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【题目】根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine or education. 【1】 . An important one started in Egypt over one thousand years ago.

The world’s oldest surviving university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of religion and law. 【2】 . Leaders in the city of Cario decided to create a school for higher learning and soon after that, and AL-Azhar University was founded.

【3】 .For these teachers at AL-Azhar, they needed to think about what courses to teach and how to teach them. The earliest courses were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers had interesting discussions, and there was no ‘right’ answer. In the years that followed, the new university interested scholars from around the world. 【4】 .At AL-Azhar, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. 【5】 . Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the same traditions as they do at AL-Azhar.

A. A university was a new idea at that time.

B. There are many reasons to study in Egypt.

C. They came here to teach and do research.

D. Around the year 988, a new decision was made.

E. However, the university is not a modern invention.

F. The cost of university education is increasing year by year.

G. Its library contains many of the world’s oldest and most valuable books.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要介绍的是世界上最早的大学爱资哈尔大学，介绍了它是在哪里如何诞生的，以及它的影响和地位。

【1】E考查句意理解和上下文，根据下一句：一个重要的大学在一千多年以前的埃及开始。可知此处应填：然而，大学不是一个现代的发明。故选E

【2】D考查句意理解和上下文，根据下一句：开罗市的领导决定创建一个学校提供更高的学习，不久后，爱资哈尔大学成立。可知此处应填：大约在988年，一个新的决定诞生了。故选D

【3】A考查句意理解和上下文，根据下一句：那些在爱资哈尔大学的教师，他们需要考虑教什么课程和如何去教。可知此处应填：当时，大学是一个新主意。故选A

【4】C考查句意理解和上下文，根据上一句：在接下来的几年里，新的大学吸引了来自世界各地的教育学者。可知此处应填：他们来这里教书和做研究。故选C

【5】G考查句意理解和上下文，根据上一句：一千年过去了，爱资哈尔大学仍然是世界上重要的大学。可知此处应填：它的图书馆有着许多世界上最古老、最有价值的书。故选G