2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 4 Sharing（新人教版选修7）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 4 <span word="Sharing">Sharing</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> (2016·广东四校第一次联考)</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> (<span word="MIT">MIT</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1861 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="industrialization">industrialization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="MIT">MIT</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Curricular">Curricular</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Karl">Karl</span> <span word="Compton">Compton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vannevar">Vannevar</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1934. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="comprises">comprises</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span>.</p><p> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="selective">selective</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="received">received</span> 18,357 <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018—<span word="only">only</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> 1,419, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7.73%.</p><p> <span word="MIT">MIT</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 168<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="basin">basin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dormitories">dormitories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>. <span word="MIT">MIT</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span><span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="reactor">reactor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="university">university</span><span word="based">based</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="reactors">reactors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1999 <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> $20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="William">William</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="Building">Building</span>”. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pressurized">pressurized</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="towing">towing</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>.</p>
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