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单选题
According to the author, how selective colleges pick up applicants?

A．They prefer those who have taken more AP courses．
B．They will take various factors into account.
C．They are delighted to see applicants take any APs.
D．They focus more on family backgrounds than APs．

参考答案B

解析:
定位:由题干中的selective colleges和applicants定位到第六段：Selective colleges get far moreapplicants with strong APs and other signs of academic readiness…they pick the ones with thedeepest extracurriculars，warmest recommendations，best essays and most unusual familyb，a，ck。，一g。r—o。unds．
详解:推理判断题。第六段指出，选拔性高校申请者的学分成绩和其他课业表现都很强，因此，大学除了看这些因素以外，还要综合考查他们的课外选修情况、推荐情况、论文以及家庭背景。可见，这类大学的录取是要综合考虑多种因素的，故答案为B.。A.“它们喜欢那些选修学分更多的学生”，文章一直在强调的一个概念就是，在选拔性大学面前，并非学分修得越多，被录取的机会就越大，故排除；C.“它们乐于看到申请者选修任何学分”，这是对第五段最后一句的曲解，原文指的是普通高校，故排除；D.“相比学分，它们更重视家庭背景”，从第六段可以看出，学分是入围候选的先决条件，而家庭背景是其他综合因素中的一个，不会优先于学分，故排除。～

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What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage ?

A．To accuse some educators of giving misleading advice.
B．To encourage students to take nine or 10 AP courses.
C．To reveal some inside information about college admission.
D．To suggest college applicants to take AP courses reasonably.

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Questions are based on the following passage.
In recent years there has been much talk of a "renaissance" in American manufacturing．A few things seemed to be on the side of the makers．For instance, until recently the dollar was weak．American wages were stagnant, but those in China were booming．Cheap shale oil and gas gave factories a boost．But as we argued recently, talking of a renaissance is overblown．And new figures, released today, add to the mounting pile of evidence saying that manufacturing growth is starting to slow.
We argued before that although there has been a recovery in American manufacturing in recent years, it is not a sustainable one．Employment in the sector is still lower than before the crash．So is one important measure of output: real value added．In short, America has not got better at producing stuff.Also, much of the recovery in American manufacturing seems to be based on a cyclical boom in"durable" goods--things that you expect to last a long time, like cars and fridges．During the recession, orders for durable goods plunged．That's because it is quite easy to put off such purchases．By contrast, it is more difficult to put off purchases of non-durable goods, like medicines, because people tend to consume them more frequently.
After the recession, production of durable goods soared．Cheap credit, for instance, spurred demand for new motors and rapid growth in carmaking．That sector accounted for over a third of the durable growth from 2009 to 2013．Yet a recovery based on a few durables industries is unsustalnable．This is because when pent-up demand is satisfied, a few big industries will suffer．Overall output is likely to stall.
New data confirm this prediction．Orders for durable goods fell by 1.4% in February．Motor-vel~cle orders fell by 0.5%．It is possible that the recent bad weather has had an effect here．But it may be a sign of something more troubling．As economists at Capital Economics, a consultancy, argue, "The more general malaise started back in the autumn of last year．Indeed, core orders .have now fallen in every month since last October．"
In recent months, non-durable goods have also fallen quite rapidly．What explains all this? The obvious culprit is the strong dollar, because it makes manufacturing exports (which account for roughly half of America's total) more expensive．Alternatively, it may be because consumers are starting to pull back on spending．In January, consumer credit grew at the slowest pace in over a year, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve．In recent months consumer confidence has dropped a bit．And companies may not be so confident, either, and are thus not in the mood to add to capital stock, says Steven Ricchiuto of Mizuho Securities, an investment bank．This does not bode well for American manufacturing or, indeed, for economic growth overall.
What does the author say about the recovery in American manufacturing?

A．It maev be put to an end soon.
B．It is merely an illusion.
C．It is a bounce before breakdown.
D．It lacks essential support.

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In what sense "durable" goods cannot boost sustainable economic growth?

A．They are not fast-consumed daily necessities.
B．They tend to be influenced by banking policy.
C．Orders for them are easily to be cancelled.
D．Industries of them may be less sustainable.

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