As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were athat interested them.
2. 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. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge. D. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.
1. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,
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A. those colleges and universities were almost the same
B. people, young or old, might study in the colleges
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 it all. 【文章大意】这篇短文主要介绍了哈佛大学始建于1636年, 在美国是最古老的 学院。耶鲁、普林斯顿、哥伦比亚大学和达特茅斯在哈佛建成后不久就建立了。 这些大学在建成后的初期, 所教科目比较单一, 对科学是知之甚少。随着社会的 发展, 这些大学建立了更小的学校以教给学生不同领域的知识。