courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to
prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student
organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The student organizations are effective in ensuring that the students observe university regulations. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career. 1. Normally an American university student would attend ____A____ courses for a degree.
A. 36 B. 20 C. 12 D. 15
2. According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed ___D______.
A. to live in a different university
B. to get two degrees from two different universities C. to live at home and drive to classes
D. to take a particular course in a different university
3. American university students are usually under pressure of work because ______A___.
A. their academic performance will affect their future career B. they are heavily involved in student affairs C. they have to observe university discipline
D. they want to run for positions of authority
4. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ____C____.
A. they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study B. they will then be able to stay longer in the university C. such positions may help them get better jobs D. such positions are usually well paid
5. The student organizations seem to be effective in _____B____. A. dealing with the academic affairs of the university B. ensuring that the students observe university regulations
C .evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a court D. keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities Passage 5
A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for 40 days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived.
There were many people in the main room of the castle. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention.
The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.
\I want to ask you to do something\said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. \you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill\
Two hours later, he returned to the room where the wise man was. \you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did
you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?\man.
The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him. \go back and observe the marvels of my world\said the wise man.
Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen.
\Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone. 1. The shopkeeper assigned his son to _____B_______. A. learn about the secrets of running business B. find the ways of getting happiness C. observe the beauty of the castle D. keep his eyes on the spoon with oil
2. What does the underlined sentence mean in Para. 2? D
A. The wise man gave the boy two hours attention when he got his turn. B. The boy did not wait two hours when the wise man gave him attention. C. The boy did not get his turn to speak to the wise man even though he waited two hours.
D. It was two hours later that the wise man gave the boy attention. 3.The wise man asked the boy to do all the following except ____C___. A. wandering around the castle B. carrying a spoon with oil on it C. tasting the delicious food D. looking around without spilling the oil
4.What does the underlined word “relieved” mean in Para. 7? B
A. lessened B. released C. hurt D. relied
5.The secret of happiness is ____D________.
A.to see all the wonders of the world with great curiosity B.to taste all the delicious in the world without hesitation C.to chase your aim while to observe the world around you D.to see the world around you without keeping your aim Passage 6
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year，we are using “day”to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night，we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball，the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning (旋转) of the earth. At the equator (赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o'clock in the morning and sets at 6 o'clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted (倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere (半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day，the Eastern Hemisphere is having night. A A.T B. F
2. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the pulling of the earth. B A.T B.F
3. At the equator day is as long as night sometimes. A A.T B.F
4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun，the Northern Hemisphere gets less sunlight. B A.T B.F
5. When it is winter in China，the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. A
A.T B.F Passage 7
I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days, like integrity and forthrightness. But it doesn't make any difference what they call it; it's still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
I've been in the taxicab business for thirty-five years, and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxicab drivers have to be rough and tumble fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be tough to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day these days. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will shake down as honest fellows. You read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or bonds, stuff like that, people leave in their cabs If they weren't honest, you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers.
I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I held several jobs to earn a few dollars before enlisting in World War I. After being discharged, I bought my own cab and have owned one ever since. It hasn't been too easy at times, but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit put away for a rainy day.
In all my years of driving a taxicab, I have never had any trouble with the public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong once in a while, I just agree with them and then they behave themselves. People ask me about tips. I’d say, most Americans are pretty generous. I always try to be nice to everyone, whether they tip or not. 1. I am a new taxicab driver in New York. B A. T B. F
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