Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job in subjects like law (法律), medicine or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years.
The world’s oldest university, AL-Azhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院) in A.D.972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded.
At AL-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts’. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic (题目), and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas. 
Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable (有价值的) books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar.From the first paragraph（段落） we know that _________.
| A．universities are important to the city life |
| B．the university is a quite new invention |
| C．university education may help a person find law。 |
| D．the university has a history of more than a thousand years |
AL-Azhar was first built for _______.
| A．education | B．religion | C．a meeting | D．law |
Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?
| A．Education and medicine. | B．Religion and law. |
| C．Free discussion. | D．History and tradition. |
Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?
| A．AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt. |
| B．AL-Azhar didn’t become a university until the years around 988. |
| C．The University of AL-Azhar was a place to read books. |
| D．Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world. |
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Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.
Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.
Many experts（专家）say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.
Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
●learn how English speakers use English
●read faster in English
●find examples of good writing in English
●learn new words
●learn about the cultures（文化）of English speakersIs pleasure reading important for learning English?
Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?
What do some students think of pleasure reading?
How can we become better readers?
What’s the greatest advantage（优点）of pleasure reading?
Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫）, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colurs with the changes of the colours of crops .When crops are green, locusts look green .But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown colour as crops have .Some other pests whose colours are different from plants are easily found and eaten by others .So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colours is to protect themselves .Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests .They cannot be easily seen by hunters because their colours are much like the trees.
Colours are useful not only on the land , but also in the sea .A kind of fish in the sea can give out a kind of black liquid（液体）when the fish face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is why they can live safely though they are not strong at all.From the passage, we can know that .
| A．locusts are big animals |
| B．locusts are easily found by birds |
| C．locusts are dangerous to their enemies |
| D．locusts can change their colours to protect themselves |
Those pests with different colours from plants have to to keep out of danger.
| A．change their colours |
| B．hide in the day time and appear at night |
| C．move quietly |
| D．hide at night and appear in the day time |
Bears and lions can keep safe because .
| A．their colours are much like the trees |
| B．they move quickly |
| C．they are very strong |
| D．they live in forests |
According to the passage, the fish can keep safe because .
| A．they can change their colours |
| B．they can give out a kind of black liquid |
| C．they are strong enough |
| D．they swim faster than any other fish |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The colours of the seasons |
| B．Animals on the land and in the sea |
| C．The main use of colours for animals and pests |
| D．How to keep safe in the sea |
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| NEW YORK MUSEUM Telephone: 77364431Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chesnut St. New York America’s largest museum specialized in（专业研究）American history and our native people open: Mon. to Fri.: 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. (Monday free) Sat.: 9:00 a.m.—1:00 a.m. |
SKYLINE HOTEL Telephone: 22785161 Address: 3031 No.3 Road (at Sea Island Way) The Hanger Den: Wed. to Sun. Dinner from 5:30 p.m. Coffee Shop: Mon. to Fri.: 6:00 a.m. Sat.: 6:30 a.m. Sun.: 7:00 a.m. Mon.—Wed.: to 10:00 p.m. Thurs.—Sun.: to 11:00 p.m. |
If you want to buy a new jacket, you’ll have to go to .
| A．3031 No.3 Road | B．5300 No.3 Road |
| C．9020 Bridgeport Road | D．1100 Chesnut Street |
If you want to go out for dinner on Sunday, you can call up the number .
| A．22785161 or 22706030 | B．22706030 or 33562367 |
| C．77364431 or 22785161 | D．33562367 or 22785161 |
You don’t have to pay on Monday if you go to .
| A．Skyline Hotel |
| B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center |
| C．New York Museum |
| D．Garden Restaurant |
If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to .
| A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center |
| B．New York Museum |
| C．Garden Restaurant |
| D．Coffee Shop |
Visiting New York Museum, you can know .
| A．the history of American native people |
| B．the history of New York |
| C．the art of America |
| D．the art of New York |
When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. “Brave New Girls”, by American author Jean Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it and won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.What quality should a brave new girl have?
| A．Confident | B．Healthy |
| C．Happy | D．A, B and C |
“Brave New Girls” is a .
| A．film | B．story |
| C．book | D．newspaper |
Suppose（假如）you are a brave new girl, which answer is wrong?
| A．Make a decision for yourself |
| B．Wear clothes like your favourite TV star |
| C．Like your body |
| D．Realize that you are as clever as boys. |
What’s the meaning of the word “grade” in this passage?
| A．年级 | B．成绩 |
| C．品位 | D．道路 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．To be brave |
| B．A good book |
| C．To be a brave new girl |
| D．Realize dreams |
Shyness（害羞）means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in sentences when they are shy. But some become shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big . Some experts（专家）say shy people are good at working because they think more and less. But remember not to let good opportunities（机会）pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to .
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