1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which of the following is the speaker’s favorite?

A．The library.

B．The lecture hall.

C．The football field.

2. Where is the dining hall?

A．Opposite the gate.

B．Behind the teaching buildings.

C．At the end of the campus.

3. How is the speaker’s campus?

A．It is large in size.

B．It is old and quiet.

C．It looks beautiful.

2 . New Orleans in 1834 was one of the busiest international port cities in the world. However, the city wasn’t just importing goods from across the world. It was also importing deadly diseases like yellow fever and smallpox. In an effort to treat these diseases and train more doctors, the Medical College of Louisiana was formed.

In 1847, the Medical College of Louisiana was a newly established public institution, later known as the University of Louisiana. But in 1884, Paul Tulane, a native wealthy businessman from Princeton, New Jersey, wanted to express his appreciation for the city that brought him a fortune. He donated more than $1 million in land and cash for the promotion and encouragement of intellectual, moral and industrial education. His generous gift transformed the University of Louisiana into Tulane University.

Now, Tulane University has become one of the most honored educational and research institutions in the country. To be exact, Tulane University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a select group of the leading research universities in the United States and Canada with outstanding programs of graduate and professional education and scholarly research. Tulane University is also ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with very high research activities. Of several thousand higher educational institutions rated by the foundation, Tulane University remains in an extraordinary category that includes only two percent of universities nationwide.

In 2014, Michael Fitts was named the President of Tulane University. Fitts introduced a new era at Tulane University — focusing on creating the most meaningful student experience anywhere and greatly increasing and deepening the university’s level of interdisciplinary teaching and research. His efforts were quickly establishing Tulane University as a place where the best minds from the widest variety of fields seek solutions to the world’s most urgent problems throughinterdisciplinary cooperation and innovation.

1. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about the Medical College of Louisiana?

A．Its motto.

B．Its status.

C．Its foundation.

D．Its achievements.

2. What did Paul Tulane do in 1884?

A．He ranked universities.	B．He gave charity to education.
C．He established an institute.	D．He changed the name for a university.

3. What does the underlined word “prestigious” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Public.

B．Historical.

C．Informal.

D．Respected.

4. What would Fitts advocate in teaching according to the last paragraph?

A．The traditional mode.

B．The integration of subjects.

C．Strengthening disciplinary action.

D．Solving easy problems across disciplines.

3 . The Ivy League schools are some of the most selective colleges in the United States. If you’re planning to apply to any of them, be realistic about your chances of being admitted.

Columbia University

Columbia is one of the largest of the Ivies, and it has a close relationship with neighboring Barnard College, one of the nation’s top women’s colleges. The university is home to an excellent medical school, law school, business school, engineering school, and numerous other programs.

Fast Facts（2018）
Place	Manhattan, New York City
Number of Students	31,077（8,216 undergraduates（本科生））
Acceptance Rate	6%
Student/Teacher Ratio（比率）	6 to 1

Brown University

With a rich history dating to 1764, Brown University is the second smallest of the Ivies, and the school has more of an undergraduate focus than universities such as Harvard and Yale. The university’s campus is close to the Rhode Island School of Design(RISD), one of the nation’s top art schools, and students can easily cross-register between the two institutions.

Fast Facts（2018）
Place	Providence, Rhode Island
Number of Students	10,257（7,043 undergraduates）
Acceptance Rate	8%
Student/Teacher Ratio	6 to 1

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth is the smallest of the Ivies, but don’t be misled by its name. It is a university, not a college. The attractive Dartmouth campus is home to a business school, medical school, and engineering school.

Fast Facts（2018）
Place	Hanover, New Hampshire
Number of Students	6,572（4,418 undergraduates）
Acceptance Rate	9%
Student/Teacher Ratio	7 to 1

Princeton University

Like Dartmouth, Princeton is on the smaller side and has more of an undergraduate focus than many of the Ivies. The school’s 500-acre campus with its stone towers and Gothic architecture ranks as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. Sitting on the edge of Lake Carnegie, Princeton is home to numerous flower gardens and tree-lined walks.

Fast Facts（2018）
Place	Princeton, New Jersey
Number of Students	8,374（5,428 undergraduates）
Acceptance Rate	5%
Student/Teacher Ratio	5 to 1

1. What can we know about Barnard College?

A．It is one of the nation’s top art schools.

B．It is one of the best women’s colleges.

C．It is one of the largest of the Ivy League schools.

D．It has a close relationship with Princeton University.

2. What is the acceptance rate of Brown University in 2018?

A．5%.

B．6%.

C．8%.

D．9%.

3. What do the last two universities have in common?

A．They stress undergraduate education.

B．They are in the same state of America.

C．They are the smallest Ivy League schools.

D．They have the same student/teacher ratio.