上海市2017高考英语试卷(精校)及参考答案

2017年上海高考英语真题试卷_上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Attending college can be expensive, and applying to college can be costly as well. With today’s college application fees averaging around $ 80, you can expect to spend hundreds of dollars on college before you are even accepted into a school.

One of the easiest ways to save money on college application fees before you begin applying is to narrow down your list of schools. To save money, try to limit the schools to which you apply to about 2-3 reach schools and 2-3 safety schools.

At some schools, being a relative of a graduate can secure you a free application. If you are applying to a school where one of your parents or grandparents is a former graduate, check to see if you’ re qualified for it.

Research the preferred method of applying for each school on your list. Some schools offer free online applications, yet charge a fee for paper submissions. This is because online applications save schools the cost of employing a staff member to physically enter the application information.

Several states, such as Michigan and North Carolina, take part in College Application Week, where many schools in the participating states cancel their application fee for the week. Be sure to contact the schools to I j which you are applying to see if they participate in College Application Week and when the program takes place in that state.

Apply for early admission. If you have already decided on which college is your top choice, consider applying under an Early Action or Early Decision admission program. If you are accepted, you won’t have to submit application fees to other schools.

For more information regarding college applications and the fees associated with them, contact your high I school advisor or the admissions department at your school(s) of interest.

21. The passage is mainly written to______.

A. introduce famous universities in the United Stales

B. show some practical ways to apply an ideal college

C. advertise for successful applications and advisors

D. offer tips to save money on college application fees

22. What does the author advise to do in the second paragraph？

A. Write down your favorite universities.

B. Reduce the number of your university choices.

C. Apply to two universities each time.

D. Mind your safety when applying to college.

23. Some schools offer free online application to______,

A. receive fees faster than before

B. employ someone else to work

C. cut down the cost of employment

D. enter the application information

24. It can be known from the passage that______,

A. application fee might be canceled conditionally