【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]29-31
"Where is the university?" is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but (29) no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of thirty-one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.
(30) Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.
There are over 10000 undergraduates and 3 500 postgraduates. About forty percent of them are women and some eight percent from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes.
The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published ill Britain.
Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. (31) It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.
29.Why is it difficult for visitors to locale Cambridge University?
[听前预测] 通过选项可知本题询问原因。
[答案详解] 目的原因题[考频:10]。本题询问为什么游客很难确定剑桥大学的地点。本题关键句为“no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus... It has lecture halls,libraries... throughout the city.”剑桥大学没有校园,由31个独立学院组成,讲堂、图书馆、实验室等遍布整个剑桥市。故正确答案为D)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What can we learn about the colleges of Cambridge University?
[听前预测] 四个选项的主语均为They,可知本题询问与They有关的问题。根据选项内容推断They是指大学或学院。
[答案详解] 事实细节题[考频:63]。本题询问剑桥大学的学院的有关问题。文中关键句为“Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university.”独立学院自己选择学生,学生需要达到大学设定的最低录取要求。故正确答案为B)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What does the passage tell us about women students in Cambridge University?
[听前预测] 通过选项中not treated equally,not awarded等词语可推断主语They很可能指女性。
[答案详解] 事实细节题[考频:63]。本题询问剑桥大学中女学生的情况,本题关键句为“It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881,but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.”女生1881年才被允许参加大学考试,但直到1948年才开始被授予学位。故正确答案为B)。