Passage Two
Deep Springs is an American college. It is an unusual college. It is high in the White Mountains in California, not in a college town. [29]The campus is a collection of old buildings, with no beautiful classrooms. The only college-like thing about Deep Springs is its library.Students can study from the 18,000 books 24 hours a day. The library is never crowded as [30]there are only 24 well-qualified male students at the college. In addition, there are only five full-time professors. These teachers believe in the idea of this college. They need to believe in it! They do not get much money. In fact, [31]their salaries are only $9,000 a year plus room and meals. The school gives the young teachers as well as the students something more important than money.
"There is no place like Deep Springs," says a second-year student from New York State. "Most colleges today are much the same, but Deep Springs is not afraid to be different." He says that students at his college are in a situation quite unlike in the other school. Students are there to learn, and they cannot run away from problems. There is no place to escape to!
At most colleges, students can close their books and go to a film. They can go out to restaurants or parties. Deep Springs' students have completely different alternatives. They can talk to each other or to their teachers. Another possible activity is to go to the library to study. They might decide to do some work. [32]The student who doesn't want to do any of these activities can go for a walk in the desert. Deep Springs is far from the world of restaurants and cinemas! There is not even a television set on campus.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What do we learn about Deep Springs College from the passage?
正確答案:B
解析:從選項中的關鍵詞college town, building, classrooms和library可以預測,該題是問某所學校的情況。原文說校園里有許多舊建筑物,因此選B。其他選項描述的內容與原文相悖。
30. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College?
正確答案:C
解析:選項都是數字,聽的同時就要在相應的數字旁邊記下該數字代表的內容,再聽問題問的是哪個內容的數字。原文說該學院只有24名男學生,因此答案是C。
31. What does the speaker say about the teachers in the college?
正確答案:D
解析:原文主題說的是一所學院,可以猜測本題選項中的They不是指老師就是指學生。而從選項中出現兩次的單詞pay可以判斷They是指老師(老師才有報酬),因此要特別留意聽關于老師的內容。原文說教師的待遇除了包含食宿外,只有9000美元的年薪,故D正確。
32. What can students do in their spare time?
正確答案:A
解析:選項是四種活動,可猜測問的是老師或學生的活動。原文說該學院的學生不想看書、談話、去圖書館學習和工作的時候(也就是有閑暇的時候),可以去沙漠散步,故選A。