Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that 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 study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach 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 all.
【小题1】In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.  

A.scienceB.medicineC.lawD.Latin and Greek
【小题2】Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.
A.ministers or teachersB.lawyersC.doctorsD.workers
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.
B.In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.
C.In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.
D.More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.
【小题4】Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law
b. French and German
c. Latin and Greek
d. medicine
e. American history
A.d-b-e-c-aB.a-d-b-c-eC.c-d-a-b-e D.c-d-b-e-a
【小题5】Nowadays college students ________.
A.can learn everything they are interested in
B.go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning
C.learn the same subjects
D.must learn Latin and Greek

Here is an examination notice. Mrs. Dickson gave it to her students last week. Read it and answer the questions.
To the students of Class 3
◆Examinations start on June 22 and end on June 23.
◆The time for each of the subjects is:
English   June 22     9:30 A.M.- 10:30 A.M.
Math     June 22     11:00 A.M.- 12:00 A.M.
History   June 22     2:30 P.M.- 3:30 P.M.
PE       June 23     8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Music    June 23     1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
◆For the PE test, go to the playground. For the music test, go to the Piano Room. All else are     written(书面) tests. They will be held in classroom 3.
◆No student can get into the examination room more than 15 minutes after the exam starts.
◆No food or drink during ANY test.
◆No dictionaries during the English exam.
◆Wear sports shoes and clothes for the PE exam.
If you have questions, go to the Teachers’ Office before the tests.
【小题1】How many written tests will the students get ready for?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five
【小题2】Who could not take the English exam?
A.Nancy. She wore her sports shoes on June 22.
B.Richard. He did not have breakfast before the exam.
C.Wendy. She forgot to take an English dictionary with her.
D.Tony. He went to school at 9:50 on the morning of June 22.
【小题3】Where were the students of Class 3 at 8:30 A.M., June 23?
A. In the playground.                        B. In their classroom.
C. In the Piano Room.                      D. At the Teachers’ Office.
【小题4】On the morning of June 23, What should Helen, a student of Class 3 get ready for?
A.Food and drinks. Because there is no food or drinks during any test.
B.Dictionary. Because she isn’t good at English.
C.Sports shoes and clothes. Because there will be a PE exam.
D.Nothing. Because all the exams are ended.
【小题5】Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can       .
A.ask his teacher at any time
B.find his teacher in the playground
C.ask his teacher on June 22 or June 23
D.go to the teachers’ office on June 21 and ask about them

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

    On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

    Who studies hardest?

    Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).

    Who sleeps most often in class?

    Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.

    South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).

    Who is the most distracted (分心的)?

    American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.

    What do they do after school?

    In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.

1.The report is about ___________.

A. the countries    B. the subjects     C. the students’ lives     D. the high schools

2.What country isn’t mentioned in the report?

A. The US        B. South Korea     C. Japan          D. India

3. ______ of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework.   

A. 26.4%         B.8.2 %           C. 5.2%              D. 48.6%

4.The phrase doze off means ______.

A. be half asleep     B. get up         C. eat snacks          D. send emails

5.What of the following sentences is Not true?

A. The survey from the four countries was made last year.

B. Most Japanese students do physical exercises after school.

C. About half of the American students chat with friends in class.

D. The students in South Korean don’t like taking notes in class.

 

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.

The world’s oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.

At AL-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts’. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic (题目), and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable (有价值的) books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar.

1.From the first paragraph(段落) we know that _________.

A.universities are important to the city life

B.the university is a quite new invention

C.university education may help a person find law。

D.the university has a history of more than a thousand years

2.AL-Azhar was first built for _______.

A.education         B.religion           C.a meeting         D.law

3.Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?

A.Education and medicine.                  B.Religion and law.

C.Free discussion.                        D.History and tradition.

4.Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?

A.AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt.

B.AL-Azhar didn’t become a university until the years around 988.

C.The University of AL-Azhar was a place to read books.

D.Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world.

 

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