Question

When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.
One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.
I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(課程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(學分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀釋)” the quality of the education they offer.
In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’s not a good idea to water down medicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(實習生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.
小題1:The first paragraph serves as a(n)________．

A．explanation

B．definition

C．introduction

D．comment

小題2:We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．most American universities are against the “three-year degree” model

B．many famous US universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” model

C．professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” model

D．the “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient

小題3:In most US universities，________.

A．college students are offered the co-op program

B．electives’ credits make up one quarter of the required credits

C．all students are required to finish four-year education before graduation

D．some excellent students can graduate ahead of time

小題4:We can infer that________.

A．the author is a college professor

B．the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to afford

C．the author considers the university education quality very important

D．the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students

小題5:Which of the following can be the best title?

A．It’s time to shorten the learning process

B．Best learning takes place over time

C．University education should be watered down

D．College education calls for reform

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：文章大意：作者認為把大學四年的學制縮短為三年不是一個好主意，保證足夠的時間才能保證大學教育的質量。
小題1:C篇章結構題。本題要求學生推斷文章的結構。根據第一段的內容可知第一段是用來引入話題的，故C項最佳。
小題2:A細節理解題。根據第二段中的Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model可知幾乎沒有幾所美國大學認可“三年本科學位”模式。
小題3:D細節理解題。根據第三段中的most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early可知特別優秀的大學生可以提前畢業。
小題4:C推理判斷題。在第四段作者給出了自己的觀點，從“A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major...”“It is not a good idea to water down education”等處可以看出作者非常看重大學教育質量。
小題5:B主旨大意題。作者認為把大學四年的學制縮短為三年不是一個好主意，學好大學功課是需要付出時間的，故B項最佳。