families are far less likely to have the admissions know-how (招生诀窍) to ___53___ figure out the often confusing early deadlines.

Students who have done their research and are confident that there's one school they would be thrilled to get into should, under the current system, probably ___54___ under early decision. For students who haven't yet done enough research, or who are still constantly changing their minds on favorite schools, the early-decision system needlessly and prematurely ___55___ the field of possibility just at a time when students should be opening themselves to a whole range of thrilling options.

41. A. let in B. turn down C. make up D. give away

42. A. dangers B. costs C. assumptions D. purposes

43. A. admissions B. joint C. inquiry D. investigative

44. A. detail B. measure C. achieve D. represent

45. A. neglects B. provides C. shortens D. marks

46. A. future B. regular C. random D. compulsory

47. A. informed B. honoured C. imposed D. complicated

48. A. fit B. aid C. hit D. net

49. A. therefore B. otherwise C. however D. furthermore

50. A. comment B. enhancement C. implication D. reflection

51. A. mutual B. favourite C. numerous D. temporary

52. A. In other words B. In this regard C. In particular D. In brief

53. A. hesitantly B. relatively C. deliberately D. efficiently

54. A. consult B. volunteer C. adjust D. apply

55. A. occupies B. encloses C. narrows D. explores

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

One recent night, while I was leafing through its pages of an old journal, my eyes met a quote by the British writer Graham Greene that I had marked. "A prejudice had something in common with an ideal." In other words, ideals - general descriptions of people's expectations of themselves and others - can often lead us to unreasonable ideas. It got me thinking about how we often allow ourselves to generalize about groups of people. We like to stereotype people by the color of their skin, the year of their birth or any other related factors.

I grew up in a multi-racial corner of America. The different groups were often subject to narrow stereotypes: Jewish people were "greedy," Mexicans were "poorly educated," and Asians were "good at math." These labels were taught to us from a young age. They wormed their way into our belief systems, harming how we came to see others. It made me sad growing up to see people repeat these stereotypes as if they were true. The rush-to-judgment of people breeds a culture of discrimination (歧视).

You can also see these over-generalized description being made against today's Chinese people. Whether it be a lack of interest or worry among millennials (千禧一代) being described as