Question

Every year in April, students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called(所谓) spring break.

“It’s been a tradition of our school for years,” said Wang Yueran, 20, a student at Renmin University. He organized a weeklong trip to Sichuan with 12 classmates last year.

But having fun is just one part of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists. The Chinese proverb says “reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles”. It means experience is as important as theory. But while Chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, what’s the aim of making spring break?

Qin Jianguo, from the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention(目的) of pushing students out of the ivory tower(象牙塔) to get experience in their life. Many countries have similar vacations in the middle of the semester for students to do things they like. Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like the US, many Japanese students choose to work as interns(实习生).

Besides Renmin University, only a few other universities in China, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. Wei Xiang, a professor(教授) at Beijing International Studies University, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to give students more choices to arrange their own leisure(休闲) and study activities.

1.Why do students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing in April?

2. Besides having fun, what are also on students’ to-do lists?

3.According to Qin Jianguo, what is the intention of the spring break in some universities?

4. What do many Japanese students do during spring break?

5.Do most of Chinese universities have spring break now?

 

Answer 1

1.Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.

2.Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects.

3.The intention is to push students out of the ivory tower to get experience in their life.

4.Many Japanese students choose to work as interns.

5.No.

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：每年四月，中国人民大学的学生比其他在北京的学生更快乐。为什么呢？因为他们得到一个星期的春假。来自深圳大学学生事务办公室的秦建国认为中国在一些大学春假的想法来自于推动学生走出象牙塔进入他们的生活经验的意图。除了中国人民大学，在中国只有少数其他大学，如烟台大学，有个学生的春假。

1.根据短文第一段Every year in April, students at Renmin University of China have more pleasure than other students in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called(所谓) spring break.可知该作答：Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.

2.根据第三段前两句But having fun is just one part of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists.可知该作答：Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects.

3.根据第四段开头Qin Jianguo, from the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention(目的) of pushing students out of the ivory tower(象牙塔) to get experience in their life.可知该作答：The intention is to push students out of the ivory tower to get experience in their life.

4.根据第四段末Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like the US, many Japanese students choose to work as interns(实习生).可知该作答：Many Japanese students choose to work as interns.

5.根据最后一段开头Besides Renmin University, only a few other universities in China, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students.可知该作答：No.

考点：任务型阅读。