参考答案:
【小题23】C
【小题24】D
【小题24】B
习题解析:
【小题23】听力原文中提到 Most of the universities which appeared between 1640 and 1750 form the Ivy League, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and several others,指出 1640 至 1750 年间兴起的常春藤联盟包括哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、哥伦比亚大学、布朗大学、普林斯顿大学、宾夕法尼亚大学等
【小题24】听力原文中提到 Education reformers such as Horace Mann of Massachusetts began calling for public education systems for all,指出 Horace Mann 呼吁公共教育面向所有人开放,随后提到他帮助创建了全国范围内的“公共学校”系统,其主要信条是每个人都应享有同等受教育的权利 。由此可知,D 项表述符合听力原文,故选 D 。
【小题25】听力原文中提到 It was obvious that the introduction of strict child labor laws and growing acceptance of higher education in general in the early 20th century caused the number of high school graduates to rise quickly.由此可见,促使高中毕业生人数大量增长的原因在于严格的童工保护法的施行和人们对于高等教育的接受程度整体提升,但是这并不限于富人,因而 C 项表述与原文不符,B 项表述正确 。其他两项听力中并未提及,可排除 。