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During my first two weeks at the University of California , Berkeley , I experienced some unexpected , funny , and sometimes embarrassing(令人尴尬的) situations . Allow me to share some with you .

But first , let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States . Check the weather before coming ! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris . It was a huge mistake ! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley .

I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events . Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris . For example , in only 24 hours I bought a mobile phone and made the lease(租约) agreement for a flat . What’s more , almost all the shops are open on Sunday , which is very practical for me .

The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class . They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class , In France , students respect the teacher’s lesson , so they are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class .

The local people in California are in general very nice , open and active , However , I am not totally used to their habits yet . Indeed , I was used to shaking my friends’ hands every day in France . During my second day at Berkeley , I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me “I think we already met !”

Another funny story happened during the first party I attended : A girl that I meet before came to hug me . I thought she wanted to kiss me like we usually do in France to say hello . So I kissed her and she seemed a little bit embarrassed .

I live a great experience at present , and I would just encourage any student to become a member in  a program at UC , Berkeley .

1.According to the writer’s advice , before students study in America , they should           .

A. make a lease agreement for a flat

B. leave their warm clothes at home

C. pay attention to the local weather

D. prepare a phone as early as possible

2.When the writer’s classmate said “I think we already met !” , he meant          .

A. he and the write had known each other in France

B. Americans needn’t shake hands when they met again

C. he was not used to shaking hands with others

D. the write had forgotten about their last meeting

3. What does the writer mainly want to tell us ?

A. His experience at UC , Berkeley .

B. The relationship between classmates .

C. His advice on studying abroad .

D. The difference in attending a class .

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文作者介绍了在伯克利加利福尼亚大学的一些意想不到的，有趣的，有时令人尴尬的经历。给计划在美国学习的外国学生提出了一些建议。

1.C细节理解题。根据第二段中But first , let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States . Check the weather before coming !可知作者建议学生们在美国学习前应该注意当地的天气，所以选C。

2.B细节理解题。根据并列句During my second day at Berkeley , I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before可知该句的意思是“美国人再次见面时不需要握手，”所以选B。

3.主旨大意题。根据第一段中During my first two weeks at the University of California , Berkeley , I experienced some unexpected , funny , and sometimes embarrassing(令人尴尬的) situations的描述可知作者旨在告诉我们他在伯克利加利福尼亚大学的经历，所以选A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。