听力训练
Exercise
1. According to the passage, which is the oldest university in the United States?
2. When the student graduated, what did most of them become?
3. Why Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects?
4. All the students the same subjects and everyone Latin and Greek. Little was known about then, and one kind of school could teach that was known about the world.
5. In 1782, Harvard started a school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, could receive their training in Harvard Law School. In 1825,Harvard began teaching modern , such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek.
6. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, and business. Today, there are many different kinds of and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller that deal with special fields of learning.

背景信息
哈佛大学建于1636年，坐落在马萨诸塞州的坎布里奇，是美国最古老的私立高等学府，也是美国和世界上最富盛名的大学之一。因建校委员会的70名委员都在英国剑桥大学受过高等教育，该校起初被称为剑桥，学校所在地也被取名为坎布里奇。1638年，约翰•哈佛这位建校委员将其一半财产和一个图书馆捐赠给学校。后来，为了纪念他，学校更名为哈佛，并为其塑立铜像。哈佛校园里的教学楼、图书馆、博物馆、宿舍等建筑物。大多以捐赠者的名字命名。1780年，哈佛学院更名为哈佛大学。学校学生数由最初的9名增加至现在的18,000多名，其中本科生6,684人。

Words & Phrases 词语与短语

Words 词语
alike 相像的
college 学院
engineering 工程学

field 领域
graduate 毕业
interest 使产生兴趣

Phrases 词组
as well as 也
be divided into… 被分为……
deal with 涉及
know about 了解

make…into… 使……成为……
soon after 不久之后
such as 例如

Sentence Pattern 句型
There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all. 人们需要学习的知识太多了，一种学校难以提供那么多的课程。
There is so much …that… 有太多……以至于……

听力答案
1. Harvard University.
2. Most of them because ministers or teachers.
3. Because the knowledge increased.
4. studied, learned, science, everything
5. medical, lawyer, languages
6. engineering, colleges, schools

听力原文
The History of Harvard University
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
　　They were all started before the American Revolution made the thirteen colonies into states. In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended college. All the students studied the same subjects and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers. In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard Law School. In 1825,Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek.
　　Soon it began teaching American history. As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.

参考译文
哈佛历史
始建于1636年的哈佛大学是美国所有学院和大学中最古老的。继哈佛大学之后，耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学和达特茅斯大学也相继成立。

这些大学都建立于美国独立战争将13个殖民地归入美国本土之前。在早期，这些学校都非常相似。只有年轻人上大学。所有的学生都学习同样的科目，每个人都学拉丁语和希腊语。很少有人懂得科学，只有一类学校可以教授一切了解这个世界的知识。学生毕业后，大部分都成为牧师或老师。1782年，哈佛大学为有志向成为医生的年轻人开设了医学院。接着，律师们可以在哈佛法学院接受培训。1825年，哈佛大学开始教授现代语言，如法语和德语，也包括拉丁语和希腊语。

很快，哈佛大学便开始教授美国历史。随着知识的增加，哈佛及其他学院开始教授很多新科目，并允许学生选择他们感兴趣的课程，而且还成立了专门的女子学院。新的州际大学开始教授诸如农业、工程和商业等课程。目前，世界上有各种不同的学院和大学。这些学校大多数都划分为小学院，主攻专门领域的学习。人们需要学习的知识太多了，一种学校难以提供那么多的课程。