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17.Harvard LibraryIf we compare professors and students to the host of a university,then the library of a university can be compared to the hallway.The quality of a university,(51)B,is in direct proportion to that of its library.At Harvard,the library is an essential part of everybody's life.Both the quantity and the (52)C of the library make study a pleasant process.
Harvard Library is not only the most ancient library in the United States,but the largest university library with the largest scale.In 1638John Harvard (53)A his whole library to the then Harvard College.After 300years of development,the library now holds 10million books and (54)D more than 100branch libraries.In addition to the libraries owned by each school,there are some branch libraries that are (55)D in some aspects.While most of the branch libraries are on Harvard campus,some are as far as in Washington,D.C.,or even in Florence of Italy.Yenching Library is famous for its (56)A of East Asian literature.Lamont Library is the first library in the world that is(57)C for undergraduates.Widener Library is the largest library in Harvard,only second to Library of Congress.
What(58)D to be mentioned is the system or rather the service of the libraries.Usually the libraries are open from 9a.m.to 5p.m..The main libraries are open until 10p.m..The libraries for undergraduates will even be open all night during the(59)A period.The libraries also provide with students the service of (60)B reading materials for all courses.At the beginning of a semester,each teacher will give a list of books to the librarians.The librarians are (61)D to find out these books and put them at the places where students can easily find them.
There is no limitation for the number of books that students can borrow.As the space for the library is limited,many books are(62)B in suburban library.Despite this,students can go to fetch the book at the (63)A library within 24hours after they submit request for that book.Even if there is only one book to be fetched from the suburban library,the libraries on campus will send someone to do the job.This kind of (64)B which put readers in the first place is rare even in Ivy League.Therefore,study at Harvard will be a(n) (65)D experience.
51.A.as a result | B.to some extent | C.on the contrary | D.at all times |
52.A.influence | B.discipline | C.quality | D.prospect |
53.A.donated | B.assigned | C.adapted | D.distributed |
54.A.contains | B.composes | C.involves | D.includes |
55.A.informative | B.different | C.secure | D.peculiar |
56.A.collections | B.documents | C.phenomena | D.exhibitions |
57.A.unusually | B.formally | C.specially | D.especially |
58.A.remains | B.happens | C.appears | D.deserves |
59.A.examination | B.experiment | C.vacation | D.graduation |
60.A.confirming | B.preparing | C.selecting | D.designing |
61.A.desperate | B.willing | C.reluctant | D.responsible |
62.A.exhibited | B.reserved | C.stored | D.classified |
63.A.appointed | B.accepted | C.expected | D.restricted |
64.A.performance | B.service | C.activity | D.response |
65.A.fortunate | B.creative | C.positive | D.enjoyable |
分析 本文讲述了美国知名大学哈佛的图书馆及其读者至上服务周到,让学生在哈佛的学习成为一个享受的过程.
解答 51-55 BCADD 56-60 ACDAB 61-65 DBABD
51 B.考查短语的辨析.as a result 结果;to some extent在一定程度上;on the contrary 相反;at all times 一直,始终.句意为一所大学的质量在一定程度上与其图书馆的质量成正比.故选B.
52 C.考查名词的辨析.influence 影响;discipline 纪律,学科;quality 质量;prospect 前景,展望.quality和quality,图书馆的数量和质量都让在哈佛的学习成为一个享受的过程.故选C.
53 A.考查动词的辨析.donated,捐赠;assign,分配;adapt,适应;distribute,分散,分发.句意是:约翰哈佛把他的藏书都捐给了当时的哈佛学院.故选A.
54 D.考查动词的辨析.contain可用于表示包含所含之物的全部或部分,而include则只能用于表示所包含之物中的一部分;compose 组成;involve 涉及.句意是:经过300年的发展,图书馆现在拥有藏书1000多万册,包含100多个分馆.故选D.
55 D.考查形容词的辨析.informative 有信息的;different 不同的;secure 安全的;peculiar 特殊的,独特的.根据上文仅每个学院都有自己的图书馆,还有各类专业图书馆,所以显得哈佛图书馆比较特别.故选D.
56 A.考查名词的辨析.collections意为藏书,燕京图书馆以其东亚馆藏而闻名.故选A.
57 C.考查副词的辨析.specially,特别地,莱蒙特图书馆是世界上第一个本科生专用图书馆.故选C.
58 D.考查动词的辨析.deserve,值得.句意:值得一提的是各图书馆的体系,或者确切说是服务.故选D.
59 A.考查名词的辨析. 句意是:本科生图书馆在考试期间则通宵开放,所以examination符合句意.故选A.
60 B.考查动词的辨析.prepare准备,提供.图书馆还为学生提供所有课程的阅读材料.故选B.
61 D.考查形容词的辨析.responsible负责任的;desperate 绝望的;willing乐意的;reluctant不情愿地.图书管理员负责找出这些书,并把书放在便于学生查找的地方.故选D.
62 B.考查动词的辨析.store储存,存放.因为图书馆空间有限,有很多书都存放在郊外的藏书库.故选B.
63 A.考查动词的辨析.appoint,任命,指定.学生在提交索要申请后的24小时内就可以到指定的图书馆取回书.故选A.
64 B.考查名词的辨析.句意是:这种读者至上的服务 即使在常春藤联盟也是极为难得的.故选B.
65 D.考查形容词的辨析.开篇第一段library make study an enjoyable process,已提到过.可知在哈佛学习将会是一个非常愉快的经历.故选D.
点评 解答此类题目,首先需要通读全文,掌握文章大意;其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境,进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案.
Pulitzer was born in Mako,Hungary.At 17,Pulitzer attempted to join the Austrian army,but was turned down due to age,bad health and poor eyesight.Disappointed but still with hope,he traveled first to Paris and then to London,hoping to join the army there.And he was rejected for the same reasons.Finally,he moved to the United States in 1864and served in the Lincoln Army when he was just 18until the end of the American Civil War.After the war he settled in St.Louis,Missouri,where in 1868he started working as a reporter for a German-language daily newspaper,the Westliche Post.He joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Missouri State Assembly in 1869.
In 1872.Pulitzer bought the Westliche Post for 3,000.Then,in1879,heboughttheSt.LouisDispatchfor2,700and merged (合并) the two papers as the St.Louis Post-Dispatch,which remained St.Louis'daily newspaper.He bought the New York World in 1883,which turned out to be a successful decision,and which made Pulitzer wealthy.In 1885,he was elected to the US House of Representatives,but resigned after a few months'service.In 1895the New York World introduced the first newspaper comic printed with colour.Under Pulitzer's leadership circulation (发行量) grew from 15,000to 600,000,making it the largest newspaper in the country.But unfortunately from 1890,Pulitzer's already failing health worsened rapidly and he withdrew from direct management of the newspaper,and simply gave some instructions from his vacation houses in Maine or in New York.At the age of forty,he was struck blind,but he still continued to run his press empire for twenty-two more years.
In 1892,Pulitzer offered Columbia University's president money to set up the world's first school of journalism.But the university turned down the offer.In 1902,Columbia's new president willingly accepted the plan for a school and prizes,but it would not be until after Pulitzer's death that this dream would come true.Pulitzer left the university $2million in his will,which led to the creation in 1912of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.And up till now,Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism still remains one of the most famous in the world.
Joseph Pulitzer died aboard his sailing boat in 1911.He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx,New York.In 1917,the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded,as Pulitzer wished to.
In 1989,in honor of his great achievements and contributions,Pulitzer was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame.
Title:A biography of a famous person
Name | Joseph Pulitzer | Dates of birth and death | April 10,1847-October 29,1911 | |
Birth place | Mako,Hungary | (1)Burial/burying place | the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx,NY | |
(2) Nationality | Hungarian- American | Profession | reporter,publisher | |
Life (3) experiences/stories | Military career ★at 17,made several(4)attemptsto join the army,but failed for his age,bad health and poor eyesight ★at 18,eventually served in the Lincoln's Army in the USA | |||
Newspaper career ★in 1868,began working as a reporter for the Westliche Post,a daily newspaper ★from 1872 to 1883,succeeded in (5)purchasing/buyingthree newspapers ★in 1 895,introduced the first newspaper comic printed with color ★from 1890,managed the newspaper (6)indirectlyfor health reason | ||||
(7)Politicalcareer ★joined the Republican Party and in 1869 was elected to the Missouri State Assembly ★in 1885,was elected to the US House of Representatives,but (8)served/worked for only a short time | ||||
Achievements & contributions | ★made the New York World the largest newspaper in the country,with its circulation growing from 15,000 to 600,000 ★in 1912,helped to (9)create/establish/found/formthe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,which remains one of the most famous in the world ★established the Pulitzer Prizes through his will | |||
(10) Honor | ★In 1989,was included in the St.Louis Walk of Fame |
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