Readthe following passage carefully and compose a“Topic Outline"for it.
Deadline Trauma
Kelly'slast day at high school was full of nostalgic sentimentalities.“All my friendswere posting,‘I'm going to miss you!Have fun at Queen's or Western orwherever!'"Though her school had reminded her of the universityapplication deadline in January,Kelly hesitated between arts and medicine asshe was enthusiastic about both.The deadline came and went,but she applied forneither.Kelly is not alone;many high school graduates delay their applications.
Everyyear around this time,prospective university students slave over applicationsto their preferred programs and schools.In Ontario,almost 90,000 bombard theOntario University Applications Centre with a total of 480,000 applications bythe end of January.A few keeners submit early,the majority apply in the fewdays before the deadline,and the rest wait until the last minute.
Itcan be tempting to fall into stereotypes about teens as irresponsible,unfocusedand immature,but it's not so simple.“Procrastination(拖延)is never justlaziness,even if it sometimes looks that way,"says a guidance counselorwho has spent 18 years at high schools.
“Most kids are somewherein the middle,but about 15 percent of kids have a plan and are ready-they don'teven need talking to.About a quarter need to be reminded and pestered and re-pestered."
Hardcoreprocrastinators usually fall into two camps,the counselor says.Some students justaren't ready.“Those students often take a year or two to explore the work worldand decide what they're really looking for."Others have so many choicesthat they have a hard time choosing a program.Used to being excellent,theydeeply fear missteps.They're often operating under the myth that if they chooseand change their mind,that's a failure.
Kellywas a bit of both.For a well-rounded student with good grades,the options were daunting.Shethought the choice would determine her future job prospect and even herlife.Scared and overwhelmed,she simply gave up the choice.
Tohelp reduce the stress,parents should resist the urge to monitor theapplication process.As education costs climb higher,parents have a larger stakein their kids' success,but“too much parental involvement getsproblematic,"warns a senior registrar.“We want students to do the soulsearching and make decisions themselves."
Still,studentsshouldn't panic if they miss a deadline.They might just pick up thetelephone,like Kelly did in August when she decided she was ready foruniversity and wanted to study at Ryerson.The admissions officers worked somemagic and found her a spot.
“Despite all the procrastination,"says a Ryerson registrar,“it'snever too late to check if it's really too late.”
Moststudents may find university application stressful or traumatic;therefore,it isnormal for students to procrastinate.Behind their procrastination could belaziness or indecision out of a scare for future uncertainty.Since misstepscannot be avoided,it is well-advised for university applicants to break themyth of failure.
Read the following passage carefully and compose a“Topic Outline"for it.
Topic Outline
I. Introduction:Students hesitation about university application（Paragraph 1）
A. Kelly's postponement of application
B. Thesis:Many high school graduates delay their university applications.
Ⅱ. Facts and opinions about university applicants（Paragraphs 2-5）
A. Most students’ toil over applications before January
B. Public stereotyped view vs. the counselor's understanding
C. Reasons for students' indecision
III. Advice for parents and students regarding application（Paragraphs 6-7）
A. Restraint of parental interference in the process
B. Encouragement of students' efforts even after the deadline
IV. Conclusion:Solution to deadline trauma:break the myth of failure /change the false belief about failure（Paragraph 8）
【评分参考】
1.本部分满分20分，按四个档次给分。其中12分为及格分，需要慎重把握。
2.考生只能按题型要求写出“ Topic Outline”，如用“ Sentence outline”或两种混用，则降档处理。如写成“ Summary”或其它形式，则按0分处理。其中 Thesis可置于Introduction之前。
3.提供的答案仅供参考。如果考生的回答在层次划分上与参考答案不一致，但条理清晰、合理，概括完整，应按正确答案给分。
4.拼写错误每四个扣1分，但不重复扣分。
5.分值不得出现0.5分。
第一档（17=20分）：概括准确，内容完整，语言通顺，表达清楚。
第二档（12-16分）：概括较完整，个别要点有遗漏，语言较通顺，表达较清楚。
第三档（8-11分）：概括不够全面，部分要点有遗漏，语言基本通顺，表达基本清楚。
第四档：概括不全面，遗漏大部分要点，语言不够通顺，表达不够清楚。
