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.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. |
Many students go to school by _________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．总理 | B．总统 | C．学者 | D．教授 |
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. |
One day, a little mouse jumped onto a sleeping lion. The lion woke up. "Got you!" he said. "Eee-eee!" said the mouse." Please let me go!" Please let me go! One day I may help you."
"Ha-ha-ha," laughed the lion." A little mouse like you can't help a lion like me!" But he let the mouse go.
"Thank you," said the little mouse, and away she ran to her hole. The lion laughed at the little mouse. He laughed and laughed. He did not see the big net by the trees, and he walked into it.
"Help!" he roared." I can't get away! Who will help me? Who will come and help me?" But no one came, all day.
Then, after the sun went down, the mouse came out of her hole.
"The lion is roaring for help!" she said." I'm coming!"
The mouse ran to help the lion. "I can make a hole in that net with my teeth." she said. And she did.
"You can get out now," said the mouse." See! Little mouse like me did help a big lion like you."
"Yes, I see," said the lion. "Yes, a mouse can help a lion.
Thank you, little mouse, " "I am pleased I let you go, little mouse," said the lion. "So am I," said the mouse.
The lion was ______when the little mouse came.
| A．playing | B．swimming | C．sleeping | D．eating |
The mouse ran into______ after the lion let her go.
| A．a box | B．a hole | C．a room | D．a hill |
The lion was in the net for _______.
| A．some hours | B．half a day |
| C．all day | D．a few days |
The mouse made a hole in the net with ________
| A．her teeth. | B．her mouth |
| C．her legs | D．her head |
From the story, we know we can________ each other.
| A．dislike | B．love | C．study | D．help |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
Dear Jenny,
I hoped that you are well. We have arrived at our new home in Australia. The house is very nice. It has big windows in each wall. The bright sunshine comes into every room. The weather is much better than that in England.
I have started at my new school. Everyone is friendly, but I do miss my friends at home, especially you! Australians all seem to be very good at sport, unlike you and me. I find it quite difficult to fit in during break time, because all the other girls are busy running around playing netball or basketball.
My new classmates are all different. Yesterday at lunchtime I saw three girls. One girl has ginger hair, and comes from Ireland(爱尔兰). Another girl has long, straight, black hair, and is from Vietnam(越南). The third girl is short, and has a wide, flat face. Her family comes from Peru(秘鲁).
There is a Dancing Club here, a bit like the one you and I went to. I have been to the club twice now. The teacher looks a bit like Mrs. Jackson! They are both tall and very thin. They both have their hair pulled back into a ponytail, and they both walk about like the Queen! I’m enjoying the club. I am sure I will meet some new friends there.
Please write to me soon because I miss you!
Sarah
（改编于《初中英语读本9A》）
| Nice home in |
◆The bright sunshine comes into every room ◆The weather is |
New |
◆Friendly, ◆be very good at ◆Different looks, hairstyle because they come from different |
Similar(相同) club |
◆Name: ◆Teachers: tall and have a ponytail; |
Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子).
A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000 little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?
Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
| A．Because everything was strange to him. |
| B．Because he found that the dogs looked sad. |
| C．Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors. |
| D．Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him. |
The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.
| A．he liked the mirrors there |
| B．he made many friends there |
| C．he felt he was welcomed there |
| D．he got lots of knowledge there |
How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
| A．Excited | B．Nervous. |
| C．Worried. | D．Unhappy. |
The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
| A．shout | B．smile | C．look | D．run |
What does the story tell us?
| A．Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not. |
| B．If you show life a smile, life will smile back. |
| C．Everyone in the world should believe in each other. |
| D．Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. |
| Day |
Peter’s plan for next week |
Maria’s plan for next week |
| Monday |
3:00 p.m. have a study group meeting |
7:30 p.m. go to the cinema with Alice |
| Tuesday |
4:30 p.m. watch a basketball match |
11:00 a.m. go to see some friends |
| Wednesday |
2:00 p.m. see a doctor |
9:00 a.m. play table tennis; study for the exam in the evening |
| Thursday |
have lunch with Larry |
8:30 a.m. go to a concert |
| Friday |
2:00 p.m.—4:00p.m. do voluntary work at Student Center |
help Uncle Sam in his restaurant in the afternoon |
| Saturday |
9:30—10:30 a.m. go shopping with mother |
9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m. have art classes 2:00 p.m. visit grandmother |
| Sunday |
9:00 p.m. basketball team party |
8:00 a.m. do some washing 6:00 p.m. have supper with Betty and Ann |
From the chart, we know perhaps ________ is ill.
| A．Peter | B．Larry | C．Maria | D．Betty |
From the chart, we know __________ will have an exam.
| A．Larry | B．Maria | C．Ann | D．Peter |
How long will Peter’s voluntary work at Student Center last?
| A．one hour | B．one hour and a half |
| C．two hours | D．ten hours |
What will Maria do at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday?
| A．Have an art class. | B．Go shopping |
| C．Visit grandmother | D．Do some washing |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Peter will have a basketball team party on Tuesday. |
| B．Peter will have lunch with Betty. |
| C．Maria will go to the concert on Friday. |
| D．Alice and Maria will go to the cinema on Monday. |
My name is Frank White. I’m fifteen years old. I was born(出生) on May 13th, 1996. Mike is my good friend. His birthday is on May 15th. He is only 13 years old now. Every year on May 14th, we have a birthday party together in our school. We often have a pop concert（音乐会） . I play the guitar. He plays the drum. Many friends come to our party. We are very happy.Frank’s birthday is on __________.
| A．May13th | B．May14 th. |
| C．May 15 th . | D．May 16 th. |
Mike was born on ______________.
| A． May 13 th, 1998. | B．May 15 th , 1998. |
| C．May 14 th,1996. | D．May 16 th , 1996. |
_______________ on May 14 th.
| A．Frank’s birthday is |
| B．Mike’s birthday |
| C．They have a basketball game. |
| D．They have a birthday party. |
Mike is ______________ years old.
| A．13 | B．14 | C．15 | D．16 |
What does Frank play on the concert?
| A．The drum | B．The guitar |
| C．Games | D．We don’t know. |