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第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60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。ABeijing Olympics praised at home and abroadThe curtain of the Beijing Olympics dropped on August 24th with a closing ceremony featured with carnival(狂欢节) festiveness. However, it seems that the atmosphere of gathering and celebration still goes on in people’s hearts. The readers of People’s Daily Online have left many messages expressing their admiration for the organizers and share their views on the whole games.Most of them speak highly of the games by using such words as “extremely successful”, “memorable” and “flawless(无瑕的).” The opening and closing ceremonies have also received wide laud for being “exceptional(罕见的)”, “most attracting”, “unforgettable”, “unique”, “wonderful”, and “splendid”. The following are some of the messages:“Wo Ai Beijing!!! Such a great event held by an exceptional host. Well done to all in Beijing and many thanks to the volunteers. The Chinese government did very well to keep the games safe for all. By Sudesh”.“It was the most attracting show I’ve ever seen. Unlikely some country will ever be able to measure up! My deepest respect for all of you & sincere congratulations for these amazing, unique & breathtaking OG. Breathtaking! By Griet.”“With great respect for the Chinese people and with much interest I have watched closely these unforgettable and unique Olympic Games. I’ve enjoyed the amazing and breathtaking opening & closing ceremonies in Belgium. Please accept my feelings of gratitude and respect. You were all amazing! Congratulations. By Nancy.”“All the Americans I know think that China did a great job in the Olympics, and that the games and ceremonies were a pleasure to watch and were a triumph of China’s creativity. Jim Richards, Randolph, Mass. USA.”36.What festival was the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics like?A.Mid?autumn Day B.New year’s Day C.Christmas Day D.Carnival Day37.What does the passage tell us about?A.The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.B.People’s congratulations on the Beijing Olympics.C.People’s praise for the Beijing Olympics and the organizers.D.People’s admiration for the organizers of the Beijing Olympics.38.What does the underlined word “laud” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Praise. B.Celebration. C.Criticism. D.Comment.
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60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。
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Beijing Olympics praised at home and abroad
The curtain of the Beijing Olympics dropped on August 24th with a closing ceremony featured with carnival(狂欢节) festiveness. However, it seems that the atmosphere of gathering and celebration still goes on in people’s hearts. The readers of People’s Daily Online have left many messages expressing their admiration for the organizers and share their views on the whole games.
Most of them speak highly of the games by using such words as “extremely successful”, “memorable” and “flawless(无瑕的).” The opening and closing ceremonies have also received wide laud for being “exceptional(罕见的)”, “most attracting”, “unforgettable”, “unique”, “wonderful”, and “splendid”. The following are some of the messages:
“Wo Ai Beijing!!! Such a great event held by an exceptional host. Well done to all in Beijing and many thanks to the volunteers. The Chinese government did very well to keep the games safe for all. By Sudesh”.
“It was the most attracting show I’ve ever seen. Unlikely some country will ever be able to measure up! My deepest respect for all of you & sincere congratulations for these amazing, unique & breathtaking OG. Breathtaking! By Griet.”
“With great respect for the Chinese people and with much interest I have watched closely these unforgettable and unique Olympic Games. I’ve enjoyed the amazing and breathtaking opening & closing ceremonies in Belgium. Please accept my feelings of gratitude and respect. You were all amazing! Congratulations. By Nancy.”
“All the Americans I know think that China did a great job in the Olympics, and that the games and ceremonies were a pleasure to watch and were a triumph of China’s creativity. Jim Richards, Randolph, Mass. USA.”
36.What festival was the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics like?
A.Mid?autumn Day B.New year’s Day C.Christmas Day D.Carnival Day
37.What does the passage tell us about?
A.The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
B.People’s congratulations on the Beijing Olympics.
C.People’s praise for the Beijing Olympics and the organizers.
D.People’s admiration for the organizers of the Beijing Olympics.
38.What does the underlined word “laud” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Praise. B.Celebration. C.Criticism. D.Comment.
The curtain of the Beijing Olympics dropped on August 24th with a closing ceremony featured with carnival（狂欢节） festiveness; however, it seems that the atmosphere of gathering and celebration still goes on in people's hearts. The readers of People's Daily Online have left many messages expressing their admiration for the organizers and share their views on the whole games.
Most of them speak highly of the games by using such words as “extremely successful”, “memorable” and “flawless（无瑕的）.” The opening and closing ceremonies have also received wide laud for being “exceptional（罕见的）”, “most attracting ”, “unforgettable”, “unique”, “wonderful”, and “splendid.”
The following are some of the messages:
"Wo Ai Beijing!!! Such a great event held by an exceptional host. Well done to all in Beijing and manly thanks to the volunteers. The Chinese government did very well to keep the games safe for all. By Sudesh. "
"It was the most attracting show I've ever seen. Unlikely some country will ever be able to measure up! My deepest respect for all of you & sincere congratulations for these amazing, unique & breathtaking OG. Breathtaking! by Griet"
"With great respect for the Chinese people and with much interest I have watched closely these unforgettable and unique Olympic Games. I've enjoyed the amazing and breathtaking opening & closing ceremonies in Belgium. Please accept my feelings of gratitude and respect. You were all amazing! Congratulations. by Nancy"
"All the Americans I know think that China did a great job in the Olympics, and that the games and ceremonies were a pleasure to watch and were a triumph of China's creativity. Jim Richards, Randolph, Mass. USA"
1．What festival was the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics like?
A．Mid-autumn Day B．New Year ’s Day
C．Christmas Day D．Carnival Day
2．What does the passage tell us about ?
A．The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics
B．People’s congratulations on the Beijing Olympics
C．People’s praise for the Beijing Olympics and the organizers
D．People’s admiration for the organizers of the Beijing Olympics
3．What does the underlined word“laud”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Praise B．Celebration C．Criticism D．Comment
The curtain of the Beijing Olympics dropped on August 24th with a closing ceremony featured with carnival （狂欢节）festiveness; however ,it seems that the atmosphere of gathering and celebration still goes on in people’s hearts． The readers of People’s Daily Online have left many messages expressing their admiration for the organizers and share their views on the whole games．
Most of them speak highly of the games by using such words as “extremely successful” ,”memorable”and “flawless（无暇的）”．The opening and closing ceremonies have also received wide laud for being “exceptional”, “most attracting”, “unforgettable”, “unique”, “wonderful”, and “splendid”．
“Wo Ai Beijing!!!Such a great event held by an exceptional host． Well done to all in Beijing and many thanks to the volunteers ． The Chinese government did very well to keep the games safe for all．By Sudesh”．
“It was the most attracting show I’ve ever seen ．Unlikely some country will ever be able to measure up! My deepest respect for all of you and sincere congratulations for these amazing ,unique and breathtaking OG．Breathtaking! By Griet”．
“With great respect for the Chinese people and with much interest I have watched closely these unforgettable and unique Olympic Games．I’ve enjoyed the amazing and breathtaking opening and closing ceremonies in Belgium．Please accept my feelings of gratitude and respect ．You were all amazing! Congratulations．by Nancy”
“All the Americans I know think that China did a great job in the Olympics, and that the games and ceremonies were a pleasure to watch and were a triumph of China ‘s creativity． Jim Richards, Randolph, Mass ,USA”．
A．Mid-autumn Day B．New year’s Day
2．What does the passage tell us about?
A．The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics．
B．People’s congratulations on the Beijing Olympics．
C．People’s praise for the Beijing Olympic Games and the organizers．
D．People’s admiration for the organizers of the Beijing Olympics．
3．What does the underlined word “laud” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．praise B．celebration C．criticism D．comment
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.
1．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.
A．the calf was about to fall into the river
B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
2．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A．By putting it on a safe spot
B．By pressing it against her body
C．By taking it away with her
D．By carrying it on her back
3．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger
C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note
4．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death
5．What do you think about the elephant’s mzother doing?
A. Mother is the best in the world. B. Mother’love to child is great
C. Father is useless. D.Wo should respect mother only.
