As the new term starts, freshmen around the world are asking the same question: how can I make the best of four years at college? The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.
“Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon(繭)”, wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student at Comell. “College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself. Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities.”
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington University. “If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions.”
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor---this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”
Many young people can’t imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cell phones. But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It’s the only way you’ll be able to read anything serious. “This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances(熟人),” she suggested.
小題1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should _________.
A．spend more time at schoolB．take some time out of school
C．listen to criticism moreD．not argue with roommates
小題2:Who thinks it is important to consider something critically?
A．Aman Singh GillB．Christine Smallwood
C．Tim NovikoffD．Willlie Lin
小題3:As for modern information devices, the last two paragraphs mean to tell us ________.
A．to keep ourselves off them forever not to use them
B．to turn them off
C．to make a schedule to use them
D．not to use them
小題4:This passage is mainly about _________.
A．tips from some students for college life
B．ways to read something serious regularly
C．days without cell-phones and computers
D．chances to go to university you really like

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述的是一些專家對于大學生活應(yīng)該如何度過所提出的建議。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)本段第一句Remember also to take some time away from campus,說明本段內(nèi)容是建議我們走出校園，到外面去參加各種活動，故下劃線的句子也是表達這個意思，B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)第四段2,3,4行And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”說明他認為要批評地考慮一切問題，故A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段，尤其是最后一段第一行Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off.說明這兩段的內(nèi)容是關(guān)于要我們做好計劃和安排，讓自己在某段時間之內(nèi)遠離網(wǎng)絡(luò)，故C項正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.可知本文是一些大學生如何度過自己的大學生活的建議，故A正確。
點評：本文講述的是一些專家對于大學生活應(yīng)該如何度過所提出的建議，測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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