For each blank in the
following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in
each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context.
A recent article in The
Wall Street journal says that Chinese students in American universities are not
getting the most out of their educational opportunities. The article says that 1 Chinese students work hard, many are not
acquiring the soft skills that come with fully participating in campus life.
Soft skills refer to things
like socialization and learning to be 2. These are the skills
students develop by 3 socially with American and other international
students and by learning how to handle problems in a new 4 and make their own decisions. A large number
of Chinese students, 5, tend to self-segregate,
that is, they just 6 other Chinese students and 7 the campus culture and even the wider American
culture that surrounds them.
Jocelyn Jia, a 22-year-old
from Hainan studying at the university of north Carolina at Chapel Hill, says, "If
you just come to study and hang out with Chinese people, all you bring back to
China is the 8. It's just a piece of
paper. That's it" Jocelyn studies hard, but she likes to 9, too. She's taking every
opportunity to make American friends and experience things she couldn't have at
a(n) 10 university.
Chinese companies want to
hire "haigui" like Jocelyn. Ken Chen of a consulting firm in Shanghai
says an American college education teaches you how to socialize, develop your 11 and know how to think and solve problems. Mr.
Chen says these are the kinds of people he is looking for.
An American education isn't
12, though. It can cost as
much as U.S. $200,000 for a four-year program. But Charlotte Fan, a graduate of
Duke University from Shanghai, says the 13 was worth it. She's now working for an American
company and, in the Wall Street Journal article, is quoted as saying. "I've
learned a lot and changed a lot in college, not just to learn knowledge, but
more importantly the way of thinking, creativity, communication—the soft skills you never learn from 14 but learn from day-to-day life and from
interacting with all the smart kids around you in school. Those sorts of things
are what a Chinese education doesn't 15."
(1)
A .
if
B .
while
C .
as
D .
unless
(2)
A .
enjoyable
B .
permanent
C .
intelligent
D .
independent
(3)
A .
mixing
B .
combining
C .
cooperating
D .
conflicting
(4)
A .
society
B .
environment
C .
class
D .
organization
(5)
A .
however
B .
in addition
C .
as a result
D .
for instance
(6)
A .
take pity on
B .
show respect to
C .
rely on
D .
hang out with
(7)
A .
ignore
B .
admire
C .
require
D .
challenge
(8)
A .
diploma
B .
proof
C .
document
D .
title
(9)
A .
have fun
B .
have a rest
C .
do research
D .
take a trip
(10)
A .
average
B .
Chinese
C .
traditional
D .
prestigious
(11)
A .
social well-being
B .
financial literary
C .
physical strength
D .
emotional intelligence
(12)
A .
adequate
B .
cheap
C .
worthwhile
D .
extensive
(13)
A .
time
B .
effort
C .
investment
D .
degree
(14)
A .
teachers
B .
books
C .
movies
D .
friends
(15)
A .
allow for
B .
know about
C .
focus on
D .
seek out
答案:(1)B;(2)D;(3)A;(4)B;(5)A;(6)D;(7)A;(8)A;(9)A;(10)B;(11)D;(12)B;(13)C;(14)B;(15)C;