75.The author tries to argue that______.
A.image creates everything
B.image is the key to success
C.truth goes hand in hand with image
D.truth and image are equally
important
答案 72.C
73.B 74.A 75.D
Passage 6
(福建省廈門外國語學校2009屆高三最后一次模擬A篇)
Cole Bettles had
been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California,
San Diego, last
month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus.
His mother booked a hotel in San Diego,
and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle
and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the
Saturday tour.
“They were like
‘Oh my God, that’s so awesome (棒的)’, ” Bettles said. Right
before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another
message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been
denied.
In fact, all 28,
000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college
entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. The
students’ hopes had been raised and then dashed (破滅) in a cruel twist that shows
the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.
UCSD admissions
director Mae Brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who
had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined (受訓).
The e-mail, which began, “We’re thrilled that you’ve been admitted to UC
San Diego, and we’re showcasing (展示) our beautiful campus on
Admit Day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of
just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.
The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an
apology within hours.
“It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he’s crushed (壓垮), ” said Cole’s
mother, Tracy Bettles. “It’s really tough on them.”
The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until
midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their
parents. She said she took full responsibility for the error. “We accessed the
wrong database. We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false
encouragement caused. It was not our intent.”