现代大学英语听力3原文及答案unit1unit5文档格式.docx

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A.unusual,whatever,escape,traditions,present,grey,moulded,shape,here

B.

AChronicleofCambridge’sEarlyYears

Years

Events

1209

SeveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinCambridgefromOxford.

1284

Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.

1440

KingHenryⅥfoundedKing’sCollege.

C.

1）Studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing（exceptsacredmusic）,tohuntorfishoreventodance.

2）Whenpeoplewentanywhereonavisit,theprettyEnglishgirlsallkissedthem.

3）Erasmus,Bacon,Milton,Cromwell,andNewton（orWordsworth,Byron,Tennyson,etc.）

【原文】

MycomingtoCambridgehasbeenanunusualexperience.FromwhatevercountryonecomesasastudentonecannotescapetheinfluenceoftheCambridgetraditions---andtheygobacksofar!

Here,perhaps,morethananywhereelse,Ihavefeltatoneandthesametimethepast,thepresentandeventhefuture.It’seasytoseeintheoldgreystonebuildingshowthepastmouldedthepresentandhowthepresentisgivingshapetothefuture.Soletmetellyoualittleofwhatthisuniversitytownlookslikeandhowitcametobehereatall.

ThestoryoftheUniversitybegan,sofarasIknow,in1209whenseveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinthelittletownofCambridgeafterhavingwalked60milesfromOxford.

Ofcoursetherewerenocollegesinthoseearlydaysandstudentlifewasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.Studentswereofallagesandcamefromanywhereandeverywhere.Theywerearmed;

someevenbandedtogethertorobthepeopleofthecountryside.Graduallytheideaofthecollegedeveloped,andin1284,Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.

Lifeincollegewasstrict;

studentswereforbiddentoplaygames,tosing（exceptsacredmusic）,tohuntorfishoreventodance.BookswereveryscarceandallthelessonswereintheLatinlanguagewhichstudentsweresupposedtospeakevenamongthemselves.

In1440KingHenryVIfoundedKing’sCollege,andtheothercollegesfollowed.Erasmus,thegreatDutchscholar,wasatoneofthese,Queens’College,from1511to1513,andthoughhewrotethatthecollegebeerwas“weakandbadlymade”,healsomentionedapleasantcustomthatunfortunatelyseemstohaveceased.

“TheEnglishgirlsareextremelypretty,”Erasmussaid,“soft,pleasant,gentle,andcharming.Whenyougoanywhereonavisitthegirlsallkissyou.Theykissyouwhenyouarrive.Theykissyouwhenyougoawayandagainwhenyoureturn.”

ManyothergreatmenstudiedatCambridge,amongthemBacon,Milton,Cromwell,Newton,Wordsworth,ByronandTennyson.

Task2

A.1）a）2）b）3）a）4）c）

B.

1）Theyusuallywearblackgowns—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetareforgraduates,andshorteronesfor

undergraduates.

2）WomenstudentsdonotplayaveryactivepartinuniversitylifeatCambridge,buttheyworkharderthanmen.

1）meadows,green,peaceful,bendinginto,intervals,deepcoloured,reflection,contrasts,lawns

2）peace,scholarship,peace,suggest,stretches,charminglycool,graceful

NowletmegiveyousomeideaofwhatyouwouldseeifyouweretotalkaroundCambridge.LetusimaginethatIamseeingthesightsforthefirsttime.Itisaquitemarkettownandtheshoppingcentreextendsforquitealargearea,butInoticemorebookshopsthanonenormallyseesincountrytowns,andmoretailors’shopsshowingintheirwindowstheblackgownsthatstudentsmustwear—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetforgraduatesandshorteronesforundergraduates.

Inthecentreofthetownisthemarketplacewhereseveraltimeseachweekcountrytraderscometoselltheirproduce.Everywherethereareteashops,someinmodernandmanyinoldbuildings,reachedbyclimbingnarrowstairs.Thereisagreatdealofbicycletraffic,mainlyundergraduateswhoracealongthoughtlessofsafety,withlongscarves（invariouscolourstodenotetheircollege）woundroundtheirnecks.

Continuing,Ifindmywaytotheriverwhichflowsbehindthecollegebuildingsandcurlsaboutthetownintheshapeofahorseshoe.ThisnarrowriveristheGranta,andalittlefartheronchangesinnametotheCam.Itflowsslowlyandcalmly.The“Blacks”,asthispartofthetownbehindthecollegesiscalled,havebeendescribedastheloveliestman-madeviewinEnglish.Itisindeedbeautiful.Tothefelt,acrossthestream,therearenobuildings,merelymeadows,colleges’gardensandlinesoftalltrees.Everythingisverygreenandpeaceful.Ontheriverbankarewillowtreeswiththeirbranchesbendingintothewaterand,atintervalsalongtheriver,stonebridgescrossthestreamandleadintothecollegeswhichlinethebank.Thedeepcolouredbrickorstoneofcollegewalls,sometimesredandsometimesgrey,is500yearsold.Thewallsriseoutof