广东省东莞市2016届高三上学期中心组模拟（四） 英语试题
第一节：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文 ，从每题所给的四个选项(A 、B 、C 和 D )中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Amazing University Campuses Worth visiting
Oxford University: It’s hard to imagine a more picturesque university than Oxford. The oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford dates back to 1167, when King HenryⅡbanned English students from attending the University of Paris. On the campus, Gothic building housing classrooms, dormitories and dining halls stand out against the quad’s verdant lawn, where you can imagine Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oscar Wilde and W.H Auden lounging（慵懒地躺着） between classes. Oxford’s circular Radcliffe Camera is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture and one of the world’s most stunning libraries. Harry Potter fans touring the campus should pay attention to see where scenes at Hogwarts were filmed.
Cambridge University: Cambridge University is characterized less by a proper campus than a collection of colleges, medieval churches, courtyards and wisteria-filled gardens. The town of Cambridge originated in Roman times, and the university dates back to 1209. The exact founding story is unknown, but the version told to Cambridge students recounts that some Oxford scholars chased out after the accidental shooting of a peasant fled to Cambridge, where they established a new university. The famous university is shrouded（笼罩） in mythology and funny stories of students.
Trinity College: Roaming the green campus of Trinity College, you’ll likely feel connected to the great literary tradition there. Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett all studied at Trinity, and their statues stand proudly in the library. Most of the university’s buildings were constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries, but Queen ElizabethⅠestablished Trinity College in 1592 with the aim of “civilizing ” Dubliners. In the historic Examination Hall—designed by architect Sir William Chambers--- you can marvel at the impressive 18th-century interiors and the organ, which was recovered from Spanish ship.
1. What can we learn from paragraph1?
A. Oxford is the oldest university.
B. Oxford has an impressive library.
C. Oxford was first built in 1209.
D. Harry Potter studied in Oxford University.
2. When was Cambridge University first built?
A. In Roman times. B. In 1167.
C. In the early 13th century. D. In the 18th and 19th centuries.
