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OxfordUniversityOxfordUniversityistheoldestuniversityinBritainandoneoftheworld'smostfamousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.OxfordUniversitywasestablishedduringthe1100's.ItislocatedinOxford,England,about80kilometersnorthwestofLondon.Theuniversityhasover16,300students(1999-2000),almostaquarterofthesestudentsarefromoverseasandmorethan130nationalitiesarerepresented.Itconsistsof35colleges,plusfiveprivatehallsestablishedbyvariousreligiousgroups.Threeofthefiveprivatehallsareformenonly.Ofthecolleges,St.Hilda'sandSomervilleareforwomen,andtherestareformenandwomen.AtOxford,eachcollegeisacorporatebodydistinctfromtheuniversityandisgovernedbyitsownheadandfellows.Mostfellowsarecollegeinstructorscalledtutors,andtherestareuniversityprofessorsandlecturers.Eachcollegemanagesitsownbuildingsandproperty,electsitsownfellows,andselectsandadmitsitsownundergraduatestudents.Theuniversityprovidessomelibraries,laboratories,andotherfacilities,butthecollegestakeprimaryresponsibilityfortheteachingandwell-beingoftheirstudents.EachstudentatOxfordisassignedtoatutor,whosupervisesthestudent'sprogramofstudy,primarilythroughtutorials.Tutorialsareweeklymeetingsofoneortwostudentswiththeirtutor.Studentsmayseeothertutorsforspecializedinstruction.Theymayalsoattendlecturesgivenbyuniversityteachers.Studentschoosewhichlecturestoattendonthebasisoftheirownspecialinterestsandontheadviceoftheirtutors.Theuniversity,nottheindividualcolleges,grantsdegrees.ThefirstdegreeintheartsorsciencesistheBachelorofArtswithhonors.Oxfordalsograntshigherdegrees,diplomas,andcertificatesinawidevarietyofsubjects.TheRhodesscholarshipprogramenablesstudentsfromtheUnitedStates,Canada,andmanyothernationstostudyatOxfordforaminimumoftwoyears.TheBritishgovernmentgrantsMarshallscholarshipstocitizensoftheUnitedStatesforstudyatOxfordandotheruniversitiesthatarelocatedinBritain.Thecompetitionforscholarshipsandgrantsis,however,extremelystrongandthereareusuallystrictrequirements.Studentsshouldcheckcarefullythattheyareeligibletoapplyforaparticularscholarshipbeforemakinganapplicationasmostoftheschemesarerestrictedtocertainnationalitiesand/orprograms.ThestudentsandstaffatOxfordareactivelyinvolvedinover55initiatives(2001),includingvisitstomorethan3,700schoolsandcolleges,toencouragethebrightestandbeststudentstoapplytoOxford,whatevertheirbackground.TheuniversityhasbeennamedtheUK'smostinnovativeuniversityintheLaunchit2001competition,whichaimedtodiscoverwhichBritishuniversityhasdemonstratedthegreatestachievementsininnovationandenterpriseacrossthebroadestrangeofactivity.InthenationalTeachingQualityAssessmentexercisesfor2000,Oxfordwasawardedtopmarksinsixoutoftensubjectsassessed.Oxford,StanfordandYaleUniversitieshaverecentlybecomepartnersinajoint'distancelearning'venture,theAllianceforLifelongLearning,whichwillprovideonlinecoursesintheartsandsciences.ThemissionofOxfordistoaimatachievingandmaintainingexcellenceineveryareaofitsteachingandresearch,maintaininganddevelopingitshistoricalpositionasaworld-classuniversity,andenrichingtheinternational,national,andregionalcommunitiesthroughthefruitsofitsresearchandtheskillsofitsgraduates.Insupportofthisaimtheuniversitywillprovidethefacilitiesandsupportforitsstafftopursueinnovativeresearchbyrespondingtodevelopmentsintheintellectualenvironmentandsocietyatlarge;andpromotechallengingandrigorousteachingwhichbenefitsfromafruitfulinteractionwiththeresearchenvironment,facilitatingtheexchangeofideasthroughtutorialsandsmall-grouplearningandexploitingtheUniversity'sresourcesinitslibraries,museums,andscientificcollections,toequipitsgraduatestoplaytheirpartatanationalandinternationallevel.（一）Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1.HowmanyinternationalstudentsarestudyingatOxford?2.Whatdoesatutordo?3.Aregoodstudentsoftengrantedascholarship?Whyorwhynot?4.Whydidthestudentsandstaffvisitmorethan3700schoolsandcollegesin2001?5.WouldyouliketostudyatOxfordUniversityifyouhaveanopportunity?Listasmanyreasonsasyoucanthinkof.（二）Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.1.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto__________.A)providescholarshipinformationforOxfordapplicantsB)giveanintroductiontoOxfordUniversityingeneralC)explaintheteachingandresearchsystemsofOxfordD)introducethelonghistoryofOxford2.TheadmissionofanundergraduatestudentatOxfordisdecidedby__________.A)theuniversityB)afellowC)aprofessorD)thecollege3.__________areeligibleforMarshallscholarships.A)OnlyBritishstudentsB)OnlyUSstudentsC)OnlyCanadianStudentsD)Allstudents4.ThepassagetellsusthatOxfordmakesaneffortto__________.A)getthebeststudentstostudyatOxfordB)provideitsstudentswithfinancialsupportC)electthebestcandidatesasitsfellowsD)ensurethateverystudenthasatutor5.Itcanbeinferredthat__________.A)OxfordhassomeofthebestteachersinBritainB)someteachersatOxfordarenotgoodenoughC)OxfordandStanfordwillbejoinedD)Oxfordisthebestuniversityintheworld译文：牛津大学牛津大学是英国最古老的大学，也是世界最著名的高等学府。牛津大学始建于12世纪。它位于英格兰的牛津，在伦敦西北约80公里处。牛津大学有16,300多名学生（1999－2000），其中留学生占将近四分之一。他们来自130多个国家。牛津大学有35个学院，还有5个由不同宗教团体建立的私人学院。5个私人