Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which 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 that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded. and the record is available for the student to show to potential employers. All this imposes(增加) a constant pressure and stress of work, 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. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to 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.
1.Normally a student would at least attend __________classes each week.
A. 36 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15
2.According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed
A. to live in a different university
B. to change permanently his or her university
C. to live at home and drive to classes
D. to get two degrees from two different universities
3.American university students are usually under pressure of work because__________.
A. their academic performance will affect their future careers
B. they are heavily involved in student affairs
C. they have to obey university rules
D. they want to run for positions of authority
4.Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because_________.
A. they hate the constant pressure and stress of their study
B. they will then be able to stay longer in the university
C. such positions help them get better jobs
D. such positions are usually well paid
5.The student organizations seem to be effective in__________.
A. dealing with the academic affairs of the university
B. ensuring that the students observe university regulations
C. evaluating students' performance by bringing them before a court
D. keeping up the students' enthusiasm for social activities
Time is something from which we can' t escape. Even if we ignore it, it's still going by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. 1. the main issue in using your time well is "Who's in charge?" We can allow time to slip by 2. let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it 3. ally(同盟) .
By taking control of 4. you spend your time, you'll increase your chances of becoming 5. more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote 6. your studies, the more time you'II have to spend on your outside interests .
The aim of time management is 7. to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable 8. governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to make informed choices as to how we use our time.
In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had and were leaving.
I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, a kite spindle(风筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I my neck to see how successful he had been in the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the tree in the park. Obviously, that was his grandson's kite! The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread 0pen. Grandpa had only one to his problem: cut the string.
"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa, wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
I how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
1.A. grown up B. turned up C. picked up D. taken up
2.A. carrying B. grabbing C. keeping D. holding
3.A. raised B. spread C. stretched D. expanded
4.A. reaching B. touching C. getting D. climbing
5.A. scene B. sight C. interest D. control
6.A. thickest B. strongest C. tallest D. largest
7.A. widely B. wide C. tightly D. closely
8.A. method B. hope C. solution D. result
9.A. and B. so C. or D. but
10.A. sensed B. glanced C. watched D. found
11.A. car B. sky C. kite D. tree
12.A. within B. in C. beyond D. with
lt was his positive attitude to life and hard work _________finally led him to his successful career .
A. which B. what C. that D. as
The witnesses_________ by the police just now described the fight quite differently.
A. questioned B. being questioned C. to be questioned D. questioning
Those postcards were so lovely that they_________ in no time.
A. sold B. had been sold C. were sold D. have been sold
