Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were all started before the American Revolution made the thirteen colonies(殖民地) into states.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and 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(律師) could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1852, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects that interested them.
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.
小題1: Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were the names of the _______ in America.
A．statesB．citiesC．universitiesD．colonies
小題2:As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach _______.
A．everything that is knownB．many new subjects
C．French and GermanD．farming
小題3:The title of this passage should be _______.
A．Famous Harvard University
B．American Universities
C．The Changing of American Universities
D．The American Revolution
小題4:Which statement does the passage lead you to believe?
A．The early schools are still much alike.
B．There is more to learn today than in 1636.
C．All the early students worked harder.
D．Students in modern America learn only science.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹了美國幾個(gè)名牌大學(xué)的發(fā)展經(jīng)過，主要以時(shí)間為線索可以看出美國大學(xué)的變化過程。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were all started before the American Revolution made the thirteen colonies(殖民地) into states.可知Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth都是美國大學(xué)的名字。選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects.可知大學(xué)開始教授新的知識(shí)：答案是：B
小題3:主旨題：從整篇文章看文章以時(shí)間為線索介紹了美國大學(xué)的變化。選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的內(nèi)容：There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.可知現(xiàn)在比1636年要學(xué)的東西更多。選B
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