High School Course Requirements for College Admissions
While admissions standards vary greatly from one school to another, nearly all colleges and universities will be looking to see that applicants have completed a standard core (核心) curriculum. As you choose classes in high school, these core courses should always be the most important. Students without these classes may be automatically disqualified for admission. In general, a typical high school core curriculum looks something like this.
English: 4 years
Foreign Language: 2 to 3 years
Math: 3 years
Science: 2 to 3 years including lab science
Social Studies and History: 2 to 3 years
Art: 1 year
Keep in mind that the required courses for admission differ from the recommended courses. At selective colleges and universities, additional years of math, science and language will be necessary for you to be a competitive applicant.
When colleges calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) for admissions purposes, they will often ignore the GPA on your transcript (成绩单) and focus only on your grades in these core subject areas. Grades for physical education, music performance and other non-core courses are not as useful for predicting your level of college readiness as these core courses. This doesn't mean that electives aren't important. Colleges do want to see that you have a large variety of interests and experiences, but they simply don't provide a good window into an applicant's ability to handle strict college courses.
Core course requirements vary from state to state, and many of the more selective colleges will want to see a strong high school academic record that goes well beyond the core. Advanced Placement, IB and Honors courses are a must to be competitive at the most selective colleges. In most cases, the strongest applicants to highly selective colleges will have four years of math (including calculus), four years of science and four years of a foreign language.
1.How many courses are included in a typical high school core curriculum?
A.Three. B.Six. C.Eight. D.Ten.
2.What does your non-core courses mean when you apply to college?
A.Your intelligence level. B.Your academic standard.
C.Your talents and creativity. D.Your interests and experiences.
3.Who will most probably be interested in the text?
A.High school students B.High school teachers
C.College students D.College teachers
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What does Alexandra Grace work for?
A.New Zealand Embassy Beijing.
B.QS World University Ranking System.
C.The Multi-cultural Environment Organization.
2.What stops some students choosing New Zealand for study?
A.Its environment. B.Its size. C.Its population.
3.What’s the total yearly cost for a Chinese student to study in a New Zealand university?
A.20,000 dollars. B.25,000 dollars. C.45,000 dollars.
4.What message about New Zealand does the speaker mainly convey?
A.Its multi-cultural environment is good for tourists.
B.Its higher education is suitable for Chinese students.
C.Its breath-taking scenery is absolutely worth seeing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why did the man miss the woman’s phone call yesterday?
A.His phone was turned off.
B.He was taking a shower.
C.He didn’t take his phone with him.
2.What did the woman do yesterday?
A.She went shopping.
B.She went to a concert.
C.She played computer games.
3.Why did the woman call the man?
A.To invite him to her wedding.
B.To ask something about Megan.
C.To invite him to her sister’s wedding.
4.When will the woman pick up the man next Saturday?
A.At 13:00. B.At 13:20. C.At 14:00.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What is Miss Lan going to work as in Ola city?
A.A doctor. B.A nurse. C.A teacher.
2.What worries Miss Lan so much?
A.She no friends in Ola.
B.The work in Ola is hard to do.
C.The people in Ola are not friendly.
3.How will Miss Lan keep in touch with Mr. Huang after she arrives in Ola?
A.By e-mail. B.By phone. C.By letter.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.What’s the complaint of the man’s neighbor?
A.Loud noise. B.Bad sleeping room. C.An important meeting.
2.What were the man and his friends about to do?
A.Change a room. B.Apologize to their neighbor. C.End their activity.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Why doesn’t the man want to book the seats downstairs?
A.They are too expensive.
B.They are uncomfortable.
C.They are too close to the stage.
2.When does the man plan to see the performance?
A.On October 1st. B.On October 21st. C.On October 25th.
