Nowadays science fiction isn't as ______ as cartoons among teenagers.

Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.
【小题1】In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.  

A．science

B．medicine

C．law

D．Latin and Greek

【小题2】Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.

A．ministers or teachers

B．lawyers

C．doctors

D．workers

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B．In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C．In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

D．More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

【小题4】Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law
b. French and German
c. Latin and Greek
d. medicine
e. American history

A．d-b-e-c-a

B．a-d-b-c-e

C．c-d-a-b-e

D．c-d-b-e-a

【小题5】Nowadays college students ________.

A．can learn everything they are interested in

B．go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning

C．learn the same subjects

D．must learn Latin and Greek

It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.
Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re­cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.
However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar( 庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.
In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.
【小题1】What are people discussing nowadays?
___________________________________
【小题2】What are the advantages television has brought us ? (至少2点)
___________________________________
【小题3】Why do some people think television is bad rather than good?
___________________________________
【小题4】It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society. ___________________________________
【小题5】What's your opinion about television?