Ⅳ.阅读理解（30分）
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. He was black. He died in his thirties, but he became world-famous during that short time. He grew up in the southeastern part of the United States. He studied at Morehouse College, where he met many outstanding men whose ideas he found important and exciting. There he read the writings of Thoreau, which gave him many ideas about freedom.
　　After he finished studying in Morehouse, he went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Boston University. At Boston University, he met his wife, Corretta. In 1954, after he got his Ph. D. degree (哲学博士学位), he became a minister (牧师) of a small church in the South. Then he became the leader of the black people, who were poor and powerless. He gave speeches and led parades. For his ideas and actions, he was in prison for a short time.
　　Many years later, in Washington D.C. he spoke to a crowd of 250,000 people. He told them "I have a dream". That speech is still famous today. In 1964 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. His work was not finished when he died on April 4. 1968. Who was he? He was Martin Luther King Jr..
46. Where did Martin Luther King Jr. get the ideas of freedom?
　　A. In the University of Pennsylvania.      B. In Harvard University.
　　C. In Morehouse College.               D. In Boston University.
47. Why was Martin Luther King Jr. in prison?
A. Because he was a minister of a small church.
　　B. Because he was black and world-famous.
　　C. Because he gave a speech called “I have a dream”.
　　D. Because he often gave talks in public and organized the parades .
48. How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he died?
　　A. Twenty-five years old.      B. Thirty-five years old.
　　C. Thirty-seven years old.     D. Thirty-nine years old.
49. How is Martin Luther King’s speech “I have a dream” ?
　　A. It is so famous that people today still remember it.
　　B. It was such a famous speech that he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
　　C. It was famous only before he died.
　　D. It didn’t become famous until he died.

Almost nobody can stand 　　　 fun of before a crowd of people.?

A.to be made　　 B.to make　　 C.being made　　 D.making

On New Year's Eve New York City holds an outdoor________ which attracts a crowd of a million of more people.
A. incident　           B. event　            C. ease　       D. affair

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London was awarded  31  2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday,   32  (defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to British capital   33   the first time since 1948.

   34    Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) in the first three rounds, London beat Paris 54―50 on the fourth ballot(表决) of the International Olympic Committee.

In London, crowds cheered and waved flags as   35   watched the announcement from Singapore on a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east London area   36   the main Olympic complex (建筑群) will   37  (base).

In Paris，a hush fell over a crowd of thousands of Parisians who gathered expectantly outside City Hall.　Many looked shocked. Some cupped their faces in their hands;    38    stood silently watching scenes of great joy erupting in the British capital from TV screens

Paris had been the front-runner throughout the campaign,  39  London picked up momentum （势头）in the late stages with strong support from Prime Minister Tony Blair

It’s the fourth bid from Britain after   40   (fail) attempts by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000.