Normally a student must attend a
certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course he attends gives
him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities
the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one
semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks;
while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five 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, a student
is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student
to show to possible future employers. All this puts a constant pressure and
strain of work on him, 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 effective work of maintaining
discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.
A student who is thought to have broken the rules, should 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.
单选题
How many classes does a student normally attend each week?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[名师精解] 题干问：学生一般每周上多少节课?答案在文章第一段的这句话里：A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks；while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester．一个大学生每学期上4～5门课程，每门课程每周3节课，计算一下即可算出每周一般上几节课。
[解题秘籍] 这是细节题，同时需要考生做简单的算术计算。同时注意问题问的是每周，不是每学期(如果是每学期，则是选项D)。
单选题
According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed to ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[名师精解] 题干说：根据第一段，美国的大学生可以……。选项A“住在不同校园”、选项B“选修另一所大学的特殊课程”和选项C“住在家里开车上学”，文章都没有提到这些信息；只有选项D“在两所不同大学读同一学位”在第一段最后一句能够找到： It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course．
[解题秘籍] 此题可利用排除法，把文章没有提及的选项一一排除。
单选题
Students are usually under pressure of work because ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[名师精解] 题干是：学生常常压力很大，因为……。可通过pressure这个词到文中去寻找相应的信息点，第二段的第一句话：For every course，a student is given a grade，which is recorded，and the record is available for the student to show to possible future employers．All this puts a constant pressure and strain of work on him…每门课都有成绩，成绩都要记录，成绩记录要给未来可能的雇主看。因此，压力来自这里。
[解题秘籍] 这是细节题，从题干中找到关键词，再回到文章里寻找相应的题眼。
单选题
Students are enthusiastic in student organizati6ns probably because they ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[名师精解] 题干说：学生对学生组织有热情，也许是因为……。可以根据enthusiastic这个词回到文章中寻找题眼。在第二段的第四行有：Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm．竞选学生组织的职位引起了广泛的热情。接着，下面的句子都是用细节说明原因。最后一句：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表明，当选的学生受到广泛的尊重，并有利于他未来的生涯。
[解题秘籍] 英语段落中，有标题句，标题句后必须有说明细节的句子作为支撑。这道题中，题干问的是细节部分，因此，考生须先找到标题句，再顺藤摸瓜，找到相应的细节，然后作答。
单选题
The student organizations seem to be effective in ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[名师精解] 题干是：学生组织似乎在……方面有效，可在文章最后一段的后半部分去寻找答案：The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities．学生向学校领导提出建议，通常是通过履行这种职责来有效地维护纪律的。
[解题秘籍] 此题属正题反问。另外，考生应注意effective这个词，通过这个词在文章中找到相应的信息点。这是做阅读题的技巧。