Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has
made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president of Harvard University. She is the first woman to hold the position in the school’s 371 year history.
"I am a historian," she said. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how
it shapes the future. No university in thecountry, perhaps the world, had as remarkable a past as
Harvard’s."
"And ourcommon enterprise is to make Harvard’s future even more remarkable than its past.
That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well. It will also mean recognizing what we don’ t do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better."
It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out ideas that have given Drew
success in a world controlled by men. "This is a man’s world, my girl, and the sooner you learn
that, the better off you’11 be." Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young,
but she didn’t accept it.
Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s. Even then
She was a trailblazer(先驱).A conversation with her family's black handyman and driver inspired
Her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower.
She asked whether he could help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided
part of the country at the time.
"Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future," said Susan Graham, a professor of
Harvard. Many of the university’s schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter
future under the leadership of Drew Faust.
21. Why does the writer Drew Faust has made history? Because
A. she was president Harvard University B. Harvard has a remarkable past
C. she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University D. She is a historian
22. What do we know about historians? They
A. usually study history or write about it B. are usually women
C. are usually born in well-off families D. are usually presidents of universities
23. What did her mother mean by saying "This is a man’s world, my girl..."? To
A. encourage her to do men’s work B. tell her to do things as a girl should do
C. ask her to be well-off D. expect her to be a historian
24. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Faust was born in the north of the US.
B. She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard.
C. Faust’s desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success.
D. Historians just care about great things that happened in the past.
【参考答案】CABC