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    　　Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States, Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard．They were all started before the American Revolution made the thirteen colonies(殖民地)into states．

    　　In the early years, these schools were much the same．Only young men attended colleges．All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew．Little was known about the science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world．When the students graduated(left school), most of them became ministers or teachers．

    　　In 1682, 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, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek．Soon it began teaching American history．

    　　Special colleges for women were started．New state universities, began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business．Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities．Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning．There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all．

    (1)

    The story doesn't say so, but it makes you think that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    universities have changed over the years．

    B．

    today all the students study to become teachers or ministers．

    C．

    all colleges were much the same in the early years．

    D．

    students then were allowed to study both language and science

    (2)

    As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    everything that was known

    B．

    many new subjects

    C．

    Latin, Greek and Hebrew

    D．

    foreign languages

    (3)

    On the whole, this story is about ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    how colleges have changed

    B．

    how to start a university

    C．

    the American Revolution

    D．

    the world-famous colleges in America

    (4)

    Which of the following does the story lead you in believing?

    [　　]

    A．

    There is more to learn today than in 1636．

    B．

    The early schools are still much the same．

    C．

    every student studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew．

    D．

    They began teaching foreign languages in 1825．

    答案：1．A;2．B;3．A;4．A;
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