Question

Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in the English speaking world.

There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library（博德莱安图书馆）is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton（克林顿）, the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.

1.How old is the University of Oxford?

A. About 800 years old. B. About 900 years old.

C. About 700 years old.  D. About 600 years old.

2.Many students go to school by _________.

A. car B. train C. bike D. plane

3.There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.

A. 104 B. 114 C. 140 D. 31

4.The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 总理 B. 总统 C. 学者 D. 教授

5.From the passage we can learn ________.

A. the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK

B. there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University

C. Bodleian Library is the largest library in the UK

D. Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：牛津（牛津）是一个英国城市。它在英国的西部，因牛津大学而很有名。牛津大学是一个古老的大学，大约900年的历史。史蒂芬是牛津大学的学生。他是一个伟大的科学家。克林顿，美国第四十二任总统也是一个牛津大学生。

1.第一段中It’s an old university — about 900 years old.可知这所古老的大学，大约有900年的历史。所以该选B。

2.第二段中Many students go to school by bike可知许多学生骑自行车上学。所以该选C。

3.第二段中There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford.可知在牛津大学有104个图书馆。所以该选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据第二段中Clinton（克林顿）可知“ president ”的意思是总统，所以该选B。

5.第二段中here are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges可知在牛津大学有38所高校，但剑桥大学只有31所高校。所以该选B。

考点：社会历史类阅读。