Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefighters.(主题句)We'repushingourkidstogetgoodgrade,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I'vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids'collegebackgroundasaprizedemonstratinghowwellwe'veraisedthem.Butwecan'tacknowledgethatourobsessionismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe'vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn'tmattermuchwhetherAronandNicolegotoStanford.
Q:Whydoestheauthorsaythatparentsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionswars?
A)Theyhavethefinalsayinwhichuniversitytheirchildrenaretoattend.
B)Theyknowbestwhichuniversitiesaremostsuitablefortheirchildren.
C)Theyhavetocarryoutintensivesurveysofcollegesbeforechildrenmakeanapplication.
D)Theycaremoreaboutwhichcollegetheirchildrengotothanthechildrenthemselves.
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truefighters定位到本段第一句,也是该段的主题句(Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefighters.)。随后作者提供了一些与选择无关的次要细节(第二句)。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surveythebattlefield(第三句),貌似与选项C中carryoutintensivesurveys相匹配,然而读到第五句时(Butwecan'tacknowledgethatourobsessionismoreaboutusthanthem),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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