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1. 【原題譯文】隨著越來越多的低收入學生追求高等教育，一些學院__。
B【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是more and more，low-income students和pursuing higher education。由此即可定位到原文第二段，全文的主旨段。
【篇章分析】原文第二段指出：“But with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population in coming years, some schools are re-examining whether that aid, typically known as merit aid, is the most effective use of precious institutional dollars.”原文中with low-income students projected to make up an ever-larger share of the college-bound population和題干中with more and more low-income students pursuing higher education意思一致;原文中re-examining和B選項中revise意思相同。所以答案為B。
2. 【原題譯文】位于米德維爾的阿勒格尼學院三年前做了什么?
D【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是大學名稱Allegheny College in Meadville和do，由此定位到原文第三段。
【篇章分析】原文第三段指出：“George Washington University in Washington, D.C., for example, said last week that it would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients (接受者), pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid. Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., made a similar decision three years ago.”題目中的D項It cut its merit-based aid help the needy students與原文cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients, pouring the savings, about $2.5 million, into need-based aid意思相同，所以答案為D。
3. 【原題譯文】有排名意識的大學提供獎學金的主要目的是__。
C【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是rankings-conscious和purpose，由此可定位到原文第七段。
【篇章分析】原文第七段指出：“But for rankings-conscious schools in between, merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profiles.”原文中的recruit表示“招收”，和答案C中的attract意思相似，所以答案為C。
4. 【原題譯文】漢密爾頓的入學和助學金辦公室主任莫尼卡?英澤相信__。
D【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是Monica Inzer, dean of admission and financial aid at Hanilton，由此可定位到原文第十段。
【篇章分析】原文第十段指出：“to be discounting the price for families that don’t need financial aid doesn’t feel right any more.”原文與D項it’s not right to give aid to those who can afford the tuition意思相同，所以答案為D。
5. 【原題譯文】近年來，獎學金的增長比助學金快得多，是因為__。
B【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是merit-based aid和increased，由此即可定位到原文第十二段第二句。
【篇章分析】原文第十二段第二句指出：“typically in a bid to enroll top students in the state’s public institutions.” in a bid to 可以理解為“為了……，力求……”。enroll top students in the state’s public institutions符合原題意思，所以答案為B
6. 【原題譯文】依大衛?萊爾德來看，許多私立學院對獎學金的態度是什么?
A【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是David Laird，attitude，private colleges和merit aid，由此即可定位到原文第十四段。
【篇章分析】原文第十四段指出：“David Laird, president of the Minnesota Private College Council, says many of his schools would like to reduce their merit aid”。原文和答案A項They would like to see it reduced意思一致，所以答案為A。
7. 【原題譯文】為什么阿勒格尼學院不打算完全取消獎學金?
C【快速解題】本題的題干是Allegheny College和drop merit aid。由此即可定位到原文第十六段。
【篇章分析】原文第十六段指出：“A complicating factor is that merit aid has become so popular with middle-income families, who don’t qualify for need-based aid, that many have to depend on it.”。原文中depend on和答案C選項中的rely on意思相同，所以答案為C。
8. qualified
【原題譯文】每年是否可以繼續享受學術獎學金取決于獎學金得主是否繼續________。
【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是annual renewal，academic，merit scholarships和recipient，由此即可定位到原文A few words about merit-based aid這一部分。
【篇章分析】原文A few words about merit-based aid部分第四句指出：“These merit scholarships usually help students pay tuition bills, and they can be renewed each year as long as the recipients continue to qualify”。 這些獎學金通常幫助學生交納學費，只要他們繼續符合條件，每年都可以繼續享受。原文中的each year在本題中被換成了annual，原文中的renewed在本題中被換成了名詞renewal，原文中的continue被轉換成了remain，所以本題應該填形容詞qualified。
9. recognizes
【原題譯文】體育獎學金申請者要求有______其在運動方面有杰出表現的教練或裁判的推薦。
【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是athletic和a coach or a referee，由此即可定位到原文A few words about merit-based aid這一部分第三段。
【篇章分析】原文A few words about merit-based aid這一部分第三段：“Recommendation for this scholarships is required, since exceptional athletic performance has to be recognized by a coach or a referee (裁判).”本獎學金必須有人推薦，因為杰出的運動表現必須得到教練或裁判的認可。題目把原文的被動結構變成了主動，而a coach or a referee是第三人稱單數，所以本題應該填的答案是recognizes。
10. excellence
【原題譯文】藝術獎學金要求申請者必須提交能表明其在某一領域______的證明。
【快速解題】本題的題干關鍵詞是applicants，artistic merit scholarships，produce evidence和show，由此可定位到原文A few words about merit-based aid這一部分第四段。
【篇章分析】原文A few words about merit-based aid這一部分第四段指出：“Artistic merit scholarships require that applicants excel in a given artistic area”。藝術獎學金要求申請者在一定藝術領域有突出表現。原文中的in a given artistic field和題目中的in a particular artistic field同義，題目中需要填的是動詞show的賓語，即一個名詞，而原句中對應的excel卻是動詞詞性，需要變成名詞形式，所以答案就是excel的名詞形式excellence。
