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When Harvard was founded in 1636, there were no other colleges in the American colonies, and it would become the model for many of those that followed. When it began requiring applicants to take a test known as the SAT in 1935, Harvard started another trend. Two years ago, after it announced an aggressive new financial-aid policy, it helped push social class to the center of the national debate over higher education and forced two of its main competitors, Stanford and Yale, to follow its lead.
Last week. Harvard began to make another effort to affect higher education in its image, its president, Derek Bok, announced that the college would abandon its early admissions program, which for decades has allowed high school seniors to apply in October and get an answer yes, no or maybe – in December, shortly before the regular deadline for applications.
Harvard officials argue that the program is beneficial to rich students who don't need to compare financial-aid offers from various colleges. After the announcement, many people within education urged other colleges to take a similar step.
"We're thrilled," said Laurie Kobick, a college counselor (顾问) at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. "I think it's going to make admissions better in so many different ways. It will indeed go a small way toward leveling the field among applicants. Of course, it will also have an effect on colleges, and the biggest winner will almost certainly be Harvard. a fact that may prevent many other colleges – perhaps all of them – from       following Hazard this time. Because any college that does so will risk losing some of its best applicants."

  1. 1.

    From the first paragraph we can learn that Harvard ____.

    1. A.
      was the first college in the American colonies
    2. B.
      was best known for the SAT
    3. C.
      was muck better than Stanford and Yale
    4. D.
      refused to offer financial-aid to applicants
  2. 2.

    By abandoning early admissions program, Harvard wants ____.

    1. A.
      to attract the public's attention
    2. B.
      to influence higher education in its own way
    3. C.
      to save money spent in attracting students
    4. D.
      to allow its competitors to admit more students
  3. 3.

    Early admissions program is good for rich students because ____.

    1. A.
      they have more chances to enter college
    2. B.
      they can enter college with a lower score
    3. C.
      they have special right to be admitted into college
    4. D.
      they have no problem in supporting their studies
  4. 4.

    Why does Laurie Kobick think other colleges may not follow Harvard?

    1. A.
      Because they think the action will harm high education.
    2. B.
      Because they are afraid that the action is not practical.
    3. C.
      Because they may attract fewer top students than he[ore,
    4. D.
      Because they are afraid the action will damage their reputation.
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1.事实细节题。根据第一段中“When Harvard was founded in 1636, there were no other colleges in the American colonies. ”可知。
2.推理判断题。根据第二段中“Harvard began to make another effort to affect higher education in its image. ”可知。
3.事实细节题。根据第三段中“Harvard officials argue that the program is beneficial to rich students...from various colleges. ”可知。
4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Because any college that does so will risk losing some of its best applicants. ”可知。
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When Harvard was founded in 1636, there were no other colleges in the American colonies, and it would become the model for many of those that followed. When it began requiring applicants to take a test known as the SAT in 1935, Harvard started another trend. Two years ago, after it announced an aggressive new financial-aid policy, it helped push social class to the center of the national debate over higher education and forced two of its main competitors, Stanford and Yale, to follow its lead.
Last week. Harvard began to make another effort to affect higher education in its image, its president, Derek Bok, announced that the college would abandon its early admissions program, which for decades has allowed high school seniors to apply in October and get an answer yes, no or maybe – in December, shortly before the regular deadline for applications.
Harvard officials argue that the program is beneficial to rich students who don't need to compare financial-aid offers from various colleges. After the announcement, many people within education urged other colleges to take a similar step.
"We're thrilled," said Laurie Kobick, a college counselor (顾问) at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. "I think it's going to make admissions better in so many different ways. It will indeed go a small way toward leveling the field among applicants. Of course, it will also have an effect on colleges, and the biggest winner will almost certainly be Harvard. a fact that may prevent many other colleges – perhaps all of them – from       following Hazard this time. Because any college that does so will risk losing some of its best applicants."
【小题1】From the first paragraph we can learn that Harvard ____.

A.was the first college in the American colonies
B.was best known for the SAT
C.was muck better than Stanford and Yale
D.refused to offer financial-aid to applicants
【小题2】By abandoning early admissions program, Harvard wants ____.
A.to attract the public's attention
B.to influence higher education in its own way
C.to save money spent in attracting students
D.to allow its competitors to admit more students
【小题3】Early admissions program is good for rich students because ____.
A.they have more chances to enter college
B.they can enter college with a lower score
C.they have special right to be admitted into college
D.they have no problem in supporting their studies
【小题4】Why does Laurie Kobick think other colleges may not follow Harvard?
A.Because they think the action will harm high education.
B.Because they are afraid that the action is not practical.
C.Because they may attract fewer top students than he[ore,
D.Because they are afraid the action will damage their reputation.

WASHINGTON—US President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had known about NBA star Jeremy Lin’s talent long before the“Linsanity”phenomenon swept the sport.

“I knew about Jeremy before you did because Arne Duncan, my secretary of education, was captain of the Harvard team,”Obama told the famous US sportswriter Bill Simmons in an interview.

“When Arne and I were playing, he said,‘I’m telling you, we’ve got this terrific guard named Jeremy Lin at Harvard.’And then when one of my best friends, whose son is a freshman at Harvard, went for a recruiting(招募) trip he saw Lin in action, so I’ve been on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon(时尚) for a while,”said the president, who is a Harvard Law graduate.

Lin, the New York Knicks’ point guard, though he was cut twice in December 2011, had had a sudden rise in the past month to high points scoring stardom in Madison Square Garden, the world’s biggest basketball stage.

He is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA. He has already developed a devoted following among many Asian-Americans and in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and other countries.

Clicks to the NYKnicks. Com website surged as basketball fans from around the world search for Lin’s news and highlights.

“He seems like a wonderful young man. It elevates(提升) this great sport all round the world,”said Obama, a Chicago Bulls fan.“And what’s been encouraging is to see how fast the sport has bounced back(恢复) recently.”But he sounded a note of caution on how much basketball costs to watch.

“It’s really important for professional athletes and sports owners to just remember you got a whole bunch of folks out here, all across the country, who invest so much in their teams. All they ask is not to be so selfish that you’re not looking out for your fans,”Obama said.

1.President Obama learned about Jeremy long before through      .

A.news reports

B.a friend

C.Bill Simmons

D.Arne Duncan

2.The underlined word“surged”in Paragraph 6 probably means     .

A.moved suddenly and quickly

B.stopped gradually

C.moved slowly

D.suddenly broke down

3.President Obama finds it encouraging that      .

A.Chicago Bulls is playing wonderfully

B.Jeremy Lin is becoming more popular

C.NBA matches have returned to normal

D.audience is concerned about basketball

4.Both athletes and sports owners should care about folks because      .

A.they have made contributions to charities

B.all teams are in need of support from fans

C.they pay to watch their favorite teams play

D.they can decide the result of a game

 

When Harvard was founded in 1636, there were no other colleges in the American colonies, and it would become the model for many of those that followed. When it began requiring applicants to take a test known as the SAT in 1935, Harvard started another trend. Two years ago, after it announced an aggressive new financial-aid policy, it helped push social class to the center of the national debate over higher education and forced two of its main competitors, Stanford and Yale, to follow its lead.

Last week. Harvard began to make another effort to affect higher education in its image, its president, Derek Bok, announced that the college would abandon its early admissions program, which for decades has allowed high school seniors to apply in October and get an answer yes, no or maybe – in December, shortly before the regular deadline for applications.

Harvard officials argue that the program is beneficial to rich students who don't need to compare financial-aid offers from various colleges. After the announcement, many people within education urged other colleges to take a similar step.

"We're thrilled," said Laurie Kobick, a college counselor (顾问) at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. "I think it's going to make admissions better in so many different ways. It will indeed go a small way toward leveling the field among applicants. Of course, it will also have an effect on colleges, and the biggest winner will almost certainly be Harvard. a fact that may prevent many other colleges – perhaps all of them – from       following Hazard this time. Because any college that does so will risk losing some of its best applicants."

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that Harvard ____.

A. was the first college in the American colonies  

B. was best known for the SAT

C. was muck better than Stanford and Yale

D. refused to offer financial-aid to applicants

2.By abandoning early admissions program, Harvard wants ____.

A. to attract the public's attention       

B. to influence higher education in its own way

C. to save money spent in attracting students

D. to allow its competitors to admit more students

3.Early admissions program is good for rich students because ____.

A. they have more chances to enter college

B. they can enter college with a lower score

C. they have special right to be admitted into college

D. they have no problem in supporting their studies

4.Why does Laurie Kobick think other colleges may not follow Harvard?

A. Because they think the action will harm high education.

B. Because they are afraid that the action is not practical.

C. Because they may attract fewer top students than he[ore,

D. Because they are afraid the action will damage their reputation.

 

When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard:The Liz Murray Story” , shown in late April.

Liz Murray , a 22-- year-- old American girl, has been writing a real--life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug--addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, My understanding was that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that "next to nothing could hold me down". She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. "I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time."

  Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is "as simple as making a decision".

1. The word “setback” in the first paragraph most probably means___________?

A.danger  

B.difficulty  

C.unhappiness  

D.disaster

2.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.Liz’s Harvard Dream

B.Bitter Childhood of Liz

C.Liz’s Love for Her Parents

D.Liz’s Struggle for Her Life

3.What actually made Liz throw herself into her studies ?

A.Her parents’ addiction to drugs

B.Her mother’ s disease

C.Lack of food and clothes  

D.Her mother’ s death

4. According to the passage, which is NOT true about Liz?

A.strong-- willed

B.envious

C.determined

D.respectful

 

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