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英语六级考试阅读理解模拟题及答案2016英语六级考试阅读理解模拟题及答案Words:1,372HigherGradesChallengeCollegeApplicationProcessA)JoshZalaskyshouldbethekindofcollegeapplicantwithlittletoworryabout.ThehighschoolsenioristakingthreeAdvancedPlacementcourses.Outsidetheclassroom,he，sinvolvedinmocktrial,twoJewishyouthgroupsandhasajobwitharestaurantchain.He，saNationalMeritsemifinalistandscoredinthetop?percentofallstudentswhotaketheACT.B)Butintheincreasinglyfrenziedworldofcollegeadmissions,evenZalaskyisnervousabouthisprospects.Hedoubtshe#llgetintotheUniversityofWisconsin,atopchoice.Thereason:hisgrades.It$snotthatthey%rebad.It&sthatsomanyofhisclassmatesaresogood.Zalasky’sGPAisnearlyanAminus,andyetheranksonlyaboutinthemiddleofhisseniorclassof543atEdinaHighSchooloutsideMinneapolis,Minnesota.Thatmeanshewillhavetofindotherwaystostandout.C)“It’sextremelydifficult,”hesaid.“Ispentallsummerwritingmyessay.Weevenhiredaprivatetutortomakesurethatessaywasthebestitcanbe.Butevenwiththat,it’slikeI*mjustkindoflevelingtheplayingfield.”Lastyear,heevenconsideredtransferringoutofhishighlycompetitivepublicschool,tosomeplacewherehisgradeswouldlookbetter.D)SomecallthephenomenonthatZalasky’sfighting“gradeinflation”—implyingtheboostisundeserved.Otherssaystudentsaretrulyearningtheirbettermarks.Regardless,it’satrendthat’sbeenbuildingforyearsandmayonlybeaccelerating:manystudentsaregettingverygoodgrades.Somany,infact,itisgettingharderandharderforcollegestousegradesasameasuringstickforapplicants.E)ExtracreditforAPcourses,parentallobbyingandgenuinehardworkbythemostcompetitivestudentshavecombinedtoshatteranysemblanceofaBellcurve,oneinwhichA，sarereservedonlyfortheverybest.Forexample,ofthe47,317applicationstheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,receivedforthisfall’sfreshmanclass,nearly23,000hadGPAsof4.0orabove.F)That’salsomakingitharderforthemostselectivecolleges—whooftencallgradesthesinglemostimportantfactorinadmissions—tojoininagrowingmovem