HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonSundayendingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessortoLawrenceSummers.Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaustanotedscholaron

　　HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonSundayendingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessortoLawrenceSummers.

　　Theseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaustanotedscholaronHistoryoftheAmericanSouthanddeanofHarvard’sRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudyastheuniversity’s28thpresident.

　　“ThisisagreatdayandahistoricdayforHarvard”JamesR.Houghtonchairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommitteesaidinastatement.“DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleaderasuperbscholaradedicatedteacherandawonderfulhumanbeing.”

　　HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheheateddebatesoverSummers’commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelpexplainthelackofwomenintopsciencejobs.

　　FausthasbeendeanofRadcliffesince2001twoyearsaftertheformerwomen’scollegewascombinedintotheuniversityasaresearchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues.

　　Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthatthe371-year-olduniversityisappointingafifthpresidentwhoisnotascientist.NoscientisthashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;itslastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassicslawliteratureandeconomics.

　　FaustisthefirstHarvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveadegreefromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncyagraduateofCambridgeUniversitywhodiedinofficein1762.SheattendedtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

　　“Teachingstaffturnedtoherconstantly”saidSheldonHackneyaformerpresidentoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandhistorianwhoworkedcloselywithFaust.“She’sveryclear.Shehasasenseofhumorbutshe’sverystrong-minded.Youcometotrustinherbecauseshe’ssosolid.”

　　【小题1】Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A．Harvardnameditsfirstfemalepresident.B．HistoryofHarvardUniversitychanged.C．Debatesonfemaleequalityended.D．DrewGilpinFaustafamouswomanhistorian.【小题2】WhichisNOTtrueaboutDrewGilpinFaust?A．Sheisthe28thpresidentofHarvardUniversity.B．Sheisafamousscholarfromt