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大学英语四级考试(CET4)听力大学英语四级真题听力

　　11. What do we learn about Kudzu from the passage?

　　12. What will happen if the fields are neglected in the southern United States?

　　13. Why isnt Kudzu a threat to the northern United States?

　　Passage 2

　　The word university comes from the Latin word universitas, meaning the whole. Later, in Latin legal language, universitas meant a society or corporation. In the Middle Ages, the word meant an association of teachers and scholars. The origins of universities can be traced back to the 12th to14th centuries. In the early 12th century, long before universities were organized in the modern sense, students gathered together for higher studies at certain centers of learning. The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, founded in 1088. Other early centers were set up in France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386. The first universities in Britain were Oxford and Cambridge. They were established in 1185 and 1209 respectively. The famous London University was founded in 1836. This was followed by the foundation of several universities such as Manchester and Birmingham, which developed from provincial colleges. It was in the 1960s that the largest expansion of higher education took place in Britain. This expansion took 3 basic forms: existing universities were enlarged, new universities were developed from existing colleges and completely new universities were set up. In Britain, finance for universities comes from three source: the first, and the largest source, is grants from the government, the second source is fees paid by students and the third one is private donations. All the British universities except one receive some government funding. The exception is Buckingham, which is Britains only independent university.