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Started in 1636,Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States.Yale,Princeton,Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years,thers schools were much alike.Only young men went to college.All the students studied the same subjects,and everyone learned Latin,Greek and Hebrew.Little was known about science then,and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world.When the students graduated,most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782,Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors.Later,lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school.In 1825,besides Latin and Greek ,Harvard began teaching modern languages,such as French and German.Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased.Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects.Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today,there are many different kinds of colleges and universities.Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning.There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all.
56.The oldest university in the US is__________.
A.Yale B.Harvard C.Princeton D. Columbia
57.From the second paragraph,we can see that in the early years, __________
A.those colleges and universities were the same
B.people,young or old,might study in the colleges
C.students studied only some languages and science
D.when the students finished their school,they became lawyers or teachers
58.Mondern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were__________
A.Latin and Greek B.Latin,Greek,French and German
C.American history and German D.French and German
59.As knowledge increased,colleges began to teach__________
A.everything that was known B.law and something about medicine
C.the subjects that was known D.many new subjects
60.On the whole,the passage is about__________
A.how to start a university B.the world-famous colleges in America
C.how colleges have changed D.what kind of lesson each college teaches
答案
56.B 57.A 58.D 59.D 60.C
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试题【 Started in 1636,Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and u】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项,请将答案写在答题纸的相应位置。
Success story
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.Frank is now the head of a very large business company. 1 .It was his job to repair bicycles 2 .He saved money for years and in 1938 he bought a small work-shop of his own.During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. 3 .By the end of the war, 4 which employed seven hundred and twenty-enght people.Frank smiled when he remembered 5 .He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.She wanted him to repair their son’s bicycle!
A.At that time he had two helpers |
B.But as a boy he used to work in a small shop |
C.He wanted to repair their son’s bicycle |
D.And at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day |
F.The small work-shop had become a large factory
G.He wanted to succeed.
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it
usually means “one who offers his or her services”.Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means.She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta.The following is her story.
“I watched a video about her.I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that, after I graduated from a high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work.So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I was asked to work in a home for sick people.I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch.I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up.I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them.To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much.It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
56.Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?
A.She liked to work with Mother Teresa.
B.She had already had some experience.
C.She was asked to do so by Teresa.
D.She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.
57.Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______.
A.after she met Mother Teresa
B.after she finished high school
C.when she was touring Calcutta
D.when she was working in a hospital
58.What is Tracy’s “new idea” of being a volunteer?
A.Going abroad to help the sick.
B.Working in Mother Teresa’s home.
C.Doing simple things to help the poor.
D.Improving oneself through helping others.
59.What is the best title for the passage?
A.How to Be a Volunteer B.Voluntary Life in India
C.A Different Meaning of Volunteer D.Inspiration from Mother Teresa
Hey, Mr.and Ms.Unluckiness and Unhappiness! Terrorism, the war, the economic crisis and unemployment are at your door.Are you afraid of them? Well, don’t be! America is a happy land.The Smiley Face icon proves this in towns all over the country.
The tallest structure—the steel water tower—is often painted bright yellow, in a circle containing a pair of black dots for eyes and an upturned(朝上的)line for a mouth: the unforgettable smile.Most towns decorated their spheroid (or cylindrical) water storage tanks in the 1970s, when Smiley was still conceptually fresh.As a "safe" counterculture symbol, with absolutely no bite, the Smile Face water tower was a low cost way to radiate sunny greetings to travelers and locals.Calumet City, Illinois claims to have been the first, when 8-year old resident Kim Fornero sent a letter to the city council in late 1972 suggesting a smile face would be more fun to look at than a plain old water tower.
In the 1980s, with the paint on the water tower fading, residents of Calumet City decided to make the face their own.They repainted the tower, and a Happy Cook Restaurant and Smiley Face Inn appeared on the highway outside the town, ready to make you smile! Local businessmen printed the Smiley icon on their business cards, and displayed Smiley Face souvenirs in shop windows.
By the late 1990s, the survival of the Smiley Face water tower was assured.It didn’t matter why the face had been painted there—it was now a part of history.In May 2009, the town again celebrated its Smiley Face water tower as a symbol of hope for a better tomorrow.
60.The author mainly wants to tell readers that the symbol asks them to_________
A.greet people politely B.deal with their problems
C.enjoy themselves D.forget the past
61.The underlined word “icon ” in the first paragraph probably means________.
A.beautiful picture B.building C.image D.valuable painting
62.Why did Calumet residents accept the tower happily?
A.It set a good example to them.
B.It made them work harder.
C.They wanted to think it for supplying water.
D.They wanted to make the Smiley Face their own.
63.From the text we learn that the Smiley Face water tower________
A.was based on a painter’s inspiration
B.is a symbol of the prosperity of the town
C.is meant to give people hope for a better future
D.was created in 1972 by the city council, just for fun
All over my garden I’ve planted nothing but roses, because I especially love the flower.A close friend came for a visit the other day.I told her that she should pick a bunch of roses to beautify her bedroom.I promised that the smell of the roses would be wafted far, far away.
That girl friend of nine, walking into the garden in high spirits, smelt here and there, but in the end she didn’t pick a single rose.I said that she could pick many flowers; I told her that I was not a flower farmer and didn’t make a living out of them.Saying so, I raised the scissors for the sacrifice of the flowers, but she stopped me, crying no, no, no!
To cut such beautiful roses would hurt one, she said.With her hands seizing at my sleeves, she told me that by no means should they be cut.Roses are the smiling face of the earth, and who could be so iron-hearted as to destroy such a charming smile?
My mind was shocked: the ugly earth, the tough earth, the plain earth-it is for the reason of that smile that it wins the care and pity of people.
64.The writer plants nothing but roses in her garden probably because________.
A.she can make money out of them B.her friends like them
C.she enjoys the roses very much D.the roses sell well
65.The underlined word “wafted” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “ _______”.
A.given off B.lost C.destroyed D.thrown away
66.Why did the writer’s close friend refuse to pick a single rose?
A.Because the roses were not beautiful.
B.Because she loved the roses very much.
C.Because she did not like this kind of roses.
D.Because the writer did not want to give her any.
67.What is the best title for the passage?
A.The Pity of People to the Roses
B.The Smiling Face of the Earth
C.A Lovely Rose Garden
D.A Lover of Flowers
The following are introductions to some programs that BBC I London will show on TV.
12:25 a.m.Tuesday | The Real Swiss Robinson Family Laura worried that her children have had their life too easy due to her husband’s career in big business, so she decides to take her teenagers to the Cook Islands to experience the simple life.They face storms and a lack of food, but Laura is happy as their local guide shows them the island’s wealth of rare fruits and foods. |
11:00 a.m.Wednesday | Orangutan Diary A Team have come across an armed man who is holding two baby apes who were captures one of them, David, is sent to a medical emergency in the forest.Later a center director, Nielsen, finds a suitable place to set free more rescued animals. |
7:50 p.m.Thursday | Lost Buildings of Britain Simon Thurley visits the ruins of Glastonbruy Abbey(修道院),which , before its destruction by Henry VIII, was famous for some of the most amazing stained-glass of its age.It also had a great deal of financial power, acting as the center of an influential business empire.Eventually, it was the king’s envy of the abbey’s wealth that changed the abbey’s fate. |
10:35 p.m.Thursday | Nigella Express Nigella presents ideas for impromptu(即兴的)cooking, from new recipes and suggestions for taking advantage of the food you have to making quick, simple and impressive meals. |
A.Life on the Cook Islands is too simple.
B.Her husband faces difficulties in his business.
C.Storms are approaching her hometown.
D.Her children may not know how to cherish life.
69.Jim enjoys TV programmes of people or organizations that take care of animals. He should probably watch TV at .
A.10:35 p.m. on Thursday B.7:50 p.m. on Thursday
C.11.00 a.m. on Wednesday D.12:25 a. m. on Tuesday
70.We can learn from the text that .
A.David is a farmer
B.Henry VIII set up a business empire in the Abbey
C.Nielsen is an animal-lover
D.Glastonbury Abbey is famous today for its stained-glass
71.Elizabeth, who likes trying out new recipes, may be most interested in .
A.Nigella Express B.Lost Buildings of Britain
C.Orangutan Diary D.The Real Swiss Robinson Family
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