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1、大学体验英语综合教程 2 第三版 unit1 famous universitiesExperiencing English integrated coursebookListen and TalkKey:1. dating; 2. coast; 3. eastern; 4. where; 5. earn; 6. surrounded; 7. atmosphere; 8. undergraduate ; 9. name; 10. ApartmentPassage 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
2、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
3、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
4、（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
5、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 think 2 Work with your partner and answer the following questions.1. How many international stu
6、dents 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. Be
7、cause 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 in order to encourage the brightest and best students to apply to Oxford. 5. Would you like t
8、o 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 a
9、nd fellows. 2. The students from the United States, Canada and many other countries can apply for Marshall Scholarships to study at Oxford University. 3. The students should make sure that they are qualified for a particular scholarship before making an application. 4. The joint “distance learning”
10、venture by Oxford, Stanford and Yale Universities only provides online courses for science students. 5. In order to fulfill its aim, the university provides the faculty members with the facilities and supports them to pursue innovative researchAnwser: 1.T, 2.F, 3.T, 4.F, 5.TRead and complete 3. Fill
11、 in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. pursue responsibility grant equip restrictdistinct minimum exploit award elect1. 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 th
12、e economic depression. 3. The engineering profession now has many distinct branches. 4. Now that youre 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 t
13、o 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 milli
14、on 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. Read and complete 5. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.Change the form where necessary.1. The organization pro
15、vides information on health issues to the public at large.2.On the basis of what the Minister says, we will learn whether the Governments thinking has advanced.3. Id 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 t
16、o 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. 2. joint Answer: She had taken the money out of the joint account she had with her husband. 3.range Answer :They will be given a range of topics to choose from. 4. s
