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Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday , ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor to Lawrence Summers .
The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust , a noted scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvard′s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study , as the university′s 28th president .
“This is a great day , and a historic day , for Harvard ,” James R. Houghton , chairman of the presidential search committee , said in a statement . “Drew Faust is an inspiring and accomplished leader , a superb scholar , a dedicated teacher , and a wonderful human being .”
Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers′ comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs.
Faust has been dean of Radcliffe since 2001, two years after the former women′s college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues .
Some professors have quietly groused that the 371-year-old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has had the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics , law literature and economics .
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“Teaching staff turned to her constantly ,” said Sheldon Hackney , a former president of the University of Pennsylvania and historian who worked closely with Faust. “She′s very clear. She has a sense of humor , but she′s very strong-minded . You come to trust in her because she′s so solid.”
1．Which might be the best title for the passage?
A．Harvard named its 1st female president
B．History of Harvard University changed
C．Debates on female equality ended
D．Drew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian
2．Which is NOT true about Drew Gilpin Faust?
A．She is the 28th president of Harvard University.
B．She is a famous scholar from the American South.
C．She isn′t a graduate from Harvard University.
D．She was head of Radcliff Institute for Advanced Study.
3．Lawrence Summers held the view that .
A．women cannot achieve as much as men in management
B．women cannot hold important positions in society
C．women can match men in science jobs
D．few women make top scientists owing to genes
4．The underlined word “groused” in the 6th paragraph means .
A．approved B．commented C．complained D．indicated
5．This passage probably appears in a .
A．biography B．personal letter
C．research paper D．newspaper report
ABDCD
Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”
This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．
Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．
| A．graduated from Anderson College |
| B．paid her first visit to the UK this time |
| C．was confident when she entered the college |
| D．came from a family without good background |
| A．were all from the United States |
| B．were students of Oxford University |
| C．came from different cultural backgrounds |
| D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work |
| A．working hard | B．believing in yourself |
| C．good opportunities | D．facing failure without fear |
| A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message． |
| B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully． |
| C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message． |
| D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British． |
Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”
This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．
Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．
【小题1】According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．
| A．graduated from Anderson College |
| B．paid her first visit to the UK this time |
| C．was confident when she entered the college |
| D．came from a family without good background |
| A．were all from the United States |
| B．were students of Oxford University |
| C．came from different cultural backgrounds |
| D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work |
| A．working hard | B．believing in yourself |
| C．good opportunities | D．facing failure without fear |
| A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message． |
| B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully． |
| C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message． |
| D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British． |