Question

7．Do we need an"Ivy （常春藤） League"？
China may soon have its own"Ivy League"，with a union of top universities．
The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US．The Chinese version，which was officially started in mid-October，consists of nine famous universities，including Peking，Tsinghua，Zhejiang and Fudan．The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs，recognition of academic achievements，and other joint programs．
The news of this Chinese"Ivy League"has received mixed responses from the public and press．Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them．Others say that the"Ivy League"is not necessary but that the union is a good idea，one that could promote academic development．
So what's your opinion on a Chinese"Ivy League"？Do we need one？
Yes．Ivy League or not，nine of China's best universities cooperating is a good thing．
1．These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research．It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities．
2．Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons，improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities．The results could be more important than lessons and achievements．
3．The term"Ivy League"carries a sense of academic excellence，tradition and reputation．If borrowing such a term could encourage students'and professors'mental state and improve Chinese higher education，then there's no reason not to do it．
No．Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an"Ivy League"model．
1．Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other．If this cooperation were associated with the"Ivy League"，it would just distract （分散） attention and resources and have a negative effect．
2．These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government．They're quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn't bring about as much potential ability as between，say，public and private，or Chinese and foreign universities．
3．China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices．We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don't apply well here．
Do we need an"Ivy League"？

Ivy in America	It originally referred to an athletic conference of （71）eight top universities in the northeast of America．
Ivy in China	Formation	Nine famous universities
	（72）Purposes of the union	To exchange students
		To（73）recognize academic achievements
		To work on the joint programs
	（74）Responses   from the public
	Positive side		（75）Negative side
	The cooperation is good for the combination of resources and recreation of （76）a better environment．		Attention will be drawn away and （78）resources  will be distracted．
	Students will have less difficulty in finding jobs through the student exchange program．		The cooperation won't have great effect because of their （79）similarities  in running universities．
	The cooperation will （77）encourage  the students and professors mentally．		China should develop world-class universities in its （80）unique  way without copying foreign countries blindly．

Answer 1

分析 短文主要讲述中国的最有名的高校结合，建立自己的"常春藤联盟"，关于这件事不同的人有不同的意见，分别表达了赞成和反对双方的意见．

解答 71：eight top universities，根据短文中的"The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US．"可知此空格应写eight top universities．
72：Purposes of the union，根据短文中的"The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs，recognition of academic achievements，and other joint programs．"可知，此空格用Purposes of the union．
73：recognize，根据短文中的"The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs，recognition of academic achievements，and other joint programs．"可知，此空格用动词原形recognize．
74：Responses，根据短文中的"The news of this Chinese"Ivy League"has received mixed responses from the public and press．"可知此空格应写为Responses．
75：Negative side，根据短文中的人们对于Ivy League的不同看法中的Yes…．和No…．的内容可知，此空格应写Negative side．
76：a better environment，根据短文中These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research，可知答案为a better environment．
77：encourage，根据短文If borrowing such a term could encourage students'and professors'mental state 可知答案为动词原形encourage．
78：resources 根据短文中的"…it would just distract （分散） attention and resources and have a negative effect．"可知，此空格应写为resources．
79：similarities 根据短文中的"They're quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn't bring about as much potential ability as between，say，public and private，or Chinese and foreign universities．"故此空格应用名词形式similarities．
80：unique，根据短文最后两句"China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices．We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don't apply well here．"可知，此空格应写为unique．

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