中考英语完形填空：剑桥大学的发展及其现状

“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

教师点评

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。