Question

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and 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 receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching 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（涉及）special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.

1.The oldest university in the US is _________.

A．Yale

B．Harvard

C．Princeton

D．Columbia

2.From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______.

A．those colleges and universities were the same

B．people, young or old, might study in the colleges

C．students studied only some languages and science

D．when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers

3.Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.

A．Latin and Greek

B．Latin, Green, French and German

C．American history and German

D．French and German

4.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.

A．everything that was known

B．law and something about medicine

C．many new subjects

D．the subjects that interested students

5.On the whole, the passage is about___________.

A．how to start a university

B．the world-famous colleges in America

C．how colleges have changed

D．what kind of lesson each college teaches

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了美国几个名牌大学的发展经过，主要以时间为线索可以看出美国大学的变化过程。

1.细节题：从第一段的句子：Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States.可知答案是B。

2.细节题;从第二段的句子：these schools were much alike.可知早年这些大学是一样的。A

3.细节题：从第三段的句子：Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German.可知答案是D

4.细节题：从第四段的句子：As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects.可知答案是：C

5.主旨题：从整篇文章看文章以时间为线索介绍了美国大学的变化。选C

考点：考查文化类短文

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