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【题目】

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

Cambridge was already a town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once called the Cam. A bridge 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 for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries expect to study at Cambridge. A large number of people from all over the world come to visit the university. It has become a famous place all around the world.

【1】Visitors to Cambridge can find the following in the university except ____________.

A. libraries B. walls C. offices D. museums

【2】According to the passage, Cambridge University is made up of____ colleges.

A. 31 B. 15 C. 875 D. 800

【3】The town got its name from______________.

A. the first students and teachers B. the bridge built over the river Cam

C. the members of the university D. the person who designed the bridge

【4】Which is the correct order of the events about Cambridge?

a. The railway was opened.

b. Cambridge became a city.

c. More and more land was for college buildings.

d. The first students and teachers arrived at the town.

A. a→c→b→d B. d→a→c→b C. b→c→a→d D. d→c→a→b

【5】From the passage, we know that_____________.

A. the town grew much faster before 1845

B. the city had a population of 100,000 in 1953

C. many young students dream of studying at Cambridge University

D. the Cambridge University has a history of more than 1,000 years

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 C

【解析】

这篇文章根据事件的顺序介绍了剑桥大学的发展的简单历史。

【1】句意：剑桥的游客可以在大学找到以下的内容，除了墙壁。A.图书馆；B.墙壁；C.办公室；D.博物馆。原文“But no one can give them an exact answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university.”（但没有人可以给他们一个确切的答案，因为大学周围没有墙）说明游客来了剑桥是找不到围墙的，没有墙壁，故选B。

【2】句意：根据这篇文章，剑桥大学由31个学院组成。A. 31 ；B. 15；C. 875；D. 800。原文“And most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty－one colleges.”（其大部分成员都是31所大学的学生和教师。）说明剑桥大学一共有31个学院，故选A。

【3】句意：这个小镇得名于在Cam河上建造的桥。A.第一批学生和老师；B.在Cam河上建造的桥；C.大学的成员；D.设计桥梁的人。原文“A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”．”（早在875年就在河上修建了一座桥。因此，该镇得名“剑桥”。）说明了剑桥小镇的得名的渊源，是因为cam河上的桥而得名的，故选B。

【4】句意：关于剑桥的事件的正确顺序是什么？a.铁路开通了。b. 剑桥成了一座城市。c.更多的土地用于大学建筑。d.第一批学生和老师来到了这个城镇。A. a→c→b→d；B. d→a→c→b；C. b→c→a→d；D. d→c→a→b。原文“Cambridge was already a town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago.”（早在800年前第一批学生和老师到达之前，剑桥就已经是一个小镇了。）说明800年学生和老师来到这个城镇。原文“In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was for college buildings.”（在十四和十五世纪，越来越多的土地用于大学建筑。）说明14、15世纪更多土地用于大学建筑。原文“... the opening of the railway in 1845.”（...1845年铁路的开通）说明1845年有了铁路，原文“Cambridge became a city in 1951”（剑桥于1951年成为一座城市）说明1951年剑桥成了一座城市，所以事情的顺序是dcab,故选D。

【5】句意：从这篇文章中，我们知道许多年轻学生梦想在剑桥大学学习。A.该镇在1845年之前增长得更快；B. 1951年，该市人口为10万；C.许多年轻学生梦想在剑桥大学学习；D.剑桥大学有1000多年的历史。原文“Many young students in other countries expect to study at Cambridge.”（其他国家的许多年轻学生都希望在剑桥学习。）说明选项C是正确的，选项A没有依据，选项B不正确，因为今天剑桥才有10万人口（now it has a population of over 100，000），选项D不正确，因为800年前剑桥就有第一批老师了，故选C。

这篇阅读出现了细节题目，细节题，顾名思义，就是指针对文章的某个细节而设置的试题。细节题的命题方法很多，如可能是对某个细节用同义结构转换后进行考查、也可能是将文章中的几个细节(通常是四个)放在一起要求考生判断是非(选出正确的一项或选出错误的一项)或对几个细节进行排序等。解答这类试题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干或选项中的线索词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案(此时要特别注意一些常见的同义转换)。