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Unit1Task1【答案】A.unusual,whatever,escape,traditions,present,grey,moulded,shape,hereB.AChronicleofCambridge’sEarlyYearsYearsEvents1209SeveralhundredstudentsandscholarsarrivedinCambridgefromOxford.1284Peterhouse,theoldestcollegeinCambridge,wasfounded.1440KingHenryⅥfoundedKing’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【答案】A.1)a)2)b)3)a)4)c)B.1)Theyusuallywearblackgowns—longgownsthathangdowntothefeetareforgraduates,andshorteronesforundergraduates.2)WomenstudentsdonotplayaveryactivepartinuniversitylifeatCambridge,buttheyworkharderthanmen.C.1)meadows,green,peaceful,bendinginto,intervals,deepcoloured,reflection,contrasts,lawns2)peace,scholarship,peace,suggest,stretches,charminglycool,graceful【原文】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.Thewallsriseoutoftheirownreflectioninthewaterandtheircolourcontrastscharminglywithglimpsesofthemanygreenlawns.Walkingalongtheriverbank,wheretheonlysoundisthenoiseofgentlewindinthetreetops,Icametomycollege,King’sCollege.AcrossabridgeandbeyondavastcarpetofgreenlawnstandsKing’sCollegeChapel,thelargestandmostbeautifulbuildinginCambridgeandthemostperfectexampleleftofEnglishfifteenth-centuryarchitecture.Thecollegesjoinoneanotheralongthecurveoftheriver.Goingthroughacollegegateonefindsoneisstandinginanalmostsquarespaceof70yardsknownasa“court”.Lookingdownintothecourtonallsidesarethebuildingswherethestudentslive.Thecollegesarebuiltonaplancommontoall.Thereisachapel,alibrary,andalargedinning-hall.Onecourtleadstoanotherandeachismadebeautifulwithlawnsorafountainorcharmingoldstonepath.ThestudentgetsagoodimpressionofalltheEnglisharchitecturalstylesofthepast600years---thebadaswellasthegood.Thereare28colleges,excludingthreeforwomenstudents.Womenstudentsdonotplayaveryactivepa