題目：In favor of the Gap Year 支持間隔年來源：Huffington Post 《赫芬頓郵報(bào)》
大意：作者力挺高中畢業(yè)生選擇間隔年,，其好處是：預(yù)防大學(xué)適應(yīng)期的壓力，找到興趣愛好,，選擇對的專業(yè),，節(jié)省金錢。
P1：介紹普遍現(xiàn)象和普遍認(rèn)知：如今的高中畢業(yè)生往往不選擇經(jīng)歷間隔年,，這一是因?yàn)閺谋姡@樣做顯得愚蠢,；二是因?yàn)閼T性,，上了12年學(xué)，突然做點(diǎn)和讀書無關(guān)的事感覺不自然,。
P2：作者提出自己的觀點(diǎn)：間隔年不僅不會(huì)妨礙學(xué)業(yè),，反而有助于學(xué)業(yè)成功。
P3：借一項(xiàng)研究指出間隔年對學(xué)業(yè)的價(jià)值：預(yù)防壓力,。即對大學(xué)生活準(zhǔn)備的更充分，表現(xiàn)的更好,。P4：指出間隔年對金錢的影響：節(jié)省金錢,。作者退一步講，即使你不考慮間隔年對探索興趣愛好的作用,，那好歹考慮一下對經(jīng)濟(jì)的影響吧,。調(diào)查顯示,，80%的大學(xué)生最終都至少變過一次專業(yè)，但如果你太晚才發(fā)現(xiàn)選錯(cuò)了,，這個(gè)成本可能會(huì)非常高,，因?yàn)橛械膶W(xué)校補(bǔ)修學(xué)分很貴。選擇間隔年能讓你一開始就把事情想明白（確定自身興趣所在）,，把專業(yè)選對,，避免轉(zhuǎn)專業(yè)造成的花錢補(bǔ)學(xué)分的情況。
31.One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is that _______.（細(xì)節(jié)題——問原因找原因）
高中畢業(yè)生不選擇間隔年的一個(gè)原因是……
it feels strange to do differently from others.
①Today,，widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectation in a fast-moving world ofen causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year.
譯：如今，高中畢業(yè)后立即升入大學(xué)這一普遍社會(huì)壓力,，加之快速發(fā)展的世界對學(xué)生越來越高的期望,，常常導(dǎo)致學(xué)生們完全忽略選擇間隔年的可能性。
②After all,，if everyone you know is going to college in the fall,，it seems silly to stay back a year，doesn't it,？
譯：畢竟,，如果你認(rèn)識(shí)的每一個(gè)人都將在秋季進(jìn)入大學(xué)，你自己推遲一年入學(xué)似乎顯得很愚蠢,，不是嗎,？③And after going to school for 12 years，it doesn't feel natural to spend a year doing something that isn't academic.
譯：而且在上了12年學(xué)以后,，花一年時(shí)間做與學(xué)習(xí)無關(guān)的事也讓人覺得不自然,。32.Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helps _______.（細(xì)節(jié)題）relieve freshmen of pressures.
①Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not.
譯：美國和澳大利亞的研究表明,，經(jīng)歷過間隔年的學(xué)生普遍比沒有經(jīng)歷過間隔年的學(xué)生對大學(xué)生活準(zhǔn)備的更充分，而且在大學(xué)里表現(xiàn)的更好,。②Rather than pulling students back，a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence,，new responsibilities and environmental changes——all things that first-year students ofen struggle with the most.
譯：間隔年并不會(huì)托學(xué)生的后腿（使學(xué)生退步）,，反而通過讓他們?yōu)楠?dú)立，新的責(zé)任和環(huán)境變化等這些令大一新生最頭疼的事情做好準(zhǔn)備,，來推動(dòng)學(xué)生前進(jìn),。③Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment，making it easier to focus on academics and avtivities rather than acclimation blunders.
譯：間隔年的經(jīng)歷能夠減輕他們在適應(yīng)大學(xué)及陷入一個(gè)全新環(huán)境方面所遭受的沖擊,，使學(xué)生能更輕松地專注于學(xué)業(yè)和活動(dòng),，而不是忙于適應(yīng)過程中所犯的錯(cuò)誤,。33.The word "acclimation"（Line 8，Para.3）is closest in meaning to _______.（詞義題）
“acclimation”一詞（第3段第8行）詞義最接近……
③Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment,，making it easier to focus on academics and acvtivities rather than acclimation blunders.34.A gap year may save money for students by helping them_______.（細(xì)節(jié)題）
通過幫助學(xué)生……間隔年或許能為他們節(jié)省錢。
decide on the right major.
①If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests,，then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.譯：如果你不相信選擇一年間隔年來探索興趣愛好的內(nèi)在價(jià)值,，那么就考慮一下它對于未來學(xué)業(yè)選擇的經(jīng)濟(jì)影響吧。②According to the National Center for Education Statistics,，nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once.
譯：根據(jù)國家教育統(tǒng)計(jì)中心的數(shù)據(jù),，約80%的大學(xué)生最后都至少改變過一次他們的專業(yè)。
③That isn't surprising,，considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of the vast academic possibilities that await them in college.
譯：考慮到高中強(qiáng)制性基礎(chǔ)課程使學(xué)生對那些在大學(xué)里等待他們的廣闊的學(xué)業(yè)選擇知之甚少,，這不令人感到奇怪。
④Many students find themselves listing one major on their college applications,，but switching to another after taking college classes.
譯：許多學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在大學(xué)申請書上填報(bào)了一個(gè)專業(yè),，但在上過大學(xué)課程之后又轉(zhuǎn)到了另一個(gè)專業(yè)。⑤It's not necessarily a bad thing,，but depending on the school,，it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.
譯：這未必是壞事，但依據(jù)學(xué)校的不同,，如果轉(zhuǎn)的太晚,，補(bǔ)學(xué)分的費(fèi)用可能會(huì)很昂貴,。⑥At Boston College,，for example，you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department.
譯：例如,，在波士頓學(xué)大學(xué),，如果你要從其他院系轉(zhuǎn)到護(hù)士學(xué)院,，你就不得不再多讀一年。⑦Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.
譯：選擇間隔年讓自己一開始就把事情想明白,， 有助于預(yù)防壓力,，并在之后節(jié)省金錢。35.The most suitable title for this text would be _______.（主題題）
In favor of the Gap Year.
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