In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. Were pushing our kids to get good grade, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. Ive twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids college background as a prize demonstrating how well weve raised them. But we cant acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them. So weve contrived various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesnt matter much whether Aron and Nicole go to Stanford.
Q: Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?
A) They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.
B) They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.
C) They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application.
D) They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.
根据题目要求,同学们应获取的信息是,为什么在高考录取大战中家长们才是真正的战士?根据关键词true fighters定位到本段第一句,也是该段的主题句。随后作者提供了一些与选择无关的次要细节。做题时,应根据要求首先排除这些无关细节,节约时间。然后排除干扰推理的因素,如原文中提到survey the battlefield,貌似与选项C中carry out intensive surveys相匹配,然而读到第五句时,才恍然发现之前的第二、三、四句都只是铺垫信息,作者的真实目的是想表达我们对于上大学的痴迷程度远大于孩子们,因此同学们可以得到这样的结论之所以说家长才是高考录取大战中的真正战士,是因为家长比孩子们更关心选择哪所大学,与选项D的陈述一致。
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