Ⅲ.Reading
Comprehension
从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilityforlearninglieswiththestudents.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven，instr uctorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformationinthereadingeveniftheydonotd iscussitinclassorgiveanexamination.(Coursesarenotd esignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams).Theidealstudentisconsideredtobeonewhoismotivatedtolearnforthesakeoflearning，nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Grade-consciousstudentsmaybefrustr atedwithteacherswhodonotbelieveitisnecessarytogradeeveryassignment.Sometimeshomeworkisreturnedwithbriefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven，thestudentisresponsibleforlearningthematerialassigned.
Whenresearchisassigned，theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotaketheinitiativeandtocompletetheassignmentwithminimalguidance.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytofindbooks，periodicals，andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhowauniversitylibraryworks，theyexpectstudents，particularlygraduatestudents，tobeabletoexhaustthereferencesourcesinthelibrary.
Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit，butpreferthattheirstudentsnotbeoverlydependentonthem.(Thisdiffersfromteacher-studentr elationshipsinothercountr ies.)IntheUnitedStates，professorshaveotherdutiesbesidesteaching.Oftentheyareresponsibleforadministr ativeworkwithintheirdepartments.Inaddition，theymaybeobligedtopublisharticlesandbooks.Thereforethetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassislimited.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork，thestudentshouldeitherapproachaprofessorduringofficehoursormakeanappointment.
“Coursesarenotd esignedmerelyforstudentstopassexams.”Thismeansteachers______.
A.wantstudentstofailexams
B.careonlyaboutexamgrades
C.believethatpassingexamsisnottheonlypurposeofacourse
D.designcoursesforlecturesonly
正确答案：C[解析]课程的设计不仅仅是用来让学生通过考试，选项C与此意相符。
