Every year in late April, students at Renmin University of China become the subjects of admiration and jealousy of their peers on other campuses in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.
It’s been a unique tradition of our school for a decade,” said Wang Yueran, 20, a journalism major at Renmin University, who organized a weeklong trip to Sichuan with 12 classmates last year.
But having fun is just one dimension of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists. Experts say the spring break is not just for students to enjoy a few days off, but for them to gain new experiences beyond the campus walls.
Push them out
The traditional Chinese belief of the exploration of knowledge and truth emphasizes “reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles”, which indicates the importance of experience as much as theory. But while Chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, what’s the benefit of making spring break an institution?
Qin Jianguo, of the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention of pushing students out of the ivory tower to experience more diversity in their lives.
“Take traveling for example. A week traveling is a very different experience to a one- or two-day outing,” said Qin. “Students are expected to acquire the spirit of teamwork and compromise, and learn survival and communication skills when put out there in an unfamiliar context.”
Diverse approaches
Many countries have similar vacations in the middle of the semester for students to do things out of their own interest. Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like their US counterparts, many Japanese students choose to work as interns or engage in study-related projects.
“The spring break is an opportunity for many of our students to put their learning to use,” said Hiroshi Kanno, dean of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University, in the school’s description of a recent spring break project.
As for Chinese students who take a week off around the Labor Day holiday, many tend to do volunteer work. Duan Zhipeng, a 22-year-old economics major at Renmin University, applied for a project to go back to his hometown in Jiangxi province to introduce his university’s enrollment policies and campus culture to local high school students.
Not a trend yet
Apart from Renmin University, only a few other universities, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US.
Wei Xiang, a professor specializing in holiday economics at Beijing International Studies University, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to make study schedules smoother in order to give students more options to arrange their own leisure and study activities.
小題1:According to the text, up to now, Apart from Renmin University, which University has a spring break for their students. 
A.Yantai University
B.Peking University
C.Suzhou University
D.Nankai University
小題2:The underlined word “it” refers to ______
A.field tripsB.exploration of knowledge
C.spring breakD.ivory tower
小題3:According to the passage,why do the students in the other universities admire the students at Renmin University?
A.Because they tend to do volunteer work.
B.Because they go home to meet their relatives.
C.Because they get a spring break.
D.Because they have lesser courses .
小題4:Which of the following is the best title?
A.Reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles
B.Spring break expands horizons
C.Enjoy yourselves
D.A weeklong trip
小題5:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A.Spring break can help students to gain new experiences beyond the campus walls.
B.Students are expected to acquire the spirit of teamwork through pring break.
C.Spring break can help students tolearn survival and communication skills when in an unfamiliar context.
D.Spring break is not common in the US.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析:文章介紹了放春假雖然有很多益處,但是中國的春假還有很長一段路要走。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)Apart from Renmin University, only a few other universities, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US. 除了人民大學(xué)之外,只有煙臺(tái)大學(xué)等幾所高校正在推行春假制度。故選A。
小題2:推理題:根據(jù)前后段落,可知這里“it”指的是春假,故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)Every year in late April, students at Renmin University of China become the subjects of admiration and jealousy of their peers on other campuses in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.可知每年四月末,中國人民大學(xué)的學(xué)生總能成為京城其他高校學(xué)子們羨慕和嫉妒的對(duì)象。因?yàn)樗麄儞碛幸恢艿钠谥小按杭佟。故選C。
小題4:主旨題:從全篇文章的描寫可知這篇文章介紹除了人民大學(xué)之外,只有煙臺(tái)大學(xué)等幾所高校正在推行春假制度。與美國的春假文化及習(xí)俗相比,中國的春假還有很長一段路要走。北京第二外國語學(xué)院的魏翔教授認(rèn)為,春假是國內(nèi)高校在改進(jìn)學(xué)生課程安排方面一次不錯(cuò)的嘗試,可以在休閑與課業(yè)安排上,為學(xué)生提供更多選擇。所以最好的題目應(yīng)該是春假不再只是個(gè)傳說。故選B。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中的The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US.可知,春假在美國是正常的模式。故選D。
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