疫情升级 美国多所名校宣布提前放假
Famous colleges and universities in the United States announced this week that they will end the first part of the school year early because of a rise in COVID-19(新冠肺炎) cases. They will also move final tests out of classrooms and onto computers.
Princeton University and Cornell University are part of the group that is closing school early. Students traditionally leave school for about one month after December exams. Both Cornell and Princeton say nearly all of their students are vaccinated(接种疫苗的) against COVID-19.
Mallika Gore is a student at Syracuse University from India. On Wednesday, she said she already has her booster shot(加强针), but she has some classmates from other countries who may not be able to get a booster before they go home. They will have to return to the U.S. early because boosters are not yet available where they live. Gore said her parents wonder if she should come back to the U.S. in January.
Emily O’Brien is a first-year student at the University of Massachusetts, where most students are vaccinated. She said she was already planning to get a booster, but if the university requires it, more of her classmates will get a third shot. O’Brien and her classmates will need to take a virus test before coming back to school in January.
On Wednesday, New York University said it was canceling all sports events, parties and study groups. Boston University and the University of New Mexico, have asked people on their campus to get boosters. The drug company Pfizer recently said a booster shot helps protect against Omicron.
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1.Some university students in the USA will start their holidays early for ___________.
A lack of money
B the bad weather
C the early final exams
D a dangerous disease
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，美国名校宣布将提前结束第一学期是因为新冠病毒感染病例上升，故选D。
2.What can we know from the passage?
A Princeton University will close school late this year.
B Gore will return to Syracuse University in January.
C Some students in Syracuse University can’t get boosters at home.
D New York University students can get together after Wednesday.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段They will have to return to the U.S. early because boosters are not yet available where they live.可知Gore在Syracuse University的一些同学将提前返回美国，因为他们家乡目前没有提供疫苗加强针注射，故选C。
3.Who are most likely to get a third shot according to the passage?
A Emily O’Brien’s parents.
B New York University students.
C Local people from Massachusetts.
D Students from the University of Massachusetts.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第五段可知Emily是马萨诸塞大学的一名一年级学生，该校很多同学已经接种了疫苗，但是如果学校要求，她的更多同学都将注射第三针。故选D。
4.In which university must people get a booster shot according to the passage?
A Princeton University.
B Boston University.
C University of Massachusetts.
D New York University.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知波士顿大学和新墨西哥大学要求在校人员必须注射加强针，故选B。
5.The text is most probably a _______.
A news report
B book review
C travel guide
D science report
解析：选A。A 文章出处题。本文主要介绍了当前疫情下的美国各大名校的放假情况，文章体裁应该属于新闻报道，故选A。