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必读大学英语阅读理解一附答案
OxfordUniversity
OxfordUniversityistheoldestuniversityinBritainandoneoftheworld'smostfamousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.OxfordUniversitywasestablishedduringthe1100's.ItislocatedinOxford,England,about80kilometersnorthwestofLondon.
Theuniversityhasover16,300students(1999-2000),almostaquarterofthesestudentsarefromoverseasandmorethan130nationalitiesarerepresented.Itconsistsof35colleges,plusfiveprivatehallsestablishedbyvariousreligiousgroups.Threeofthefiveprivatehallsareformenonly.Ofthecolleges,St.Hilda'sandSomervilleareforwomen,andtherestareformenandwomen.
AtOxford,eachcollegeisacorporatebodydistinctfromtheuniversityandisgovernedbyitsownheadandfellows.Mostfellowsarecollegeinstructorscalledtutors,andtherestareuniversityprofessorsandlecturers.Eachcollegemanagesitsownbuildingsandproperty,electsitsownfellows,andselectsandadmitsitsownundergraduatestudents.Theuniversityprovidessomelibraries,laboratories,andotherfacilities,butthecollegestakeprimaryresponsibilityfortheteachingandwell-beingoftheirstudents.
EachstudentatOxfordisassignedtoatutor,whosupervisesthestudent'sprogramofstudy,primarilythroughtutorials.Tutorialsareweeklymeetingsofoneortwostudentswiththeirtutor.Studentsmayseeothertutorsforspecializedinstruction.Theymayalsoattendlecturesgivenbyuniversityteachers.Studentschoosewhichlecturestoattendonthebasisoftheirownspecialinterestsandontheadviceoftheirtutors.
Theuniversity,nottheindividualcolleges,grantsdegrees.ThefirstdegreeintheartsorsciencesistheBachelorofArtswithhonors.Oxfordalsograntshigherdegrees,diplomas,andcertificatesinawidevarietyofsubjects.
TheRhodesscholarshipprogramenablesstudentsfromtheUnitedStates,Canada,andmanyothernationstostudyatOxfordforaminimumoftwoyears.TheBritishgovernmentgrantsMarshallscholarshipstocitizensoftheUnitedStatesforstudyatOxfordandotheruniversitiesthatarelocatedinBritain.
Thecompetitionforscholarshipsandgrantsis,however,extremelystrongandthereareusuallystrictrequirements.Studentsshouldcheckcarefullythattheyareeligibletoapplyforaparticularscholarshipbeforemakinganapplicationasmostoftheschemesarerestrictedtocertainnationalitiesand/orprograms.
ThestudentsandstaffatOxfordareactivelyinvolvedinover55initiatives(2001),includingvisitstomorethan3,700schoolsandcolleges,toencouragethebrightestandbeststudentstoapplytoOxford,whatevertheirbackground.
TheuniversityhasbeennamedtheUK'smostinnovativeuniversityintheLaunchit2001competition,whichaimedtodiscoverwhichBritishuniversityhasdemonstratedthegreatestachievementsininnovationandenterpriseacrossthebroadestrangeofactivity.InthenationalTeachingQualityAssessmentexercisesfor2000,Oxfordwasawardedtopmarksinsixoutoftensubjectsassessed.
Oxford,StanfordandYaleUniversitieshaverecentlybecomepartnersinajoint'distancelearning'venture,theAllianceforLifelongLearning,whichwillprovideonlinecoursesintheartsandsciences.
ThemissionofOxfordistoaimatachievingandmaintainingexcellenceineveryareaofitsteachingandresearch,maintaininganddevelopingitshistoricalpositionasaworld-classuniversity,andenrichingtheinternational,national,andregionalcommunitiesthroughthefruitsofitsresearchandtheskillsofitsgraduates.
Insupportofthisaimtheuniversitywillprovidethefacilitiesandsupportforitsstafftopursueinnovativeresearchbyrespondingtodevelopmentsintheintellectualenvironmentandsocietyatlarge;andpromotechallengingandrigorousteachingwhichbenefitsfromafruitfulinteractionwiththeresearchenvironment,facilitatingtheexchangeofideasthroughtutorialsandsmall-grouplearningandexploitingtheUniversity'sresourcesinitslibraries,museums,andscientificcollections,toequipitsgraduatestoplaytheirpartatanationalandinternationallevel.
(一)Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.
1.HowmanyinternationalstudentsarestudyingatOxford?
2.Whatdoesatutordo?
3.Aregoodstudentsoftengrantedascholarship?
Whyorwhynot?
4.Whydidthestudentsandstaffvisitmorethan3700schoolsandcollegesin2001?
5.WouldyouliketostudyatOxfordUniversityifyouhaveanopportunity?
Listasmanyreasonsasyoucanthinkof.
(二)Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.
1.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto__________.
A)providescholarshipinformationforOxfordapplicants
B)giveanintroductiontoOxfordUniversityingenera