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高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜藤校也玩不起了？哥大退出大学排行榜近日，美国哥伦比亚大学宣布退出新一年的U.S.News大学排名，起因是该校一位教授对提交参与排名的数据提出了质疑。而前段时间，国内几所985高校也宣布了退出国际高校排名榜单。事实上，U.S.News、QS等著名大学排行榜多年来一直面临着对其准确性、客观性的各种争议。此次哥大的退出会带来怎样的影响？排名真的能反映出一所大学的实力吗？ColumbiaWon'tParticipateintheNextU.S.NewsRankingsByAnemonaHartocollisColumbiaUniversitywillnotparticipateinthenextU.S.News&WorldReportrankingsofcollegesacrossthecountry,afteraColumbiamathprofessorquestionedtheaccuracyofthedatathatsecureditsNo.2spotintheinfluentialrankings,theuniversityannouncedonThursdaynight.ThedeadlinetosubmitdatafortherankingsisFriday,andauniversityspokesmansaidofficialsneededmoretimetoanalyzethedataandaddressthecriticismsraisedbytheprofessor,MichaelThaddeus.Ina21-pagestingingcritiqueDr.ThaddeuspostedonhiswebsiteinFebruary,henotonlychallengedthedatabehindtheratingbutaddedfueltothedebateoverwhethercollegerankings—usedbymillionsofprospectivecollegestudentsandtheirparents—arevaluableorevenaccurate.ForanIvyLeagueschoollikeColumbiatowithdrawfromtherankings,eventemporarily,isablowtotheirreputationandcouldspurotheruniversitiestoreconsidertheirparticipationaswell.Manycollegepresidentscomplainthattherankingsforcethemtoemphasizestatisticsthatoversimplifywhatittakestofindagoodmatchbetweenastudentandaschool."ThepointisthattheyhavedocumentsthatwouldshedlightontheirpastsubmissionstoU.S.News—andmightevenrevealwhethertheirmisrepresentationswereintentionalorunintentional—buttheyrefusetomakethempublic,evenafteranoverwhelmingmajorityofthefacultywhovotedaskedthemtodoso,"saidDr.Thaddeus.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。5,1.ranking[ˈrænkɪŋ]n._________________________________2.spot[spɒt]n._________________________________3.address[əˈdres]v.____________________；n._____________________4.stinging[ˈstɪŋɪŋ]adj._________________________________5.critique[krɪˈtiːk]n._________________________________6.rating[ˈreɪtɪŋ]n._________________________________7.prospective[prəˈspektɪv]adj._________________________________8.blow[bləʊ]n._________________________________9.spur[spɜː]v._________________________________10.misrepresentation[ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]n._________________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.火上浇油_________________________________2.常春藤盟校_________________________________3.对......作出说明，为......提供更多的信息_________________________________拓展练习阅读理解AnneLacatonandJean-PhippeVassal,thisyear’sPritzkerPrizewinners,wereassurprisedasanyoneelsewhenthemostfamousawardinarchitecturewasmadepublicyesterday.“Ofcourseit’sverypleasant,andweareverypleased,”Lacatonsaidataconferencewithherpartner,bothsmilingbroadlyfromtheirblackeyeglasses.Puttingasidetheireyeglasses,LacatonandVassalcouldnotbemoredifferentfromanearliergenerationofPritzkerwinners,knownfortheireasilyrecognizablestylesandgrandwork.Instead,thetwoapplytheirsimpleguidelinetotheirworkonoldurbanbuildingsforlow-incomefamilies:Neverdestroy,neverremoveorreplace,alwaysadd,transform,andreuse!WhenLacatonandVassalwereaskedtoredesignaparticularlylargeandover-crowdedpublichousingblockinBordeauxin2017,theresidents(居民)toldthemtheycouldnotaffordtomove,eventemporarily,buttheywantedbiggerunits.Theirsolutionwastoreplacethefoldingwoodenfrontdoorwithslidingglassdoortoeachunitandpaintedtheuglywallswithsomethingbright.Suddenly,everyonehadroomyoutdoorspace,someofwhichcouldbeusedduringthewinteras“wintergardens.”5,“So,peoplecannotonlygetsunandlightandspendtimewithfamily,butit’salsoopentoneighbors,”ColumbiaUniversityarchitectureprofessorMabelWilson.“Iwouldlovetoliveinoneoftheapartmentstthey’veredesigned.”Theirapproachofcheapandcreativere-adaptioncouldbeamodelforurbanplanningintheUS,Wilsonadds,wheredestructionhasbeenseenasasolutiontooldpublichousinginsuchcitiesasChicagoandSt.Louis.There’salotofviolenceinarchitectureandurbanism.Wetrytobeprecise.Wetrytoworkwithkindness,”Lacatononceexplained.“Buildingsarebeautifulwhenpeoplefeelwellinthem,whenthelightinsideisbeautifulandtheairispleasant,whentheexchangewiththeoutsideseemseasyandgentle,andwhenusesandsensationsareunexpected,”LacatonandVassalstartedtheirfirminParisin1987.Together,theyworkedprimarilyinFrance.24.WhyareLacaton’sandVassal’seyeglassesmentionedinparagraph3?A.Todrawreadersattentiontotheirunusualcolor.B.ToshowthatPritzkerPrizewinnersneedeyeglasses.C.TotellushowsurprisedandhappytheyarefortheprizeD.TostresstheironlypossiblesimilaritywithotherPritzkerwinners.25.WhatdidLacatonandVassaldointheBordeauxpublichousingproject?A.Theybuiltwintergardensintheoutdoorspace.B.Theydestroyedthewallstoprovidemorespace.C.Theyjustchangedthedoorsandrepaintedthewalls.D.Theyprovidedbiggertemporaryroomsfortheresidents.26.WhathaveLacatonandVassalmostprobablydonetowinthePritzkerPrize?A.Theyhavebuiltmanypublichouseswithuniquestyles.B.Theyhavedesignedvariousfamousbuildingsintheworld.C.TheyhaveprovidedfreeservicesforpoorfamiliesintheUS.D.Theyhavetriedtotransformoldurbanbuildingswithkindness.27.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?A.Architecture.B.Environment.C.Lifestyle.D.Politics.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。5,1.ranking[ˈrænkɪŋ]n.排名2.spot[spɒt]n.（本文）（排名的）位置；斑点；痘痘3.address[əˈdres]v.（本文）应付，处理；演讲；n.地址4.stinging[ˈstɪŋɪŋ]adj.（本文）激烈的5.critique[krɪˈtiːk]n.（具体的）评论6.rating[ˈreɪtɪŋ]n.评估7.prospective[prəˈspektɪv]adj.潜在的，未来的8.blow[bləʊ]n.打击9.spur[spɜː]v.刺激；激励10.misrepresentation[ˌmɪsreprɪzenˈteɪʃn]n.歪曲【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.addfuelto火上浇油2.IvyLeagueschool常春藤盟校3.shedlightonsomething对......作出说明，为......提供更多的信息【全文翻译】哥伦比亚大学将退出新一年U.S.News大学排名周四晚上，哥伦比亚大学宣布，将不再参加新一年《美国新闻与世界报道》全美大学排名。在此之前，哥大在这份颇具影响力的榜单上已经锁定了第二名的位置，然而该排名数据的准确性，却遭到了一位本校数学系教授的质疑。周五就是提交排名所需数据的截止时间了。而哥大的发言人称，官方人员还需要更多时间来核验数据，处理迈克尔·萨迪斯教授提出的相关批评。今年二月，萨迪斯博士在自己的网站上发布了一篇批评文章，长达21页，言辞激烈。在文章中，他不仅质疑了大学排名评分所采用的数据，而且还进一步激起了人们对于排名的争论：毕竟数百万的准大学生和他们的父母都在参考这些排行榜单，然而大学排名是否有意义，甚至排名本身是否准确，人们对此争论不休。像哥大这样的常春藤盟校退出排名，哪怕只是暂时性的，也会有损排行榜的声誉。同时，这还有可能会促使其他大学重新考虑，是否要继续参与排名。许多大学校长抱怨称，排行榜让他们不得不重视这些排名数据，但学生和学校之间要实现完美适配，只看这些数据是远远不够的。萨迪斯教授说道，“问题的关键是校方明明有相关文件，可以说明学校过去提交给《美国新闻与世界报道》的数据到底是什么情况。我们甚至有可能弄明白，这些不实数据到底是有意为之，还是无心之举。但即使绝大多数教职人员都投票要求公开这批文件，校方还是拒绝将它们公之于众。”5,拓展练习阅读理解参考答案24.D    25.C    26.D    27.A5