公共英语考试

【单选题】Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In manyAmerican universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester.
A、typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer perioD、It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
For every course, a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to possible future employers.All this puts a constant pressure and strain of work on him, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs.Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities.
A、student who is thought to have broken the rules, should appear before a student court. With the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity.
A、student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.
Students are usually under pressure of work because ______.
A、their performance will affect their future careers
B．they are heavily involved in student affairs
C．they have to observe university discipline
D．they want to run for positions of authority

网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[名师精解] 题干是：学生常常压力很大，因为……。可通过pressure这个词到文中去寻找相应的信息点，第二段的第一句话：For every course，a student is given a grade，which is recorded，and the record is available for the student to show to possible future employers．All this puts a constant pressure and strain of work on him…每门课都有成绩，成绩都要记录，成绩记录要给未来可能的雇主看。因此，压力来自这里。 [解题秘籍] 这是细节题，从题干中找到关键词，再回到文章里寻找相应的题眼。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>