At the beginning of 2009，Li Guilin and his wife Lu Jianfen were honored（授予……荣誉）as “People Who Moved China in 2008” in this annual（一年一次的）event．This event was started by CCTV in 2002．

Li，42，and Lu，41，were horn in Han families and grew up in Ya'an City．In 1990，Li visited Erping Village（二坪村）in Liangshan of Sichuan Province，he was surprised at how backward（落后）it was．People there lived a rather poor life．The children seldom went out of the village．Li decided to teach in that village at once．

The children have to climb five wooden ladders to reach the primary school of Erping．They spend the week there before returning home for the weekend．“Walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous．You can just put half of your foot in the narrowest place．Behind the ladders is the deep valley（山谷）．”

A year later．as the number of students increased，Li Guilin began to look for a new teacher．When the summer vacation was almost over，he couldn't find one yet．So he persuaded（劝服）his wife Lu Jianfen to join him．

Till now，they have been teaching in the village for more then 18 years．Over the past years．they have taught l49 students，22 of them were from the schools of other areas because of the two kind teachers．

“I’m the son of farmers，” says Li，“I know that education is the best way for a poor mountain area to change．”The couple（夫妇）will continue working at this school to help more children walk out of the mountains into happy and bright futures．

1．“People Who Moved China” has been held ________ till the beginning of 2009．

A．three times           B．eight times           C．ten times

2．Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen are ________．

A．doctors                B．students               C．teachers

3．The children have to climb wooden ladders because ________．

A．walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous

B．they like doing that

C．it's the only way to the primary school of Erping

4．Lu Jianfen has worked in the primary school of Erping ________．

A．since 199l            B．since 2002                  C．since 1990

5．Why will Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen continue working at this school?

A．Because both of them are children of farmers．

B．Because they hope more children can have happy and bright futures．

C．Because they were honored as “People Who Moved China in 2008”．

Yellowstone is a huge park covering over 3,400 square miles in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. It can be reached by air to Cody or Jackson, 50 miles from the entrances(入口) . There is no train service nearby. Limited(有限的) bus service is used from some of the towns near it. Once in the area, a car is almost a must . The park has 5 entrances, which are open from May to October . It is a good idea to plan a trip during the good weather, but except big crowds and show traffic. Parts of the park are open in the winter for snow sports.

Be sure to come prepared for different weather at any time of the year. Take enough of your clothing so you will be prepared for unexpected changes in temperature. Take good walking shoes and thick socks, if you are going to do any hiking. You can also see the park on horseback.

If you want to learn about Yellowstone, the National Park Service has many talks, films and tours to help you to understand it .

1. How large is Yellowstone National Park ?

2. What is a must if you are in the area ?

3. Why are parts of the park open in winter ?

4. What do you need to take while going to do any hiking ?

5. Where can you find more information about Yellowstone ?

Started in 1636, Harvard University（哈佛大学）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 know 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（除……之外）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. Is Harvard the oldest university in the US?

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2. Who went to college in the early years?

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3. How many languages did Harvard teach in 1825?

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4. Why did Harvard and other colleges begin to teach many new subjects?

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5. Why are most of colleges and universities made up of smaller schools today?

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