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(2021·八省市联考模拟卷)
Non－Credit Courses
The Pre－College Program offers non－credit courses. Students will experience college－level courses given by some of our college's leading experts and will receive written feedback (反馈) on their work at the end of the course. Pre－College students will also receive a grade of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the program.
All non－credit courses meet from 9：00 a．m.－11：30 a．m. daily and may have additional requirements in the afternoons or evenings.
COURSE：Case Studies in Neuroscience
·June 11－July 2
·Leah Roesch
Using student－centered, active－learning methods and real－world examples, this course is designed to provide a fuller understanding of how the human brain works.
COURSE：Psychology of Creativity
·June 15－June 28
·Marshall Duke
Why are certain people so creative? Is it genetic (遗传的), or a result of childhood experience? Are they different from everyone else? This popular psychology course highlights the different theories of creativity.
COURSE：Creative Storytelling
·June 21－July 3
·Edith Freni
This college－level course in creative storytelling functions as an introduction to a variety of storytelling techniques that appear in different forms of creative writing, such as short fiction and playwriting.
COURSE：Sports Economics
·July 19－August 1
·Christina DePasquale
In this course we will analyze many interesting aspects of the sports industry: sports leagues, ticket pricing, salary negotiations, discrimination, and NCAA policies to name a few.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了大学预科项目提供的四个非学分课程。
1．Who is the text intended for?
A．The general public. B．College freshmen.
C．Educational experts. D．High school students.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“The Pre－College Program offers non－credit courses.”和最后一句“Pre－College students will also receive a grade of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory and a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the program.”可知，这篇文章是写给大学预科生的，即高中生。本题的关键是理解Pre－College的意思，前缀pre－的意思是“在……前；先于”，由此可以推出答案为D项。
答案：D
2．Which course can you take if you are free only in June?
A．Sports Economics.
B．Creative Storytelling.
C．Psychology of Creativity.
D．Case Studies in Neuroscience.
解析：细节理解题。对比四个课程的时间，授课时间全部在六月的只有June 15－June 28，其所对应的课程是Psychology of Creativity。故选C。
答案：C
3．Whose course should you choose if you are interested in creative writing?
A．Leah Roesch's. B．Edith Freni's.
C．Marshall Duke's. D．Christina DePasquale's.
解析：细节理解题。COURSE：Creative Storytelling中有creative writing的原词复现，由此可知，如果你对创意写作感兴趣，你应该选择Creative Storytelling，该课程的授课人是Edith Freni。故选B。
答案：B
