题目内容
By VOA Sports Editor, Parke Brewer, Beijing, 8 August 2008 －－ The Beijing Olympics are officially under way after the colorful opening ceremony at the National Stadium, known as “The Bird’s Nest”．
China is known for its fireworks．Throughout the ceremony were 29 so-called “footprints” rising into the sky, to represent the 29 times the Olympic Games have been held．
The ceremony took place on a hot and muggy night．The program mixed China’s ancient history and culture with elements showing the modern face of the country．The two parts of the ceremony were titled “Brilliant Civilization” and “Glorious Era”．
Performers were dressed in some 15 thousand costumes in 47 styles．More than 25 hundred special lights were used, and the special effects were dreamlike and almost magical．
The traditional Parade of Athletes followed the 70-minute show．Each country’s athletes entered the stadium in the order set by the number of strokes in the simplified Chinese characters that spell out the names of the 205 national Olympic committees．By tradition, however, the Greek team was the first and host China entered last． Basketball superstar Yao Ming carried the Chinese flag．
Team USA was the 140th team to enter．President Bush and his wife Laura were among the capacity crowd of 91 thousand in the stadium．He is the first sitting US president to attend an Olympics outside the United States．
International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge said he knew how much hosting these games meant to China．“For a long time, China has dreamed of opening its doors and inviting the
world’s athletes to Beijing for the Olympic Games．Tonight that dream comes true．Congratulations, Beijing,” he said．
Chinese president Hu Jintao then officially declared the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, saying in Mandarin: “I now declare the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing open．”
Chinese gymnast Li Ning, who won three gold medals in Los Angeles Olympic Games, lit the Olympic cauldron．
With the Parade of Athletes taking some two hours, the entire ceremony lasted more than four hours and did not end until after midnight．
1．Where does the writer of this passage come from?
A．USA． B．Japan． C．Britain． D．France．
2．What is the author’s attitude towards the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games?
A．He wanted to desalt （淡化）the opening ceremony, but it is really wonderful．
B．He wanted to criticize the Chinese government because the Beijing Summer Olympic Games cost too much money．
C．He only wanted to describe the facts．
D．He thought highly of the opening ceremony．
3．What does the underlined word “muggy” in the third paragraph mean?
A．多雨的 B．潮湿而闷热的
C．乏味的 D．凉爽的
4．What is the best title for this passage?
A．Fireworks lit up the opening of Beijing Olympics．
B．The opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games was titled “Brilliant Civilization” and “Glorious Era”．
C．205 national Olympic committees attended Beijing Olympic Games．
D．Chinese president Hu Jintao officially declared the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games．
ADBA
阅读快车系列答案In my opinion, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sport’s lovers.
On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other small objects in one’s backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.
Some opponents (反对者) of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is simply untrue. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.
There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the reason is that killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms of hunting.
People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matters. Because most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with killing of people.
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, people should use handguns only when .
| A．hunters shoot at animals |
| B．they aim at a criminal |
| C．objects are under control |
| D．objects are only small tin cans in the backyard |
| A．hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animals |
| B．state government encourages hunters to use other guns |
| C．nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animals |
| D．most hunters use rifles rather than handguns |
| A．the relation between hunting and handgun control |
| B．the importance of aim practice |
| C．how handgun control affects hunting |
| D．different types of guns used in hunting |
completely free then, so I’ll to say
“yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8p.m. in Friday