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第二篇：    Like an attorney arguing a case, Rodriguez pitched the applicant to fellow admissions officers seated as aninternal court of gatekeepers for the university. The student came from a suburban public high schools. She hadstrong grades but so-so SAT marks. Rodriguez liked her essay and extracurricular activity records, and saw a“pretty good upward trend” in performance. “She’s compelling,” agreed Nixon, leader of the committee. Butanother officer, skimming evidence from the file on his laptop, raised objections. He said he worried about thestudent’s class rank and course selection. Debate on the 18-member committee lasted 22 minutes until Nixon calledfor a vote. Only Rodriguez raised his hand for admission; others voted to deny. With that verdict, one case wassettled among more than 30,000 to be decided.   The scene gave a glimpse of how a prominent U.S. university strives to fulfill its promise that everyprospective student will get a close look, or “holistic review,” even in an era of surging applications. It also showedthe complex and subjective interplay of factors determining who gets in — and who does not. Most anxiouscollege-bound students can only guess at what gets said about applications they toiled to complete. But this time theuniversity allowed journalists into the room to show how decisions unfold. “People believe it’s formulaic,” saidProfessor Gundy, director of undergraduate admissions. “That’s just not true.” Across U.S., major universities havebeen inundated by applications. The latest available data shows the 50 state flagship universities received 1.3million applications in 2016, up 79 percent compared with a decade earlier. The admissions frenzy intensified as thesize of entering classes grew at a far slower pace.   The university employs about 60 “readers,” including year-round admissions staff as well as graduate studentsand retired admissions officers who work part-time in the high season. On average, a good reader can rate anapplication in about seven to eight minutes. It would be cheaper and more efficient to screen applicants primarily ongrade-point averages and test scores — which was, in fact, standard practice until 2006. But a by-the-numbersapproach would be totally destructive. Which applicant is stronger, a student with a 3.8 grade-point average or onewith a 3.5? Most people will say it depends, and that’s exactly right.
36. What is an appropriate title for this passage?
(A) Inside the black box of college admission.
(B) Unfolding the secrets of a court verdict.
(C) Keys to successful college application.
(D) Winning cases through debate formula.

參考答案

答案：A
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(0),C(1),D(0),E(0)

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