Question

"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 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 4       members are the students and 5        of the thirtyone colleges (学院) .

Cambridge was already a 6       town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years 7        It grew up by the river Granta,and the river was once 8        the Cam. A 9       was built over the river as early as 875 10       the town got its name "Cambridge".

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and 11        land was used for college buildings. The town grew much 12        in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 845. Cambridge became a 13       in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in 14        countries 15        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. around   B. in   C. near   D. by

(   ) 3. A. cinemas   B. parks   C. zoos   D. libraries

(   ) 4. A. their   B. his   C. its   D. my

(   ) 5. A. parents   B. farmers   C. workers   D. teachers

(   ) 6. A. interesting   B. usual   C. developing   D. common

(   ) 7. A. before   B. ago   C. later   D. after

(   ) 8. A. said   B. called   C. spoken   D. talked

(   ) 9. A. bridge   B. building   C. station   D. house

(   ) 10. A. Because   B. But   C. And   D. So

(   ) 11. A. less   B. fewer   C. more   D. bigger

(   ) 12. A. smaller   B. slower   C. faster   D. cleaner

(   ) 13. A. city   B. college   C. university   D. country

(   ) 14. A. another   B. other   C. the other   D. others

(   ) 15. A. stop   B. hate   C. hope   D. need

Answer 1

本文是关于世界闻名的大学——剑桥大学的发展及其现状。城市即大学，大学即城市，谁也说不清哪儿是大学，哪儿是城市。真是一个令人向往城市，一不，真是一个令人向往的大学。

1. B谁也不能给出一个明确的答案。

2. A大学周围没有围墙。

3. D四个选项中，只有libraries属于大学里的设施之一。

4. C 用its代指the city's。

5. D四个选项中，只有teachers属大学里的成员之一。

6. C整句话的意思为:剑桥早在800年前就是一个发展中的城镇了。

7. B

8. B这个城镇过去被叫做……

9. A建在河上的理应是桥。

10. D很明显是因果关系，因此用so。

11. C more and more意为"越来越多"。

12. C   13. A   14. B 

15. C其他国家的学生都希望到剑桥来学习。