8．Do you plan to study at American University？It takes a long time to get accepted at most
American schools，perhaps as much as a year．That's why you should start choosing a school as soon as possible．It's also a good idea to apply to several different schools，so that you'll have a better chance of being accepted at one．You should start looking for information now，because the more information you have about each college，the better choice you can make．
There are two good ways to get information you need．One is a general reference book，called Guide to American Colleges and Universities．The other good source（来源）of information is the catalogue（目录簿）published by each school．
You can study the general guide in almost any American library．This book has a lot of useful information，such as the number of students，the average test score for people accepted to the school，and the number of books in the library．You can also find the address of each school in this book．
Although the general guidebook has helpful information，some of the facts may be out-of-date．For example，many school raise their tuition（学费）every year．Since you'll need to know what your education will cost，out-of-date information will not be good enough．To be sure that you are getting the latest information，write to the university and ask for its catalogue．The catalogue not only has more detailed information．For example，the catalogue can tell you what kinds of courses are offered，and what kind housing there is in the school．Some universities have places for you to live in，but at others you have to find your own place to live．
With all this information，you should be able to pick out several good schools．
30．What is the main topic of this talk？A
A．Sources of information about US university．
B．Different kinds of American universities．
C．The difference between colleges and universities．
D．How to get accepted at a university．
31．What can you find in a general guide to universities？B
A．The life of university students．
B．Addresses of the schools．
C．Detailed information about tests．
D．The latest information．
32．According to the speaker，what is one reason you should write for a catalogue？A
A．Information in catalogues is up-to-date．
B．There are too many details in the guidebook．
C．Y0u should find out the tuition first．
D．Catalogues give the names of the teachers in the school．
分析 短文大意：本文介绍了如果你想在美国大学学习，适应大多数的美国学校需要花很长时间或者多达一年，所以要尽早选择学校，关于每个学校你的信息越多，你将会有跟多的选择，介绍了两种方式得到你需要的信息．一个是普通参考书，称作通往高校或者大学的参考书，一个是由每个学校公布的目录簿．根据所有这些信息，你应该能挑选出几个号的学校．
解答 30．A；主旨归纳题，文章主要介绍了美国大学的信息来源，和其中所给的信息，所以选A．
31．B；细节题，根据原文You can study the general guide in almost any American library．You can also find the address of each school in this book．所以在普通参考书中可以找到每个学校的地址．故选B
32．A；细节题，根据原文To be sure that you are getting the latest information，write to the university and ask for its catalogue．为了确定你正在得到最新的信息，写给大学要求它的目录簿，所以写信要求它的目录簿是为了得到最新的信息，故选A
点评 阅读理解题题，考生注意通读全文，在理解的基础上，按要求做题，最好能在原文找出出处．
