Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.
1.In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.
A. science B. medicine C. law D. Latin and Greek
2.Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.
A. ministers or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors D. workers
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.
B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.
C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.
D. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.
4.Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law
b. French and German
c. Latin and Greek
d. medicine
e. American history
A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a
5.Nowadays college students ________.
A. can learn everything they are interested in
B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning
C. learn the same subjects
D. must learn Latin and Greek
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen. B. Twenty-one. C. Twenty-nine. D. Thirty-six.
2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C. she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately
D. the welfare department helped her
4.The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman
C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People
Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father 41 him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was 42 with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have 43 school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you 44 finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and 45 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 46 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed 47 . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me 48 you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the 49 present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to 50 .” His father was very pleased to hear that.
1.A. asked B. invited C. promised D. helped
2.A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. familiar
3.A. a few B. so little C. too much D. too many
4.A. shall B. must C. need D. can
5.A. refused B. answered C. agreed D. began
6.A. hard B. hardly C. easily D. difficultly
7.A. fast B. quickly C. slowly D. immediately
8.A. that B. which C. how D. what
9.A. least B. worst C. best D. smallest
10.A. decide B. like C. take D. know
根据短文后所给的任务，完成小题.
Now the idea of “car sharing” has become popular in Europe and the United States. That’s to say, people share（分享） one car, not each person has one . (65)As we know, most cars are parked in garages for much time. In fact, we drive our own cars as long as one or two hours a day on average. When we don’t use them, We have to pay for parking and other things. (66)We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we’ll only pay when we use it. (67)Because some people want to save money, they come up with the idea of “car sharing”. Now many people are starting to do car sharing. In Switzerland, almost 40,000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make “car sharing” popular around the country. (68)car, is, of, new, sharing, transportation, beginning, a, idea, the, in .（69）This is also very easy for us to travel here and there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?
任务1：请将（65）处的句子翻译成汉语。
1.
任务2：在下面的空白处填上一个适当的单词，使句意与（66）处相同。
2.That us too much money.
任务3：对（67）处的划线部分提问。
3. ?
任务4：请将（68）处的单词组合成一个完整的句子。
4.
任务5：(69)处有一处错误，请找出错误并改在下面的横线上。（可用文字叙述）
5.
从对话后的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话。
A: 1
B: I’m not feeling well.
A: You’ve been like this since you got here, haven’t you?
B: 2
A: Do you know why?
B: 3 It’s awful. One day it’s hot, but the next day it’s rainy. No matter what I wear, I’m never dressed properly.
A: You haven’t learned to predict the weather here. I’ve been here for eight years, and I never get sick .
B: 4
A: Well, there’s a weather hotline. Every morning you can call it to find out what the weather will be like during the day.
B: I know that hotline, but I’ve never called it. I’ve heard it’s expensive.
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A. What’s the matter? B: What should I do then? C: Yes, for about four weeks. D: The weather in this city changes so often. |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange（排列） the 26 English letters in order and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…26 for z, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark. Knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, love:12+15+22+5=54, and luck: 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money? It can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most time people hope for a better life. It is possible that they will have a better life if they change their attitudes. When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure, you’ll find it’s also rewarding（有益的）though it has caused you losses（损失）.
1.The writer thinks _________ is the most important thing in a person’s life.
A. hard-work. B. knowledge C. money D. attitude
2.What is the mark of the word money according to the passage?
A. 73 B. 72 C. 75 D. 62
3.According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way is to ___________.
A. ask for help from others
B. hope to be lucky
C. change your attitude
D. try math-solving ways
4.From the passage we can learn that ______________.
A. different attitudes come from different courses of life
B. sometimes failure can bring you good if you take a positive attitude
C. math can solve every problem easily in our daily life
D. none of the English words except “attitude” is 100 or more
