Courses & Curriculum of the College of Arts & Sciences in Cornell
The diversity of the courses you can take in the College of Arts & Sciences is extraordinary:
Academic Distribution Requirements
The College’s academic distribution requirements will include: effective writing; foreign language beyond the introductory level; imaginative and critical thinking.
To choose your courses for a semester, use the Class Roster. It shows the schedule of all classes offered in a particular term, along with class enrollment information and course details.
The Class Roster is updated frequently.
To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study. It represents Cornell’s full catalog of courses and is published annually. It provides information on Cornell degree programs, requirements, policies and procedures.
If you need help, call 607-255-5004 for an appointment with an advising dean. Or contact a career counselor in the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center at 607-255-4166 to talk about your interests and how they can translate into a major and a future career.
A New Curriculum
On October 30, 2018, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty（教员）approved a new undergraduate curriculum to be carried out over the next two to three years. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Students who have questions about the new curriculum can view the approved proposal on the Course Designer app of Cornell.
Innovative Learning
If you’re one of the 3,000 students across the university taking biology or physics at the College, you may be part of an innovative（创新的）classroom project that uses active learning, a new model that is proving to be the quickest path to expert-level mastery.
Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. Give yourself the freedom to explore.
1. If you want to plan your courses over the long run, you can use the ______.
A. Class Roster B. Courses of Study
C. Course Designer D. Career Center
2. For students involved in an innovative classroom project, they ______.
A. may study a new model
B. are on the quickest way to be experts
C. will get more freedom during research project
D. have advantages of studying outside the classroom
3. The article is probably taken from ______.
A. a college website B. a science report
C. a travel magazine D. an academic journal
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
本文是说明文，是关于美国康奈尔大学文理学院选修课程的介绍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Class Roster is updated frequently部分的介绍中“To plan your classes over your four years at Cornell, use the Courses of Study.”可知，如果要在康奈尔大学计划长期的课程，如四年的课程，使用“the Courses of Study”。故选B项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。文章中Innovative Learning部分的介绍中提到 “Your education at Cornell will extend far beyond the classroom. You can join a faculty member’s research team on campus, conduct field study research in different states or spend a semester with Cornell in Washington D C. You could study abroad in one of more than 85 countries or develop your own research project through independent study. (你在康奈尔的教育将远远超出课堂的范围。你可以在校园里加入教师的研究团队，在不同的州进行实地研究，或者在华盛顿的康奈尔大学度过一个学期。你可以在超过85个国家的其中一个学习，或者通过独立学习发展你自己的研究项目)”由此可以推断， 如果你参加创新课堂项目，你的学习将延伸到课堂范围以外，你会有在课堂以外的地方学习的优势。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，文章是介绍康奈尔大学文理学院的选修课程。因此可能是出自于康奈尔大学的网站。故选A项。
Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one's life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.
“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to do your best and do much better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”
Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school,” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”
4. From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. Deka was adopted by a refugee family
B. Deka became a professor after graduation
C. Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard
D. Deka spent a lot of time going to parties
5. Deka realized the importance of education ______.
A. after her chemistry class B. from her mother’s experience
C. by reading books in the library D. through working at the institute
6. According to the last paragraph, Deka advised that students be ______.
A. patient B. ambitious
C. confident D. generous
7. What does the story intend to tell us?
A. Life is not all roses. B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Well begun is half done. D. Hard work leads to success.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了索马里难民Deka Ismail通过改变自己，不断努力，终于成功考进加利福尼亚大学的成长经历。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段的While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.可知，虽然有些人可能会说Deka尽管有那样的背景还是成功了，但她会有不同看法。她的经历塑造了她，并激励她成为今天这样一个有干劲的年轻科学家。由此可知，Deka的这些经历塑造了她、并激励她努力。C. Deka’s experiences drove her to work hard.(Deka的经历激励她努力)符合以上说法。故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段中的When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life.可知，当Deka八岁的时候，她的母亲通过在学校努力学习找到了一份工作，以支持整个家庭。这让Deka意识到教育可以改变一个人的生活。由此可知，母亲的经历让她明白教育的重要性。B. from her mother’s experience (从她妈妈的经历)符合以上说法，故选B项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段中的When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves.可知，当被问及她会给像她这样的人什么建议时，Deka提醒他们不要低估自己。由此可知，Deka建议大家不要低估自己，要相信自己，要有信心。C. confident(有信心的)符合以上说法。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。结合文章大意，尤其是第四的You have to do your best and do much better than everyone else. (你必须尽全力，比其他任何人都做得更好)，第五段的Deka’s efforts paid off.(Deka的努力得到了回报)和最后一段中的When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves.(当被问及她会给像她这样的人什么建议时，Deka提醒他们不要低估自己)可知，本文讲述了难民身份的Deka经过自己的努力终于获得成功，以及她分享的自己经历和给他人的建议：不低估自己，要有信心。由此推测，这篇文章是想告诉我们：要相信自己，不断努力，终将会取得成功。D. Hard work leads to success.(努力终将取得成功)符合以上说法。故选D项。
