2014年中考英语复习阅读理解训练（79） 2页

初中英语：阅读理解 (79)‎ ‎“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 thirty-one 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 1845. 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 ‎ ‎ 名师点评 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，——不，真是一个令人向往的大学。‎ 答案简析 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。很明显的因果关系。因此用so。‎ 11. C。more and more意为“越来越多”。‎ 12. C。发展得快。‎ 13. A。从城镇变成了一个城市。‎ 14. B。其他的国家。‎ ‎15。C。其他国家的学生都希望到剑桥来学习。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎