Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree,In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks;while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student. Would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course,though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.

　　For very course that the follows a student is given a grade,which is recorded, and the record is availablefor the student to show to prospective employers.All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work,but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs.Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm.The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.Any student who is thought to have broken therules,for example,by cheating his to appear before a student court.With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity.A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.

　　練習(xí)題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.Normally a student would at least attend ______ classes each week.

　　A. 36

　　B. 20

　　C. 12

　　D. 15

　　2.According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed ______.

　　A. to live in a different university

　　B. to live at home and drive to classes

　　C. to take a particular course in a different university

　　D. to get two degrees from two different universities

　　3.America university students are usually under pressure of work because__________

　　A. they have to observe university discipline

　　B. they are heavily involved in student affairs

　　C. their academic performance will affect their future careers

　　D. they want to run for positions of authority

　　4.Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because______

　　A. such positions help them get better jobs

　　B. they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study

　　C. they will then be able to stay longer in the university

　　D. such positions are usually well paid

　　5.The student organizations seem to be effective in ___________

　　A. ensuring that the students observe university regulations

　　B. dealing with the academic affairs of the university

　　C. evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a court

　　D. keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities

　　1.[C] 由文章第1段可知，每個(gè)學(xué)生每學(xué)期要上4到5門(mén)課，每門(mén)課每周有3節(jié)，由此可知學(xué)生每周要上12-15節(jié)課，因此一個(gè)學(xué)生每個(gè)星期至少要上12節(jié)課,故選C。

　　2.[C] 文章首段后一句提到，學(xué)生在攻讀學(xué)位期間可以在兩所不同的學(xué)校上課，C與之相符。A、B在原文中未提及，D錯(cuò)在two degrees，原文只是說(shuō)在不同的學(xué)校上課，并非在不同的學(xué)校獲得學(xué)位。

　　3.[C] 文章第2段第2句的all this指的是前一句提到的學(xué)生所修的每一門(mén)課的成績(jī)都會(huì)記錄下來(lái)給未來(lái)的雇主看，即這將影響他們將來(lái)的就業(yè)，C與之相符。A“遵守校方紀(jì)律”文中有提及，但跟所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題無(wú)關(guān);B說(shuō)的對(duì)象是有些學(xué)生，且也跟問(wèn)題無(wú)關(guān);D文中并未提及。

　　4.[A] 文章后一段末句明確指出，擔(dān)任過(guò)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職位的學(xué)生很受人尊敬，對(duì)他將來(lái)的事業(yè)也很有利，A與之相符。

　　5.[A] 本題的解題關(guān)鍵是第2段第4句，該句中的the effective work of maintaining discipline可知A正確。A中的observe university regulations與文中的maintain discipline對(duì)應(yīng)，故正確。