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【题目】Cambridge University is one of the 【1】 (old) universities in the world, and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. It is famous 【2】 outstanding academic achievements and the high quality of research undertaken in a wide range of science and art subjects. The university pioneers work in the 【3】 (understand) of diseases, the creation of new materials, advances in telecommunications and the research into the origins of the universe. It trains doctors, veto, architects, engineers and teachers. At all levels about half of the students at Cambridge study arts and humanities, many of 【4】 have gone on to become outstanding figures in the arts, print and broadcast 【5】 (medium). The university’s achievements in sconces can be measured by the sixty or more Nobel Prizes 【6】 (award) to its members over the years.

As Cambridge approached 【7】 (it) eight hundredth anniversary in 2009, it was looking to the future. The modern university is an international center of teaching and research in 【8】 vast range of subjects. It continues to change in response to the challenges it faces. The 1990s 【9】 (see) a major expansion of the university accommodation for teaching and research. There are many major new buildings either underway 【10】 already completed, including the Law Faculty Building and the Judge Institute of Management Studies.

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【答案】

【1】oldest

【2】for

【3】understanding

【4】whom

【5】media

【6】awarded

【7】its

【8】a

【9】saw

【10】or

【解析】本文介绍历史悠久名扬世界的剑桥大学。

【1】句意：Cambridge University是世界上最古老的大学之一。再根据the可知此处用最高级，故答案为oldest。

【2】句意：它因为突出的学术成就而著名。be famous for以---而著名。故答案为for。

【3】句意：疾病的理解。根据句意可知用名词形式，答案为understanding。

【4】此处是the students做先行词，指人，在后面的非限制性定语从句中做介词of的宾语，属于名词/代词/数词+of +whom/which结构，故答案为whom。

【5】句意：他们中的许多人已经成为艺术、印刷和广播媒体界的杰出人物。medium媒体，复数是media，根据句意用名词复数形式，故答案为media。

【6】句意：通过多年来颁发给会员的六十个或更多诺贝尔奖，大学的成就是可以衡量的。此处是过去分词做后置定语，故答案为awarded。

【7】形容词物主代词修饰名词，答案为its。

【8】句意：在众多学科中。in a vast range of在广阔的范围内，故答案为a。

【9】句意：20世纪90年代，大学的教学设施大幅度扩张。根据句意可知用一般过去时态，答案为saw。

【10】句意：有许多新的主要建筑正在进行或已经完成。固定词组：either---or---，或者---或者---，可知答案为or。