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【题目】Find Your Liberal Arts College (文理学院)

Smith College

Smith is a liberal arts college where women's minds matter. Our small classes, picturesque campus and open curriculum attract students from all over the world.

Smith College began more than 140 years ago and is a distinguished liberal arts college committed to providing the highest quality undergraduate education for women to enable them to develop their talents and to participate effectively and fully in society.

Shimer College

For 150 years Shimer has prepared students with a classical liberal arts education. Consider the differences： All original sources. All discussion classes of twelve or less. No lectures. No tests. Classes follow the Socratic Method—professors ask questions that challenge students to express and support their ideas. Learning is a constant dialogue where every opinion, every position is questioned and analyzed.

Swarthmore College

A liberal arts college of 1,500 students near Philadelphia, Swarthmore is recognized internationally for its climate of academic excitement and commitment to bettering the world.

Aside from offering valuable academic experiences, what's unique about learning at Swarthmore? Your first semester is pass-fail, so you can learn for learning's sake. We have a one-of-a-kind Honors Program. And where else can you explore a liberal arts curriculum paired with an engineering program?

Pine Manor College

Minutes away from downtown Boston, Pine Manor College consistently ranks among the most diverse liberal arts colleges in the nation and among the top 15 for small class size among liberal arts colleges. Affordable private education for women, Pine Manor College offers students a personalized education grounded in the liberal arts tradition. At PMC, students receive individualized academic, social, and financial support to achieve their goals.

【1】Which college would you like to go to if you enjoy learning through talking?

A.Pine Manor College.B.Shimer College.

C.Swarthmore College.D.Smith College.

【2】What is special about Swarthmore College?

A.There is an engineering program for students.

B.Students needn't worry about failing a test.

C.It is larger than any other liberal arts college.

D.Students can learn engineering instead of liberal arts.

【3】What is the similarity between Pine Manor College and Smith College?

A.They are small colleges.B.They are expensive colleges.

C.They are women's colleges.D.They have the same history.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章给读者介绍了四所文理学院，以及每所大学的特点。

【1】细节理解题。根据Shimer College部分的Classes follow the Socratic Method—professors ask questions that challenge students to express and support their ideas. All discussion classes of twelve or less. (所有的讨论班12人或者更少)Learning is a constant dialogue where every opinion, every position is questioned and analyzed.(课堂上遵循苏格拉底式的教学方法——教授提问，挑战学生表达和支持他们的观点。学习是一种持续的对话，每个观点，每个立场都被质疑和分析)可知，如果你喜欢通过讨论学习，可以选择Shimer College。B. Shimer College.符合以上说法，故选B项。

【2】细节理解题。根据Swarthmore College部分的We have a one-of-a-kind Honors Program. And where else can you explore a liberal arts curriculum paired with an engineering program?(我们有一个独一无二的荣誉课堂。你还能在哪里找到与工程项目相结合的文理课程呢？)可知Swarthmore College的特殊之处是提供了和文科课程相结合的工程项目。A. There is an engineering program for students.(给学生提供了一个工程项目)符合以上说法，故选A项。

【3】细节理解题。根据Smith College部分的Smith College began more than 140 years ago and is a distinguished liberal arts college committed to providing the highest quality undergraduate education for women(史密斯大学建于140年前，是一所著名的文理学院，致力于给女性提供最高质量的本科教育)和Pine Manor College部分的Affordable private education for women, Pine Manor College offers students a personalized education grounded in the liberal arts tradition.(为女性提供负担得起私立教育，派恩庄园学校为学生提供基于人文艺术传统的个性化教学)可知，史密斯学院和派恩庄园学校的共同特点是：它们是专门为女性设立的学校。C. They are women's colleges.(它们是女子学院)符合以上说法，故选C项。

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