题目内容
Harvard University is onおboth sides of the Charies River. The old 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, and new and more subjects and policies（政策）were introduced. In the eighteenth century, particularly under John Leverett（1708～1724）, 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 1847, public administration （1935）. Harvard also has schools of business administration（1980）; medicine（1782）, public health（1922）, and dental health（1941）. Radcliffe College for women is connected with Harvard; its students are taught by Harvard professors and receive diplomas given by Harvard. The university library, among the nation’s finest, houses over 8 million volumes, and the Fogg 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 ________.
A. has a history of more than 450 years
B.was enlarged in the middle of the seventeenth
C.was first meant to be an institution for general education since its foundation
D.was founded by John Leverett
2. One of John Leverett’s greatest contributions to Harvard University is most probably that_________.
A. he set up Harvard University
B.heおmade Harvard a puritan university
C.he freed Harvard University from the support of the state
D.he helped develop general education in Harvard University
3. Which of the following statements might NOT be true about Charles W. Eliot?
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.
2.D
在Levertte任期，他削弱了大学的宗教色彩，从文中可知，由于他的努力，该大学开始增加general education。 3.D A、B、C三项在文中均有叙述，而D项是Levertte的贡献，D项显然张冠李戴了。 4.A 从文中可知，从1816年的神学院到1941年的牙保健学院，共增加了10个院系。 5.A 文中说哈佛图书馆是全国的finest，有世界上最好的大学艺术博物馆，Radcliffe College是女子大学，只有A项是正确说法，历史悠久的大型现代大学。
解析：1.B
文中提到在1640s即17世纪中叶，该大学扩建。它成立于1636年（A错），原本为了培养清教牧师（C），创建者叫Harvard。
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Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”
This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．
Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．
| A．graduated from Anderson College |
| B．paid her first visit to the UK this time |
| C．was confident when she entered the college |
| D．came from a family without good background |
| A．were all from the United States |
| B．were students of Oxford University |
| C．came from different cultural backgrounds |
| D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work |
| A．working hard | B．believing in yourself |
| C．good opportunities | D．facing failure without fear |
| A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message． |
| B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully． |
| C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message． |
| D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British． |
Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”
This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．
Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．
| A．graduated from Anderson College |
| B．paid her first visit to the UK this time |
| C．was confident when she entered the college |
| D．came from a family without good background |
| A．were all from the United States |
| B．were students of Oxford University |
| C．came from different cultural backgrounds |
| D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work |
| A．working hard | B．believing in yourself |
| C．good opportunities | D．facing failure without fear |
| A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message． |
| B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully． |
| C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message． |
| D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British． |