1 . Choose the best answer.（ 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的选项，用 A，B，C或D表示，填入空格内）

Harvard University（哈佛大学）

Harvard university is the oldest university in America. It was started in 1636. Two years later, a young priest （牧师） named John Harvard died. He left his books and a lot of land to the university. Then, the university changed its name to Harvard.

At first, Harvard was very small. Slowly, it became bigger and bigger. The medical school started in 1782. In 1908, the business school opened. Now, Harvard students can study many different things.

Many famous people studied at Harvard. US presidents, writers, business people and other important people were once students there. Now people from all over the world go to Harvard for their education.

1. Harvard is the oldest university in ______.

A．Australia

B．America

C．China

D．Britain.

2. Why did the university change its name to Harvard?

A．Apriest told them to change the name.	B．John Harvard was the first teacher.
C．John Harvard gave the university books and land.	D．Somebody gave the university a lot of money.

3. When did John Harvard die? In _______.

A．1635

B．1636

C．1637

D．1638

4. The business school ______ .

A．was started by John Harvard	B．came before the medical school
C．opened over 100 years ago	D．was Harvard’s first school

5. The article does not say _____ were Harvard students.

A．American presidents

B．writers

C．business people

D．artists

6. Which of the following statement is true?

A．Harvard was the first university in America.	B．Harvard only has students fromAmerica.
C．The university was always called Harvard.	D．There are very few different classes at Harvard.

2 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways (方式).
Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, how many ways can English people get their family names?

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be ______.

A．Hill

B．Wood

C．Lake

D．Cook

3. Jack's family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ______.

A．place

B．hobby

C．job

D．country

4. A boy's family name is Jackson because he is ______.

A．Jack's father	B．Jack's best friend
C．the grandfather of Jack	D．the son of Jack

5. The passage mainly talks about ______ in English countries.

A．family names	B．English people
C．hills and lakes	D．jobs and homes