Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in the English speaking world.

There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library（博德莱安图书馆）is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton（克林顿）, the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.

1.How old is the University of Oxford?

A. About 800 years old. B. About 900 years old.

C. About 700 years old. D. About 600 years old.

2.Many students go to school by _________.

A. car B. train C. bike D. plane

3.There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.

A. 104 B. 114 C. 140 D. 31

4.The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 总理 B. 总统 C. 学者 D. 教授

5.From the passage we can learn ________.

A. the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK

B. there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University

C. Bodleian Library is the largest library in the UK

D. Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford.

All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.

1.Sports are good for ________.

A. the players B. people’s health

C. the coaches D. people who like sports

2.If you like sports, you can _________.

A. buy tickets to watch the games

B. watch the games on TV

C. watch the games on the Internet

D. A, B and C

3.People play _________in different seasons.

A. the same game B. different games

C. any games D. all kinds of games

4._________ is very popular in the world.

A. Table tennis B. Baseball

C. Football D. Skating

5.From this passage we can see that ________can become very friendly.

A. people from different countries all

B. people from the same country

C. people who do the same sports

D. after a game, people from different countries

Can you make a telephone call? Of course you make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, “ Please ask Mr/Mrs/Miss… to answer the telephone.” Instead, you must say, “ May I speak to Mr/Mrs/Miss…, please?” If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say “ Who is that?” or “ Is that …( somebody ) speaking?” instead of “ Who are you ?”. If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, “ This is …( somebody ) speaking.”

1.The call in English is __________ from the one in Chinese.

A. hard B. difficult C. same D. different

2.If you want to ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, you should say, “________”

A. Who are you ?

B. Ask Mr. Li to answer the telephone, please.

C. May I speak to Mr. Li, please?

D. Where is Mr. Li, please?

3.If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you can’t say, “________”

A. Who is that?

B. Is that Mr…?

C. Is that Mr… speaking?

D. Who are you ?

4.If you want to tell the other one you are Jim Green, you can’t say, “_________”

A. I am Jim Green.

B. This is Jim Green.

C. This is Jim Green speaking.

D. Both B and C.

5.The title for this passage should be __________.

A. A Story about Mr. Li and Jim Green

B. How to Make a Call in English

C. A Story about Telephone

D. A Call in Chinese

Many people like to live in big cities, because there are a lot of interesting things to do and to see there. You can go to different kinds of museums, see plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious（严重的）problems in big cities, too. It is expensive to live there. Every year, many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical（医疗保健）. But sometimes these people can’t find jobs or good places to live. Also it is hard（困难的）to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.

1.In big cities, people can ___________.

A. go to different kinds of museums

B. see plays and films

C. buy things from all over the world

D. A, B and C

2.It is _________ to live in big city.

A. expensive B. cheap

C. easy D. serious

3.Every year, many people move to the cities to _________.

A. find jobs

B. receive good medical care

C. study at good schools

D. A, B and C

4.It is RIGHT for people to move to big cities _________.

A. with thinking how to move there

B. with thinking of the problems of living there

C. without thinking of the cost of living

D. without thinking of any problems

5.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. There are many interesting things to do and to see in big cities.

B. In big cities, people can easily find good places to live.

C. People can easily find good jobs in big cities.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

口语运用（5分，共5题）

从方框内选择适当的句子实例对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: Hi, Jim. 1.

B: I am going to the stadium.

A: 2.

B: I’m going to take part in（参加）the football match there. 3.

A: Of course I’d love to . I’ll go there to cheer you on.

B: Oh. It’s very good. 4.

A: Yes, I do . But I can’t play very well.

B: 5.

A: Yes, you’re right. When will the match start?

B: At five o’clock.

A: Oh, it’s ten past four now. Let’s go.

（一）根据句意及汉语提示填写单词（7分，共7小题）

1.Why not check if there are any _____________（错误）in your homework?

2.It is ____________（可能的）for you to become an English teacher because you are so good at it.

3.Many students ask for advice about _____________（提高、改善）their English.

4.Jane’s mother works in a _____________（大学）as an English teacher.

5.I don’t like math because I think it’s too _____________（无聊的）.

6.We all know _____________（练习）makes perfect.

7.Look! Li Jun is _____________（传递）the ball to Jack.

根据首字母提示短文填空（8分，共8小题）

My home town is in the 1.n________ of China . It is about 100 kilometres from my home town to Beijing. My home town is an old city with a 2.h________ of 1,400 years. The3.p________ of my home town is about 8 4.m__________. It is bigger than Hong Kong. There are5.m________ tall buildings in my home town. My home town is6.f ___________ for vegetables and fruit. It is warm in spring, hot in summer, cool in autumn and cold in 7.w_________. In summer we can go 8.s__________ in the river. I like my home town very much.

任务型阅读（5题，共5分）

Hi, I’m Sun Qiang. Welcome to my home town! It is a modern and busy town. It has a long history. There are many big supermarkets, beautiful gardens and famous factories. It is very easy to go shopping. You can see green hills, big trees and nice flowers. There are many restaurants. You can enjoy the mutton（羊肉）. It taste very delicious. Many visitors come here to enjoy it. There are many good places to visit. There is a park and a big shopping mall. You can see films in Renming Theatre. My school is on Changjiang Road. It is very beautiful. I hope you can come and visit it too .

1.How is Sun Qiang’s home town ?

____________________________________________________________________________

2.Is it easy to go shopping in Sun Qiang’s home town?

____________________________________________________________________________

3.What do many visitors come to enjoy?

____________________________________________________________________________

4.Where can people see films?

____________________________________________________________________________

5.How is Sun Qiang’s school?

____________________________________________________________________________

短文改错（10分）

Daming and Tony talks about the football match on TV. They think this week match is wonderful or last week’s match was boring. Daming finds that Tony look tired. That’s because Tony play tennis last night and hurt his knee. Then they think it’s safe and more relaxing to watch the match on TV. But Tony doesn’t think that. He says he enjoys watch matches on TV, because it’s cheaper than buy tickets. But nothing are more enjoyable than playing tennis.

作文（10分）

假如你是Tom，你的朋友Daming喜欢英语，不过在学习中遇到了一些问题，需要帮助，请给他几条学英语的建议。（词数在60词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。）

Dear Daming,

I’m Tom. I am a middle school student in Grade Two. I know you have some problems in learning English. Now I can give you some advice on improving English.

Yours,

Tom.