TheUniversityofCaliforniawascharteredin1868andestablishedatBerkeleyin1875.SouthHall,anivy-coveredGothic-revivalbuildingofredbrick,istheonlysurvivorofthenineteenthcenturycampusbuildings.Today,theBerkeleycampusistheseniormemberofthenine-campusUniversityofCaliforniaSystem.Berkeleyoffersafullrangeofacademicmajorsinprograms.Inanationalsurveypublishedinfall1992,Berkeleyplacedhighestofallpublicuniversitiesinrankingthatincludedfiveattributes:reputation,selectivity,facultyresources,financialresources,andstudentsatisfaction.Morestudentswhoearnbachelor'sdegreesatBerkeleycompletePh.D'sthangraduatesofanyotheruniversityinthecountry.
Undergraduatestudentscanchoosefrommorethan5,000differentcoursesandover100majorsortheycandesigntheirownindividualmajors.Thegraduatedivisionoffersprofessionalandacademicdegreesinmorethan100majors.Aidingstudentsintheircourseworkisacampusnetworkoftwenty-fourlibraries,includingoneespeciallyforundergraduates.Therearealsomanysupportfacilitiesandservicesavailable,suchastheStudentLearningCenter,
financialaidcounseling,housingassistance,graduateandprofessionalschooladvising,andcareerplacementassistance.The1,200-acrecampusstretchesfromdowntownBerkeleythroughwoodedhillsthatoverlookSanFranciscoBay.ThecityofBerkeley(population105,000)offersthelivelybackgroundofoneofAmerica'smoreculturallydiverseandpoliticallyadventuroussmallcities.ThesurroundingSanFranciscoBayareaprovidesanabundanceofrecreationalandculturalevents.
26.InParagraphOne,theauthormainlystatesabout______.
A.thegreatnessandwonderfulnessoftheBerkeleycampus
B.theBerkeleycampus'rankinginallthepublicuniversities
C.thehistoryandthepresentsituationoftheBerkeleycampus
D.theoverallimpressionoftheBerkeleycampus
27.MorestudentshavegraduatedfromBerkeleythanfromanyotheruniversityingaining______degree.
28.Fromtheessay,wecanknowthat______.
A.theBerkeleycampusistheUniversityofCalifornia
B.theBerkeleycampusisonlyanoldbranchoftheUniversityofCalifornia
C.theBerkeleycampusisanabsolutelyindependentuniversity,whichisbuiltinCalifornia
D.theBerkeleycampusisanindependentcollege.
29.WhichisTRUEaccordingtotheessay?
A.NowtheBerkeleycampusisthebestpublicuniversity.
B.Youcanfinishbachelor'scoursesorPh.D'scoursesbutnotmaster'scourses.
C.TheBerkeleycampusdoesnotdowellinhelpingstudentsintheirstudies.
D.TheBerkeleycampusisnotfarawayfromthecityofSanFrancisco.
30.ThecityofBerkeleyis______.
A.situatedwithintheBerkeleycampus
B.foundtobeameltingpotofvariouscultures
D.tryingtoincreaseitspopulation
