Question

A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．

Katharine Collins, a second-year college student

The course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher．

We do about four assignments （作業） each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback （反饋） after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in．There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might improve．

????????????? Lee Millington, a creative-writing student

I choose the courses because of its reputation．There is a lack of one-to-one teaching．I would like personalized feedback from an expert in my field of writing．Some of the lectures have been quite helpful but they try to use too many different styles of writing．For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels．

I think there is too much attention paid to sharing our work in workshops and giving each other feedback．I think there should be more time given to actual teaching, rather than to feedback from people who are at a similar level to me．

????????????? Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Ella, 16

When I work independently, I feel I have more freedom to develop my ideas and come up with more original viewpoints．The price of university will still be worth it to get the qualifications （資格證書） necessary for better jobs．

Tyier, 16

????????????? Although the cost of university is very high now, I think university is required for gaining a good and well-paid job．

Agencies
1.We can learn from the beginning of the article that ????????? .

A. Most of the university students at UK are dissatisfied with their courses.

B. The higher and higher pay for their courses accounts for the rise of the UK students’ dissatisfaction.

C. All the students at UK universities hold a similar attitude towards the value of getting university degrees.

D. The student’s purpose is to highlight the importance of gaining a university diploma.

2.According to Katharine Collins in Paragraph 2, we can infer that ????????? .

A. She is content with the assignments given in each term.

B. She has never been given one-to-one time with her teacher before.

C. She didn’t think highly of the value of the assignments at the university.

D. She benefits from the assignments a lot because they are helpful.

3.Why does Lee Millington choose the course-- writing?

A. Because he wants to be a great writer in the future.

B. Because he is interested in it from his heart.

C．Because he hope to make a better living before long．

D．Because the course has a high reputation in society．

4.Who will most tend to be a professional novelist among the students mentioned in the passage?

A．Ella．????????????? B．Tyler．????????????? C．Lee．????????????? D．Katharine．

5.What does the author mainly tell us at UK in this passage?

A．The value for university degrees．?????????????

B．The higher pay for courses at university．

C．The terrible assignments at university． ?????????????

D．The puzzle of the students at university．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹雖然大部分英國大學對他們的課程很滿意，但是學費的增加使學生很不滿意，文章例舉了不同的學生對大學課程的不同的觀點。

1.細節題：從文章第一段的句子：A study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise．可知大部分英國大學的學生對課程不滿意。選B

2.細節題：從文章第三段的句子：We do about four assignments （作業） each term, each of which is about 3,000 words．However, sometimes they are not that helpful．We hope to be given the right to write feedback （反饋） after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year．可知Katharine Collins對大學布置的任務評價不高,選 C

3.細節題：從文章第四段的句子：I choose the courses because of its reputation．可知Lee Millington 選擇寫作課程是因為這個課程在社會上的名氣很高。選D

4.細節題：從文章第四段的句子：For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels．可知Lee有可能成為小說家，選C

5.主旨題：從文章第一段的句子：The study highlights a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees．可知作者主要告訴我們英國大學學位的價值，選A

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