As the new term starts, freshmen around the world are asking the same question: how can I make the best of four years at college? The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.
“Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon(茧)”, wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student at Comell. “College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself. Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities.”
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington University. “If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions.”
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor---this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”
Many young people can’t imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cell phones. But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It’s the only way you’ll be able to read anything serious. “This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances(熟人),” she suggested.
小题1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should _________.
A．spend more time at school
B．take some time out of school
C．listen to criticism more
D．not argue with roommates小题2:Who thinks it is important to consider something critically?
A．Aman Singh Gill
B．Christine Smallwood
C．Tim Novikoff
D．Willlie Lin小题3:As for modern information devices, the last two paragraphs mean to tell us ________.
A．to keep ourselves off them forever not to use them
B．to turn them off
C．to make a schedule to use them
D．not to use them小题4:This passage is mainly about _________.
A．tips from some students for college life
B．ways to read something serious regularly
C．days without cell-phones and computers
D．chances to go to university you really like
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
题目分析：本文讲述的是一些专家对于大学生活应该如何度过所提出的建议。
小题1:B 推理题。根据本段第一句Remember also to take some time away from campus,说明本段内容是建议我们走出校园，到外面去参加各种活动，故下划线的句子也是表达这个意思，B正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据第四段2,3,4行And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”说明他认为要批评地考虑一切问题，故A正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后一段，尤其是最后一段第一行Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off.说明这两段的内容是关于要我们做好计划和安排，让自己在某段时间之内远离网络，故C项正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段The New York Times received suggestions recently from PhD students and seniors at some of the top universities . Here is their advice.可知本文是一些大学生如何度过自己的大学生活的建议，故A正确。
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