1 . Ever since the University of Bologna in Haly was founded in 1088 as the first modern university, most people have associated great universities,with major cities.
Colleges and universities in the U.S.,though, have followed a different pattern. To be sure, leading universities such as the University of Chicago and Columbia University in New York City call major urban centers home.
purposes, the whole town.
Given the huge diversity of U.S. higher education, the message for international students shopping for a great university is doubled.
known places may amaze you in an unimaginable manner with their high quality and a significant number of their international students.
A.Bloomington is also a great college town. |
B.Think the Sorbonne in Paris or Peking University. |
C.Set your sights beyond the most well-known schools. |
D.One reason: there were no major cities there at the time. |
E.There was no better recipe for popularity than small campuses. |
F.Part of the explanation for this lies in America's distinctive history. |
G.But many are located in cities and towns most people have never heard of. |
2 . In the middle of the Pacific Ocean lies the tiny island nation of Tuvalu,the fourth smallest country in the world. This group of four islands and five atolls (islands made from coral) is famous for its sandy beaches and turquoise (蓝绿色的) waters and has long been a popular tourist destination for nearby New Zealanders. However, the nation of Tuvalu is at risk of soon no longer existing; not because of war or political change, but because it will be covered by the rising ocean.
Tuvalu is experiencing the harmful effects of global warming. As global temperatures rise, so does the ocean temperature. Due to the scientific law of “thermal expansion,” when water heats it get bigger.
Even before Tuvaluans began to suffer from the effects of climate change, lift on Tuvalu was tough.
More serious than Tuvalu’s lack of home-grown food has been its lack of drinking water.
Tuvalu’s problems have led some of its 11, 000 inhabitants to consider migrating to Australia or New Zealand.
A.It was a desperate situation and, but for emergency shipments from New Zealand and Australia, many Tuvaluans would have died. |
B.This is largely due to the geological makeup of atolls. |
C.Unlike normal islands, atolls have no rivers or streams, which means that most of Tuvalu has no groundwater to use for drinking. |
D.Tuvalu’s representatives demanded that nations should take a more responsible rote in reducing gas emissions. |
E.Therefore, sea levels are rising and for low-lying Tuvalu, this spells disaster. |
F.However, they ate not willing to abandon the land of their forefathers so easily. |
G.And as a member of the United Nations, they are doing just that. |