Investing in the future

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题目与答案

1. 1 Harvard and Yale were the first universities to benefit from philanthropy.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：This has been true from some of the oldest universities such as Bologna, Oxford and Cambridge in the twelfth century, to relative newcomers like the universities of Harvard and Yale in the seventeenth century

   同义替换：「first」↔「oldest」

2. ·'Leading the Way'

   - this appeal is raising money to invest in the University's 10_____ .

   答案：staff

   原文定位：with a focus on generating funds to recruit, support and retain the very best staff for the University

   同义替换：「invest in」↔「recruit, support and retain」

3. - gifts are being sought from graduates who are located 11_____ .

   - John Taylor believes research at the University helps the whole country

   答案：overseas

   原文定位：targeting alumni, or former students now living overseas

   同义替换：「graduates who are located」↔「former students now living」，「gifts are being sought from」↔「targeting alumni」

4. ·Financial matters

   - some donations had not been 12_____ .

   答案：recorded

   原文定位：we have come to realise that there has been considerable giving to the University that has not been previously recorded through our Advancement Office

   同义替换：「donations」↔「giving」

5. - there is a new financial 13_____ by the University for the campaign.

   答案：target

   原文定位：the campaign target was now being increased from $100 million to $150 million

6. 2 Merchants liked to donate to the same universities they attended themselves.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Wealthy merchants gave young institutions money, land, libraries and rare items

7. 3 The first gift to the University of Auckland came in 1884.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：In 1884 Mr Justice Gillies made history when he gave $3,000 to the then very young University of Auckland, and so became its original philanthropist

   同义替换：「first」↔「original」

8. 4 Otago University often received larger gifts than Gillies' gift to Auckland.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Gillies' gift was more generous even than those regularly given to New Zealand's older University of Otago

   同义替换：「often」↔「regularly」，「received larger gifts 」↔「more generous」

9. 5 In the 1930s the government wanted to close Auckland's engineering school.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Samuel Crookes, launched a fund to save the engineering school in Auckland, which the state was determined to see discontinued, and raised over $6,500 in three years

   同义替换：「government」↔「state」，「wanted to close」↔「determined to see discontinued」

10. 6 After raising $6,500, Crookes returned to academic life.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：Samuel Crookes;raised over $6,500 in three years

11. 7 In the 1950s the best lecturers chose to work in Britain or Australia rather than Auckland.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：academic salaries had slipped well behind those available in Britain and Australia, so the strongest candidates tended to be recruited to those countries

    同义替换：「best lecturers」↔「strongest candidates」，「chose to work in」↔「tended to be recruited to」

12. 8 A single philanthropist was responsible for the new Medical School.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：But when the new Medical School opened in 1968, it attracted significant gifts for academic positions and equipment from an unusually wide range of donors

    同义替换：「A single philanthropist」↔「wide range of donors」，「was responsible for」↔「attracted gifts from」

13. Fund-raising campaigns

    ·The first modern appeals

    - an appeal was made in the 1960s to help build the Student Union buildings

    - Henry Cooper's campaign marked the 9_____ of the University

    - modern campaigns have focused on raising money from businesses and individuals

    答案：centenary

    原文定位：another appeal in 1983 under the then Chancellor Henry Cooper who raised $800,000 to celebrate the University's centenary

    同义替换：「marked」↔「celebrate」