(52)Aquarteroftheworld

'sprisonerspopulationisinAmerica.

(53)GovernmentregulationinAmericawentfromoneextremetotheotherinthepasttwo

decades.(54)Justicehasbecomesoexpensivethatonlyasmallnumberofpeoplelikecorporate

executivescanaffordit.

(55)Nocountryintheworldsofarhasbeenabletoprovidecompletelyequalopportunities

forall.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsoru

nfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoul

ddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelin

ethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'lladmitI'veneverquiteunderstoodtheobsession(难以破处的成见)

surroundinggeneticallymodified(GM)

crops.Toenvironmentalistopponents,GMfoodsaresimplyevil,anunderstudied,possiblyharmf

ultoolusedbybigagriculturalbusinessandtocontrolglobalseedmarketsandcrushlocalfarmer

s.TheyarguethatGMfoodshaveneverdeliveredontheirsupposedpromise,thatmoneyspent

onGMcropswouldbebetterchanneledtoorganicfarmingandthatconsumersshouldbeprotec

tedwithwarninglabelsonanyproductsthatcontaingeneticallymodifiedingredients.Tosupport

ers,GMcropsareakeypartoftheefforttosustainablyprovidefoodtomeetagrowingglobalpo

pulation.Butmorethanthat,supportersseetheGMoppositionofmanyenvironmentalistsasfu

ndamentallyanti-science,nodifferentthanthosewhoquestionthebasicsofman-madeclimatec

hange.

Forbothsides,GMfoodsseemroactasasymbol:you'repro-agriculturalbusinessoranti-science

.ButscienceisexactlywhatweneedmoreofwhenitcomestoGMfoods,whichiswhyIwashap

pytoseenaturedevoteaspecialseriesofarticlestotheGMfoodcontroversy.Theconclusion:w

hileGMcropshaven'tyetrealizedtheirinitialpromiseandhavebeendominatedbyagriculturalb

usiness,thereisareasontocontinuetouseanddevelopthemtohelpmeettheenormouschalle

ngesofsustainablefeedingagrowingplanet.

Thatdoesn'tmeanGMcropsareperfect,oraone-size-tits-allsolutiontoglobalagriculturalprobl

ems.Butanythingthatcanincreasefarmingefficiency--theamountofcropswecanproducepe

racreofland--willbeextremelyuseful.GMcropscanandalmostcertainlywillbepartofthats

uiteoftools,butsowilltraditionalplantbreeding,improvedsoilandcropmanagement--andpe

rhapsmostimportantofall,betterstorageandtransportinfrastructure(基矶I设施)，especiallyin

ThedevelopingwuiId.

(Itdoesn'tdomuchgoodfor-armersinplaceslikesub-SaharanAfricatoproducemorefoodift

heycan'tgetittohungryconsumers.)

I'dliketoseemorenon-industryresearchdoneonGMcrops--notjustbecausewe'dworryless

aboutbias,butalsobecauseseedcomplainslikeMonsantoandPioneershouldn'tbetheonlyent

itiesworkingtooharness,geneticmodification.I'dliketoseeGMresearchonlesscommercialcr

ops,likecorn.Idon'tthinkit'svtaitobelabeledGMingredientsinfood,butIalsowouldn'tbea

gainstit----andindustrywouldbesmarttogoalongwithlabeling,justasawayofremovingfears

aboutthetechnology.

Mostofall,though,IwishIhadatenthoftheenergythat'sspentendlesslydebatingGMcropsw

asfocusedonthosemorepressngchallengesforglobalagriculture.Therearemuchbiggerbattle

stofight.

注意：此部分试题铺在答题卡2上作答。

56.HowdoenvironmentalistopponentsviewGMfoodsaccordingtothepassage?

A)Theywilleventuallyruinagricultureandtheenvironment.

B)Theyareusedbybigbusinessestomonopolizeagriculture.

C)Theyhaveprovedpotentiallyharmfultoconsumers'health.

D)Theyposeatremendousthreattocurrentfarmingpractice.

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayisvitaltosolvingthecontroversybetweenthetwosidesofthedeb

ate?

A)BreakingtheGMfoodmonopoly.

B)Morefriendlyexchangeofideas.

C)RegulatingGMfoodproduction.

D)MorescientificresearchonGMcrops.

58.Whatisthemainpointofthenaturearticles?

A)FeedingthegrowingpopulationmakesitimperativetodevelopGMcrops.

B)PopularizingGMtechnologywillhelpittoliveuptoitsinitialpromises.

C)MeasuresshouldbetakentoensurethesafetyofGMfoods.

D)Bothsupportersandopponentsshouldmakecompromises.

59.Whatistheauthor'sviewonthesolutiontoagriculturalproblems?

A)IthastodependmoreandmoreonGMtechnology.

B)Itisvitaltothesustainabledevelopmentofhumansociety.

C)GMcropsshouldbeallowedituntilbetteralternativesarefound.

D)Whateverisusefultoboostfarmingefficiencyshouldbeencouraged.

60.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheongoingdebateagainstGMcrops?

A)Itarisesoutofignoranceofandprejudiceagainstnewscience.

B)Itdistractsthepublicattentionfromotherkeyissuesofthev/orld.

C)Effortsspentonitshouldbeturnedtomoreurgentissuesofagriculture.

D)Neithersideislikelytogiveinuntilmoreconvincingevidenceisfound.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

注意：此部分试题^在答题卡2上作答。

Earlydecision--youapplytooneschool,andadmissionisbinding---seemslikeagreatchoicefor

nervousapplicants.Schoolsletinahigherpercentageofearly-decisionapplicants,whicharguabl

ymeansthatyouhaveabetterchanceofgettingin.Andifyoudo,you'redonewiththewholeor

ganizingprocessbyDecember.Butwhatmoststudentsandparentsdon'trealizeisthatschoolsh

avehiddenmotivesforofferingearlydecision.

Earlydecision,sinceit'sbinding,allowsschoolstofilltheirclasseswithqualifiedstudents;itallow

sadmissionscommitteestoselectthestudentsthatareinparticulardemandfortheircollegean

dknowthosestudentswillcome.Italsogivestheschoolsahigheryieldrate,whichisoftenused

asoneofthewaystomeasurecollegeselectivelyandpopularity.

Theproblemisthatthisprocesseffectivelyshortenthewindowoftimestudentshavetomakeon

eofthemostimportantdecisionsoftheirlivesuptothatpoint.Underregularadmissions,senior

shaveuntilMayItochoosewhichschooltoattend;earlydecisioneffectivelystealssixmonthsfr

omthem,monthsthatcouldbeusedtovisitmoreschools,domoreresearch,speaktocurrentst

udentsandalumni(校友)makesamoreinformeddecision.

Thereare,frankly,anastonishingnumberofexceptionalcollegesinAmerica,andforanygivingst

udent,thereareanumberofschoolsthatareagreatfit.Whenstudentsbecometoofixated(专

*生)onaparticularschoolearlyintheadmissionsprocess,thatfixationcanleadtosevere

disappointmentiftheydon'tgetinor,iftheydo,thepossibilitythattheyarenowboundtogoto

aschoolthat,giventimeforfurtherreflectionmaynotactuallyberightforthem.

Insofarasearlydecisionoffersagenuineadmissionsedge,thatadvantagegoeslargelytostudent

s,whoalr