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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]这篇短文主要介绍了剑桥大学的发展历史及它的学校特点。

1. B 联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是给他们一个明确的答案。故选B.

2. A 此处指的是在大学周围没有围墙，故选A. 在……四周。

3. D 耳关系下文…museums and offices of the university. 可知此处指的也应该是学校设施，故选 D.图书馆。

4. D 联系下文…of the thirty-one colleges.可知大学主要就是学生和老师，故选D.教师。

5. C 此处指的是剑桥大学早在800年以前就是一个发展中的城镇了。选C.

6. B 联系下文Cam ,可知此处指的是这条河曾经被叫做Cam ,故选B.被称为 。

7. A 联系下文Cambridge可知此处指的是在这条河上建了一座桥，故选A.

8. C 此处指的是这个小镇在十九世纪开通铁路后发展更快了。故选C.

9. A 联系下文…now it has a population of over 100.000.可知这样规模的城镇已经可以称作城市了，故选A.城市。

10. C 此处指的是许多其他国家的学生希望来剑桥大学学习。故选C.