9．Today，widespread social pressure to immediately go to college together with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year．And after going to school for 12 years，it doesn't feel natural to spend a year during something that isn't academic．
But despite common misconceptions，a gap year does not impede the success of academics-in fact，it probably promotes it．
Studies show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not．Gap year experiences can lessen the difficulty when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment，making it easier to focus on academics and activities．
Nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once．Many students find themselves listing one major on their college applications，but switching to another after taking college classes．At Boston College，for example，you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department．Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on．
Many people，however，argue that the gap year itself can take much money．That's a math．There are formal gap year programs that are rather pricey，but there are also many opportunities to volunteer and receive free housing or even get paid for your gap year．
Perhaps the most convincing reason for taking a gap year is that it offers a unique opportunity that will likely never reappear．After graduating from college，it's possible to take some time off．Students should think about the next step in their future lives：Don't rule out anything，including a gap year．
25．What might be the author's purpose by writing the passage？B
A．To explain what the gap year really is．
B．To prove the necessity of the gap year．
C．To introduce the way to take the gap year．
D．To describe the students taking their gap year．
26．What stops students taking their gap year？D
A．The pricey gap year programs．
B．Bad performance in high school．
C．High expectations for college life．
D．Worrying about falling behind in study．
27．What can we know about students from the passage？B
A．Nearly 80 percent of college students change their majors only once．
B．High school students have little experience to choose college majors．
C．many new comers of college are suffering from acclimation blunders．
D．All colleges allow their students to change their majors free of charge．
28．What is the author's attitude towards the gap year？A
A．Favorable．
B．Critical．
C．Concerned．
D．Indifferent．
分析 短文主要講了在學(xué)生中學(xué)畢業(yè)后的間隔年的作用，以及其對(duì)于大學(xué)生發(fā)展的好處．
解答 25．B，寫作意圖題，短文主要講了在學(xué)生中學(xué)畢業(yè)后的間隔年的作用，以及其對(duì)于大學(xué)生發(fā)展的好處，因此短文主要證明間隔年的必要性，故答案為B．
26．D，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子But despite common misconceptions，a gap year does not impede the success of academics可知，學(xué)生不參加間隔年是怕學(xué)習(xí)落后于其他人，故答案為D．
27．B，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子Nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once可知，大約有80%的人至少換過(guò)一次專業(yè)，可以推測(cè)高中生沒(méi)什么選大學(xué)專業(yè)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，故答案為B．
28．A，態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)題，短文作者主要講了間隔年對(duì)于大學(xué)生發(fā)展的好處，以及最后一句Don't rule out anything，including a gap year可知，作者對(duì)于間隔年是支持的，故答案為A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對(duì)原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因?yàn)殚喿x理解題一般沒(méi)有標(biāo)題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過(guò)程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細(xì)讀題材，各個(gè)擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問(wèn)題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問(wèn)題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時(shí)，要有較強(qiáng)的針對(duì)性．對(duì)于捕獲到的信息，要做認(rèn)真分析，仔細(xì)推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對(duì)題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn)．
