题目内容
【题目】The Nutcracker
Time: May 5
Place: Wuhan Theater
Enjoy a fairy tale come to life with this amazing production, presented by the famous Russian State Ballet. The ballet tells the story of a little girl who receives a nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. Suddenly, it transforms into a little prince, and he takes the girl on a voyage through the Land of Snow. This production is a superb performance which lived up to the mystery of the charming Russian classic.
Hello Sadness
Time: Ongoing until May 1
Place: Shanghai Art Theater
This play is adapted from the 1954 French novel Bonjour Tristesse, written by Francoise Sagan when she was only 18. The story is about a 17-year-old girl, Cecile, who lives with her father Raymond. When Raymond finally decides to settle down with a woman, Cecile worries about how her life will change, and she tries to destroy the marriage. Be prepared for a sad ending.
Rain Zone
Time: Ongoing until June 19
Place: Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone, Guangzhou
If you have wondered what it is like to walk in the rain without getting wet, this is an exhibition you shouldn’t miss. This artistic equipment allows visitors to walk through falling water, but sensors make sure that the water stops falling wherever a person is standing. The experience will provide you with the interesting feeling that you’re controlling the rain.
Claude Monet
Time: May 1 to Aug 31
Place: Beijing World Art Museum
If you are an art fan who also enjoys modern technology, you should make time for this multimedia exhibition. The high-tech art show displays about 400 copies of Claude Monet’s work and records the life of the artist himself. The exhibition takes you through Monet’s artistic career. With the help of 3-D technology, visitors can also travel to Monet’s hometown to see how his masterpieces were created.
【1】Which place may satisfy a dance fan in May?
A. Wuhan Theater.
B. Shanghai Art Theater.
C. Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone.
D. Beijing World Art Museum.
【2】What can we learn about the play Hello Sadness?
A. It’s produced by a teenager. B. Cecile’s father treats her badly.
C. It’s an adaptation from a novel. D. Cecile’s family live in harmony.
【3】Which can you still enjoy in July?
A. Hello Sadness. B. The Nutcracker.
C. Rain Zone. D. Claude Monet.
【4】What do the last two events have in common?
A. They are exhibitions of paintings.
B. They depend on modern technology.
C. They are held in memory of different artists.
D. They allow visitors to control the equipment.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】C
【3】D
【4】B
【解析】文章向读者介绍几个演出和展示的时间，地点，以及相关的表演及展示的一些具体信息。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一部分The Nutcracker的内容，时间是在Time: May 5，……presented by the famous Russian State Ballet.可知由著名的俄罗斯国家芭蕾舞团表演，可知舞蹈爱好者在5月份可能在Place: Wuhan Theater，故选A。
【2】细节理解题。根据Hello Sadness这部分内容的第一句This play is adapted from the 1954 French novel Bonjour Tristesse written by Francoise Sagan when she was only 18.这个话剧是根据1954年的法国小说Bonjour Tristesse改编的，故选C。
【3】细节理解题。根据四个表演信息的时间，可知7月你能欣赏的只有Claude Monet
Time: May 1 to Aug 31，故选D。
【4】推理判断题。根据第三部分内容This artistic equipment allows visitors to walk through falling water, but sensors make sure that the water stops falling wherever a person is standing.这个艺术的装备可以让游客在雨中行走，传感器确保水不会落在任何有人站立的地方。根据第四部分内容With the help of 3-D technology, visitors can also travel to Monet’s hometown to see how his masterpieces were created.在3-D技术的帮助下，游客可以去莫奈的家乡看看他的杰作是怎样创造出来的。可推断，这两个项目的共同点是它们都依靠现代科技。故选B。
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If You Get In, Make College Count
As tuition costs rise, with post-undergraduate (本科毕业后) jobs difficult to find, is higher education worth the cost?
Here is an unfortunate truth: For far too many incoming freshmen, college－any college－is not worth it. Year after year, students fail to get the full value of their tuition.
Many critics blame this cost/value problem on the universities, though each critic might point to a different reason: teachers always think of difficult research, the high costs of athletics, or the popularity of majors that are supposedly not suited to the new job market, to name some of their favorites.
But these are symptoms and not the illness itself. In our experience, the source of the wasted university experience begins with the student. Too often, students make bad choices or, frankly, just not enough great choices.
Too often we meet students who are so exhausted by the business of getting into college that they don’t work hard once they arrive－one of the most common wastes of time and tuition. A poorly constructed transcript (成绩单) can be destructive to a student’s education. Failure to engage and build professional working relationships with professors in office hours (which may lead to continued study, internships and more) also hurts the student’s experience.
Another mistake is failing to make use of the many support networks on today’s college campuses. It’s almost embarrassing how many good offerings are rolled into each tuition dollar, but most students don’t know they exist.
Another common point of failure is filling the schedule with too many extracurricular activities as students once did in high school, rather than getting intensely involved in one or two at most. The same can be said of overburdened course loads.
The final great failure we frequently see is the approach students (and their parents) take to selecting a major and accurately seeing its impact on a future career. University systems are not vocational schools. While critics nowadays complain about the attraction of useless majors — and some do exist — more frequently we see too many students pursue a course of study that is not their strength, simply because it seems to have obvious connections to a potential job after graduation.
Rather than perform poorly in a “practical” major and be of little interest as a future job candidate, we say it is better to major in a subject where a student would do well and master the tools of communication and analysis. Students who choose a unique major should complement (使更具有吸引力) that with some well-chosen skill courses, internships and other co-curricular activities that help them with career opportunities after college.
So, is college worth it? It can be. Studies show that college graduates have many advantages — material, social and emotional — that can lead to greater success later in life.
To get the full value out of college, students must be as diligent and creative about getting out of college as they were about getting in. After all, the most beautiful, Olympic saltwater pool does you no good if you don’t know how to swim.
Introduction | Students in college are 【1】 to get the full value of the constantly rising tuition. Critics hold that the universities are responsible for the problem, but actually it is students themselves that are to 【2】 . |
Students’ mistakes | ● Students tend to stop working hard after【3】 to college. |
● Students fail to take advantage of the 【4】 that colleges provide. | |
●【5】 in too many extracurricular activities makes students overburdened with course loads | |
● Students can’t adopt a correct【6】 to select a major and accurately see its future potential. | |
Author’s advice | ● Take personal 【7】 and strength into account. |
● Learn the skills of communication and analysis. | |
● Choose some skill courses, internships and other co-curricular activities to 【8】 future career chances. | |
● Most importantly, 【9】 and creativity. | |
【10】 | Students, and only students themselves, can get the best out of college, as long as they learn the skills to swim in the beautiful pool of college. |