Mature-ageuniversitystudentsareannoying,Iknow.Iunder...
问题详情:
Mature-age university students are annoying, I know. I understand that when you're 18 or 19, and already know everything, there's no need to do the readings or other easy tasks. I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other things — maybe retiring, or gardening in the backyard. However they are eagerly asking questions (or even, answering them) and generally loud in class.
I understand because I used to be one of them. I dropped out of high school in Year 11 and after playing guitar in a band for a few years, I spent the next ten years working different jobs. Then a friend, who thought I was wasting my life, suggested I enrol at his university. Although afraid, I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman.
Like many mature-age students, after completing my degree, I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD.
Now I'm a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada. In fact, I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next year's young first years. My students come from many different backgrounds. But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.
Besides,they're likely to be waiting in class, counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone young will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas they are learning about. Only after waiting for younger voices to speak. ( but which often remain silent) do they begin talking.
Speaking for myself, I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss. So let's celebrate all of those “annoying”mature-age students.
32 According to the article, a mature-age student is a person .
A. who starts university at an older age
B. who behaves like an adult
C. not yet qualified to enter university
D. studying for a higher degree
is the author’s attitude towards mature-age students?
A. annoyed B. supportive C. indifferent D. negative
34 .. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Retired people.
B. Mature-age university students.
C. Early high school leavers.
D. University students aged below 20.
35. Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class?
A. They want to give the younger students more chances to speak.
B. They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed.
C. They lack the ability to give their opinions.
D. They don’t want to express their opinions.
【回答】
BCCD
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