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.
【小題1】In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.  

A．scienceB．medicineC．lawD．Latin and Greek
【小題2】Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.
A．ministers or teachersB．lawyersC．doctorsD．workers
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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.
【小題4】Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law
b. French and German
c. Latin and Greek
d. medicine
e. American history
A．d-b-e-c-aB．a(chǎn)-d-b-c-eC．c-d-a-b-e D．c-d-b-e-a
【小題5】Nowadays college students ________.
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


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

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