阅读理解。 Harvard University is on the both sides of the Charles River. The oldest
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Harvard University is on the both sides of the Charles River. The oldest institution of higher learning in the United States was founded in 1636. In 1638 it was named for John Harvard, its first founder. During the 1640s the college was enlarged although it was short of money. Meant to be an institution for the education of Puritan ministers (清教牧师), it grew to be an institution of general education (普通教育), and new and more subjects and policies (政策) were introduced. In the 18th century, particularly under John Leverett (1708-24) the number of the students and campus equipment increased while the religious (宗 教的) color decreased. In its early years, the college was largely supported by the English colony and the New England community as a whole, but support soon came in the form of gifts, and in 1823 the state money was received for the last time. Under Charles W. Eliot, the college became a great modern university. Its basic courses improved and enlarged, the graduate school was set up for those who finished their four-year undergraduate study, and the law and medical schools were reorganized. Eliot is also famous for his introduction of the elective system at Harvard. Besides Harvard College, the university includes schools of divinity (1816), law (1817), arts and science (1872), education (1920), engineering (1935), reorganization of Lawrence Science School of l847, public administration (1935). Harvard also has schools of business administration (1908), medical (1782), public health (1922), and dental health (1941). Radckiffe college for women is connected with Harvard; its students are taught by Harvard professors and receive diplomas given by Harvard. The university 1ibrary, among the nation"s finest, houses over 8 million volumes and the Fog Museum of Art is one of the finest university museums in the world. Harvard is closely connected with a large number of research institutions as well. |
1. Harvard University _____. |
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A. has a history of more than 450 years B. was enlarged in the middle of the 17th century C. was first meant to be an institution for general education since its foundation D. was founded by John Leverett |
2. 0ne of John Leverett"s greatest contributions to Harvard University is most probably that _____. |
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A. he set up Harvard University B. he freed Harvard University from the support of the state C. he made Harvard a Puritan university D. he helped develop general education in Harvard University |
3. Which of the following statements might NOT be true about Charles W. Eliot? |
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A. Under his leadership, Harvard University became a modern university. B. He introduced the elective system at Harvard University. C. He improved and enlarged Harvard University, making it a modern university. D. He tried hard to reduce the religious color of Harvard University. |
4. Based on the passage, between 1816 and 1941 Harvard _____. |
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A. had at least 10 more schools added up to it B. founded Lawrence Science school C. went through a period of slow progress D. reorganized Harvard College |
5. Which of the following statements is true about Harvard University according to the passage? |
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A. Harvard is a large and modern university with a long history. B. Harvard has the world"s finest library with its 8 million of books. C. Harvard University has the nation"s best art museum. D. Radcliffe College for men is one of the schools of Harvard University. |
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仔细阅读课文In Search Of The Amber Room,写出文章的段落大意。 |
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The Amber Room, 1.______ was made of seven thousand tons of amber with gold and jewels, was 2.______ to be the best and biggest work of amber ever 3.______.It 4.______ a team of best artists in Prussia ten years to make it. In 1716, Frederick William I presented the Amber Room to Peter the Great, 5.______ a gift of friendship from the Prussian to the Russian people. About four meters long,the Room 6.______ as a small reception hall in the Czar"s winter palace in St Petersburg. Late r, Catherine Ⅱ had the Room moved outside St Petersburg and also had it 7.______, 8.______ more details to its design. In 1770, the Room was completed the 9.______ she wanted, with almost 600 candles 10.______ the room and scores of mirrors and pictures shining 11.______ gold. But sadly, the Amber Room, one of the great 12.______ of the world, got lost during the war 13.______ Russia and Germany in 1941. The Russians weren"t able to remove the Room 14.______ the Nazi German army got to summer palace. Some of the Nazis secretly stole the Room,taking it by train to a German city. After that, what 15.______ to the Amber Room remains a mystery. |
仔细阅读课文An Interview,写出文章的段落大意。 |
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In order to find out about the 1._______ day Olympic Games, Pausanias, a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come 2._______ a magical journey. He had an 3._______ with a Chinese girl called Li Yan. Now he realizes great changes have 4._______ to the Games. First, there"re two main 5._______ of Olympic Games-the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, which mainly includes events 6._______ skiing and ice skating. Second, athletes from any country, 7._______ just from Greek world, can join in the Games to 8._______ each other for the honour of winning, as long as they reach the standard to 9._______ the Games. Women are also admitted as 10._______ and what"s more, they play a very important 11.______ in the Games. Third, to host the Games, the host city must build a special village for the competitors 12._______. Besides, a stadium for competitions,a very large swimming pool,and a gymnasium 13._______ seats for those who watch the Games must be built. Fourth, the winne rs are awarded with gold, silver or copper medals 14._______ the olive wreath. Last, it has become a great 15.______ to host the Olympics, so the competition to win the bid for the Games is as fierce as that to win Olympic medals among the countries. |
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A "lost tribe" that reached America from Australia may have been the first Native Americans, according to a new theory. If proved by DNA evidence, the theory will break long established beliefs about the southerly migration of people who entered America across the Bering Strait, found it empty and occupied it. On this theory rests the belief of Native Americans to have been the first true Americans. They would be classified to the ranks of escapee, beaten to the New World by Aboriginals (土著人) in boats. To a European, this may seem like an academic argument, but to Americans it is a philosophical question about identity, Silvia Gonzales, of Liverpool University said. Her claims are based on skeletons found in the California Peninsula of Mexico that have skulls quite unlike the broad Mongolian features of Native Americans. These narrow- skulled people have more in common with southern Asians, Aboriginal Australians and people of the South Pacific Region. The bones, stored at the National Museum of Anthropology (人类学) in Mexico City, have been carbon-dated and one is 12,700 years old, which places it several thousand years before the arrival of people from the North. "We think there were several migration waves into the Americas at different times by different human groups," Dr. Gonzales said. "The timing, route and point of origin of the first colonization of the Americas remains a most contentious topic in human evolution." But comparisons based on skull shape are not considered conclusive by anthropologists, so a team of Mexican and British scientists, backed by the Natural Environment Research Council, has also attempted to take out DNA from the bones. Dr. Gonzales declined yesterday to say exactly what the results were, as they need to be checked, but indicated that they were consistent (一致) with an Australian origin. |
1. It is generally considered that the first Native Americans came from ______. |
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A. North Asia B. Australia C. South Pacific D. South Asia |
2. The skeletons found in the California Peninsula of Mexico have ______. |
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A. the broad skull shape B. the narrow skull shape C. different features of Aboriginal Australians D. the same features of Native Americans |
3. The underlined "contentious" is similar in meaning to "______". |
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A. likely to cause great interest B. difficult to solve C. well-known to all D. likely to cause argument |
4. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? |
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A. Research on skulls can draw an exact conclusion. B. DNA tests have proved the fact that the first Native Americans came from Australian. C. Scientists are still not sure about the origin of the Native Americans. D. People began to enter America across the Bering Strait about 12,700 years ago. |
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