After accidents, suicide is the second biggest killer of kids in college. And while the number ofstudentswho kill themselves on campus is no higher than that of 18-to-24-year-olds in thegeneral population, a series of sensational incidents has raised the question of whethertroubled students are getting proper attention.

　　So what are the schools' responsibilities to at-risk students, particularly those who may begenetically predisposed (易患……病的)to mental illness? College can be a breeding ground forPsychiatric problems. Poor eating habits and irregular sleeping patterns-especially combinedwith the academic stress of college life -may all play roles in triggering mental problems.Additionally, many of the major psychiatric illnesses including depression often do notmanifest themselves until the late teens or early 20s.

　　練習題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1. Anita Rutnam couldn't finish college most probably because_____

　　A. she couldn't get enough concern from Syracuse University

　　B. she wasn't physically healthy enough to continue schooling

　　C. she still kept thinking about killing herself whenever at school

　　D. she has been troubled by the memory of the incident very often

　　2. What does the author want us to know through Anita Rutnam's story?

　　A. The universities are not responsible for their students.

　　B. Suicides are popular on college campus and should be handled properly.

　　C. Why Anita committed suicide is still a mystery.

　　D. Universities should get prepared in case their students sue them.

　　3. What does Anita accuse her former school of?

　　A. Ignorance of her abnormal behaviors.

　　B. Lack of safeguard against her suicidal intention.

　　C. Failure to give her proper academic instructions.

　　D. Indifference to her physical disease.

　　4. How does Syracuse University defend itself against Anita's suit?

　　A. It has given her due attention as well as help.

　　B. Adult students should be able to control their own behavior.

　　C. It is more than the school's responsibility to supervise the students.

　　D. Colleges can be a breeding ground for psychiatric problems.

　　5. All the following problems are implied as possible causes of campus suicide incidentsEXCEPT _____.

　　A. poor academic results

　　B. failing to get proper sleep

　　C. lack of family concern

　　D. family history of mental illness

　　1.[D] 事實細節題。根據題干定位第2段第2、3句。這兩句之間存在隱含的因果關系，第2句是因，第3句是果。只有選項D在第2句提到其他選項均未提及。

　　2.[B] 推理判斷題。本文開頭的例子所支持的現點在第3段第1句，同時結合suicide，此題答案為B。選項A、D的觀點有誤,選項C與本文的寫作目的無關。

　　3.[B] 事實細節題。第2段第3句中的malpractice和第4句中的虛擬語氣說明，她認為學校沒有對她的自殺企圖采取足夠的防范措施，故選B。選項A最具干擾性，但第3句說明學校關注過她的問題，只是關注不夠，因此選項A過于絕對。選項C中的academic instructions和D中的physical disease屬于與文章無關的信息。

　　4.[A] 事實細節題。第4段倒數第2句引文是該校發言人的辯護詞，與選項A的意思一致。選項B、C為無關信息。選項D是原文最后一段的原句照搬,與此題不相關。

　　5.[C] 事實細節題。最后一段提到造成精神疾病的多種原因。第1句中的generally predisposed為先天具有之意,與選項D的內容吻合。選項B和A分別對應文中破折號前后的內容。

　　Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it's a girl."

　　Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different response fromevery man who hears these words. Some feel pride when they receive the news, while othersworry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who likechildren and may have had considerable experiencewith them, others do not particularly carefor children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning andlooking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy wasan accident thatboth husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly.

　　Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the shift from the role ofhusband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made toeducate fathers in this reconciliation (協調) process. Although numerous books have beenwritten about American mothers, only recently has literature focused on the role of fathers.

　　It is argued by some writers that the change to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearlyas great as the change the wife must take to the mother's role. The mother's role seems torequire a complete transformation in daily routine and highly innovative(創新的) adaptation.On the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even thoughwe mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, thefather is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household.

　　練習題：

　　Choose correct answers to the question:

　　1.What can we know about fatherhood from the passage?

　　A.It brings a feeling of excitement to most man

　　B.It make some man feel proud and others uneasy

　　C.It has a different meaning for men who have daughters

　　D.It means a responsibility that men accept unwillingly

　　2.What does the passage say about the shift from the role of husband to that offather?

　　A. Numerous books have been written about it.

　　B. Not enough attention has been paid to it.

　　C. The shift is harder for men than for women.

　　D. The shift is a difficult but incomplete one.

　　3.What can we know about mothers from the passage?

　　A.Mothers get more attention and recognition from society

　　B.Mothers are innovative and demanding according to some writers

　　C.Mothers generally stay at home to take care of the children

　　D.Mothers should help fathers in their reconciliation process

　　4.Which of the following will the author most probably disagree with?

　　A. It's as difficult to be a father as it is to be a mother.

　　B. More books should focus on the role of fathers.

　　C. The father is still the breadwinner in the household.

　　D. Fathers are as important to children as mothers.

　　5.The author's purpose in writing this passage is to

　　A. explain why there are few books on the role of fathers.

　　B. praise mothers for their great contributions to the home.

　　C. criticize fathers for not taking enough responsibility in bringing up the children.

　　D. complain about the lack of social programs to help fathers in their role shift.

　　1.[B] 事實細節題。由第2段第2句中的pride和worry可以判斷選項B是對該句的近義替換。選項A原文未提到。選項C曲解了原文第2段第1句的意思，該句中的“Fatherhood is going to have a differentmeaning”表示對于每個男人來說當上父親具有不同的意義，而不是就瓊斯先生而言。第2段最后一句表明只有部分人不情愿接受責任，因此在D選項men前面加上some才正確。

　　2.[B] 推理判斷題。根據第3段最后兩句可以推斷選項B正確。選項A與第3段最后一句陳述的相反。最后一段第1句雖有提及向父親角色的轉變很困難,但并未像選項C那樣對比。選項D錯在incomplete一詞,文中并未提及與該詞相關的內容。

　　3.[A] 推理判斷題。本題可用排除法。選項B曲解了最后一段第2、3句對母親角色的描述。選項C與原文最后一句不符。選項D原文未提及。只有選項A概括了全文關于母親的論述，而且第2段最后一句也暗示母親受到的關注更多。

　　4.[C] 推理判斷題。最后一句提到很多人仍然認為父親應該負擔家計,但從本句的用詞如even though和still可以看出作者對這種看法并不認同，由此可以判斷只有選項C作者可能不贊成。

　　5.[D] 主旨大意題。原文第1、2段講到父親們對將為人父的不同反應;第3段指出很少有人嘗試幫助父親完成角色的轉換;最后一段是一些作家對此做出的不太符合事實的解釋，因此，只有選項D能概括文章的寫作目的。選項A只是文中第2段中的某個細節;選項B的重點是mother,與本文的論題不符;作者并無批評父親之意，因此選項C不正確。