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Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell

The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:

Academic Distribution Requirements

The College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.

To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.

The Class Roster is updated frequently.

To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.

If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.

A New Curriculum

On October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.

Innovative Learning

If you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.

Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.

1.If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.

A.Class Roster B.Courses of Study

C.Course Designer D.Career Center

2.For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.

A.may study a new model

B.are on the quickest way to be experts

C.will get more freedom during research project

D.have advantages of studying outside the classroom

3.The article is probably taken from ______.

A.a college website B.a science report

C.a travel magazine D.an academic journal

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

本文是说明文，是关于美国康奈尔大学文理学院选修课程的介绍。

1.

细节理解题。根据The Class Roster is updated frequently部分的介绍中“To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study.”可知，如果要在康奈尔大学计划长期的课程，如四年的课程，使用“the Courses of Study”。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。文章中Innovative Learning部分的介绍中提到 “Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. (你在康奈尔的教育将远远超出课堂的范围。你可以在校园里加入教师的研究团队，在不同的州进行实地研究，或者在华盛顿的康奈尔大学度过一个学期。你可以在超过85个国家的其中一个学习，或者通过独立学习发展你自己的研究项目)”由此可以推断， 如果你参加创新课堂项目，你的学习将延伸到课堂范围以外，你会有在课堂以外的地方学习的优势。故选D项。

3.

推理判断题。通读全文，文章是介绍康奈尔大学文理学院的选修课程。因此可能是出自于康奈尔大学的网站。故选A项。