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.
小題1:Normally a student would at least attend __________classes each week.
A．36B．12C．20D．15
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題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

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：文章介紹美國(guó)大學(xué)的課程設(shè)置，包括文化課程，和學(xué)生會(huì)組織，學(xué)生會(huì)認(rèn)真對(duì)待學(xué)業(yè)，因?yàn)檫@會(huì)影響他們的就業(yè)，他們也會(huì)參加學(xué)生會(huì)的活動(dòng)，甚至參加學(xué)生會(huì)職位的選舉，因?yàn)檫@會(huì)讓他們獲得更好的工作。
小題1:計(jì)算題：從第一段的句子：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. 可知一個(gè)學(xué)生要參加4到5個(gè)課程，而每個(gè)課程是3節(jié)課，那么最少是12節(jié)課。選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子： 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.可知在美國(guó)允許學(xué)生在兩個(gè)大學(xué)獲取學(xué)位，選D。
小題3:推理題：從第二段的句子：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, 可知美國(guó)的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)壓力很大，因?yàn)槌煽?jī)會(huì)影響他們未來(lái)的就業(yè)，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：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.可知美國(guó)的學(xué)生熱衷于學(xué)生組織的位置，因?yàn)檫@可以讓他們獲得更好的工作，選C
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm.可知學(xué)生組織在激發(fā)學(xué)生參加社會(huì)活動(dòng)方面很有效，選D
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D．College education calls for reform

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