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stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklike.Nomatterwhatyourmajormaybe,youcanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudents,especiallyatlargeuniversities.Inlectures,it'
sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Also,youcanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn'
tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;
youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.Inatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutake.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelectures,thereading,andthehomework.Inlargeuniversities,graduatestudents,calledteachingassistants,usuallydirectdiscussionsections.
Ifyourmajorischemistry,orphysics,oranotherscience,you'
llalsohavetospendseveralhoursaweekinthelab,orlaboratory,doingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendmoretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhomajorinsubjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.
1.Themainpurposeofthistextis______.
A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylife
B.topersuadethestudentstoattendlectures
C.toencouragethestudentstotakepartindiscussions
D.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors
2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors______.
A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweek
B.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsections
C.prefertousetextbooksintheirlectures
D.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks
3.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude______.
A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessors
B.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecourses
C.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents'
homework
D.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture
4.Accordingtotheauthor,sciencemajors______.
A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajors
B.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajors
C.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussions
D.readandwritelessthannonsciencemajors
B
Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures（文化）.Theincreasinglypopular"
designmuseums"
thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall.
Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales—itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.
Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled（困惑）.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.
Inrecentyears,severalnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic'
sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'
sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseums,andvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous（幽默的）partofoursocietywhilewalkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife.
5.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey______.
A.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproducts
B.helpincreasethesalesofproducts
C.showwhytheproductshavesoldwell
D.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo
6.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors______.
A.donotadmiremass-producedproducts
B.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibits
C.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseums
D.knowtheexhibitsverywell
7.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums______.
A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseums
B.arenotaimedtointerestthepublic
C.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitors
D.oftencontainpreciousexhibits
8.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.
A.Theformsofdesignmuseums
B.Theexhibitsofdesignmuseums
C.Thenatureofdesignmuseums
D.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums
C
Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyit.
Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavetotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiency,thevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.
Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemoment,thebrightchildfromanill—respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajob,whilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool'
sreputation,unabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.
Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,different,academicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:
alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.
9.Theword"
favouritism"
inparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat______.
A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatesgogetsatisfyingjobs.
B.childrenfromwell—respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobs
C.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarkets
D.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess
10.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.
B.Therewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellence.
C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.
D.Children'
sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.
11.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat______.
A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselection
B.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobs
C.specialclassedarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandards
D.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith
12.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson______.
A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequality
C.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation
D
Handshaking,thoughaEuropeanpractiseisoftenseeninbigcitiesofChina.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEurope.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemet,theyshowedtheirunarmed（无武器的）handstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidly,peopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother'
shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreement.Thispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother."
Let'
sshake（hands）onit"
sometimesmeansagreementreached.
DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?
No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolite.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherparty,especiallywhenitisawoman,showslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimor-her.Evenif,forpoliteness,heholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhand,justtouchitslightly.Thereisgenerallyamisunderstanding（误解）amongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforward,whiletheChinese
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