单选题 You have been at Furnell University for two weeks now. As usual, you need enough time to sleep and eat. You also want to spend time with your new friends and get some exercise. But, after the first two weeks of classes, you have probably concluded that there isn' t enough time to do all these things, because you also have to attend classes, go to labs, do assignments and write papers.
Soon you will be in a situation like this one: You are going to have a quiz in your ten o' clock class. You studied for it until 2 a.m. You also have an eight o' clock class. Should you sleep late and skip the eight o' clock class?
To some extent the answer depends on the professor of the course. Some instructors announce that they require attendance. In that case you really should go to class. Some don' t say anything. In that case you have to decide. Once in a while it is better to stay in bed and sleep than to get so tired that you cannot think. However, it is not a good idea to skip class more than a few times.
If you have to skip a class, ask another student for the class notes, announcements and the assignments. Also, come to the next class prepared. If you miss a class because you are sick, tell the instructor afterward. He or she may let you make up the work. If you have an important appointment, tell the instructor about it before you miss the class.
Here is another common problem. You took the quiz. Even after studying very hard, you could not answer all the questions. In high school you always got every answer right. What went wrong? Nothing. High school work is easy, so a good student is supposed to get a perfect score. In college the teacher wants to challenge even the best students. Therefore, almost nobody answers every question correctly.
But maybe there were some very basic ideas in that course you did not understand. Go and see the teacher during his or her office hours. Most teachers will gladly explain things again. Of course, they will not be pleased to repeat what they said in class to someone who skipped the class.
Maybe you really should get up for that eight o' clock class!

单选题 According to the article, a good student in college must ______ .
A. go to every class, no matter how he/she feels
B. go to class unless there is a good reason not to
C. stay in the dormitory and study
D. make excuses to the teacher
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由文中第三段可知,“缺不缺课,答案在于各个不同的教授,有些导师要求每个学生必须不能缺课,有些则什么也没要求。前种情况下,你必须上课,后者则你必须自己决定,…但是,总缺课也不是好事”,及第四段“若你不得不缺课,你应请教另外一个同学关于课堂笔记、通知和作业的事…若你病了或有重要约会,则必须提前告知导师…”,所以选B项。
单选题 According to the article, a good student in college must also ______ .
A. know the answer to every quiz question
B. answer only interesting questions
C. know the answer to every question the teacher asks
D. know the answer to a lot of quiz questions but maybe not the hardest ones
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由文中第五段可知。
单选题 Daily attendance is required ______ .
A. at all American universities
B. only in elementary and high schools in America
C. for bad students only
D. by some college professors
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 见文中第三段。
单选题 Furnell students usually have ______ .
A. announcements to make in class
B. a lot of free time
C. a lot of work and not much time
D. perfect quiz scores
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 文中第一段中说明“Furnell大学的学生有许多事要做:上课,去实验室,做作业,写论文”,所以选C项。
单选题 If a student doesn' t understand an important part of the lesson, he or she ______ .
A. will never be a good student
B. should ask another student for class notes
C. should get a perfect score
D. should ask the instructor to explain it
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 见文中第六段。