题文
Every year in late April, students at Renmin University of China become the subjects of admiration and jealousy of their peers on other campuses in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.“It’s been a unique tradition of our school for a decade,” said Wang Yueran, 20, a journalism major at Renmin University, who organized a weeklong trip to Sichuan with 12 classmates last year.
But having fun is just one dimension of the spring break. Field trips, voluntary work, and social projects are all on students’ to-do lists. Experts say the spring break is not just for students to enjoy a few days off, but for them to gain new experiences beyond the campus walls.
Push them out
The traditional Chinese belief of the exploration of knowledge and truth emphasizes “reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles”, which indicates the importance of experience as much as theory. But while Chinese universities have the tradition of spring outings, what’s the benefit of making spring break an institution?
Qin Jianguo, of the student affairs office at Shenzhen University, thinks the idea of the spring break in some universities in China comes from the intention of pushing students out of the ivory tower to experience more diversity in their lives.
“Take traveling for example. A week traveling is a very different experience to a one- or two-day outing,” said Qin. “Students are expected to acquire the spirit of teamwork and compromise, and learn survival and communication skills when put out there in an unfamiliar context.”
Diverse approaches
Many countries have similar vacations in the middle of the semester for students to do things out of their own interest. Taking Japan as an example, instead of partying like their US counterparts, many Japanese students choose to work as interns or engage in study-related projects.
“The spring break is an opportunity for many of our students to put their learning to use,” said Hiroshi Kanno, dean of the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University, in the school’s description of a recent spring break project.
As for Chinese students who take a week off around the Labor Day holiday, many tend to do volunteer work. Duan Zhipeng, a 22-year-old economics major at Renmin University, applied for a project to go back to his hometown in Jiangxi province to introduce his university’s enrollment policies and campus culture to local high school students.
Not a trend yet
Apart from Renmin University, only a few other universities, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US.
Wei Xiang, a professor specializing in holiday economics at Beijing International Studies University, said that the spring break is a good experiment for universities to make study schedules smoother in order to give students more options to arrange their own leisure and study activities.
小题1:According to the text, up to now, Apart from Renmin University, which University has a spring break for their students. A．Yantai UniversityB．Peking UniversityC．Suzhou UniversityD．Nankai University小题2:The underlined word “it” refers to ______A．field tripsB．exploration of knowledgeC．spring breakD．ivory tower小题3:According to the passage,why do the students in the other universities admire the students at Renmin University? A．Because they tend to do volunteer work.B．Because they go home to meet their relatives.C．Because they get a spring break.D．Because they have lesser courses .小题4:Which of the following is the best title?A．Reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 milesB．Spring break expands horizonsC．Enjoy yourselvesD．A weeklong trip小题5:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?A．Spring break can help students to gain new experiences beyond the campus walls.B．Students are expected to acquire the spirit of teamwork through pring break. C．Spring break can help students tolearn survival and communication skills when in an unfamiliar context.D．Spring break is not common in the US. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
文章介绍了放春假虽然有很多益处，但是中国的春假还有很长一段路要走。
小题1:细节题：根据Apart from Renmin University, only a few other universities, such as Yantai University, have a spring break for their students. The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US. 除了人民大学之外，只有烟台大学等几所高校正在推行春假制度。故选A。
小题2:推理题：根据前后段落，可知这里“it”指的是春假，故选C。
小题3:细节题：根据Every year in late April, students at Renmin University of China become the subjects of admiration and jealousy of their peers on other campuses in Beijing. Why? Because they get a week off in the middle of term, the so-called spring break.可知每年四月末，中国人民大学的学生总能成为京城其他高校学子们羡慕和嫉妒的对象。因为他们拥有一周的期中“春假”。故选C。
小题4:主旨题：从全篇文章的描写可知这篇文章介绍除了人民大学之外，只有烟台大学等几所高校正在推行春假制度。与美国的春假文化及习俗相比，中国的春假还有很长一段路要走。北京第二外国语学院的魏翔教授认为，春假是国内高校在改进学生课程安排方面一次不错的尝试，可以在休闲与课业安排上，为学生提供更多选择。所以最好的题目应该是春假不再只是个传说。故选B。
小题5:细节理解。根据文章倒数第二段中的The concept in China is still far from the culture and norms built around it in the US.可知，春假在美国是正常的模式。故选D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Every year in late A.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
