Cambridge (剑桥) is one of the top universities in the world, and it"s a city as
well. To the surprise of some visitors, there are no walls around the university.
Classroom buildings, libraries and offices can be seen all over the city. Most of the
members of the city are the students and teachers of thirty-one colleges (学院). It got
its name "Cambridge" from the river called Cam and a bridge built over it. Before the
university was founded 800 years ago, Cambridge was a developing town. It developed faster
because of the opening of the railway and became a city in 1951. Now it has a population
of more than one million. Many young students hope for the chance to study at Cambridge.
Perhaps you"ll be a member of Cambridge one day.
| The 1______ some visitors | No walls around the university | | The origin (来源) of its name | River Cam and a bridge 2______it. | | The time when Cambridge was 3______. | 800 years ago | | The 4______ why Cambridge developed faster | The opening of the railway | | The population of Cambridge now | 5______ than one million |
答案
| 1. surprise 2. over 3. founded 4. reason 5. More |
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| 完形填空。 | Thousands of years ago, people did not know 1 to make a fire. When it was very 2
at night, they could not sleep well. Sometimes lightning hit (打, 击) a 3 and started a fire.
At first people were both surprised and 4 to see the fire. They were afraid to go up. Later
a few 5 men took some of this fire and made a fire near their homes. They used the fire
to keep them warm and to cook food.
When they had a fire, they did not let it 6 burning. If it stopped, they could not start it
again. Maybe they had to 7 for a long time, sometimes for 8 . Later they 9 how to
make a fire with pieces of wood.
Now we have matches, we can put them in our pockets and make a fire when we want to
make it. But we have to be 10 with fire. | ( )1. A. what
( )2. A. cold
( )3. A. person
( )4. A. glad
( )5. A. very
( )6. A. stop
( )7. A. work
( )8. A. minutes
( )9. A. forgot
( )10. A. angry | B. how
B. hot
B. mountain (山)
B. afraid
B. brave
B. make
B. play
B. hours
B. decided
B. pleased | C. when
C. warm
C. field
C. ready
C. sad
C. be
C. wait
C. days
C. 1earned
C. careful | D. where
D. cool
D. forest (森林)
D. tired
D. happy
D. start
D. 1ive
D. years
D. told
D. busy | | 阅读理解。 | 你想知道中西方的节日有何不同吗？快来看看这两封电子邮件吧！
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Subject: Autumn! Date: 29/09/ 8:00 p.m.@126.com> | | 阅读理解。 | When the world was very young, people lived only in hot places. They did not live in
cold places because they could not keep warm there.
At first men do not know how to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning.
Then a fire was started. People took some of the fire near their homes. A fire was very
important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they
saw it. And when food was cooked, it tasted much better.
But men did not know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they did not let it
stop burning. If it went out (熄灭), they could not start it again. They had to wait for
lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.
Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy to make something burn.
Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire when we want
to. | | 1. "When the world was very young" means "_____". | | [ ] | A. before liberation (解放)
B. in the following years
C. before long
D. millions of years ago | | 2. People found that _____. | | [ ] | A. the cooked food tasted better than the uncooked food
B. the uncooked food tasted much better than the cooked food
C. wild animals enjoyed the cooked food
D. wild animals kept warm near the trees | | 3. People didn"t let a fire stop burning because _____. | | [ ] | A. they were not able to make a fire
B. they liked to wait for lightning
C. it rained now and then
D. they didn"t like to make a fire | | 4. Now we can make a fire _____. | | [ ] | A. by lightning
B. if it is necessary
C. for three reasons
D. in our pockets | | 阅读理解。 | Confucius was born on September 28, 551BC. Chinese regard (看待) Confucius as the
greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. He had about 3,000 students. For more
than 2,000 years, Confucius" ideas have been around in people"s everyday life. Now they
have gone far into east and south Asia. People can still hear them today.
Why are his ideas so popular? Because they help a lot in everyday life. Confucius
said young people should take care of the old. People should give up thinking of
themselves and work for others. As a great teacher, Confucius said all should go to
school if they could. | | 1. Confucius was born on _____. | | [ ] | A. September 28, 551 AD
B. September 28, 551 BC
C. December 28, 551 BC
D. December 28, 551 AD | | 2. Confucius" ideas have gone far into _____. | | [ ] | A. east and south Asia
B. north and west Asia
C. east and south Africa
D. north and west Africa | | 3. Confucius thought _____. | | [ ] | A. young people needn"t take care of the old
B. people should think of themselves
C. people should work for others
D. all the people could go to school | | 4. What do people think of Confucius? | | [ ] | A. The greatest leader and teacher.
B. The greatest thinker and teacher.
C. The greatest leader and thinker.
D. The greatest doctor and teacher. | | 5. What"s the passage mainly about? | | [ ] | A. All should go to school.
B. The old and the young.
C. Work for others.
D. Confucius and his ideas. | | 阅读理解。 | China is the first developing country to host the Olympic Games in modern Olympic
history. It hopes to learn from other countries that have held Olympic Games. As well as
new buildings, the government (政府) wants more people to work in all the services (服务)
in Beijing. There are a lot more people in the city, because of all the visitors to the
Olympics. The city also need more places to eat and drink, because visitors eat out a lot.
The government says the Beijing Olympics are "green", "hi-tech" (科技), and "the
People"s Olympics". They want everyone to feel part of the Olympics. So the Chinese people
have prepared for the Olympics too. Many people learn English to work as guides in 2008.
The Beijing organizers (组织者) make sure everything that is built for the Olympics
can be used after the Games are over. So the Chinese people work for the Olympics and they
can benefit (受益) from the Olympics too. When the Olympics are over, the people of Beijing
can use the swimming pools and other Olympics sports centers. | | 1. China is _____ country to host the Olympic Games in modern Olympic history. | | [ ] | A. first
B. the first developing
C. the first Asian
D. the second | | 2. Why does the government want more people to work in Beijing? | | [ ] | A. Because the services in Beijing used to be very poor.
B. Because many people can"t find jobs in their hometown.
C. Because many visitors will come to Beijing.
D. Because there are too many buildings | | 3. The new buildings for the Olympic can _____. | | [ ] | A. be used by the people after the Olympic Games
B. be closed after the Olympic Games
C. be only reopened when the next Olympic Games come
D. be destroyed (破坏) | | 4. What does "the People"s Olympics" mean? | | [ ] | A. It means that everyone in China will be a player in the Olympic Games.
B. It means that everyone in China feels part of the Olympics.
C. It means that all the Chinese people are rich enough to go to Beijing and watch
the Olympic Games.
D. It means that the Chinese people can make money. | | 5. What does this passage want to tell us? | | [ ] | A. The people in Beijing enjoy learning English.
B. The new buildings for the Olympics are very modern.
C. Everyone in China is great.
D. Everyone in China should do something for the Olympics and can also get a lot
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