单选题   According to a study conducted last April, female seniors studying at Boston College left the university with lower self-confidence than when they entered as freshmen.
    The study, administered by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at Boston College, examined two surveys: the first of which was taken by students during their freshman year, and the second of which was taken by students exiting their senior year.
    Despite reports of high academic achievement, most female students gave themselves weaker self evaluations in the second survey.
    Abbey Clark, a senior and founder of the Boston College chapter (分会) of I AM THAT GIRL, a female-empowerment (赋权) community, says the finding is 'startling'.
    Clark hopes to change the trend by creating an open community that will ignite (点燃) confidence and empowerment in young women.
    I AM THAT GIRL, a global community which aims to help girls turn their self-doubt into self-love, is all about celebrating women's unique selves, Clark says.
    'I AM THAT GIRL helps girls turn their stories of struggle and adversity (逆境) into stories of connectedness and empowerment and feeling good about themselves,' Clark says. 'I think that all high school girls at one time or another can relate to the feeling of not being good enough.'
    To help young girls overcome these feelings, Clark says I AM THAT GIRL at Boston College, which boasts 100 members in its first registered year on campus, holds weekly meetings offering a 'safe space' for college students in which they can discuss topics like body image, relationships, family dynamics and finding one's passions.
    Maria Pascucci, the founder of Campus Calm, a national organization that aims to help college women lead healthy, happy lives, says females feel the pressure to be perfect on a regular basis. She added that the media sends mixed messages to young girls, advising them to be the best they can be while simultaneously persuading them to buy more and strive for more.
    'In our society, being a perfectionist is a glorified and socially acceptable form of self-abuse,' Pascucci says.
    Pascucci, who was teased as a young girl and suffered self-esteem issues, says her main message to young girls is to let them know their sense of worth comes from within.
    'When we begin to compare ourselves to others, especially when we're vulnerable, that can do a lot of damage to our self-esteem,' she says.
    Clark echoes Pascucci's point, saying it's important to let young girls know that their physical appearance is only 'one slice of the pie'.
    'Girls have a lot to bring to the table,' Clark says, 'and that's looking past physical beauty and just celebrating something unique within yourself that isn't so apparent.'
单选题     What can we learn about the female seniors at Boston College?
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】事实细节题。文章第1段就指出研究结果显示:大四女生比大一新生缺少自信,在第3段又进一步指出她们的自我评价比较低。故选C。
单选题     Which of the following statements is true about I AM THAT GIRL?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】事实细节题。第7段首句就指出:“我是女生”帮助女孩把斗争和逆境的故事转变成关联和赋权的故事,让她们对自己有信心。故选D。
单选题     What does Pascucci believe that a girl's self-esteem should originate from?
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】事实细节题。第11段指出帕斯古奇说她最想告诉年轻女孩的是让她们知道她们的价值感来自于内在。故选C。另外注意英语写作避免重复、注重语言多样性的特点。文章中sense of worth和self-confidence, self-love, self-esteem等意义相同,而within则和unique self, something unique within yourself意义相同。
单选题     What can we learn from the passage about Abbey Clark?
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】逻辑推理题。第13、14段指出克拉克附和帕斯古奇的话,认为外表并不是最重要的,重要的是“内在中不是那么明显却又独一无二的东西”。故选A。
单选题     Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主旨大意题。本篇文章讲述的是大四女生因为追求完美而失去自信,“我是女生”和“平静校园”这两个组织及其创立者努力帮助女生赢得自信,因为自信应该来自于内在的自我,而不是外在的美貌。故选B。