Question

If you are planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors. Everyone has different opinions about where the best places to live in also; the best places to live are not always home to the best schools. Finally, many schools specialize in different areas of study. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, is a great school for computer science and technology-based fields of study, However, if you want to study oceanography, your interests may be better served by attending school in a place that is on a coastline or near the ocean.

Now I am sure that you know which schools are considered the best in the country. So I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in.

California is a nice state. Northern California specifically has very good weather. Los Angeles in southern California is another story though. Life in LA is full of excitement and fast, and sometimes—dangerous. As for me, I enjoyed the history and culture. The weather is not as perfect as California, but it is still quite nice. My favorite area of America is the Mid-west. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. In addition, there are many good universities there.  

Also, you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the various states. You like sunshine and hate snow? Then you probably won’t like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature and peace and quiet? Then you should stay away from America’s larger cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you decided put some thought into it. The place you live could be the difference between a great study abroad experience and a state of great suffering on earth.

From the first paragraph we can conclude that in the U.S.A. __________.

all colleges and universities lie in big cities

all colleges and universities lie in beautiful places

famous colleges and universities lie in nice places

famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places

What should be considered first if you want to study in the U.S.A.?

A. The climate.       B. The scenery.        C. The study condition.       D. The living condition.

If you study in Middle America, you can probably _______.

find the best universities

feel the real character of the nation

meet the most famous professors there

face more difficulty

From the last paragraph of this passage we can get to know that ________.

Washington is the largest city in the U.S.A.

Washington is the political center of the U.S.A.

you can’t find sunshine in the Midwest

you can’t find any universities out of big cities in the U.S.A.

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】C

【小題3】B

【小題4】B

解析:

【小題1】本題考查對(duì)某一段落細(xì)節(jié)信息認(rèn)定的能力。由第一段第二句“…the best places to live are not always home to the best schools”可知名校不一定座落在最好的地方。其他選項(xiàng)與文章信息不符。

【小題2】本題考查根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行判斷的能力。從文章中可以看出決定出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)的因素很多：學(xué)校所處的地理位置，學(xué)校所側(cè)重的科目及學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境等，所有的因素比較起來(lái)，學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境應(yīng)該是最重要的。

【小題3】本題考查理解文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的能力。由第三段倒數(shù)第二句“Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values.”可知美國(guó)人的價(jià)值觀在美國(guó)中部地區(qū)有很強(qiáng)的代表性。其他三項(xiàng)缺乏原文的信息支持。

【小題4】本題考查對(duì)某一段落細(xì)節(jié)信息認(rèn)定的能力。由最后一段“Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you.” 可知Washington是政府所在地, 又根據(jù)常識(shí)可知,政府所在地一般為一個(gè)國(guó)家的政治中心， 所以Washington 就是美國(guó)的政治中心。A項(xiàng)原文中未涉及；C，D項(xiàng)與原文信息不符。