Conversation Two
W: 2 million high school seniors are gearing up this fall to apply to nearly 3,500 US colleges. So, which are the strongest academically and toughest to get into? Well, the Princeton Review ranks The Best 361 Colleges. Robert Frank is the lead author. Rob, good morning, good to see you again.
M: Well. Thanks for having me back.
W: So let's take a look at some of the strongest academic schools. Reed College in Portland, Oregon scores highest marks. Why is it?
M: Reed College is a great school. [22]There are only 1,300 students, but it's a wonderful liberal arts school. We went directly to students, and they told us that their professors were great, both inside as well as outside the classroom.
W: About ten students per class?
M: Yeah! [22]It's averaged ten to one, student to faculty ratio. So it is certainly small and they pride themselves on their relationships with the professors.
W: All right! Ivy Leagues did very well in other categories as well, [23]like toughest schools to get into and top in that list, MIT was first, followed then by Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, second, third, and fourth respectively.
M: That's right.
W: [24]Students at Princeton University are happiest with their financial aid packages. So what are they doing differently?
M: One of the most aggressive policies that Princeton has put into place over the last couple of years is matching students aid packages, so that they need to be allowed to get that aid package for every student.
W: All right! Now speaking of beautiful campuses, Pepperdine scored top, right?
M: [25]It's a lovely campus, right on the beach.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. Why does Reed College score highest marks?
正确答案：C
解析：选项描述的是学校的特征，对话的主题是最好的361所学校，因此肯定会提到几所学校的信息。C是对提及的第一所学校的特征概括。
23. Which school is the toughest to get into?
正确答案：A
解析：选项都是学校名，应该一一记录听到的相关信息：A旁边记下first（或者数字1），D2，C4，然后仔细听问题。排名第一和最后的往往被考查。
24. What makes the students at Princeton University the happiest ones?
正确答案：B
解析：选项均为学校优势，应该注意与哪个学校相关。A是Reed College的特征，B所表达的信息与Princeton一致。
25. What is the feature of Pepperdine?
正确答案：D
解析：D是最后一句的再现。
