综合英语2复习资料

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Unit 1 Famous Universities

Passage A: Oxford University

1.The group elected one of its members to be their spokesperson.

2.Wage increases are being kept to a minimum in many companies because of the economic depression.

3.The engineering profession now has many distinct branches.

4.Now that you’re 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, Music, etc.

6.We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

7.Congress is considering measures to restrict the sale of cigarette.

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 million so that the old theatre could be taken down and rebuilt.

10.For his achievement in the medical field, the Mayor awards him a medal of merit.

1.Anyone over 18 is eligible to vote.

2.These application forms for scholarship will be sent to each student before the beginning of each

semester.

3.I decided to give up smoking on the advice of my doctor.

4.The park is located in the centre of the county.

5.The university provided us with all the materials and facilities that we needed.

Write a paragraph of around 80 words about the roles played by Oxford University and its individual colleges respectively. Your writing should include the following points.

College: selecting their own undergraduate students

being responsible for students’ tutorial teaching and well-being

providing accommodations, meals, etc. for students

The University:

providing resources for teaching and learning: libraries, laboratories,

and other facilities

selecting and supervising graduate students

awarding degrees

At Oxford, each college is a corporate body distinct from the university and is governed by its own head and fellows. Most fellows are college instructors called tutors, and the rest are university professors and lectures. Each college manages its own buildings and property, elects manages its fellows, and selects and admits its own undergraduate students. The university provides some libraries, laboratories, and facilities, but the colleges take primary responsibility for the teaching and well-being of their students.

The University, not the individual colleges, grants degrees. The first degree in the arts or sciences is the Bachelor of Arts with honors. Oxford also grants higher degrees, diplomas, and certificates in a wide variety of subjects.

Passage B: “Students, You Represent Our Best Hope”

1.Reducing unemployment will be the main challenge for the new government.

2.He said she had transformed him from a hard-drinking person to a devoted husband and father.

3.The new toy didn’t engage the child’s attention for long; a few minutes later he cried again.

4.The tragedy occurred only a few minutes after take-off; more than one hundred people were killed in

the crash.

5.My tutor urged me to take the time to read at least three books on the list.