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①deny sb. sth. — make sb. lose sth. ②regardless of — paying no attentionews & World Report 《美国新闻与世界报道》
— is one of the three big
news magazines along with Time and Newsweek .
(2)Retention: six–year graduation rate and first–year student retention rate
(3)Faculty resources: average class size, faculty salary, faculty degree level, student-faculty ratio, and proportion of full–time faculty
(3)Community college: primarily two or three years public institutions, providing students associate’s degrees.
Lesson 14
College and University Rankings in America America’s best–known American college and university rankings have been compiled since 1983 by U.S. News & World Report and are widely regarded as the most influential of all college rankings.
Lesson 14
2. The author believes that the rankings have become
______ in higher education.
A. a healthy force B. an unhealthy force C. a great benefit D. an advantage
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2. Why did Pennsylvania’s Franklin and Marshall College waitlist many top applicants, while accepting students with lesser credentials?
Because they intended to make their colleges more selective. They thought top applicants might opt for more prestigious institutions, lowering the school’s crucial “yield” and making it appear less desirable.
In recent years, it has become particularly known for its ranking system and annual reports on American colleges, graduate schools and hospitals.
Lesson 14
(1)Graduate school: awarding advanced academic degrees such as Master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D.
(2)College: providing education primarily at the undergraduate level for students to earn a bachelor degree.
The following are the key elements in the rankings.
Lesson 14
(1)Peer assessment: a survey of the institution’s reputation among presidents, provosts, and admissions deans of other institutions
Lesson 13
3. According to the article，Cornell University’s motive in removing some students from the name list was to ______ . A. punish them for their discipline problems B. improve the educational quality C. hike its percentage of alumni giving in college rankings D. make the university more competitive
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(4) Student selectivity: standardized test scores of admitted students, proportion of admitted students in upper percentiles of their high school class, and proportion of applicants accepted
( U.S. News = U.S. News & World Report’s）
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3. Such enrollees tend to boost a school’s yield and its statistical cachet. (Line 3, Para. 7) — 这一类注册学生往往提高了一所学校的录取率及 其统计声望。 yield — amount produced: 生产量，产出率，收益 cachet — a quality which marks sth. as special and worth respect
Lesson 14
4. In a 2000 survey by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, fewer than ______ of college freshmen rated magazine rankings “very important.”
Lesson 14
1. As U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings hit newsstands, the carping from college officials will be loud and lively. (Line 1, Para. 1) —当刊登大学排行榜的《美国新闻与世界报道》期刊 出现在报刊亭时，美国大学官员将会发出强烈的抱怨 声。 [hit – to reach (a place)]
Lesson 14
1. According to the article, ______ should be blamed for the cheating in college rankings.
A. U.S. News & World Report B. applicants C. alumni D. college officials
U.S.A. Today 《今日美国报》 — is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It remains the widest circulated print newspaper in the United States.
A. 10% B. 20% C. 15% D. 25%
Lesson 14
1. Why do college officials make frenzied attempts to massage the few variables in the college ranking? Because they want to improve their public image. They believe that reputations and jobs can be lost based on the smallest slip in rank.
Structure Analysis
Lesson 14
Lesson 14
Text A Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above students Needs
Text B Ranking Lacks Credibility
By Joanne V. Creighton
Author: A Brief Introduction Joanne V. Creighton
大学英语
外报外刊阅读教程
（第二版）
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Lesson 14 Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above Students Needs
Background Information Additional Notes Photos and Diagrams Key to Questions
Lesson 14
4. But the process denies students the broader choice that comes with applying to more than one college and ties them to a school regardless of its financial aid offer. (Line 3, Para. 7) —但是这种方式使学生丧失了申请更多学校选择， 将他们束缚在一个学校而不考虑这个学校提供的经 济资助。
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2. High-scoring students submit results anyway, which are passed on to U.S. News and exaggerate a school’s average scores. (Line 3, Para. 6) —高分学生还是向大学提交成绩，这些数据被转交 给《美国新闻与世界报道》，夸大了该校的平均分。
Lesson 14
American’s Best Colleges in 2011
1. Harvard University 2. Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. Columbia University 5. Stanford University 6. University of Pennsylvania 7. California Institute of Technology 8. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 9. Dartmouth College 10. Duke University
(5) Financial resources: per–student spending (6) Graduation rate performance: difference between
expected and actual graduation rate
Lesson 14
American top colleges are mainly in the northeast.
PhD, is an American academic who served as the 17th President of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadly, Massachusetts from 1996-2010.
Lesson 14
Classification of American College
— is one of the three big
news magazines along with Time and Newsweek .
(2)Retention: six–year graduation rate and first–year student retention rate
(3)Faculty resources: average class size, faculty salary, faculty degree level, student-faculty ratio, and proportion of full–time faculty
(3)Community college: primarily two or three years public institutions, providing students associate’s degrees.
Lesson 14
College and University Rankings in America America’s best–known American college and university rankings have been compiled since 1983 by U.S. News & World Report and are widely regarded as the most influential of all college rankings.
Lesson 14
2. The author believes that the rankings have become
______ in higher education.
A. a healthy force B. an unhealthy force C. a great benefit D. an advantage
Lesson 14
2. Why did Pennsylvania’s Franklin and Marshall College waitlist many top applicants, while accepting students with lesser credentials?
Because they intended to make their colleges more selective. They thought top applicants might opt for more prestigious institutions, lowering the school’s crucial “yield” and making it appear less desirable.
In recent years, it has become particularly known for its ranking system and annual reports on American colleges, graduate schools and hospitals.
Lesson 14
(1)Graduate school: awarding advanced academic degrees such as Master’s degree, MBA, Ph.D.
(2)College: providing education primarily at the undergraduate level for students to earn a bachelor degree.
The following are the key elements in the rankings.
Lesson 14
(1)Peer assessment: a survey of the institution’s reputation among presidents, provosts, and admissions deans of other institutions
Lesson 13
3. According to the article，Cornell University’s motive in removing some students from the name list was to ______ . A. punish them for their discipline problems B. improve the educational quality C. hike its percentage of alumni giving in college rankings D. make the university more competitive
Lesson 14
(4) Student selectivity: standardized test scores of admitted students, proportion of admitted students in upper percentiles of their high school class, and proportion of applicants accepted
( U.S. News = U.S. News & World Report’s）
Lesson 14
3. Such enrollees tend to boost a school’s yield and its statistical cachet. (Line 3, Para. 7) — 这一类注册学生往往提高了一所学校的录取率及 其统计声望。 yield — amount produced: 生产量，产出率，收益 cachet — a quality which marks sth. as special and worth respect
Lesson 14
4. In a 2000 survey by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, fewer than ______ of college freshmen rated magazine rankings “very important.”
Lesson 14
1. As U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings hit newsstands, the carping from college officials will be loud and lively. (Line 1, Para. 1) —当刊登大学排行榜的《美国新闻与世界报道》期刊 出现在报刊亭时，美国大学官员将会发出强烈的抱怨 声。 [hit – to reach (a place)]
Lesson 14
1. According to the article, ______ should be blamed for the cheating in college rankings.
A. U.S. News & World Report B. applicants C. alumni D. college officials
U.S.A. Today 《今日美国报》 — is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It remains the widest circulated print newspaper in the United States.
A. 10% B. 20% C. 15% D. 25%
Lesson 14
1. Why do college officials make frenzied attempts to massage the few variables in the college ranking? Because they want to improve their public image. They believe that reputations and jobs can be lost based on the smallest slip in rank.
Structure Analysis
Lesson 14
Lesson 14
Text A Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above students Needs
Text B Ranking Lacks Credibility
By Joanne V. Creighton
Author: A Brief Introduction Joanne V. Creighton
大学英语
外报外刊阅读教程
（第二版）
***
***
Lesson 14 Colleges Put Poll Ranking Above Students Needs
Background Information Additional Notes Photos and Diagrams Key to Questions
Lesson 14
4. But the process denies students the broader choice that comes with applying to more than one college and ties them to a school regardless of its financial aid offer. (Line 3, Para. 7) —但是这种方式使学生丧失了申请更多学校选择， 将他们束缚在一个学校而不考虑这个学校提供的经 济资助。
Lesson 14
2. High-scoring students submit results anyway, which are passed on to U.S. News and exaggerate a school’s average scores. (Line 3, Para. 6) —高分学生还是向大学提交成绩，这些数据被转交 给《美国新闻与世界报道》，夸大了该校的平均分。
Lesson 14
American’s Best Colleges in 2011
1. Harvard University 2. Princeton University 3. Yale University 4. Columbia University 5. Stanford University 6. University of Pennsylvania 7. California Institute of Technology 8. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 9. Dartmouth College 10. Duke University
(5) Financial resources: per–student spending (6) Graduation rate performance: difference between
expected and actual graduation rate
Lesson 14
American top colleges are mainly in the northeast.
PhD, is an American academic who served as the 17th President of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadly, Massachusetts from 1996-2010.
Lesson 14
Classification of American College