I paid a visit to Cambridge last January.  Though the trip took me 5 hours and it rained the whole day with strong winds there, the town deserved a visit.
The bus started at 6:10 a. m. It stopped at 4 airports before we finally arrived，which wasted more time than we expected. Tired with long sitting，one passenger stood up to relax his numbed legs. The driver asked him to sit down but in vain. So he pulled up and said seriously, “Either you get off or sit down.” To him, safety is the first policy.
Cambridge consists of over thirty colleges. The oldest part of the university was built in the 13th century while the newest was founded in the mid 1960s.The number of the students is so great that many students live in lodgings（出租房）and move into college for their final year.
Cambridge is called a university town because there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town；it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has shops，pubs，and supermarkets，but most of it is university-colleges，departments，libraries，clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops，cafes，banks and churches，making these as well part of the university.
With over 10,000 undergraduates and postgraduates, the town is a busy place indeed. Students here are not allowed to keep cars. If you happen to be walking in the street during a break，better stop a moment to avoid the boiling sea of bicycles hurrying in all directions，carrying students from one college or lecture room to another.
小題1:The writer believed that the trip took more time because of________
A．bad weatherB．unexpected stops of the bus
C．one passengerD．a(chǎn)n accident on the way
小題2:Why is Cambridge called a university town？
A．It has 10，000 undergraduates and postgraduates.
B．There are over thirty colleges in the town.
C．All the students and staff live in the town.
D．The university and town are fully combined.
小題3:It can be inferred that most Cambridge students take _______as their first means of transport.
A．boatsB．carsC．bicycles D．buses

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：本文描寫了我去劍橋參觀的情況。
小題1:根據(jù)So he pulled up and said seriously, “Either you get off or sit down.” To him, safety is the first policy，可知選B。
小題2:根據(jù)Cambridge is called a university town because there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city，可知D。
小題3:根據(jù)Students here are not allowed to keep cars. If you happen to be walking in the street during a break，better stop a moment to avoid the boiling sea of bicycles hurrying in all directions，故選C。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：先閱讀問題，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。閱讀方法：1、整體感知，確定文體，根據(jù)文體特點(diǎn)尋找主題句。2、如果文中沒有現(xiàn)成的主題句，則需依靠銜接過度詞、句際關(guān)系等把握文章邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)，分辨主題與細(xì)節(jié)，總結(jié)段落大意。3、對(duì)比選項(xiàng)，謹(jǐn)防常見病癥：以偏概全、所概括的內(nèi)容與文章不相關(guān)、概括太籠統(tǒng)等。
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