Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the earlier years these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.

1. In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.

A. science B. medicine C. law D. Latin and Greek

2. Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.

A. ministers and teachers B. lawyers

C. doctors D. workers

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the early years, everyone can go to college.

B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach Chinese.

C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

D. More and more courses were taught in colleges with the improvement of knowledge.

4. Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught n Harvard?

a. law

b. French and German

c. Latin and Greek

d. medicine

e. American history

A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e

C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a

5. Nowadays college students ________.

A. can learn everything they are interested in

B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning

C. learn the same subjects

D. must learn Latin and Greek

Do you know Weibo? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, you are “out”! Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a blog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why? 1.

Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2000 and it has developed very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese microbloggers grew to 300 million. 2. For many microblog users, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures, music and so on. Many stars and famous people also write microblogs and share good things with their fans.

It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. 3. For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami (海啸) hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can protect people from radiation” were hot on microblogs. 4. Later people realized it was just a rumor (谣言).

In a word, microblog plays a new role in the life of Chinese people.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Writing a microblog needs much time.

B. Microblog appeared in China only one yerar ago but it has developed rapidly.

C. As a popular thing, microblog has its advantages and disadvantages.

D. More and more Chinese show great interest in microblog because it started in the USA.

任务型阅读 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

On the afternoon of December 12, 2011, Lulu, an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Jiangsu Province, with more than 40 schoolmates, got on the school bus after school as usual. But several minutes later, the bus fell into a ditch（沟渠）. Twelve students lost their lives, including Lulu.

According to the Ministry of Education（教育部）, traffic accidents are the No. 1 killer of middle school and primary school students. About 18,500 children under 14 die in traffic accidents in China every year. There are about 285,ooo school buses in China, but only 10 percent meet a set of standards of technology.

Last month, the Chinese Ministry of Education gave an order: safety checks should be carried out on school buses.

On December 15, Huang Ming, the vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security（公安部副部长）, said that school buses should have the right to go before other traffic on the roads. They can also use the bus lanes（车道）. “We’ll punish drivers on school buses with no licenses and those carrying too many children,” Huang added.

1.How many students died in the accident in Jiangsu on December 12, 2011?

____________________________________________

2.What is the most dangerous killer of middle school and primary school students in China?

____________________________________________

3.Do all the school buses in China meet the standards of technology?

____________________________________________

4.What will the Ministry of Public Security do to make school buses safe?

____________________________________________

5.请将画线句子翻译成汉语。

短文填词 根据短文内容和以下提示：1）首字母提示，2）语境提示，3）汉语提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的英语单词。

Successful students have good study habits. They use these habits to all of their classes. Read about each study 1. . Work to develop any study habit you do not have.

Work on the assignment (作业) they find most d 2. first.

Your most difficult assignment will n 3. the most effort. Start with your most difficult assignment since this is when you have the most mental(脑力) energy.

Review their notes before beginning an assignment.

Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment 4. . (正确地). Also, your notes may include information that will help you c 5. an assignment.

Tell their friends not to call them 6. （在…期间）their study times.

Two study problems can 7. if your friends call you during your study times. First, your work is interrupted. It is not that easy to get 8. to what you were doing. Second, your friends may talk about things that will distract（使…分心）you from what you need to do.

Review their schoolwork over the weekend.

Yes, weekends should be fun time. But you also need 9. to do some review. This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when a 10. school week begins.

These study habits can help you throughout your education. Make sure they are your study habits.

1.嘲笑别人是一种不好的行为。

others is a kind of bad behavior.

2.人们为了纪念屈原在山上建了一个庙宇。

People built a temple on the hill Qu Yan.

3. 在他四十多岁时他创办了一家公司。

He set up a company .

4.最后但同样重要的是我坚持努力从不放弃。

, I keep on trying and never give up.

5.似乎我们一天经历了四个季节。

It seemed that we four seasons in a day.

你在美国的笔友Sam 二月份要来北京游玩，他向你了解北京有哪些地方可参观。请根据要求用e-mail向他作介绍。

词数100左右。开头已给出，不计词数，尽量用上以下提示词

提示：capital, tourist attraction, the Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace, spend summer time, Beihai Park, the Great Wall, one of the seven wonders, be proud of

从下面方框中选出与下列各句中划线部分意思相同或相近、并能替换划线部分的选项。（共4小题，每小题1分，计4分）

1.He was good at math when he was in Middle School.

2.I really get lost. Please tell me where the post office is.

3.I wonder why Chengdu is so attractive.

4.Sally is going to look after her mom in two days.

---Ken, whose book is that? ---It's ________.

A. Miss Hu's B. The twins C. Helen

Jack usually goes fishing ________ Sunday morning.

A. at B．on C. for

---Peter, is this your pen?

---Yes, it's ________. Thanks a lot. I looked for it everywhere.

A. mine B. me C．I