题目内容
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term is also connected with academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism(精英主义).
The term became official, especially in sports terminology, after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954, when much of the nation polarized around favorite college teams. “IV” was used because originally the league consisted only of four members. The use of the phrase is no longer limited to athletics, and now represents an educational philosophy inherent to ( 固有的,内在的)the nation's oldest schools. In addition, Ivy League schools are often viewed by the public as some of the most prestigious (著名的)universities worldwide and are often ranked amongst the best universities in the United States and worldwide. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
All of the Ivy League's institutions place near the top in the U.S. News & World Reportcollege and university rankings and rank within the top one percent of the world's academic institutions in terms of financial endowment(捐助). Seven of the eight schools were founded during America's colonial period; the exception is Cornell, which was founded in 1865. Ivy League institutions, therefore, account for seven of the nine Colonial Colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The Ivies are all in the Northeast geographic region of the United States. All eight schools receive millions of dollars in research grants and other subsidies from federal and state government.
Undergraduate enrollments among the Ivy League schools range from about 4,000 to 14,000, making them larger than those of a typical private liberal arts college and smaller than a typical public state university. Ivy League university financial endowments range from Brown's $2.01 billion to Harvard's $26 billion, the largest financial endowment of any academic institution in the world.
【小题1】Which meaning can the term “the Ivy League” convey today?
A.The largest enrollment. | B.The strongest government support. |
C.The most expensive schools. | D.First-class education. |
A.a plant | B.a number | C.a sport | D.a spirit |
A.There is no longer sports competition in the Ivy League. |
B.Seven colleges were set up before the USA was founded. |
C.Brown University has the smallest number of students. |
D.Typical public state universities are larger than the Ivies. |
A.It is the oldest one. | B.It was founded by colonists. |
C.It has the smallest endowment. | D.It is the youngest one. |
A.The ABC of “The Ivy League” |
B.Best Universities in the USA |
C.The Financial Income of American Universities |
D.How to Apply to an Ivy League University |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:文章介绍常青藤大学的一些基本信息,常青藤这个词的起源,含义,常青藤大学的一些情况。
【小题1】细节题:从第一段的句子:The term is also connected with academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism(精英主义).可知the Ivy League可以是一种优质的教育。选D
【小题2】细节题:从第一段的句子:The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group.可知答案是B。
【小题3】细节题:从最后一段的句子:Undergraduate enrollments among the Ivy League schools range from about 4,000 to 14,000, making them larger than those of a typical private liberal arts college and smaller than a typical public state university.可知常青藤大学一般比典型的公立大学小,选D
【小题4】推理题:从第四段的句子;Seven of the eight schools were founded during America's colonial period; the exception is Cornell, which was founded in 1865.可知是Cornell大学是最年轻的,选D
【小题5】主旨题:从整篇文章可知文章讲的是常青藤大学的一些基本信息。选A
考点:考查教育类短文
点评:文章结构清晰,先介绍主旨,然后举例说明,题目设置很合理,做题时可以带着题目到文章找信息句,再加以判断。