Engineering electives course

文章大意

两位工程专业二年级学生Rick和Anita讨论今年可选修的课程，涉及必修课（热力学、机械系统动力学、数学）、语言课替代方案（商科、哲学、经济学）、课程评分方式（考试或课堂作业）以及选课限制和教授评价等话题。

题目与答案

1. 21 Why do Rick and Anita decide to discuss their electives immediately?
   • They have to make their choices of electives that day
   • Some electives will fill up quickly
   • They will both be busy later

   答案：Some electives will fill up quickly

   原文定位：Oh, okay, but we need to get a move on, I think. Some people told me last year that they got turned away from a couple of the choices they wanted because they were too slow to decide

   同义替换：「immediately」↔「got turned away from」

2. 22 What is included in the compulsory courses for all students?
   • a language class
   • a business class
   • a mathematics class

   答案：a mathematics class

   原文定位：The required classes are thermodynamics, machine system dynamics, and mathematics

   同义替换：「compulsory courses」↔「required classes」

3. 23 In order to choose a new class Rick and Anita will
   • consult some other students about the teaching
   • ask the professor what he recommends
   • look at whether it is examined or not

   答案：consult some other students about the teaching

   原文定位：I'd say it'd be more important to try to find out how good the professor is;Well, we'll have to ask the seniors to get that kind of information

4. 24 Rick and Anita agree that the Statistics class
   • would be useful
   • is at an inconvenient time
   • would mean a lot of work

   答案：would be useful

   原文定位：True. I know several people have recommended the statistics class, but it would mean a very early start on Monday morning;Well, that's not a bad thing, is it? What puts me off more is that everyone says it's very hard work;Oh, I don't know. Not if you've done lots of stats before, and I did a special elective on it in high school. And it's very relevant, isn't it? We're bound to need it whatever work we end up doing

   同义替换：「useful」↔「relevant」

5. 25 Anita found her adviser’s comment about the Art and Design course
   • surprising
   • confusing
   • valuable

   答案：valuable

   原文定位：I wouldn't have expected that;Well, I thought it might be, but it's useful to know for sure, isn't it? Sometimes people's advice can make decisions even harder, but I found that really helpful

   同义替换：「valuable」↔「helpful」

6. 26 Rick and Anita are both unsure about
   • how they have to register their choices
   • when some of the courses take place
   • the amount of practical work each course involves

   答案：how they have to register their choices

   原文定位：So how do we tell them when we've made our choices;Maybe we need to go and see our advisors. Or is there something we have to do online;Okay. Let's go and talk to the secretary and find out

   同义替换：「register their choices」↔「tell them their selections」

7. Metallurgy
   • It improved as it went on
   • The professor's notes were very detailed
   • It involved a lot of practical work
   • The professor explained things clearly
   • It was harder than expected

   答案：It was harder than expected

   原文定位：Yes, it was definitely useful and well structured, but it was the most difficult class I chose. I didn't think it would be that bad

8. Fluid Mechanics
   • It improved as it went on
   • The professor's notes were very detailed
   • It involved a lot of practical work
   • The professor explained things clearly
   • It was harder than expected

   答案：The professor explained things clearly

   原文定位：No. The online tutorials weren't much help, but the professor made some hard stuff seem pretty easy, I thought;Yes. He was great at simplifying concepts that were actually really hard to grasp

9. Computing
   • It improved as it went on
   • The professor's notes were very detailed
   • It involved a lot of practical work
   • The professor explained things clearly
   • It was harder than expected

   答案：It improved as it went on

   原文定位：It was okay. The later classes were much better than the earlier ones. Initially, I didn't like it much, but I liked it once we started getting more hands-on stuff

10. Energy Economics
    • It improved as it went on
    • The professor's notes were very detailed
    • It involved a lot of practical work
    • The professor explained things clearly
    • It was harder than expected

    答案：It involved a lot of practical work

    原文定位：I liked the way it wasn't too theoretical, though, and the fact that much of it was based on solving real problems