“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a  1  answer, for there is no wall to be found  2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,  3 ， museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4 of the thirty-one colleges.
　　Cambridge was already a  5  town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  6  the Cam. A  7  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
　　In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much  8  in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  9  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries  10  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a  1  answer, for there is no wall to be found  2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,  3 ， museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4 of the thirty-one colleges.

　　Cambridge was already a  5  town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  6  the Cam. A  7  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

　　In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much  8  in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  9  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries  10  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.

1.                A．true           B．clear           C．right     D．real

2.                A．around         B．in             C．near     D．by

3.                A．cinemas        B．parks           C．zoos D．libraries

4.                A．parents         B．farmers         C．workers  D．teachers

5.                A．interesting      B．usual           C．developing    D．old

6.                A．said            B．called          C．spoken   D．talked

7.                A．bridge         B．building         C．station   D．house

8.                A．smaller         B．slower          C．faster    D．cleaner

9.                A．city            B．college         C．university     D．country

10.               A．stop           B．hate           C．hope D．need

任务型阅读（共10空计10分）根据短文内容完成下列图表，每空一词。

　Have you ever studied in a foreign country? Maybe it is an amazing experience(经历), especially（特别） when you come to Australia as a foreign high school student. You can have a lot of fun there, especially on holidays.

　　There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from the beginning of December to February, which covers （包括）the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most foreign students in Australia students love to fly back to their home countries to stay with their family members and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get jobs. It is quite easy to find a job at Christmas. Students often take part in some social activities. They go to the beach to have fun in the sunshine. The summer in Australia is from December to February, so going to the beach in December is very popular among Australians.

　　Easter in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines “Good Friday” and “Easter Monday”. Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter Show.

　　The Chinese New Year is not a public(公开的) holiday in Australia, so every Chinese student still has to go to school to study and do the same things as usual.

Information about_____1______

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

Feb. 10, 2012

1.According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.

2.According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.

3.From this passage, we get to know that ________.

根据对话内容，将所缺单词填入下边相应的横线上，使对话完整，每空填一词

　　Alice：Are you 1 tomorrow?

　　Lucy：Yes, I think so.

　　Alice： 2 shall we do?

　　Lucy：I don't know. Let's 3 shopping, shall we?

　　Alice：Good idea. 4 5 shall we leave?

　　Lucy：Let me see. I can't leave before nine o'clock. I have 6 wash my clothes 7 we go.

　　Alice： 8 worry. We can go before nine thirty. I'll 9 for you at the bus stop 10 about nine fifteen.