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Whenresearchisassigned,theprofessorexpectsstudentstobeginandtocompletetheassignmentwithminimuminstruction.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytofindbooksandarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhowauniversitylibraryworks;

theyexpectstudents,especiallygraduatestudents,tobeabletofindwhattheyneedinthelibrary.

Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,butpreferthattheirstudentsnotdependonthemtoomuch.Thisisdifferentfromteacher-studentrelationshipsinothercountries.IntheUnitedStates,professorshaveotherdutiesinadditiontoteaching.Oftentheydosomeadministrativeworkwithintheirdepartments.Inaddition,theymayberequiredtowritearticlesandbooks.Therefore,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeitheraskaprofessorforhelpduringofficehoursormakeanappointment.

1Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat“Coursesarenotdesignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams”?

A.Studentsstudyhardonlyforexams.

B.Teachersthinkitnecessaryfortheirstudentstofailexams.

C.Teachersthinkthattheonlypurposeofstudyinghardistopassexams.

D.Thepurposeofdesigningcoursesisnotonlyforpassingexams.

2Accordingtothe2ndparagraph,studentsintheUnitedStatesshould_________.

A.dependmoreonthemselvesthanonprofessors

B.plantheirtimeandsequencetheirwork

C.alwaysfollowtheprofessors’advice

D.findasuitableplaceforstudying

3Ifstudentsneedtheadviceoftheirteachers,theyshould__________.

A.putforwardtheirquestionsinclass

B.gototheirteachers’office

C.findsomeexcusestoseeteachersathome

D.turntotheirteachersduringthebreak

4Studentswho__________intheUnitedStatesareconsideredgoodones.

A.paymoreattentiontogoodscores

B.havethedesiretolearnbythemselves

C.aregoodatlearningwordsbyheart

D.knowmuchaboutcomputers

5Americanprofessorsmayberequiredtospendmoreoftheirtime_________.

A.knowingwhatisontheirstudents’mind

B.helpingstudentsfinishtheirassignments

C.writingarticles

D.instructingstudents’research

Passage2

Afewyearsagoitwascommontospeakofagenerationgapbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentssaidthattheirchildrendidnotrespectandlistentothem,whilechildrensaidthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?

Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?

Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manypeoplearguethatitisbuiltintoeverypartofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownwaysoflife.Inamoretraditionalsociety,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandlike,andoftentocontinuethefamilyjobs.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,moveoutofthefamilyatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchoosejobsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.

Inoursociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid,tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoneyandtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,thatisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthem.Often,theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisthethirdcauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,seniorpeoplearevaluedfortheirknowledge,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutofdate.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinueinAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.

6Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat___________.

A.theproblemofthegenerationgapdrawsmuchattentionfrompeople

B.itisoutofdatetotalkaboutgenerationgap

C.childrenandparentsaretryingtounderstandeachother

D.itisveryimportantforpeopletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother

7Inamoretraditionalsociety,oldpeople_________.

A.havetheirchildrenrespectandlistentothem

B.donotcarefortheirchildrenatall

C.expecttheirchildrentorebelagainstthem

D.donotlivetogetherwiththeirchildren

8InAmericansocietyyoungpeople__________.

A.donotneedtofindjobs

B.marrypeopleyoungerthanthem

C.havebettereducationthantheirparents

D.leavehomeatanearlyage

9WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?

A.Youngpeopleliketodependmoreonthemselves

B.Parentsdonotlovetheirchildrendearly

C.Americansocietychangesrapidly

D.Parentsexpecttoomuchoftheirchildren.

10Themainideaofthepassageis_________.

A.thatthegenerationgapneedsconsidering

B.whenthegenerationgapisnecessaryinAmericansociety

C.whythegenerationgapexists

D.howwecanreducethegenerationgap

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Valentine’sDaywasthetimemyfatherchosetoshowhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy“ValentineMan”.

Attheageofsix,onValentine’sDaymorning,Igotacardsigned“Love,Dad”forthefirsttimeandagiftofaringwithasmallpieceofredglass.AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned“Love,Dad”.Yearbyyear,thecardsseemedlessimportant,andIthoughtthevalentinewouldalwaysbethere.Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom“importantothers”,and“Love,Dad”justdidn’tseemquiteenough.

Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced,heneverletitshow.Ifhesensedanydisappointmentovervalentinesthatdidn’tarrivefromme,hejusttriedthatmuchhardertocreateapositiveatmosphere,givingmeanextrahuganddoingwhathecouldtomakemydayalittlebrighter.

OnValentine’sDayeightyearsagoIreceivedacardaddressedtomeinmymother’shandwriting.Ontheinside,mymotherhadprinted“HappyValentine’sDay”andmyfatherhadsigned“Love,Dad”.ItwasthekindofcardthatputtearsinmyeyesbecauseIknewthiswouldbethelastIwouldreceivefromhim.

Hisfinalcardremainsonmydesktoday.It’sareminderofhowspecialfatherscanbeandhowimportantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwhocontinuedatraditionoflovewithsimpleactsofunderstandingandhadtheabilitytoexpresshappinesstothepeopleinhislife.

11Whydidthewriterthinkofherfatherasher“ValentineMan”overtheyears?

A.HerfatherhadgivenheravalentineonValentine’sDaytoshowhislove,understandingandhappiness.

B.ShehadplacedherhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfromherfatheronValentines’Day.

C.HerfathercreatedapositiveatmosphereandmadeherdaybrighteronValentine’sDay

D.ShemissedherfatherverymuchonValentine’sDayafterhedied.

12Whenthewritergrewolder,herfather’scardseemedlessimportantbecause____________.

A.shewasnolongerinterestedinValentine’sDay

B.shethoughtherfather’svalentinewasn’tenoughandhopedtogetmorefromothers

C.herboyfriendtooktheplaceofherfather

D.shedidnotlikethedesignofthecardsherfathersenther

13Whenthewriterwasdisappointedaboutthevalentinesshedidnotreceive,herfather_________.

A.gaveheranotherheart-shapedboxfilledwithherfavoritechocolates

B.triedtotalkwithheraboutsomethingelse

C.toldhertoplaceherhopesanddreamsawayfromothers

D.comfortedherbydoingwhathecouldtomakeherhappy

14Whywasthewriter’slastvalentinewritteninhermother’swriting?

A.Hermotherwantedtoshowherlove,too

B.Herfatherwassobusythathehadnotimetomailthecard

C.Herfatherwastooilltomailacard

D.Herfatherwantedtogiveherasurprise

15Thewriterputherfather’sfinalcardonherdeskinorderto__________.

A.rememberherfatherandhislove

B.showittohercolleagues

C.thinkofthepastlifeofherfather

D.getencouragementfromherfather

Passage4

Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisanexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;

butfewpeopleareevenfairlyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthebasicreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbettertha