If you are a computer game fan, you must have heard of StarCraft. Recently, the University of Florida opened a StarCraft class for students. Maybe you feel confused when you hear of the news, maybe you think I am joking. But that’s true. In our mind, students are not allowed to play computer games by teachers and parents. Don’t you believe that the StarCraft class was set up in the University of Florida? Please read more.
Nowadays, the world is developing in a fast way, so it is very important for students to be good at skills such as solving problems, making decisions and critical thinking(批判性思维). It is said that all these skills appear in StarCraft. Therefore, StarCraft can provide a high effective environment for students to consider and take action in difficult situations.
“A student who gets a university education and goes into the business world could realize that something he learned in his StarCraft class helps him to think in a different way,” said one teacher in the University of Florida.
“The StarCraft class offers a new way to students to study. Study is not only about learning things from books,” said another teacher.
Not all the students can take the StarCraft class. The class is only open to the students who have some knowledge about the game.
【小题1】Why did the University set up the StarCraft class?

    I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展)．

    My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French，my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That’s the time I started writing，just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since．

    I have always loved BIG IDEAS．and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories．And I also write horror(恐怖的)stories．I think they are like the old fairytales(童话故事)，and can teach you important things．

    I am in my forties on the outside，twelve on the inside．I like rock music，Indian and Chinese food．and I enjoy drinking．I live in a small village with my wife Mary，ducks，cats，goats，hens and lots of rabbits．If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books，go to www. sbowkett. freeserve. co. uk．

1．When he was l3，the writer ______．

    A．wrote lots of poems                   B．moved out of Wales

    C．sold many story books                 D．became a famous singer

2．He liked playing out on the hills because he could______．

    A．expand his imagination               B．learn French

    C．1isten to stories                           D．buy some books

3．Maybe the writer is ______ years old now．

    A．12                B．22                 C．32                 D．42

4．According to the passage，the writer keeps ______．

    A．cats，hens and pigs                   B．ducks，goats and rabbits

    C．hens，rabbits and dogs                D．rabbits，pigs and cats

5．From the passage，we can learn that the writer______．

    A．1ives in a big city with his son

    B．1ikes eating Japanese food

    C．1ives in the countryside with his wife

    D．introduces a nice book to us