阅读理解提升练(七)AHave you ever wondered that we parents are the true fighters in the college-admission wars?We are pushing our kids to get good grades,take SAT preparatory courses and build rsums so they can get into the college of our first choice.In our eyes,a degree from Stanford or Princeton is the ticket for life.We see our kids college background as something showing how well or how poorly weve raised them.But we dont realize we are selfish.We think more about ourselves than the kids.Its true getting into college has generally become tougher because the number of high school graduates has grown.We suffer great anxiety;we worry there wont be enough honours to show off.Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever.We hold the belief that graduates of best universities must enjoy more success because they get a better education.All that is seemingly acceptableand mostly wrong.“We havent found any convincing evidence that a prestigious university (名牌大学) matters,” says Ernest T.Pascarella of the University of Iowa,co-author of “How College Affects Students”,an 827-page report of hundreds of studies of the college experience.According to some studies,graduates of prestigious universities do earn much money.But even this seems like just a coincidence.Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may mean intelligence,talent and ambition.But there are many other things that are equally important.The reason:so many similar people go elsewhere.Getting into college isnt lifes only competition.In the next competition,the results may change.Princeton economists Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top PhD programme.High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in;degrees of prestigious universities didnt.So,parents,lighten up.America is a competitive society;our kids need to adjust to that but too much pushiness can be destructive.The very ambition we place on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment.They may have been so accustomed to being on top that anything less disappoints them.1.Parents are the true fighters in the college-admission wars,probably because.A.they make more preparations than their childrenB.they focus on the results more than their childrenC.they decide which university fits their children bestD.they think more about themselves than their children2.The writer believes that in the present USA.A.a top college means a bright futureB.children suffer greater anxiety now than in the pastC.being admitted to college has become more and more difficultD.children should apply to more schools than ever to enter a top college 3.What is the meaning behind the sentence “Kids count more than their colleges.”?A.Continuing education is more important to a persons success.B.A persons happiness should be valued more than their education.C.What kids learn at college cannot match job market requirements.D.Kids actual abilities are more important than their college background.BAfter years of heated debate,gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park.Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park.By last year,the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental United States,but they were gradually displaced by human development.By the 1920s,wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area.They went farther north into the deep forests of Canada,where there were fewer humans around.The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results.Deer and elk populations-major food sources(来源) for the wolf-grew rapidly.These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation(植被),which reduced plant diversity in the park.In the absence of wolves,coyote populations also grew quickly.The coyotes killed a large percentage of the parks red foxes,and completely drove away the parks beavers.As early as 1966,biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone Park.They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems.Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves.The U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone.Today,the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone.Elk,deer,and coyote populations are down,while beavers and red foxes have made a comeback.The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.4.What is the text mainly about?A.Wildlife research in the United States.B.Plant diversity in the Yellowstone area.C.The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.D.