Question

Where did you go this summer vacation? Perhaps you have visited some top universities in China or outside China. If so, you are not alone.

This summer, groups of tourists from all over China traveled to famous universities like Tsinghua University (大学), Peking University and Fudan University. Tsinghua University received 6,000 visitors a day, said China Youth Daily. Most of them were high school students with their parents.

With more and more visitors, it took many hours to come into the universities.

“Tsinghua University opens to the public at 8:30 am,” a guard (保安) told China Youth Daily. “However, many people start to wait in line at 3 to 4 am because people who come at 6 o’clock may be too late and can only come in in the afternoon.”

This is not only for Chinese universities. Oxford in Britain and Harvard in the United States are facing the same problem. In summer, bicycle paths of Oxford were full of tour buses, which were parked illegally (违规). The pavements (人行道) were also full of Chinese tourists.

“University tourism” is popular because of the long histories and unique cultures（独特的文化）of these famous universities. More importantly, many parents hope their children will go into a top university in the future, said People’s Daily.

“I brought my son here to see what top universities look like,” a mother of a 14-year-old boy told China Daily. She hoped her son could learn something from the trip and study harder after that.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2 in this passage?

A. Tourists from all over the world came to China this summer.

B. Most high school students would visit top universities.

C. Tsinghua University is still the most popular one.

D. Famous universities have become popular places for tourists.

2.According to the guard, many people start to wait in line at 3 to 4 am because .

A. they hope to enter the university early

B. they want to spend more time taking pictures

C. Tsinghua University opens at 4:30 am

D. the university is not open to tourists in the afternoon

3.What same problem does Oxford face as Chinese universities?

A. Tour buses are always parked against the rules.

B. College students don’t have enough space to study.

C. The school becomes dirty during the summer holiday.

D. More and more tourists visit Oxford in summer holiday.

4.Why is “university tourism” so popular among families?

A. Because top universities are usually very beautiful.

B. Because parents hope their children will study at top universities.

C. Because parents want to remember their own college lives again.

D. Because today’s kids pay more attention to the universities’ history and culture.

Answer 1