【正文】 es 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 主觀題 Ⅳ 、 詞匯 運用（ 16 分） A． 根據(jù)句子意思， 從方框中選 用恰當 的 詞或短語填空 。 The river is _______________________ that you can?t __________________. Ⅵ 、 任務型閱讀 （滿分 20 分） SHANGHAI — In another sign that China is growing increasingly worried about holding huge dollar reserves, the head of its central bank has called for the possible creation of a new international currency reserve （貨幣儲備） to replace the dollar. In a paper printed Monday, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People?s Bank of China, said a new currency reserve system controlled by the International Moary Fund（ 國際貨幣基金組織） could prove more stable and economically viable（可行的） . A new system is necessary, he said, because the global economic crisis (全球金融危機 ) has shown the disadvantages. While few analysts(分析家 ) believe that the dollar will be replaced as the world?s main foreign exchange reserve anytime soon, the suggestion suggests that China is preparing to play a more influential role in the world. Russia recently had a similar idea. China?s bold idea, expressed more than a week before world leaders are to gather in London for an economic summit meeting, also shows that Beijing is worried that its huge dollardenominated(以美元為主的 ) foreign reserves could lose its value in ing years. is China growing increasingly worried about holding huge dollar reserves? _______________________________________________________ 25. What?s Zhou Xiaochuan?s idea? _______________________________________________________ 26. What do most analysts believe? _______________________________________________________ 27. Does Russia agree with China? _______________________________________________________ 28. What has happened to the world now? _______________________________________________________ B “ Giants” are often seen in Yongdeng county, Gansu province, whenever there are important celebrations. This is particularly true on Kushui Street, on the second day of the second month in the lunar calendar(農(nóng)歷 ) , which is called dragon raising its head. This is a time when men walk on stilts （高蹺） that are more than 34 m, a tradition that dates back to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (13681644) Ju Chongzhao, an experienced stilt walker, says the binding around the legs should not be too tight or loose, and while stepping forward the waist needs to straighten, while the eyes look forward. In the past only males were allowed to walk on stilts. Nowadays, females also join in the performance, adding new energy to this ancient tradition. Usually, more than 100 stilt walkers take part in the Kushui Street event, with middle and high school students playing leading roles, while the other participants are in their 20s or early 30s. Every stilt master is trained from a young age. The youngest performer in Kushui is just 5 years old. They start with short stilts and work their way up, until they can walk on the tallest stilts when they are 16 years old. Bright costumes, colorful flags and thunderous drumming creates a f