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(2021·1月八省市高考模拟卷)
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。文章介绍了大学预科项目为高中生提供的4个非学分课程。
1．Who is the text intended for？__D__
A．The general public.
B．College freshmen.
C．Educational experts.
D．High school students.
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“The Pre-College Program offers non-credit courses.”和第一段中的“Pre-College students will also receive...at the conclusion of the program.”可推知，这篇文章是写给大学预科生即高中生的。前缀pre-的意思是“在……前；先于”，由此可以推出答案。故选D。
2．Which course can you take if you are free only in June？__C__
A．Sports Economics.
B．Creative Storytelling.
C．Psychology of Creativity.
D．Case Studies in Neuroscience.
解析：细节理解题。根据COURSE：Psychology of Creativity 中的“June 15 June 28(6月15日—6月28日)”及其他课程时间的安排可知，如果你只有在六月有空闲时间，你可以选择Psychology of Creativity。故选C。
3．Whose course should you choose if you are interested in creative writing？__B__
A．Leah Roesch’s.
B．Edith Freni’s.
C．Marshall Duke’s.
D．Christina DePasquale’s.
解析：细节理解题。根据COURSE: Creative Storytelling中的“This college-level course in...such as short fiction and playwriting.”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。
