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1、 (CET-2 Reading Comprehension Supplementary Materials)Passage 1Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with students. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class
2、or give an examination. (Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams.) The ideal student is considered to be one who is encouraged to learn for the purpose of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades. Some students may be frustrated with teachers who do not believe
3、 it is necessary to grade every assignment. Sometimes homework is returned with short written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, students should learn the material assigned.When research is assigned, the professor expects students to begin and to complete the assignment with
4、 minimum instruction. It is the students responsibility to find books and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain how a university library works; they expect students, especially graduate students, to be able to find what they need in the library.Professors will help stud
5、ents who need it, but prefer that their students not depend on them too much. This is different from teacher-student relationships in other countries. In the United States, professors have other duties in addition to teaching. Often they do some administrative work within their departments. In addit
6、ion, they may be required to write articles and books. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either ask a professor for help during office hours or make an appointment.1 What does t
7、he author mean by saying that “Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams”?A. Students study hard only for exams.B. Teachers think it necessary for their students to fail exams.C. Teachers think that the only purpose of studying hard is to pass exams.D. The purpose of designing cours
8、es is not only for passing exams.2 According to the 2nd paragraph, students in the United States should_.A. depend more on themselves than on professorsB. plan their time and sequence their workC. always follow the professors adviceD. find a suitable place for studying3 If students need the advice o
9、f their teachers, they should_.A. put forward their questions in classB. go to their teachers officeC. find some excuses to see teachers at homeD. turn to their teachers during the break4 Students who _ in the United States are considered good ones.A. pay more attention to good scoresB. have the des
10、ire to learn by themselvesC. are good at learning words by heartD. know much about computers5 American professors may be required to spend more of their time_.A. knowing what is on their students mindB. helping students finish their assignmentsC. writing articlesD. instructing students research Pass
11、age 2A few years ago it was common to speak of a generation gap between young people and their elders. Parents said that their children did not respect and listen to them, while children said that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly
12、appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that it is built into every part of our society.One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In a more traditional society, when children
13、 grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and like, and often to continue the family jobs. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with pe
14、ople whom their parents have never met, and choose jobs different from those of their parents.In our society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did, to find better jobs, to make more money and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, that is another cause of
15、the gap between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is the third cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, senior people are valued for their knowledge, but in our soci
16、ety the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue in American life for some time to come.6 The first paragraph tells us that_.A. the problem of the generation gap draws much attention from peopleB. it is out of
