1 . 假设你是新华中学的学生会主席。近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。为了保护传统民族文化——汉字，校学生会提出倡议。请你根据以下内容提示，为学校《英语沙龙》的同学们写一封倡议书。
内容要点：
1.少上网，多读书、勤记笔记；
2.养成练书写和写日记的习惯；
3.自拟一项其他方面的倡议内容。
注意：短文字数不少于100词。
参考词汇: 汉字Chinese characters

2 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
        Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester at college this school year. She is a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ____ .
        Her family is quite poor and ____ are tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to _____ her a card and maybe a small gift to ____ her day a bit. I got her school ____ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a(n) ____ !
        I ____ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and _____ novelties at a store. I took a small ____ and asked three other people in my area at work to ____ “Happy Birthday” and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ____ what we were doing and ____ their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!
        Then I bought her a small present and a card as ____ planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I _____ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ____ sending them off. I got a call a few days later．Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ____ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so ____ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ____ her special day with.
        It was such an easy and ____ thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ____ me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!1.

A．lonely

B．nervous

C．happy

D．bored

2.

A．thoughts

B．finances

C．measures

D．times

3.

A．provide

B．sell

C．send

D．draw

4.

A．attract

B．remember

C．describe

D．brighten

5.

A．number

B．campus

C．address

D．report

6.

A．idea

B．surprise

C．chance

D．message

7.

A．decided

B．thought

C．wished

D．concluded

8.

A．another

B．others

C．other

D．one

9.

A．radio

B．camera

C．recorder

D．phone

10.

A．say

B．sing

C．repeat

D．make

11.

A．took out

B．set out

C．gave out

D．found out

12.

A．added

B．devoted

C．cleared

D．lifted

13.

A．suddenly

B．originally

C．finally

D．carefully

14.

A．collected

B．paid

C．arranged

D．expected

15.

A．until

B．after

C．unless

D．before

16.

A．dormitory

B．home

C．classroom

D．office

17.

A．familiar

B．happy

C．wonderful

D．upset

18.

A．help

B．compare

C．share

D．witness

19.

A．hard

B．challenging

C．fun

D．time-consuming

20.

A．warned

B．convinced

C．advised

D．told

3 . As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. From 1878, academic halls were established for women and they were admitted to full membership of the University in 1920. Five all-male colleges first admitted women in 1974. St Hilda's College, which was originally for women only, was the last of Oxford’s single sex colleges. It has admitted both men and women since 2008.
By 1200, the town of Cambridge had at least one school of some distinction. Then, in 1209, some scholars settled there. By 1226 the scholars were numerous enough to have set up an organisation, and seem to have arranged regular courses of study, taught by their own members. From the start there was conflict between the town and the students. Students, usually aged about fourteen or fifteen, often caused disturbances; citizens of the town, on the other hand, were known to overcharge for rooms and food. King Henry III took the scholars under his protection as early as 1231 and arranged for them to be sheltered from exploitation by their landlords.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. The current 168-acre campus opened in 1916 and extends over 1 mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
On April 29, 1911, Tsinghua Xuetang began its first term of study, and from that year on, the Tsinghua’s anniversary has fallen on the last Sunday of April. Following the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan in 1937, Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University combined to form the National Southwest Associated University in Kunming. After the war, Tsinghua University moved back to its original Beijing campus.
1. The University of Oxford did not take in female students until ______.

A．2008

B．1878

C．1920

D．1974

2. When the University of Cambridge was set up, ______.

A．there were too many scholars

B．students were mostly adults

C．King Henry III gave much help

D．the town people were very friendly

3. The reason for founding MIT is ______.

A．to meet the need of American industrialization

B．to take advantage of the European university style

C．to cover an extended area along the Charles River

D．to stress research and education in the physical sciences

4. Which of the four universities was once moved to another place in history?

A．Oxford.	B．Cambridge.
C．MIT.	D．Tsinghua.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this passage?

A．Henry III banned students attending the University of Paris.

B．The landlords of Cambridge asked for too much money.

C．MIT covers a very large area of land.

D．Tsingua, Peking and Nankai once joined together.

4 . Dear Guest,
Welcome to Pacific International Apartments. At present we are updating our information folders in the rooms so as to assist you during your stay. Please note the following:
Phone number
Reception             Dial 7
Housekeeping        Dial 4
Apartment-to Apartment: Dial the Apartment number(except 1^st floor Apartments: dial the Apartment number followed by the﹟key)
Outside line: Dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required.
Please keep your key with you at all times. The main doors to the apartments are locked from 10:30pm— 07:00am, and you will need to swipe your key to gain access to the apartments.

Please see reception for any advice on tours and Sydney’s attractions, and please dial 7 if you require any further information.
We hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one.
Kind regards!
Paul Williams
Guest Services Manager
1. How can you dial from your room in Pacific to Room 115 on the 1^st floor?

A．Just dial 115.

B．Dial 6, then 115.

C．Dial 115 and press the﹟key.

D．Press the﹟key, then dial 115.

2. A guest who wants to go back to his room in Pacific at 11:45 pm can _____.

A．open the main door with his key

B．dial 0, and phone the reception

C．go to his room via the reception

D．use the lifts

3. In case of fire in Pacific, guests should _____.

A．dial 7 and wait for the hotel security’s instructions

B．take their keys and leave Pacific by way of lifts

C．leave Pacific through the fire exits

D．be together with the Fire Brigade

4. What does the underlines word “evacuation” mean in English?

A．concentrating in a place

B．withdrawing from a place

C．searching for a place

D．taking up a place

5. This letter most probably appears in _____.

A．a guest’s room

B．the official guide

C．a staff member’s office

D．advertisements for hotel