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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】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一个针对高中生名为The Harvard Pre—College的项目，以及这个项目的具体食宿课程安排信息。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章“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（在这个学院的环境中，你将练习健康辩论的艺术，学会在复杂的话题上清晰地交流，并在哈佛导师的指导下发表自己的研究报告，以获得真正的常春藤联盟经验。课程结束时，您将收到导师的书面评估）”可知，此处是对该计划的概述。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Course: College Writing • Jul 1 — Jul 22, Thurs. to Sat., 8:00 — 11:30 am（课程：大学写作 •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，可以选大学写作课。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“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.（我们从经济学的角度研究了一系列主要的城市问题：交通和运输；水、公共卫生和城市在促进经济增长和技术创新方面的作用。）”可知，如果你对城市公共卫生感兴趣，应该选择托马斯·谢伊·希尔的城市经济学。故选D项。
