大学体验英语综合教程2第三版unit1
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⼤学体验英语综合教程2第三版unit1
⼤学体验英语综合教程2第三版 unit1 famous universities Experiencing English integrated coursebookListen and Talk
Key:1. dating; 2. coast; 3. eastern; 4. where; 5. earn;
6. surrounded;
7. atmosphere;
8. undergraduate ;
9. name; 10. Apartment
Passage A
译⽂⽜津⼤学是英国最古⽼的⼤学，也是世界最著名的⾼等学府之⼀。⽜津⼤学始建于12世纪。它位于英格兰的⽜津，在伦敦西北约80公⾥处。
⽜津⼤学有16 300多名学⽣（1999 — 2000），其中留学⽣占将近四分之⼀，来⾃130多个国家。⽜津⼤学有35个学院，还有5个由不同宗教团体建⽴的私⽴学院。5个私⽴学院中，有3个只招男⽣。学院中，圣希尔达和萨默维尔学院只收⼥⽣，其他均为男⼥兼收。
⽜津的每个学院都是独⽴于⼤学的实体，由该学院的院长和管委会成员负责管理。⼤部分管委会成员都被称为“导师”，或学院教师，其余的是⼤学教授和讲师。每个学院管理⾃⼰的房产和资产，选举⾃⼰的管委会，选择和招收⾃⼰的本科⽣。⼤学提供⼀些图书馆、实验室及其他设施，但教学和学⽣⽣活主要由各学院负责。
⽜津⼤学给每个学⽣指定⼀个导师，他主要通过辅导课监督学⽣的学习。辅导课是指导师每周与1到2名学⽣见⾯⼀次。学⽣如需专业指导，还可约见其他的导师，也可选听⼤学⽼师讲授的课程。学⽣选听什么课程是根据⾃⼰的兴趣和导师的建议⽽定的。
学位由⼤学⽽不是各个学院授予。最低⽂科或理科学位是优等⽂学学⼠。⽜津还在其他众多学科领域授予更⾼的学位、⽂凭和证书
罗兹奖学⾦⾯向美国、加拿⼤和很多其他国家的学⽣，为他们提供⾄少两年的⽜津学习费⽤。英国政府为在⽜津和其他英国境内的⼤学求学的美国公民提供“马歇尔奖学⾦”。
然⽽，奖学⾦和助学⾦的竞争极其激烈，⽽且通常要求很严。学⽣们在申请某⼀项奖学⾦之前应仔细核查⾃⼰是否有资格，因为多数奖学⾦对学⽣国籍和（或）课程都有限制。
⽜津师⽣员⼯积极参与主动招⽣的活动，2001年这种活动有55项以上，包括⾛访3 700所中学和学院，以⿎励优秀学⽣报考⽜津⼤学，⽽不管其背景如何。
在2001年度的“创新”竞赛中，⽜津⼤学被授予英国最具创新精神的⼤学称号。该竞赛旨在发现哪⼀所英国⼤学在最⼴的活动领域内取得了
创新和进取的最⼤成就。在2000年全英“教学质量评估”中，⽜津在所评估的10个学科中有6个得分⾼居榜⾸。
⽜津、斯坦福和耶鲁3所⼤学最近合作开发了“远程学习”项⽬——“终⽣学习联盟”，该项⽬将提供⽂科和理科的在线课程。
⽜津的使命是在教学和研究的各个领域达到并保持领先地位；保持和加强其世界名校的历史地位；通过其研究成果和毕业⽣的技能促进地区、国家的和全球的发展。
为了实现这个⽬标，学校将针对知识环境和整个社会发展的需要，为员⼯提供进⾏创新研究所需的设施和⽀持；提倡既富⾰新精神⼜严格认真的教学，使教学与研究环境卓有成效地互动从⽽推动教学，通过辅导课指导和⼩组学习加速思想的交流，通过开发学校图书馆、博物馆以及科学收藏⽅⾯的资源，为毕业⽣能在国内和国际上⼀展⾝⼿打下基础。Read and think2 Work with your partner and answer the following questions.
1. How many international students are studying at Oxford?
Answer: About 4 000 international students are studying at Oxford.
2. What does a tutor do?Answer: A tutor supervises the students’ course of study and meets with them every week.
3. Are good students often granted a scholarship? Why or why not?
Answer: Not necessarily. Because most of the scholarships are restricted to certain
nationalities and/or courses.
4. Why did the students and staff visit more than 3 700 schools and colleges in 2001? Answer: They visited those schools inorder to encourage the brightest and best students
to apply to Oxford.
5. Would you like to study at Oxford University if you have an opportunity? List as many reasons as you can think of.
Answer : Open.
3. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Each college at Oxford is independent of the university and is managed by its own head and fellows.
2. The students from the United States, Canada and many other countries can apply for Marshall Scholarships to study atOxford University.
3. The students should make sure that they are qualified for a particular scholarship before making an application.
4. The joint “distance learning” venture by O xford, Stanford and Yale Universities only provides online courses for sciencestudents.
5. In order to fulfill its aim, the university provides the faculty members with the facilities and supports them to pursueinnovative research
Anwser: 1.T, 2.F, 3.T, 4.F, 5.T
Read and complete3. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.
1. The group elected one of its members to be their spokesperson.
2. Wage increases are being kept to a(n) minimum in many companies because of the economic depression.
3. The engineering profession now has many distinct branches.
4. Now that you’re 13 you should have more sense of responsibility .
5. Students usually pursue one or more of the subjects, which they have studied at “A” level, such as Art, Drama, English,Music, etc.
6. We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
7. Congress is considering measures to restrict the sale of cigarettes.
8. College courses should be designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to help them survive in modern society.
9. The local government granted $1.1 million so that the old theater could be taken down and rebuilt.
10. For his achievement in the medical field, the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
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5. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.Change the form where necessary.
1. The organization provides information on health issues to the public at large.2.On the basis of what the Minister says, we will learn whether the Government’s thinking has advanced.
3. I’d like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.
4. In response to your advertisement in the Bedfordshire Reporter, I am writing to apply for the
post of secretary.
5. Our company is aiming at a 50% increase in production this year.
6. Consult a dictionary for the usage of the following words and make a sentence with each of them.
1. challenging
Answer: At the meeting, the scholars raised some challenging questions for the city government.
