英语四级考试听力第二十一期 Passage

Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.
A) Watching traditional plays.
B) Visiting the magnificent libraries.
C) Boating on the river.
D) Cycling in narrow streets.
16.
A) There are many visitors there.
B) There are many students there.
C) There are many old streets there.
D) There are many bicycles there.
17.
A) He thinks the city is too crowded.
B) He likes the place very much.
C) He thinks the streets are too narrow.
D) He admires the comfortable life of the students there.

Passage Two
Cambridge is about 90 kilometers northeast of London. It is one of most beautiful places in Britain. Everything about the city of Cambridge reminds you of its famous university: student on bicycles, an atmosphere of learning, traditions and the magnificent buildings of the 30 colleges that are in the University of Cambridge. Most of the colleges stand on the bank of the Cam River a gentle river that flows through the heart of the city. Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves. If the water traffic reminds the visitor of Venice, the road traffic is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam. The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds and hundreds of them. They provide a cheap form of transport for the students and very conveniently of getting around the Cambridge's nearer streets.

Questions 15 to 17 are based on passage you have just heard.
15. What do tourists enjoy doing in Cambridge for relaxation?
16. Why does the road traffic in Cambridge remind one of Beijing?
17. What is the speaker's impression of Cambridge?

参考答案与分析
15 C 这一题的考点是这样一句话“Tourists and students like boating in a kind of flat bottom boat to see the colleges or to relax themselves”旅行者和学生都喜欢划船观光大学或休闲娱乐。这个C选项的Boating on the river几乎一模一样的原词复现。
16 D 这题的考点是：the road traffic is more likely to recall Beijing or Amsterdam .The streets are full of bicycles, hundreds and hundreds of them 道路的交通让人联想到北京和阿姆斯特丹。街道上满是自行车，成百成百的自行车。 其实这句两句话逻辑上是一个因果关系，但难就难在，他没有直接用诸如：because一类的因果提示词提示我们。 但其实这题我们还是很容易猜到的。问题问的是traffic 而文章中也反反复复多次提到的就是bicycle，应该说我们不难把这两者联系在一起的。
17 B 这题考的是作者观点，那么其实作者在这文章里并没有明确表达自己的观点。但文章的开头有这样一句话“It is one of most beautiful places in Britain”它是英国最美丽的地方之一。 Most是一个最高级提示词。 从这句可以看出作者对剑桥的印象是相当不错的，以后作者的介绍也是给我们描绘了一幅非常美丽的场景。因此A、C这种带有负面色彩的选项肯定排除。D选项虽然是比较正面的，但是它太具体了。一般这种太具体的选项也不会成为正确选项。因为事实上作者没有明确表示他羡慕那边学生舒适的生活。B选项就表达得比较抽象，说作者很喜欢这个地方。从作者对这个地方极尽赞美之词，我们也不难看出他是喜欢的。

学校题材的重点：
学校的地理位置，资金来源，校园环境，师生情况，课程情况，图书馆，课外活动，学校特色