Question

5．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 early 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．
56．In the early years，people learnedD in colleges．
A．scienceB．medicineC．lawD．Latin and Greek
57．Most of college graduates becameA in the early years．
A．ministers or teachersB．lawyersC．doctorsD．workers
58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．In the early years，everyone can go to colleges．
B．In 1782，Harvard began to teach German．
C．In the early years，different colleges majored in different fields．
D．More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge．
59．Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard？C
a．law
b．French and German
c．Latin and Greek
d．medicine
e．American history
A．d-b-e-c-aB．a-d-b-c-eC．c-d-a-b-e D．c-d-b-e-a
60．Nowadays college studentsB．
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

分析 这篇短文短文属于说明文．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．如今的大学生去不同的规模较小的学校，处理特殊领域的学习．

解答 答案：56．D   细节理解题．根据第二段第一行句子All the students studied the same subjects，and everyone learned Latin and Greek．所有学生学习相同的科目，每个人都学会了拉丁语和希腊语．可知人们都学习拉丁语和希腊语．故选D．
57．A   细节理解题．根据第二段第二段第二行句子When the students graduated，most of them became ministers or teachers．当学生毕业时，他们中的大多数成为部长或教师．故选A．
58．D   综合理解题．根据倒数第三行句子As knowledge increased，Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects．Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them．随着知识的增加，哈佛大学和其他大学开始教授许多新课程．学生被允许选择他们感兴趣的科目．可知D选项是正确的．故选D．
59．C   推理判断题．根据第二段第一行句子All the students studied the same subjects，and everyone learned Latin and Greek．所有学生学习相同的科目，每个人都学会了拉丁语和希腊语．因此排除A、B．根据第三段句子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．1782年，哈佛大学开始了医学院给想成为医生的年轻人．之后，律师可以在哈佛大学法学院学习．1825年，除了拉丁语和希腊语，哈佛开始教现代语言，如法语和德语．很快就开始教授美国历史．得知开设课程的顺序是：medicine→law→French and German→American history，确定答案是C．
60．B  综合理解题．根据最后一段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．现在，有许多不同的学院和大学．他们中的大多数是由处理特殊领域的学习的规模较小的学校构成的．可知B项正确．

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