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Pre-College Program Courses
The Harvard Pre-College Program will be hosting all courses online for Summer 2021. To encourage interactive learning, class sizes are small and typically range from 12 to 18 students. In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor, as well as a Harvard transcript with a grade of AR or NM （"requirements met" or "requirements not met"）. Please note: You need to attend every online class in its entirety to receive a passing grade of "Met All Requirements".
Course: Care in Critical Times
• Jul 5 —Aug 16, Mon. to Thurs., 8:30 — 11:00 am
• Andrea Wright
What is care? How can and do communities encourage care as a tool for building healing, and hope? This course requires students to not only ask how they might engage in caring acts with their own communities, but to complete a locally based community project that brings care.
Course: Introduction to neuroscience
• Jul 7 — Jul 25, Wed. to Fri., Noon — 3:00 pm
• Grace Francis
This course is an introduction to the nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain.
Course: College Writing
• Jul 1 — Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00 — 11:30 am
• Martin T Greenup
This course introduces students to college writing by taking them through the steps required to complete a five — page analytic essay. Students read a range of classic and contemporary short stories, and develop strategies for careful close reading via class discussion and in-class exercises.
Course: The Economics of Cities
• Jun 17 — Jul 29, Sun. to Thurs., 3:15 — 6:15 pm
• Thomas Shay Hill
What causes cities to grow, and what limits their growth? What are the costs of urban living, and how can they be overcome? We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in generating economic growth and technological innovation.
1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To offer an overview of the program.
B. To introduce the program instructors.
C. To present the contents of the guidance.
D. To explain the requirements of the courses.
2. Which course can you take if you are available on Friday mornings in July?
A. Care in Critical Times. B. College Writing.
C. Introduction to neuroscience. D. The Economics of Cities.
3. Whose course should you choose if you are interested in urban public health?
A. Andrea Wright's. B. Grace Francis's.
C. Martin T. Greenup's. D. Thomas Shay Hill's.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇應用文。主要介紹了一個針對高中生名為The Harvard Pre—College的項目，以及這個項目的具體食宿課程安排信息。
【1題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章“In this collegial setting, you will practice the art of healthy debates, learn to communicate clearly on complex topics, and deliver presentations on your own research, all under the guidance of Harvard instructors for a true Ivy League experience. At the end of the program, you will receive a written evaluation from your instructor（在這個學院的環(huán)境中，你將練習健康辯論的藝術(shù)，學會在復雜的話題上清晰地交流，并在哈佛導師的指導下發(fā)表自己的研究報告，以獲得真正的常春藤聯(lián)盟經(jīng)驗。課程結(jié)束時，您將收到導師的書面評估）”可知，此處是對該計劃的概述。故選A項。
【2題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章“Course: College Writing • Jul 1 — Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00 — 11:30 am（課程：大學寫作 •7月1日至7月22日，周四。至周六，上午8:00-11:30）”可知，如果你在七月的星期五上午有空，可以選大學寫作課。故選B項。
【3題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章“We examine a range of major urban issues from an economic view: traffic and transportation; water, public health and the role of cities in generating economic growth and technological innovation.（我們從經(jīng)濟學的角度研究了一系列主要的城市問題：交通和運輸；水、公共衛(wèi)生和城市在促進經(jīng)濟增長和技術(shù)創(chuàng)新方面的作用。）”可知，如果你對城市公共衛(wèi)生感興趣，應該選擇托馬斯·謝伊·希爾的城市經(jīng)濟學。故選D項。
