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Americans use the term " college students" to mean students either in colleg

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问题     Americans use the term " college students" to mean students either in colleges or universities. Not only that, Americans almost never say "going off to university" or "when I was in university." That sounds British. Instead, they say "going off to college" and "when I was in college."
    College, university: what’s the difference?
    Colleges and universities have many things in common. Both offer undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, for example. And both can help prepare young people to earn a living. But many colleges do not offer graduate studies. Another difference is that universities are generally bigger. They offer more programs and do more research.
    Another place of higher education, especially in technical areas, is an institute, like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yet even an institute of technology can offer a wide choice of programs and activities. M.I.T. says that 75 percent of freshmen come there with a strong interest and involvement in the arts.
    Modern universities developed from those of Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "university" came from the Latin universitas, describing a group of people organized for a common purpose. "College" came from collegium, a Latin word with a similar meaning. In England, colleges were formed to provide students with places to live. Usually each group was studying the same thing. So college came to mean an area of study.
    The first American universities divided their studies into a number of areas and called each one a college. This is still true.
    A college can also be a part of a university. For example, Harvard College is the undergraduate part of Harvard University.
    Programs in higher learning can also be called schools, like a school of engineering or a medical school within university. You know, learning all these terms is an education in itself. [br] According to the passage, institutes______.
选项 A、cover no other areas but technical ones
B、have functions similar to colleges and universities
C、provide 75% of their programs in technical areas
D、are at a lower level of higher education
答案 B
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