Question

Every year in April, students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of the term, the so-called(所谓) spring break.

“It’s been a tradition of our school for years,” said Wang Yueran, 20, a student at Renmin University. He organized a weeklong trip to Sichuan with 12 classmates last year.

Besides having fun during the spring break, field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists as well. The Chinese proverb says “reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles”. It means experience is as important as theory. But while Chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, what’s the aim of making spring break?

Qin Jianguo, from the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention(目的) of pushing students out of the ivory tower(象牙塔) to get experience in their life. Many countries have similar vacations in the middle of the semester for students to do things they like. Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like the US, many Japanese students choose to work as interns(实习生) to have some ideas of their future jobs.

Besides Renmin University, only a few other universities in China, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. Wei Xiang, a professor at Beijing International Studies University, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to give students more choices to arrange their own leisure(休闲) and study activities.

1.Why do students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing in April?

2.At least how many things are included on students’ to-do lists ?

3.According to Qin Jianguo, what is the purpose of the spring break in some universities?

4. How do many Japanese students get prepared for their future during the spring break?

5.Do most Chinese universities have spring break now?

Answer

1.Because they（can） get a week off in the middle of the term called spring break.

2.Four.

3.Pushing/To push students out of the ivory tower to get experience in their life .

4.By working as interns to have some ideas of their future jobs.

5.No, they don’t.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：每年四月，中国人民大学的学生比其他在北京的学生更快乐。为什么呢？因为他们得到一个星期的春假。来自深圳大学学生事务办公室的秦建国认为中国在一些大学春假的想法来自于推动学生走出象牙塔进入他们的生活经验的意图。除了中国人民大学，在中国只有少数其他大学，如烟台大学，有个学生的春假。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段Every year in April, students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called(所谓) spring break.可知该作答：Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break。

2.细节理解题。根据.根据第三段前两句But having fun is just one part of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists.可知该作答：Four。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段开头Qin Jianguo, from the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention(目的) of pushing students out of the ivory tower(象牙塔) to get experience in their life.可知该作答：The intention is to push students out of the ivory tower to get experience in their life.

4.4】细节理解题。根据many Japanese students choose to work as interns(实习生) to have some ideas of their future jobs.可知该作答：By working as interns to have some ideas of their future jobs.

5.细节理解题。根据最后一段开头Besides Renmin University, only a few other universities in China, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students.可知该作答：No，they don’t.

考点：考查日常生活类阅读。