淮安市初中四校联谊08～09学年度第二学期联合考试英语试卷含参考答案

淮安市初中四校联谊08～09学年度第二学期联合考试英语试卷含参考答案内容摘要：

es D. find the morning news 37. From the passage we can see that when people get newspapers. A. they read them very carefully B. they just read the headlines C. not everyone reads all the pages D. they have no time to read them 38. Newspapers have so many pages because . A. more and more people like to read them B. people enjoy reading something different C. newspapers bee cheaper D. more pages mean more money 39. Newspapers are the most popular in the world. A. in English B. in Chinese C. in other language D. with many pages 40. According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from . A. magazines B. advertisements C. s D. Inter C Entering a university is an important part of a person‟s life. Today, many people go to study and train for a future job 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, ALAzhar, is in Cario, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque for religion (宗教寺院 ) in . 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 Cario decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of ALAzhar was founded. At ALAzhar, there were many university „firsts‟. Different subjects were set up. The earliest ones taught at ALAzhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no „right‟ answer. Finally, famous teachers from around the world came to ALAzhar 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, ALAzhar is still an important university in the world. Its library keeps more than 250,000 of the world‟s oldest and most valuable books. Today, many of the world‟s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at ALAzhar. 41. 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 42. ALAzhar was first built for _______. A. education B. religion C. a meeting D. law 43. Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of ALAzhar? A. Education and medicine. B. Religion and law. C. Free discussion. D. History and tradition. 44. Choose the right order according to the passage.  Then the heads of the city thought if the idea for a school for higher learning.  One of the earliest subjects taught there was law.  A mosque was built in Cario in . 972.  Teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach.  The mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners. A.  B.  C.  D.  45. Which of the following is not true about the University of ALAzhar? A. ALAzhar was built in the city of Cario in Egypt. B. ALAzhar didn‟t bee a university until the years around 988. C. The University of ALAzhar was a place to change ideas. D. Now ALAzhar is still one of the famous universities in the world. 第二卷 主观题 Ⅳ 、 词汇 运用（ 16 分） A． 根据句子意思， 从方框中选 用恰当 的 词或短语填空。 （ 8‟） excitedly , passed away, in need, stay out, uptodate, all the time, learn more about, watching TV, 1. She __________________ in her sleep peacefully when she was 63 years old. 2. If you want to __________________ wild animals, you can read more books about them. 3. We can find lots of __________________ news on the Inter. 4. Children had better not __________________ late at night. 5. She likes __________________ so much that she often fets to do her homework. 6. A friend _______________ is a friend indeed. 7. Lei Feng tried his best to help others __________________. 8. W。