“Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a 1 answer, for no one can find any walls 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 5 a common town before the first students and teachers
6 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once 7 the Cam. A 8 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 9 in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in
other countries 10 to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world.
1．A. true B. clear C. right D. real
2．A. on B. around C. near D. by
3．A. libraries B. parks C. zoos D. markets
4．A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers
5．A. yet B. already C. very D. also
6．A. reached B. got C. arrived D. arrived in
7．A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked
8．A. bridge B. buildingC. station D. house
9．A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner
10．A. stop B. hate C. dream D. need
1．C
2．B
3．A
4．D
5．B
6．C
7．B
8．A
9．C
10．C
【解析】
试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了世界闻名的大学——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。真是一个令人向往的城市，——不，真是一个令人向往的大学。
1．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：谁也不能给出一个明确的答案。true 真实的； clear清晰的； right正确的；real 真正的。所以选C。
2．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：大学周围没有围墙。on 在……上；around 在周围； near 在附近； by 在旁边。故选B。
3．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：你可以找到教学楼，图书馆，大学的博物馆和办公室。libraries 图书馆；parks 公园；zoos动物园；markets市场。四个选项中，只有libraries属于大学里的设施之一。所以选A。
4．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：大多数的成员是学生和三十一所高校的老师。parents 父母亲； farmers 农民；workers 工人；teachers老师。四个选项中，只有teachers属大学里的成员之一。故选D。
5．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：剑桥已经是一个平凡的小镇。yet 还； already已经； very非常； also 也。所以选B。
6．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在800年前第一批学生和教师到来以前。reached 到达，是一个及物动词； got得到，获得，到达； arrived 到达，是非及物动词； arrived in到达。所以选C。
7．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这个城镇过去被叫做……said 说； called 叫； spoken 说，讲； talked谈话。故选B。
8．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：早在875年在河上建了一座桥。bridge 桥； building 建筑物； station车站； house房屋。建在河上的理应是桥，因此选A。
9．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：在第十九世纪的1845年铁路开通后城市发展得更快。smaller 更小； slower 更慢； faster更快； cleaner更干净。所以选C。
10．考查形容词及语境理解。句意：其他国家的学生都希望到剑桥来学习。stop 停止； hate 憎恨； dream 梦想； need需要。所以选C。
考点：历史文化类短文。