单选题 Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

单选题 What is the main reason why Cambridge is one of the best-known towns in the world?

A、 Because it is a favorite place for tourists.
B、 Because it has a famous university.
C、 Because the town was started in the 13th century.
D、 Because the university has twenty well-known colleges.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]15-18
Cambridge must be one of the best-known towns in the world, and can be found on most tourists' lists of places to visit. The main reason for its fame is its universities which started during the 13th century and grew steadily. Until today there are more than twenty colleges.
The oldest college is Peterhouse, which was founded in 1284, and the most recent is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. The most famous is probably King's College, because of its magnificent church.
The university was exclusively for men until 1871 when the first women's college was opened. Another was opened two years later and a third in 1954. In the 1960s, most colleges opened their doors to both men and women. Almost all the colleges are now mixed, but it will be many years before there are equal numbers of both sexes.

[精解] 细节题。文章开始说“Cambridge must be one of the best-known towns in the world(剑桥应该是世界上最负盛名的城镇之一了)”，接着说“The main reason for its fame is its universities(它出名的主要原因是它的大学)”。因此我们可以得出合理的答案，剑桥城出名主要是因为剑桥的大学。

单选题 Which of the following colleges is the most famous one according to the passage?

A、 Peterhouse College.
B、 Robinson College.
C、 King's College.
D、 Queen's College.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 细节题。山文中的“The most famous is probably King's College(最出名的可能是King's大学)”可知C为正确答案。此题需要在听文章时做笔记，因为选项A、B、C都各有特色，极易混淆。

单选题 When was the first women's college opened in Cambridge University?

A、 In 1817.
B、 In 1871.
C、 In 1873.
D、 In 1954.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[精解] 细节题。从“The university was exclusively for men until 1871 when the first women's college was opened(在1871年第一所女子大学建立以前，上大学是男性的特权)”可知B为正确选项。“not…until…”表示“到……才……”的意思。熟悉这个固定搭配是解这道题的关键。另外，做这种题时可在听文章前迅速浏览一遍选项，听时有针对性地做笔记。

单选题 What is implied in the passage?

A、 Cambridge University has twenty colleges now.
B、 Cambridge University had three women colleges in the 1970s.
C、 All the colleges in Cambridge are now mixed.
D、 There are still more male students than female students in Cambridge University.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[精解] 推断题。文章末句“Almost all the colleges are now mixed，but it will be many years before there are equal numbers of both sexes(现今，几乎所有的大学都是混合学校，但是要实现男女数量相等恐怕还要很多年)”说明现在学院中男女生的数量还不相等，男生数量多。同时，短文中使用的是“almost all”，表明并不是所有的学校都是混合制的。