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1、八、词句猜测——句意理解题(2018·扬州一模)petitionisanideology(意识形态)thatspreadsalloveroursocietyandmisleadsourthinking.Butitmeansnoprofitsforanybody，nomeaningfuldifferentiation，andastruggleforsurvival.Weadvocatepetition，seeitasnecessary，andsetitslaws；andasaresult，wetrapourselveswithinit—t

2、hemorewepete，thelesswegain.Oureducationalsystembothdrivesandreflectsourcrazeforpetition.Gradesaloneareprecisemeasurementofeachstudent’spetitiveness；pupilswiththehighestmarksreceivestatusandcredits.Anditgetsworseasstudentsrisetohigherlevelsofthetournament.Highereducationi

3、stheplacewherepeoplewhohadbigplansinhighschoolgetstuckinfiercepetitionwithequallysmartpeersoverconventionalcareerslikemanagementconsultingandinvestmentbanking.Fortheprivilegeofbeingturningintoconformists(顺从者)，students(ortheirfamilies)payhundredsofthousandsofdollarsinrapi

4、dlyrisingtuition.Whyarewedoingthistoourselves?IwishIhadaskedmyselfwhenIwasyounger.Mypathwassotrackedthatinmy8th-gradeyearbook，oneofmyfriendspredicted—accurately—thatfouryearslaterIwouldenterStanford.AndIenrolledatStanfordLawSchool，whereIpetedevenharderforthestandardbadge

5、s(徽章)ofsuccess.Thehighestprizeinalawstudent’sworldisunambiguous：theSupremeCourtclerkship.Iwassoclosetowinningthislastpetition.IfonlyIgottheclerkship，Ithought，Iwouldbesetforlife.ButIdidn’t.Atthetime，Iwasfrustrated.In2004，afterIhadbuiltandsoldPayPal，Iranintoanoldfriendwhoh

6、adhelpedmeprepareformyfailedclerkshipapplications.Wehadn’tspokeninnearlyadecade.Hisfirstwordstomewerenot“HiPeter”or“Howareyoudoing？”Butrather，“So，aren’tyougladyoudidn’tgetthatclerkship？”BecauseifIhadn’tlostthatlastpetition，webothknewthatIneverwouldhaveleftthetracklaiddow

7、nsincemiddleschool.HadIactuallyclerkedontheSupremeCourt，Iprobablywouldhavespentmyentirecareertakingdepositionsordraftingotherpeople’sbusinessdealsinsteadofcreatinganythingnew.It’shardtosayhowmuchwouldbedifferent，buttheopportunitycostswereenormous.Lookingbackatmyambitiont

8、obeealawyer，itlookslesslikeaplanforthefutureandmorelikeanexcuseforthepresent.Itwasawaytoexplaintoanyone