Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom. Meanwhile, outside the classroom, the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.
According to Braintrack, a higher education database with worldwide reach, more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually. Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000.
The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed, test scores and transcripts to be sent, essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for.
A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www.fastweb.com, www.finaid.org and www.collegexpress.com.Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships, Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe.
Be selective. Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships. Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need-based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents.
Research past recipients (接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships. Many post the biographies of past recipients. You don’t need to have cured cancer, but if you don’t think your résumé (履歷) measures up to the past winners’, you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list. Prepare for the interview.
You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality, but above all you’ll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.
Let your personality shine through in your essays. The essays are the best way for students to share who they are, where they’ve come from, what they’ve overcome and so on. Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive  way. And if you do have an interview, send a thank-you note afterward.
By Lee Bierer
【小題1】What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

A．To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges.
B．To inform readers of the scholarship application process.
C．To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges.
D．To give tips on applying for US college scholarships.
【小題2】If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship, you can use __.
A．www.collegexpress.com
B．the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s
C．the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships
D．The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes
【小題3】The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___.
A．influenceB．impressC．guideD．present
【小題4】To increase your chance of winning a scholarship, you are advised to ____.
A．a(chǎn)pply for as many scholarships as you can
B．tell an interesting story in your essay
C．do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one
D．have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：除了學(xué)習(xí)的壓力，學(xué)生獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的壓力也很大，如何尋找美國留學(xué)的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金？作者給學(xué)生提供了一些獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的建議。
【小題1】主旨題：從你全篇文章和第一段的句子：Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom. Meanwhile, outside the classroom, the pressure is on to find scholarships for college.可知作者是給學(xué)生提供了一些獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的建議。選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：Research past recipients (接受者). Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships.可知如果要了解過去的接受者，可以去看一些支助獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的組織的網(wǎng)站，選C
【小題3】猜詞題：倒數(shù)第二段的句子You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality,意思是“如果你想用你的個(gè)性給他們留下深刻印象。所以dazzle相當(dāng)于impress，選 B
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：but above all you’ll want to be prepared. Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions.可知為了增加獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的機(jī)會，要先進(jìn)行相似的面試為真的面試做好準(zhǔn)備，選C。
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