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這是寫給即將選擇專業的學生的，也許它也會對你有所幫助的!

International Studies (BA)

Key features

#8226;Recognizes the “global(全球的) community”

#8226;Has close connections with practical research

#8226;Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

About the course

The course gives you chances to know great power politics between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union， third world debt， local and international disagreement， and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations， the European Union，NATO， and the World Bank.

The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.

Related courses

BA (Hons) Community Management

BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management

Employment possibilities

International organizations

International business

Earth Science (BSc)

Key features

Based on key courses and the latest research findings

Pays much attention to practical skills

Offers chances for fieldwork(實地考察)

About the course

The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand， and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.

The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas， and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.

Related courses

BSc (Hons) Geography

BSc (Hons) Geology

Employment possibilities

Mineral， oil， water or other related engineering industries

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案:

1. International Studies is a course in ____.

A. international politicsB. international business

C. international systemsD. international bodies

2.After taking the course of International Studies， the students will ____.

A. become practical and open-minded

B. have a greater ability to discuss theories

C. know how to settle international problems

D. have good jobs in any international organizations

3. Earth Science， as described in the second text， ____.

A. is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork

B. pays more attention to practical skills than theories

C. is built on important courses and the results of recent studies

D. encourages students to play a role in using natural resources

4. It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who ____.

A. enjoy research work B. plan to choose courses

C. study in the UKD. are interested in oversea fieldwork

(B)

Friendship Differences友誼的差異

男人女人都要交友，但男性朋友和女性朋友間的交流和依賴程度是迥然不同的。一般人們不在意這類事情，但心理學家經過研究發現，這種差異是十分明顯的，絕對沒有錯的。

Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa， talking， go out to a ballgame， come back three and a half hours later， and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?

What in the world， Harold wonders， do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs. Talk? We’re friends.

Researching this matter called friendship， psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age， their job， their sex， the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men， and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend， and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend， most trusted person， or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress. “Most women，” says Rubin， identified at least one， usually more， trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment， and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.

“In general，” writes Rubin in her new book， “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotion and support， but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities. For the most part，” Rubin says， “interactions between men are emotionally controlled—good fit with the social requirements of manly behavior.”

“Even when a man is said to be a best friend，” Rubin writes， “the two share little about their innermost feelings， whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage， it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”

1. What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that ____.

A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B. women have so much to share

C. women show little interest in ballgames

D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to ____.

A. a male friendB. a female friendC. her parentsD. her husband

3.According to the text， which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society? ____.

A. Ending his marriage without good reason

B. Spending too much time with his friends

C. Complaining about his marriage trouble

D. Going out to ballgames too often

4. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?____.

A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves

B. Women are more serious than men about marriage

C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage

D. Women depend on others making decisions

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