单选题 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 21 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 22 reading material and giving out 23 . The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 24 what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture 25 notes which do not catch the main points and 26 become hard even for the 27 to understand.
Most institutions provide courses which 28 new students to develop the skills they need to be 29 listeners and note-takers. 30 these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 31 learners to practice these skills 32 . In all cases it is important to 33 the problem 34 actually starting your studies.
It is important to 35 that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 36 in college study. One way of 37 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the 38 year. Another basic 39 is to find a study partner 40 it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 新生发现别的学生一直在记笔记，他们不知该记些什么，所以用wonders“想知道”。suspects“怀疑”；understands“理解，明白”；convinces“让人相信”不符题意。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为“鉴于上述情况，许多学校开设课程以帮助新生培养记笔记的能力，成为一名真正有效率的听众”。assist“帮助，援助”，其他各项意为“阻止”；“要求”；“禁止”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 此处的意思是“如果这些课程不可行的话，还会有许多行之有效的学习技巧的指导，这些指导使学生们能够独立地锻炼这些学习技巧”。在此If表示假设条件。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此句意为“通常学生在开始学习之前就应该解决这种听课技能的问题”，此处C项to tackle problem意为“解决问题”。evaluate“估计，评估”；acquaint“使认识，了解”；formulate“用公式表示，系统地阐述或提出”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 这里的意思是“承认大多数学生在获取语言技能方面有困难，这是很重要的。因为只有承认这种困难才能提出克服困难的方法”。所以选B，acknowledge“承认，认可”。predict“预测”；argue“争论，论证”；ignore“忽略，忽视”。