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大学体验英语二（综合教程） Unit1 Famous Universities Listen and Talk　 Lead in Famous universities are located all over the world, and they attract students from all over the world, too. Oxford and Cambridge are the two oldest universities in Britain with a history of Oxford 1. _____1100s. Princeton was established in 1746 and is 2. _______in Princeton, New Jersey, a state on the east coast of America. MIT began in 1861 and is located in another 3._____ state, Massachusetts. Stanford is a famous university in California. In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford wanted to 4.______a university in the west where young men and young women could 5. _____ a degree. They donated many acres of land to the establishment of Stanford. It is one of the largest campuses in America today. 　　Harvard is the oldest university in America 6. _____ many historic buildings and an 7.____of American history. Students 8._____Harvard have more than 40 areas of undergraduate studies to choose from. There are schools of medicine, business, design, law, public health, public policy, to 9._____a few. First year students, called freshmen, are required to live on campus. Sophomores and upper classmen can choose off campus living in an 10._____or a house. There are many activities students can participate in from music to sports to student government. Key:1. dating back to; 2. located; 3. eastern; 4. establish; 5. earn; 6. surrounded by; 7. atmosphere; 8.attending; 9. name; 10. apartment Passage A: Oxford University 2.Answer the following questions with the information from the passage. 1. How many international students are studying at Oxford? About 4 000 international students are studying at Oxford. 2.What does a tutor do? 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? Not necessarily. Because most of the scholarships are restricted to certain nationalities and / or courses. 4.Why d