全国职称外语等级考试综合类概括大意十一
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 22</p><p> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span></p><p> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span>， famous as one of northern California s several institutions of higher learning， 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 flavor.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enrolled">enrolled</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="State">State</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="here">here</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="caliber">caliber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>， <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="Bloch">Bloch</span>， <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Hofstadter">Hofstadter</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shockley">Shockley</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="physics">physics</span>， <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Author">Author</span> <span word="Kornberg">Kornberg</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Joshua">Joshua</span> <span word="Lederberg">Lederberg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Flory">Flory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Linus">Linus</span> <span word="Pauling">Pauling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="novelist">novelist</span> <span word="Aleksander">Aleksander</span> <span word="Solzhenistsyn">Solzhenistsyn</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>. <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>， <span word="law">law</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="regarded">regarded</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Farm">Farm</span>? <span word="Culturally">Culturally</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnet">magnet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>. <span word="Plays">Plays</span>， <span word="concerts">concerts</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operas">operas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="auditoriums">auditoriums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>， <span word="where">where</span> <span word="graduations">graduations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="held">held</span>. <span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Guest">Guest</span> <span word="lecturers">lecturers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evenings">evenings</span>， <span word="many">many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="socialize">socialize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Student">Student</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="house">house</span>; <span word="here">here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>. <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>， <span word="swimming">swimming</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bicycling">bicycling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jogging">jogging</span>.</p>
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