Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice.

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted into college. You’re excited and maybe a little bit nervous. What can you expect? Read on for our advice.

Prepare yourself for a new life at college

Entering college is like starting a new phase of life. You will have to adjust to your new surroundings. Try to do everything by yourself and learn to stand on your own two feet.

Learn to enjoy the hardships

College is a place where teenagers become adults and academia meets society. It’s a challenging process. You won’t win every prize and you won’t be popular with all your classmates all the time. Only once you have experienced these things will you know what society and life is like.

Communicate with others

College is just like a small society, so you have to communicate with your fellows. Smile at your classmates, show your concern and speak with them. Then they will be happy to help you in return.

Take on your own responsibilities

Don’t count on others to make decisions or plans for you. You are your own master. You should plan your life and manage your study right from the start of your college life. Face up to your troubles bravely and don’t run away.

College is a very important time of your life. If you pay attention, you will acquire precious knowledge, good sense, social experience and determination.

36. According to the passage, when you start your college life, you are ______.

A. happy B. excited

C. a little bit nervous D. both B and C

37. It is a ______process that teenagers become adults and

academia meets society.

A. hard B. pleasure C. challenging D. easy

38. Only once you have experienced______will you know what

society and life is like.

A. happy things B. failure

C. success D. popular things

39. When you communicate with your classmates, you can______.

A. smile at them

B. show your concern with them

C. speak with them

D. A, B and C

40. When you need to make decisions, you should______.

A. ask your parents for help B. ask your teacher for help

C. ask your classmates for help D. decide by yourself______

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

College is a lot different from high school. You may decide to commute from your home to a local campus. Without doubt, though, the most dramatic freshman year is for those living away from home.

On some of those long, seemingly endless nights of studying and writing, it will be only natural for you to long for（向往）the good old days. Hang in there. These down periods will pass. Whatever you do, don’t make major decisions about your major, your courses, or even your roommates during one of these blue periods. Things always look better in the morning.

You’ll make a lot of new friends. Continue to be yourself. Don’t strike a pose or play the role of someone you’re not. Select your friends with the same care and patience you have always used. Believe it or not, your college friendships will be among the most satisfying and enduring relationship in your life. It’s always exciting to discover how wonderfully diverse（多样化的）college relationships can be.

You’ll also be on your own, your own boss (more or less) 24 hours a day. Enjoy your newfound freedom. Sleep in until the afternoon on a light class day. Explore the local town or suburbs with one or two of your new friends. Remember, though, with freedom comes responsibility. Just find your own style.

41. The main difference between high school and college is that ______.

A. you will have more freedom

B. you will have no doubt

C. you will live away from home

D. you will be much happier

42. What does the author mean by saying “blue periods” in the second paragraph?______

A. Periods in blue color. B. Surprising periods.

C. Sad periods. D. Happy periods.

43. When you make friends, you should ______.

A. do as your friends do

B. be yourself

C. strike a pose

D. play the role of someone you’re not

44. College friendship is ______.

A. the most satisfying of your life

B. the most enduring relationship in your life

C. wonderfully diverse

D. A, B and C

45. The sentence in the last paragraph, “You’ll also be your own boss (more or less) 24 hours a day”, means ______.

A. you will become a boss

B. you will become a boss by yourself

C. you do not have anyone telling you what to do and you make your own decisions

D. A, B and C

Task 3

Directions: The following is an introduction of Peking University Library. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 through 50 in the table below. For each blank, you should write no more than 3 words.

Peking University Library was founded in 1902 under the name Capital University Book Collection Building. After the revolution（革命）of 1911, it gained its present name. Around the May 4th Movement of 1919, Peking University became one of the centers for revolutionary activities. Some of the revolutionary leaders, such as Li Dazhao and Mao Zedong, worked in the library. Many well-known scholars（学者）, including Zhang Shizhao, Yuan Tongli and Xiang Da, had been library directors. In 1952, after the nationwide readjustment（重新调整）of colleges and universities, the library moved with Peking University to the former Yenching University（燕京大学）campus, and the Yenching University Library was incorporated（纳入）into the Peking University Library. Peking University library also obtained collections from other universities, and it finally formed the present collection centered in the former Yenching University Library building. In 1975, a new library building was founded in the center of the campus. At that time, it was the best library with the greatest building area and the best building conditions in China. On May 4th 1998, the centennial anniversary of Peking University, the new library building was constructed, symbolizing（象征）the new beginning of the library’s march towards modernization. The well-known Hong Kong entrepreneur, Honorary Doctor of Peking University, Mr. Li Ka Shing financially sponsored the construction.

Peking University Library

Time of foundation: 46

In 1902, the name of Peking University Library is Capital University: 47

Name one of the well-known scholars who had been library directors: 48

The time when the Yenching University Library was incorporated into the Peking University Library: 49

Title of Mr. Li Ka Shing in Peking University: 50

46.______

47.______

48.______

49.______

50.______

Task 4

Directions: The following is a list of Schools & Departments of PeKing University. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to（与……等同）those given in Chinese in the list below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in brackets numbered 51 through 55.

A. — School of Mathematical Sciences

B. — School of Physics

C. — College of Chemistry

D. — School of Life Sciences

E. — College of Urban and Environmental Sciences

F. — School of Earth and Space Sciences

G. — Department of Psychology

H. — College of Engineering

I. — Law School

J. — School of Software and Micro-electronics

K. — Department of Chinese Language and Literature

L. — Department of History

M. — Department of Philosophy

N. — School of Foreign Languages

O. — School of Arts

P. — School of Economics

Q. — Institute of Computer Science & Technology

Example: （L）历史学系 （C）化学学院

51.（ ）法学院 （ ）生命科学学院

52.（ ）哲学系 （ ）外国语学院

53.（ ）中国语言文学系 （ ）工学院

54.（ ）数学科学学院 （ ）心理学系

55.（ ）经济学院 （ ）计算机科学技术研究所

Task 5

Directions: There is a list about college freshman fears below. After reading it, you are required to complete the statements that follow the questions(No. 56 to No. 60). You should write your answers in no more than 3 words on the line correspondingly.

Common College Freshman Fears

1. I don’t know anyone there, and I’ll have problems meeting new people and making friends.

One important thing to remember is that almost everyone there is new, and virtually no one knows anyone else. Even the friendliest first-year college students know a small handful of folks, at most, before arriving on campus. Since everyone is looking to meet other people (especially during orientation and your first week), take a deep breath and introduce yourself. And just in case that doesn’t work, there are lots of other ways to meet new people on campus.

2. I don’t know how I’ll balance so many things.

Time management is one of the biggest challenges for college students. By learning some important time management skills, however, you can stay on top of your game and learn how to handle a very demanding schedule while still having fun.

3. I’m nervous about being on my own for the first time.

Good! You should be nervous; being on your own, especially for the first time, is hard. But something inside of you knows you are ready or you wouldn’t have wanted to go to college in the first place. Sure, you’ll make mistakes along the way, but you’re ready to head off on your own. And if not, there are plenty of people and support mechanisms on a college campus to help you out.

4. I don’t think I can handle all of the stress.

College is a very stressful place, but being in a stressful situation and being stressed are very different things. Managing college stress takes some practice, but is definitely manageable.

56. What should you remember when having problems meeting new people and making friends?

One important thing to remember is that almost everyone there ______.

57. What’s a big challenge for college students?______ is one of the biggest challenges for college

students.

58. Why are you nervous as a freshman in college?

I’m nervous about being ______for the first time.

59. Can you handle all of the stress in college?

No, I ______ I can handle all of the stress. 60. Who can help you when you meet with difficulties？

There are ______and support mechanisms on a college campus to help you out.