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【题目】阅读填空 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横线上填写答案每空限填一个单词。

The University of St Andrews is the setting of royal(皇家的) love: on the grounds of this great Scottish university Prince William and Kate Middleton first met and fell in love.

More than that, St Andrews is Scotland's first university and one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. Founded in 1413 (just after Oxford and Cambridge), over 6 hundred years, the university has been well known as one of Europe's leading and most distinctive(有特色的) centers for teaching and research.

St Andrews is located in a small, historical town to the coast of North East Scotland. The university itself is the perfect place for learning. On average(平均) one in three people you see in the street have something to do with the university. You start to feel very quickly that you belong.

As a student in St Andrews, playing golf is a must. With the town itself known around the world as “The Home of Golf”, the university is within minutes of the ancient golf-playing ground in the world, the Old Course, just near the sea. Students can take a break from their studies by enjoying a game of golf, and the university itself is a popular place to go.

It has one of the lowest dropout(辍学) rates in the UK---98 percent of students complete their degree. Perhaps its popularity is in part because of the fact that St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. It has long been among the UK's top five.

St Andrews University
History	Scotland’s first university and the【1】oldest university in the English-speaking world
Its learning 【2】	●It lies in a small town on the coast of North East Scotland, a perfect place for learning. ●It provides students with a【3】 of belonging among a large student body(群体).
Famous sports	●St Andrews ishome of golf, so the students here need to learn to play golf. ●Every study can be used for a game of golf in the university itself or on the Old Course, only a few minutes’ walk【4】.
Academic(学术的) achievements	●St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. ●With one of the【5】dropout rates in the UK, it is ranked among the UK's top. ●Over six centuries, it has been a famous teaching and research center in Europe.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】third

【2】environment(s)

【3】sense

【4】away

【5】lowest

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇人文阅读，介绍了著名的历史第三悠久的圣安德鲁斯大学，包括学校历史、学习环境和主要学术成就。

【1】题意：苏格兰第一所大学，也是英语世界历史第三悠久的大学。考查词义理解。根据Founded in 1413 (just after Oxford and Cambridge), 始建于1413年(仅次于牛津和剑桥)，可知是第三，故填third。

【2】题意：它的学习环境。考查细节归纳。its它的，形容词性物主代词修饰名词；根据第三段内容，可知介绍的是小镇的学习环境，故填environment(s)。

【3】题意：它让学生在庞大的学生群体中产生归属感。考查词义理解。a sense of一种…感觉；根据You start to feel very quickly that you belong.，可知填sense。

【4】题意：每项研究都可以用于大学本身的高尔夫比赛或旧球场，距离酒店仅有几分钟的步行路程。考查细节理解。根据the university is within minutes of the ancient golf-playing ground in the world, the Old Course, just near the sea.，可知填away。

【5】题意：它是英国辍学率最低的学校之一。考查细节理解。根据It has one of the lowest dropout rates in the UK---98 percent of students complete their degree.，可知填lowest。

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