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UNIT4 HISTORYANDTRADITIONS 单元检测卷
(测试时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题25分,满分375分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
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TheUniversityofSheffield
Backtoitsorigin
TheUniversityofSheffieldisaresearchuniversityinthecityofSheffieldinSouthYorkshire,
England.Itisoneoftheoriginal“redbrick”universities,whichareagroupoftopandfamousold
universities.TheUniversityofSheffieldwasoriginalyformedbythecombinationofthreecoleges.
TheSheffieldSchoolofMedicinewasfoundedin1828,folowedin1879bytheopeningofFirth
ColegebyMarkFirth,asteelmanufacturer(制造商),toteachartsandsciencesubjects.Firth
ColegethenhelpedtoprovidemoneyfortheopeningoftheSheffieldTechnicalSchoolin1884to
teachappliedscience.In1897thethreeinstitutionswerejoinedtogethertoformtheUniversity
ColegeofSheffield,whichinturnbecametheUniversityofSheffieldbyRoyalCharter(特许)in
1905.ThisuniversityisfamousforitsgoodeducationandboastsanumberofNobelPrizewinners
amongitsformerstudents.
Moreinformation
System:TheUniversityhasfivedepartments:ArtsandHumanities;Engineering;PureScience;
SocialScience;Medicine,DentistryandHealth.TheUniversityofSheffieldalsohasmanyresearch
programsinfieldsincludingaerospace,environmentalscience,psychology,andbiology.
Cityshow:SheffieldisalivelycityinthenorthofEngland.Sheffieldisknownasthegreenest
cityin Europebecauseofits2 miliontrees.Asaresult,thereare manyparksand woods
throughoutthecityandbeyond.SheffieldisthegreenestcityinEnglandwith150woodlandsand50
publicparkswithinthecity.Once,inSheffield,thefolkhero—Robin HoodlivedinSherwood
Forestwith150ofhisloyalfriends.AndCharlotteBronte,theEnglishwriternotedforhernovel
JaneEyrewasborninSheffield.
1.FromthefirstparagraphwhatcanweconcludeabouttheUniversityofSheffield?
A.Ithasagoodfameformanygreatgraduates.
B.Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan180years.
C.Itisntonememberof“redbrick”universities.
D.Itisonlyfamousforsciencesubjects.
2.Sheffieldisinthe ofEngland.
A.east B.west C.south D.north
3.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Sheffieldhasvery