Unit 1
Task1
【答案】
A.unusual,whatever,escape,traditions,present,greR,moulded,shape,here
B.
1)StudentswereforbiddentoplaRgames,tosing(eRceptsacredmusic),tohuntorfishoreventodance.
2)WhenpeoplewentanRwhereonavisit,theprettREnglishgirlsallkissedthem.
3)Erasmus,Bacon,Milton,Cromwell,andNewton(orWordsworth,BRron,TennRson,etc.)
【原文】
MRcomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualeRperience.FromwhatevercountrRonecomesasastudentonecannotescapet heinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditions---andtheRgobacksofar!Here,perhaps,morethananRwhereelse,Ihavefeltatonea ndthesametimethepast,thepresentandeventhefuture.It’s easRtoseeintheoldgreRstonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthe presentandhowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.SoletmetellRoualittleofwhatthisuniversitRtownlookslikeandhow itcametobehereatall.
ThestorRoftheUniversitRbegan,sofarasIknow,in1209whenseveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinthelittletown ofCambridgeafterhavingwalked60milesfromORford. OfcoursetherewerenocollegesinthoseearlRdaRsandstudentlifewasverRdifferentfromwhatitisnow.Studentswereofall agesandcamefromanRwhereandeverRwhere.TheRwerearmed;someevenbandedtogethertorobthepeopleofthecountr Rside.GraduallRtheideaofthecollegedeveloped,andin1284,Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded. Lifeincollegewasstrict;studentswereforbiddentoplaRgames,tosing(eRceptsacredmusic),tohuntorfishoreventodance. BookswereverRscarceandallthelessonswereintheLatinlanguagewhichstudentsweresupposedtospeakevenamongthe mselves.
In1440KingHenrRVIfounded King’s College,andtheothercollegesfollowed.Erasmus,thegreatDutchscholar,wasatone ofthese,Queens’College,from1511to1513,andthoughhewrotethatthecollegebeerwas“weak andbadlR made”,healsome ntionedapleasantcustomthatunfortunatelRseemstohaveceased.
“The EnglishgirlsareeRtremelRprettR,”Erasmussaid,“soft,pleasant,gentle,andcharming.WhenRougoanRwhereonavi sitthegirlsallkissRou.TheRkissRouwhenRouarrive.TheRkissRouwhenRougoawaRandagainwhenRou return.”ManRothergreatmenstudiedatCambridge,amongthemBacon,Milton,Cromwell,Newton,Wordsworth,BRronandTenn Rson.
Task2
【答案】
A.1)a)2)b)3)a)4)c)
B.
1)TheRusuallRwearblackgowns—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetareforgraduates,andshorteronesfor
undergraduates.
2)WomenstudentsdonotplaRaverRactivepartinuniversitRlifeatCambridge,buttheRworkharderthanmen.
C.
1)meadows,green,peaceful,bendinginto,intervals,deepcoloured,reflection,contrasts,lawns
2)peace,scholarship,peace,suggest,stretches,charminglRcool,graceful
【原文】NowletmegiveRousomeideaofwhatRouwouldseeifRouweretotalkaroundCambridge.LetusimaginethatIamseeingthe sightsforthefirsttime.ItisaquitemarkettownandtheshoppingcentreeRtendsforquitealargearea,butInoticemorebooksho psthanonenormallRseesincountrRtowns,andmore tailors’shopsshowingintheirwindowstheblackgownsthatstudentsm ustwear—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetforgraduatesandshorteronesforundergraduates. InthecentreofthetownisthemarketplacewhereseveraltimeseachweekcountrRtraderscometoselltheirproduce.EverRwh erethereareteashops,someinmodernandmanRinoldbuildings,reachedbRclimbingnarrowstairs.Thereisagreatdealofbic Rcletraffic,mainlRundergraduateswhoracealongthoughtlessofsafetR,withlongscarves(invariouscolourstodenotetheir college)woundroundtheirnecks.
Continuing,IfindmRwaRtotheriverwhichflowsbehindthecollegebuildingsandcurlsaboutthetownintheshapeofahorses hoe.ThisnarrowriveristheGranta,andalittlefartheronchangesinnametotheCam.ItflowsslowlRandcalmlR.The“Blacks ”,asthispartofthetownbehindthecollegesiscalled,havebeendescribedastheloveliestman-madeviewinEnglish.Itisindee dbeautiful.Tothefelt,acrossthestream,therearenobuildings,merelRmeadows,colleges’gardensandlinesoftalltrees.Ever RthingisverRgreenandpeaceful.Ontheriverbankarewillowtreeswiththeirbranchesbendingintothewaterand,atintervals alongtheriver,stonebridgescrossthestreamandleadintothecollegeswhichlinethebank.Thedeepcolouredbrickorstoneof collegewalls,sometimesredandsometimesgreR,is500Rearsold.Thewallsriseoutoftheirownreflectioninthewaterandth eircolourcontrastscharminglRwithglimpsesofthemanRgreenlawns.
Walkingalongtheriverbank,wheretheonlRsoundisthenoiseofgentlewindinthetreetops,IcametomRcollege,King’sColl ege.AcrossabridgeandbeRondavastcarpetofgreenlawnstands King’s CollegeChapel,thelargestandmostbeautifulbuildi
