Question

Do you plan to study at American University ?It takes a long time to get accepted at most

American schools，perhaps as much as a year．That’s why you should start choosing a school as soon as possible．It’s also a good idea to apply to several different schools，so that you’ll have a better chance of being accepted at one。You should start looking for information now ,because the more  information you have about each college，the better choice you can make．

There are two good ways to get information you need．One is a general reference book，called Guide to American Colleges and Universities．The other good source(来源)of information is the catalogue(目录簿)published by each school．

You can study the general guide in almost any American library．This book has a lot of useful

information，such as the number of students，the average test score for people accepted to the school，and the number of books in the library．You can also find the address of each school in this book．

Although the general guidebook has helpful information，some of the facts may be out-of-date．For example，many school raise their tuition(学费)every year．Since you’ll need to know what your education will cost，out-of-date information will not be good enough．To be sure that you are getting the latest information，write to the university and ask for its catalogue．The catalogue not only has more detailed information．For example，the catalogue can tell you what kinds of courses are offered，and what kind housing there is in the school．Some universities have places for you to live in，but at  others you have to find your own place to live．

With all this information，you should be able to pick out several good schools．

1.What is the main topic of this talk?

A．Sources of information about US university．

B．Different  kinds of American universities．

C．The difference between colleges and universities．

D．How to get accepted at a university．

2.What can you find in a general guide to universities?

A．The life of university students．

B．Addresses of the schools．

C．Detailed information about tests．

D．The latest information．

3.According to the speaker ,what is one reason you should write for a catalogue?

A．Information in catalogues is up-to-date．

B．There are too many details in the guidebook．

C．Y0u should find out the tuition first．

D．Catalogues give the names of the teachers in the school．

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者告诉我们怎样才能为一所大学所接受。在一份普通的大学导航中你会找到学校的地址，你应该写一个目录，因为目录簿中的信息到目前为止是最新的等。

1.D主旨大意题。根据短文的开头Animals are our friends可知，谈话的主题是怎样为一所大学所接受，故应该选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据You can also find the address of each school in this book．可知，在一份普通的大学导航中你会找到学校的地址，故应该选B。

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考点：教育类短文阅读。