Passage 43
学霸导读 教育的发展与社会的发展密不可分，你知道文艺复兴时期的大学教育是怎样 的吗？
In the Renaissance （ 文艺复兴 ） Period， people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a 1 languages such as Greek and Latin—languages that were used in the old times， and study mathematics， science， and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.
University education was a privilege （ 特权 ） of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people could not a 2 to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. He might study in different universities， and since the teaching was all d 3 in Latin， it didn’t matter which country he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy to study one year in Italy and another in France without speaking either Italian or French.
It was p 4 in the 16th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Since books were handwritten, there was not enough to give o 5 to each student. Often, only the teacher had a book. He would read to the students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written. In fact, many students f inished school without ever writing a word.
For the not-so-wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study. At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r 6 attended school.
The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were told. They did scientif ic experiments themselves to search for a 7 to the mysteries of the space. Copernicus calculated that the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.
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高频词汇
set up 建立，创建
oral /'ɔːrəl/ adj. 口头的
household /'haʊshəʊld/ n. 家庭