When you first arrive in Oxford, it may take a little while for you to find your way around. Some of the first things our students do when they arrive include finding a bike (most students in Oxford find cycling is the best way to go around), setting up a bank account, getting their computer and mobile phone working, finding their department, getting to know their college and working out the best places to socialize.

One of the major events you will experience shortly after “coming up” to Oxford is matriculation. Matriculation is held at the University’s Sheldonian Theatre and is the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the university.

International students are invited to an orientation day at the start of the academic year. Sessions run throughout the day that will give you practical information about living and studying in the UK and introduce you to other graduate students from all over the world who are starting their studies at Oxford at the same time as you, as well as to current Oxford graduate students and staff who will be able to help and advise you. The day covers topics such as studying and learning in the Oxford system, University services, information on living in Britain and cultural differences, as well as addressing practical issues such as employment, immigration and visas, health and safety. You can choose which talks to attend and at the end of the day there is a social hour so you can meet fellow students.

Another good thing to experience early is college dining. Most colleges have a tradition of regular formal hall dinners, which consist of three or four courses, and the atmosphere of an evening out in a nice restaurant. On some of these occasions you can invite people around to your college for dinner and then they may return the favor. In this way, you can get to know people studying your own and other subjects at the same time as visiting many of the historical college grounds and dining halls.

1.For a newcomer to Oxford, what does he have to do first?

A. To work out what to major in.

B. To open a qq account.

C. To get a bike to go around.

D. To buy a new mobile phone.

2.What is matriculation?

A. A special day for International students to start academic year.

B. A ceremony when students are formally admitted to Oxford.

C. Performances held at the Sheldonian Theatre.

D. The best places to socialize.

3.Which talk can students attend on the orientation day?

A. Studying in the Cambridge system.

B. Talks on how to meet fellow students.

C. Practical issues like employment, immigration, and health.

D. University services about the life in Britain and cultural similarities.

4.What does the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Treating you to dinner.

B. Visiting historic college in return.

C. Studying the subjects with your friend.

D. Showing you around the college.

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阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer, when I was a little girl, my dad built me a lemonade stand(摊). On sunny days I’d _________ the stand outside the local car wash, taking my little saving box. I didn’t get many 42 but I always had fun because I could read books or draw pictures on the box while_________ .

One customer I did have was an elderly gentleman who _________ across the street. He would come every day when I was there and _________ a glass of lemonade for his wife. _________ I only charge 25 cents, he always paid me with a $1 Sacagawea gold coin. I built up quite a _________ by the end of the summer!

Now, as a college student, I make a _________ to stop at as many lemonade stands as I can, _________paying more than the kids charge me. But this week, I _________to have no money with me _________ I stopped at a little girl’s stand. I kept _________in my car anxiously _________ I found a little box covered in lovely flowers and hearts under the seat _________ . Old memories came back to me. I opened it up and _________ enough, there were my Sacagawea coins. I almost shut it down again because they meant _________ to me, but then I realized that was _________ why I had to pay with the coin. When I gave that little girl the shiny gold coin, I said “You _________this one!” The girl’s face _________. As I drove away, I saw her running to her sister to show her the coin and I knew that I had made her just as_________ as I once was.

1.A. look for B. find out C. put up D. lie on

2.A. friends B. schoolmates C. neighbors D. customers

3.A. talking B. waiting C. running D. washing

4.A. sat B. stood C. worked D. lived

5.A. save B. choose C. buy D. make

6.A. Even though B. If not C. Now that D. Ever since

7.A. company B. body C. picture D. collection

8.A. rule B. record C. decision D. note

9.A. sometimes B. normally C. always D. never

10.A. decided B. seemed C. pretended D. happened

11.A .so B. when C. and D. until

12.A. searching B. watching C. thinking D. waiting

13.A. after B. until C. when D. as

14.A. by accident B. by mistake C.on time D.on purpose

15.A. unfortunately B. unhappy C. sure D. rich

16.A.everything B. nothing C. a little D. so much

17.A.exactly B.possibly C.certainly D. usually

18.A. remember B. keep C. try D.see

19.A. lit up B. turned away C. turned red D.got frozen

20.A. successful B. happy C. lucky D. kind

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阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Ashley Power’s mother bought a computer for her when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn’t find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And one day she thought, “If I had my own website, I’d make it a really interesting site for teenagers.”

So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called GooseHead. Young people got excited when they searched on this website and step by step they introduced the site to others and made more friends. She had no idea how big a success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.

After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked to write a book called GooseHead Guide to Life. It's safe to say that this is a book for teens that they'll enjoy. The book is about how to design a website and start a business. It begins with a section called “All about Ashley,” where Ashley tells readers what it is like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen. “I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot of ways. I was stressed. I mean, I was only sixteen — I didn’t even have a car! If you were sixteen and you had your own company, you’d be stressed, too!”

In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business, “Just be strong and have your dreams and work hard at them. And don’t listen when people tell you that you can’t do it, because I heard ‘no’ a lot. Just keep going until you hear ‘yes’!”

1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? (within 10 words)

2.What does the underlined word “launched” mean in English? (within 2 words)

3.According to Paragraph 3, what did Ashley do after GooseHead closed down?(within 10 words)

4.How did Ashley feel as a young boss of a company? (within 5 words)

5.According to Ashley’s advice to success, what do you think is the most important?Why? (within 15 words)

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