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VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWS

Atsomeschools,aninterviewwithanadmissionofficerisanimportantpartoftheapplicationprocess.Tomakeiteasier,severalvirtualinterviewingtoolshavepoppedup,suchasavideo-basedplatformfromKira.Morethan140universitiesworldwideuseKira'

svideoassessmenttooltoconductreal-timeinterviewswithprospectivestudents.Duringtheinterview,candidatesareshownthequestionsprerecordedbytheparticularschoolandmustrespondinrealtimebytalkingintothecameraontheirlaptoporphone.Inadditiontoshowingtheirability,tospeakfluentlyinEnglishandthinkontheirfeet,ithelpsadmissionofficersdeterminethe“motivation,commitmentanddrive”ofapplicants.

UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLS

Someuniversitieshavecomeupwiththeirownwaystoallowstudentstoshowtheirskillsandpersonalities.Forexample,theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,encouragesapplicantstodisplaytheirtechnicalabilitiesandcreativitybysubmittinga“MakerPortfolio”—awrittenorvideotapeddescriptionofaprojectthatshowscreativeandproblem-solvingskills.Whileanewappwouldfitthebill,theprojectcouldbeanythingfromanorigamidesigntoapotatocannon.

（1）Whichoftheappsgivestudentsmoreguidancefromtheirhighschool?

A. 

ZEEMEE. 

B. 

THECOALITIONLOCKER.

C. 

VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWS. 

D. 

UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLS.

（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefourthpartofthepassagereferto?

Thevideointerview. 

Thedescription. 

Theapplication. 

Thestudent'

sability.

（3）Whatisthecommonfeaturerequiredbycollegesanduniversitiesaccordingtothepassage?

Creativity. 

Braveness. 

Willingnesstoshare. 

Technicalability.

【答案】

（1）B

（2）C

（3）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，在今天的Facebook、Instagram和微信的世界里，照片、视频和手机盛行的同时，一些新工具让大学申请者更容易使用技术来展示他们的个性、技能和创造力。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据THECOALITIONLOCKER部分中的“Studentswhosignupforthefreeplatformgetaccesstoadigital‘locker’,whichtheycanuseallthroughhighschooltosaveclasspapers,artwork,newspaperstories,videosandphotostosharewithcollegeswhentheyeventuallyapply.”可知，THECOALITIONLOCKER.能让学生从高中获得更多的指导。

故选B。

（2）考查代词指代。

根据VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWS部分中的“Atsomeschools,aninterviewwithanadmissionofficerisanimportantpartoftheapplicationprocess.”在一些学校，对招生人员的面试是申请过程的重要组成部分；

以及“Inadditiontoshowingtheirability,tospeakfluentlyinEnglishandthinkontheirfeet,ithelpsadmissionofficersdeterminethe‘motivation,commitmentanddrive’ofapplicants.“除了展示他们的能力，为了流利地说英语和快速反应，它还能帮助招生人员决定申请者的“动机、承诺和动力”。

由此可知it指的是“theapplication”，故选C。

（3）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“Fortunately,severalnewtoolsaremakingiteasierforcollegeapplicantstousetechnologytoshowofftheirpersonalities,skillsandcreativity.”可知，根据文章的内容，创造力是学院和大学的共同特征。

故选A。

【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断和代词指代两个题型的考查，是一篇科普类阅读，要求考根据上下文进行逻辑推理，选出正确答案。

2．阅读理解

InIndia,mostofthewomenwearareddotbetweentheireyebrows.Whileitisgenerallytakenasanindicatoroftheirmarital（婚姻的）status,thepracticeisprimarilyrelatedtotheHindu（印度教的）religion.ThedotgoesbydifferentnamesindifferentHindidialects,and“bindi"

istheonethatismostcommonlyknown.Traditionally,thedotcarriesnogenderrestrictionMenaswellaswomenwearit.However,thetraditionofmenwearingithasfadedinrecenttimes,sonowadaysweseealotmorewomenthanmenwearingone.

Thepositionofthebindiisstandardcenteroftheforehead,closetotheeyebrows.Itrepresentsathird,orinnereye.HindutraditionholdsthatallpeoplehavethreeeyesThetwoouteronesareusedforseeingtheoutsideworld,andthethirdoneistheretofocusinwardtowardGod.Assuch,thedotmeanspiety（虔诚）andservesasaconstantremindertokeepGodinthefrontofabeliever'

sthoughts.

Redisthetraditionalcolorofthedot.Itissaidthatinancienttimesamanwouldplaceadropofbloodbetweenhiswife'

seyestosealtheirmarriage.AccordingtoHindubeliefs,thecolorredisbelievedtobringgoodfortunetothemarriedcouple.Today,peoplegowithdifferentcolorsdependingupontheirpreferences.Womenoftenweardotsthatmatchthecoloroftheirclothes.Decorativeofstickerbindiscomeinallsizes,colorsandvariations,andcanbewornbyyoungandold,marriedandunmarriedpeoplealike.Wearingabindihasbecomemoreofafashionstatementthanareligiouscustom.

（1）WhydidpeopleinIndiastartwearingareddotontheirforehead?

A.Tostresstheirfamilybackground.

B.Toindicatetheirsocialrank.

C.Toshowtheirreligiousbelief.

D.Todisplaytheirfinancialstatus.

（2）WhatisthefunctionofthethirdeyeinHindutradition?

A.Tohelptheothereyesseebetter.

B.Tolooktothedistance.

C.Toseetheoutsideworld.

D.TopayrespecttoGod.

（3）Whywasredchosenastheoriginalcolorofthebindi?

A.Theword"

bindi"

means"

red"

insomeHindidialects.

B.Redwasbelievedtobealuckycolorforhusbandandwife.

C.ThereddotrepresentedthebloodofGod.

D.Redstoodforawife'

sloveforherhusband.

（4）Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutbindistoday?

A.Bindisarenowusedtomakepeoplelookbetter.

B.Bindisarewornanywhereonthefacenow.

C.MostIndianwomendonotwearbindisanymore.

D.MorementhanwomenwearbindisinIndia.

【答案】

（1）C

（2）D

（3）B

（4）A

【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，大多数印度女人的眉毛中间都戴着红点，这种做法主要与印度教有关，它代表的是第三只眼，可以时时提醒信徒要尊敬上帝。

现在眉心红点更多的是作为装饰品使用。

（1）考查推理判断。

根据第一段中的“InIndia,mostofthewomenwearareddotbetweentheireyebrows.Whileitisgenerallytakenasanindicatoroftheirmarital（婚姻的）status,thepracticeisprimarilyrelatedtotheHindu（印度教的）religion.”在印度，大多数女性的眉毛上都有一个红点。

虽然这通常被认为是他们婚姻状况的一个指标，但这种做法主要与印度教有关。

可知这种做法主要与印度教有关，所以印度人前额戴红点是展示他们的宗教信仰。

故选C。

（2）考查细节理解。

根据第二段可知，印度传统上认为人有第三只眼。

以及“Assuch，thedotservesasaconstantremindertokeepGodinthefrontofabeliever'

sthoughts．”因此，点作为一个持续的提醒，以保持神在信徒的思想面前。

所以第三眼在印度教传统中的重要性是要尊重上帝。

故选D。

（3）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“AccordingtoHindubeliefs，thecolorredisbelievedtobringgoodfortunetothemarriedcouple．”可知，根据印度教的信仰，红色被认为能为已婚的夫妇带来好运。

（4）考查细节理解。

根据第三段中的“Decorativeorstickerbindiscomeinallsizes，colorsandvariations，andcanbewornbyyoungandold，marriedandunmarriedpeoplealike．Wearingabindihasbecomemoreofafashionstatementthanareligiouscustom.”装饰物或贴纸贴纸有各种尺寸、颜色和变化，年轻人和老年人、已婚人士和未婚人士都可以佩戴。

佩戴宾蒂帽与其说是一种宗教习俗，不如说是一种时尚宣言。

可知，眉心红点现在更多的被用作装饰品。

故选A．

【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇文化类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。

3．阅读理解

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