1 . Entering a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine or education.     1    . An important one started in Egypt over one thousand years ago.

The world’s oldest surviving 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 religion and law.     2    . Leaders in the city of Cario decided to create a school for higher learning and soon after that, AL-Azhar University was founded.

    3    . For these teachers at AL-Azhar, they needed to think about what courses to teach and how to teach them. The earliest courses were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teachers, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers had interesting discussions, and there was no “right” answer. In the years that followed, the new university interested scholars from around the world.       4    . At AL-Azhar, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.

Over a thousand years later, AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world.       5    .Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the same traditions as they do at AL-Azhar.

A．A university was a new idea at that time

B．They came here to teach and do research

C．There are many reasons to study in Egypt

D．Around the year 988, a new decision was made

E．However, the university is not a modern invention

F．The cost of university education is increasing year by year

G．Its library contains many of the world's oldest and most valuable books

2 . 阅读下列材料, 在空白出填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。

Car registration plates （牌照） are just a series of numbers and letters, right? Well, yes…but not for everyone.

France was the first country     1    （introduce） plates in 1893. Early number plates differed    2    shape and size, and were made of lots of different materials, including iron, cardboard and even pressed soybeans. In fact, it was not until 1957     3     car manufacturers and the governments agreed on standardized plates.    4    was first registered in the UK was A1. The letter “A” showed the number was from London, while the number “1” showed it was the first number issued. At the moment, number plates     5    （consist） of a sequence of letters and numbers are applied in the UK.

Different EU countries also use different arrangements of numbers and letters, and their systems have changed many times because these letter-number     6    （combine） keep running out. In the past decades, some number plates     7     （become） extremely valuable, particularly those that spell out words.     8    （basic）, numbers on the plates can be used to represent words or parts of words. For example, “NVERLA8” means “Never Late”. And the     9    （expensive） number ever was “M1” which    10     unknown buyer has acquired for ￡331,000.

3 . Until recently, several lines of evidence — from fossils genetics, and archaeology — suggested that humans first moved from Africa into Eurasia (the land of Europe and Asia) about 60,000 years ago, quickly replacing other early human species, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, that they may have met along the way.

However, a series of recent discoveries, including 100,000-year-old human teeth found in a cave in China, have clouded this straightforward statement. And the latest find, a prehistoric jawbone at the Misliya Cave in Israel dating back to nearly 200,000 years ago, which is almost twice as old as any Homo sapiens (智人) remains discovered outside Africa, where our species was thought to have originated from, has added new and unexpected twist.

The find suggests that there were multiple waves of migration across Europe and Asia and could also mean that modern humans in the Middle East were interacting, and possibly mating, with other human species for tens of thousands of years. “Misliya breaks the mould (模式) of existing assumptions of the timing of the first known Homo sapiens in these regions,” said Chris Stringer, head of human origins at the Natural History Museum in London. “It’s important in removing long-lasting-constraint (限制) on our thinking.”

Prof. Hershkovitz, who led the work at Tel Aviv University said, “What Misliya tells us is that modern humans left Africa not 100,000 years ago, but 200,000 years ago. This is revolution in the way we understand the evolution of our own species.” He also added that the record now indicates that humans probably travelled beyond the African continent whenever the climate allowed it. “I don’t believe there was one big departure from Africa,” he said. “I think that throughout hundreds of thousands of years humans were coming in and out of Africa all the time.”

The discovery means that modern humans were potentially meeting and interacting during a longer period with other ancient human groups, providing more opportunity for cultural and biological exchanges. It also raises interesting questions about the fate of the earliest modern human pioneers. Genetic data from modern-day populations around the world strongly suggest that everyone outside Africa can trace their ancestors back to a group that left around 60,000 years ago. So, the inhabitants of the Misliya Cave are probably not the ancestors of anyone alive today, and scientists can only guess why their branch of the family tree came to an end.

1. What does the underlined word “they” refer to in Paragraph 1?

A．Early human species living in Europe.

B．Neanderthals and Denisovans.

C．People first moving from Africa into Eurasia.

D．Ancient people living in Africa all the time.

2. What does the Misliya discovery suggest?

A．Our ancestors were powerful and kind of aggressive.

B．Our ancestors left Africa much earlier than thought.

C．The origins of modern humans are from Europe.

D．Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans once lived together.

3. What can be learned from Prof Hershkovitz’s words?

A．Climate was a big factor in human migration from Africa.

B．There was a large-scale human migration from Africa.

C．Human migration was occasional in Africa 200,000 years ago.

D．The Misliya find is against our understanding of human evolution.

4. What can we infer about those living in Misliya 200, 000 years ago according to the last paragraph?

A．They were ancestors of people living in China.

B．They left evidence for their mysterious disappearance in history.

C．They probably contributed little to present-day people genetically.

D．They could be traced by their remains left on their travelling route.

4 . 课文填空

The bodies of people who had died in Pompei let impressions     1    . As you walk, you will pass people     2     in their last hours of life. One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying Another man, lying on his side, as if he is trying to get up.     3     for these once living statues.

5 . 课文填空

In a way, Pompeii is like a “time capsule”     1     . Before the eruption occurred,     2     with temples, markets, restaurants, and theatres. Now as you walk along the streets of the city, time rewinds. You can admire the ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls and     3     However, much more than buildings and objects, it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that have     4    .

6 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内所给词的正确形式。

In Western art there are several main    1    （风格）from the 5th century to the modern times. The time between the 5th    2    the 15th century AD was the Middle Ages, during    3    painters showed respect and love for God in their paintings. Then in the Renaissance, people    4    （concentrate）more on human and less on religion. Massaccio was the first person    5    （use）perspective, without which people would not have been able to paint such realistic pictures. From the late 19th to the early 20th century, the Impressionists began to pain outdoors. At first, their paintings were    6    （有争议的）, and people said they were ridiculous. But today they are accepted as the beginning of    7    we call “modern art”.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Chinese writing system has changed a lot. At first，    1    (write) Chinese characters were symbols carved on animal bones and shells. After the Shang Dynasty, these symbols developed into a system which included     2    (variety) of dialects and characters.In the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qinshihuang ordered to unify the characters,which made     3     easier for people to communicate with each other. Now the Chinese writing system is     4    (difference) from what it used to be in ancient times. However, it is of great importance    5    connecting China’s present with its past and getting more people to appreciate China’s culture.

8 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

China is widely known for its ancient civilization     1     has continued all the way through into modern times. There are many reasons why this has been possible.

At the beginning, written Chinese was     2     picture-based language. Ancient Chinese people carved     3    （ symbol） on animal bones and shells. By the Shang Dynasty, a well-developed writing system had come into being. At that time, people lived in different places,    4     （ lead） to many varieties of dialects and characters.

Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop     5    one direction. The writing system was of great     6    （important） in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, wherever Chinese people live or whatever dialect they speak, they can communicate    7     （free） in writing.

Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China's present is connected with    8    （it） past. People in modern times can read classic works that    9    （write） by Chinese in ancient times. The high regard for the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,    10    （ know） as Chinesecalligraphy, which has become an important part of Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What can we learn about the United Nations Day?

A．It was set up in 1955.

B．It falls on October 24th.

C．It is celebrated by all the nations.

2. What activity will the school library organize?

A．A food festival.

B．A singing party.

C．A display of art works.

3. What’s the school’s purpose of the celebration?

A．To celebrate the victory of the Second World War.

B．To promote cultural respect and understanding.

C．To organize various activities for the students.

10 . Zoos have been around for centuries — and they’ve changed a lot over the years. In the Middle Ages, wealthy people kept animals in their gardens. Public animal parks appeared in European cities in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the United States, opened in 1874.

Until a few decades (十年) ago, most zoos were organized by creatures — monkeys in one area, cats in another, birds somewhere else, just like museum collections. In recent years, zoos have instead begun grouping animals that would normally interact (互相作用) in the wild. Moreover, instead of closing animals behind bars, designers are creating landscapes like the environments in which these creatures would naturally be found. Nearby signs provide information about the animals and their habitats in parts of the world where they normally live.

The Denver Zoo’s new Predator Ridge exhibit, for example, aims to teach visitors about Africa. Eight acres of land provide homes for 14 animal species, including lions, porcupines, cranes, and wild dogs. Plants from the region grow alongside African-like landform. Ten-foot-tall mounds (土墩) give lions a place from which to survey their surroundings, just as they would do in the wild.

Landscape design makes visitors to the Denver Zoo’s Predator Ridge exhibit feel like they’re really in Africa.

Animals in Predator Ridge can’t actually be mixed with one another, for safety reasons. But hidden deep channels and other smart features allow visitors to see all the animals at once. Different species can see each other too.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The safety problem of zoos.

B．The living habits of zoo animals.

C．Changes of zoos over the time.

D．Protection of zoo animals.

2. Give the correct order of the following things according to time.
a. Different species were kept in a group.
b. Zoos were organized by species.
c. Natural environments were created in zoos.
d. Animals were kept in people’s gardens.

A．b; d; c; a

B．d; a; c; b

C．b; d; a; c

D．d; b; a; c

3. In the Denver Zoo ten-foot-tall mounds(土墩) are built to _____.

A．protect the safety of visitors

B．create a natural environment for lions

C．separate lions from other animals

D．offer visitors a better view of lions

4. The underlined part “the region” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _____.

A．the Denver Zoo	B．the Predator Ridge exhibit
C．Africa	D．the ten-foot-tall mounds

5. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A．the earliest zoos were probably rich people’s gardens

B．the Philadelphia Zoo is the first zoo in the world

C．the new Predator Ridge exhibit is held in Africa

D．more animals will be kept in zoos in the future