A
Honors Program
The honors program is for students who have enjoyed their experience in research with a guide teacher and are looking for a highlight experience during their final year. The program has specific requirements for our majors described below.
Application
Students participate in the honors program during their final year. Students who expect to have a 3.5 accumulative GPA by fall of senior year should have identified a guide teacher and applied for NBB honors by May 1st of their third year. Applications are brief and include basic infomation such as guide teacher name, project title, and current GPA.
Coursework
During senior year, honors students take two research-experience courses. Participation in these courses includes at least 12 hours of work on the research project each week as well as weekly meetings with other researchers to develop professional skills.
Essay
The majority of our majors work with guide teachers in research experiences, and many students co-author manuscripts (手稿) published in leading journals. However, only honors students are guided and helped through the process of writing an essay. All students’ essays are published online through the university library and, after the data being forbidden to be included in other articles, the essays are available to search.
1. Which of the following is the requirement of the honors program?
A. Students should take two relevant courses.
B. Students should spend 12 hours researching.
C. Students should finish their essays on their own.
D. Students should apply by May 1st in the fourth year.
2. What privilege do honors students have?
A. Access to leading journals.
B. Guidance in writing an essay.
C. Including the data in other articles.
D. Publishing essays through the library.
3. Who is the passage intended for?
A. Guide teachers. B. Researchers. C. College Students. D. Professors.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍“荣誉项目（honors program）”及其要求。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第三段“During senior year, honors students take two research-experience courses. Participation in these courses includes at least 12 hours of work on the research project each week as well as weekly meetings with other researchers to develop professional skills.（大四期间，优等生要学习两门研究经验课程。 参与这些课程包括每周至少12小时的研究项目工作，以及每周与其他研究人员的会议，以发展专业技能）”可知，荣誉课程的要求是应该上两门相应的课程。故选A项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。由文章最后一段“However, only honors students are guided and helped through the process of writing an essay.（然而，只有优秀学生在写作过程中得到指导和帮助）”可知，只有优秀学生才能得到论文指导，由此得知这是他们的特权。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第一段“The honors program is for students who have enjoyed their experience in research with a guide teacher and are looking for a highlight experience during their final year. The program has specific requirements for our majors described below.（这个荣誉项目是为那些在指导老师的指导下享受过研究经验的，希望在最后一年能有一次精彩的研究经历的学生设立的。这个项目对我们的专业有特殊要求，如下所述）”以及下文“majors”“essays”等词可知，这篇文章是为大学生准备的。故选C项。
