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第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文．从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案．并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
 Apply Early
    Before you hit “submit(提交)” for the Nov. 1 early decision(ED) deadline, think about this: early decision is binding(必须遵守的). That means that if you are accepted, you have to go.
Early decision is a great option if the college you’re applying to is your dream school and you are 100 percent certain you can see yourself on its campus next fall. But if you’re having any doubts about whether or not this college is the perfect place for you, think again about your ED application.
    Applying ED definitely has benefits. One of them is that that you will know where you’re going to college before Christmas if you are accepted. While your academic performance will need to be kept up, the stress of standardized testing, meeting college deadlines, getting letters of recommendation, sending transcripts(成绩单)
and so on will all be behind you.
    On the other hand, one of the biggest difficulties is that next March and April, ED students will not be able to compare one college with another. This lack of choice means that students can’t use offers from other colleges to ask for better financial aids.
    Susan Goodskin, owner of the California Learning Strategies Center, said that from fall to spring of the last year in high school is a long time and that students’ ideas might change.
“Some families are so ready to be done with the college application process that they make themselves believe they’re in love with a school so they can apply ED. I advise all families to apply ED only if it is for the right reasons.”
    Here’s a tip for thinking about early decision: Don’t say you’re applying ED and then decide where. Figure out which college is the best fit for you and then find out if they offer an ED program.
21. What is the article mainly about?
How to get into top American universities
How to apply for early decision admission.
The admission policies of American universities.
The advantages and disadvantages of ED programs.h
According to the article, early decision applicants __________.
get financial aid easily from the college they apply to.
can apply to several colleges under an ED program at a time
must attend the college they apply to if they are accepted
needn’t have great academic performance to apply to a college
Early decision applicants are informed of the college’s decision __________.
in early November B. around January 1 C. before Christmas D. in the following March and April
What does Susan Goodkin advise college applicants to do?
Not to change their idea of their preferred school.
Not to apply for an ED program because of its lack of choice.
To apply for ED programs and decide where to study as early as possible
To apply to an ED program only when it’s offered by their dream school.h
 B. Enjoy Exercise
    Often when I see joggers, I see their knitted brows(紧皱的眉毛), their clenched(握紧的) hands, and their fixed eyes. I tell myself that they are working out---as opposed to exercising.
    In my opinion, exercise shouldn’t be horrible. It should be about letting yourself go, being relaxed. It should be about pushing the body and being in the moment.
    Most of the time though, and not just during exercise, we are not in the moment. We may be at a meeting, watching TV, or even chatting with friends, but we are really absent. Our minds are far away, worrying about tomorrow or nursing past hurts.
    All forms of sport are about the moment. It is about being present, balancing effort with giving in. In doing so we are fully at home in our bodies; we are whole.
    Today’s computer world requires only the mind, the eye and the hand. We do not use our bodies. As a result, we are often not “at home” in them.
    Even people who go to the gym to work out are thinking about engineering and technological control. Gym-goers move along a line of “stations”(exercise machines) to work each different muscle group.
    So I’m pleased that the ancient art of yoga is becoming popular. “But yoga takes up so much time! You need only 15 minutes on a treadmill(跑步机),” a colleague of mine remarked. Her remark is so telling of our age. Time is carved into blocks, and every block must be filled with some activity or another, or we are not seen as productive. Even leisure is measured in blocks of time. Empty blocks are not allowed.
    Yoga, however, is precisely about stopping the crazy moment. It is about doing one thing at a time and doing it well.
    I started taking yoga classes in my 20s and really enjoyed them. As any yoga beginner will tell you, breathing normally is, strangely, the hardest thing to do.
    I would die there in the room, watch the fans turning on the ceiling, and feel all my worries fade away. Time seemed to stand still.
    For some reason, though, I stopped going to the yoga club. Like just about everyone else, I have been treading the mill in an endless run of activity.
Perhaps it’s time I got back to yoga and learned how to breathe normally again.
25. The author probably mentions the joggers at the beginning to show that they __________.
A. are enjoying exercising B. are absent-minded
C. should be optimistic D. should be running on the treadmill
26. What does the author think is one of the problems of our age?
A. Our time is measured by productivity, which leaves no room for peace of mind.
B. The fast pace of life means people have no time for leisure.
C. Computers occupy too much of our time and no time is left for sports.
D. People have stopped thinking about what makes sports valuable.
27. In the author’s opinion, yoga_________.
A. helps people focus on the moment B. can work different muscle groups too
C. does not push one’s body hard enough D. is time-consuming and should improve
28. What is the article mainly about?
A. Difference between jogging and yoga. B. Balance between sports and limits.
C. Unity of body and mind. D. Unity of joy and exercise.
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