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The Harvard Student-led Walking Tour
Let a student show you Harvard … on a free walking tour.
We welcome our neighbors to stop by the Harvard University Events & Information Center, located in the Holyoke Center Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge.
Let a student take you and your family,school,or organization on an interesting,hour-long historical tour of the Harvard campus.The tours leave from the Events & Information Center. Not only will you discover the location of fascinating exhibitions and programmes on campus,you will also see Harvard’s rich sampling(抽样) of American history and architecture from the Colonial period to the present
Schedule of Tours
Tours leave the Events & Information Center at 10 am and 2 pm Monday through Friday, and at 2 pm on Saturday through the academic year(February 4 through May 2;September 23 through December 16). Summer tours(June 24 through August 15)are offered at 10 am,11:15 am,2 pm,and 3:1 5 pm Monday through Saturday.Reservations for special tours of 20 or more people may be made by calling the Events & Information Center at(617)495—1573 or emailing icenter@camail. Harvard. edu. Tours are stopped March 23 through April 2 for Spring break,May 3 through June 23 for Spring intercession(祷告), and August 1 6 through September 22 for Summer intercession.
NOTE:Prospective(未来的)students may take tours originating at the Harvard Admissions Office,located at Byerly Hall on 8 Garden Street in Cambridge.The Admissions staff will conduct information sessions.For more information,please call at(617)495—1551.
Harvard University Events & Information Center
Location:Holyoke Center Arcade,1350 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge MA 02138
Phone:(617)495—1573
1.If you want to join in a tour,you can go on ________.
A.May 2 B.June 23 C.August 20. D.September 1
2.How can you book special tours of 20 people?
A.By calling at(617)495—1573
B.By calling at(617)495—1551
C.By visiting the Harvard Admissions Office.
D.By calling the Events & Information Center any time.
3.A student who wants an information session may ________ for more information.
A.call(617)495—1573.
B.call(617)495—1551
C.email icenter@camail. Harvard.edu
D.go to the Events & Information Center
4.The above ads is mainly intended for ________ .
A.foreign visitors B.high school students
C.new students in the university D.those living near Harvard University
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.D
【解析】略
I do desire to help my Chinese students to find a better way of learning. I once divided my Chinese MBA students into six groups and set them an assignment: brainstorming on “two-hour business plans”, for example: a restaurant chain. Originality would be valued most. As a result, five groups proposed projects for restaurant chains. The sixth showed a catering service. I couldn’t help expressing my disappointment, though the time limit had been rather challenging.
Those middle managers and financial analysts from state-owned enterprises and global companies were not untalented or without opinions, but they had been accustomed to an educational system that rarely rewarded critical thinking or Originality. Papers were often copied from the Internet and the Harvard Business Review. Students insisted that copying was a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.
In China, you can see almost all kinds of products you can imagine have been made and sold, but so few well developed marketing and management minds have been produced that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand!
Partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established so as to solve the problem mentioned above. And there’s also the “thousand talent scheme”: this new government program is designed to improve technological modernization by inviting top foreign trained scientists to the mainland with large sums of money. But there are concerns about China’s research environment, which is known for lacking in encouraging independent thinking and inventiveness, and even high salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.
If China wants to become a major world creator, it is no good just seeking partnerships with top Western universities or gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It’s time to establish a rich learning environment for young minds. Yes, new way of learning is the key!
【小题1】The author feels disappointed when the students hand in their plans because_____
A.there’s one group presenting a catering service. |
B.all groups followed his idea of restaurant chains. |
C.the students’ ideas were lacking in creativeness. |
D.the time limit had been rather challenging. |
A.China can make and sell all kinds of product all over the world |
B.High pay can solve the problem of China’s research environment |
C.Foreign trained scientists are expected to invent a Chinese brand |
D.The new government program is aimed at encouraging imagination |
A.Look for a New Way of Learning |
B.Develop MBA Students’ Creative Thinking |
C.Help China to Become a Creator |
D.Improve China’s Research Environment |
The Chinese-born American architect Ieoh Ming Pei is one of the most creative architects of our times. He has incorporated both eastern and western ideas into his designs.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou, China on April 26, 1917. His father was a famous banker. In 1935, at the age of 17, he came to the United States to study architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1942, he entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy selected Pei to design the Kennedy library. After that he became well-known all of the world. People named it one of the Ten Best Buildings in the United States. In 1968, Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington D.C.. Over one million people visited the building during its first 50 days in existence.
Following the East Wing project Pei's fame has continued to grow widely. In 1983, French President commissioned(委任) Pei to help make the Louvre more modern. Ten years later, the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris. Pei described it as, "the greatest challenge and greatest accomplishment of my career." At Fragrant Hill, a 300-room hotel in the Chinese capital, Pei has attempted to bring to his native China his often-quoted "third way of making buildings." Avoiding both a complete copying of traditional Chinese motifs(特色) as well as the modernism of the West, Pei has managed, at Fragrant Hill, to make one of his most eloquent(有说服力的) statements.
Pei has designed nearly 50 projects in the United States and abroad. About half of these projects have won major awards. Pei has been awarded the highest honors from nations over the world. In 1990, Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush for his contributions to world peace and service to the US government.
56. Which is the right order of the events of Ieoh Ming Pei?
Pei started work on the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC.
Ieoh Ming Pei entered the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
The completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre created a new historic landmark for Paris.
Ieoh Ming Pei was selected to design the Kennedy library.
Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou.
Pei was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Ieoh Ming Pei came to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
French President commissioned Pei to help make the Louvre more modern.
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1.The underlined word “incorporate” can be replaced by __________.
A.divide |
B.combine |
C.separate |
D.part |
2.It was ____________ that Ieoh Ming Pei became world-famous.
A.after the completion of Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre |
B.after he designed East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, in Washington DC |
C.after he designed the Kennedy library |
D.after he designed the Fragrant Hill |
3. __________ is an excellent building that shows both the traditional Chinese motifs and the modernism of the West.
A.Fragrant Hill |
B.Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre |
C.The East Wing of the National Gallery of Art |
D.Kennedy library |
4. We can infer that about _________of Ieoh Ming Pei’s projects have won major awards.
A.50 |
B.15 |
C.25 |
D.35 |