新编四级听力练习 第256期

Passage Three
"Where is the University?" is the question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of 31 self-governing colleges. [32]It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.
[33]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 10,000 undergraduates and 3,500 postgraduates. About 40 percent of them are women and some 8 percent from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more than 60 university members have won Nobel Prizes.
The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. [34]It has more than 60 specialized subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain.
Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. [35]It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?
正确答案：D
解析：预读选项可知，这是一道原因推理题。题目询问为什么参观者难以确定剑桥大学的范围。关键是要听到“这所大学的演讲厅、图书馆、实验室、博物馆和办公室遍布全城。”D是其同义表达，故为答案。A、B、C在文中均未提及。
33. What does the passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?
正确答案：B
解析：题目询问文章讲述了剑桥大学学院的什么情况。关键是要听到“每个学院自主选择学生”，B中的select对应文中的choose，故B正确。A、C、D提及的内容都是由CambridgeUniversity而不是其下属的colleges执行的，因此均不正确。
34. What can be learned from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?
正确答案：B
解析：题目询问根据文章内容，我们可以了解到剑桥大学图书馆的什么情况。关键是要听到“大学拥有60多个专业科目图书馆。”即B。选项A、C的内容文中均未提及；文中说University Library拥有英国出版的每一版书，而不是题目所指的剑桥大学里所有的图书馆，故D不正确。
35. What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge University?
正确答案：B
解析：题目询问文章讲述了剑桥大学女生的什么情况。关键是要听到文章最后一句：“1881年，这所大学允许女生参加考试，但是直到1948年才授予女生学位。”即B。选项A的内容文中未提及；文中说女生大约占学生总数的40%，故C错误；1881年并没授予女生学位，也就是说那时学校对待她们与对待男生还是不同，故D不正确。