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CONGRATULATIONS

We’ve organized the following information to help you prepare for your arrival at Boston College．Please feel free to contact our Admissions Office at any time over the coming months with any questions．

Your First Steps…

Please return the Acknowledgment Form sent with your acceptance letter to Dean Robert Howe, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, McGuinn Hall 221,140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467．

■For Ph．D．Acceptances and Master’s Acceptances with funding, we ask you to reply by April 25, 2008．

■For Master’s Acceptances without funding and Non-degree Acceptances, we ask you to reply by May 31, 2008．

■You should also contact your department to receive any department information．

Over the Coming Months…

Get informed about services around campus．We have provided links for you to the following offices．

■Student Services

After you return your Acknowledgment Form, you should receive a letter containing your BC Username and Eagle ID number．With this information you can reach email and Agora．In Agora, BC’s online community, you can update your student information, check your student account, and register （登记） for classes．

The Office of Student Services issues （发行） your BC Eagle One Card．This ID card acts as your campus library card and meal card．

Student Services’ website offers a complete listing of courses for the school year, as well as student forms and other important student information．The Office of Student Services also handles billing．

■Housing …

CLICK HERE for more information．

If we can be of any more help to you, just contact us．Congratulations again! We look forward to you joining our University!

1.The above page can most probably be read _________．

A．on the Boston College website             B．in the Boston College newspaper

C．on BC Eagle One Card                    D．at Student Services

2.The information above is particularly useful for those ________．

A．who want to apply for Boston College

B．who want to know about Boston College

C．who’ve been admitted to Boston College

D．who’ve decided to pay a visit to Boston College

3.If you want to study for your master’s degree with funding, you will have to _______．

A．return your Acknowledgment Form by May 31, 2008

B．send back your Acknowledgment Form by April 25, 2008

C．email your Acknowledgment Form to Admissions Office by May 31, 2008

D．return your Acknowledgment Form to Student Services by April 25, 2008

4.If you want to decide what courses for the school year you’d better _________．

A．call up the Office of Student Services

B．get in touch with the Admissions Office

C．read your acceptance letter

D．visit Student Services’ website

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了Boston College的网站上提供的一些关于新手入学的一些注意事项。

1.A 推理题。根据文章开头和结尾We’ve organized the following information to help you prepare for your arrival at Boston College．和CLICK HERE for more information．说明本文最可能出现在Boston College的网站上，故A正确。

2.C 推理题。根据文章第一段和最后一段We’ve organized the following information to help you prepare for your arrival at Boston College．和If we can be of any more help to you, just contact us．Congratulations again! We look forward to you joining our University!说明本文是写个那些被Boston College所录取的学生的，介绍了其中的一些注意事项。故C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据For Ph．D．Acceptances and Master’s Acceptances with funding, we ask you to reply by April 25, 2008．说明B项内容正确。

4.D 推理题。根据Student Services’ website offers a complete listing of courses for the school year, as well as student forms and other important student information．The Office of Student Services also handles billing．

说明在Student Services’ website里，有很多相关的信息，故D正确。

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点评：本文介绍了Boston College的网站上提供的一些关于新手入学的一些注意事项。文本所给信息非常丰富，要求考生从中选出适合题目要求的信息。解此类题目时，考生可以先阅读题目和选项，了解具体要求，然后再仔细阅读文章，认真筛选甄别，这样的阅读就有的放矢，可以大大提高阅读的速度和效率。