Question

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

In the earlier years these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that 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 study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach 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 all.

1. In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.

A. science    B. medicine    C. law    D. Latin and Greek

2. Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.

A. ministers and teachers     B. lawyers

C. doctors                    D. workers

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the early years, everyone can go to college.

B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach Chinese.

C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

D. More and more courses were taught in colleges with the improvement of knowledge.

4. Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught n Harvard?

a. law

b. French and German

c. Latin and Greek

d. medicine

e. American history

A. d-b-e-c-a   B. a-d-b-c-e

C. c-d-a-b-e   D. c-d-b-e-a

5. Nowadays college students ________.

A. can learn everything they are interested in

B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning

C. learn the same subjects

D. must learn Latin and Greek

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文简要地介绍了哈佛大学各个新课程开设的历史，随着科技的发展，新课程越来越多。随着知识的增长，哈佛和其他大学开始教了许多的新课题。学生们可以选择他们感兴趣的主题。

今天，有许多不同的学院和大学。他们中的大多数是由较小的学校，处理特殊领域的学习。

1.第二段“…everyone learned Latin and Greek”可知该选D。

2.第二段最后一句“…most of them became ministers or teachers.”可知该选A。

3.根据第二段，排除A、C；根据第三段，排除B；从最后两段可知，D项正确。所以该选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段得知：Latin and Greek最早，因此排除A、B；从第三段得知开设课程的顺序是：medicine→law→French and German→American history，确定答案是C。

5.A、C、D三项与短文内容不符；从最后一段可知B项正确。

考点：历史类阅读。