“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.around 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
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.A
8.C
9.A
10.C
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了剑桥大学的发展历史及它的学校特点。
1.形容词辨析。A. 真实的;B.清楚的; C. 正确的;D.实际的,真实的;联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是给他们一个正确的答案。故选C。
2.结合语境可知此处指的是在大学周围没有围墙,故选A,在……四周。
3.联系下文museums and offices of the university 可知此处指的是也应该是学校设施,故选D,图书馆。
4.联系下文of the thirty-one colleges 可知大学主要就是学生和老师,故选D,教师。
5.形容词辨析。A.有趣的;B. 平常的;C. 发展中的;D. 古老的。结合语境可知此处指的是剑桥大学早在800年以前就是一个发展中的城镇了。故选C。
6.联系下文Cam ,可知此处指的是这条河曾经被叫做Cam ,故选B,被成为……。
7.联系下文“Cambridge”.可知此处指的是在这条河上建了一座桥,故选A,桥。
8.词义辨析。A. 更小的;B. 更慢的;C.更快的;D. 更干净的。结合语境可知此处指的是这个小镇在十九世纪开通铁路后发展更快了。故选C。
9.联系下文now it has a population of over 100,000. 可知这样规模的城镇已经可以称作城市了,故选A,城市。
10.动词辨析。A. 停止,阻止;B.憎恨,反感;C. 希望;D.需要。结合语境可知此处指的是许多其他国家的学生希望来剑桥大学学习。故选C。
考点:关于剑桥大学的说明文
点评:这篇短文内容比较简单,理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密,答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍,看看是否符合逻辑,适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做,先区分词义,结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。
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