Question

“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a  1  answer, for there is no wall to be found  2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,  3 ， museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4 of the thirty-one colleges.

　　Cambridge was already a  5  town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  6  the Cam. A  7  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

　　In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much  8  in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  9  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries  10  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

1.                A．true           B．clear           C．right     D．real

 

2.                A．a(chǎn)round         B．in             C．near     D．by

 

3.                A．cinemas        B．parks           C．zoos D．libraries

 

4.                A．parents         B．farmers         C．workers  D．teachers

 

5.                A．interesting      B．usual           C．developing    D．old

 

6.                A．said            B．called          C．spoken   D．talked

 

7.                A．bridge         B．building         C．station   D．house

 

8.                A．smaller         B．slower          C．faster    D．cleaner

 

9.                A．city            B．college         C．university     D．country

 

10.               A．stop           B．hate           C．hope D．need

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了劍橋大學(xué)的發(fā)展歷史及它的學(xué)校特點。

1.形容詞辨析。A. 真實的；B.清楚的；  C. 正確的；D.實際的，真實的；聯(lián)系后一句描述，可知此處指的是給他們一個正確的答案。故選C。

2.結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是在大學(xué)周圍沒有圍墻，故選A，在……四周。

3.聯(lián)系下文museums and offices of the university 可知此處指的是也應(yīng)該是學(xué)校設(shè)施，故選D，圖書館。

4.聯(lián)系下文of the thirty-one colleges 可知大學(xué)主要就是學(xué)生和老師，故選D，教師。

5.形容詞辨析。A.有趣的；B. 平常的；C. 發(fā)展中的；D. 古老的。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是劍橋大學(xué)早在800年以前就是一個發(fā)展中的城鎮(zhèn)了。故選C。

6.聯(lián)系下文Cam ，可知此處指的是這條河曾經(jīng)被叫做Cam ，故選B，被成為……。

7.聯(lián)系下文“Cambridge”.可知此處指的是在這條河上建了一座橋，故選A，橋。

8.詞義辨析。A. 更小的；B. 更慢的；C.更快的；D. 更干凈的。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是這個小鎮(zhèn)在十九世紀(jì)開通鐵路后發(fā)展更快了。故選C。

9.聯(lián)系下文now it has a population of over 100,000. 可知這樣規(guī)模的城鎮(zhèn)已經(jīng)可以稱作城市了，故選A，城市。

10.動詞辨析。A. 停止，阻止；B.憎恨，反感；C. 希望；D.需要。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是許多其他國家的學(xué)生希望來劍橋大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。故選C。

考點：關(guān)于劍橋大學(xué)的說明文

點評：這篇短文內(nèi)容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯(lián)系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯(lián)系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當(dāng)修改。個別小題可以當(dāng)作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區(qū)分詞義，結(jié)合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。