A. instinctively B. facets C. susceptible D. copeE. cornerstone F.menace G. applicable H. multicultural I. independent J. venerableK. decidedly L.preparation M diversely N safeguard O.inevitableCollege is seen as the door to opportunity the key to the future and the _ 40 _ of success . College is the stair rose to the maturity and responsibility of becoming an adult and entering into the real world . But before one can find success through hard work and _ 41 _ in college before the rules of real life are _ 42 _ and the young exuberance ( 亢奋 ) and admirations of becoming _43 _ are realized upon weaning ( 放弃 ) off of daddys dollars , one must first be admitted . But is it really that easy With the objective of accommodating a large population that differs in anyway , shape or size , questions of fairness and equality are _ 44 _ Issues such as , high school achievement , family make up , racial differences , gender distinction , mental capability and many _ 45 _ of daily life , all factors into the question who really gets into college in regards to accommodating our increasingly diverse culture author of the book Shameful Admissions Angela Miller states that society senses that it needs an increasingly well - educated population to _ 46 _ with an increasingly complex society . Perhaps we are _ 47 _ driven to answer the question who gets into college With a resounding ( 响亮的 ) : everyone . Why not it only seems logical that with a _ 48 _ growing population , standards change to accommodate the _ 49 _ world in which we live in.
A. instinctively B. facets C. susceptible D. cope
E. cornerstone F.
menace G. applicable H. multicultural I. independent J. venerable
K. decidedly L.preparation M diversely N safeguard O.inevitable
College is seen as the door to opportunity the key to the future and the _ 40 _ of success . College is the stair rose to the maturity and responsibility of becoming an adult and entering into the real world . But before one can find success through hard work and _ 41 _ in college before the rules of real life are _ 42 _ and the young exuberance ( 亢奋 ) and admirations of becoming _43 _ are realized upon weaning ( 放弃 ) off of daddys dollars , one must first be admitted . But is it really that easy With the objective of accommodating a large population that differs in anyway , shape or size , questions of fairness and equality are _ 44 _ Issues such as , high school achievement , family make up , racial differences , gender distinction , mental capability and many _ 45 _ of daily life , all factors into the question who really gets into college in regards to accommodating our increasingly diverse culture author of the book Shameful Admissions Angela Miller states that society senses that it needs an increasingly well - educated population to _ 46 _ with an increasingly complex society . Perhaps we are _ 47 _ driven to answer the question who gets into college With a resounding ( 响亮的 ) : everyone . Why not it only seems logical that with a _ 48 _ growing population , standards change to accommodate the _ 49 _ world in which we live in.
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答案
40.句意：大学被视为通往机遇的大门、通往未来的钥匙和成功的基石。根据句意，答案E
41.句意：但是，在一个人通过努力工作和大学准
备获得成功之前，在现实生活的规则适用之前，年轻人对独立的热情和敬仰才得以实现放弃父亲的钱，我们必须首先承认这一点。答案L
42.句意：同上，答案G
43.句意：同上，答案I
44.句意：为了适应在任何方式、形状或规模上都不同的大量人口，公平和平等的问题是不可避免的。诸如高中成绩、家庭构成、种族差异、性别差异、心智能力和日常生
活的许多方面等问题，所有这些因素都会成为一个问题，“谁真的能进入大学？”答案O
45.句意：同上，答案B
46.句意：”关于适应我们日益多样化的文化《可耻的录取》一书的作者安吉拉 •米勒说“社会意识到它需要越来越多受过良好教育的人来应对日益复杂的社会。答案D
47.句意：也许我们本能
地要高答汶样二个问颠：谁上大学？每不人都看二不响亮的声音。答案A
48.句意：为什么不呢？随着人口的多样化增长，标准会发生变化，以适应我们所生活的多元文化世界，这似乎是合乎逻辑的。答案M
49.句意：为什么不呢？随着人口的多样化增长，标准会发生变化，以适应我们所生活的多元文化世界，这似乎是合乎逻辑的。答案H
解析
本题主要考查根据上下文逻辑关系选择恰当词汇的能力。文章围绕“大学录取标准”展开讨论，涉及社会公平、文化多样性、教育适应性等主题。解题核心在于：
- 理解句子整体含义，明确空缺处需要表达的概念；
- 结合上下文关键词（如“success”“real life”“independent”等）锁定选项；
- 辨析近义词的细微差别（如“facet”与“menace”的语境匹配度）。
第40空
句意：大学是成功的基石。
关键点：“cornerstone”意为“基础”，与“door to opportunity”“key to the future”形成逻辑递进，强调大学的核心作用。
第41空
句意：通过努力工作和大学准备获得成功。
关键点：“preparation”对应“大学准备”，与“hard work”并列，说明成功需要的两个要素。
第42空
句意：在现实生活的规则适用之前。
关键点：“applicable”意为“适用的”，强调大学阶段是学习规则、适应社会的过程。
第43空
句意：实现对独立的热情和敬仰。
关键点：“independent”与“becoming an adult”呼应，突出大学培养独立性的作用。
第44空
句意：公平和平等的问题是不可避免的。
关键点：“inevitable”强调大学录取中的社会矛盾是必然现象。
第45空
句意：日常生活的许多方面。
关键点：“facets”意为“方面”，与“high school achievement”“racial differences”等并列，说明多维度影响。
第46空
句意：需要受过良好教育的人来应对复杂社会。
关键点：“cope”意为“应对”，与“complex society”搭配，体现教育的社会功能。
第47空
句意：本能地回答“谁上大学”。
关键点：“instinctively”强调社会对教育机会的本能需求。
第48空
句意：随着人口的多样化增长。
关键点：“diversely”修饰“growing”，强调人口结构的多样性变化。
第49空
句意：适应多元文化世界。
关键点：“multicultural”与“increasingly diverse culture”呼应，突出教育的包容性。