News 1： A gas explosion(瓦斯爆炸)happened on October 20 in a coal mine(煤矿)in Daping, Henan．It has killed 129 people so far．Another 19 are still missing．More than 400 workers were at the mine at the time．Only 298 ran out．
News 2： Scientists have found some caves(洞穴)in the north part of the Mogao Grottoes(莫高窟)of Dunhuang in Gansu．Now the north part has 248 caves in all．Altogether there are 735 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes．People began to make Mogao Grottoes from 366 AD．Pictures in the caves show what people’s lives were like in the past．
New 3： Are girls cleverer than boys?Maybe．In a new study, scientists found that female chimps used sticks two years earlier than male chimps in Africa．Female chimps watched their mums look for food．The males climbed trees．The same thing also happens in the world of people．Girls learn to write and draw before boys, while boys learn to play with balls before girls．
(1)
Which of the above news stories talks about an accident?
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A．
News 1
B．
News 2
C．
News 3
D．
All of them
(2)
We can tell from the Mogao Grottoes pictures ________．
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A．
there are many caves in China
B．
how to live a happy life
C．
how people lived long ago
D．
caves should be protected
(3)
The reporter of News 3 is ________ that girls are cleverer than boys．
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A．
very sure
B．
doubtful(怀疑的)
C．
sure
D．
not sure
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
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A．
More than 400 workers lived through the mine explosion．
B．
Female chimps don’t like to learn things from their mums．
C．
Boys learn to play with balls earlier than girls．
D．
All caves in China have pictures on the walls．
(5)
“Chimp” in the last news story probably is ________．
Sack was seven years old，and his sister was five．One day their mother took them to their uncle's to play when she went to the big city to buy some new clothes．
The Children played for an hour，and then at half past four，their uncle took Jack to the kitchen(厨房)．He gave him a nice cake and a knife and said，"Now here is a knife，Jack．Cut(切) this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do this like a gentleman．""Like a gentleman?"Jack said．“How does a gentleman do it?""They always give bigger one to the other persons"，answered his uncle at once．Jack thought about this for a few seconds．Then he took the cake to his sister and said．"Cut this cake in half,Mary．"
(1)
Jack was __________ than his sister．
A．seven years older
B．two year elder
C．two years older
D．two years younger
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(2)
Their mother __________．
A．want to the big city to buy hew shoes
B．went to get some shoes
C．went to the big city to buy some new clothes
D．went to see their uncle and then went home
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(3)
Jack and his sister got to his uncle's at __________.
A．three B．half past three
C．four D．half past four
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(4)
What did Jack do after thinking abut his uncle's words?
A．Jack cut the cake into halves．
B．Jack cut the cake in half and gave the bigger one to his sister．
C．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to Mary．
D．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to his uncle.
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(5)
Gentleman means __________．
A．工人 B．警察 C．干部 D．绅士
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阅读理解
Entering a university is an important part of a person's life．Today，many people go to study and train for future jobs 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 Cairo，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 Cairo 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 law and religion．In a course, students read and studied with the teacher，but there was also free discussion．Of-ten,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．
(1)
From the first paragraph 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 a job
D．the university has a history of a thousand years
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(2)
AL-Azhar was first built for ______．
A．education B．religion
C．a meeting D．law
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(3)
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．
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(4)
Choose the right order according to the passage．
① Then the heads of the city thought of the idea for a school for higher learning．
② One of the earliest subjects taught there was law．
③ A mosque was built in Cairo in A．D．972．
④ Teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach．
⑤ The mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners．
A．③④①②⑤ B．④⑤①③②
C．②③①④⑤ D．③⑤①②④
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(5)
Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?
A．AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cairo in Egypt．
B．AL-Azhar didn't become a university until the year around 988．
C．The University of AL-Azhar was a place to change ideas．
D．Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world．
