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【题目】Now it's time for college students to enjoy theirthree months of freedom. But students shouldn'tcompletely ignore their college responsibilities if theywant to stay on track for next year. To make asmooth transition back to campus in the fall, here areseveral things every college student should do this summer.

Stay on top of deadlines. Professors and studentsmay have the summer off, but it's still business asusual for the university. Faust, a rising senior, advisesstudents to stay on top of all time-sensitive financial oradministrative obligations necessary for next semester.

"In summer time, there are often severaldeadlines regarding financial aid, housing, tuition andclass registration," says Faust." If you don't keepcollege on your radar, you could miss out on some seriously important stuff."

Gain industry experience. Students fortunateenough to land an expected internship, should takethe opportunity to build professional contacts, andexperience working in an industry and an officesetting. Interns should be eager to help out and helpwith projects that will translate onto a resume.

Save for upcoming semester. Travel and goingout with friends are big money drainers, and ifstudents don't carefully budget and save, they mayfind themselves strapped during the school year.

Suzanna de Baca, vice president of wealthstrategies at Ameriprise Financial advises studentswith federal loans to create a post-graduation savingsaccount to help make payments or even start payingdown loans while still in school.

Take a week off. It's also important for studentsto take time this summer to relax and recharge.Experts say students will be more productive if theytake the time for themselves.

"I am ending my summer internship a weekbefore school starts so that I have a whole week toget my ducks in a row before the semester begins,"says Faust. "In that time I will be finalizing myschedules, organizing my planner, buying any necessarysupplies, reorganizing my hard drive and so on."

【1】The college students are to pay attention to the college duties so that ______.

A. they can hunt a satisfactory job

B. they can be on the right track next year

C. they can get high marks in the next year

D. they won't be rejected by the campus

【2】In order not to miss some vital information, the college students should _______.

A. realize the deadline of financial aid and tuition

B. keep them informed of the time-sensitive obligations

C. have the summer off as other students or professors

D. keep their summer holiday and college life on the radar

【3】 The underlined word probably means _________.

A. being lacking in money

B. being trapped in difficulty

C. dropping out of college

D. meeting with trouble

【4】 What's the main idea of the passage?

A. How to adapt to the college life for the students.

B. Some ideas on how to spend the summer holiday.

C. Several things college students should do this summer.

D. Ways for the college students to enjoy themselvesin summer.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】【1】细节理解题。文中第一段提到“students shouldn'tcompletely ignore their college responsibilities if they wantto stay on track for next year”，即学生们要想来年正常进行就不应该完全忽视他们的职责，B项所述与此处相吻合。

【2】理节理解题。文中提到“Faust，a rising senior，advises students to stay on top of all time-sensitive financial oradministrative obligations”，即要随时知道一些时间敏感的待付款项，B项所述与此处相吻合。

【3】猜测词义题。上文提到“旅游会是很浪费钱的事情”，故此处表示“如果学生不仔细预算和节约的话，会发现自己手头紧张”，故选择A项。

【4】主旨大意题。由首段和全文内容可知，本文主要论述了大学生在暑假应该做的几件事情。C项所述符合全文内容。