15．Bekoji is a small town of farmers in the Ethiopian highlands．There，time almost stands still，and the number of horse drawn carts is much greater than that of motor vehicles．Yet，it has consistently produced many of the world's best distance runners．
It's appealing．When breathing the thin air of Bekoji，to focus on the special conditions of the place．The town sits on the side of a volcano nearly 10，000 feet above sea level，making daily life a kind of high altitude training．Children in this region often start running at an early age．Covering great distances to fetch water and firewood or to reach the nearest school．Their disproportionately （不成比例地） long legs is also advantageous for distance runners．
A strong desire burns inside Bekoji's young runners．Take Millionn Abate for example．Forced to quit school in fifth grade after his father died，Abate worked as a shoe-shine boy for years．He saw a hope in running and joined Santayehu Eshetu's training program．This 18-year-old ran very fast to the finish of a 12 mile run with his bare feet bleeding．The coach took off his own Nikes and handed them to him．To help Abate continue，the coach arranged a hotel job for him，which pays $ 9 a month．
Most families in Bekoji live from hand to mouth and distance running offers the younger generation a way out．Bekoji's famous person Derartu Tulu，who won the 10，000-meter Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 2000，is a national hero．As a reward，the government gave her a house．She also won millions of dollars in the races．
Encouraged by such signs of success，thousands of kids from the villages surrounding Bekoji have moved into town．They crowd the classrooms at Bekoji Elementary School，where Eshetu works as a physical education instructor．All these kids share the same dream．Some day they could become another Derartu Tulu．
59．Which is NOT mentioned as something contributing to the excellence of distance runners in Ethiopia？D
A．Long distance running in daily life．
B．Thin air in the highlands．
C．Extraordinarily long legs．
D．Well-known coaches．
60．What can we know about Bekoji from this passage？B
A．It's the capital of Ethiopia．
B．It's situated near a volcano．
C．It's has trouble handing car accidents．
D．It's home to several Derartu Tulus．
61．What is the goal of Bekoji's school kids？C
A．To become PE teachers．
B．To work as hotel managers．
C．To win in international competitions．
D．To perform well academically at school．
62．What can be inferred from this passage？A
A．More distance runners may appear in Bekoji．
B．Nike will sponsor the young distance runners in Bekoji
C．Bekoji will host an international long-distance competition．
D．The Ethiopian government has spared no efforts in promoting running．

分析 本文講述了Bekoji是一個距離火山很近的小鎮(zhèn)，小鎮(zhèn)上有那么多孩子在追逐夢想，在將來這里有可能會產(chǎn)生越來越多的長跑運動員．

解答 59．D  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第四句中的often start running at an early age可知這里的人從小就習慣跑步 A項正確；根據(jù)第二段第三句中的nearly 10，000 feet above sea level可知這里的空氣非常稀薄 B項正確；根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的disproportionately （不成比例地）long legs可知C項正確；文章沒有提及知名教練，所以答案為D項．
60．B  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第三句The town sits on the side of a volcano nearly 10，000 feet above…可知這個小鎮(zhèn)距離火山很近，所以答案為B項．
61．C  推理判斷題．根據(jù)第四段第二句中的offers the younger generation a way out 和第三句話中的 Olympic gold medals可知這里的孩子把贏得奧運會金牌當成自己的目標，所以答案為C項．
62．A  推理判斷題．由最后一段的最后兩句All these kids share the same dream．Some day they could become another Derartu Tulu．可知，既然在Bekoji這個小鎮(zhèn)上有那么多孩子在追逐夢想，在將來這里有可能會產(chǎn)生越來越多的長跑運動員，所以答案為A項．

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5．This afternoon，my office sent out over 34，000e-mail notifications to high school seniors who were waiting to learn whether they would be invited to spend the next four years at Stanford．Even though I have been in the admission field for over 30years，I still feel the pain of the many exceptional youths who were not offered places．
Given that today's teens already have enough pressure in their lives，I wish to impart （告知） three messages to any particularly disappointed parents．
First，it's all relative．While the number admitted into the undergraduate （本科的） class has remained unchanged for years，Stanford，like many of its peer （同類的） schools，has had a record number of total applicants-more than 42，000．Regardless of arguments over whether too much preference is given to one category over another，thousands of students are going to be turned away，and there is no doubt that the vast majority of them could have met the demands of a Stanford education．
I wish there were a formula （公式） to explain who is accepted and who isn't，but the decision-making is as much art as it is science．Each class is a symphony with its own distinct composition （樂曲）and sound．The final roster （花名冊） is an effort to create harmony （和諧），and that means that some extraordinary bass players don't get a chair．What's more，even among my staff （員工） there are legitimate （合理的） differences about applicants．
Second，celebrate the bigger picture．Most of the applications I reviewed are truly remarkable．The transition from high school to college is a turning point，and it's more important to focus on how a young adult is moving on to a new stage than where that stage happens to be．You should mark the success of your children and rejoice （喜悅） in the excitement that the next four years will bring．
And that leads to my final point：education is what a student makes of it．Of course，certain schools have resources （資源） that others don't，but they all offer opportunities to learn and to grow．Thousands of applicants who aren't accepted to Stanford go on to have fulfilling lives．What parents and college applicants across the country need to remember is that the news they receive，whether good or bad，is but a single step on a much longer journey．

29．Which of the following statements might the author agree with？B
A．Bass players，even some extraordinary ones，have little chance of being accepted by Stanford．
B．Those who fail to get admitted into Stanford don't necessarily do worse than those who make it．
C．Those who fail to get admitted by Stanford probably wouldn't meet the demands of a Stanford education．
D．There are more students applying to study at Stanford than its peer schools in the US．
30．In the last two paragraphs，the author intends to convey the message thatD．
A．most colleges offer students the same resources as Stanford does
B．Stanford offers the best opportunities for young adults to learn and grow
C．parents should tell their children that this rejection will only make them stronger
D．it's not which college that students enter but what they do there that counts
31．What is the main purpose of the article？B
A．To congratulate those who have been admitted into Stanford．
B．To tell parents that there is no need to feel down if their children weren't admitted to Stanford．
C．To inform us what kinds of applicants are more likely to be accepted by Stanford．
D．To inform us of the characteristics of a Stanford education．

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