自考英语

II.阅读理解。认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共1 0小题，每小题2分，共20分)

Passage One

Every Thursday afternoon, my art history class meets not in our lecture hall but in the Yale

University Art Gallery.

We spend our one-hour class discussing two or three of the paintings, many of which are by artists that we have already studied in class. The professor begins by selecting one work of art. After giving us a quick background on the artist, he'll open up for class discussion. Everyone is strongly encouraged to give opinions to the work. Not every piece we study is necessarily famous or striking in appearance and subject matter, yet we always manage to make some interesting observations.

In America, professors always take every opportunity to push textbooks aside and expose students to real world experiences. With some creativity, almost any can be applied to such beyond the classroom learning. My art history class trips to the gallery are but one example. Many other disciplines also offer opportunities to learn outside the classroom, for instance, business, psychology, art, journalism and biology.

A friend of mine from Yale taking an advanced psychology(心理学) course spends every Saturday working with mentally disabled children. Her mornings are spent playing with the kids and studying their sometimes uncontrolled behavior. Then in the afternoon she writes a report on her observations.

Students generally appreciate these unique learning opportunities. They're almost always fun and interesting, and professors like them because students learn so much in just a few short months. No one denies the value of classroom learning. But it can only take students so far. Slides and textbooks may do a good job of carrying facts and dates, but creativity and originality of thought cannot be taught. They can only be got through first-hand experience.

21. The writer studies art history ______.

A. in a lecture hall B. in an art gallery

C. in a simple way D. in a practical way

22. In American universities it is popular for professors to ______.

A. create textbooks by themselves

B. teach their lectures through real world experiences

C. ask their students to memorize the texts

D. share their experiences with the students

23. The writer introduces one of his friends' experiences to us in order to ______.

A. give us an example

B. praise the professor

C. praise his friend

D. advise us to study psychology

24. The writer holds the opinion that ______.

A. learning outside the classroom is the best way

B. teachers should develop students' creativity

C. professors had better shorten their lectures

D. students should put their textbooks away

25. “Slides and textbooks” in the last paragraph refer to ______.

A. the books students may use in class

B. the practical experience

C. the theoretical experience

D. the advice from the professors

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