Question

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

Cambridge was already a developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ________. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once called the Cam. A _______ was built over the river as early as 875. ________ the town got its name "Cambridge".

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and _________ land was used for college buildings. The town grew much ________ in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a ________ in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in _________ countries hope 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. clean         B. clear          C. right         D. real

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

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

4.A. before       B. ago           C. later         D. after

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

6.A. Because      B. But          C. And          D. So

7.A. less          B. fewer         C. more        D. bigger

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

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

10.A. another      B. other          C. the other     D. others

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了剑桥大学的发展历史及它的学校特点。

1.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但是没人能给一个明确的回答。A. clean干净的；B. clear清楚的，明白的；C. right正确的；D. real真的。剑桥城即大学，大学就是城市，没人有能清楚说明大学在哪儿。故选B。

2.2】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：在整个城市里，你可以找到教学楼、图书馆、大学的博物馆和办公室。A. cinemas电影院；B. parks公园；C. zoos动物园；D. libraries图书馆。与教学楼等并列的学校设施，故选Dlibraries图书馆。

3.3】D考查名词及语境理解。句意：而且大多数成员是三十个学院的学生和老师。A. parents家长；B. farmers农民；C. workers工人；D. teachers老师。学院里的老师和学生。故选D。

4.4】B考查副词及语境理解。句意：在第一批师生800年前到来之前，剑桥就已经是一个发展中的城市了。A. before在……之前；B. ago在……时间以前；C. later以后，后来；D. after在……之后。在……长时间之前：…ago。故选B。

5.5】A考查名词及语境理解。句意：早在公元875年，在河上建了一座桥，因此这个城市得了剑桥这个名字。A. bridge桥；B. building楼房；C. station车站；D. house房屋。由下文可知，建的是一座桥。故选A.

6.6】D考查连词及语境理解。句意：早在公元875年，在河上建了一座桥，因此这个城市得了剑桥这个名字。A. Because因为，表示原因；B. But但是，表示转折；C. And并且，表示并列；D. So因此，表示结果。因为有一座叫剑的桥，因此得名为“剑桥”，表示结果：so。故选D。

7.7】C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在十四、十五世纪，越来越多的土地被用于大学建筑。A. less更少的，修饰不可数名词；B. fewer更少的，修饰可数名词；C. more更多的，修饰可数和不可数名词；D. bigger更大的。越来越多：more and more。故选C。

8.8】C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在1845年铁路建成后，这座城市变化得快多了。A. smaller更小的；B. slower更慢的；C. faster更快地；D. cleaner更干净的。交通更方便，发展更迅速。故选C。

9.9】A考查名词及语境理解。句意：在1951年剑桥变成了一座大城市。A. city城市；B. college大学；C. university大学；D. country国家。由一个城镇，变成了一座大城市。故选A。

10.0】B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：许多其他国家的人们希望在剑桥学习。A. another再一个，另一个，指不确定数目中的另一个；B. other 别的，其它的；C. the other指两者之中剩下的；D. others其它，other的复数，不能修饰名词。本题修饰名词countries，指其他国家，故other,故选B。

考点：考查历史文化类短文。