Question

    Started in 1636 Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. 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 in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to 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（涉及）special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer in all.

1.The oldest university in the US is _________.

A.Yale B.Harvard

C.Princeton D.Columbia

2.Form the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, _____.

A.those colleges and universities were almost the same

B.people, young or old, might study in the colleges

C.students studied only some languages and science

D.when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers

3.Modern languages Harvard taught in 1825 were _______.

A.Latin and Greek

B.Latin, Greek, French and German

C.American history and German

D.French and German

4.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach ______.

A.everything that was known

B.law and something about medicine

C.many new subjects

D.the subjects that interested students

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了美国学院和大学的变迁。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。随着知识的增长，哈佛和其他学院开始教授许多新学科。

1.细节理解题。由第一段第一句“Started in 1636 Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States.（始于1636年，哈佛大学是美国许多大学中最古老的。）”可知美国最古老的大学是哈佛大学，故选B项。

2.细节理解题。由第二段第一句“In the early years, these schools were much alike.（在早期，这些学校非常相似。）”可知早期的时候，学校十分相似。题目问哪项关于早期时的大学描述是正确的，A. those colleges and universities were almost the same（那些学院和大学几乎是一样的）符合以上说法，故选A项。

3.细节理解题。由第三段中的“In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German.（1825年，除了拉丁语和希腊语，哈佛大学还开始教授现代语言，如法语和德语。）”可知哈佛大学在1825年教授的现代语是法语和德语，故选D项。

4.细节理解题。由第四段中的“As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects.”可知随着知识的增长，哈佛和其他学院开始教授许多新学科。故选C项。