Question

    In my time here at Carleton College, I’ve picked up many valuable pieces of advice from others, and have come up with a few of my own. With my time here drawing to a close, here’s two of the most valuable ones I wish I had known as a freshman .

First, don’t expect to join all the clubs here. Taking part in them is good, but the workload here is too heavy and time with your friends is too limited to devote yourself to a million and one clubs. Find a couple of things you dig, and you’ll find yourself much happier than if you had spent your time joining every single organization that sounds somewhat interesting to you. Also, don’t always think of your free time in terms of organizations you can join. Getting really good at something - an instrument, creative writing, cooking - is just as good a use of your free time, even if it might never be taken into any resume(简历).

Second, when Socrates said “Know Yourself”, he was talking about your sleep schedule. You can fool yourself into thinking that an 8:30 a. m. class in the winter is the perfect way to get your day started, but you soon may find yourself emailing the teacher with excuses for being absent. Scheduling all your classes afternoon is sometimes equally deadly; you might just end up going out the night before knowing you can safely sleep in. I’ve found that the way to take classes is to load them in the middle of the day; nothing before 9:50 a. m., nothing after 3:10 p. m.

1.Who is probably the author of the text?

A.A school headmaster. B.A graduating student.

C.A university teacher. D.A freshman at Carleton.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word“dig”in paragraph 2?

A.make a hole in B.work hard on

C.research into D.are fond of

3.What does the author suggest doing in one's free time at college?

A.Getting apart-time job.

B.Join clubs that seem interesting.

C.Take up a few hobbies.

D.Prepare a resume as early as possible.

4.What is the best t me for taking classes according to the author?

A.In the evening. B.In the afternoon.

C.From8：30a.m.to9：50a.m.. D.From9：50a.m.to3：10p.m..

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，主要谈的是作者作为“过来人”给大一新生的一些建议。

1.推理判断题。由第一段“With my time here drawing to a close, here’s two of the most valuable ones I wish I had known as a freshman”可知，随着我的（在校）时间即将进入尾声，这里有两则我希望我大一刚入学时就知道的最有价值的建议。作者在校时间即将结束，由此可见，作者是即将毕业的一名学生。故选B项。

2.词义猜测题。分析划线词所在句可知，祈使句Find a couple of things you dig是条件，下文you’ll find yourself much happier than if you had spent your time joining every single organization that sounds somewhat interesting to you.(然后你会发现如果花时间加入听起来多少会让你感兴趣的组织，你会更加的开心。)是结果，由此我们可以推知“发现的几件事”是让自己感兴趣的事，是你喜欢的事情。故dig与be fond of“喜欢”意思相近，故选D项。

3.推理判断题。由第三段“Getting really good at something - an instrument, creative writing, cooking - is just as good a use of your free time, even if it might never be taken into any resume(简历).”可知，变得真正擅长一些事，比如乐器，创作，烹饪，好好利用你的的空余时间，即使这种事也许不会写到简历里。因此推断作者让读者空余时间真正地做好一些事，这些事又不一定写到简历里，结合所举例子，可知这些事是一些兴趣爱好。故选C项。

4.细节理解题。由最后一段“I’ve found that the way to take classes is to load them in the middle of the day; nothing before 9:50 a. m., nothing after 3:10 p. m.”可知，我发现选课的方式就是要将课选在不早不晚的时候：不要在早上9：50之前，也不要在下午3：10之后。所以在作者看来，最好的时间就是9:50—3:10。故选D项。