Make the most of college
Dear Daughter,
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind.
First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament（ 證明）of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t extremely impotant for your life, the learning skills you gain will be something you will cherish（懷念） forever.
Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don’t be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind.
Most importantly, make friends and be happy. College friends are often the best in life. Pick a few friends and become really close to them – pick the ones who are sincere and honest to you.  Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks or even personalities.
Start planning early – what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good,  and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses.
Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major,  or managing your time, you should take control of your life. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it!
College is the four years where you have:
l The greatest amount of free time
l the first chance to be independent
l the most flexibility（靈活性）to change
l the lowest risk for making mistakes
So please treasure your college years – make the best of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny（命運）, be bold（敢于冒險的） to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges.
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you become just what you dream to be.
Love,
Dad (&Mom)
小題1:What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter? ______
A．Uncertainty
B．Pure enjoyment.
C．Successes and challenges.
D．Experimentation with life.
小題2:What does the author advise his daughter to do in college?______
A．Plan everything.
B．Party with friends in her free time.
C．Ignore what others think or say.
D．Treasure and make the best of her college years.
小題3:Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?_____
a. think and live independently
b. learn how to learn
c. choose friends with similar personalities
d. be genuine and sincere
e. try new things
A．a(chǎn)bcB．bceC．cdeD．a(chǎn)be
小題4:From the text, we can conclude the father ______.
A．is worried about his daughter
B．is optimistic about his daughter’s future
C．is strict with his daughter
D．is sad that his daughter is leaving home

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D  
小題4:B

小題1:C細節(jié)理解題。作者在信中希望女兒積極投身大學生活，在成功和挑戰(zhàn)中磨礪自己。選項D有偏頗，不是作者的主要意思。
小題2:D細節(jié)理解題。作者希望女兒能夠珍惜大學時光，努力學習、交友、計劃未來、勇于挑戰(zhàn)自我等，可以用選項D概括。選項A顯然不對，作者并未讓女兒事事計劃周全；選項C與文章意思不符，文中作者希望女兒不要受別人的意見所困，要有自己的主見，但并非不管不顧別人的言論。
小題3:D細節(jié)理解題。作者在信中給女兒出了多條建議，對比文章可知，作者希望女兒交的朋友對她是真心的，別管其他很多條件。D項的描述在文章并未提及。
小題4:B情感態(tài)度題。根據(jù)全文的語言基調(diào)得出.
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