题目内容
8.Started in 1636,Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States.Yale,Princeton,and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years,these schools were much alike.Only young men could go to college.All the students studied the same subjects,and everyone learned Latin,and Greek.Little was known about science then.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 (训练) 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 special fields of learning.There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.
29.The oldest university in the US isB.
A.Yale
B.Harvard
C.Princeton
D.Columbia
30.Modern languages Harvard taught in 1825wereB.
A.Latin and Greek.
B.French and German.
C.American history and German.
D.Greek and American history.
31.On the whole,the passage is aboutC.
A.how to start a university
B.the famous colleges in the world
C.how colleges in the USA have changed
D.what kinds of lessons each college teaches.
分析 这篇短文主要介绍了哈佛大学始于1636年,在美国是最古老的学院.耶鲁、普林斯顿、哥伦比亚大学和达特茅斯在哈佛后不久就建立了.这些大学一开始所教科目比较单一,关于科学的知识所知甚少.随着社会的发展,建立了更小的学校以处理不同领域的学习.
解答 29.B细节理解题,根据第一段Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States可知哈佛大学是美国最古老的大学,故选B.
30.B细节理解题,根据第二段In 1825,besides Latin and Greek,Harvard began teaching modern languages,such as French and German.可知1825年,除了拉丁语和希腊语,哈佛大学开始教学现代语言,如法语和德语,故选B.
31.C主旨大意题,根据文章内容可知本文主要讲述的美国大学的变化,故选C.
点评 做题时要在理解好文意的基础上,与题目有机的结合,从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对,进行选择或推理判断,选出符合文章内容的正确选项.做题注意灵活,有时可采用排除法或直选法确定出最终答案.
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