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      “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 2 the 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 and 4 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

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. C

[解析]這篇短文主要介紹了劍橋大學的發展歷史及它的學校特點。

1. B 聯系后一句描述，可知此處指的是給他們一個明確的答案。故選B.

2. A 此處指的是在大學周圍沒有圍墻，故選A. 在……四周。

3. D 耳關系下文…museums and offices of the university. 可知此處指的也應該是學校設施，故選 D.圖書館。

4. D 聯系下文…of the thirty-one colleges.可知大學主要就是學生和老師，故選D.教師。

5. C 此處指的是劍橋大學早在800年以前就是一個發展中的城鎮了。選C.

6. B 聯系下文Cam ,可知此處指的是這條河曾經被叫做Cam ,故選B.被稱為 。

7. A 聯系下文Cambridge可知此處指的是在這條河上建了一座橋，故選A.

8. C 此處指的是這個小鎮在十九世紀開通鐵路后發展更快了。故選C.

9. A 聯系下文…now it has a population of over 100.000.可知這樣規模的城鎮已經可以稱作城市了，故選A.城市。

10. C 此處指的是許多其他國家的學生希望來劍橋大學學習。故選C.