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(第15周)阅读练习AGenevaissituatedbetweentheJuraRangeandtheAlpsonthewesternendofLakeGeneva.CapitalofPeaceisoneofitsnames—theEuropeanheadquartersoftheUnitedNationslieshereinPalaisdesNations.Anotherworthynameforthiscitywithahumanitariantradition（人道主义传统）andinternationalcharacteristheWorld’sSmallestMetropolis.Parks,splendidstoresandlivelystreetsintheoldpartoftownandits2000—yearhistorywaittobediscovered.TheJetd’EautogetherwiththeFlowerWatcharethemainattractionseveryyearforthetouristsvisitingGeneva.TheJetd’Eauhasbecomethesymbol(象征)ofGenevaforalongtime.Thisisa140metershighwatermonumentwitharichhistory.Eight13,500—wattprojectorslightthegrandcolumn(圆柱)ofthefountainintheevening,fromearlyMarchuntilthesecondSundayofOctober.TheFlowerWatch,whichwascreatedattheedgeoftheEnglishGardenin1955,remindsusaboutthatGenevaisthebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatchmaking,andthatthisindustryhasbecomeinternationallyfamous,aswellthroughthequalityofthewatchesasthroughtheirbeautifulappearance.SailsonLakeGenevaarealsoenjoyable.TheLakeofGeneva,lyingamongtheAlps,isatrueinlandsea,makingpossibleawiderangeofpleasantboattrips,youcanrelaxandwatchthebeautifulscenespassby.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuitablefordescribingGeneva?A.CapitalofPeace.B.PalaisdesNations.C.TheWorld’sSmallestMetropolis.D.ThebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatchmaking.57.TheJetd’Eauinthesecondparagraphrefersto.A.thewaterfountainB.theEnglishGardenC.anewscenewithelectriclightingD.thenameofafamouswatchmaker58.WhatdowelearnabouttheLakeofGenevafromthetext?A.ItisthesymbolofGeneva.B.ItliesamongtheJuraRange.C.Ithasadirectpassagetotheocean.D.Itisalargebodyofwateroftouristinterest.BSincemanyofyouareplanningtostudyatacollegeoruniversityinthiscountry,youmaybecurioustoknowwhatyouusuallydoinatypicalweek,howyoucangetalongwithyourfellowstudents,andsoon.ThesearethequestionsIwanttodiscusswithyoutoday.First,let’stalkaboutwhatyourweeklyschedulewilllooklike.Nomatterwhatyourmajormaybe,youcanexpecttospendbetweenfourandsixhoursaweekforeachclassattendinglectures.Lecturesareusuallyinverylargeroomsbecausesomecoursessuchasintroductiontosociologyoreconomicsoftenhaveasmanyastwoorthreehundredstudents,especiallyatlargeuniversities.Inlectures,it’sveryimportantforyoutotakenotesonwhattheprofessorsaysbecausetheinformationalectureisoftendifferentfromtheinformationinyourtextbooks.Also,youcanexpecttohaveexamquestionsbasedonthelectures.Soitisn’tenoughtojustreadyourtextbooks;youhavetoattendlecturesaswell.Inatypicalweekyouwillalsohaveacoupleofhoursofdiscussionforeveryclassyoutake.Thediscussionsectionisasmallgroupmeetingusuallywithfewerthanthirtystudentswhereyoucanaskquestionsaboutthelectures,thereading,andthehomework.Inlargeuniversities,graduatestudents,calledteachingassistants,usuallydirectdiscussionsections.Ifyourmajorischemistry,orphysics,oranotherscience,you’llalsohavetospendseveralhoursaweekinthelab,orlaboratory,doingexperiments.Thismeansthatsciencemajorsspendmoretimeintheclassroomthannonsciencemajorsdo.Ontheotherhand,peoplewhomajorinsubjectslikeliteratureorhistoryusuallyhavetoreadandwritemorethansciencemajorsdo.59.Themainpurposeofthistextis.A.tohelpthestudentstolearnaboutuniversitylifeB.topersuadethestudentstoattendlecturesC.toencouragethestudentstotakepartindiscussionsD.toadvisethestudentstochoosepropermajors60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatuniversityprofessors.A.spendabout5hoursonlectureseachweekB.mustjointhestudentsinthediscussionsectionsC.prefertousetextbooksintheirlecturesD.requirethestudentstoreadbeyondthetextbooks61.AdiscussionsectiondoesNOTinclude.A.workingundertheguidanceofuniversityprofessorsB.talkingoverwhatthestudentshavereadaboutthecoursesC.discussingtheproblemsrelatedtothestudents’homeworkD.raisingquestionsaboutwhataprofessorhassaidinalecture62.Accordingtotheauthor,sciencemajors.A.havetoworkharderthannonsciencemajorsB.spendlesstimeontheirstudiesthannonsciencemajorsC.considerexperimentsmoreimportantthandiscussionsD.readandwritelessthannonsciencemajorsCAlettertoEdward,acolumnist(报刊专栏作家）DearMrExpert:Igrewupinanunhappyandabusivehome.IalwayspromisedmyselfthatI’dgetoutassoonaspossible.Now,atage20,Ihaveagoodjobandanicehouse,andI’mreallyproudoftheindependenceI’veachieved.Here’stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswishtheyhadplaceslikemine—somuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnowtheyseemtotakeitforgrantedthattheycanshowupanytimetheylike.Theybringboyfriendsover,talkonthephoneandstayoutforever.Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortableandwarm—butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveoutonmyown,sowhycan’tIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy(隐私)?JoanEdward’sreplytoJoanDearJoan:Ifyourfamilydidn’tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,youprobablyhavetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.Andifyou’vegatheredyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamilyatmosphere(气氛),youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflictyougrewupwith—ordestroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedtounderstandthatintruefriendshipit’sokaytoputyourownneed