综合类A级：概括大意Stanford University
1 Stanford University is sometimes called "the Harvard of the West." The closeness of Stanford to San Francisco， a city thirty-two miles to the north， gives the university a decidedly cosmopolitan (世界性的) flavor.
2 The students are enrolled mainly from the western United States. But most of the fifty states send students to Stanford， and many foreign students study here， as well. And standards for admission remain high. Young men and women are selected to enter the university from the upper fifteen percent of their high school classes.
3 Not only because of the high caliber (素质) of its students but also because of the desirable location and climate， Stanford has attracted to its faculty some of the worlds most respected scholars. The university staff has included many Nobel Prize winners in various fields. Stanfords undergraduate school of engineering and its graduate schools of business， law， and medicine are especially well-regarded.
4 What is student life like on "The Farm"? Culturally， the campus is a magnet for both students and citizens of nearby communities. Plays， concerts， and operas are performed in the universitys several auditoriums and in its outdoor theater， where graduations are also held. Several film series are presented during the school year. Guest lecturers from public and academic life frequently appear on campus. For the sports-minded， the Stanford campus offers highly developed athletic facilities. Team sports， swimming， and track and field activity are all very much part of the Stanford picture. So are bicycling and jogging.
5 In addition to financial support from alumni (校友)， Stanford receives grants from the government and from private charities. In recent years， government grants have made possible advanced studies in the fields of history， psychology， education， and atomic energy. At present Stanford is carrying out an ambitious building program， financed in part by the Ford Foundations 25 million grant. Recently added to the campus are a new physics building， new school of business， new graduate school of law， new student union and undergraduate library.
1 Paragraph 2_________.
2 Paragraph 3_________.
3 Paragraph 4_________.
4 Paragraph 5_________.
A Colorful Life on Campus
B Intelligent Student Body
C School Administration
D Distinguished Faculty
E Substantial Financial Support
F The Harvard of the West
5 Those high school graduates who can enter Stanford University_________.
6 Many professors like to teach in this university partly because here_________ .
7 On the faculty of the university there are_________.
8 Financial support from both private organizations and the government has made possible_________ .
A they can find the best students
B the universitys academic advancement and physical extension
C some of the most distinguished scholars of the world
D where a sports meet is held every year
E must have been the top students in their classes
F must be hardworking
【答案解析】：
1 B 文章第二段主要讲的是良好的生源。从第三段第一句话的前半部分也不难看出第二段的大意。
2 D 文章第三段主要讲的是优秀的师资，其中不乏一些世界知名的学者和各个领域的诺贝尔奖获得者。
3 A 文章第四段主要讲的是丰富多彩的校园生活。
4 E 文章第五段主要讲的是来自政府和慈善机构的巨额经济资助。
5 B 从文章第二段的头两句可以得知，国内外的学生都到此求学。
6 C 从文章第三段的第一句话可以得知，学校师资中有着世界知名的学者。
7 E 从文章的第四段可以得知，学校的文化活动丰富多彩。
8 F 从文章的最后一段可以得知，学校的发展一定程度上依赖于来自外部的经济资助。