单选题 Founded in 1386, the oldest university in Germany and one of the oldest three universities in European Continent (not including the UK) is the University of Heidelberg, The university is located in a beautiful city in southwest of Germany, Heidelberg. With a population of only 130,000, the city attracts millions of tourists from worldwide every year.
Unlike other universities in Germany, Heidelberg University is not situated in a fixed area. Instead, it is dotted among the ancient old downtown areas. Tourists often find one of its faculties (系，科) here, and another one there, just beside the bustling commercial area. The university has about 24,000 students, among them more than 4,500 international students, and is regarded as an important center of modern research and study in Germany. Its fifteen faculties cover a wide area of subjects in the arts and sciences, including medicine. The university does not offer courses in engineering and agriculture.

单选题 According to the passage, which is the oldest university in Germany?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】事实细节题。题目询问德国最古老的大学是哪所。选项C(海德堡大学)与文章首段首句的意思一致，为正确选项。
[避错指南] 选项A(汉堡大学)、B(波恩大学)和D(柏林工业大学)在文章中均没有提及，因此可以排除。

单选题 According to the passage, Heidelberg University enjoys a history of______years.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问根据本文，海德堡大学享有多少年的历史。根据文章首段首句中Founded in 1386，可以计算出该校有621年的历史。故选项D为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(590年)、B(600年)和C(610年)都出现了计算错误。

单选题 Heidelberg University does not offer courses in______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】事实细节题。本题询问海德堡大学不提供何种课程。该题答案可以从文中末句得出。只有选项C(工程和农学)方面的课程，海德堡大学并不提供。
[避错指南] 根据第二段倒数第二句可以得出，选项A(文理科)、B(文科、医学)和D(理科、医学)都是海德堡大学所提供的课程。故不符合题目要求，可排除。

单选题 Where is Heidelberg University located?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】判断推理题。本题询问海德堡大学的地理位置。根据文中第二段前两句的句意，“...not situated in a fixed area”和“...dotted among the ancient old downtown areas,”可以推断出选项D为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A和C中提供的信息fixed(固定的)与事实相反；选项B中的rural area(农村地区)也与事实相反，故此三项均可排除。

单选题 Which of the statement about the University of Heidelberg is TRUE according to the passage?

A、 Its faculties are all beside the commercial areas.
B、 It has about 19,500 German students.
C、 It was one of the oldest three universities in European Continent.
D、 It is the most important research and study center in Europ

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问根据文章内容判断，对海德堡大学的叙述哪一项正确。本题答案可以从文章第二段第四句得出。因为“大学有24万名学生，其中4500名留学生”，因此选项B(它有1.95万学生为德国人。)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(它的所有的系科都在商业区边上。)太过于绝对，因为文中提到该大学分布在海德堡古老市区的很多地方，所以不一定都在商业区边上；选项C(它是欧洲大陆最古老的三所大学之一。)是不正确的，因为从文章首句可知这一结论是要将英国排除在外的，因此这一表述不够准确；选项D(它是欧洲最重要的研究中心。)与第二段第四句话的内容不一致，文中只是说它是德国一个重要的现代研究中心，因此也为错误选项。