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2024考研英语二 · 新题型
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2024考研英语二新题型原文
High school students eager to stand out in the college application process often participate in a litany of extracurricular activities hoping to bolster their chances of admission to a selective undergraduate institution.
However, college admissions experts say that the quality of a college hopeful’s extracurricular activities matters more than the number of activities he or she participates in.
Sue Rexford, the director of college guidance at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, says it is not necessary for a student filling out the Common Application to list 10 activities in the application.
“No college will expect that a student has a huge laundry list of extracurriculars that they have been passionately involved in each for an extended period of time,” Rexford wrote in an email.
Experts say it is tougher to distinguish oneself in a school-affiliated extracurricular activity that is common among high school students than it is to stand out while doing an uncommon activity.
“The competition to stand out and make an impact is going to be much stiffer, and so if they’re going to do a popular activity, I’d say, be the best at it,” says Sara Harberson, a college admissions consultant.
High school students who have an impressive personal project they are working on independently often impress colleges, experts say.
“For example, a student with an interest in entrepreneurship could demonstrate skill and potential by starting a profitable small business,” Olivia Valdes, the founder of Zen Admissions consulting firm, wrote in an email.
Joseph Adegboyega-Edun, a Maryland high school guidance counselor, says unconventional extracurricular activities can help students impress college admissions offices, assuming they demonstrated serious commitment. “Again, since one of the big questions high school seniors must consider is ‘What makes you unique?,’ having an uncommon extracurricular activity vs. a conventional one is an advantage,” he wrote in an email.
Experts say demonstrating talent in at least one extracurricular activity can help in the college admissions process, especially at top-tier undergraduate institutions.
“Distinguishing yourself in one focused type of extracurricular activity can be a positive in the admissions process, especially for highly selective institutions, where having top grades and test scores is not enough,” Katie Kelley, admissions counselor at IvyWise admissions consultancy, wrote in an email. “Students need to have that quality or hook that will appeal to admissions officers and allow them to visualize how the student might come and enrich their campus community.”
Extracurricular activities related to the college major declared on a college application are beneficial, experts suggest. “If you already know your major, having an extracurricular that fits into that major can be a big plus,” says Mayghin Levine, the manager of educational opportunities with The Cabbage Patch Settlement House, a Louisville, Kentucky, nonprofit community center.
High school students who have had a strong positive influence on their community through an extracurricular activity may impress a college and win a scholarship, says Erica Gwyn, a former math and science magnet program assistant at a public high school who is now executive director of the Kaleidoscope Careers Academy in Atlanta, a nonprofit organization.
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42E
43A
44G
45B
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41Sue Rexford：选择最匹配的信息。
答案C
解析依据Rexford所言“No college will expect...huge laundry list of extracurricular”，申请不必堆砌十项活动，院校更看重质量而非数量，故C正确：过多活动难成加分项。A对应Kelley的“focused”优势，E对应Harberson的“be the best”，均非Rexford观点。
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42Sara Harberson：选择最匹配的信息。
答案E
解析依据Harberson“if they're going to do a popular activity...be the best at it”，常见校园活动竞争更激烈，要脱颖而出须做到最好，故E正确。C强调数量无益属Rexford，A强调顶尖院校看专精属Kelley，均不匹配其原话。
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43Katie Kelley：选择最匹配的信息。
答案A
解析依据Kelley“Distinguishing yourself in one focused type...especially for highly selective institutions...top grades...not enough”，专精一项可形成hook，顶尖院校更青睐，故A正确。G谈专业相关属Levine，B谈社区与奖学金属Gwyn，均非其论述重点。
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44Mayghin Levine：选择最匹配的信息。
答案G
解析依据Levine“If you already know your major, having an extracurricular that fits into that major can be a big plus”，活动与拟报专业契合是明显优势，故G正确。D谈创业小生意属Valdes例证，F谈非常规活动属Adegboyega，均非Levine原意。
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45Erica Gwyn：选择最匹配的信息。
答案B
解析依据Gwyn“strong positive influence on their community...impress a college and win a scholarship”，课外活动惠及社区可能打动招生并获奖学金，故B正确。C谈活动过多无益、E谈热门活动须拔尖，分别对应Rexford与Harberson，不能概括Gwyn观点。
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